On the one hand, millions of Americans have recently lost their employer-sponsored health insurance. On the other hand, we can't expect a Biden administration to take up Medicare for All. Now is a time to focus on building grassroots support. That's why DSA San Diego is inviting progressive groups from across San Diego to come together and push the San Diego City Council to pass a resolution in favor of… Read More
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Tenant’s Town Hall – August 19th @ 6 PM
Come join the “Cancel The Rent” Coalition as we put on a Tenants Town Hall in order to educate, mobilize, & inspire the working class in San Diego against the inhumane actions of many landlords & apathetic politicians!!! We will have information on the current eviction moratoriums & your rights as a tenant. We will also have guest speakers and testimonials on the current struggle many tenants are facing in… Read More
Mutual Aid Is Only The Beginning
By the San Diego Libertarian Socialist Caucus’ Mutual Aid Committee As socialist organizers, we know that building collective power is relationship building, and mutual aid is a critical component of doing so. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shelter-in-place orders, the Libertarian Socialist Caucus recognized an immediate need, as well as an opportunity to build camaraderie, and thus began our Grocery Shopping project. What has blossomed forth… Read More
City Council Environment Committee public comment guide
Thursday, July 16, 2020, San Diego City Council's Environment Committee will hold a public comment meeting regarding San Diego's energy franchise agreement with utility grid operators. Below you can find background information and recommended comments for the event: City Council, Environment Committee meetingThursday, July 16th at 1 pmAgendaViewing/dial-in instructions belowPublic Comment InstructionsView: To watch the meetings, go to this link and click “Watch CityTV Live Feed” on the right hand side of… Read More
Demanding Better Accountability for San Diego’s Energy Future
DSA San Diego's Energy Democracy Campaign Committee sent the below letter to the San Diego City Council and city attorney on Sunday, July 12th, 2020. Dear Council President Gomez and members of San Diego City Council, As the coordinating committee of DSA San Diego’s Energy Democracy campaign, we write with great frustration over the unfolding process for the City to ratify a new franchise agreement for operation of the City… Read More
EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM / EXTIENDAN LA MORATORIA DE DESALOJOS
TELL SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL: EXTEND THE EVICTION MORATORIUM WITH MORE TENANT PROTECTIONS! The current moratorium is set to expire on June 30thTenants will owe all accumulated rent debt by September 25thMore than 1 in 4 San Diegans are still unemployedThe unemployment benefits from the CARES act expire on July 31stSD City Council must invest in tenant protections and to prevent mass homelessness and evictions during a global pandemic OUR… Read More
Energy Democracy Campaign Update
In May, our Energy Democracy campaign was designated a priority campaign by the chapter. The timing couldn’t be better. Energy Democracy is a movement across the country to convert privately owned energy utilities into public management and ownership, and to bring greater transparency and accountability to municipal utilities and rural energy cooperatives. The need to transition to renewables is too urgent to let corporate shareholders and fossil fuel lobbyists call… Read More
May 1st “Cancel The Rent” Caravan
Location: 4655 Border Village Rd, San Ysidro, CA 92173-3105, United States Start Date & Time: May 1, 2020, 9:30am End Date & Time: May 1, 2020, 2pm DSA San Diego, in coalition with ACCE, The San Diego Tenants Union, Anakbayan, & Migrante. Will be executing a caravan demonstration in order to bring awareness to the rent strike movement happening all throughout the state of California. The Rent Strike is being… Read More
Housing is Healthcare: San Diego Emergency Demands
Emailed 4/16 to Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Kevin Faulconer, City Attorney Mara Elliott, Councilmember Barbara Bry, Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, Councilmember Christopher Ward, Councilmember Monica Montgomery, Councilmember Mark Kersey, Councilmember Chris Cate, Councilmember Scott Sherman, Councilmember Vivian Moreno, Council President Georgette Gomez, Supervisor Greg Cox, Supervisor Dianne Jacob, Supervisor Kristin Gaspar, Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, Supervisor Jim Desmond Endorsing organizations: Democratic Socialists of America - San DiegoOtay Mesa Detention ResistanceSan Diego 350San… Read More
Moving to online meetings in light of COVID-19
Good evening comrades, DSA National has issued the following statement that includes guidance for local chapters: Now is the Time for Solidarity: DSA National Statement on COVID-2019. Local officials have also asked that large gatherings be canceled, postponed, or moved online. Sunday’s General Assembly Meeting Tonight, your Steering Committee voted to conduct two online meetings on Sunday in place of the New Member Orientation and General Assembly Meeting, starting at… Read More