Just as the campaign to oust three members of the San Francisco Board of Education formally kicked off November 4, a big name in city politics endorsed the effort.
Gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced his support in the hours before the recall's launch event at Manny's, the gay-owned cafe and event space in the Mission neighborhood.
The three members of the San Francisco Board of Education up for recall are board President Gabriela López, Vice President Faauuga Moliga, and Commissioner Alison Collins, who was ousted from the vice president position earlier this year by her board colleagues.
The election will be held Tuesday, February 15. Wiener stated November 4 that the Board of Education is "in dire need of change."