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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>San Francisco Green Party Weekly Newsletter July 25 – August 1, 2007</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>NEWS: </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Community Leaders Organize to Address Asbestos Exposure</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/jh_asbestos_health_complaints_070719.shtml"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/jh_asbestos_health_complaints_070719.shtml</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Who Will Lead the SF Redevelopment Agency Now that Marcia Rosen is History?</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/21/18436738.php"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/21/18436738.php</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">At the Crossroads: Ethics Commission Chief Admits to Knowing of Alleged Money Laundering at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A title=http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4076 href="http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4076"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4076</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Fight to Take Back Richmond: <SPAN style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The city's Green Party Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and a cadre of residents fight to take back the shoreline for public use</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/CMGB5QTIDG1.DTL"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/22/CMGB5QTIDG1.DTL</FONT></A></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>EVENTS:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The Sustainability Working Group Meeting </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Thursday, July 26<BR>7:30 PM</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Green Party office, 1028 A Howard Street between 6<SUP>th</SUP> and 7<SUP>th</SUP> Streets in San Francisco<BR>Topics include: joining the efforts of East side residents to halt Redevelopment<BR>gentrification and Lennar Corporation's abuses/toxic emissions, update on the campaign to stop the Williams natural gas turbines from being installed in the Bayview, update on Peak Oil Taskforce, update on the Community Choice renewable energy project, update on Liquid Natural Gas Terminal projects in California, Oregon, and elsewhere, adoption of an anti-biofuels/bioplastics policy and proposed actions to the Board of Supervisors.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Testify at Board of Supervisors Meeting</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Tuesday, July 31</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Public comment will likely begin at 3 PM, and may last for a few hours.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>City Hall, Board Chambers</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Supervisor Chris Daly is introducing legislation to temporarily halt Lennar Corporation construction in Bayview until the health affects of the community can be properly assessed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>See articles in news section above for more information about this issue.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Transportation Working Group Meeting</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Tuesday, July 31 </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>7 PM until 9 PM</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Green Party office, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1028 A Howard Street</st1:address></st1:Street> between 6<SUP>th</SUP> and 7<SUP>th</SUP> Streets in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City></st1:place></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Join us to discuss the MTA charter amendments, and decide on whether to recommend endorsement.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Live Call-in Show Featuring Dave Snyder and Sue Vaughan on Car-Free Talk<BR>Tuesday, July 31<BR>7 PM to 7:30 PM<BR>Tune in to Channel 29 at 7 p.m. and call in to 621-4472 to ask your questions about transportation in San Francisco and specific transportation-related ballot measures.<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Feminist Issues Group (FIG) Meeting </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Thursday, August 2</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>7 PM </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Home of Chair Vicki Leidner, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">770 Shotwell Street</st1:address></st1:Street> near <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">22<SUP>nd </SUP>Street</st1:address></st1:Street></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Topics include: elections 2007 and 2008, Lennar/BVHP and upcoming actions, <BR>Impeachment of Bush and Cheney.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Campaigns and Issues Working Group Meeting</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Monday, August 6 </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>7 PM</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Green Party office, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1028 A Howard Street</st1:address></st1:Street> between 6<SUP>th</SUP> and 7<SUP>th</SUP> Streets in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City></st1:place></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>This will be a working meeting to finalize candidate questionnaires and plan the endorsement process for the fall 2007 campaign season. <BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Monday, August 13</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>7 PM until 9 PM</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Green Party office, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">1028 A Howard Street</st1:address></st1:Street> between 6<SUP>th</SUP> and 7<SUP>th</SUP> Streets in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">This will be an <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Open discussion with Green SF District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>SAVE THE DATE: <BR>August 25: Candidate Training Sessions at UCLA; August 26 Strategy Meetings </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">September 20: City Arts and Lectures</SPAN></SPAN> Presents <SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Wangari Maathai </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic">at Herbst Theatre</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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