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America\u2019s younger generation is getting increasingly involved in local politics, and even without the big-name donors, many are gaining traction through powerful grassroots campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

21-year-old James Coleman\u2019s run for City Council in South San Francisco\u2019s District 4 is no exception. With a childhood-friend-turned campaign manager and community volunteers, Coleman has quickly amassed quite a following and outraised the 18-year incumbent Rich Garbarino by over $4,000, his campaign says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coleman is running on progressive platforms like fighting climate change, defunding and demilitarizing the police in the city where he was born and raised, universal childcare and internet access, and promoting other youth voices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now a student at Harvard University, Coleman says meeting people from more privileged backgrounds has made him reflect on the housing insecurity, exclusionary zoning laws, and inequitable access to public transportation that many SSF residents face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in what was historically an industrial city, Coleman saw major real estate development as the biotechnology industry boomed, and the ensuing effects on his community as costs of living rose. Expanding affordable housing is another of Coleman\u2019s priorities for his hometown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked what\u2019s missing in SSF\u2019s City Council today, Coleman can\u2019t suppress a chuckle as he says, \u201cEnergy. Bold ideas.\u201d If elected, Coleman will be the youngest person and first openly LGBTQ+ member in the council\u2019s history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In spite of decades of growing immigrant communities in SSF, the council has long been dominated by older, often white residents. While the council has somewhat diversified in recent years, Coleman believes he can represent not only the younger generation, but all \u201cregular people\u201d who need to be heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow can you look at the world around you and not do much? Or like do the minimal? It\u2019s just so unconscionable to me that we are in the middle of a national pandemic and our city is throwing breadcrumbs at our people.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coleman says the city has $31 million in uncommitted reserves which should be used to support the community through the pandemic. \u201cThis fund was kept for a rainy day, and if this is not a rainy day, I don\u2019t know what is,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a press release from his campaign, Coleman has received campaign donations averaging $50 each, while his opponent Garbarino\u2019s average is $529 per donation. Even so, according to Coleman, he is surpassing Garbarino. \u201cThis was made possible due to the diverse coalition of students, educators, and retirees who\u2019ve put their faith in James\u2019 campaign so far,\u201d the press release said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Franchesca Buendia, Coleman\u2019s friend and campaign manager says SSF\u2019s reception of Coleman has been inspiring. She helps manage the campaign, their other high school friend built the website, while other friends and residents in the district help with phone banking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the difference between Coleman and Garbarino, Buendia says, \u201cIt\u2019s in approachability and accessibility. James has been actively connecting with community members and getting a first-hand look at what residents are going through.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Coleman has big plans for his community. \u201cPeople always tell me, \u2018you should have three priorities,\u2019 but I have four, because there are so many issues that are important.\u201d On his website, he outlines 15 topics and his stance on each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In line with his environmental advocacy work, Coleman wants to strive for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, which he says is in line with scientists\u2019 recommendations. \u201cAnything beyond that is climate denial. We need to be listening to what scientists say.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not a radical idea, Coleman says, referring to Berkeley City Council\u2019s recent ban on natural gas in future construction. \u201cSouth San Francisco has not been doing their fair share to address the climate crisis. And I think it\u2019s about time we start doing so.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coleman also hopes to reenvision SSF\u2019s approach to public safety. \u201cSouth San Francisco is no stranger to its share of police violence,\u201d he says, remembering 15-year-old Derrick Gaines, who was killed by an SSF police officer in 2012. Officer Joshua Cabillo is now a San Francisco police officer, and in 2018 shot another civilian in the back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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James Coleman, who is running for City Council for District 4 in South San Francisco, poses for a portrait in South San Francisco. Coleman, a 21-year-old climate activist and Harvard student, is hoping to bring progress to his hometown. Courtesy: James Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As councilor, Coleman wants to create a police oversight commission for community members to hold the police accountable and address issues. He also wants a group of first responders trained in social work and mental healthcare to respond to nonviolent emergency calls, an alternative being adopted in several cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having watched SSF community members pushed out due to unchecked rent increases, Coleman also hopes to implement rent control and make affordable housing truly affordable. Currently, costs are determined by San Mateo County\u2019s median income, which is made higher because of wealthier suburbs like Atherton and Menlo Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coleman doesn\u2019t want to limit his city\u2019s potential, and at 21, he sees his own future similarly. While he\u2019s interested in politics, he says he might go into medicine or law or scientific research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was raised by two working-class parents: his father, a FedEx worker, sustained an injury which left him disabled when Coleman was five, and his mother is a Taiwanese immigrant who supported the family as a lab assistant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This experience made Coleman want to be a doctor from a young age: today, he\u2019s studying human developmental and regenerative biology at Harvard. Coleman also took on a minor in government and even co-founded what is now a chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, but still says he never imagined himself running for office until this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His hometown\u2019s response to George Floyd\u2019s murder this summer actually pushed Coleman to enter politics. \u201cSeeing our City Council being unresponsive and dismissive to the community\u2019s call for change \u2026 inspired me to actually make the run for office and want to actively make change.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the high school valedictorian and now attending Harvard, Coleman has clearly been academically successful. \u201cThere\u2019s some point when you turn to a kid and you\u2019re like, \u2018I\u2019m not sure I can teach you any more,\u2019\u201d says Coleman\u2019s high school Economics and Government teacher, Jason Capitan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while not everyone who gets A\u2019s is cut out for political success, Capitan says Coleman stood out even when he had 40 students in one class. Even back then, Coleman wanted to save the world, Capitan says, remembering his former student\u2019s determination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Coleman wants to take the experiences, education, and privilege he gained at Harvard back to SSF, to \u201cempower and improve on the community where I once grew up.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it doesn\u2019t matter who thinks he\u2019s grown: as Capitan says, \u201cHe\u2019s not limited by anything. Everyone\u2019s like, \u2018Well, no, wait your turn, wait, you\u2019re not ready for it yet\u2019 \u2026 he\u2019s like \u2018No, let\u2019s do it now, let\u2019s get it done.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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