Bay Rising Action

We are a grassroots political network that builds the political power of working-class, immigrant, Black, Latinx, and Asian communities. See our Bay Area progressive voter guide, below!

2025 Bay Area Voter Guide

See our Bay Area progressive voter guide recommendations for the April special election! Get ready to vote for Oakland mayor, as well as certain Oakland city council and San Jose city council seats.
See Our Voter Guide for the April 2025 Special Election

About Us

Bay Rising Action advocates for a world where all people participate in community control and political power; where everyone has a home; and where everyone has the sanctuary to live without fear of deportation or criminalization. We believe in clean air, parks, and water, in environmental justice and just transition to a regenerative economy where life flourishes. We center the value of work with dignity where everyone can earn a living wage and receive quality healthcare; we believe in justice for young people and families. We are also fighting for democracy reform that would make elections more fair, equitable and accessible to all.
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We would not have won the Chesa Boudin for SF District Attorney campaign without Bay Rising Action’s support.

Emily Lee
Director, SF Rising Action Fund

Bay Rising Action [is] a progressive action network that has worked tirelessly to lift up disenfranchised Californians and fight to empower communities of color and the working class.

Rafael Navar
Bernie 2020 CA State Director, founding member of Mijente

The people power is what it’s all about. [Bay Rising Action does] a great job… helping to support and encourage that people power.

Angela Normand
Trustee, Alameda County Office of Education

There is an ecosystem of governance where you’ve got movement organizations, unions, faith organizations, and electeds united around a set of values and building a vision together.

Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Councilmember, District 2

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Bay Rising Action is partnering with California Working Families Party, a multiracial political party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful.

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Bay Rising Action is partnering with California Working Families Party, a multiracial political party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful.

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Updates

Exploring Oakland’s Key Races: What You Need to Know

October 17, 2024
Not in Oakland? Put your address below to get your customized voter guide, learn more about our voter guide here: No on the anti-democratic Recall of…

How We Strengthen Democracy From the Ground up

July 29, 2024
“When it comes to having a say over who represents us, most of us Bay Area residents want similar things. No matter what we look like or where we come…

Vote Nikki Fortunato Bas for Supervisor!

February 28, 2024
Bay Rising Action is thrilled to announce our endorsement of Nikki Fortunato Bas for Alameda County Supervisor! Look out for her on the March 5th prim…