Great Highway closure at center of recall election for SF Supervisor Joel Engardio

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

"Recall Engardio" signs hang in home in the Sunset District of San Francisco, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. District 4 voters will decide in a special election if their supervisor, Joel Engardio, should be removed from office. (Alise Maripuu/Bay City News)

IN SAN FRANCISCO’S Sunset District, it’s hard to miss the bright yellow signs hung up on many homes that read “Recall Engardio.”

Voters in District 4, a quieter corner of the city that encompasses the Sunset, Parkside and Outer Sunset neighborhoods, are already turning in ballots for the special election on Sept. 16.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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