Democratic County Central Committee

Wednesday,March 24, 2021 6:30 pm 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, David Campos. Roll Call of Members: John Avalos, Keith Baraka, Gloria Berry, David Campos, Queena Chen, Bevan Dufty, Peter Gallotta, Matt Haney, Anabel Ibáñez, , Leah LaCroix, Janice Li, Suzy Loftus, Li Miao Lovett, Honey Mahogany, Rafael Mandelman, Gordon Mar, 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 Malia Cohen, 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 the February 24th Meeting Minutes (Discussion and possible action) ​ ​ ​ (minutes attached). ​

4. Elections of Democratic Party Executive Officers Introduction of Candidates Candidates Presentation (2 minutes) / Candidates Questions & Answers (2 minutes) - Norma Alcala, Candidate for California Democratic Party Controller - Blanca Gomez, Candidate for California Democratic Party Vice-Chair (Self-identified Female) - Ruben Macareno, Candidates for California Democratic Party Secretary

5. Elections for the Region 6 - Regional Director Introduction of Candidates Candidates Presentation (2 minutes) / Candidates Questions & Answers (2 minutes) - Hene Kelly, Candidate for Region 6 - Regional Director - Jane Natoli, Candidate for Region 6 - Regional Director

6. 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.

7. Endorsement of California Democratic Party Executive Officers (Discussion and ​ ​ ​ ​ possible action) - Candidate for California Democratic Party Chair - Candidate for California Democratic Party Vice-Chair (Self-identified Female) - Candidates for California Democratic Party Secretary - Candidate for California Democratic Party Controller

8. 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) Outreach (LaCroix) ​ c) Voter Registration (Baraka) ​ d) Club Chartering (Mahogany) ​ e) Issues & Resolutions (Lovett) ​ f) Partnerships (Gallotta) ​ g) Treasurer (Morales) ​ ​ h) Committees ​ ​ i) Executive Director (Lynch) ​ j) CDP Region 6 Update (Kelly) ​

9. A Resolution Calling for the City and County of San Francisco to Stop the Hostile Work Environment of Paramedics and EMTS and Discontinue Efforts of Privatize Public Emergency Medical Services (Baraka) (Discussion and Possible Action) ​

10. Resolution to Support of Assembly Bill 1509, the Anti-Racism Sentencing Reform Act to Reduce Sentence “Add-ons” or Enhancements for Firearms Which Punish People Duplicatively for the Same Crime (Berry) (Discussion and Possible Action) ​

11. Resolution to Support the Goal of Reaching 100% Zero Emission Vehicle in California by 2030 (Kim) (Discussion and Possible Action) ​ ​

12. Statement of Solidarity Between Black and API Members of the SFDCCC (Mahogany) (Discussion and Possible Action)

13. Resolution Condemning the Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills in State Legislatures (Mahogany) (Discussion and Possible Action)

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Below Item(s) requiring a 2⁄3 vote by members to be added to the March meeting agenda:

14. Resolution to Endorse The PRO ACT and Abolish the Filibuster (Ibáñez) ​ (Discussion and Possible Action)

15. Resolution Calling on Mars, Nestle, and Major Chocolate Producers to Cease Using Child Forced Labor in Their Global Cocoa Supply Chains (LaCroix) ​ (Discussion and Possible Action)

16. Resolution in Support of Board of Education Committing to Five Full Days in the Fall (Loftus) (Discussion and Possible Action) ​ ​

17. Resolution Calling for Resignation of Board of Education Vice President Alison Collins (Tung) (Discussion and possible action) ​

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18. 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.

19. Adjournment

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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 Centra​ l Commi​ttee 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.

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San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

February 24, 2021 6:30PM https://www.facebook.com/SFDemocrats/videos/494666554858241/

DRAFT Meeting Minutes

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1. Call to Order and Roll Call Meeting called to order at 6:36PM by First Vice Chair Leah LaCroix, who will be serving as acting chair.

Roll Call of Members: John Avalos, Keith Baraka, Gloria Berry, Bevan Dufty, Peter Gallotta, Anabel Ibanez (proxy), Jane Kim, Leah LaCroix, Janice Li, Suzy Loftus, Li Miao Lovett, Honey Mahogany, Faauuga Moliga (proxy), Carolina Morales, Gordon Mar (proxy), Fauuga Moliga (proxy), Mano Raju (proxy), Hillary Ronen (proxy), Amar Thomas, Nancy Tung, Shanell Williams

Ex-Officio Members present: U.S. Representative Jackie Speier (proxy), Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen (proxy), State Senator Scott Wiener (proxy); Assemblymember Phil Ting, Assemblymember David Chiu (proxy)

Absent at time of roll call: David Campos, Queena Chen, Matt Haney, Rafael Mandelman, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Fiona Ma.

Members who joined after the time of roll call: David Campos, Matt Haney.

