Democratic County Central Committee Special Meeting

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:30pm Virtual Meeting via Zoom Video Call (More details to be provided)

72 Hour Meeting Agenda ------1. Call to Order and Roll Call Call to Order by Chair, . Roll Call of Members: John Avalos, Keith Baraka, Gloria Berry, David Campos, Queena Chen, Bevan Dufty, Peter Gallotta, , Anabel Ibáñez, , Leah LaCroix, Janice Li, Suzy Loftus, Li Miao Lovett, Honey Mahogany, , , Faauuga Moliga, Carolina Morales, Mano Raju, , Amar Thomas, Nancy Tung, Shanell Williams. Ex-Officio Members: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein; Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; U.S. House Representative Jackie Speier; Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State Treasurer Fiona Ma; Board of Equalization Member , State Senator ; Assemblymember Phil Ting and Assemblymember .

2. Approval of Meeting Agenda (Discussion and possible action) ​ Discussion and possible action regarding the approval of this agenda.

3. Approval of July Meeting Minutes (Discussion and possible action) ​ ​ Approval of the minutes of the DCCC’s meeting of July 22, 2020 (minutes attached). ​

4. Interviews of Qualified Local Measures (https://sfelections.sfgov.org/measures) ​ ​ - Affordable Housing Authorization (Ordinance) - Sheriff Oversight (Charter Amendment) - Police Staffing (Charter Amendment) - Business Tax Overhaul (Charter Amendment) - Health and Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond (Bond) - Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting (Ordinance)

* Please see https://sfelections.sfgov.org/measures for the list of the Potential Local & District ​ ​ Ballot Measures that will not be presented today.

5. General Public Comment (up to 2 minutes per speaker) ​ ​ ​ ​ The DCCC will take public comment on all items on the agenda and, in addition, other matters germane to party business but not on the agenda.

6. Endorsements of Local Qualified Measures for the November 3, 2020 Election (Berry, Campos, ​ Ibáñez, Li) (Discussion and possible action). Bond - Health and Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond

Charter Amendments - Youth Voting in Local Elections (presented on Saturday, July 18th) ​ - Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies (presented on Saturday, July ​ 18th) - Public Works Commission, Department of Sanitation and Streets, and Sanitation and Streets Commission (presented on Saturday, July 18th) ​ - Sheriff Oversight - Police Staffing - Business Tax Overhaul

Ordinances - Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District, Ordinance (presented on Saturday, July 18th) ​ - Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive's Pay to Employees' Pay, Ordinance (presented on Saturday, July 18th) - Real Estate Transfer Tax, Ordinance (presented on Saturday, July 18th) ​ - Affordable Housing Authorization, Ordinance - Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting, Ordinance

7. New Business (Discussion and possible action) ​ The DCCC is unable to discuss or take action on items not on this agenda when those discussions pertain to matters within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The limited exception is to discuss and take action in deciding whether to calendar such items for a future meeting.

8. Adjournment

------Agenda Item Information For more information concerning agendas, minutes, and meeting information, and materials relating to agenda items: visit the DCCC website at http://www.sfdemocrats.org; or email DCCC Corresponding Secretary Janice Li at [email protected]; or write to the San Francisco Democratic County Central ​ ​ Committee at P.O. Box 210119, San Francisco, CA 94121-0119. Other related materials received by the ​ ​ DCCC after the posting of the agenda are available for public inspection at the meeting time and location listed at the beginning of this agenda.

Meeting Procedures Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair.

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San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 6:30pm Virtual Meeting via Zoom Video Call

DRAFT MINUTES

1. Call to Order and Roll Call Meeting called to order at 6:33pm by Chair Campos.

Roll Call of Members: John Avalos, Keith Baraka, Gloria Berry, David Campos, Queena Chen, Bevan Dufty, Peter Gallotta, Matt Haney, Anabel Ibanez, Jane Kim, Leah LaCroix, Janice Li, Suzy Loftus, Li Miao Lovett, Rafael Mandelman, Honey Mahogany, Gordon Mar, Faauuga Moliga, Carolina Morales, Mano Raju, Hillary Ronen, AJ Thomas, Nancy Tung, Shanell Williams

Ex Officio Members: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative Jackie Speier, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen, State Senator Scott Wiener, State Assemblymember David Chiu, State Assemblymember Phil Ting

All 33 members are present.

