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Support Legislation from Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi - Hearings 3/23 and 3/29
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 21 Mar '06

21 Mar '06

Protect the Rights of Workers to Organize in SF! Big companies who recieve franchise grants from the city to provide a utility or public airwaves service don't always respect the rights of their workers to organize. Help give workers a fighting chance in San Francisco by supporting Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislation to protect employees of franchise grantees. This legislation declares that San Francisco expects the rights of workers to be respected. The legislation makes sure that companies can't discriminate against a worker who chooses to join a union. It also protects workers who are employed by contractors and subcontractors. Our workers need our support. Take action to protect their freedom of association now. What You Can Do: Attend the Rules Committee Hearing at City Hall on March 23th (room 263 at 10 AM) and tell the Board you support protecting employee rights, especially the right to organize. Also, please show your support for this important legislation by thanking the Supervisors who have co-signed the legislation: Daly, Ammiano, McGoldrick, Peskin, Dufty, Ma, Maxwell and Sandoval. Then call and email the Mayor and the other members of the Board and urge them to support this bill too. Mayor Newsom - (415) 554-6141, gavin.newsom(a)sfgov.org Pres. Aaron Peskin - (415) 554-7450, Aaron.Peskin(a)sfgov.org Sup. Michela Alioto-Pier - (415) 554-7752, Michela.Alioto-Pier(a)sfgov.org Sup. Tom Ammiano - (415) 554-5144, Tom.Ammiano(a)sfgov.org Sup. Chris Daly - (415) 554-7970, Chris.Daly(a)sfgov.org Sup. Bevan Dufty - (415) 554-6968, Bevan.Dufty(a)sfgov.org Sup. Sean Elsbernd - (415) 554-6516, Sean.Elsbernd(a)sfgov.org Sup. Fiona Ma - (415) 554-7460, Fiona.Ma(a)sfgov.org Sup. Sophie Maxwell - (415) 554-7670, Sophie.Maxwell(a)sfgov.org Sup. Jake McGoldrick - (415) 554-7410, Jake.McGoldrick(a)sfgov.org Sup. Gerardo Sandoval - (415) 554-6975, Gerardo.Sandoval(a)sfgov.org Don't know which is your supervisor? Here's a map: http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4385 ### Expand the First Source Hiring Program The city currently has a 1st Source Hiring Program that is supposed to connect low-income and historically disadvantaged peoples with job opportunities. Companies list job openings for entry level positions with the program and the program distributes this information to public assistance programs, community organizations and other centers that serve the disadvantaged. Low-income people then have an advantage of applying for the jobs early. Unfortunately this program has not be given the resources to be effective. Support Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislation to improve the program and bring more jobs to the poor. Supervisor Mirkarimi's legislation will do the following: 1.Expand the types of jobs available to low-income and disadvantaged people to go beyond construction into other industries with more growth in SF. 2.Ensure that the program gets enough resources to be successful via fines that will be strictly enforced on companies that don't comply with offering jobs to low-income and disadvantaged people first. 3.Reduce poverty in SF by increasing creating more avenues for low-income people to get access to jobs with the opportunity for advancement. Take Action! Attend the Budget and Finance Committee Hearing at City Hall on March 29th (inside the Board chambers at 1 PM) and tell the Board you support expanding the First Source Hiring program. Also, please show your support for this important legislation by calling and emailing the Mayor, your Supervisor, and the other members of the Board. Ross Mirkarimi - (415) 554-7630, Ross.Mirkarimi(a)sfgov.org ###

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San Francisco Green Party Candidate Forum Wednesday, March 15
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

