Our Community Endorses Measure DD!
Measure DD Endorsed by SMC Dems, 4Cs, AFSCME, UDW & More!
The San Mateo County Democratic Party, the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County, unions, community leaders, local organizations, and public officials all agree: Preschool for All South San Francisco is a big win for families living and working in San Mateo County.
I support Measure DD because it will create a sustainable early education system to support students, families, and teachers. All kids in San Mateo County should have access to quality early learning opportunities. It’s exciting that South San Francisco is leading the region on this issue!
I applaud and celebrate Measure DD. Now, more than ever, we need to invest in our working families and children. By giving parents a safe place for their children to learn and grow during the working day, this measure benefits children, parents, employers, and community members. This investment will improve our community—now, and in the long run.
Education is a human right first and foremost! Accessible, quality early education will bridge the education gap for youth of color, while providing much-needed support for working class families in South San Francisco.
Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed in the academic world and life without regard to their family’s financial status at the time of their birth. [The] passage of Measure DD will make significant improvements in workers’ families’ lives.
I support early child care and education for all because it is good for children, families, and our collective futures. By specifying a wage floor for early care and learning providers, Measure DD will ensure the high-quality care and learning that every child deserves.
Support Preschool for All—Vote Yes on Measure DD by November 8th!
Will you stand with South City families, preschool teachers, child care workers, and trusted elected officials by endorsing Measure DD?
Local Unions
AFT 1493 supports Measure DD because excellent early care and education requires this kind of transformative investment in the educators, programs, and community.
Teachers & Child Care Providers Endorse Measure DD!
- AFSCME Local 829
representing preschool teachers and staff in South San Francisco’s Parks and Recreation programs - AFT 1493
San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers - UDW / Child Care Providers United California
representing early education and child care workers in South San Francisco’s family-owned preschools and child care centers
COMMUNITY LEADERS*
I’m proud to be an early supporter of this initiative that would raise teacher wages and guarantee high-quality, universal child care and early childhood education for all South City families.
South City Officials Endorse Measure DD!
- John C. Baker
Board President, South San Francisco Unified School District - James Coleman
South San Francisco City Councilmember (District 4) - Luis De Paz Fernandez
South San Francisco Planning Commissioner - Ethan Mizzi
Chair, South San Francisco Youth Commission - Michael DeNatale
Commissioner, South San Francisco Cultural Arts Commission - Mina A. Richardson
Board Vice-President, South San Francisco Unified School District - Robert Uy
Chair, South San Francisco Parks and Recreation Commission
As a preschool provider for 28 years, I support Measure DD because it will ensure that all South City kids have access to safe, quality education.
Community Advocates Endorse Measure DD!
- Karen Alden
Founder & CEO, Good2Know Partners - Nadia C. Bick
President, South San Francisco Mothers Club - Margaret Brodkin
Founder and Director, Funding the Next Generation - Leah Catching
Doctoral Student, Early Childhood Educator, Community Advocate - Martina Center-Goodman
Former Preschool Teacher, Long-time South City Resident - Morena Fernandez
Owner & Operator, Ositos Wonderschool - Sara Funes
Community Advocate - Alexis Lewis
1st Vice-President, NAACP | San Mateo - Cesar Ché Rodriguez
Associate Professor, San Francisco State University; South City native - Kiana Simmons
Organizer, Housing Leadership Council San Mateo County
*Titles for identification purposes only.
Local Businesses
South City’s Small Businesses Endorse Measure DD!
- Chavarrias Market
900 Linden Avenue - Estilo Beauty Salon
377 Grand Avenue - Flavas Jamaican Grill
314 Linden Avenue - Las Hijas del Gallo Bakery
615 Linden Avenue - Los Metates Taqueria
231 Lux Avenue - Siam Spoon Thai Cuisine
427 Linden Avenue
Local Organizations
Measure DD is a great example of local government prioritizing children, our future.
Trusted Local Organizations Endorse Measure DD!
- 4Cs (Child Care Coordinating Council) of San Mateo County
- Bay Rising Action
- Change SSF
- Faith in Action Bay Area
- Pacifica Progressive Alliance
- Pacifica Social Justice
- Peace Action of San Mateo County
- Peninsula Democratic Socialists of America
- Peninsula Young Democrats
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte (PPAMM)
- San Mateo County Democratic Party
- San Mateo County LatinX Democratic Club
- United Way Bay Area
Public OFFICIALS*
San Mateo County Leaders Endorse Measure DD!
SMC Office of Education
- Chelsea Bonini
Vice-President and Board Trustee (Area 4) - Hector Camacho, Jr.
Board Trustee (Area 3) - Anne Campbell
former Superintendent of Schools - Jim Cannon
Board Trustee (Area 5) - Ted Lempert
Board Trustee (Area 6)
STATE GOVERNMENT
- Josh Becker
CA State Senator (District 13) - Richard “Rich” S. Gordon
former CA Assemblymember (District 24) - Alex Lee (李天明)
CA State Assemblymember (District 25)
Local Government
- Rick Bonilla
Mayor of San Mateo, and member of Carpenters Local 217 - David J. Canepa
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors (District 5) - Noelia Corzo
Board Trustee, San Mateo-Foster City School District - Dr. Rod Daus-Magbual
Mayor of Daly City - Lissette Espinoza-Garnica
Redwood City City Councilmember - Rudy Espinoza Murray
Commissioner, San Mateo County LGBTQ Commission - Maurice Goodman
Board Trustee, San Mateo County Community College District - Giselle Hale
Mayor of Redwood City - Sam Hindi
Foster City Councilmember - Amourence Lee
San Mateo City Councilmember - Sally Lieber
Mountain View City Councilmember, former CA State Assemblymember - Seema Patel
San Mateo Planning Commissioner - Dean Preston
San Francisco Board of Supervisors (District 5) - Kalimah Salahuddin
Board Member, Jefferson Union High School District (Daly City) - Tara Sreekrishnan
Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education (Area 2) - Shara Watkins
Board Trustee, San Mateo-Foster City School District
*Titles for identification purposes only.
Will You Endorse Measure DD?
The citizens’ initiative for Preschool for All South San Francisco is winning support across the community.
If you are a community leader or a local elected official, we’d love your public endorsement of Measure DD. And if you represent a Bay Area union or other organization, we’d love to tell your membership how Measure DD will benefit South City. Let’s win Preschool for All SSF!