San Francisco moves right with progressive mayoral candidate an ‘underdog’ as crime and drug abuse rage on

San Francisco is known as a reliably liberal city to most of America, but a Los Angeles Times editor believes there are signs that the City by the Bay has swung to the center, as voters are sick of rising crime rates and ramped-up drug use and remain shaken from COVID-era shutdowns. The L.A. Times published a piece on Thursday headlined, “San Francisco has shifted to the center. Can a progressive still compete there?” Times audience engagement editor Defne Karabatur kicked off the piece by asking, “Has famously liberal San Francisco moved too far right to embrace an old-school progressive for…

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