2. Approval of Meeting Agenda Member Williams; Member Dufty seconds.

3. Approval of January 27th Meeting Minutes Member Avalos; Member Loftus seconds

Member Berry asks for correction to Margaret’s last name, which is Cresci.

4. Elections of California Democratic Party Executive Officers Introduction of Candidates - Candidates Presentation (2 minutes) / Candidates Questions & Answers (2 minutes) ● Melahat Rafiei, candidate for California Democratic Party Secretary ○ DNC member and campaign consultant from Southern California. Single mom, came to U.S. when she was 5 as an Iranian refugee. Lived in Milpitas before relocating to Southern California. Has been first to a lot of elected and Democratic Party positions. ○ Member Loftus asks what she wants to do as Secretary. Melahat acknowledges clarity is needed, but role of secretary includes taking meeting minutes. Is focused on making sure to build the bench as more elected officials term out, also focused on building out the Party’s infrastructure. ● Rusty Hicks, candidate for California Democratic Party Chair ○ Current CDP Chair and has served for 18 months, proud of being able to stabilize the Party and continue to grow. Need to move from winning seats to winning policies, like Medicare for All and Green New Deal. Need to continue building infrastructure of the Party and the pipeline of new leaders. Need to continue building culture so everyone is included and has a seat at the table. ○ Member Gallotta asks about uncounted ballots for ADEMs elections and how the Party can improve the process. Chair Hicks confirms there were approximately 1,000 ballots that arrived late. A challenge has been filed with the CRC and a hearing has been scheduled for March 1st to address the issue and determine next steps. ○ Member Berry attended a panel with Black women in politics, notes that Chair Hicks was present and left in the middle. Chair Hicks responds that he remained for the majority of the event and left to visit other caucuses and has been in touch with the panelists. Speaks to changeover in local leadership creating more diversity. ● Daraka Larrimore candidate for California Democratic Party Vice-Chair ○ Originally got involved in pushing the Party to be more diverse, progressive and grassroots during the Howard Dean campaign. Sought to be an independent voice. Was elected vice chair in 2016 with 86% of the vote. Want to ensure every group has a seat at the table, is heard, and has power; not that one group can take over. ○ Member Berry asks the same question as Member Gallotta did previously regarding ADEMs elections. Vice Chair Larrimore responds that the process had issues, and staff flagged issues with registrations tied to a single email. He flagged the issues early, and the process moved forward with problems around ballots. Believes that the issues were avoidable. ● Jenny Bach candidate for California Democratic Party Vice-Chair ○ Current CDP Secretary for last four years. Daughter of Vietnamese refugees, currently works for API Council. Was first Young Dem elected to officer; Top priorities include ending misinformation being spread in communities of color, affordability, working with undocument immigrants, and building out youth pipeline. ○ Member Gallotta asks about the ballot proposition losses on measures that CDP endorsed. Secretary Bach talks about misinformation, like with Prop 16. Non-English outreach often was spreading false information; still happening now with vaccine information. Need to push back on Facebook and also increase funding for communications to combat the misinformation. ● April Verrett candidate for California Democratic Party Controller ○ President of SEIU Local 2015, represent 400,000 long-time care workers across California. Native of Chicago, raised by her grandmother. Will fight like hell, have a five-point platform: 1) party powered by clean money; 2) stewardship with transparency and integrity; 3) build an anti-racist organization; 4) build bigger table for working people; and 5) invest in next generation of leaders. ○ Member Berry asks how to achieve platform in role of Controller. April says that role of Controller is being on the leadership team, and she’ll press issues forward, be outspoken and collaborative with the other officers. ● David Campos candidate for California Democratic Party Vice-Chair ○ If successful, it would mean stepping down as chair of SFDCCC, which has been an opportunity of a lifetime. Came to U.S. as an undocumented kid, was always interested in politics. Worked with Sarah Souza to prioritize issues of undocumented immigrants and ensure they could receive ADEMs ballots, but there were still issues. Want to make sure there’s also San Francisco representation and perspective in CDP. Would be honored to have the committee’s support. ○ Member Berry asks what Chair Campos would recommend for ADEMs elections. Chair Campos responds that he’s an operations person, would first do detailed review/audit of what happened and what went wrong. ○ Member Gallotta asks what Chair Campos would prioritize. Chair Campos says he wants to prioritize the central committees and be an ambassador to all of the counties. Wants to make sure the Party speaks to people who don’t feel represented or included and bring them in.

First Vice Chair LaCroix returns the meeting’s chairship to Chair Campos.

