Ep. 87 | Is San Francisco…Conserv...

Ep. 87 | Is San Francisco…Conservative?

The California Conversation by Tess Abraham
E87
Apr 30, 2026
28:40

Episode notes

When you think of San Francisco, you probably don’t think of a place that is politically moderate. The Bay Area has historically been a political lightning rod, known for its progressive policies and the unlivable outcomes of those policies. But what if the most ‘radical’ thing San Francisco did recently…was start agreeing with conservatives on basic realities? The city has begun to shift, and it just might have rediscovered common sense. We are diving into the most recent changes, and why they matter for the rest of our state, today!

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For sources cited in compiling today’s episode, check out my corresponding article here: https://www.thecaliforniaconversation.com/articles/is-san-francisco-conservative

Timestamps:

00:00 – 09:30 Reform to Public Transportation

09:31 – 16:57 Reform to Public Safety

16:58 – 19:50 Reform to Small Businesses

19:51 – 25:00 Pragmatic Leadership

25:01 – 28:40 What This Means for California

Keywords

california politics
san francisco
sf red wave
crime policy
homelessness policy
BART reform
conservative shift

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