Rose Pak wasn't a progressive. She was a local politician narrowly focused on Chinatown. She formed alliances with other politicians (Pelosi, Willie Brown, News

Rose Pak wasn't a progressive. She was a local politician narrowly focused on Chinatown. She formed alliances with other politicians (Pelosi, Willie Brown, Newsome, Peskin, ...) to achieve her goals but she was no progressive. She was basically Beijing's woman in San Francisco; she was very PRC. Yep, the Central Subway was a deal. Pak was able to turn out votes to defeat the progressive candidate, Matt Gonzalez, in 2003 and Pelosi delivered the Central Subway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_mayoral_election,_2003 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_mayoral_election... http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Pelosi-secures-federal-money-for-S-F-subway-2509495.php http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Pelosi-secures-federal... Local politics are local.