[Sustain] CRITICAL! Tomorrow 4pm City Hall Rm 250 SPEAK Demand New Mayor Choice Now

[Eric Brooks]

Hi all,

TURN OUT TOMORROW 4PM CITY HALL

Turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main chamber) 4pm 
to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the Board of Supervisors 
to choose a new mayor now, not in January.

Because San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Lieutenant 
Governor's race, and will take that office in early January, the Board 
of Supervisors must appoint his replacement.

But there is a -big- problem. Downtown big business and real estate 
developer interests allied with Newsom, are maneuvering behind the 
scenes in private meetings with our City supervisors, to convince them 
to back down, not make this choice, and instead delay the decision so 
that it will be made by the far less experienced newly elected Board of 
Supervisors in January.

This is extremely alarming. San Francisco is in the midst of one of the 
worst budget crises in its history, and it is vital that the current 
Board of Supervisors make a choice this month for Mayor Newsom's 
replacement, so that the Board and new Mayor can begin working together 
right now to assure the best possible budget deal for the upcoming year. 
We cannot afford a two month delay during which secret backroom 
politics, influenced by corporations and developers, will determine how 
our Mayor is chosen. The budget deeply impacts every issue that we are 
working on as organizers.

To avoid this very bad outcome, Supervisor John Avalos and others have 
put forward a measure to be voted on by the Board of Supervisors 
tomorrow, Tue, Nov 16, in an open hearing at 4pm, during which we will 
be able to speak on that item. Supervisor Avalos' measure will make sure 
that the Board makes a choice for Mayor right away and in front of the 
people of San Francisco.

So turn out tomorrow Tuesday Nov 16, City Hall, Rm 250 (main chamber) 
4pm to support John Avalos' legislation triggering the Board of 
Supervisors to choose a new mayor now, not in January.

If you absolutely can't make it, call Board President David Chiu TODAY!

The President of the Board of Supervisors, David Chiu, will be the key 
swing vote on this measure and may hesitate to support it because he is 
experiencing high lobbying pressure from downtown elites.

It is vital that we flood Board President Chiu's office with phone calls 
-today- insisting that he take a stand for the public good and vote in 
favor of the current Board choosing our new Mayor right away, in an open 
public process.

CALL David Chiu at:

415-554-7450

WITH THE MESSAGE:

"Please vote in favor of Supervisor Avalos' measure to convene the 
current Board of Supervisors, in a public hearing, to choose the new 
Mayor of San Francisco this month!"

If you are calling after hours, or get a recording, leave your message 
as voice mail.

If you get a busy signal, call David Chiu's staff at either:

415-554-7451 or 415-554-7453