5. General Public Comment ● Erica Zweig: Likes this agenda, supports every item and David Campos as CDP vice chair. Calling in to support Item #10. ● Susan Pfeifer: Is grateful to be reappointed as a delegate by Speaker Pelosi but was grateful to be on Asm. Ting’s slate for ADEMs. Congratulates all AD17 and AD19 ADEMs winners. Also supports Hene Kelly for District 6 region director. Also promotes Covered California enrollment and is certified to support with enrollment. ● Dr. Bill Honigman: Retired emergency doctor, member of Orange County DCCC. Supports Item #11, especially given the needs for single-payer healthcare during the pandemic; would also be a pathway to universal healthcare. ● Todd Snyder: District 5 voter, urges DCCC to support Item #9 put forward by Member Morales to cap rents of permanent supportive housing tenants at 30% of tenant income. ● Libby Staub: Urge DCCC to pass Item #10 to support AB1199, sponsored by Housing Rights Commission. ● Anakh Sul Rama - Community organizer with Community Housing Partnerships; formerly homeless, longtime SRO resident. Supports Item #8. Also supports Item #9, challenges us to consider what it means to live in an SRO or permanent supportive housing with limited income. ● Sarah Souza: Thanks Chair Campos for the reappointment to the CDP as an ADEMs delegate. Fully supports Chair Campos as CDP Vice Chair, has firsthand experience of being undocumented, perspective is important. ● Laksh Bhasin: Supports Item #9. Decreased rents has helped keep tenants housed during the pandemic. Also supports social housing to right the wrongs of bad housing policy of the past. ● Christopher Mika: Work with DSA SF’s Homelessness Working Group. Supports Item #9, the “30 Right Now” campaign and the need to give economic relief to our city’s poorest. ● Madelyn Mcmillian: Member of Housing Rights Committee and Veritas Tenant Association, asks us to support Item #11. Also a member of SEIU Local 1021, looks to address housing crisis by holding corporate landlords accountable. ● Nurit Baruch: Have son who lives in an SRO in the Tenderloin who pays 70% of his income to rent. Supports Item #9, expresses need to support people from becoming unhoused and to push on the Mayor. ● Harlo Pippenger: Supports Item #9 to prevent evictions during shelter in place. ● Mark Barnes: Lives in a building owned by Community Housing Partnerships, was fortunate to have a rent cap at 50%. Supports Item #9 as well. ● Jordan Davis: Supports “30 Right Now,” lives in SRO housing and that this would help her life. Thanks Member Morales for her leadership in introducing this resolution. ● Lenea Maibaum: Member of Housing Rights Committee; also member of Veritas Tenants Association. Supports Item #10; AB 1199 would tax corporate landlords to reinvest into communities. ● Debbie Nunez: Also member of Housing Rights Committee and member of Veritas Tenants Association. Supports Item #10, to increase accountability and transparency of large corporate landlords like Veritas. ● Chance Kinney: Member of DSA SF Homelessness Working Group, supports Item #9. Has been a fight to get here even though it seems commonsense.

6. Reports ● Chair (Campos): Give fundraising update and asks for DCCC members to become recurring donors. Speaks to resolutions to support single-payer healthcare and need to prioritize this issue. States that he is going to form a DCCC subcommittee to solely focus on AB1400 (Kalra) and moving forward a single-payer healthcare system. Appoints Member Avalos as the chair of the committee, given his role at SEIU-UHW. Anyone interested in joining the committee should reach out to Chair Campos. ○ Member Avalos thanks Chair Campos. Also calls out the need to ensure workers are at the table around healthcare reform to increase access, affordability of healthcare. ● Outreach (LaCroix): Has been coming up with different ideas for outreach. Developed idea of a “getting to know you” series on Instagram as well as a virtual trivia night. Will be working with Communications & Partnerships Committee to getting this idea off the ground. ● Voter Registration (Baraka): Working with Adam Miller who’s created an app called Universe to engage more Democrat voters, build support for voter education and increase fundraising. ● Club Chartering (Mahogany): Has been supporting a couple new clubs are seeking first-time chartering. Also working to ensure chartered clubs are updating their bylaws as required. ● Issues & Resolutions (Lovett): Speaks to importance of public health and healthcare issues in a variety of the resolutions that are before the DCCC tonight. ● Partnership (Gallotta): Communications & Partnerships meeting are resuming monthly meetings in March. In order to get the “getting to know you” series off the ground, our intern Jason Park has reached out to DCCC members. ● Treasurer (Morales): Member Morales has shared a finance update via email. Fundraising continues and we have new pledges from Supervisors Mar, Haney and Ronen to raise $5,000 each. ● Committee reports: ○ Finance (Thomas): Fundraising efforts continue, also thanks Supervisors Mar, Haney and Ronen for their commitments. Phonebank for call-time is scheduled this Saturday at 10am for registered Democrats. Continue to work to get $20/month contributions from DCCC members. Creating plans for fundraising events; first event is in the spring and will be putting together program, hope to include a silent auction. Will also be launching quarterly trivia events as a way to engage with chartered clubs. Also looking at developing a Civics 101 series with Member LaCroix, looking at a 2021 Q3 rollout. ○ Endorsements (Berry): Member Berry and Ibanez have met to discuss endorsements for CDP officers. Recommend endorsements for all CDP seats at March 2021 meeting. ● Executive Director (Lynch): Chair Campos has announced his new CDP delegates. CDP Convention will be held virtually from April 26 to May 2. Registration will begin mid-March; in order to vote in the CDP officer elections, must pay dues. Karima will follow up via email with information. If people have complaints about ADEMs elections, there is an online survey to give feedback to CDP about the process. ● CDP Region 6 update (Kelly): CRC is meeting March 1st on issues regarding ADEMs election. For the annual convention, there will be trainings during the week, then followed by caucus meetings. Region 6 will also be holding candidate forums to hear from CDP officer candidates, so there will be another chance to engage with them.

