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Mark Z. Barabak

Mark Z. Barabak: From liberal San Francisco, school board recall is a three-alarm warning for Democrats

San Francisco is quite familiar with earthquakes, and what happened Tuesday — the ouster of three extreme lefties from the Board of Education — was not one of those.

Earthquakes are sudden and unexpected. The result of Tuesday's recall was neither.

The removal of board members Gabriela López, Faauuga Moliga and Alison Collins was destined the moment the city's liberal establishment, led by Mayor London Breed, joined the effort along with several discontented millionaires, who threw in loads of cash.

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