CADC Recommendation Slate on SingTao Newspaper
CADC Slate on Singtao Newspaper
CADC Supervisors and City / State Proposition Recommendations
CADC Bilingual Recommendations
CADC Endorsements for November 3rd 2020 Elections
District 1 Supervisor:
1st Choice: Marjan Philhour
2nd Choice: Veronica Shinzato
3rd Choice: David Lee
4th Choice: Connie Chan
District 3 Supervisor:
Danny Sauter - Sole Endorsement
District 5 Supervisor:
1st Choice: Vallie Brown
2nd Choice: Daniel Landry
District 7 Supervisor:
1st Choice: Joel Engardio
2nd Choice: Ben Matranga
3rd Choice: Emily Murase
4th Choice: Myrna Melgar
District 11 Supervisor:
Ahsha Safai - Sole Endorsement
San Francisco Board of Education (4 Seats):
Jenny Lam
Mark Sanchez
Michelle Parker
Matt Alexander
San Francisco City College Board of Trustees (4 Seats):
Alan Wong
Tom Temprano
Shanell Williams
Anita Martinez
For the complete list of the Current Endorsements:
- CADC November 2020 Endorsements
For the Endorsement Graphics:
August General Meeting
1) Return of the July Candidates
Scott Wiener, Ahsha Safai, Joel Engardio, Marjan Philhour, Vallie Brown, Michelle Parker, Danny Sauter
2) Candidates’ Meet & Greet
Myrna Melgar, Ben Matranga, Jenny Lam, Veronica Shinzato, Tom Temprano, Matt Alexander, Shanell Williams, Emily Murase, Aliya Chistie, Mark Sanchez, Connie Chan, Han Zou, Vilaska Nguyen
3) Voting members to rectify the Endorsement Recommendations
CADC Endorsement Slate for November 2020
Congratulations to the endorsed candidates. CADC wishes you success!
July 2020 General Meeting
Synopsis of the the July 11th, 2020 meeting held over Zoom
Issues Discussed
Joining Save SF Jobs Coalitions
Speakers In Attendance
Scott Wiener for State Senator Re-election
Marjan Philhour for D1 Supervisor
Danny Sauter for D3 Supervisor
https://www.northbeachdelivers.com
Vallie Brown for D5 Supervisor
Email: [email protected]
Joel Engardio for D7 Supervisor
https://www.engardio.com/chinese-traditional
Ahsha Safai for D11 Supervisor
https://www.ahshaforsupervisor.com
Michelle Parker for School Board
https://www.michelleparker.org
CADC's Statement on George Floyd
Press Release!
The Chinese American Democratic Club (CADC) of San Francisco joins in solidarity with the African American Community to protest the senseless and violent death of African Americans at the hands of police officers.
We watched with horror how Mr. George Floyd’s life was squeezed out of him in a matter of 8 minutes by a police officer allegedly acting within the scope of his official duty. A police officer’s primary responsibility is to protect and serve the safety of citizens. The United States loses the moral high ground when our law enforcement engages in such brutality. We cannot advocate for freedom and democracy for other’s sovereignty and sanction those countries that we deem to violate human rights when we do much worse.
The treatment of minorities in this country requires an honest assessment and recognition by our political leaders that we have a very serious racial problem in the United States that cannot be swept under the carpet. This history of oppression has also been felt amongst Asian Americans from Japanese Internment, to the LA riots, and the murder of Vincent Chin. The Asian communities understand how precariously we are treated within this country and so we understand the need to be better allies with other communities instead of joining in with the divisive rhetoric that seeks to highlight our differences.
We join in solidarity with our African American brothers and sisters to protest against racism and police brutality. We strongly oppose the way President Trump is handling this serious tragedy by ordering the shooting of looters. Social remedies need to be developed and implemented. The major US Departments, and humanity based non-profit organizations need to form a Coalition, to develop a summary of the problem, identify the root causes, and develop a list of recommendations, and with goals and timetables.
CADC stands up with America, as part of Humanity. Understanding we must seek to return to the theme of acting as brother/sister with all countries. Our air, our water, our environment, our fisheries, our wildlife, our trees are all intertwined. It’s time to Stand Up together to tackle this problem...and at the same time tackle the many other problems that face Humanity.
Please contact us to participate and/or assist in leading this important project.
Sincerely,
Josephine Zhao, President
Bayard Fong, vice-president
Board and Members
The Chinese American Democratic Club efforts during COVID-19
Please read about our club's efforts during COVID-19 to learn how you can help make a difference as we deal with this pandemic together.
Officer Vong’s Speech at the 61st CADC Banquet
Good Evening ladies, and gentlemen, distinguished guests, Madam Mayor. It is an honor to be part of this great event and to be speaking before you. I am very grateful and humbled by this amazing award.
I am Johnny Vong, and I have been a police officer for 13 years, proudly serving our great city of San Francisco. I am currently assigned to Ingleside Station, and with the support from Captain Hart, I patrol the area of Visitacion Valley with my partner Matt Leong, who could not be here with us tonight.
Today's event theme is Community and Unity, and I wanted to discuss how this pertains to public safety. Our communities are diverse - we have people with different ethnicities, cultures, languages, and beliefs. But we all share one thing in common, and that is we are all San Franciscans.
I believe I speak for everyone when I say that we want our neighborhoods to be a place where our children, our seniors, and ourselves can feel safe. Only united, can we strive towards the goal of making our communities safer. We need to send a message to those looking to commit bad deeds in our neighborhoods that we will not tolerate crime.
The police are only a part of the solution to prevent crime. Another part, and an important one, is the community, because the police can only be effective with your trust and support. When you witness a crime, after making sure you are safe, pick up the phone and report it to the police Be the best witness you can be by making a mental note of what you saw or record the event with your cell phone if possible. I have come across many cases that were solved because a member of the community was willing to tell me what they saw, or they provided me with video surveillance from their security cameras. People who do bad things need to be held accountable.
Lastly, and most importantly, care and look out for each other. Introduce yourself, and get to know your neighbors and the members of your community. Even when you do not share a common language, sometimes waving hello to someone can be enough to establish friendly relations. An example of looking out for each other is if you see a suspicious person, someone you never saw before, looking into your neighbor's car or yard - alert the police so we can investigate. Those who look to commit crimes do not like to be in neighborhoods where everyone is watching and looking out for each other.
*The speech was delivered by Officer Vong at the 61st CADC's annual banquet on September 20th, 2019.