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Gavin Newsom failed to keep his promise to reduce the number of murders in the city and he should resign. In Newsom’s first year as mayor, he announced on KFOG radio that if he could not reduce the number of killings in the city, a recall petition should be initiated and he might even sign the petition. Well, Mayor, the murders in the city have gone up, up, up during your administration, and are likely to reach triple digits for the first time in over ten years. In Willie Brown’s eight years as mayor, the highest murder rate was 84 (in his first year). In each of the four years of the Newsom administration, the number of murders has exceeded Brown’s highest year and, in the current year, are at 90 with two months to go. It should also be noted that most of the murders during the Newsom administration remain unsolved. Under these circumstances, Mayor Newsom should do the right thing, resign, and not stand for re-election. This would save the city the expense of a recall election. I know that the mayor is up for re-election tomorrow, but it is never too late to do the right thing.
John Kelly
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