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

[Richard Knee]

Not sure on that, and I wasn't aware it was a special order item. Clerk 
of the Board is probably best able to answer your question.


On 11/16/2010 10:57 AM, Eric Brooks wrote:
> 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