2. Approval of Meeting Agenda ● Chair Campos amends agenda to remove committee reports with the exception of club chartering ● Motion by Member Wiener, seconded by Member Mahogany to amend item 5 to only consider club chartering as part of committee reports. ● Motion by Member Avalos, seconded by Morales amenda agenda to switch order to start endorsements with District 11 Supervisor, followed by District 9, District 7, District 5, District 3, then District 1. ● Amendments accepted without objection; motion is approved without objection.

3. Approval of June Meeting Minutes ● Motion by Member Baraka, seconded by Member Avalos to approve June meeting minutes. ● Motion is approved without objection.

4. General Public Comment ● Chair Campos acknowledges over 200 public commenters and shortens public comment time limit to 1 minute in order to ensure quorum of the committee. ● Anne Dudley: Support for D1 Supervisor. Long-term resident of Richmond District, born and raised in SF, social worker, and mom of two public school kids. Says Connie has been impressive, qualified, has long experience in public service ● Tes Welborn: Endorses for D5. Speaks to his experience of supporting affordable housing as part of The Hub. ● Joey Badua: Endorses Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. ● Sacha Ielmorini: Lived in SF for over 20 years, live in D5. Endorses Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor, likes his support for Slow Streets and opposition to Muni fare hikes. ● Tarah Chen: Supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor; notes how important it is for API community as first Vietnamese on Board of Supervisors. ● President : Supports as his D7 Supervisor replacement; wanted a longtime resident who’s pragmatic, with policy experience, and therefore supports Myrna. ● Tami Bryant: Supports Vallie Brown for D5 Supervisor as an activist. Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor with someone with long experience in public service and the district. Lives in Fillmore since 1979, raised her children there. ● Efrem Bycer: Founding board member for Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club; speaking in support of ENDC’s rechartering. Has learned a lot about local politics and more engaged through his involvement in ENDC. ● Daniel R: First time ever calling in and it’s because of his support for Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Eileen Chauvet: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Impressed by his responsiveness to constituents, especially those most in need. ● Teddy Kramer: District 3 resident and small business owner; supports Danny Sauter for D3 Supervisor, speaks to his “doer” mentality specifically around small businesses and transportation. ● Wendy Aragon: President of Richmond District Democratic Club; proud to endorse Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor, who received 100% of the vote from RDDC members. Also supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor, calls out lack of Latinx representation on SFBOS. ● Karol Ruiz: Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. Latinx Young Democrats are endorsing her, who would be first elected Latina on Board of Supervisors. ● Sangeeta Sinha: Supports Vilaksa Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. Has lived in SF for 20 years, recognize importance of diversity and Vilaska would be first Vietnamese Supervisor. ● Supervisor Sandra Fewer: Strongly endorses Connie Chan to follow her as D1 Supervisor. Expresses importance of Connie’s Chinese identity and fluency in Chinese along with her experience in public sector. ● Britney Pirring: Supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. ● Dalida Vartanian: Supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. ● -- return to Wendy Aragon, invoking presidential privilege: Continues remarks in support of Myrna Melgar, including her role on Planning Commission. ● Diana Bello: Black Leadership Forum member, support Connie Chan, Myrna Melgar, Dean Preston, Ahsha Safai for their respective Supervisor races. ● Brandon Harami: No D1 representation on SFDCCC, asking to re-charter Richmond District Democratic Club and then follow RDDC to endorse Connie Chan in D1; D3 ; D5 Dean Preston, D7 dual/ranked endorsement for Vilaska and Myrna; D9 Hillary Ronen; D11 John Avalos. ● Adrienne Sims: Endorses Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. ● Jennifer Estremera: Member of IATSE Local 16; supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Susan Pfeifer: Thanks to SFDCCC in partnering with CDP to put on virtual action events to get involved in US Congressional and Presidential races. Promoted Democracy Action phone banks, just began Tuesdays with Biden. Also asks to close meeting in memory of Jane Morrison. ● Charlie Sciammas: On behalf of SF Rising; asks for sole endorsement of Connie Chan for D1; John Avalos for D11; and Jackie Fielder for State Senate. ● Maria Guillen: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor; member of SEIU 1021, union gave sole endorsement to him. ● Jillian Mariano: Supports with Filipinx Progressive Caucus of SF Rising, supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor and his long-going support for Filipino community. ● Claire Zvanski: [unintelligible due to audio issue] ● Mary Harris: Lived in OMI for 46 years where she raised her children; founding member of D11 Democratic Club. Supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. ● Jon Winston: Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor; speaks to crisis in transportation, therefore supports Myrna Melgar as a planner with experience in transportation and land use policy. ● Lizzie Velten: With American Heart Association, asking to support SB 793 to combat Big Tobacco. ● Kitty Fong: President of Rose Pak Democratic Club, asking for support in re-chartering RPDC. Club seeks to lift up progressive API voices. ● Arsenio Belenson: Lives in West Portal, supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Shon Buford: President of Local 798, SF native and current resident; Local 798 early endorsed Aaron Peskin in D3, Hillary Ronen in D9, and Ahsha Safai in D11. Asking to consider ranked endorsements in D1, D5 and D7. ● Tyra Fennell: Member of Eastern Neighborhood Democratic Club, in support of its re-chartering. Focus on D3, D6, D10 to increase voter registration, host education programs. Have over 160 members across three districts. ● Joe Litehiser: Endorses Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. ● Karen Babbitt: Member of Sierra Club and speaking on behalf of the club; they have endorsed some candidates, while the process is continuing. Endorsed Aaron Peskin in D3, Dean Preston in D5, Hillary Ronen in D9. ● Patrick Johnson Whitty: Musician in SF Ballet, member of Musicians Union Local 6; supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Alex Barrett-Shorter: Co-President of SF Young Democrats; speaks in support of re-chartering SFYD. ● Manish Champsee: D7 resident, supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Blythe Young: Member of SF Tobacco-Free Coalition and American Heart Association; supports resolution in support of SB 793. ● Bruce Agid: President of Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club; asks for re-chartering of ENDC, originally charter in February 2018. ● Akeylah Hernandez: Supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor, calls out his support from SEIU 1021 and his push for affordable housing and support of Latinx community. Has supported defunding SFPD in the past. ● Thomas Duda: Member of Richmond District Democratic Club; supports sole endorsement of Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor. ● Luis Zamora: Co-President of SF Young Democrats; speaks in support of re-chartering of SFYD. Many past presidents have gone on to do great things, including Karima Lynch and Han Zou. Also asks support for re-chartering all the other clubs on this agenda. SFYD is still in process of endorsements, vote will be on August 20th. ● Selina Sun: Serve as President of Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club; speaks in support of re-chartering. Was renamed in 2018, has been around for 25 years to support API community and API political leadership. Also ask to support and re-charter all the other clubs tonight. ● Sarah Souza: Speaks in support of Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor as the most qualified candidate. Speaks to her history as ED of Jamestown Community Center and her time on Planning Commission. Also supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor, speaks to his anti-gentrification focus. Also supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor, fought for housing rights and immigrants. Also supports Hillary Ronen for D9 Supervisor. ● Sarah Wolfish: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Michael Chen: On board of Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club, asking for support to re-charter. Works to engage and activate Democrats, also supports re-chartering of all the clubs tonight. ● Zaki Shaheen: Member of executive board of Arab American Democratic Club; was chartered in 2018 and asking for support for re-chartering. ● Khalid Smahi: Both support Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor to save Midtown apartments. ● Alvin Adrian Lee: Queer nonbinary POC, lives in D11. Supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor, entire household supports him. Appreciates his support for affordable housing and has never sought endorsement from SFPOA. ● Conny Ford: Long-term resident of SF; personally endorsing Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor as a strong leader and woman of color. ● Jennifer Fieber: Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Jillian Jweinat: Supports sole endorsement for Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Matthias Mormino: Asks for support in re-chartering Rose Pak Democratic Club. Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Nick Novitski: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Yul Dorn: Born and raised in D10, still live there. Pastor of church in D5 and endorses Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Also supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Bruce Fisher: Longtime D7 resident, co-founder and previous co-chair of Human Services Network. Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. Also supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Connie Chan: Running for D1 Supervisor, asking for DCCC’s endorsement. ● Dennis Kelly: Supports Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor. ● Anne Cervantes: Reconstituted Latino Democratic Club, now focused on land use and historic preservation policy. Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor, who will be able to handle housing crisis. ● Linda Litehiser: Supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor, has known him since 2005. Appreciates his support for city parks, wants him to see through a second term. ● Jackie Bueno: Live in D8, member of Latinx Young Dems; supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Kelly Groth: Campaign manager for Connie Chan, has been incredible to work with her, asking for DCCC’s support for her as D1 Supervisor. Also supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Also reads statement from AFT2121 member Kathe in support of Connie Chan. ● Max Williams: Live in D11, supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Jeremy Lee: VP of Rose Park Democratic Club; asking for support in re-chartering of RPDC. ● Mel Flores: Supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor; lives and works in D11, president of Excelsior District Improvement Association. ● Kurtis Wu: Supports Connie Chan, Dean Preston, John Avalos. Also support re-chartering of Rose Pak Democratic Club. Specifically supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor because he puts the most vulnerable people first. ● Calvin Yan: Serve on executive board of Rose Pak Democratic Club, supports re-chartering of RPDC. ● Julian Rapaport: Rising senior at Lowell H.S.; supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Linda Plack: On executive board of UESF; live in D7 since 1983 and supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Monica Barnett: Has lived in D7 for five years, as black woman, immigrant, parent. Supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. Speaks to his viability in terms of money raised and endorsements. ● Winston Parsons: Born and raised in SF, supports Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor. Also VP of Richmond District Democratic Club. ● Bobbi Lopez: Supports Connie Chan for D1, Aaron Peskin for D3, Dean Preston for D5, Hillary Ronen for D9, John Avalos for D11 but in particular; supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. Important to have an immigrant, a refugee, a mother and a Latinx in office. ● Robert Ostertag: Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Tab Buckner: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor, especially given his response to the pandemic. Also supports Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor and John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● John Jersin: Supports Danny Sauter for D3 Supervisor. ● Michael Adams: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor, calls out his support for black residents and legislation for rent control at Midtown apartments. ● Brenden Shucart: Communications co-chair for Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club; here as a private citizen to support Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Asher Ward: City College student, supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor and John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Seamus McGeever: Asking for support to re-charter Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club, first club to have “gay” in its name, was renamed after Harvey Milk after his assassination. As an individual, would support a ranked-choice strategy in D7. ● Ali Sakr: Resident of D5, supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor; appreciates legislation he’s passed during the pandemic, including eviction moratorium. Also supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Olga Miranda: Secretary-Treasurer of SF Labor Council, elected leader of SEIU 87. SF Labor Council supports Aaron Peskin