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

[Eric Brooks]

Can he do that with a 4pm special order item?!

On 11/16/2010 10:51 AM, Richard Knee wrote:
> My advice is, don't wait until 4 p.m. to get there. I've seen some 
> speculation that Chiu will move the item to the top of the agenda.
>
>
> On 11/15/2010 1:52 PM, Eric Brooks wrote:
>> 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