The dust has settled, and the WFH tech workers have triumphed over the hard-working people who deliver their food and same-day Prime purchases. Prop K — which closes the Great Highway and replaces it with a new park — has officially passed. Now, its neighbors, who fought to keep the Highway open, are watching as the victors prepare to enjoy their spoils on a beautiful new park. (Maybe, more on that later.)

While Pirate Wires recommended a ‘No’ vote on Prop K (EDITOR’S NOTE: on grounds all evidence indicated most people actually living in the neighborhoods impacted wanted to keep their access to the road (and also the biker YIMBY people are just kind of annoying as Hell no offense)), I chose not to vote at all — not out of apathy, but out of principle. I don’t live in the Sunset, and I didn’t feel it was my place to reshape its residents’ daily lives. Ironically, if moderates had simply refrained from putting Prop K on the ballot, they might have secured total victory. Instead, by pushing it forward, they handed progressives an unexpected advantage for years to come.