San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 6:30pm Mission Neighborhood Centers 362 Capp Street San Francisco, CA

10 Day Meeting Agenda ------1. Call to Order and Roll Call Call to Order by Chair, David Campos. Roll Call of Members: Alysabeth Alexander, Angela Alioto, Keith Baraka, Tami Bryant, David Campos, Jen Chan, Petra DeJesus, Bevan Dufty, Sandra Lee Fewer, Peter Gallotta, Kelly Groth, Frances Hsieh, Tom Hsieh, Mary Jung, Jane Kim, Leah LaCroix, Jen Low, Honey Mahogany, Rafael Mandelman, Sophie Maxwell, Rachel Norton, Sarah Souza, Shamann Walton. 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 Malia Cohen, State Senator Scott Wiener; Assemblymember Phil Ting and Assemblymember David Chiu.

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

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

4. General Public Comment (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.

5. Reports (Discussion and possible action) (20 minutes) DCCC member reports, including discussion and possible actions, to offer updates on work assignments and discuss ongoing objectives. a) Chair (Campos) b) Finance (DeJesus) c) Voter Registration (Baraka) d) Club Chartering e) Outreach (LaCroix) f) Treasurer (Alexander) g) Partnerships (Maxwell) Update from Community Partners h) Executive Director (Lynch) i) CDP Region 6 Update (Kelly)

6. New Business (Discussion and possible action) The DCCC is unable to discuss or take action on items not on this agenda when those

1 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.

7. 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 Peter Gallotta 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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Cell Phones, Pagers and Similar SoundProducing Electronic Devices The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar soundproducing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar soundproducing electronic devices. ------Note: Several members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (who may comprise a majority of one or more Board committees) currently also serve as members of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC). The law is not clear as to whether the open meeting requirements of state and local law apply to DCCC meetings attended by these Board members. Out of an abundance of caution, Board members and the DCCC have agreed to comply with these open meeting laws.

San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 6:30pm Mission Neighborhood Centers 362 Capp Street San Francisco, CA

DRAFT Meeting Minutes A recording of the meeting can be found online at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/SFDemocrats/videos/?ref=page_internal ------1. Call to Order and Roll Call Meeting called to order at 6:43pm by Chair, David Campos Roll Call by Recording Secretary F. Hsieh

Members present: Alysabeth Alexander (proxy: Tami Bryant), Angela Alioto, Keith Baraka, Tami Bryant, David Campos, Jen Chan (proxy: Jeremy Lee), Petra DeJesus, Bevan Dufty, Peter Gallotta, Kelly Groth (proxy: Edward Wright), Frances Hsieh, Tom Hsieh, Mary Jung, Leah LaCroix, Jen Low, Honey Mahogany, Rafael Mandelman, Sophie Maxwell, Sarah Souza, Shamann Walton.

Ex-Officio Members present: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (proxy: Kathleen Dowling-McDonough), Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (proxy: Gary McCoy) , U.S. House Representative Jackie Speier (proxy: Brian Perkins), Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis (proxy: Kate Maeder), State Treasurer Fiona Ma (proxy: Izzy Malouf), Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen (proxy: Tyra Fennell), State Senator Scott Wiener (proxy: Matthew Rothschild), Assemblymember Phil Ting (proxy: Alex Walker), Assemblymember David Chiu (proxy: Katie MacKenzie)

Members absent/excused: Sandra Lee Fewer, Jane Kim, Rachel Norton

29 members present, 3 members absent.

2. Approval of Meeting Agenda

Motion to approve: Member Alioto; Second: Member Maxwell Vote Count: Approved by Acclamation

3. Approval of December Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve: Member Maxwell; Second: Member Souza Vote Count: Approved by Acclamation

