Updates
Breaking: Attorney General Rob Bonta will not take up the case against the SFPD officer who killed Keita O’Neil
We are deeply disappointed at the news that Attorney General Rob Bonta has declined to take up the case against former SFPD officer Christopher Samayoa who shot and killed Keita O’Neil in 2017. If we cannot count on our District Attorney nor our Attorney General to...
PRESS RELEASE: Family of SF police shooting victim, Sean Moore, demands DA Jenkins stop delay tactics and advocate for victim’s family
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27th, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO – On Friday, April 28th at 9 am, a hearing for SFPD officer Kenneth Cha who shot an unarmed Black man, Sean Moore, took place at San Francisco’s Hall of Justice, Dept. 20. District Attorney Brooke...
Tell DA Jenkins to hold SFPD officer Kenneth Cha accountable for the murder of Sean Moore
https://act.newmode.net/action/san-francisco-rising/tell-da-jenkins-hold-sfpd-officer-kenneth-cha-accountable-murder-seanIn 2017, Sean Moore was shot by SFPD officer Kenneth Cha and 3 years later, he died from his injuries. Sean's family has been coming to court every few months since charges against the officer were first brought by DA Chesa Boudin in November 2021. Since DA Brooke...
Our Statement on the Murder of Bob Lee
When Bob Lee was murdered on April 4th, some media outlets and political figures throughout and outside of San Francisco co-opted his death to spew hatred about our city, and more specifically about progressive criminal justice reform. They assumed that the murder was...
SF Chronicle: An S.F. police officer killed my son. Will Brooke Jenkins hold him accountable?
Published in the SF Chronicle By Cleo Moore "In 2017, San Francisco police officer Kenneth Cha shot my son, Sean Moore. Sean was standing on the front steps of his home, unarmed and suffering a mental crisis when Officer Cha shot him. The police were called to Sean’s...
As we mourn, we heal by fighting for justice
Just as we were processing the horrific mass shootings that took place in Oakland, Monterey Park, and Half Moon Bay last week, the Memphis Police Department released footage of the murder of Tyre Nichols by police this past Friday. The egregious violence of the...
Student Debt Crisis: Hope is on the Horizon
Written by Diamund Will millions of debt burdened students be able to breathe a sigh of relief for a chance at financial freedom? A hope for change is underway! On February 28th, the Supreme Court of the United States will be deliberating on whether or not it is legal...
2022 is a Wrap!
2022 was a busy year. We started the year with redistricting, had 4 elections, and celebrated the first step in full debt cancellation with President Biden's decision to cancel $10-20,000 of student debt per borrower. As tumultuous as last year was, we want to...
Why 2023 is critical
Working-class people of color in San Francisco are struggling to hold on to the power we’ve spent decades building. Big money from tech, out-of-state billionaires, and venture capitalists is flooding into our city and impacting our elections. Just look at the outcome...
Our statement on the November 8th Midterm Election results so far
SF Rising is excited to see that our endorsed local propositions, Props A, C, F, G and H have passed. Propositions L and M haven’t been officially called yet but we are hopeful they will also pass because they have a 38% and 5% lead respectively. These propositions...