WHAT: Green Candidates Vie For Endorsement; San Francisco Green Party Hosts Candidate Forum WHEN: Wednesday, March 15 at 7 PM WHERE: San Francisco Green Party office, located at 1028A Howard Street, between 6th and 7th Streets, South of Market The political campaign season is again fast approaching, and the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) has scheduled its first candidate forum of 2006 for Wednesday, March 15 at 7 PM. The candidates appearing, all registered Greens running for state or federal office, will be vying for the endorsement of the San Francisco Green Party. The following declared candidates have been given questionnaires and invited to speak at the forum, which will be held at the SFGP office, located at 1028A Howard Street: Peter Camejo, Governor http://www.votecamejo.com/ Donna Warren, Lt. Governor http://www.donnawarren.com/ Forrest Hill, Secretary of State http://www.voteforrest.org/ Mehul Thakker, Treasurer http://www.votethakker.com/ Mike Wyman, Attorney General http://votewyman.org/ (site under construction) Laura Wells, Controller http://www.laurawells.org/ Sarah Knoop, Superintendent of Public Instruction Larry Cafiero, Insurance Commissioner http://www.votecafiero.com/ Barry Hermanson, State Assembly District 12 http://www.barryhermanson.org Krissy Keefer, Congressional District 8 http://www.krissyforcongress.com/ Todd Chretian, US Senate http://www.todd4senate.org Tian Harter, US Senate http://www.tianharter.org/ Kent Mesplay, US Senate http://www.mesplay.org Deliberations regarding endorsement will begin immediately after the forum, with final decisions to be made by the end of a March 22 follow-up meeting.

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Party tonight with Jello Biafra, Ross Mirkarimi...
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 27 Jan '06

27 Jan '06

Tonight is the night, after two months of preparation, "A Green Party for Peace" is going to be a fantastic event! Start the Year to End The War with Green Party activists and friends as we celebrate 2006 in style, a fundraising party to support our efforts on behalf of social justice, the environment, animal welfare, and peace. This will be the festive, energizing blast we need to make this the year we Bring The Troops Home and End The War! Enjoy live music, spoken word, theater, dance, film and inspirational speakers including: Ross Mirkarimi, Green Party Supervisor Jello Biafra, owner, Alternative Tentacles, former head of the Dead Kennedys Aimee Allison, Oakland City Council candidate, Conscientious Objector Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange Jane Kim, Youth Ed. Dir. @ Chinatown Community Development Center, former School Board candidate John Rizzo, Chair, SF Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club Mark Sanchez, School Board Commissioner Ahimsa Sumchai, Bayview Community Advocate Performers: Garrin Benfield (Zacksongs Music) DJ Andres Octavio (Tafatafa Sound, SF) DJ Space Invader (mk2 / futuretrybe, SF/Brooklyn) DJ Daneekah (Ruff Enuff, SF/Melbourne) Dance Brigade, socio-political issue-oriented dance theater Leopold and His Fiction, indierock pop duo Terry Baum, Playwright, actor, former Congressional candidate Tommi Avicolli Mecca, writer, performer & queer activist La Vache Enragee, live trio/film Meghan Baker, folk singer/songwriter Rose Eger, acoustic blues guitarist Don Eichelberger, singer/guitarist, Co-Chair, GPCA Energy Working Group http://sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1437 Studio Z 314 11th St @ Folsom Thursday, Jan. 26! 8PM-2AM Price: $5 to $500, No one turned away for lack of funds.

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Saturday, January 21: Stand Up for Reproductive Justice!
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 19 Jan '06

