Two progressives — Justice Democrats cofounder Saikat Chakrabarti and union-backed city hall veteran Connie Chan — are fighting to advance past the primary for Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat. Their race has become a referendum on the SF left’s future.
Whether Chakrabarti’s local political record particularly matters in a race for Congress may be debatable, but there is perhaps another reason why he has struggled to endear himself to a segment of the city’s progressive base: he is, like so many of ... [6237 chars]