Meet the first-time campaigners behind Prop. L
閱讀中文版The third door that 16-year-old Rowan Gleser knocked on was abruptly slammed in Gleser’s face. “I can’t believe you rang my doorbell twice on a Sunday afternoon,” the person behind the door said, Glaser recalled. “I’m voting against whatever you’re campaigning for.” It was one of the International High School junior’s first times canvassing, and the cold response was jarring. But, Gleser said, the community of people behind Yes on L, a volunteer-led campaign, buoyed them. Amid the onslaught of granular election news, it’s easy to forget that many San Franciscans like Gleser have become politically active for the first time. Several of these — including a transplant from Canada, a disability advocate, and a Reno native who has given up their car — have rallied behind Prop. L, which would tax ride-hailing and autonomous vehicle companies to fund Muni. Window signs, literature, […]
