Pirate's Cove

It looks like the parents, even uber-lefty parents, seem to want to prioritize the well being of their kids. I wonder if they will be demonized like all those parents who elected Glen Youngkin in Virginia, and all those being called terrorists by the teacher’s unions

San Francisco recalls 3 members of city’s school board

San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city’s school board Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic.

Voters overwhelmingly approved the recall in a special election, according to tallies by the San Francisco Department of Elections.

“The voters of this city have delivered a clear message that the school board must focus on the essentials of delivering a well-run school system above all else,” Mayor London Breed said in a statement. “San Francisco is a city that believes in the value of big ideas, but those ideas must be built on the foundation of a government that does the essentials well.” (snip)

The school board has seven members, all Democrats, but only three were eligible to be recalled: school board President Gabriela López, Vice President Faauuga Moliga and Commissioner Alison Collins. (snip)

Parents in the politically liberal city launched the recall effort in January 2021 out of frustration over the slow reopening of district schools, while the board pursued the renaming of 44 school sites and the elimination of competitive admissions at the elite Lowell High School.

“The city of San Francisco has risen up and said this is not acceptable to put our kids last,” said Siva Raj, a father of two who helped launch the recall effort. “Talk is not going to educate our children, it’s action. It’s not about symbolic action, it’s not about changing the name on a school, it is about helping kids inside the school building read and learn math.”

The uber-lefty mayor of poop city, er, San Francisco, will now get to appoint their replacements till the November elections. Will she appoint other crazy leftists? Will news outlets demonize the parents who forced the recall? Meanwhile

Most Californians in new poll say state is headed in wrong direction

Most Californians in a new poll released Tuesday say the state is heading in the wrong direction.

A ??UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, co-sponsored by The Los Angeles Times, found 54 percent of respondents believed the state is going in the wrong direction, as 36 percent believe it is going in the right direction, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Well, hey, this is what the majority of you in California voted for. Why are you upset?

Editorial: Schools are doing fine with masks. Dropping mandates now would be premature

It’s a relief to watch Omicron numbers fall off. California is lifting its indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people Wednesday, but not for schools — at least, not yet. State officials will reassess the situation Feb. 28, Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of Health and Human Services, said Monday.

Ghaly is right to delay, though COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have dropped dramatically since January. Attending school carries a higher risk of transmission than a stroll through the supermarket. Students and teachers are close together for hours each weekday. And though children are generally less likely to get seriously ill if infected, they can still pass infections picked up at school to vulnerable people at home and in their communities.

Looks like the editorial board of the LA Times is just not getting it. Pretty much no other nation is mandating that kids wear masks in schools. It is primarily Democrats here in the U.S.