Tell Your Representatives: Support a Wealth Tax in San Francisco
Call Senator Scott Wiener and ask him to introduce legislation that would allow local taxation:
Call Script
“My name is ______, and I’m a member of Indivisible SF. I’m calling to ask Senator Wiener to introduce legislation that would allow local income taxes. We need to be able to solve budget deficits with new revenue, not cuts to social services.”
Call your Supervisor and thank them for supporting a wealth tax:
Find your SF Supervisorial district here and your Supervisor’s contact info here.
Call Script
“My name is ______, and I’m a member of Indivisible SF. I’m calling to thank Supervisor _______ for supporting the resolution that urges our state representatives to introduce legislation that would allow local income taxes. Thank you for promoting a sustainable and equitable solution to our budget deficit.”
Call your Assembly member and ask them to introduce legislation that would allow local taxation:
Note: Only one of these Assemblymembers represents you. Find out which one here.
Call Script
“My name is ______, and I’m a member of Indivisible SF. I’m calling to ask Assemblymember _______ to introduce legislation that would allow local income taxes. We need to be able to solve budget deficits with new revenue, not cuts to social services.”
Background
Despite weeks of protests and public outcry, the city is in the final stages of passing a brutal budget that guts services that form our social safety net. The situation is likely to get even worse, since the budget bill that Congress approved last week is going to further decimate support services. Some of the Supervisors are looking at new ways to resolve the budget shortfall: a wealth tax.
As of 2024 San Francisco was home to 50 billionaires, the highest per-capita level of any city in the world. A wealth tax affecting only these top earners would create lasting revenue and prevent the kinds of cuts that are about to impact our city, but local income taxes are not allowed in California. To this end, Supervisors Connie Chan, Chyanne Chen, Jackie Fielder, and Shamann Walton have co-sponsored a resolution calling for our state representatives Matt Haney, Catherine Stefani, and Scott Wiener to introduce legislation that would allow cities and counties in California to have local income taxes. Sixteen states allow local income taxes, but California is not among them.
The Resolution received unanimous support among the Board Supervisors. Let’s thank them for bringing progressive solutions to the table, and urge our state representatives to do what our Supervisors are asking them to do.