Working-class people of color in San Francisco are struggling to hold on to the power we’ve spent decades building. Big money from tech, out-of-state billionaires, and venture capitalists is flooding into our city and impacting our elections. Just look at the outcome...
SF Rising is excited to see that our endorsed local propositions, Props A, C, F, G and H have passed. Propositions L and M haven’t been officially called yet but we are hopeful they will also pass because they have a 38% and 5% lead respectively. These propositions...
We are excited to announce our positions on local and state ballot measures for the November 8th, 2022 election! Download them in English, Tagalog, Spanish, and Chinese: Download our English voter guide Download our Tagalog voter guide Download our Spanish voter guide...
by Ashwin Prabu This summer, I joined ten other student organizers representing four Bay Area schools — SF State, USF, Stanford, and UC Berkeley — in San Francisco Rising’s Summer Fellowship program. Together, we built up our organizing skills, learned about the issue...
Written by Diamund We are quickly approaching the 6th student debt moratorium deadline. A deadline that will lead to many students, grads, and other loan holders scrambling for lifelines they simply do not have. While some people have been able to get their student...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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