Purpose
To center the Black community & our needs in the 2022 Redistricting process in San Francisco —
SAN FRANCISCO
BUILDING
BLACK POWER IN REDISTRICTING
SPRING 2022
Purpose
“I stood at the border, stood at the edge and claimed it as central…claimed it as central, and
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD MOVE OVER TO WHERE I WAS.”
Toni Morrison
REDISTRICTING
Redistricting is a ONCE-IN-A-DECADE opportunity to redraw San Francisco’s supervisor districts to create more fair, equitable representation in our local government.
Lines will be redrawn by APRIL 15, 2022!
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST
A ‘community of interest’ is a population that shares common social or economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.”
OVERVIEW
The main principle of our process is to PROTECT BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES and center our collective needs as a community of interest.
WE WANT TO:
PRESERVE BLACK ASSETS AND CULTURAL RESOURCES where we live, create, dine, worship, play, go to school and work.
INCLUDE NEW ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, HEALTH, HOUSING, RECREATIONAL ASSETS to better resource historically underserved Black communities.
HISTORY
We've been here before:
Ingleside Presbyterian Church lost to the Black OMI/Lakeview community in 2010 Redistricting when the community lost parts of Ocean Avenue
Booker T. Washington Community Service Center cut out of D5 in 2000 Redistricting which harmed the Western Addition community and caused battle to build new housing for Black TAY
BLACK DATA
THE BLACK POPULATION IS DECREASING IN SF
~3K LOST
low-income Black households in Bayview HP and Fillmore over 20 years
5.2%
Total population in 2020 vs 5.8% in 2010
WE ARE INTENSELY CLUSTERED into Hunter’s Point/Bayview, Tenderloin, Western Addition & Fillmore.
This is due to extremely high cost of housing and rents in SF, and a result of historical patterns of segregation, redevelopment and redlining which prevented Black people from moving into other neighborhoods.
THE BLACK POPULATION IS DECREASING IN SF
WHERE ARE THE BLACK PEOPLE?
District Populations by Race
(current)
Current v Proposed District Populations
(current)
WHY NOW?
WHAT WILL WE LOSE?
OUR
PEOPLE
It’s a race to zero % at this point
OUR
Leadership
Status quo or no action jeopardizes all Black representation on a citywide and district level
OUR
Places
Gerrymander or cut out Black cultural institutions, businesses and housing and service organizations
OUR
Communities
We need to unify where we actually live. Existing Black neighborhoods need to be preserved and protected into as few blocks as possible.
OUR
Resources and Services
Without Black leadership, representation or advocacy, we will lose funding, resources, and weakened support for infrastructure and services
OUR
Vote
By diluting Black voting precincts, we will lose Black voting power over the next 10 years. This makes it very easy to ignore us.
BLACK PEOPLE CAN SPEAK FOR OURSELVES
Just because folks remind us and bet on us being outnumbered, we will NOT be out organized.
WE NEED TO
BUILD BLACK POWER IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS
WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?
BLACK
PEOPLE =
Black Votes / Precinct
BLACK
VOTES =
Black Representation
BLACK
REPRESENTATION =
Black Resources, Funding and Services
BLACK
RESOURCES =
Black Culture, Arts, Media, Businesses, Schools, Housing, Transportation, Institutions, Organizations, Support for our Community
OUR PRINCIPLES
01
REPAIR
Amend the harm of redevelopment and gentrification
02
PRESERVE
The redistricting process needs to preserve Black assets and cultural resources where we live, create, dine, worship, play, school and work in SF.
03
CONNECT
Leverage new Census data to protect and unify Black people, communities and precincts.
04
ALIGN
Show solidarity with several communities of interests and keep cultural districts intact and connected.
05
RESOURCE
Include new economic, cultural, health, housing, recreational assets to better resource historically underserved Black communities and neighborhoods.
06
ORGANIZE
We need to take care of our own.
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
· Let’s hold each other with respect & compassion
· We can’t solve for everything and every need
· Black Unity OVER self-interest.
It is just a recommendation, it’s up to the Taskforce, but…
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!
OUR METHODS
These maps are based on:
MATH
Reviewing and unifying Black Census Tracts from 2020 Census
POPULATION
Protecting Black Population in Districts with largest % of Black People In D5, D6, D10, D11
STRATEGY
Keeping pathways open for Black representation CITYWIDE
BLACK ASSETS
Preserving EXISTING businesses, centers, churchs, housing, recreation/parks, arts/culture
COMMUNITY WORK
Hours of Redistricting Task Force public comment, virtual and in-person community mapping sessions, educational meetings and feedback from our black community leaders and everyday folks
PROPOSED MAPS
Maps
D5/6/10/11 Proposed
PROPOSED MAP
District 5
10.57%
Black/African American
population
Increase from 9.07% in 2010
Boundaries
North: California
East: Taylor
South: Oak / Waller / Market
West: Stanyan
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY FOR D5?
- Unites the Black/AA population in the center of the City and recognizes the long shared history between the Fillmore and the Tenderloin (shared Black cultural life, businesses, nightlife, jazz/music). It also recognizes the shift and displacement of Black people and families from Western Addition/Fillmore to Tenderloin.