19 Jan '06

The Green Party says "No Interference" with women's reproductive lives! Women's Rights Are Human Rights! The Anti-Abortionists are coming to San Francisco on Saturday, January 21, the 33rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade - Help Organize a Defense of Women's Lives! On January 21, 2006, the second annual "Walk for Life" will again be marching in the streets of San Francisco on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. This group wants to strip women of their rights to a safe legal abortion and drive women back into the home. The two organizers, Dolores Meehan and Eva Muntean, also organized a protest against same-sex marriage in the San Francisco. The "Walk for Life" last year was met by thousands of people who came out to show that San Franciscans support a woman's right to choose what to do with her own body. We want to build on this response and need your help. Where will you be? Bear witness to your past. Honor the women and men who fought to stop women from dying in back alleys from botched abortions and from being forcibly sterilized. Let's spread our message that "no interference" with a woman's right to choose will be tolerated. Demonstrate. Resist. Keep Abortion Legal. Defend Reproductive Rights. Take to the streets to put a stop to the attacks on women and girls. Show the government and an emboldened religious right that women, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, workers, people of color, immigrants and the disabled should be treated with respect. We are the majority - our rights and needs should be prioritized and expanded. With the appointment of John Roberts to the Supreme Court and the nomination of anti-abortionist Sam Alito, the stakes are raised to keep the gains won through the Civil Rights and feminist movements. We will never go back. In this year alone, the Bay Area has been attacked by the rightwing fundamentalists numerous times. Three clinics and one doctor have been harassed and the right believes that they have a base of support in our area. Let's show them otherwise. We need to defend ourselves. Join us to say that we will not tolerate interference with a woman's control over her own body. Women have no intention of being reduced to incubators. Without their fundamental rights women are reduced to slave status. The days of the coathangers are over. People of all genders want affordable health care, childcare, jobs, a living wage and peace. Our unity on January 21 will send a message to reactionaries in San Francisco and throughout the nation that abortion rights - and all human rights - are here to stay. You can make a difference! Join the Green Party on Saturday, January 21 as we help line the Embarcadero along the march route of "Walk for Life". Assemble at 11am at Pier #1, Embarcadero and Market Streets, San Francisco. For more information about this demonstration, visit www.bacorr.org or contact the Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR) at bacorrinfo(a)riseup.net or 415-864-1278. To read more about the Green Party's position of "No Interference" with reproductive rights, see our press release http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1436.

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RSVP re: Saturday Meeting !!
by Charles Kalish 16 Nov '05

16 Nov '05

RSVP .. if you will be attending: Vegetarian or Non-vegetarian Breakfast Snacks at 9:30 Meeting Starts at 10:00 Be On Time! We have a lot of work to accomplish in a relatively short amount of time Thanks, Charles -----Original Message----- From: Ray Tobey [mailto:green@bionictoad.com] Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 2:55 PM To: funking(a)mindspring.com; Charles Kalish; 'Charles Kalish'; 'Steven Hill'; 'David Wilbur'; susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com Cc: ErikaSF(a)aol.com; jmc(a)cmpharm.ucsf.edu; dave(a)livablecity.org; brucewolfe(a)brucewolfe.net; funking(a)mindspring.com; mbarn2002(a)yahoo.com; micheas(a)freep.org; marc(a)cybre.net; rmirk(a)msn.com; 'Amy Laitinen'; 'Christine Olague'; 'charlene smythe'; 'Jazzie Collins'; 'Pat Villano'; mrplutocrat(a)aol.com; 'Paul Platt'; 'betty traynor'; 'Maureen DeBoer'; 'nancy marmol'; 'Barbara Blong'; susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com; 'dave wilbur'; Hill(a)newamerica.net Subject: RE: Future of SF Green party - November 19 I think that is precisely why Charles originally intended this meeting for a small group, with only the most committed activists. - Ray At 02:49 PM 11/13/2005 , funking(a)mindspring.com wrote: Charles,thank you. I would ask that in the future you post a draft announcement to folks to vet before sending it out. I found your message to be overly negative, and for folks who are not as invested in our work, they may get the wrong idea about how we are organized. Getting new folks motivated to work with an apparent lost cause is a hard sell. Peace, susan -----Original Message----- From: Charles Kalish Sent: Nov 13, 2005 12:59 PM To: 'Charles Kalish' , 'Steven Hill' , 'David Wilbur' , susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com Cc: ErikaSF(a)aol.com, jmc(a)cmpharm.ucsf.edu, green(a)bionictoad.com, dave(a)livablecity.org, brucewolfe(a)brucewolfe.net, funking(a)mindspring.com, mbarn2002(a)yahoo.com, micheas(a)freep.org, marc(a)cybre.net, rmirk(a)msn.com, 'Amy Laitinen' , 'Christine Olague' , 'charlene smythe' , 'Jazzie Collins' , 'Pat Villano' , mrplutocrat(a)aol.com, 'Paul Platt' , 'betty traynor' , 'Maureen DeBoer' , 'nancy marmol' , 'Barbara Blong' , susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com, 'dave wilbur' , Hill(a)newamerica.net Subject: RE: Future of SF Green party - November 19 Many on the list have asked that we open this meeting up to the entire stafflist - and beyond. As a result, I've sent out an invitation. I also urge all of the Working Group chairs to forward the invitation to the members of their working groups. This meeting applies to all of us who want to take the product of our work to an entirely new level. Charles -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date: 11/11/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/171 - Release Date: 11/15/2005