7. Endorsement of David Campos, California Democratic Vice Chair (Discussion and possible action)

Chair Campos hands the chairship for this item to First Vice Chair LaCroix to facilitate.

Member Gallotta asked to include this item at last month’s meeting to hold a vote for an early endorsement for David Campos. Expresses this is appropriate because he is a member, but also because we have an opportunity for a San Franciscan to represent us in the CDP leadership. Believes that David deserves an early vote of confidence.

Member Dufty has known David Campos for many years, starting with David’s candidacy for DCCC in 2004. Overlapped with him on the Board of Supervisors for two years, spoke to David’s work ethic, leadership and strongly supports him for CDP Vice Chair.

Member Mahogany believes in David Campos’ leadership and vision, has pushed our DCCC to be more progressive and inclusive, actively makes space for people like herself and Sarah Souza who don’t traditionally have a seat at the table.

Member Baraka enthusiastically supports David Campos as CDP Vice Chair. Believes it’s important to have people in Party leadership like David Campos who have lived experience of being undocumented and crossing the border. Aligned with Sarah Souza’s comments earlier.

Member Morales says that as a queer Latina, it is lifechanging to see David Campos’ leadership in San Francisco. Strongly supports his candidacy for CDP Vice Chair.

Member Avalos speaks to the many overlapping crises, along with the Republican-driven recall effort of Governor Newsom. Need strong Democratic Party leadership to get us through this.and believes David Campos will bring that as CDP Vice Chair.

Member Lovett echoes many previous comments and supports David Campos for CDP Vice Chair.

Member Williams associates herself with all the previous comments. Calls David Campos a mentor who lifts up so many people, including herself. Will be sad to see him depart his role at SF DCCC but is excited for his leadership at the state level.

Member Dufty motions to endorse David Campos for CDP First Vice Chair; Member Mahogany seconds the motion. The motion passes by acclamation. Abstentions: Tung, Loftus, Cohen, Chiu, Kim, Wiener.

Chair Campos thanks all the support and the moving words shared by so many members.

8. Resolution in Support of the San Francisco Office of Racial Equity (Berry) (Discussion and possible action)

Member Berry offers introductory remarks. This resolution gives ORE our support and that the status quo is no longer acceptable.

Member Tung asks whether ORE staff, including Shakirah Simley or Sheryl Davis, were invited to speak. Member Berry says she had not but was not on purpose.

Member LaCroix motions to endorse this resolution; motion seconded by Member Loftus.

Members to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, Avalos, Mahogany, Morales, Gallotta, Williams, Li, Raju, LaCroix, Mar, Dufty, Loftus, Lovett. The motion passes by acclamation with no abstentions.

9. Resolution Urging The Timely Funding And Implementation Of Recently Passed Permanent Supportive Housing Rent Contribution Standard Legislation (Morales) (Discussion and possible action)

Member Morales offers introductory remarks. The resolution seeks to support the most vulnerable tenants. Thanks Supervisor Haney for his original legislation and for all the speakers who shared their personal stories and have been advocating for 30 Right Now.

Member Berry talks about her experience of being homeless for three years and that it took veteran assistance programs. Recognizes how important this is to keep people housed.

Member Dufty thanks Member Berry for sharing her story. He speaks to his experience working to house as many people as possible and that City government makes it so hard to get people into housing. Also thanks Jordan Davis for her leadership in speaking up.

Members to be added as co-sponsors: Dufty, Thomas, Avalos, Berry, Gallotta, Williams, Haney, Loftus, Mahogany.

Member Dufty motions to endorse this resolution; motion seconded by Member Berry. The motion passes by acclamation. Abstentions: Ting, Kounalakis.

10. Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1199 (Asm. Mike Gipson AD-64) to increase transparency by requiring all corporate landlords to report on the identities of their true owners held through LLCs and LPs, and to impose an excise tax on large real-estate corporations that rent out 10 or more properties in California to disincentivize corporate consolidation in the rental market and generate revenue for first-time home-buyer education and affordable-housing preservation. (Lovett) (Discussion and possible action)

Member Lovett offers introductory remarks about the harm that corporate landlords have caused and how some of them have still benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program, such as Veritas who received $3.6 million. This bill would increase transparency and then also impose an excise tax to fund supportive services.

Member Avalos notes that NUHW has endorsed this bill. Increases transparency in particular around corporate landlords’ LLCs.

Member Ting that he will abstain because it is still moving through the legislative process.

Members to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, Thomas, Mahogany

Member Williams motions to endorse this resolution; seconded by Member Thomas. The motion passes by acclamation. Abstentions: Ting, Loftus, Kounalakis, Wiener, Cohen.

11. Resolution urging the California Governor to apply for all applicable waivers during the first 100 days of the Biden Administration to permit California to create a single-payer healthcare system (Kim) (Discussion and possible action)

Member Kim offers introductory remarks; was brought forward by Progressive Democrats of American and NUHW, thanks Member Avalos for his leadership. The pandemic has made single-payer healthcare more urgent.

Member Avalos shares petition at healthyca.org urging Governor Newsom to move forward with Medicare for All in the first 100 days of President Biden’s administration.

Members to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, Li, LaCroix, Mahogany, Thomas, Haney, Ibanez, Lovett, Avalos, Williams, Dufty.

Member Gallotta motions to endorse this resolution; seconded by Member Li. The motion passes by acclamation. Abstentions: Kounalakis.

12. Resolution Condemning the Acquittal of Former President Donald Trump in His Second Impeachment (Mahogany) (Discussion and possible action)

Member Mahogany notes that Republicans refuse to stand up for what’s right and did not defend democracy. Wants to make sure we are on record condemning Trump’s acquittal.

Members to be added as co-sponsors: Campos, Williams, LaCroix, Li, Berry, Lovett, Gallotta, Dufty. Thomas, Loftus, Mar, Avalos.

Member Speier motions to endorse this resolution; seconded by Member Loftus. The motion passes by acclamation with no abstentions.

13. Resolution Supporting Single-Payer Health Care in California (Campos) (Discussion and Possible action)

Chair Campos offers introductory remarks. Notes that Mark Gonzalez, chair of LA’s DCCC, has challenged DCCCs across the state to pass a similar resolution.

Members to be added as co-sponsors: Kim, Li, Mahogany, Gallotta, Williams, Thomas, LaCroix, Walker, Lovett, Mar, Ibanez.

Member Li motions to endorse this resolution; seconded by Member Gallotta. The motion passes by acclamation. Abstentions: Kounalakis.

14. New business ● Member Berry asks Lowell High School’s Black Student Union to be invited to a future meeting. ● Member Mahogany asks for us to consider a statement or resolution calling out the violence against the API community. ● Member Thomas reminds DCCC members about Saturday call-time. Anyone interested should reach out to Karima. ● Member Loftus announces that Maureen Loftus has won 3rd place in the Irish Soda Bread competition using cranberries.

15. Adjournment

Chair Campos adjourns the meeting at 9:34pm.

A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO TO STOP THE HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT OF PARAMEDICS AND EMTS OF THE SFFD AND DISCONTINUE EFFORTS TO PRIVATIZE PUBLIC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Sponsor(s): Baraka

WHEREAS, the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) became the first professional, paid fire ​ department west of the Mississippi River in 1866, the City and County of San Francisco has been continuously providing ambulance service since 1895, and in 1997 the Paramedic Division of the San Francisco Department of Public Health merged with the SFFD giving the public employees of the fire department control over ambulances, paramedics, and the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system throughout San Francisco; and

WHEREAS, the SFFD responds to more than 70,000 EMS calls each year with the highly trained, ​ experienced, and dedicated IAFF Local 798 Union Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who respond to medical emergencies in SFFD fire trucks, engines, and ambulances strategically located throughout the city. The residents, commuters, and visitors in the City and County of San Francisco rely on the professional first responders of the SFFD and especially the dozens of SFFD ambulances that are on duty 24-hours a day. The people of San Francisco have repeatedly expressed their support for the public employees of the SFFD EMS system as demonstrated with 79% voter approval in 2016 of the Public Health and Safety Bond which dedicated $350 million toward capital improvements for City facilities to meet the critical health and safety needs of San Franciscans, including the construction of a new Ambulance Deployment Facility (SFFD Fire Station 49).

