Roadkill: S.F. measure to reintroduce cars to Great Highway 'crashes and burns'

"At the 5 p.m. deadline to submit the measure, Wong was short by one signature; Department of Elections staff moments ago confirmed that there would be no ballot measure. San Francisco has one of the lowest ballot thresholds in California, requiring only four legislators to sign a measure onto the ballot. But only Wong himself, Supervisor Connie Chan and Supervisor Chyanne Chen signed the dotted line."

"The outcome was not surprising: Wong's rollout of the proposal - he failed to lobby fellow supervisors until the 11th hour, and purportedly did not do so in person - left both supporters and opponents of the ballot measure befuddled. "I wish we had been approached and asked to have conversations about this much earlier," said one City Hall insider close to the process. "You'd think he'd line up his votes before talking to the press. It's a self-inflicted mistake," said political consultant David Ho."

Alan Wong proposed a ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway to cars but missed the 5 p.m. submission deadline by one signature, so no measure will appear on the ballot. San Francisco requires four supervisors to sign; only Wong, Supervisor Connie Chan and Supervisor Chyanne Chen signed. Supervisor Shamann Walton declined to join. Wong delayed lobbying colleagues until the 11th hour and reportedly did not approach them in person, leaving supporters and opponents confused. A City Hall insider said colleagues wished for earlier conversations. Wong defended his transparency and said the legislation had been shared multiple times. The proposal would have allowed cars on weekdays and preserved weekend pedestrian and bicycle use.

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