After District 4 Supervisor Alan Wong fell short in his effort to get a measure on the ballot that would reopen the Great Highway to cars, defiant residents are taking matters into their own hands.
The group that organized the recall campaign against the former District 4 Supervisor, Joel Engardio, said it will start collecting signatures for a measure to allow cars back on the Great Highway on weekdays. The road would close on the weekends and turn into a park for pedestrians.
“A lot of us were disappointed that Alan Wong couldn’t get it on the ballot,” Jamie Hughes, an organizer of the recall campaign, said in an interview. “We knew that our only option left was to decide to launch it.”
In December, Wong was appointed by Mayor Daniel Lurie to fill Engardio’s seat. Engardio was recalled in September by District 4 voters mainly over his support for Measure K in the November 2024 election, which closed the Great Highway to cars. While the measure passed citywide and created Sunset Dunes park, the majority of voters in District 4 opposed it.
Facing one of the most divisive issues in the District, Wong decided to side with the group that wanted to restore the hybrid format — open the Great Highway to commuters only on weekdays and allow it to be a park on the weekends.
The deadline to file qualifying ballot measures for the June election was Tuesday at 5 p.m. Wong, who needed at least three other supervisors to get on board, fell short of one signature.
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Thomas Morgan said:
I clearly missed yesterday's article. The family appear to be upset with all parties involved.
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