Enact a Moratorium on Encampment Sweeps
Call Script
I'd like the Supervisor to enact an immediate moratorium on encampment sweeps.
The homelessness crisis in San Francisco is severe, and sweeps do not help people who are homeless--they merely destroy their belongings and force them to move elsewhere. It's dehumanizing and reflects badly on our city. There are over 1,000 people on the waiting list for shelter beds each night. We must not penalize people who have nowhere else to go. In fact, a recent court decision has declared prosecuting homeless people for sleeping outside when they have no access to shelters cruel and unusual punishment.
This Week's SF Supervisor Call Scripts
If your supervisor is Supervisor Melgar, Chen, or Mahmood, call them and tell them: Let’s advance Supervisor Mandelman’s climate-protecting ordinance to the full Board!
We want to see our supervisors uphold the promise of SF being a sanctuary city that protects all its residents. Tell them how you feel about their vote on the RV ban.
Last week Supervisor Chyanne Chen introduced a resolution asking local law enforcement agents to come up with protocols for responding to ICE activity. Please call your Supervisor and thank them for passing Supervisor Chen’s resolution.
Ask your supervisor to hold a Board hearing to determine the extent of the practice of the DA collaborating with the Federal Government - we need to stop the DA from handing more people over to ICE.
Ask the Rec and Park Commission to hold off on a terrible plan to replace grass with plastic turf in Crocker Amazon.
San Francisco’s Environment Department (SFE) is charged with implementing the city’s ambitious Climate Action Plan, and yet its share of the city budget is a few tenths of a percent. And Mayor Lurie is planning to drastically reduce the amount SFE receives from the General Fund.
Urge your supervisor to support a transfer from the City's General Fund to SFMTA to prevent drastic service cuts.