Rules Committee approves Angeles Roy for Immigrant Rights Commission seat

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on March 22 recommended Angeles Roy to fill a vacant seat on the city’s Immigrant Rights Commission.

Supervisor Asha Safaei, chair of the Rules Committee, called Roy’s application qualified and the committee approved the recommendation "without objection," sending the nomination forward for Board consideration. The seat carries a term ending June 6, 2018.

Roy told the committee she emigrated from Chile and has lived in San Francisco for nearly 10 years. She described her civic record, saying she graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in political science and "has worked leading political campaigns locally," and that she currently serves as president of the San Francisco Young Democrats. Roy said she has taught literacy in Spanish at City College of San Francisco, led "know your rights" workshops for immigrants and advocated for driver’s licenses for undocumented residents.

Committee members asked Roy about what spurred her interest in serving. Roy replied that her college and community work and long-standing activism motivated her application and she emphasized outreach to immigrant communities.

A member of the public who said she had worked closely with Roy praised her "determination, drive, [and] resilience" and urged the committee to appoint her.

Supervisor Safaei described Roy as "eminently qualified" and, after a supervisor moved to appoint Roy to seat number 1, the chair stated the motion did not need a second and "without objection, this item is approved." The committee closed public comment and advanced the nomination to the full Board.

The committee’s action was procedural; no formal roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript.

What’s next: The committee’s positive recommendation will appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda for consideration, per the clerk’s announcement.