- Increases the percent AA population to 10.57% (up by 1.5%) and adds 2,200 Black people to the District
- We’re honoring the borders of the Japantown Cultural District and our shared history in the Western Addition
- The map is compliant with population needs for District 5 with less than 2% deviation
- Keeps Booker T. Washington Community Service Center and Westside Courts which are continually threatened with being cut out of their historic home in D5
- Keeps recreation areas such as Hamilton Recreation Center, the Panhandle/Golden Gate Park, Alamo Square, Buchanan Mall, Peace Plaza, Tenderloin Children’s Playground, and Margaret Hayward Park
- Keeps important affordable housing, SROS senior housing, and cooperative developments that have a significant population of Black tenants and homeowners
- Adds many resources and assets: St. Mary’s Hospital, all of Kaiser Geary Hospital and its emergency room, core campus of University of San Francisco, and the Presidio Muni Yard, the UN Plaza/Heart of the City Farmers Markets, and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
- Adds the seat of local and regional government: City Hall and Civic Center performing arts buildings, Tenderloin Police Station, Civic Center Plaza, as well as the SF Main Library, the Federal and State Buildings.
- Protects existing TL organizations along key blocks on Polk
- It grows the D5 economic base with new developments and housing along Van Ness and Market street
PROPOSED MAP
District 6
10%
Black/African American
population
Increase from 9% in 2010
Boundaries
North: Market / O'Farrell
East: Treasure Island
South: 16th Street
West: Octavia
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY FOR D6?
- Keeps intact several cultural districts while balancing for resources/assets and population goals for the district that lost the most among other districts (roughly 15,000 people).
- Unites the Black/AA population in the center of the City and recognizes the long shared history between the Fillmore and the Tenderloin (shared Black cultural life, businesses, nightlife, jazz/music). It also recognizes the shift and displacement of Black people and families from Western Addition/Fillmore to Tenderloin.
- Increases the percent AA population despite the district needing to shrink - up from 9 to 10%; however, numbers wise, every racial group shrinks
- Keeps the Transgender united with Leather and LGBTQ Cultural Districts (keeps it all in one), per advocacy we heard from Black Trans leadership
- Keeps Treasure Island in D6
- Keeps SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District intact and in D6 to recognize and respect their community history and existing borders
- Keeps parts of the TL and SOMA together for service linkages, and recognizes shared history between two neighborhoods
- Keeps Eastern parts of SOMA in one district per community advocacy we heard on public comment
- Keeps GLIDE and Boeddeker Park in D6 which are longtime and hard fought resources by D6 residents
- Compliant with population needs for District 6 with less than 1% deviation
PROPOSED MAP
District 10
13.87%
Black/African American
population
Boundaries
North: 16th St
East: San Francisco Bay
South: 16th Street
West: Hampshire / Bayshore Blvd
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY FOR D10?
- Balance community resources/assets and population goals AND reduced district by 5,000 people to meet requirements.
- Slightly increase the total number of Black residents to 13,667 people, adding 70 more people despite the total percentage decreasing by just over 1% to 13.87%.
- Maintains Sunnydale and Vis Valley, also aligns with Pacific Islander community and their assets/resources, e.g. Samoan Community Center
- Keeps future housing developments at Candlestick Park, India Basin, Hunters Point Shipyard, Potrero Power Plant, and Pier 70
- Include more Black people and voters
- Protects Potrero
- Expands west to bring SF General Hospital into D10, which will add a hospital to the District for the first time; it is also the closest emergency room to Bayview HP, and employs a significant number of Black city workers.
- Adds important economic resources such as the Chase Center and Pier 70, and recreational resources such as the new Crane Cove Park, per community requests
- Preserves borders of African American Art and Culture District
- Sustains Black assets like Potrero Neighborhood House, Potrero Annex and Potrero Terrace and community organizations such as YCD, Third Street Youth Center, Rafiki Wellness and others.
- The map is compliant with population needs for District 10, with less than 3.5% deviation
PROPOSED MAP
District 11
4.19%
Black/African American
population
Increase from 4.08% in 2010
Boundaries
North: Holloway / Ocean / 280
East: John McLaren Park
South: 16th Street
West: Junipero Serra
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY FOR D11?
- Keeps historic Black community in OMI/Lakeview in District 11
- Expands up Ocean Ave to include community assets like Ingleside Presbyterian Church, which is now recognized as a city landmark
- 4.08% Black originally and increases to 4.19% Black; up to 3,265 from 3,012 so adds 250 more Black people
- Preserves corridors such as Broad Street, which is home to Black merchants and businesses, like Lacy’s Barbershop
- Map is compliant with population needs for District 11, less than 2% deviation
Organize!
GIVING VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT:
To give public comment:
- Please dial: 1 (415) 655-0001
Meeting ID: 2495 761 7761 # #
(Press *3 to enter the speaker line) - **Participants joining remotely can also raise their hand in the Webex meeting to be added to the queue.
- Be sure to be in a quiet place and have service.
- Watch the hearings online at SFGOV TV LIVE to follow along. You will hear a voice that says: “Your line has been unmuted” when it’s time to speak.
GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT
Once on the phone or on the mic:
- Clearly state your name
- Say your connection to SF
- Say the District where you live/work.
- Say you support Black SF Solidarity Map and Principles
- Say any important affiliation/identifiers (“Born & raised in SF”)
- Pick 1-2 talking points. Listen for what previous callers are saying. Don’t be too repetitive. People stop listening if you repeat the same thing over and over again.
- Keep it direct, concise and your comments to 1-2 minutes.
SEND A LETTER
- Submit Written Comment via Online Form or Email Now - April 2022
- You can submit a written description of your community online at here. This information will go directly to the San Francisco Redistricting Task Force.
- You can also submit detailed written testimony, letters or hand-drawn maps of by emailing rdtf@sfgov.org.