March 2025 eNews

🚨 ALERT: Medicaid is at risk. 🚨 Join the LTSS4All Grassroots Coalition for a Storytelling Workshop on Friday, March 7, from 12 to 1pm PT on Zoom.

✔️ Get updates on Medicaid and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)

✔️ Learn tips for sharing your story with lawmakers

✔️ Practice in a supportive space

This workshop will not be recorded, but there will be more chances to join in the future. Register here for the Storytelling Training. 

Stop Muni Service Cuts!

Muni cuts are coming if we don’t speak up! SDA is planning a rally on March 18 at 12 pm at CIty Hall to protest the impending Muni service cuts, followed by public comment. Please contact mia@sdaction.org for more information.

Some background: SFMTA is facing a significant budget deficit of up to $322 million by 2026. SFMTA has already implemented several cuts last month. 

Even more service reductions are expected to come during the summer in anticipation of the massive cuts (of up to 30% of Muni service) that will eventually be required to address the agency’s full deficit. Read more on proposed Muni cuts here.

Email the mayor here if you want to get involved, and please come rally with us on March 18!

On Valentine’s Day we told the Mayor: We Love Muni! Filipino activists, Senior and Disability Action, and the San Francisco Transit Riders Union joined forces last month on Valentine's Day to urge the mayor to take swift actions to prevent devastating service cuts to Muni.

Join our Masks for Equity work!

Are you concerned about public health protections being jeopardized on the federal level? Email liza@sdaction.org to get involved in our organizing work to build local protections or fill out the Get Involved form on our website.

Our next masked park hang is Sunday, March 23, 2 to 5pm in Oakland (specific address TBD). We had 30 people come to February’s masked outdoor gathering. We’re so excited that our community is growing, and we would love to see you in March! More info on the M4E park hang and RSVP here.

Tell the Board of Supervisors: Restore Remote Public Comment for committee meetings!

Do you care about public access to democratic participation in San Francisco? Have you ever wanted to give testimony at a Board of Supervisors (BOS) or committee meeting, but been unable to because you can’t make it there in person? Contact the Board of Supervisors and urge them to restore Remote Public Comment for committee meetings! You can send them a message through our letter-writing tool.

Originally enacted at the beginning of the pandemic, the BOS repealed remote public comment in fall 2023, shutting out the voices of so many San Franciscans who can't, for myriad reasons, make it to City Hall in the middle of the day to give comment in person. Contact your Supervisors today! For more talking points and information on this issue, check out our Remote Public Comment campaign letter and sign up here to get more involved! 

Valentine’s Day Actions to Protect Medicaid

The Valentine's Day week of action brought about actions to defend Medicaid in different regions of California, as members of the LTSS4All (Long-Term Services and Supports) Coalition visited Representatives to share the importance of Medicaid to diverse communities throughout the state.

In San Francisco, on Friday, February 21, SDA joined SEIU 2015 to visit Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's residence and deliver Valentine cards asking her to become our champion to defend Medicaid from the attacks of the federal government. Interested in taking part in more actions to defend Medicaid? Attend our Storytelling Training (see above for more details) to prepare for legislative visits, or contact grace@sdaction.org or ligia@sdaction.org for more information.

Member Spotlight: Ana Malinow

Tell us a little bit about yourself! How long have you been involved with SDA and what have you been working on? What drew you to organizing with SDA?

I am a retired pediatrician and help lead the organization The Movement to End Privatization of Medicare. One of our members invited Ligia Montano to attend our early meetings and we've been collaborating on projects to educate seniors and people with disabilities on the privatization of Medicare, and efforts to stop this, ever since.

What kinds of campaigns would you like to work on in the future at SDA? What do you want us to win in the next few years?

I love the educational outreach that SDA has with senior centers in San Francisco. I would love to become more involved with disability action groups in the future.

What do you like to do for fun? What do you wish more people knew about you?

I love to spend time with my granddaughter who just turned one. I love to cook for my family, to swim, bike, read, travel, and go on long walks with my husband.

Become a member of SDA! Here’s how to join (or renew your dues) today!

Go to our website and find the option that works best for you.

Have questions? Email info@sdaction.org or contact one of the SDA organizers.

Reading Recommendation: Black Disability History, Vol. I

This Medium article by Marquisse highlights some key stories and figures of Black disability history, who are often left out of mainstream narratives on both Black history and disability history. Read to learn about Black disabled activists such as Bradley Lomax, Johnnie Lacy, and many more.