The morning of Thursday, December 9th, a collection of Indivisible organizers calling ourselves Northern California Action for Democracy (NCAD) gathered forty activists from all reaches of the Bay Area to demonstrate outside Senator Padilla's and Senator Feinstein's office buildings in downtown San Francisco. We called for Biden and the Senate to fight for our democracy and pass the Freedom to Vote Act before adjourning for the year.

We wrote an open letter to Speaker Pelosi addressing our demands from our July 23rd letter, and listing our asks for the further actions of the committee.

We sent an open letter to Speaker Pelosi in support of the House Progressive Caucus’ refusal to vote for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework until an adequate Build Back Better Act has passed, and demanding that she supports keeping key provisions for economic justice in the bill.

On Monday, our Governor signed into law a raft of elections bills passed by the Legislature in the recently-ended session. Here’s a rundown of the bills he signed.

What is the “Nuclear Option” in the Senate, and what does it have to do with the filibuster?

The Supreme Court has allowed the most vicious anti-abortion ban in the nation to take effect in Texas, effectively ending Roe v. Wade. Here’s what you can do to fight for reproductive rights in Texas.

We’re keeping our eyes on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the Senate. Alarm bells were raised last week when Congressional sources reported that the bill is being amended to no longer include alterations to the legal doctrine of Qualified Immunity. Read more about why ending Qualified Immunity is essential to justice in policing legislation.

When Census data is released this month, it will launch the redistricting process. Republicans have an aggressive strategy to use redistricting to their advantage - called gerrymandering. Find out why redistricting reform is an essential part of the For the People Act and a focus for nationwide activism.

We urge Speaker Pelosi to staff the Select committee on Jan 6th with members who are serious about conducting a thorough investigation, and to ensure the effectiveness of the committee in seeking accountability.

Yesterday (Tuesday, June 22), Republicans used the filibuster to prevent debate on the For the People Act. Learn how the filibuster is being used to stop voting rights legislation, and what we can do to fight back.

Indivisible San Francisco penned an open legislative letter to Congress, asking them to treat the climate catastrophe as a national security threat and to address it in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) legislation.

California state law gives each county’s Civil Grand Jury a significant amount of power to affect local government. And in many cases, counties make changes based on the recommendations of the Jury.

On Monday, April 5, members of Indivisible chapters around the Bay Area gathered at 1 Post Plaza, the home of Sen. Feinstein’s San Francisco office, to demand that Congress protect voting rights by passing the For the People Act.

The American Rescue Plan provides free employer-provided health insurance for six months for people who are unemployed or dependents of someone who is deceased, by providing a 100% federal subsidy on COBRA.

Our own Assemblymember David Chiu (AD17) co-authored AB 481, a police de-militarization bill. Here’s our deep dive into the bill.