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PODER familia,

AB 523 (Reyes) is coming up to a vote in the Assembly. Although it passed the floor with 51-20-9, we heard today that the Bay Area Caucus is not going to support our bill.

We are looking for

Contact your legislators today.

Tell them to vote No on AB 398.

Governor Brown negotiated this bill behind closed doors with Big Oil.

Say No to a bad climate deal and Yes to Climate Justice!

Vote on Tuesday, November 8, 2016!

This November, we have the opportunity to vote for Affordable Housing, Good Government, Funding for Schools and City Services and Less Criminalization.

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PODER is

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San Francisco.  On Thursday, September 7, 2016, a press conference in solidarity with the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Nations will be held at the Army Corp of Engineers San Francisco office. The group will meet at

Supervisor Eric Mar will honor PODER founder, Leticia Alcantar, at an Earth Day reception at City Hall. The reception, co-sponsored with the Surfrider Foundation and the Sierra Club – Bay/SF Chapter, will take place on April 27, 2016 at City

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is considering allowing REDD programs into California’s already-flawed cap and trade program. Take action today against international forest offsets and REDD in California by taking one minute to send a letter to the ARB.

In 2016, everyday people are coming together with real grassroots solutions to our City’s housing crisis. Last year, our neighborhood coalitions made up or residents, workers, parents, teachers, youth and elders demanded action from our City leaders. Join us on

Among the environmental justice bills signed into law by Governor Brown in the 2015 session included priority bills by the California Environmental Justice Alliance.

These include:

• AB 693 by Assemblymember Susan Eggman will bring local solar power to low-income communities

Wrapping up the Bicis del Pueblo Summer series this Saturday, August 29, 2015. Join us at the San Francisco Community School, 125 Excelsior Avenue from noon to 4:00 pm.

Come through and lend a hand wrenching on bikes

An urbanIDEA forum on Gordon Chin’s Building Community, Chinatown Style

Thursday August 6th, 2015 6:00-8:00pm
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission Street, San Francisco

Featuring:
Gordon Chin, founder, Chinatown CDC
NTanya Lee, independent movement activist
Oscar Grande, PODER

The San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network (“SFILEN”) joins communities throughout San Francisco in mourning the loss of Kathryn Steinle. We are devastated to see yet another victim of gun violence in this country. As a network of 13

Call or email Senator Mark Leno today!

PODER, and our partners with the California Environmental Justice Alliance, are working to pass AB 1062 (Bonta) through the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

AB 1062 will create a dedicated source of funding

Join us on July 16, 2015, 10:00 am at Balboa Park BART Station Plaza to learn how community residents are leading people-powered planning efforts to achieve equitable development and affordable housing in District 11.

From March through May of this

June 18, 2015

San Francisco City Hall

1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlet Pl., San Francisco, CA 94102

Planning Commission, Room 400

Say no to the demolition of 50,000 sq ft of light industrial and artists’ space in the Mission District!

We took the Mission to City Hall again on June 2nd. Now let’s strategize on how to take the movement for the soul of the neighborhood forward!

Monday, June 8, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Redstone Building, 2940 Capp Street

AB 1062 & AB 1071 pass Assembly with majority votes today! A step forward to securing more resources for Environmental Justice communities!

The vote count was unanimous as AB 1062 passed with a 63-1 vote and AB 1071 with a

On June 2nd, join the rally on the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall and Speak-out at the Board of Supervisors meeting.

Support the Luxury Housing Moratorium in the Mission District. The temporary moratorium is meant to allow time to

All the PODERos@s are excited about the California Environmental Justice Alliances‘ 2015 Congreso. The Congreso is a two day gathering of community leaders from across California working collectively to win new statewide policies that will transform communities into

On May 8, 2015, la Misión made its voice heard at City Hall. To get a flavor of the powerful action, watch the video by [people.power.media]. Stop the Evictions! Truly Affordable Housing for All Now! Mayor Lee, can’t you

On Cinco de Mayo, 2015, Supervisor David Campos announced his proposed legislation for a temporary moratorium on market rate housing in the Mission District. This is a much needed step to confront the displacement crisis in the neighborhood. Stop the

The City is moving forward with plans to re-develop the Balboa Reservoir, a large, publicly owned site next to City College. Public land belongs to the everyday youth, families, and elders that make up our neighborhoods. To date, the city