Senior and Disability Action

“There is a difference between what [Newsom] is trying to project as the resistance or the antidote to Trump and the modern agenda, versus what’s in his [proposed] state budget… It’s really scary to know that as I age…and my needs increase, my hours will not with it.”

Hand in Hand member Julia Feinberg spoke with Julia Metraux of Mother Jones to discuss the devastating impact IHSS cuts would have on her life and the millions of Californians who rely on it.

Read more, including insights from Hand in Hand’s California Director Lindsay Imai Hong, as she speaks to the harmful rhetoric and tactics of the federal government aimed at stamping out fraud — and instead leading to a loss of public programs for millions. Find it all via link in comments. ⬇️

Are you interested in using your communications and storytelling skills to help power the senior and disability movements in San Francisco? Come work for SDA! We are now hiring a full-time Communications and Operations Manager to join our team. Learn more about the role and how to apply on our website at bit.ly/SDA-jobs.

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What a night! Spring Into Action: SDA's 2026 Annual Celebration brought together 130+ members and supporters, and together, we raised over $35,000 for the senior and disability movement in SF and beyond. Every ticket, every donation, every familiar face made this night unforgettable. Thank you for showing up!

Photo Credits: Tina Martin

Image Description (ID) 1: A group of six seniors standing in red dresses, holding pink parasols
ID 2: A group of five people sitting at a round table, smiling at the camera, in a courtyard with other people at tables behind them.
ID 3: A table with six colorful posters on it for SDA's 2026 Annual Celebration, which say things like "We build together: SDA" and "Regeneration."
ID 4: Two people with their backs to the camera, playing guitar while facing an audience outside, sitting at long tables in front of a cement wall, with trees in the background.
ID 5: A group photo of SDA’s staff outside in a courtyard and smiling, with plants behind them.

SF Senior Beat covered our City Hall budget action earlier this month, which highlighted the harmful impacts of City budget cuts on programs for seniors and disabled people. Check it out!

Seniors and people with disabilities fight down to the wire to save programs that serve them Some 200 seniors and people with disabilities and their advocates swarmed City Hall Tuesday in the second, heavily attended protest in less than a month to oppo

The June 2 Primary Election is less than two weeks away, and this is a key time to build support for Prop D: The Overpaid CEO Act! The campaign is people-powered, and if we're going to pass this lifesaving revenue measure, we need your help!

If this measure passes, it would raise money for In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), and other social services that our communities depend on — all by taxing overpaid CEOs! Learn more at carenotgreed.org and sign up here to volunteer in the final days of the Prop D campaign: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEZ75_Y_dccqL4lPU_aYda0CsntLNOodVmbIuEXENetxTbag/viewform

Image Description (ID) 1: A graphic that reads: On the Ballot June 2026. Prop C (with a red X next to it): decreases business taxes. Supported by billionaires and tech CEOs. If this proposition passes, we could lose $30-40 million per year! Prop D (with a green check next to it): Increases business taxes. Only impacts the biggest corporations in San Francisco! If this proposition passes, we could raise $250-300 million per year! Only one tax can pass! Do we raise more money for our city? Or let wealthy corporations evade more taxes? Big businesses should pay their fair share! Vote No on C and Yes on D.

ID 2: A graphic that reads: Important Dates. May 18 - last day to register to vote to get your ballot in the mail. May 26 - Deadline to mail your ballot in to get counted (1 week before Election Day). May 30 - Early voting sites open, vote in-person. June 2 - Election Day. Polls open from 7am to 8pm. Can drop off your ballot in person to a poll station until 8pm.

This is OUR San Francisco, and we need YOU TO JOIN the FIGHT for a San Francisco People’s Budget! DEMAND City Hall & by GETTING OUT & VOTING JUNE 2! Get your ABSENTEE BALLOTS in EARLY to make sure they’re counted. We need to TELL MAYOR LURIE: Budgets are MORAL documents and his budget priorities don’t reflect Our San Francisco Priorities.

Want to learn more? Check out People's Budget SF Instagram LIVE Town Hall happening NOW until 1pm. And please SHARE, LIKE, and COMMENT it helps boost visibility!

Image Description: A map drawing of San Francisco with some intersections and landmarks labeled, such as Sutro Tower and the Palace of Fine Arts. Text on the graphic reads: "This is Our San Francisco. . Art by Vico Carrillo. Restore the cuts." There are also logos for SF People's Budget Coalition and Senior and Disability Action.

Ahead of our annual celebration next week, we want to thank our Change Maker sponsors, the Movement to End Privatization of Medicare and SEIU Local 1021, for their generous support. Thank you for partnering with us and helping make this event possible!

There's still time to buy tickets for Spring Into Action, coming up next week on Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 to 8pm. Find more info here: bit.ly/SDA-2026

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Join us next Wednesday, May 20 for Spring Into Action! Buy tickets here: bit.ly/sda-2026

Spring Into Action, SDA's 2026 Annual Celebration is fast approaching! On Wednesday, May 20, 5:30 to 8pm, we'll gather at the First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center of SF for a night of socializing, food and drink, and a wonderful variety show with performers from our senior and disabled community!

Back by popular demand, Canon Kip Senior Dance Troupe will be performing, as well as the folk duo Phacelia and Arenaria, and singer Jean Davis.

Buy tickets for our Annual Celebration here: bit.ly/SDA-2026. If you'd like to attend for free and support us with your time, you can sign up to volunteer here: https://forms.gle/UF8TvWX6i5t32qzr7

Image Description: A flyer with a yellow background and SDA's logo at the top. Text reads: "Spring into Action Annual Celebration. Meet our variety show performers!" Below that are three pictures: two people holding a guitar, labeled Phacelia and Arenaria; someone in sunglasses and a cowboy hat, labeled Jean Davis; and a group of seniors standing in a line wearing white dresses with green sashes, labeled Canon Kip Senior Dance Troupe. At the bottom is a red semicircle that says, "Buy tickets at bit.ly/SDA-2026"