FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - APRIL 6, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — Three appointees to the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force will be considered for removal, after the Elections Commission voted Wednesday evening to schedule a special meeting this Sunday to review the actions...
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Press Release: SF Redistricting Task Force sneaks in 3am vote to use draft map that divides communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5th, 2022 SF Redistricting Task Force sneaks in 3am vote to use draft map that divides communities After agreeing to listen to the public and use draft map 4D, the Redistricting Task Force snuck in a vote to reverse course and use a...
Mission Local: Preliminary plan to move Tenderloin into District 5 proves controversial
by WILL JARRETT MARCH 29, 2022 "New district boundaries have far-reaching ramifications for the city. The district you live in may impact how city government funds are spent and which housing initiatives your supervisor supports. It may change how you interact with...
48 Hills: The future of the Board of Supes is on the line as redistricting moves forward
By TIM REDMOND JULY 16, 2021 "The task force is supposed to keep established neighborhood boundaries intact, and there’s no real reason for a massive rewrite. But no matter how you look at it, with the population changes, D6 is going to shrink (lots of new housing in...
Press release: As redistricting begins, Citywide grassroots coalition releases “Community Unity Map”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15th, 2022 As redistricting begins, Citywide grassroots coalition releases “Community Unity Map” Community Unity Map protects communities of interest and preserves SF neighborhoods Click here for a detailed version of this map San...
SFPD Chief Scott Confirms That Racist Pro-Derek Chauvin Instagram Account Did Not Originate Within The San Francisco Police Department
SF Watch: August 2021 “Going by the handle “StDerekChauvin,” a now-deleted Instagram account posted a series of disturbing images and comments ostensibly in support of Derek Chauvin, the now-convicted police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis in March...
Young people deserve a say in our future
SF Examiner: Opinion / October 2020 / Jacqueline Ornelas “...Expanding voting rights is critical to long-term civic engagement and will strengthen our democracy. Research shows that the earlier one casts their first vote, the more likely they are to keep voting....
Teachers, nurses, students rally for Prop. 15: Event at Trump-owned building focuses on property-tax reform.
48 Hills/ October 2020/ Garrett Leahy “On Monday, a coalition of roughly 30 teachers, nurses, and parents gathered outside of the Bank of America building at 555 California Street – a building owned in part by Donald Trump — to support Prop 15. The ballot measure...
San Francisco advocacy groups help register homeless to vote in November’s election
ABC 7 News / September 2020 / Julian Glover “The Register on the Block event on Tuesday is registering anybody who is homeless, and willing and able to vote. The event is a partnership with the St. Anthony's Foundation, which supports homeless in the city with...
San Francisco City Workers Protest COVID Budget Cuts at City Hall
SF City Workers Protest COVID Budget Cuts at City Hall: Cision, PR Newswire / August 25, 2020 / “SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, August 24, hundreds of San Francisco's workers protested the city's current proposed budget cuts in a car caravan...
