HELP SAVE DOWNTOWN CCSF

SITUATION: The Downtown Center of City College of San Francisco—which provides accessible education to thousands of students across the city—is currently at risk of closure.

One of the most culturally diverse campuses in the CCSF system, the Downtown Center serves thousands of students who rely on this location because of its proximity to transit and jobs. 

While CCSF claims the Downtown Center is lacking in enrollment, the real issue is the cancellation of courses. Shutting down this campus would reduce educational access for many students who depend on a centrally located campus to balance school, work, and family responsibilities.

ACTION: Contact the San Francisco Community College District Board of Trustees immediately and urge them to stop the closure of the Downtown Center.

ALSO: Share this message with friends, family and colleagues in and near San Francisco.

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Correspondence for the Board of Trustees can generally be sent to the Board Liaison Officer or via email to: publiccomment@ccsf.edu.

Board Liaison Officer: Stephen T. Shymansky (415-239-3303).

Office of the Chancellor: (415) 239-3556.

Physical Address:
50 Frida Kahlo Way
San Francisco, CA 94112

Current Board Members (as of late 2025/early 2026)

• Aliya Chisti, President: achisti@ccsf.edu
• Luis Zamora, Vice-President: lzamora@ccsf.edu
• Vick Chung: vchung@ccsf.edu
•  Anita Martinez: anitamartinez@ccsf.edu 
• Heather McCarty Ph.D.: hmccarty@ccsf.edu 
• Susan Solomon: ssolomon@ccsf.edu

 In-Person: Fill out a “Request to Address the Board” card (yellow card) at the meeting location, typically the Harry Britt Building (HBB), Room 140, at the Ocean Campus.

TELL CONGRESS TO
STOP THE ICE REIGN OF TERROR!

SITUATION: U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement has egregiously overstepped it’s mission, including mass incarceration, murder and the pepper spraying of children. 

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed by the United Nations in 1948, stating in 30 articles that “all people have certain unalienable rights.” In 2014, the City and County of San Francisco formally declared that this day would be celebrated every year thereafter. 

Join CARA, League of Women Voters, OWL and others to support immigrants and denounce the actions of ICE:

• Wearing masks and gear to conceal their identities
• Grabbing immigrants from court facilities where they have gone to perform their legal responsibilities
• Preventing immigrants from legal representation
• Grabbing immigrants from places of employment
• Holding immigrants in hazardous facilities and harassing them once they are there
• Tearing families apart, and
• Wreaking terror in immigrant populations in numerous settings

SITUATION: San Francisco approved a comprehensive Climate Action Plan in 2021, with a top-line goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. But the City’s recently approved 2-year budget revokes virtually all funding for programs critical to implementing that plan.

San Francisco must get serious about implementing its Climate Action Plan and must move forward with real urgency to demonstrate the will, create the necessary government structure and allocate the funding needed to meet our climate goals.

SOLUTION: San Francisco Climate Emergency Coalition has created an easy way to tell Mayor Lurie to get serious about implementing San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan. It is simple as signing SFCEC’s Move On petition, telling the Mayor to prioritize Climate Action Plan goals as he works to restructure City government.

Click HERE to sign the petition.

Also: Please share this message with friends, family and colleagues in San Francisco. 

OUR VOTES ARE OUR VOICES
Speak up in the November 4, 2025
California Special Election!

Important dates and protocol, with links below:

• The last day to register to vote is October 20, 2025.
• You can “conditionally” register and vote at your county elections office after the 15-day voter registration deadline. 
• Your county elections office will begin mailing ballots by October 6, 2025.
• Ballot drop-off locations open on October 7, 2025.
• Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location, or your county elections office.
• Vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter’s Choice Act counties beginning on October 25, 2025.
• Vote-by-mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by November 12, 2025.

HERE is a link to register.
HERE is a link to same-day voter registration.
HERE is a link to the voter guide online.
HERE is a link to find the ballot drop-off locations in San Francisco.
HERE is a link to find ballot drop-off boxes by county outside of San Francisco.
 

POWER TO THE PEOPLE:
RESTORE PUBLIC FINANCING OF
CALIFORNIA POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS

SITUATION: The Political Reform Act of 1974 banned public campaign finance in California in order to clean up election spending. However, today—because of that ban—big money in politics is drowning out voters. Mega-donors and corporate-funded independent expenditures are dominating our elections.

SB 42 would lift California’s outdated ban on public financing of campaigns. It has passed the Legislature, and now we need the Governor to sign it to put the measure on the November 2026 ballot.

Restoring public financing of campaigns will amplify the voices of small donors, lower barriers to running for office, and restore trust by reducing the stranglehold of wealthy special interests on our political system.

ACTION: Call, email or write to Governor Newsom and urge him to sign SB 42 now. 

ALSO: Share this message with friends, family and colleagues in California. 

Governor Gavin Newsom
1021 O Street, Suite 9000
Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 445-2841a

Click HERE to email Governor Newsom

WE STOPPED AT&T and SAVED LANDLINES!

The OWL Alert of July 19 urged people to call California State Senators and exhort them to vote against AB 470, AT&T’s attempt to abandon their role as carrier of last resort for landlines. 

GOOD NEWS! AB470 is DEAD!

Today, we celebrate a meaningful win for all Californians, especially our seniors and most vulnerable communities.

This is more than just a legislative win. By stopping the bill:

• Universal access to emergency and essential services is preserved.
• Rural and underserved communities are protected.
• Affordability and equity are upheld. and
• Good jobs in the telecommunications industry are protected.