A San Francisco Democrat has resigned in disgrace after dozens of dead animals were found dead in a freezer at a pet shop she used to run.

Democrat Isabella 'Beya' Alcaraz has resigned as San Francisco's District 4 supervisor after just one week on the job, after Mayor Daniel Lurie asked for her resignation following the horrifying discovery at her pet store. 

Alcaraz ran The Animal Connection, a Sunset District pet store, before entering city government as a supervisor.

After Alcaraz left, the store was taken over by Julia Baran, who would go on to release shocking photos and videos of the disgusting condition that Alcaraz left the shop in after six years running the operation.

Horror show

Baran claimed that she found dozens of dead rodents, cages crusted with rodent urine, and the property was filled with mounds of trash. By all accounts, it appears that Alcaraz wasn't just an irresponsible pet owner; she was a serial abuser.

Images from the shop show extensive rodent nests and decaying carcasses inside the store. A freezer was also "filled with dozens of deceased pets," including lizards and guinea pigs.

What makes this situation even worse is the fact that San Francisco's Democrat Mayor handed Alcaraz the job, citing her work as a businesswoman and pet store owner as examples of her suitability to be a district supervisor.

Animal abuser

Aside from her supposed businesswoman acumen, she had no other credentials that would justify her appointment as a district supervisor. And now it turns out that she wasn't a businesswoman, she was an animal abuser.

Baran spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle and blasted Alcaraz, pointing out that Alcaraz had significant losses from 2020 through 2023 and that Alcaraz was often behind on rent.

Lurie came forward and revealed that Alcaraz had offered her resignation saying that "the Sunset deserves a supervisor who is fully focused on serving the community."

Alcaraz stated, "I believe that my community deserves someone who will work 24/7 to advocate for us. I understand that today's news stories would distract me from doing that. As a result, I told Mayor Lurie that I will resign from my position as District 4 supervisor."

No accountability

While Alcaraz did everyone a favor by immediately resigning, there must be accountability for Lurie and San Francisco's Democrat Party, who decided to push such an unqualified candidate.

Could it be that because Democrats have such a stranglehold on San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area as well, they felt no need to vet their candidates and provide constituents with qualified representation?

The people of San Francisco who don't feel properly represented should think about political competition or more horror stories like this will continue to pop up.