WHEREAS, As a result of ongoing efforts within the San Francisco Department of Public Health ​ to privatize essential public services, San Francisco EMS Agency Administrator James Duren has created a hostile work environment for the Paramedics and EMTs of the SFFD and dramatically increased the number of investigations of their work (almost none of which result in findings of discipline or restriction of any medical license), mandated an inexplicable change in policy regarding the intubation of patients against all medically accepted best practices, and refused to issue new annual operating permits for SFFD ambulances since September of 2020, potentially putting the health and safety of nearly one million San Francisco residents at risk.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the San Francisco Democratic Party supports the work of our ​ public sector employees, including the first-class Emergency Medical Services provided by the Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics of the San Francisco Fire Department.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the San Francisco Democratic Party urges Mayor ​ to instruct Administrators and Directors within the San Francisco Department of Public Health – especially EMS Agency Administrator James Duren, to stop the attacks on our public employees and discontinue any and all efforts to privatize public sector services in the City and County of San Francisco.

Addendum:

Support of Assembly Bill 1509, the Anti-Racism Sentencing Reform Act to reduce sentence “add-ons” or enhancements for firearms which punish people duplicatively for the same crime

Co-Sponsors: Berry, Raju

WHEREAS, existing law imposes various sentence enhancements, consisting of additional and consecutive terms of imprisonment, including, among others, enhancements for being armed with a firearm during the commission of a felony, being armed with a firearm during the commission of a street gang crime, as defined, being armed with ammunition designed to penetrate armor during the commission of a felony, furnishing a firearm to another for the purpose of aiding, abetting, or enabling that person to commit a felony, using a firearm during the commission of a felony, and the infliction of great bodily injury on any other person during the commission of a felony. AB 1509 would repeal those enhancements.

WHEREAS, existing law imposes a sentence enhancement in the state prison of 10 years for personally using a firearm in the commission of specified felonies, 20 years for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm in the commission of those felonies, and 25 years to life for personally and intentionally discharging a firearm and causing great bodily injury or death to any other person during the commission of those felonies. AB 1509 would reduce those enhancements to 1, 2, and 3 years, respectively.

WHEREAS, existing law imposes a sentence enhancement of 5, 6, or 10 years in the state prison for, with intent to inflict great bodily injury or death, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony and inflicting great bodily injury or death in the commission of a felony.This bill would reduce that enhancement to 1, 2, or 3 years in the state prison. This bill would additionally authorize a person serving a term for those provisions as they read on or before December 31, 2021, to petition the court for a recall of sentence and to request resentencing in accordance with these changes.

RESOLVED, that the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee urges the State Assembly to pass AB1509.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Executive Director of the San Francisco Democratic Party, no longer than 30 days after the passage of this Resolution, shall transmit copies of this Resolution to the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee at 916-319-3745 fax and a hard copy to Assembly Public Safety Committee 1020 N Street (LOB), Room 111, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Addendum: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1509

SUPPORTING THE GOAL OF REACHING 100% ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE SALES IN CALIFORNIA BY 2030

Sponsor: Kim, Gallotta, Ibáñez, Li

WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that we have until 2030 to transform our economy and the way we live to avoid the most catastrophic and irreversible effects of the climate crisis, and in California, the transportation sector is responsible for more than half of all of California’s carbon pollution, 80 percent of smog-forming pollution and 95 percent of toxic diesel emissions; and

WHEREAS, zero emission vehicles and services are a growing sector of California’s economy, an opportunity for quality jobs and tax revenue in our state; and

WHEREAS, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with pro-labor and pro-environment leaders in the Senate Democratic Caucus, have introduced the Clean Cars for America initiative that calls for no new internal combustion engines to be produced after 2030 and for 100% zero emission vehicles (ZEV) to be manufactured by union-represented labor;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee supports the goal of 100% ZEV new vehicle sales in California by 2030 and urges the California Democratic Party to adopt this policy in its platform; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee urges Governor Gavin Newsom, the California legislature, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to fully commit to the goal of 100% ZEV new vehicle sales in California by 2030.

Statement of Solidarity Between Black and API Members of the SFDCCC Sponsors: Mahogany, Berry, Lovett, Mar, Ibañez

WHEREAS, Over the last year, our country has experienced a dangerous increase in violence against fueled in part by anti-Asian rhetoric used by the former President of the United States; over 2,800 incidents of COVID related discrimination in this country last year have been reported by the Chinese Affirmative Action and Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council project Stop AAPI Hate, and 700 of these incidents took place in the Bay Area, where already in 2021, at least 32 Asians have been assualted or robbed according to the Chronicle, including most recently Danny Yu Chang, Ngoc Pham, and Xiao Zhen Xie in San Francisco; and

WHEREAS, Our country is also experiencing a reckoning as the Black Lives Matter movement continues to build momentum due in part to the many well-publicized incidents of police recklessly killing African Americans including: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daniel Prude, and Rayshard Brooks; the Washington Post reported that police killed 164 Black people in the first 8 months of 2020; these incidents lead to months of protests across the world and fueled the Defund the Police movement; as a result many municipalities, including San Francisco, are taking steps to reduce police budgets in order to invest more money into community-based safety and anti-poverty measures; and

