Press

6/10/25

KQED -‘A Moment People Have Been Waiting For’: ICE Arrests Fuel SF Protests

Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who was at Sunday night’s protest, defended efforts to challenge ICE. She noted that more than a dozen people, including a 3-year-old child, were arrested at the ICE office in San Francisco on June 4 after appearing for check-in appointments.

“I want to thank all of the people that are protesting from LA to here in SF, because when the government turns on its own people, it’s up to the people to put the government in check,” Fielder said. “ICE is not promoting public safety. It’s promoting violence and racism. As a sanctuary city, San Francisco will not stand for it.” Full Article

7/15/25

San Francisco balances on thin blue line with Trump ICE arrests

After violent clashes last week between U.S. immigration officers and protesters led to an officer drawing his gun and a woman being flung from the hood of a speeding federal vehicle, San Francisco police face a thorny question: to intervene or not to intervene. 

One San Francisco Police Department deputy chief has weighed in, committing to more aggressively defend federal officers in confrontations with the public. ” Full Article

6/10/25

SFGATE -Thousands gather in SF for 'epic battle' against ICE amid Calif. raids

Among the attendees was Supervisor Jackie Fielder, whose district includes the Mission neighborhood where the rally was held. Fielder gave a speech at the BART Plaza before the crowd began its march up Mission Street, calling out local law enforcement for arresting more than 150 protesters Sunday night in downtown San Francisco. Around 400 people took to the streets Sunday, a small group of whom clashed with police.

“Arresting protesters doesn't protect communities. It punishes hope,” Fielder told the crowd on Monday. “That is all we have right now. San Francisco is a sanctuary city, and that has to mean something.” Full Article

6/5/25

SF Examiner -ICE arrests at least 15, including children, at SF check-ins

Supervisor Jackie Fielder, whose district includes a large undocumented population, shared a statement late Wednesday night that called for Mayor Daniel Lurie to increase funding in The City’s budget for immigrant legal services and support, “which the Mayor has not increased to address the growing need.”

“I encourage the Mayor and Budget Committee to increase funding for our immigrant communities to meet the moment and guarantee ALL San Franciscans their constitutional rights to due process,” she said. “We have the ability to stop the deportations, defend our families, and demand their release NOW!”
Full Article

6/2/25

SF Examiner -‘There’s never a boring week’ for The City’s youngest supe

Supervisor Jackie Fielder, 30, has been the Board of Supervisors’ main and most progressive voice after the body shifted in moderates’ direction in November. Just over four months into her term, Fielder has taken outspoken stances on citywide issues such as the fentanyl crisis, family homelessness and police funding.

Ahead of Mayor Daniel Lurie publishing his proposed two-year, $15.9 billion budget Friday and amid threats to federal funding from President Donald Trump’s administration, Fielder told The Examiner she has found meaning in her role on the board and as its staunchest progressive. Full Article

4/19/25

Mission Local -Supervisor Fielder accuses S.F. homeless dept. of playing numbers game with families 

District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder on Friday rebutted the city’s argument that a new policy capping shelter stays at 90 days had improved the “flow” of families from homeless shelters into stable housing and led to a 51 percent drop in the city’s waitlist for family shelter. 

Instead, she said, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing rejiggered eligibility requirements for the shelter waitlist, and that change created a 51 percent drop.  Full Article

6/10/25

SF Examiner -Supervisor, advocates contend $66M a year can end family homelessness

Homelessness advocates and Fielder say Lurie’s reallocation would be detrimental to ending family homelessness. Fielder told The Examiner that the current budget proposal Lurie presented is going in the “exact opposite direction” of where it should be headed. Full Article

2/25/25

Mission Local -Amid rash of Walgreens closures, supervisor wants S.F. to look at ‘cooperative pharmacies’

“Here in the U.S., where our healthcare has been put in the hands of profit-seeking corporations, where retail pharmacies like Walgreens are perpetually understaffed, if not shuttered, people have to take several buses, wait in long lines, and organize their whole days around filling a prescription,” said Fielder in a statement. “It doesn’t have to be this way.” Full Article 

1/28/25

KQED -SF Leaders Reaffirm ‘Sanctuary City’ Status Amid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

The Board of Supervisors’ vote comes just over a week after Trump took office, intensifying fears over local Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. Fielder said she proposed the resolution reaffirming San Francisco’s sanctuary status after hearing from residents who felt unsafe seeking city services for fear that they could be reported to immigration officials.

