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Only one D11 supe candidate supports the Great Highway closure

Welcome back to the “Meet the Candidates” series for District 11, where we ask each candidate to answer one question every week leading up to the election. They must answer the question in 100 words or less. We will link to longer answers. With District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí termed out and running for mayor, seven candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to represent the Excelsior, Oceanview and the Outer Mission.One of the hottest issues on the November ballot is Proposition K, which would close the Great Highway between Lincoln Way and Sloat Boulevard and enable the conversion of it into an oceanfront park.  Authored by District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio and supported by Mayor London Breed, the measure won’t close the Upper Great Highway until “all necessary approvals are obtained and permits granted,” or by the end of […]

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Outer Sunset merchants grill Safaí on Great Highway

Mission Local is publishing campaign dispatches for each of the major contenders in the mayor’s race, alternating among candidates weekly until November. This week: Ahsha Safaí. Read earlier dispatches here.The fog rolled in on the Upper Great Highway around noon on Tuesday, and dozens of cars drove down the oceanside road. Two blocks east of the highway, some 15 business owners of the Outer Sunset Merchant Association met with major mayoral candidates at the Outerlands restaurant on Judah Street and 45th Avenue — and the Upper Great Highway’s potential closure is on the top of everyone’s mind. A 2-mile stretch of the highway connecting San Francisco’s westside to Daly City and regions further down the Peninsula may be quite different after Election Day, if a ballot measure mandating its closure passes.The issue has become hotly contested: Dueling rallies took place over the […]

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