4. General Public Comment (2 minutes per speaker)

4 Public Comment opened at 6:47 pm Andrew Lachman (DNC) running for DNC in March elections in Visalia, started as a proxy on County Committee, became ADEM, climate change, stop taking money from fossil fuel, small business council at DNC, has 165 endorsements; Jordan Davis, D6 resident, DXE (Direct Action Everywhere) member, spoke in support of item 6, support right to rescue, politically motivated prosecution; Susan Pfeifer (Democracy Action) spoke about voter registration at new citizen workshop, today got 187 new registration 332 registrations last week, 172 in the am, 120 in the pm, wants to help ramp up bounty program, spoke in support of Andrew Lachman and Christine Pelosi; Austin Hunter spoke about $500 limits in bylaws, quoted Tom Ammiano about broken system, quoted David Campos about $500 limit and delivering on promise, if you do not sanction bylaws, requesting resolution to condemn members who have violated; Jon Frohmeyer of Direct Action Everywhere (DXE) is one of the members facing felony, have been going into factory farms and witnessed animals crammed in terrible conditions and provided evidence to authorities with no action, have legal opinion regarding Penal Code 597e “Right to Rescue” and moved to free animals; Alicia Santurio for last 4 years, has been activist walking into farms, witnessed horrific cruelty, gather evidence, and share with authorities and asked for support of item 6; Leslie Goldberg with DXE, have notified police, Animal Care and Control, District Attorney, Attorney General with no response, giving aid to sick and dying animals, law enforcement arrested activists and did nothing about cruelty, urged condemnation; (Alioto, what are the felony charges) Michael Goldberg 6 Bay Area residents being charged with felonies, 7 misdemeanors, Berkeley City Council passed resolution to condemn, not investigating farms, arrested activists; Ewan Barker-Plummer youth activist has been disappointed that existing members are taking more than $500; Rodrigo Toquetao spoke in support of item #10 and expanding efforts to expand ability for Democrats to engage; Ann Merrill (Swing Left) gave update about work in CD10 and knocked on 550 doors in Modesto, in support of volunteer hub in San Francisco (item 10); Cyn Wang is a candidate for DCCC and spoke in support about bylaws limits, government is corrupt, sitting members should not violate bylaws, lead with moral clarity, model progressive powers; Seeyew Mo as candidate for DCCC AD19, spoke about campaign finance reform and opposition for Citizens United, taking away voices for regular people, believe and support bylaws; Alex Wong (United Democratic Club) supported this bylaw in 2016, what’s the point of bylaws if it is not enforced, don’t be hypocrites, will have an effect on young voters, what are we standing for, get our house in order; Haney Armstrong of Action SF in Noe Valley, elected democrats in state and national elections, spoke in support of item 10, started small PAC in 2018 to support CA21, to connect SF resistance groups to coordinate, collaborate and have more impact, connect resistance efforts more broadly with DCCC; Charlie Speigel read his own t-shirt, “I <3 Trump in jail” spoke in support of item 10, has created model to support existing organizations and promote other resistance groups, flip CA21, CD10, Virginia trifecta; Alec Bash spoke in support of item 10 and past support to finding headquarters for these large efforts, look forward to continuing to work together; Steven Buss first time candidate for DCCC spoke about gib hub and self imposed limit, 4 people are in clear violation of bylaws, are we going to reject rules, tried to drop mic; Nick Pasquariello, last month requested a resolution regarding mailed notices, critical public resource, discourages use, gentrification, privatization measure; Paul Hessinger (Stand Up San Francisco) one of many groups around the country, spoke in support of item 10; Nancy Tung spoke about the corrupting influence of money and needs to enforce bylaws, hypocrisy, need to do better as democrats, party of our word, suggested sanctions, chair should refuse to seat, pay fine or donate money; Mick Del Rosario, D6 resident, Democratic Party should lead by example, 5 300,000 SF democrats should look up to, adhere to limit and find mechanisms to enforce; Christine Pelosi, sole SF resident elected to DNC, asked for support, fighting for campaign finance and super delegate reform; Barbara Koh now stakes are higher, need to flip Senate and Presidency and keep House blue, constant visible presence needed with Democratic hub space; Bettina Cohen spoke on behalf of Potrero View about item 6, and asked for advertising support in neighborhood newspapers, can submit by Friday to get in front of absentee ballot voters; Alyce Brown as lifelong democrat, 5 states away from a constitutional convention, must retain house, must start committee to work on states, need to be active in maintaining our states to prevent constitution convention; Shaun Haines returning candidate for DCCC, inspired by speakers, commit ground engagement effort, register homeless people (17,000); Rasa Petrauskaite activists are facing felonies with multiple counts of theft, burglary, and conspiracy this is abbreviated version of Berkeley resolution, supported by SF Animal Care and Control Commission, animal rights is next social justice issue; Rocky Chau spoke in support of “Right to Rescue” resolution, activists are being treated like criminals, asked for support of resolution; Nadia Rahman was inspired by Sophie Maxwell quote, but find members are hypocrites, blowing out the lights of future leader, to consolidate power, Campos, do the right thing, cultivate leadership, strengthen party, be ethical; Bayard Fong VP of Chinese American Democratic Club, former City compliance officer, read section 5 of DCCC bylaws, be brave and courageous and do the right thing; Craig Koester (Sister District Project) spoke in support of democratic volunteer space, physical spaces are important in gathering and building power for group organizing, a central dedicated space will allow existing groups to grow and partner with one another and bring in new volunteers; Angela Alexandria member of Indivisible SF and Stand Up Indivisible, grateful to DCCC for democratic hub, space for organizations is a challenge; Mike Chen DCCC candidate protesting that rules don’t apply to DCCC members and elected officials, harms ability to do right in campaign finance, is bylaw meaningless, level playing field, sanction candidates; Bivett Brackett it was gut wrenching, called out Peter Gallotta, discussed that members took money, undemocratic, not good leadership, called out David Campos to do what is right, return the money; Annie Gaus has been following DCCC race, it’s unfortunately that so many electeds are running, not good for democrats, campaign finance issue is a good example, called out members, voters deserve better; Bobak Esfandiari life-long democrat, marketing contribution limit and violating is hypocritical, lots of lying discourages people, calling for party chair to do the right thing; Hene Kelly worked very hard to get a bylaws change to limit donations, wants to use money for Democratic Hub Space and Red to Blue Rent Fund; Moneka Urbanske from OMI/D11 found her way to Red to Blue and welcoming atmosphere, became member of Stand Up San Francisco, supports volunteer hub; Nima Rahimi candidate for AD17 DCCC didn’t want to throw bombs, has law school debt, raising money is hard, $500 contribution limit is hard, wants the money donated, do the right thing; Almira Tanner one of the felony arrestees, many people were arrested, they have put their bodies on the line to help most vulnerable, these farms affect San Francisco who are being duped; Kristen Asato-Webb speak truth to power, democratice party needs leaders that will step up and rise above, got involved in politics because of disfunction of healthcare, hold DCCC accountable to limit, need leaders who are ready to make change for better; Emily Romero (DEX) spoke on behalf of people standing up for sick and dying animals, went to a farm for Whole Foods, and found deplorable conditions, what is the value of life and who does it get applied to, vote in favor of item 6; Brian Quan maintain trust, too many already believe system is rigged against them, fair and equal opportunity; Tyra Fennell read a statement by Malia Cohen asking members to adhere to bylaws amendment and return money