WHEREAS, The United State’s, including San Francisco, has a history that is steeped in racism and White Supremacy; this is an issue that we continue to tackle as a country, and Asian Americans, African Americans, and other minority groups continue to suffer the consequences of this legacy, making it crucial that communities of color work together, support each other, and endeavor to root out prejudice and White Supremacy in order to build a safer and more equitable future; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Black Lives Matter Committee of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee stands in solidarity with the API community and denounces any form of discrimination, degradation, or violence against Asians, and calls for more interracial dialogue between communities of color, and for the creation and implementation of community-based safety solutions for the API community; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee reaffirms its support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and supports San Francisco’s effort to redirect funds from the police to community-based safety, violence prevention, and anti-poverty measures targeting vulnerable communities.

PROPOUNDED BY: Honey Mahogany

ADOPTED: ( Date ______) By the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Resolution Condemning the Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills in State Legislatures

Sponsors: Mahogany, Morales, Ibañez, Campos, Mandleman, Li

WHEREAS, As of March, over 80 anti-transgender bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the United States, surpassing the 79 anti-transgender bills introduced in the prior year in the first quarter of 2021;these pieces of legislation seek to discriminate against transgender Americans in a variety of ways including barring them from participating in sports, as in Montana’s HB112 and Michigan’s SB218, and from accessing medical care, as in South Carolina’s HB4047 and Texas’ SB1311; and

WHEREAS, The surge in anti-transgender legislation is led by extremist, right-wing organizations and hate groups such as the Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, and the Eagle Forum in an attempt to counter the progress that the LGBTQIA Americans have made towards equality, and that the LGBTQIA community will continue to make on the Federal level through the work of the Biden Administration and with the support of a Democratic majority; and

WHEREAS, The Democratic National Committee adopted a platform that supports and affirms LGBT equality, and specifically equality and fairness for transgender people, stating that it is unacceptable to “target, defame, or exclude” people based on their gender-identity; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee condemns all legislative action seeking to discrimate against transgender Americans and urges the Mayor of San Francisco and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to take action against those state’s passing anti-transgender laws; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution shall be forwarded to the Office of the Mayor of San Francisco and the Clerk of the Board.

PROPOUNDED BY: Honey Mahogany

ADOPTED: ( Date ______) By the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Resolution to Endorse The PRO ACT and Abolish the Filibuster

Sponsors: Ibáñez,

WHEREAS following decades of anti-worker legislation aimed at undermining labor unions across the country, H.R.2474 Protect the Right to Organize Act , hereafter known as “PRO Act” ​ ​ will provide the strongest workplace protections in a generation by strengthening unions and ​ the power of the working class to organize on the job. Following its passage in the House on ​ Tuesday March 9th, the PRO Act has moved to the Senate; and

WHEREAS the filibuster in the Senate has been the single biggest barrier to enacting legislation ​ as an obstructionist Republican caucus continuously abuses it to prevent even the most basic operations of the government to detriment of millions of people across the nation; and

WHEREAS the filibuster serves as an anti-democratic barrier to enacting legislation needed to transform the American economy for the betterment of the American workforce. For this reason, ending the filibuster is a necessary first step toward enacting a comprehensive economic recovery plan in the Biden administration’s first 100 days and beyond.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the San Francisco DCCC endorses HR 2474 the PRO Act and demands that the Senate abolish the filibuster; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the San Francisco DCCC urges California’s Senate delegation (Senators Feinstein and Padilla) and President Biden to support the abolition of the filibuster and the passage of the PRO Act.

PROPOUNDED BY: Anabel Ibáñez

ADOPTED: ( Date ______) By the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Resolution calling on Mars, Nestle, and major chocolate producers to cease using child forced labor in their global cocoa supply chains

Sponsor: Leah LaCroix

WHEREAS, child forced labor is endemic in cocoa production, particularly in major cocoa-producing West African nations such as Cote D’Ivoire and Mali. Côte d’Ivoire, in particular, provides 70 percent of the world’s cocoa supply. A recent study by National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago concluded that 1.56 million child laborers were illegally involved in cocoa production and harvesting in cocoa growing areas of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana in the 2018/19 growing season; and

WHEREAS, almost 20 years ago, major chocolate producers like Mars, Nestle, and Cargill admitted that child forced labor was prevalent in their cocoa supply chains and made public commitments to stop it. However, the percentage of forced child laborers in the cocoa supply chain continues to increase, ​ ​ despite these public commitments. Major chocolate producers have engaged in deceptive practices to avoid taking responsibility for their long-term profiting from various forms of child slavery. Despite their knowledge of child slavery and their control over conditions in the cocoa market, major chocolate manufacturers continue to operate in the Ivory Coast with the unilateral goal of finding the cheapest sources of cocoa. These manufacturers continue to supply money, equipment, and training to Ivorian farmers, knowing that these provisions will facilitate the use of forced child labor; and

