This article leaves out the people, and that makes it a weak rote-Libertarian rant. Very disappointing. The politicians wouldn’t have power without local suppo

This article leaves out the people, and that makes it a weak rote-Libertarian rant. Very disappointing. The politicians wouldn’t have power without local support. In San Francisco, the power is centered in individual neighborhoods. Especially when you take into account campaign contributions, community organizations, and voter turnout. The article mentions Campos, Mar, and Peskin, all representatives of majority old, rich, white neighborhoods. When David Chiu left to go to the California Assembly and Ed Lee appointed the business-tolerant Julie Christensen in his place, Peskin managed to out-spend and out-organize her and returned to the Board of Supervisors. On the other hand, Supervisor Tang represents a district with a lot of Asian families who are discovering that without new housing nearby, their grown children have to stay at home indefinitely or move far away. I’m not sure what motivates Scott Wiener; I don’t interact with his district much. So, there is diversity among the politicians, but the majority are propped up by narrow-minded local interests.