David Campos

For the motorcycle racer, see Dave Campos.
David Campos

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 9
Assumed office
December 4, 2008
Appointed by Gavin Newsom
Mayor Gavin Newsom
Ed Lee
Preceded by Tom Ammiano
Personal details
Born (1970-09-28) September 28, 1970
Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Nationality United States
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Phil Hwang
Residence San Francisco, California
Alma mater Stanford University
Harvard Law School
Occupation Politician
Profession Attorney
Website David Campos for State Assembly ImForCampos

David Campos (born September 28, 1970),[1] is an attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing San Francisco's District 9 (Bernal Heights, Portola, and the Inner Mission) since 2008. His reelection in 2012 made him one of only two LGBT San Francisco supervisors. In 2014, Campos ran for the California State Assembly seat in the 17th District (eastern half of San Francisco), but lost to David Chiu.[2]

Early life and career

David Campos was born in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala.[3] His father was a meteorologist.[4] His family first tried to cross the border when David was 11, but they were caught and deported. Around 1983, his father made it across the border and went to Los Angeles, where he became a carpenter.[5] In 1985, at age 14, with his mother and two sisters, he fled Guatemala and emigrated to the United States.[6] Campos graduated at the top of his class at Jefferson High School in South Central Los Angeles.[3] He earned scholarships and admissions to Stanford University, from which he graduated in 1993 with a degree in political science.[6] While attending Harvard Law School from 1993 to 1996, Campos became a permanent resident of the United States[6] and met his partner, Phil Hwang. They married in 2014.[7]

After three years of private law practice, Campos became Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco in 1999.[8] During his tenure he was chief attorney for San Francisco Unified School District overseeing its school desegregation program.[3] Campos was also appointed as a San Francisco Police Commissioner from 2005-2008.[8]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

In 2008, David Campos was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 9 (Bernal Heights, Portola, and the Inner Mission), succeeding current State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano.

Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Campos to the vacant supervisorial seat on December 4, 2008, one month before the other freshman supervisors were elected in November 2008.[9] His predecessor, Ammiano, had resigned from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in early December to start his tenure at the California State Assembly.

San Francisco Sanctuary City Policy

In 1989, San Francisco passed the "City and County of Refuge" Ordinance (also known as the Sanctuary Ordinance) which prohibits City employees from helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration investigations or arrests unless such help is required by federal or state law or a warrant.[10]

In 2008, following the arrest of illegal alien youth Edwin Ramos for a triple murder, Gavin Newsom amended the sanctuary city policy of San Francisco to allow the city to refer juvenile illegal immigrants convicted of felonies to federal authorities for deportation.[11] San Francisco had also been referring such youth arrested but not yet tried in court to federal authorities.[12]

Supervisor Campos introduced legislation in August 2009 that sought to protect illegal alien youths being held by San Francisco police from deportation and separation from their families. The legislation requires local authorities to wait for a criminal conviction before turning youth over to ICE.[1][12] In an editorial for the "San Francisco Chronicle", Campos stated that his proposal "strikes a balance between the former city policy that failed to report people who should have been reported, and the current one, which in essence violates the right of these young people to a hearing on the accusations against them and can ultimately tear them from the protection of their families" and that he believed "every person has the right to a hearing before being punished and is innocent until proven guilty."[13]

Free Muni for Youth

Supervisor Campos and local community activists including P.O.W.E.R. (People Organized to Win Employment Rights) and CCDC (Chinatown Community Development Center) are credited with providing free local public transportation to San Francisco youth.[14] San Francisco residents from low income communities were outraged after San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) decided to significantly reduce the use of yellow school buses for transporting students to and from school.[15] Campos argued, "in the midst of this affordability crisis, we know that low and moderate income families, youth, seniors and people with disabilities are struggling more than ever, and making public transportation affordable and accessible is one step towards alleviating some of the financial stress people are experiencing." [14]

On March 1, 2013, the San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority (SFMTA) launched the Free MUNI for Low Income Youth Pilot Program. The 16-month pilot program waived MUNI fares for low- and moderate-income youth residents of San Francisco between the ages of 5 and 18. To qualify for free passes, families must make less than the average income in the Bay Area, which the SFMTA puts at $82,400 for a family of two and $103,000 for a family of four.[16]

The SFMTA decided to renew the program in response to the pilot program’s success. According to preliminary data by the Office of the Mayor, Free Muni for Low Income Youth had a positive impact on San Francisco’s transportation network. In addition, Clipper card data showed 266,000 more rides by youth Muni riders in May 2013 than in May 2012. Approximately 45 percent of Free Muni for Low Income Youth participants plan to ride public transportation as an adult, while 70 percent would recommend Muni to their friends, according to the San Francisco Unified School District Student Survey results.[17]

This success has also inspired Google to contribute $6.8 million and support these efforts for two years.[17]

Creating reproductive health care buffer zone

Since it opened in 2011, the San Francisco Planned Parenthood sought to prevent protests by anti-abortion activists.[18] According to proponents of the ordinance, protesters were obscuring access to the clinics with large signs, and taking pictures and video of anyone entering the clinic. At that time abortions accounted for less than 2 percent of patient visits.[19]

In May 2013, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Campos’s Health Care Access Buffer Zone legislation.[20] The legislation created a 25-foot harassment free buffer zone around all free-standing health clinics in the city. The penalty for encroaching the buffer zone is up to a $1,000 fine or three months in jail.[21] The ordinance also expands the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, which makes it a federal offense to use physical force or intimidation to prevent a person from entering a reproductive health care facility.

