SF Supervisors' Vote Draws Anger From Baview-Hunters Point Community

Seriously? Someone calls Sophie Maxwell a "deadbeat" and urges her recall, over an advisory vote?

First, let's get this out of the way--Board of Supervisor advisory votes are the equivalent of legislative masturbation; feels good while you're doing it, but at the end of the day, what have you got?

Sophie Maxwell is hardly a deadbeat. Her district includes some of the most violence-plagued areas of our city. She represents a predominantly African-American district in a city that likes to pretend that African-Americans don't exist (ask 10 people in line at Philz for the quickest way to get to the Bayview; see how many can figure it out without going online). Bayview and Hunter's Point were overlooked during the great creation of wealth that occurred during the tech bubble, and the neighborhood suffers from neglect of resources and attention.

The Navy's environmental legacy is complex and isn't served by histrionics, or by Supervisor Avalos' decision to remove his name from the legislation. Recalls have never served this city well; they are a distraction and a form of "political payback". A classic example of allowing the lust for argument to overshadow the need for a solution.