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Indivisible SF<p>Help get money out of California politics with SB 42, the California Fair Elections Act!</p><p>Public financing of campaigns is banned in CA. Hence, campaigns rely on small-dollar fundraising (think fundraising texts you’ve come to loathe) or big corporate and billionaire donors. </p><p>The California Fair Elections Act, SB 42, is the next big step toward making elections about ideas, not money. </p><p>Tell State Senator Scott Wiener to vote yes on SB 42. <a href="https://indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts/2025/4/1/wiener-yes-sb-42?mc_cid=33b0b2e100&amp;mc_eid=8bb0a26139" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts</span><span class="invisible">/2025/4/1/wiener-yes-sb-42?mc_cid=33b0b2e100&amp;mc_eid=8bb0a26139</span></a> <br /><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CAPoli</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Please call your members of Congress and ICE to request the release of Indivisible member Wilfredo Rivera!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CAPoli</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>If Connie Chan is your supervisor please email her and ask for a general fund transfer to Muni to stop the summer cuts! The SFBOS can still do this. Chan is budget chair and so far seemingly blowing off constituents who ask for this. <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>Muni ridership is surging:<br> - 78% of 2019 ridership on weekdays<br> - 92% on weekends</p><p>By forcing cuts now, Mayor Lurie (by way of 4 MTA directors who loyally voted with him) is throwing a monkeywrench into one of the few things going *well* in SF.</p><p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/muni-ridership-surges-to-pre-pandemic-highs-20253988.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfgate.com/local/article/muni-</span><span class="invisible">ridership-surges-to-pre-pandemic-highs-20253988.php</span></a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Please call your members of Congress and ICE to request the release of Indivisible member Wilfredo Rivera!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CAPoli</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>SFMTA board voted 4-3 for summer Muni cuts, against overwhelming public comment pleading with them to backfill the $7.2 million from the rainy day fund, which exists for just this purpose.</p><p>Thank you directors Cajina, Henderson and Heminger who listened to and sided with commenters. Shame on Felder, Tarlov, Mike Chen, and Hinze. <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/transitTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitTooter</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Defend Social Security Against Trump/Musk! Contact your Members of Congress and tell them to defend our social security! <a href="https://buff.ly/no8GSgQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/no8GSgQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>They are crippling the system with cuts so they can use that frustration as a pretext for “privatizing” Social Security. This places each retiree&#39;s benefits at investment risk while increasing stock prices and vastly enriching investors who already hold large portfolios. Read more here. <a href="https://buff.ly/ri5AjV6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/ri5AjV6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CAPoli</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>I’m in the Chronicle writing that we should be worried about service cuts taking Muni buses off Market Street, not trying to put cars back on Market Street.</p><p>🎁🔗: <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/letterstotheeditor/article/sf-market-immigrants-burma-20251089.php?utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vbGV0dGVyc3RvdGhlZWRpdG9yL2FydGljbGUvc2YtbWFya2V0LWltbWlncmFudHMtYnVybWEtMjAyNTEwODkucGhw&amp;time=MTc0MzU0MTY3Mjc0MQ%3D%3D&amp;rid=MzBiMWE5ZjAtOWY5Yi00ZmY4LTk0ZDAtMTkxYTE5NmYyNTlj&amp;sharecount=MA%3D%3D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/opinion/letter</span><span class="invisible">stotheeditor/article/sf-market-immigrants-burma-20251089.php?utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vbGV0dGVyc3RvdGhlZWRpdG9yL2FydGljbGUvc2YtbWFya2V0LWltbWlncmFudHMtYnVybWEtMjAyNTEwODkucGhw&amp;time=MTc0MzU0MTY3Mjc0MQ%3D%3D&amp;rid=MzBiMWE5ZjAtOWY5Yi00ZmY4LTk0ZDAtMTkxYTE5NmYyNTlj&amp;sharecount=MA%3D%3D</span></a><br><a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/transitTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transitTooter</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>No More Children Living in the Streets Press Conference at the Buena Vista Horace Mann School Monday, Apr 7, 5:30 PM - 7 PM. Immigrant Unhoused Families are holding a press conference with Faith In Action Bay Area to demand an end to the city&#39;s eviction policy so no more children will be living on the streets. More info on our website. <a href="https://buff.ly/vuyJuJD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/vuyJuJD</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>No More Children Living in the Streets Press Conference at the Buena Vista Horace Mann School Monday, Apr 7, 5:30 PM - 7 PM. Immigrant Unhoused Families are holding a press conference with Faith In Action Bay Area to demand an end to the city&#39;s eviction policy so no more children will be living on the streets. More info on our website. <a href="https://buff.ly/mVz4ZwF" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/mVz4ZwF</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>Okay it's officially gotten weird that hour-by-hour updates on the BART plaza are 80% of what Mission Local does anymore.</p><p>I get it, some people feel unsafe there (I didn't), but this is not exactly 9/11, you guys. <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/@MLNow/114249010250556476" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfba.social/@MLNow/11424901025</span><span class="invisible">0556476</span></a></p>
