I don't understand his claims of "working to make SF better"...basically everything wrong with SF is the result of policies formed by elected officials, all of

I don't understand his claims of "working to make SF better"...basically everything wrong with SF is the result of policies formed by elected officials, all of whom would be re-elected tomorrow. Is he saying he wants to undermine the democratic process? This is the city people voted for, who is he to say otherwise?