WHEREAS, these manufacturers’ myopic focus on profit over human welfare has driven down industry standards and facilitated gross human rights violations that break international, domestic, and California law, all in the search of the cheapest cocoa possible. Despite decades of assurances, these companies have continuously failed to eradicate child slave labor from their supply chains. Meanwhile, chocolate manufacturers who are committed to ethical sourcing have managed to source slave-free ​ ​ cocoa, despite having far fewer resources than multinational chocolate manufacturers; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee supports the efforts of the Slave Free Chocolate Campaign and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in condemning Mars, Nestle, and other major chocolate manufacturers for their continued use of child slave labor in their cocoa supply chains, despite decades of assurances that they would change, and urges the California Democratic Party to take a formal position in support these efforts; and be it further

RESOLVED, the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee encourages policymakers to introduce legislation to end the use of child slave labor in all chocolate manufacturing.

Resolution in Support of Board of Education Committing to Five Full Days in the Fall

Sponsors: Loftus, Cohen, Dufty, Wiener, Mandelman, Chiu ​ ​

WHEREAS: As we mark this month as Women’s History Month, we must note the disproportionate impact that more than a year of remote learning has had on women. Data show that we confront the real danger that female labor force participation could face its ​ ​ steepest sustained decline since World War II. In September 2020, when schools resumed, ​ many of them with remote learning, 80% of the 1.1 million people who exited the workforce ​ ​ were women. According to the latest national jobs reports, Black and Hispanic women have ​ higher rates of unemployment than white women and saw the largest drops in labor force participation since the beginning of the pandemic. The impact of this loss will be felt in workplaces and in homes for years to come. Ensuring that all women know and can plan ahead for the resumption of full in-person learning is a key factor to reversing this trend and keeping all women advancing in the workplace.

WHEREAS: In-person learning has historically been and remains the most effective form of whole child learning for the majority of students because it allows them to explore ideas and dynamic social situations among their peers, teachers and friends. In an important move, San Francisco has made COVID-19 vaccinations available to teachers and school site staff, and as vaccination availability and options increase, it is likely that most school-based staff as well as ​ the general adult and teenage population of San Francisco will be vaccinated with the recommended dosage by August 16th, the first day of the 21-22 academic school year; and ​

WHEREAS: All children in San Francisco have a right to be offered “in-person instruction to the ​ greatest extent possible,” according to California Senate Bill 98. And, ensuring predictable and complete in person learning will help us stem the tide of women forced out of the workforce.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The SF Democratic Party urges the Board of Education to ensure ​ that any SFUSD students who are not already in full-time in-person school have the option to return to five full days of in-person school as of the first day of the 2021-2022 academic school ​ year, and will be taught by in-person teachers and paraprofessionals.

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED: This firm intention to ensure all students are able to attend full-time ​ learning on the first day of school in August 2021 does not absolve SFUSD from acting with all possible speed to open schools now for all students. Copies of this resolution will be sent to all ​ members of the San Francisco Board of Education, Superintendent Vincent Matthews, Mayor London Breed, Members of the Board of Supervisors and City Attorney Dennis Herrerra.

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR RESIGNATION OF BOARD OF EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT ALISON COLLINS

Sponsor: Nancy Tung ​

WHEREAS, AAPI communities across the nation and in San Francisco specifically have seen ​ an alarming spike in violence against Asians driven by racist language from the former President of the United States, culminating in the horrific events in Atlanta last week. The San Francisco Democratic Party unequivocally stands in solidarity with the AAPI community against all hateful and divisive rhetoric, regardless of the source.

WHEREAS, comments of a racially derogatory nature by San Francisco Board of Education ​ Vice President Alison Collins have recently come to light. In a tweet thread from 2016, Board Vice President Collins used racial slurs, perpetuated long-standing, divisive stereotypes of AAPIs, and made other derogatory remarks about the AAPI community. And, when given the opportunity to show remorse, instead insisted she had “been taken out of context,” stood behind her language, refused to delete her tweets, and apologized only to those who might have been offended.

WHEREAS, we find Board Vice President Collins’s failure to acknowledge her harmful, divisive ​ language, her lack of empathy, and poor judgment to fall far short of the standards the public deserves to see in any elected official in San Francisco or elsewhere in the country. Her implicit and explicit bias against the AAPI community is not only a distraction from important issues like schools reopening and the district’s budget shortfalls, but also is unfair to the 35% Asian students and their families in SFUSD who are directly impacted by the Board’s policies and decisions.

BE IT RESOLVED that the San Francisco Democratic Party stands firmly with the AAPI ​ community in ensuring that the San Francisco Board of Education is free of racial bias and animus, and urges Board Vice President Alison Collins to resign immediately.