PYD
About Peninsula Young Democrats
Whether you are looking for friends, mentors, professional connections, people to help with an ambitious civics project, or places to volunteer, Peninsula Young Democrats is the group for you. We host and sponsor fun events, intellectual discussions, and opportunities for political activism. Our members (and ex-members) consist of local and state elected officials, various commission and board members, Democratic Club and Party leadership, staffers, students, and young professionals from diverse fields and backgrounds.
We have been extraordinarily effective in helping to shape party priorities, campaigning for candidates, registering local voters, and educating the public about important issues. To reach our goals (including helping you with YOUR goals), PYD is looking to grow our membership and develop future leaders. We want you to help shape this club.
Connect with us today and join us at our upcoming events. Many of our events are open to people of all ages, regardless of political party. However, we can only offer official membership to registered Democrats under the age of 36, living or working South of San Francisco and north of San Jose on the San Francisco Peninsula. You must also pay dues to the Peninsula Democratic Coalition. We can also help you connect with our various sister clubs in the Bay Area.
2023 Officers
President: Erin Chazer
Vice President of Membership: Clayton Koo
Political Director: Jordan Grimes
Communications Director: Uma Krishnan
Treasurer: Noelle Langmack
Secretary: Kevin Ma
Upcoming Events
For information on the next meeting's date and location, as well as other club news and events, we have a variety of social media below. You can also directly contact some of our officers.
Google Group request: PeninsulaYoungDemocrats@gmail.com
GroupMe Chat: Contact our President to be added
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PeninsulaYoungDemocrats/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/PeninsulaYoungDemocrats
Instagram: @pydems
Twitter: @pydems
Yearly Membership Dues: ActBlue
2022 Endorsements
Federal, State, County
Kevin Mullin, for Congressional District 15
Anna Eshoo, for Congressional District 16
Giselle Hale, for Assembly District 21
Christina Corpus, for San Mateo County Sheriff
Noelia Corzo, for San Mateo County Supervisor District 2
Laura Parmer-Lohan, for San Mateo County Supervisor District 3
City
Stacy Miles Holland, for Atherton City Council
Julia Mates, for Mayor of Belmont
Rod Daus-Magbual, for Daly City City Council
Evan Adams and Richa Awasthi, for Foster City City Council
Pete Dailey, for Los Altos City Council
Maurice Goodman, for Millbrae City Council District 4
Alison Hicks, Ellen Kamei, and Lucas Ramirez for Mountain View City Council
Robby Bancroft, for Pacifica City Council District 2
Julie Lythcott-Haims and Vicki Veenker, for Palo Alto City Council
Chris Sturken, for Redwood City City Council District 2
Auros Harman, for San Bruno City Council District 4
Sarah Fields, for San Mateo City Council District 3
Adam Loraine, for San Mateo City Council District 5
Mark Addiego, for South San Francisco City Council District 1
Eddie Flores, for South San Francisco City Council District 5
Justin Wang, for Sunnyvale City Council District 3
Richard Mehlinger, for Sunnyvale City Council District 4
School
Hector Camacho, Jr., for San Mateo County Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Kit Waffle, for San Carlos School District Board
Ken Chin, for San Mateo-Foster City School District Board
Suvarna Bhopale, for Sequoia Union High School District Trustee Area A
Sathvik Nori, for Sequoia Union High School District Trustee Area D
Amanda Anthony, for South San Francisco Unified School District Trustee Area D
Measures
Measure M (Bayshore Elementary School District) - Parcel Tax
Measure R (La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District) - Bond
Measure S (Redwood City School District) - Bond
Measure T (South San Francisco Unified School District) - Bond
No on Measure V (Menlo Park) - Prohibits Rezoning in Single Family Detached Zones
Measure W (Sequoia Union High School District) - Bond
Measure AA (South San Francisco) - Authorizes City to Develop Affordable Housing
Measure CC (San Mateo) - Increases Transfer Tax on Property Sales of $10+ Million
Measure DD (South San Francisco) - Enacts Commercial Parcel Tax to Fund Childcare
Legislation
AB 2063 (Berman) - Prohibiting Housing Impact Fees on Density Bonus Units
AB 2468 (Wicks) - Statewide Rental Registry
SB 917 (Becker) - Seamless Transit Transformation Act
2021 Endorsements
Federal Legislation
HCBS Access Act - This bill would modify the Home and Community Based Services program by requiring Medicaid to provide in-home services to all who are eligible, while establishing a minimum set of services that states must offer. It is still in early stages.
PRO Act - This bill would amend the National Labor Relations Act and greatly strengthening the rights of employees to collectively bargain, prevent employer interference in union elections, ban mandatory arbitration agreements, and modify legal testing requirements for employment classification.
State Legislation
AB 387 - Authorizes the creation of a state-owned agency to build mixed-income social housing for both rental and purchase at scale
AB 1188 - Directs cities to create rental registries in order to capture important data about rent increases, evictions, and more
AB 946 - Eliminates the mortgage interest deduction on vacation homes, and directs the resulting revenue to help first-time homebuyers instead
AB 71 - Incrementally raises taxes on corporations making more than $5,000,000 per year in profit to establish a permanent source of funding, estimated at $2.4B per year to end homelessness
SB 9 - Allows duplexes to be built by-right in all areas zoned for single-family homes
SB 10 - Allows local governments to bypass onerous regulations and rezone areas for up to 10 homes
AB 117 - Helps incentivize the purchase of eBikes by providing buyers with a rebate
AB 122 - Also known as the Idaho Stop, this bill would allow bicyclists to yield at stop signs, rather than making a full stop
AB 1401 - Abolishes minimum parking space requirements on new housing developments within a certain radius of public transit
AB 1400 - Creates a single-payer healthcare system!
AB 339 - Expands access to Directs local governments to allow public comment by phone or Zoom even after the pandemic ends
AB 48 - Bans the use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters
AB 74 - Allows those receiving unemployment benefits to have their payments made through direct deposit, rather than via debit card
AB 314 - Allows state legislative staff members to unionize
SB 519 - Decriminalizes psychedelic drugs!
AB 854 - Amends the Ellis Act to help prevent speculators from buying up rental properties and evicting the tenants who live there
SB 90 - Known as the DISCLOSE Act, this bill increases transparency in elections by adding to the title and summary of state ballot measures 15 words each listing the supporters and opponents of the measure.
SB 245 - Removes cost sharing requirements from abortion procedures, so no one is denied access due to the cost of care
SB 523 - Modifies California's contraceptive laws, making them gender-neutral, while expanding access by requiring coverage of OTC birth control coverage
SB 583 - Modernizes California’s voter registration system by establishing automatic registration
AB 46 - Establishes a statewide advisory Youth Empowerment Commission to solicit input from disadvantaged youth
AB 1322 - Allows cities with voter-approved ordinances that negatively impact housing production to override those ordinances if they are found to prevent the enactment of a compliant housing element
AB 1091 - A measure designed to reform the Valley Transportation Authority board, this bill would reduce the board's size 9 members (originally 18), and would replace the elected officials on the board with qualified members of the public