Updates
The SF election: What happened?
48 Hills / December 2, 2016 / Calvin Welch The 2016 election may well be a turning point in our national and local politics. The problem is that it’s unclear what direction the politics will take.
Mayor, Business Groups Line Up to Fight S.F. Tech Tax Proposal
KQED News / Jun 29, 2016 / Ted Goldberg Mayor Ed Lee, at least five members of the Board of Supervisors, the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and a group that represents the city's tech sector are opposed to a new proposal to tax the technology industry.
The Most Important Organizations and Figures in San Francisco Politics Today
The Bold Italic / January 11, 2016 There was a moment in 2011 when progressives thought that all hope was lost in San Francisco. That was the day when the Board of Supervisors “turned.”
Reclaim our resources and build more truly affordable housing
Results of SF Rising Spring 2015 Civic Engagement Program California as a whole and the Bay Area in particular have more than enough wealth to go around. Our state Gross Domestic Product is $2.5 trillion, making us the 10th richest among all countries in the world,...
Black Lives Matter and #BlackFriday14
All day, every day.In San Francisco and Across the Bay, Black Lives Matter The members and staff of San Francisco Rising have been inspired and deeply moved by the events of the last several months, that have put racial justice and the injustices of state violence...
SF Voters Say: Reinvest in Education, Increase Wages, and Stop Displacement!
Last month, SF Rising conducted a 14-day civic engagement program, contacting voters through both a high-volume predictive dialer and traditional door-to-door canvassing. We targeted voters in 50 precincts, largely in San Francisco’s southeast neighborhoods where our...