scott f<p>Talk about not understanding how cities work. These clowns want cars back on Market, but say nothing about bus service on Market getting cut from.</p><p>Sign up for public comment against the cuts, Tuesday the 1st: <a href="https://lu.ma/1okpmkyy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lu.ma/1okpmkyy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Call and email your supervisor: <a href="https://muniforever.org/speak-up" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">muniforever.org/speak-up</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>"S.F. businesses are pressuring Mayor Lurie to reopen Market Street to cars. Will it work?" <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/market-street-cars-20246508.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sfchronicle.com/sf/article/mar</span><span class="invisible">ket-street-cars-20246508.php</span></a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>URGENT: Help our friends at Indivisible Sacramento save a community member from ICE! The Sac office is overseen by our SF ICE Office, so call them - and call your members of Congress! <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a></p>
scott f<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@MLNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MLNow</span></a></span> Four Pillars is the way to actually solve SF's drug addiction crisis. Not just enforcement alone, we need all four:<br>- Prevention<br>- Harm Reduction<br>- Treatment<br>- Law Enforcement</p><p>It worked in Zurich, it would work here, according to last year's nonpartisan analysis: <a href="https://sfbos.org/sites/default/files/BLA.Zurich_4_Pillars.111924.a.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfbos.org/sites/default/files/</span><span class="invisible">BLA.Zurich_4_Pillars.111924.a.pdf</span></a></p><p>Other supervisors and the mayor need to join Jackie Fielder and get behind it. <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>Swing and a miss from Board President Mandelman: congestion pricing “was a strategy that we were very much looking at before the pandemic. Right now we would like to see more congestion and folks going into downtown.”🤦‍♂️</p><p>Actually congestion is bad. What we’d like to see is more folks going downtown on BART and Muni, and no cuts. <a href="https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-leaders-considering-congestion-pricing-similar-new-york-downtown-recovery-continues/16090937/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abc7news.com/post/san-francisc</span><span class="invisible">o-leaders-considering-congestion-pricing-similar-new-york-downtown-recovery-continues/16090937/</span></a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Phone Bank with Commit to Democracy for Special Elections: Wednesday, 26 and Monday, Mar 31 at 2 PM. Commit to Democracy is hosting phone banks for special elections to regain control of Congress and stop Trump’s agenda. Pick a day and call away! Details on their site. <a href="https://buff.ly/Qy6WJtt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/Qy6WJtt</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CAPoli</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Help Prevent MUNI Service Cuts</p><p>Before Saturday, March 29: Call your supervisor and say, “As your constituent I urge you to support a transfer from the City&#39;s General Fund to SFMTA to prevent drastic service cuts.” <a href="https://indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts/2025/3/tell-your-supervisor-prevent-drastic-muni-service-cuts-update" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indivisiblesf.org/call-scripts</span><span class="invisible">/2025/3/tell-your-supervisor-prevent-drastic-muni-service-cuts-update</span></a></p><p>Before Monday, March 31:Email the SFMTA Board of Directors at MTABoard@SFMTA.com, urging them to use the SFMTA reserve funds to prevent service cuts.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a></p>
scott f<p>SF keeps doing the same thing—enforcement-only drug policy—and expecting a different result. Embarrassed for my city, but proud to be represented by Jackie Fielder:</p><p>“We have not scaled up respite and treatment. An enforcement approach divorced from public health goals will lead to more arrests of drug users.”</p><p><a href="https://48hills.org/2025/03/another-war-on-drugs-measure-passed-with-only-two-dissenting-votes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">48hills.org/2025/03/another-wa</span><span class="invisible">r-on-drugs-measure-passed-with-only-two-dissenting-votes/</span></a> <a href="https://carfree.city/tags/sfpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfpol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Show them what democracy looks like with ISF and 50501 on Saturday April 5, 1 PM at Civic Center. HANDS OFF OUR COMMUNITY! Run Trump, Elon and the robber barons out of town. <a href="https://buff.ly/byb5OHq" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/byb5OHq</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a></p>
Indivisible SF<p>Shelter Stability Now: Stop Family Evictions in SF. The Mayor and our Supervisors are implementing a policy that forces vulnerable families onto the streets, exacerbating San Francisco’s homelessness crisis. Contact your Supervisor and the Mayor and tell them to stop family evictions. <a href="https://buff.ly/H2bsrEL" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/H2bsrEL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SFPol</span></a></p>
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