SF Rising is proud to welcome Celi Tamayo-Lee, our former Interim Co-director, as one of the new permanent Co-directors of the organization! We sat down with Celi and asked them some questions about their experience, background, and what they’re excited to bring to SF...

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Bay Rising: Integrated Voter Engagement in the Bay Area
By Bay Rising WHAT IS INTEGRATED VOTER ENGAGEMENT? Bay Rising and our member organizations all use a strategy called integrated voter engagement (IVE) – an approach that research, as well as our own experience, has shown is among the most effective ways to increase...
Call to art: Student debt reimagination
For the month of July, San Francisco Rising is hosting a Call to Art to reimagine what our lives would look like without student debt. Respond with any art medium or form to reimagine what life would look like without student debt. Post your art...
Letter to Mayor London Breed: Appoint a district attorney who will build on criminal justice reforms
The Honorable London N. Breed City Hall, Room 200 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102 mayorlondonbreed@sfgov.org June 27, 2022 Dear Mayor Breed: As a result of the recent passage of Proposition H and the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin,...
SF Rising is teaming up with the ACLU of Northern California to co-convene the SF District Attorney Accountability Alliance
As you may have heard, District Attorney Chesa Boudin was recalled in the June 7th primary election. The mayor will have 10 days after the Department of Elections certifies the results to appoint his successor. That means Mayor Breed is making her decision about who...
Apply to be a Summer Rising Fellow!
Join San Francisco Rising for "Summer Rising" - an Organizing Fellowship for 10-12 college students attending school in San Francisco (CCSF, USF, SFSU) or born/raised in the Bay. This is a 6-week long fellowship at 16-20 hours a week. During this fellowship,...
Press release: BREAKING: After Allegations of Misconduct, Elections Commission Schedules Emergency Meeting To Consider Removal of Redistricting Task Force Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - APRIL 6, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — Three appointees to the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force will be considered for removal, after the Elections Commission voted Wednesday evening to schedule a special meeting this Sunday to review the actions...
Press Release: SF Redistricting Task Force sneaks in 3am vote to use draft map that divides communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5th, 2022 SF Redistricting Task Force sneaks in 3am vote to use draft map that divides communities After agreeing to listen to the public and use draft map 4D, the Redistricting Task Force snuck in a vote to reverse course and use a...
Mission Local: Preliminary plan to move Tenderloin into District 5 proves controversial
by WILL JARRETT MARCH 29, 2022 "New district boundaries have far-reaching ramifications for the city. The district you live in may impact how city government funds are spent and which housing initiatives your supervisor supports. It may change how you interact with...
48 Hills: The future of the Board of Supes is on the line as redistricting moves forward
By TIM REDMOND JULY 16, 2021 "The task force is supposed to keep established neighborhood boundaries intact, and there’s no real reason for a massive rewrite. But no matter how you look at it, with the population changes, D6 is going to shrink (lots of new housing in...