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Tell City Council to vote NO on 20 more years of fossil fuel control of our energy grid!

The Mayor’s office is pushing forward a plan that would mean 20 more years of SDG&E - a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, a multinational fossil fuel conglomerate - as the utility with exclusive rights to provide San Diego’s electric and gas services. Under SDG&E, San Diegans pay the highest rates for electricity in the continental US, while SDG&E rakes in hundreds of millions in profit per year. With SDG&E as our utility, there is no… Read More

Tell City Council: San Diego Deserves a Public Energy Utility

The City of San Diego’s 50-year franchise agreement with SDG&E for electric and gas services  is set to expire in June. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity to change the direction of San Diego’s energy future, to turn away from a private company owned by a fossil fuel conglomerate, towards a publicly owned and operated utility responsive to the people’s demands for lower utility bills, climate justice, and clean energy. We don’t want a new franchise… Read More

Pass the PRO Act campaign launch!

Join us Sunday, March 7th at 2 pm PST to kick off DSA's "Pass the PRO Act" campaign, along with Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything, Jamaal Bowman, squad member and US Rep for NY-16, and Sara Nelson, president of AFA-CWA, and other special guests. RSVP: bit.ly/dsaproactlaunch The "Protecting the Right to Organize" (PRO) Act  reverses decades of corporate assaults on our labor rights, like so-called "right to work" laws, clearing the way to an expanded… Read More

Call in for Public Power: Thursday, Dec 17, 10 am

This Thursday, December 17 at 10 am newly elected Council President Jennifer Campbell has called a special meeting to open the electricity and gas franchise agreement bids that her predecessor refused to docket due to a deeply flawed process. We encourage all members and supporters of our public power fight to please call in to offer your public comment. Phone in TestimonyAfter the meeting begins at 10 am, when the Clerk introduces either the item you… Read More

December 12: Demand Scott Peters Fight for Our Lives

On Saturday, December 12, DSA San Diego will join more than 20 DSA chapters in a Fight for Our Lives coordinated action to 1) highlight establishment Democrats' failure to support the working class and 2) advance our real solutions that have broad popular support. We’re fighting for a COVID-19 and economic recovery response that centers the working class and can serve as a launchpad for the decade of the Green New Deal. Establishment Democrats, like… Read More

Our statement on the election

The 2020 election is nearly over. We don’t yet know what the outcome will be in terms of which candidates will win or lose. Nor do we know if Donald Trump will accept a likely defeat or if there will be political violence if he loses. We do know that the election is supposed to mark a conclusion. An unalterable decision has been made which the American people must accept as an objective fact.  Indeed,… Read More

March for All Black and Brown Lives, November 4th

On Wednesday, November 4th DSA San Diego is mobilizing its membership to participate in A March for All Black and Brown Lives! While there's still uncertainty regarding what will happen during and after the November 3rd election, we're expecting a large crowd and lots of energy, so let's show up strong as a chapter to meet the moment! Wear your DSA t-shirt and your mask and meet up at San Diego Civic Center Plaza at… Read More

Housing Justice Working Group Digest (OCT 2020)

The purpose of this digest is to bring all of our comrades up to speed on the work here in Housing Justice, especially those who have been away for a while, or those who wish to get involved! If you wish to get involved, drop a message in our Slack channel #wg-met-housing-justice or message our current Housing Justice Working Group chairs. You can attend our weekly tenant organizing check-ins at 6:00 PM on Mondays -… Read More

November 3rd, 2020 General Election Voter Guide

Democratic Socialists of America San Diego’s Electoral Working Group has published the following voter guide for the November 3rd, 2020 general election. Candidates endorsed by the chapter are presented in RED BOLD TYPEThe rest are pragmatic voting recommendations, NOT endorsements.Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee FEDERAL  US President: We don’t have a recommendation for President, but Howie Hawkins and Gloria La Riva will be on the ballot. US Congress: 49th Congressional District: Mike… Read More