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DSA San Diego Calls on the San Diego City Council to End the use of Automatic License Plate Readers

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As a member of the Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology (TRUST) Coalition, DSA San Diego members worked to help pass the TRUST ordinance in the city of San Diego. This ordinance grants that the public should be informed of and have transparent discussion related to the city’s acquisition and use of surveillance technology. In 2023 the Privacy Advisory Board officially recommended to city council that SDPD’s surveillance use… Read More

Migrant Rights Priority Campaign: Spring 2025 Update

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At 7:45 a.m. this past Wednesday, Genaro C., an undocumented parent in City Heights, was taking his children to school when masked, armed men approached his vehicle. Eyewitnesses say that the ICE agents then forcefully removed Genero from the car in front of his 5-year-old and 11-year-old, cuffed his hands painfully, and shuttled him into an ICE vehicle. According to NBC San Diego 7, Genaro has no criminal history, and… Read More

Seeding Food Sovereignty Priority Campaign: Spring 2025 Update

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DSA San Diego has adopted food sovereignty as a 2025 Priority Campaign, and the work is already rolling forward! Food sovereignty is an idea that was first articulated by La Via Campesina movement as “the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.” Our current food system, both nationally and locally… Read More

DSA San Diego’s Statement on the Illegal Detention of Mahmoud Khalil

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DSA San Diego condemns the unlawful detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Syrian-born permanent resident and Columbia University graduate who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last Sunday, March 9. We further condemn the subsequent persecution of two other Columbia University students, one who remains in detention and one who has returned to her country of origin. All three students participated in Palestinian solidarity protests last year, and have… Read More

Statement from the Leadership Council following the 2024 general election

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DSA logo and "Statement on the 2024 General Election"

In the wake of the 2024 general election, many of us are feeling despair, grief, and anger over the results, especially at the national level. We had terrible options—between a wannabe fascist dictator and a neoliberal genocidaire in the Oval Office, neither outcome would be desirable for the working class in the United States. Unfortunately, the worst of all choices came to fruition. With the Senate, House, and SCOTUS also… Read More

Our Endorsements for the November 2024 General Election

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DSA San Diego’s endorsements require the approval of our membership body. Electoral candidates must seek our endorsement and complete our Endorsement Questionnaire. We see endorsements as more than simply support, but a commitment by our members to organize for candidates and ballot measures that align strongly with our values as socialists, and ultimately to help them win. Our members are actively campaigning or coordinating as volunteers with these campaigns to… Read More

DSA San Diego Passes Resolution “For a Democratic Constitution”

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image of the U.S. Constitution and the words "For a Democratic Constitution"

Inspired by DSA Cleveland’s resolution, “Winning the Battle for Democracy,” DSA San Diego adopted the following resolution on July 28, 2024: Whereas, the United States is run by and for the capitalist class, and this class rule takes the specific form of the liberal-constitutional regime outlined in the Constitution; and, Whereas, the Constitution was originally imposed undemocratically by an alliance of slave owners, bankers, merchants, and landlords to secure their… Read More

DSA San Diego Passes Anti-Zionist Resolution

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The word "Zionism" in a dripping font with a red "no" sign overtop.

We are pleased to announce that, at our chapter-wide General Assembly in April, members of our chapter overwhelmingly voted in support of a resolution that reinforces DSA San Diego as an anti-Zionist organization both in principle and in practice. The adopted resolution explicitly defines anti-Zionist expectations for both our membership and endorsed candidates. As a result of this resolution, we expect our members to commit to anti-Zionist practices and policies,… Read More

We can do better than SDG&E

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SDG&E: $10.8 million total CEO compensation in 2020; $936 million PROFITS in 2023

DSA San Diego has endorsed Power San Diego, a ballot measure to move the City of San Diego to its own municipal electric utility. https://youtu.be/Rzd3CNcapXk The measure is currently gathering signatures to qualify for the November 2024 ballot. DSA members are helping gather signatures, including at some of the events you can find on the Power San Diego Events Calendar. The signature gathering has a deadline of May 7th, so sign… Read More

2024 Primary Election Voter Guide

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DSA San Diego's 2024 Primary Election Voter Guide

Once again, we find ourselves in an election season, and once again, our Electoral Working Group has sprung into action to weigh in.  We’re tasked collectively to grapple with the political realities of San Diego. We’ve seen a slow shift from a primarily Republican-run city to a primarily centrist Democrat-run city. Many of the races are handpicked (or uncontested) by a Democratic establishment that favors a status quo that has… Read More