Sarah George’s Policies Offer Good Intentions but Not Results
This was removed from r/burlington, so I’m reposting it here.
Sarah George constantly describes her policies as evidence-based, but where is the evidence? We still don’t have public data showing who receives diversion, who completes it, who reoffends, or what happens after repeated failures.
Given the evidence we do have, and what anyone can see with a walk through City Hall Park or a ride down the bike path, I think it is pretty clear that the city has trended in the wrong direction since George was first appointed in 2017 and elected in 2018.
The good news is that there is precedent for turning things around, and you don’t have to look any further than Sarah George ally Chesa Boudin, who was recalled in San Francisco in 2022. Since then, property crime and violent crime have declined dramatically.
We don’t need to criminalize homelessness, but we do need accountability. Sarah George has not offered that, and “trust me” is not a good enough reason to give her another term.
Please vote for Bram Kranichfeld today.