in D3, Dean Preston in D5, Hillary Ronen in D9, and Ahsha Safai in D11. ● Susan Cieutat: 20-year resident of D5, supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Also supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Jed Holtzman: Moved to SF 20 years, mostly lived in D5, supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Also supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor, speaks to his support for environmental justice. ● Cynthia Oam: Supports John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Cecilia Fierro: Supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. His experience as public defender is unique, and representation is important, and would be huge for Vilaska to be first Vietnamese Supervisor. ● Emily Murase: Candidate for D7 Supervisor; have lived in district for 15 years, raised two daughters there. Only candidate who’s served in public office already as school board members. ● Sue Ra: Supports Vilaska Nguyen in D7 Supervisor; met him in law school, where he served as a mentor to many and has been an API community leader. ● Larry Roberts: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Also supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor and John Avalos for D11 Supervisor. ● Lorraine Petty: Supports sole endorsement of Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Ian Lewis: With UNITE HERE Local 2; 95% of the industry is laid off. All 11 Supervisors have been fighting to protect workers, specifically thanks Sup. Peskin and Sup. Safai on Healthy Building Ordinance. Asks DCCC to support Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston and Hillary Ronen for their Supervisor races. ● Alondra Esquivel Garcia: VP of Cal State Student Association, also student at SF State and D7 resident, supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Harold Darling: Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor, concerned by the possibility of a dual/ranked endorsement with Vallie Brown. ● Gabriel Medina: CDP AD19 delegate, PAC chair of Latino Democratic Club, asks for support of their slate. Connie Chan for D1, Aaron Peskin for D3, Dean Preston for D5, Hillary Ronen for D9, John Avalos for D11. Lastly, supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor, has known her for over 20 years. ● Jim Salinas: Supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Charles Bolton: Member of Musicians Union Local 6. Supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Luis Avalos: Member of Latinx Young Dems; supports Connie Chan for D1, Dean Preston for D5, Myrna Melgar for D7, and John Avalos for D11. Speaks at length to Myrna’s strengths. ● MacKenzie Ewing: Supports sole endorsement of Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Speaks to his support for tenants and successful campaign for right to counsel. ● Ellisa Feinstein: Lives in D5, supports sole endorsement of Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. ● Mairi McKeever: Lifelong D7 resident, supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. ● Camila Andrea Mena: President of Latinx Young Dems; asks DCCC to support Dean Preston for D5, Myrna Melgar for D7, John Avalos for D11. ● Jen Low: Member of Rose Pak Democratic Club asking for support in re-chartering. As a D7 resident and serving residents for many years, supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor as someone with a track record in the district. ● Kathy Asada: Knows Vilaska Nguyen for over 20 years, supports him for D7 Supervisor. Speaks to his support/advocacy for APIs and POC. ● Harry Bernholz: Supports Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor. ● Bruce Colville: Supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. Speaks to his accessibility and his support for a mural in OMI. ● Michael Tong: Born and raised in D1, works at Laguna Honda as city worker; supports Connie Chan for D1 Supervisor and Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor. Speaks to both their experience in public sector and in government. ● Lorna Garcia de Guzman: Supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. Believes in the importance of his being first Vietnamese Supervisor and his representation of the API community. ● Geoffrea Morris: Focused on D10 and D11 issues, speaks to black community in Lakeview neighborhood. States that Black Lakeview supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor given his commitment. ● Nomvula O’Meara: Her son Jason speaks in support of her D5 Supervisor candidacy. Then Nomvula speaks in support of Black Women’s Caucus to focus on issues in the community. ● Maya Chupkov: Supports Connie Chan for D1, Aaron Peskin for D3, Dean Preston in D5, Vilaska Nguyen in D7, and John Avalos for D11. ● Edward Wright: On executive board of Harvey Milk Club, asking for support to re-charter the club. ● Michael Z.: Supports Emily Murase for D7 Supervisor and Marjan Philhour for D1 Supervisor. ● Erica Johnson: Longtime SF resident, supports Dany Sauter for D3 Supervisor. ● Danny Sauter: Candidate for D3 Supervisor. Serves as nonprofit director works with Cameron House, Tel-Hi Neighborhood Center; asks for support from DCCC. ● Abrar Abidi: Phd student at UC Berkeley, supports Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. Staff helped large operation to distribute hand sanitizer, including for Muni operators. ● Lidia Sanchez: D11 resident, supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. ● Elina Kostyanovskaya: Supports sole endorsement of Dean Preston for D5 Supervisor. He understands homelessness as a public health issue and deeply understand housing issues. Also supports Vilaska Nguyen for D7 Supervisor. ● Bivett Brackett: Founding member of SF Black Wall Street; feels that Democratic Party leaders have failed to support black leaders. Criticizes current SFDCCC members having backroom meetings around endorsements. Also supports Nomvula O’Meara’s call for a Black Women’s Caucus. ● Veronica Hunnicutt: Longtime OMI resident, supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. Has proven track record, has history of getting things done, has strong labor endorsements. ● Norma Garcia: Lifelong resident of Bernal Heights and Mission District; supports Myrna Melgar for D7 Supervisor, has known her for over 30 years and her work with PODER, MEDA, Jamestown. ● Gwendolyn Brown: ED of Inner City Youth, a youth-serving nonprofit in OMI (aka Lakeview). Supports Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor and his unwavering support for the community, especially those historically without a voice. ● Max Billick: Supports Vallie Brown for D5 Supervisor and the decency she brought to her role and her constituents. ● Kevin Ortiz: Founding member of Latinx Young Dems; supports Connie Chan in D1, Aaron Peskin in D3, Dean Preston in D5, Hillary Ronen in D9, John Avalos in D11; and particularly, Myrna Melgar for D7. Speaks to her long history in Latinx community and her work to mitigate and stop displacement. ● Steven Currier: Lifelong resident of Crocker Amazon, support Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor. ● Abigail Mesa: SF resident for 16 years, have known Vilaska Nguyen for 10 years. Supports him for D7 Supervisor and his focus on families.