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Meeting, Saturday, November 19
by Charles Kalish 13 Nov '05

13 Nov '05

Meeting Next Saturday, Nov. 19 Green Party office Bagels and coffee at 9:30 AM Meeting starts at 10 AM; Ends at 4 PM This meeting comes out of the frustrations felt by many of us, mostly Green, activists. We are unhappy with our success rate. Many of us find that it is simply not sufficiently rewarding on a personal or on a group level to continue in this manner. We lack teamwork, focus and discipline to name just a few of our shortcomings as an organization. Next Saturday, we intend to create a breakthrough in all of these areas. Please join us. RSVP so that I can order sandwiches and set up the room Charles -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date: 11/11/2005

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Steve & Rob Need Us This Monday
by Charles Kalish 11 Nov '05

11 Nov '05

Rob Arnow and Steve Hill are executing what is arguably the best campaign ever run by San Francisco Green party members. This is exactly the kind of effort that ALL of us need to be supporting. They've put out the call for next Monday evening. Let's make it a party. All of us be there. Steve's email is below. -----Original Message----- From: Steven Hill [HYPERLINK "mailto:hill@newamerica.net"mailto:hill@newamerica.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 12:57 PM To: Steven Hill Subject: IMPORTANT: Public financing hearing Nov. 14 -- We Need You There! From: Steven Hill What: Hearing for Public Financing of Mayoral Campaigns in San Francisco When: Monday, November 14, 6-7:30 pm Where: Ethics Commission, City Hall, Room 408 WE NEED YOU THERE!! Dear friends, After months and months of hard work we're finally at the point of our first hearing for our legislation to establish public financing of elections for the mayor's race. We have been picking up endorsements from a wide cross-segment of the city, showing the broad support for this effort to bring "Voter Owned Elections" to San Francisco. Endorsers include Assemblyman Mark Leno, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi, Tom Ammiano, Gerardo Sandoval, Jake McGoldrick and Chris Daly, Common Cause, SPUR, SEIU Local 790 and United Healthcare West, Sierra Club, numerous Democratic Clubs, Upper Noe Neighbors, Senior Action Network, Green Party, Global Exchange, Asian American Political Coalition, Mexican American Political Association, Cal PIRG, Tenants Union, and many more. See the full list at HYPERLINK "http://voterownedelections.org/listofsupporters.html"http://voterownede lections.org/listofsupporters.html Next Monday, November 14, the Ethics Commission will be discussing whether to extend the public financing that we already have for Board of Supervisors to other races. Please mark the date on your calendar -- WE NEED TO SHOW STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT!! What: Hearing for Public Financing of Mayoral Campaigns When: Monday, November 14, 6-7:30 pm Where: Ethics Commission, City Hall, Room 408 If you wish to read more about this legislation, including the text of legislation, main talking points and more, visit HYPERLINK "http://voterownedelections.org/"http://voterownedelections.org/ I really hope you can make this important hearing, part of our ongoing efforts to make San Francisco democracy a showcase for the nation, including instant runoff voting, a watchdog Elections Commission, consolidated elections, and a robust Ethics Commission. Don't forget today to Vote Yes on Props C (Ethics Commission reform) and E (consolidate elections)! Yours, Steven Hill -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/163 - Release Date: 11/8/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/164 - Release Date: 11/9/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.0/167 - Release Date: 11/11/2005

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Letters Needed to Support Three Educators on the Board
by Kim Knox 08 Sep '05

08 Sep '05

SFSOS has gone into attack mode. School Board Commissioners Mark Sanchez and Sarah Lipson has asked that as many possible people write letters to the SF Chronicle and SF Gate about School Board Superintendent Ackerman's resignation. It would be good to do it in a positive manner such "Dr. Ackerman has done some good things for the district" but with an affirmation to the future where w/o Dr. Ackerman, we look forward to working together with the entire community-and having district staff that listens to parents, school workers, students and the community to create a positive future for our children. We need to counter the letters that are coming by fax, truckload and pigeon carrier by SFSOS on how the Three Eductors on the Board need to be recalled and Ackerman must stay-and blaming the Green Party for her resignation. Thanks! The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to. Marian Wright Edelman (1939-) The Measure of Our Success (1992)

