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DESCRIPTION:Phonebank from 6-8pm at our office at #3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 420, 
 which is Left Coast Communications. Meeting at 5:30 at Market and Drumm 
 streets, by the cable car turnaround next to the Embarcadero BART. \n\nMore 
 About Chris Jackson \n\nChris Jackson is a solid progressive candidate 
 running for supervisor for District 10, which comprises of Potrero Hill, 
 Bayview-Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, Silver Terrace, Dogpatch, Little 
 Hollywood, and Portola. He serves as an elected Trustee on the San 
 Francisco Community College Board, and worked as a research and policy 
 analyst for the San Francisco Labor Council. \n\nHe grew up in the Bayview, 
 on Hollister Street with his mother, father, and grandmother. His 
 family’s roots in the district run deep. Generations of his family have 
 lived in the same Bayview community since 1966. \n\nHe understands the 
 struggles of every part of District Ten: from Candlestick Point to Potrero 
 Hill. \n\nChris Jackson defined himself as a committed community leader 
 early on, becoming known for a tireless work ethic and advocacy for social 
 change. In 2003, Chris was appointed to the San Francisco Youth Commission, 
 where he served as the Governmental Affairs Officer. While there, he 
 authored legislation creating the Youth Employment Committee—a body that 
 examined the need to expand youth employment initiatives. At the same time, 
 there was an epidemic of violence with near-high records of homicides and 
 violent crime in our neighborhoods. In response to community fear and anger 
 at the situation, Chris was part of a coalition that convened several 
 anti-violence public demonstrations. \n\nSocial Justice Activism \n\nChris 
 was a founding board member of Young Workers United, a labor advocacy group 
 that has pushed for expanded worker rights for young people, immigrant 
 workers and those in the service industry sector. He assisted in the 
 drafting and campaign operations of the Paid Sick Day Leave Act, 
 Proposition F, which passed with over 61% percent of the vote, becoming the 
 first legislation of its kind in the country. \n\nHe matriculated at S.F. 
 State, where he studied Communications and Urban Planning. While there, he 
 became active in leading a student movement for high-quality higher 
 education to ensure that working class students, and students of color 
 could gain access to S.F. State. He helped to organize marches in 
 Sacramento and Long Beach to fight back student fee increases that priced 
 out working class students across the state. \n\nPolicy Expertise \n\nIn 
 2006, Chris worked for Assemblymember Kevin DeLeon as the Jessie Unruh 
 Assembly Fellow. He staffed legislation in the areas of higher education, 
 health and human services and transportation. \n\nChris then became a 
 researcher and policy analyst for the San Francisco Labor Council, where he 
 has worked until the present day. In this capacity, he was charged with 
 studying how various land use policies can be more effective for the people 
 of San Francisco. At Labor Council, he worked with a team that secured a 
 community benefits agreement at Hunters Point Shipyard that assured 32% 
 affordable housing, $17 million in workforce development that must stay in 
 the community, and $27 million in a community-first housing fund. 
 \n\nElected Public Official \n\nIn 2008, Chris Jackson was elected to the 
 Community College Board of Trustees. As a Trustee, he brought the Gateway 
 to College Program to the Southeast Campus—and of the 100 current 
 students involved in this program, 45% of them are from the southeast 
 community. \n\nChris also serves as Chair of the Budget Committee where he 
 administers $200 million dollars and oversees over 10,000 employees. Even 
 during these difficult budgetary times, he has protected workers’ jobs 
 and prevented layoffs at the CCSF. \n\nChris oversaw contracting 
 opportunities for Southeast Jobs Coalition neighborhood organizations 
 including Greenline Defense, A. Philip Randolph Institute, Young Community 
 Developers, Inc., Arc Ecology, and Visitation Valley Community Development 
 Center that secured a solar panel training program and increased job 
 placement opportunities for southeast residents. \n\nAs a Legislator 
 \n\nChris co-authored the City College’s Green Jobs Training Program and 
 curricula, which provide 16-24 year olds with the opportunity to take 
 classes at City College, that emphasize job-training skills and open doors 
 to employment within the green sector. He also supported efforts to improve 
 and enforce the City College Sunshine Ordinance to lend more transparency 
 at CCSF. \n\nIn addition, he worked with Parents for Public Education to 
 prevent the closure of George Washington Carver Elementary School. At that 
 school, Chris listened and supported the community’s successful 
 grassroots efforts to keep the same principal at that school. He also 
 worked with educational leaders to create the Bayview Empowerment Plan—a 
 long-term plan to provide additional funding for professional development 
 for teachers. \n\nDuring his first year in office, Chris Jackson expanded 
 the community outreach program and secured priority registration for city 
 residents for the popular nursing program. In addition, he passed a 
 resolution to address the student achievement gap that leaves too many 
 people of color behind, and has been a longtime advocate of bringing 
 satellite campuses to neighborhoods like Chinatown and Bayview Hunters 
 Point. He actively works to support local hire efforts to employ a greater 
 percentage of local contractors and workers, and continues to work to bring 
 labor groups and the small business sector together on pro-community 
 development plans. \n\nWhile on the College Board, Chris authored 
 legislation to form the Southeast Campus Planning Committee in 2010, in 
 order to ensure the creation of a CCSF campus in District 10. \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/15/18650782.php
SUMMARY:Chris Jackson for District 10 Supervisor Phonebank
LOCATION:6-8pm. #3 Embarcadero Center, Suite 420, which is Left Coast Communications 
 ( Sacramento and Drumm Streets). We will also be meeting at 5:30 at Market 
 and Drumm streets, by the cable car turnaround next to the Embarcadero 
 BART. 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/15/18650782.php
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