Public Comment closed at 8:13 pm

5. Reports a) Chair (Campos) - introduced new Executive Director, Karima Lynch. Karima thanked for opportunity and looks forward to meeting and working with everyone. b) Finance (DeJesus) - no report c) Voter Registration (Baraka) - thanked Susan Pfeifer for all her work on voter registration, challenged everyone to work with him or with SF Rising (www.sfrising.org) that registered voters in underrepresented communities or contact Keith at: [email protected]. Please join us. With 300,000 more voters, we can get one more vote, 15,000 short. d) Club Chartering e) Outreach (LaCroix) - have 6 weekends until primary, sign up to volunteer for outreach for judicial candidates and ballot measures, please sign up for 2! f) Treasurer (Alexander) - Chair Campos asked for individual contributions for federal account; Federal cash on hand: $41,455.32; State Cash on hand: $75,959.37 g) Partnerships (Maxwell) - Strategic Partnership Committee: Swing Left, Democracy Now, Ladies of the Resistance, including Pam Carr, Shannon , Alec Bash, elect Democrats at state and national level and new president, flipped 16 districts, SF volunteer interests have skyrocketed, spoke in support of political hub, headquarters, and working space for democratic clubs, labor, resistance groups, volunteers; to elect state and national candidates through various volunteer activities; Alec Bash spoke about partnering with CDP on their 12 grassroots hubs, urge support for item 10 and want to include state legislatures h) Executive Director (Lynch) i) CDP Region 6 Update (Kelly) - godmother of SF Democratic Party spoke about upcoming EBoard meeting in Visalia in March 20-22, challah for everyone who joined Dem2020, coal to Newcastle, raisins to Visalia, changed Democratic party, make people do the right thing, if you want challah, donate money monthly; next Region 6 meeting at IBEW in San Mateo on February 9, 10:00 am - noon, people can put forward resolutions by February 19th by 9 pm