“We are here with our immigrant neighbors,” said Fielder, who newly represents the Mission District, where about half of the residents identify as Latinx. “We will be here whether you are a tech CEO, a tech worker, a student, a janitor — no matter your status, you deserve to feel safe.” Full Article

7/15/25

The letter also questions whether SFPD and the SF Sheriff’s Department have ever verified the identities of federal agents to prevent impersonation—an issue gaining new urgency after Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell recently directed LAPD officers to do just that. “At the local level, we are the last line of defense against authoritarianism,” Fielder wrote, urging similar policy reforms in San Francisco. ” Full Article

6/5/25

KQED -SF Supervisors Order Subpoenas for Ex-Leaders of Defunct Parks Nonprofit

At Thursday’s hearing, Fielder also directed the city’s Budget and Legislative Analyst to audit the city’s Recreation and Parks Department, which has worked closely with the Alliance on various open-space projects. The audit, she said, should include a review of the department’s current projects and its financial ties to the nonprofit. Full Article

1/15/25

Mission Local -Supervisor, advocates contend $66M a year can end family homelessness

Fielder is, political experts told Mission Local in November, the perfect fit for the district; she won with a 19-point lead over her closest contender.

As an activist and politician, Fielder has big ideals, but grassroots goals. She’s promised to introduce legislation supporting working families, immigrant communities and small businesses. Full Article

4/30/25

SF Standard -$91M for overtime? Even pro-police supervisors are skeptical

San Francisco supervisors laid into the police department Wednesday over a scathing report that found officers sometimes went to work as private security officers on the same days they called in sick to get overtime.

Their critiques were many: It’s rule-breaking, a big win for corporations who can afford private security over taxpaying citizens, and it shakes the public’s trust. Full Article

3/4/25

KQED -Supervisors to Probe San Francisco’s Crackdown on Outdoor Drug Use and Dealing

“People have been displaced because of enforcement actions around the city to the Mission. And [residents] want to see people get help and connected to treatment. They want to see the end of public drug use,” Fielder told KQED. “That’s why I’m calling for this hearing because we can’t take a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach. That’s exactly how we got here. We need something comprehensive so that we’re not continuing this cat-and-mouse game.” Full Article

4/23/25

Axios SF -Housing pandas, not families: Fielder demands action on shelter crisis

What they're saying: "No one wants to raise their kids in shelters," Fielder noted. "It's just that there are a lot of barriers outside of their control that … we can as a city government help with, especially when we have a mayor who has really unprecedented connections to philanthropy, to wealthy individuals." Full Article

2/11/25

Kron4 -SF supervisor demands answers about Super Bowl Sunday parklet crash that injured 6

A crash in San Francisco’s Mission District that injured at least 6 people — including a child — on Super Bowl Sunday is raising questions about the San Francisco Police Department’s pursuit policies. San Francisco District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder, whose district includes the area where the crash occurred, has submitted a formal letter of inquiry into the incident.

In the letter, Fielder is seeking “transparency on the decision-making process surrounding the dangerous police chase,” and on SFPD’s “policy regarding police chases.” The chase, as Fielder points out, began at the Stonestown Galleria Shopping Mall, and ended at The Napper Tandy Bar and Grill’s outdoor parklet over 6 miles away. Full Article

4/15/25

SFGATE -Sup. Jackie Fielder Challenges City Policy That Limits Shelter Stays For Families

Lurie also told the Chronicle that he looks forward to "continuing to work with Supervisor Fielder and the entire board to add the capacity we need to get people off the street while helping families access the long-term stable housing they deserve."

But Fielder argues that the policy, which is not written into law, is inhumane, and now wants legislation to codify this. It will be up to the moderate-majority board whether to defy HSH or leave the policy as is.

"I will continue working with everyone at the table to house all the families in our shelter system and on our waitlist," Fielder says. "San Francisco is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, meaning that family homelessness is not an issue of lack of resources, but of political will." Full Article