By Natasha Pawar
SAN JOSE, CA – The Sunrise Silicon Valley group, a youth-led movement to fight against climate change, have officially announced their endorsement of Sajid Khan for Santa Clara District Attorney in the upcoming year.
Sajid Khan is currently a public defender serving the county. In his time as an attorney he has represented numerous individuals, and helped them fight for their constitutional rights, battling systemic racism and oppression. He has also spoken up against mass incarceration, supporting individuals in county jails and juvenile courts.
Sunrise Silicon Valley political lead Ambika Ramadurai believes that Khan has a “Progressive agenda [that] focuses on ending mass incarceration, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, and standing up to police 
brutality.”
He added, “Working alongside Sunrise Silicon Valley, Sajid Khan will ensure that not only Santa Clara County but the entire state of California, does its part to uplift the voices of those who have been oppressed by the justice system through direct action and humane, effective solutions. We are proud to endorse Sajid Khan for Santa Clara County District Attorney, 2022.”
Khan now has a running list of endorsements from the community, including now-retired Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, along with other advocates within Santa Clara County. Many have spoken publicly about their support.
Khan said, “As someone devoted to combating systemic inequities, I recognize how climate change disproportionately hurts communities of color and perpetuates longstanding injustices. Youth activists are our nation’s future, and they are an inspiration.”
Born to Muslim immigrants in San Jose, Khan is a South Bay native. He believes in having a “dual faith in both service and justice,” which he continues to instill in his sons. It is this idea that motivated him to pursue a career relating to civil rights.
Well that should seal it.
“Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!”
— James T. Kirk
Are his sons in the group that endorsed him? Could be a conflict of interest. But then again, they can’t vote, so maybe not.
And how, exactly does that address climate change?
Ah, yes – the DA will move those folks to cooler climates.
Or perhaps send them to Mars, with the the “pay-per-ride” companies. Too bad that they don’t even have enough $ to reach sub-orbit for 3 minutes.
It’s almost like you missed the whole CDAA scandal.
Honestly, I didn’t put that together, and only vaguely know about it.
Certainly, the article didn’t mention it. It’s a straight-out “free the criminals” endorsement.
One mistake that the environment movement continues to make is to assume that those are (necessarily) the same thing as concern regarding climate change. They aren’t.
In any case, do they have any projections regarding how much the efforts you’re referring to will cool the planet (or keep the temperature from rising)?
What about this candidate’s opponent? How does he (I assume it’s a he) stand on that redirection of funds?
His opponent is an incumbent on the CDAA board.
I got the sense that it was a general progressive that they were endorsing though.
https://theappeal.org/california-prosecutors-association-reveals-more-public-money-may-have-been-misspent/
So, if the article started out with this, that would be different. Then, the author (and/or group) could have added on the other concerns.
The bottom line is that the headline doesn’t match the content of the article.
Yes. Though I’m less-and-less sure what it means to be a “progressive”.
Actually, I don’t know anything about this youth group, either (e.g., age ranges).
The group is led by high school students
Sounds like they should shut down some schools. 🙂