5. Reports a. Chair (Campos) i. b. Outreach (LaCroix) c. Voter Registration (Baraka) i. d. Club Chartering (Mahogany) i. Club applications ■ e. Issues & Resolutions (Lovett) i. f. Partnership (Gallotta) i. g. Treasurer (Thomas) i. h. Committees i. Endorsement Committee (Berry, Ibanez) ■ Arab-American Democratic Club ■ Edwin M. Lee Asian Pacific Democratic Club ■ Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club ■ Pacific Islander Democratic Club ■ Rose Pak Democratic Club ■ San Francisco Eastern Neighborhoods Democratic Club ■ San Francisco Young Democrats ii. Member Mahogany recommends re-chartering of all clubs with one motion. Member LaCroix motions, second by Member Dufty. Motion passes by acclamation. i. Executive Director (Lynch) i. j. CDP Region 6 Update (Kelly) i.

6. Endorsements of Candidates for Local Office for the November 3, 2020 Election ● Board of Supervisors, District 11 - #1 John Avalos, #2 Ahsha Safai ● Board of Supervisors, District 9 - Hillary Ronen ● Board of Supervisors, District 7 - #1 Myrna Melgar, #2 Vilaska Nguyen ● Board of Supervisors, District 5 - Dean Preston ● Board of Supervisors, District 3 - Aaron Peskin ● Board of Supervisors, District 1 - Connie Chan

