San Francisco’s latest progressive embarrassment comes courtesy of 29-year-old Democrat Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, who resigned just one week after being sworn in as District 4 supervisor. Her political downfall began the moment the new owner of her former pet shop uncovered what can only be described as a house of horrors: hundreds of dead rodents rotting under shelves, a freezer stuffed with dead animals, and filth so overwhelming it “smelled like death.”
This is modern San Francisco leadership in a nutshell — incompetent, dishonest, and protected by a political machine that never bothered to vet her.
The revelations came from Alcaraz’s former business partner, **Julia Baran**, who took over The Animal Connection and was stunned by what she found. “It smells like death,” Baran said. “There was a layer of pee and dust and poop on everything — on the walls, the cabinets, the inventory. I couldn’t even sell most of it.”
To Baran, the idea that Alcaraz could call herself a “successful businesswoman” on the campaign trail was laughable. “This person that actively f—ed me over is now going to be the supervisor of the Sunset?” she asked, echoing the disbelief felt by many San Franciscans.
Her frustration wasn’t just with Alcaraz — she also blasted City Hall for failing to conduct even the most basic background checks. “Why didn’t the mayor of San Francisco and all the people he hired look into the business?” Baran asked. “I just know she’s not capable of doing what a supervisor needs to do.”
As if the horrific sanitation issues weren’t bad enough, Baran also released text messages allegedly showing Alcaraz bragging about paying employees under the table and writing off personal expenses as business deductions. “I don’t owe a dollar in taxes,” Alcaraz claimed in one message. “I pay people under the table now,” she admitted in another.
So much for the progressive image of transparency and accountability.
Yet on the campaign trail, the now-disgraced Democrat styled herself as a tireless community warrior. “My community deserves someone who will work 24/7 to advocate for us,” she proclaimed — even as her own business was unraveling into a biohazard zone.
Once exposed, Alcaraz did what Democrats always do when cornered: portrayed herself as a victim. “It was dirty, and chaotic, and exhausting, because that’s what pet stores are,” she complained in her resignation statement. She insisted she “did her best” and then shifted into melodrama: “My heart breaks for all the Filipinos that are disappointed in my service.”
San Franciscans weren’t buying it.
Mayor Daniel Lurie attempted to spin the resignation as “courageous,” saying the Sunset district “deserves a supervisor fully focused on serving the community.” But residents are left wondering why city leadership ever allowed someone with such glaring red flags — and such blatant disregard for hygiene, honesty, and law — anywhere near public office.
The scandal is a perfect snapshot of San Francisco’s current political dysfunction: a city where progressive politicians are hailed as champions of justice while their own backyards — or in this case, their former businesses — are literally crawling with decay.
