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

[Richard Knee]

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