David E. Lee is Executive Director of CAVEC, a non-profit civic education and research organization. He currently teaches Political Science at SF State.
06/20/2015
Today at City and County of San Francisco City Hall.
Home Celebrating 100 years of History - Built as the "Peoples Palace" San Francisco's City Hall is the crown jewel of Civic Center Plaza. Join us as we celebrate 100 years of History
06/17/2015
Who's ready for a parade?
A first look at Wednesday's front page. Congratulations, Warriors!
Order your copy of the paper, plus T-shirts and more here: http://sfchron.cl/1fg9FP4
Read all of our Warriors stories here: http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/
11/06/2014
Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced today that he will seek re-election
07/21/2014
Clement Street
by David Lee
Read it in Boom: A Journal of California Summer 2014, Vol 4, No 2
Clement Street | Boom: A Journal of California Clement Streetby David LeeFrom Boom Summer 2014, Vol 4, No 2A transect of change.Chinese are leaving the Chinese city of San Francisco at the very moment that San Francisco has become, spectacularly, America’s most important Chinese city, with all the political prestige and potential pitfalls that a…
07/08/2014
From the folks at West
Interested in politics or technology? We are offering a great opportunity for students to network with professionals in both fields and would love for you to join us! My name is Paige Johnson, and I work with Campaigns and Elections in Washington, DC. We are excited to host CampaignTech West on July 21-22 in San Francisco. We would love to add your young voices and perspectives to the room.
Take advantage of two open bars, hours of networking, and learning from and questioning our all-star panelists. Our featured speakers are giants in the startup world: Kevin Hartz, founder and CEO of Eventbrite, and Matt Mahan, CEO of Brigade Media, which was recently funded by Sean Parker.
We have a special student rate of only $59 which you can access on the registration page. If you have any questions, please visit our website for the event: www.campaigntechwest.com or feel free to email me at [email protected]! Hope to see you there.
CampaignTech West 2014 Join Campaigns and Elections for CampaignTech West – the premiere conference for strategists, campaigners, and technologists. Be here when the political and technology worlds collide.
06/28/2014
Jing and I are proud to support our LGBT friends at the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club Breakfast this weekend.
Sold out breakfast! Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 Doors Open at 7:45 AM – Breakfast and Program begins at 8:15 AM
06/20/2014
Great reception for the latest issue of BOOM. I'm glad I can contribute to this issue and shed light to "What's the matter with San Francisco?"
http://www.boomcalifornia.com/2014/06/summer-2014/
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2014/06/19/boom-asks-whats-matter-san-francisco-and-offers-insightful-answers
06/19/2014
Our beautiful neighborhood is making it's way to a tourist map near you
05/22/2014
6月3日 請投票! Let's get out the vote!
Get Out The June 3rd Vote in San Francisco (PSA) Please vote by mail or on June 3, 2014. Find our more about this election: sfelections.org More than three decades ago, CAVEC pioneered bilingual voter regis...
04/20/2014
We need reform
Leland Yee case: Disgraced California state senator's legislative efforts fueled cash for campaigns State Sen. Leland Yee spent his last three years in the Capitol much like his first nine, promoting high-minded laws to increase government transparency and help vulnerable constituents like foster children while simultaneously plunging his hands deep into the muck of Sacramento's money channels.
03/21/2014
I got to know Ron over the years. He was a friend and ally to the Chinese community. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-ln-campaign-strategist-ron-smith-dies-20140320,0,6054391.story
It is with heavy hearts that we announce our dear friend and colleague, Ron Smith, died on March 18th in San Francisco. Ron’s larger than life persona, sharp mind, quick wit, and kind heart will be sorely missed. Read entire obituary at: http://www.hospitalcouncil.net/announcement/memoriam-ron-smith
In memory of Ron Smith, donations can be made to:
The Junior Statesmen Foundation at http://www.jsa.org/RonSmith or The Junior Statesmen Foundation; P.O. Box 25143; San Mateo, CA 94402.
or
Tie the Knot
http://tietheknot.org
Please send cards to SF office. Memorial arrangements TBA.
08/30/2014