7. Resolution supporting State Senate Bill No. 793 (SB 793), authored by Senator Jerry Hill and co-authored by Senators Glazer, McGuire, Pan, Skinner, and Wiener, to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products to combat use by youths (Lovett)

Member Lovett provides introductory remarks for SB 793.

Member Chiu asked to add Assemblymembers Phil Ting and David Chiu as authors of the bill.

Co-sponsors to be added: Mahogany, Li, Ting, Chiu, Cohen, Pelosi, Tung, LaCroix

Move to approve by acclamation by Member Loftus; seconded by Member Li; Member Ma and Baraka abstain.

8. RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CAREN ACT AND CRIMINALIZING RACIALLY-DISCRIMINATORY 911 CALLS

Member Berry provides introductory remarks for CAREN Act and describes four of her personal experiences of having police called on her. Calls on us to support Sup. ’s levying of fines for people who call 911 in incidents similar to what Member Berry has faced.

Chair Campos adds comments regarding the targeting of people of color, especially the black community, of how white people police them. Co-sponsors to be added: Baraka, Gallotta, Morales, Mahogany, Li, Loftus, LaCroix

Move to approve by acclamation by Member Loftus; seconded by Member Li; Member Feinstein and Member Kounalakis abstain.

9. Adjournment ● Member Gallotta mentions two virtual action events to support the Democratic Party on: Sat 7/25 at 11am and Thu 7/30 at 6:30pm. Asks for DCCC members to share this information via social media. Thanks Member Berry for joining the first virtual action meeting. ● Member Gallotta also reports back on progress in working with Speaker Pelosi’s office to launch a virtual campaign space, Vote Blue SF, given realities of the pandemic. Look to partner with local groups (Swing Left, Democracy Action) that are already hosting phone bank, text bank, postcard writing, etc. events to flip the Senate and keep the House strong. ● Chair Campos adjourns meeting at 11:20pm.