"Just five days ago. SF Mayor Daniel Lurie named complete political unknown Beya Alcaraz as the new District 4 supervisor, following the September recall of Joel Engardio. And the problem with complete unknowns is that, well, there a lot of things you don't know about them. Lurie's pick was all the more curious in that Alcaraz had no experience in city politics, nor even any apparent previous interest in city politics, and she brought a fairly skimpy resume to the table (former pet shop owner, music and art teacher in an afterschool program). An op-ed published in today's SF Standard points out that Alcaraz does not even have a college degree, having dropped out of both City College and Diablo Valley College. While a college degree is not required to serve on the Board of Supervisors, that Standard op-ed points out that far more junior City Hall positions require "a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and three years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work."
"And now just five days into Alcaraz's tenure, the mouse-shit is really hitting the fan regarding some skeletons in her closet. The SF Standard separately reported on Monday that Alcaraz's pet shop was in a state of squalor when she sold it, according to the new owner. That report says the new owner "discovered hundreds of dead mice beneath shelving on the sales floor, cages covered in rodent urine, mounds of trash, and a freezer filled with dozens of deceased pets." Some videos of this reported neglect are in the Instagram carousel above, and the Standard says the new owner claims it "took months and thousands of dollars to clean out the filth." The pet shop in question, Animal Connection in the O"
Mayor Daniel Lurie named Beya Alcaraz as the new San Francisco District 4 supervisor following the September recall of Joel Engardio. Alcaraz had no prior experience in city politics and brought a short resume that included pet shop ownership and work as a music and art teacher in an afterschool program. Alcaraz did not obtain a college degree, having dropped out of City College and Diablo Valley College. Five days into her tenure allegations surfaced about severe neglect at her former pet shop, with the new owner discovering hundreds of dead mice, cages covered in rodent urine, mounds of trash, and a freezer filled with dozens of deceased pets. The new owner said it took months and thousands of dollars to clean the filth, and videos of the alleged neglect were posted to Instagram.
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