6. Update on the Request for Proposals (RFP) and Issuance of Slate Mail Program Contract for the March 3, 2020 Election

Chair Campos gave background on RFP issuance, received 1 response from same vendor, MJE Strategies, recommended proceeding with them

Motion to approve: Member Gallotta; Second: Member Alioto Vote Count: Approved by Acclamation 7. Resolution in Support of the Right to Rescue Non-Human Animals and for the Dismissal of Charges Against Animal Rights Advocates

Member Bryant spoke about veganism support of animal welfare, asked for support

7 Members requesting to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, F. Hsieh, Baraka, Alioto, Low, Dejesus, Mahogany, Mandelman, Alexander, Souza, La Croix

Motion to approve: Member Maxwell; Second: Member Alioto Vote Count: Ayes: Alexander, Alioto, Baraka, Bryant,Campos, Chan, DeJesus, Dufty, Gallotta, Groth, F. Hsieh, Jung, LaCroix, Low, Mahogany, Mandelman, Maxwell, Souza, Walton; Nayes: T. Hsieh Abstentions: Feinstein, Pelosi, Speier, Kounalakis

Chair Campos gave a shout out to Dr. Gupta

8. Resolution to Urge the U.S. Congress to Defend the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

Member Souza gave background on administration’s proposal to attack; Member Baraka spoke in support because of excluded communities

Members requesting to be added as co-sponsors: everyone but T. Hsieh, Feinstein, Wiener, Motion to approve: Member Alioto; Second: Member DeJesus Vote Count: Passed Unanimously Abstention: Kounalakis

9. Resolution Opposing War with Iran Member Souza Moral duty to condemn war, ensure administration is abiding by law; Speaker Pelosi would abstain because supporting in Congress; Member T. Hsieh it’s really complicated over there, this is the first time Iran has come up in 20 years, repressive regime, land bridge, spoke about Israel, welfare of troupes; Member Bryant is jewish and this is important; Member Speier will vote in support, power to go to war rests with Congress, not our fight to fight and diplomacy is important; Member Mandelman our government has done our best to provoke and push away from agreements and towards war in the Middle East, 3 years of unraveling efforts towards peace

Members requesting to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, F. Hsieh, Alitot, Byant, DeJesus, ow, Mahogany, Maxwell, Ac Coris, Mandelman, Groth

Motion to approve: Member Alioto; Second: Member Vote Count: Approved by Acclamation Abstentions: Feinstein, Kounalakis, Wiener

10. Resolution in Support of Opening a Democratic Hub Space in San Francisco Before the November 2020 Election

8 Member Gallotta thanked Member Maxwell and work to bring together partnerships, it takes a village, did it once, will do it again, thanked partners, space is a challenge, want to go bigger, state, senate, presidency

Members requesting to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, F. Hsieh, Alioto, Byant, DeJesus, Low, Mahogany, Maxwell, La Croix, Mandelman, Groth, Alexander

Amendment(s): added “flipping State Legislatures” in third sentence in third Whereas clause Motion to amend: Member Gallotta; Second: Member La Croix Vote Count: Approved by Acclamation Motion to approve: Member La Croix; Second: Member Alioto Vote Count: Approved by Acclamation

11. New Business Member Low asked for an item on next month’s agenda about Census 2020.

Member Alioto spoke about time as colleague with Terrence Hallinan and team of Terrence Hallinan, Angela Alioto, Sue Bierman to work on smoking ban, such a loyal fighter, AIDS funding; Chair Campos spoke about him as a gentleman and as a class act

12. Adjournment in memory of Terrence Hallinan

Meeting adjourned at 9:02 pm