THE RESIDENTS of San Francisco’s Sunset District are angry. At a rally in early September, locals called Joel Engardio, their county supervisor, “a wuss”, “a dictator” and “a liar”. More than one person compared him to President Donald Trump. They hope to boot him from office in a recall election on September 16th. Even their pets were protesting. Kayla, a doddering 12-year-old dog wearing a yellow “Recall Engardio” sticker on her jacket, ambled towards the front of the crowd, squatted, and pushed out a turd. What did Mr Engardio do to earn the ire of so many two- and four-legged constituents? He supported turning part of a coastal highway into a park.