Under its initial inception, SYDSD was started as the youth branch of the San Diego Democratic Club.

[2] It eventually chartered as its own independent organization under the California Young Democrats (CYD) umbrella with the leadership of then Regional Director Allan Acevedo, who was subsequently elected SYDSD President.

[3] After marriage equality became the law of the land[4] Livengood moved to Puerto Rico and the San Diego Chapter ceased operation.

[7] The original organizers of the group were all volunteers at Legacy Founders Cottage, an AIDS hospice in Oak Cliff, where they built a friendship based on community service and activism.

Since its inception, DSYD has maintained a close relationship with the Legacy Founders Cottage and continues to provide support in the form of volunteer hours and by hosting benefit fundraisers.