Securing CleanPowerSF

In September 2012, San Francisco's supervisors voted 8-3 to approve Campos’s CleanPowerSF legislation. CleanPowerSF is a planned publicly owned clean energy program that allow residents to choose to buy electricity generated from renewable source rather than from PG&E, the dominant utility in the city.[22] Ultimately, the plan will use the program’s revenue stream to help construct the city’s own renewable energy infrastructure, including wind and solar generators.[23]

2014 run for state assembly

On August 1, 2013, Campos filed papers at San Francisco City Hall to run for the California State Assembly seat in the 17th District (eastern half of San Francisco). If elected, Campos would have been the first Latino to represent San Francisco in the State Assembly.[8] His election would also have extended a legacy of consecutive LGBT public officials serving San Francisco in the State Assembly, starting with Carole Migden (1996-2002) and continuing with Mark Leno (2002-2008), and Tom Ammiano (2008-2014).

Campos lost to David Chiu in the primary on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, with 43 percent of the vote. Chiu won 48 percent of the vote and Republican candidate David Salaverry won 8.5 percent.

Three days after the November election, the race was too close to call. Campos received 48 percent of the votes and conceded the race to Chiu.[24]

Controversy

In 2012, David Campos as a San Francisco Supervisor became involved in the controversy surrounding San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. On January 13, 2012, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi faced charges of domestic violence as well as two misdemeanors.[25] Mirikarimi initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, but on March 13 of the same year, he pleaded guilty to false imprisonment, a misdemeanor.[26][27]

Mirkarimi was pressured to resign; however, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors ignored calls for his resignation and instead allowed Mirkarimi, who had been suspended for nine months, to return to his job as sheriff. David Campos along with Supervisors John Avalos, Jane Kim, and Christina Olague, voted to reinstate Mirkarimi as sheriff.[28] The controversy surfaced in the 2014 election for State Assembly, when David Chiu's supporters used Campos's vote to reinstate Mirkarimi against him in the campaign.[29]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bajko, Matthew S. (September 10, 2009). "Supervisor Campos has busy freshman year". The Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ Llagos, Marissa (November 6, 2014) "Chiu wins Assembly race after Campos concedes." San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved 12-20-2014.)
  3. 1 2 3 "Supervisor Campos - About". San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  4. ↑ "South-Central Success Story Shares His Hope". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "David Campos and the incredible journey". 48 Hills. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Tan, David. "David Campos – A Champion Through Education". Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  7. ↑ Roberts, Chris (January 7, 2014). "Supervisor David Campos marries his longtime partner". (San Francisco) Examiner. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  8. 1 2 3 SmartVoter.org (2014). "Full Biography for David Campos". League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Lagos, Marisa (December 5, 2008). "Crowd cheers swearing in of Supervisor Campos". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  10. ↑ "City & County of San Francisco Sanctuary Ordinance". City and County of San Francisco. 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  11. ↑ Van Derbeken, Jaxon (July 3, 2008). "S.F. mayor shifts policy on illegal offenders". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  12. 1 2 Lagos, Marisa; Coté, John (August 18, 2009). "New sanctuary proposal on protecting youths". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  13. ↑ Campos, David (August 24, 2009). "Proposed sanctuary policy preserves rights". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  14. 1 2 "Free Muni for Youth". 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  15. ↑ Tello, Juana Teresa (April 17, 2012). "Free Muni for all youths". SFGate.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  16. ↑ Palmer, Cobum (February 19, 2014). "Campos takes credit for Muni youth program". SFBay.ca. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Mayor Lee, Supervisors & SFMTA Announce $6.8 Million Gift from Google to Fund Free Muni for Low Income Youth". News Releases. San Francisco Office of the Mayor. February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  18. ↑ "San Francisco Considers Buffer Zones Near Reproductive Health Clinics". CBS Local SF Bay Area. April 18, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  19. ↑ "San Francisco supe seeks anti-abortion protester buffer zones". San Jose Mercury News. March 19, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  20. ↑ Smith, Christie (May 7, 2013). "San Francisco Supervisors Vote on Planned Parenthood "Buffer Zones"". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  21. ↑ San Francisco Board of Supervisors (May 21, 2013). "Ordinance No. 88-13" (pdf). Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  22. ↑ Halstead, Richard (April 23, 2014). "San Francisco mulls Marin Clean Energy, Assembly bill could limit expansion". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  23. ↑ Sabatini, Joshua (September 19, 2012). "Supervisors approve CleanPowerSF despite opt-out clause worries". (San Francisco) Examiner. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  24. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chiu-wins-Assembly-race-after-Campos-concedes-5877206.php
  25. ↑ Richmond, Josh (January 13, 2012) "San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi to face misdemeanor charges." San Jose Mercury News.
  26. ↑ CBS News (January 20, 2012) "San Fran Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi ordered to stay away from wife, kid in domestic violence case". CBS News.
  27. ↑ Gordon, Rachel (March 13, 2002). "SF Sheriff Mirkarimi Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  28. ↑ Knight, Heather; John Coté (December 31, 2012). "Ross Mirkarimi to keep job, supes decide". SFGate.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  29. ↑ Lagos, Marisa; John Coté (May 16, 2014). "Mirkarimi case rears its head in Campos-Chiu Assembly race". SFGate.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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