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Public Power - Activists Needed
by Charles Kalish 28 Jul '05

28 Jul '05

SF Public Power Meeting - Next Wednesday The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will vote in as little as one month on a Community Choice Energy project that could end PG&E's electricity monopoly in San Francisco and give us our own community controlled renewable energy network. This network would provide San Francisco with up to a third or more of its energy from solar, wind, and other renewables by 2009, and that's just the beginning! But PG&E will not take such a big cut to its profits lying down, and if we are going to win this vote, we need to get organized and we need your help and input! Come To The Community Choice Energy Campaign Kick Off - Next Wednesday WHO: Join fellow activists with the SF Green Party, Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Our City, Women's Energy Matters, Local Power and many others... WHAT: Grassroots Campaign Strategizing To Win The Day For A Renewable Energy Future! WHERE: Sierra Club organizing offices, 85 2nd St. (Between Market & Mission near Montgomery Bart) - 3rd Floor - Yosemite Room WHEN: Wednesday, August 3, at 7pm WHAT ELSE: Forward this email, and bring friends and allies! RSVPs Welcome: If you plan to attend, feel free to send a quick email to: HYPERLINK "mailto:eric@our-city.org"eric(a)our-city.org or call 415-756-8844 For Background Information On This Effort Go to the Our City campaign pages at: HYPERLINK "http://our-city.org/campaigns/index.html"http://our-city.org/campaigns/ index.html Thanks! Eric Brooks Member - SF Green Party Energy Working Group Campaign Coordinator - Our City HYPERLINK "http://our-city.org"http://our-city.org -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.4/57 - Release Date: 7/22/2005

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Open Letter from Mirkarimi, Lipson and Sanchez
by Charles Kalish 22 Feb '05

22 Feb '05

An open letter to Greens from your Green elected officials, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and School Board Commissioners Sarah Lipson and Mark Sanchez. Dear Greens, We are writing to discuss a plan that will assist our work immeasurably. We have subscribed recipients of the SF Greens weekly newsletter to a new email list to which occasional messages will be sent out on an as-needed basis describing actions you can take to help us with policy measures and legislation. Coordinated mass action is the best way to impact decisionmakers. Therefore, we will be sending out individual action plans and talking points for specific issues in order to compete effectively with those corporate giants who are opposed to environmental and economic justice. The action plans may ask you to write letters to the editor, make phone calls to elected officials, send emails, or attend important committee hearings or rallies. Here are several examples of our recent activities that will give you an idea of what we may be requesting of you: 1.) Plastic Bags: at City Hall, you may have seen the uproar over our proposal to study the social, economic and environmental costs of proliferating plastic bags and to determine what solutions would be appropriate and equitable. The media blew this up into the false impression of "Ross Mirkarimi wants to charge poor folks seventeen cents per plastic bag," echoing the line of Safeway and the American Plastics Council. Letters-to-the-editor and to supervisors helped counteract this false impression. 2.) Superintendent's Salary Increase: late in 2004, the lame duck School Board called an improperly hasty meeting to grant Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman a platinum parachute including a $4,000 per month housing allowance and a $375,000 no-fault severance package. Your participation at the meeting might have helped prevent what many saw as an abuse of power. 3.) MUNI Fare Hike: Ross and Chris Daly are the only Supervisors actively fighting against MUNI fare hikes and service cuts right now. A coordinated mass action on our part may inspire the other Supervisors and the larger community to prevent these regressive proposals from becoming reality. We appreciate greatly the support you have given in the past to help us get elected. We need your continuing support in the future to help implement Green progressive policy and legislation. We hope you will continue to stay subscribed to this action list, but if you wish to unsubscribe, click here: <<mailto: action-unsubscribe(a)sfgreens.org>> (Unsubscribing from this action list will not affect your subscription to the weekly SF Green newsletter.) Look for our first call-to-action soon. Sincerely, Sarah Lipson Mark Sanchez Ross Mirkarimi

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