[nradov]

The terrible governance that we see in San Francisco (and to an extent in the rest of California) isn't so much due to leftists per se, but rather the inevitable result of single-party rule. Since the state Republican party has essentially committed political suicide, Democrats know that they will get elected no matter how badly their policies impact regular people. Decisions and political appointments are based on ideology rather than results.

Other states that have single-party Republican rule have just as severe governance failures and corruption.