September 2008 - announce

Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 26 Sep '08

26 Sep '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9 p.m. every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem **************************************************************************** EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Art Auction for District 9 Candidate for Supervisor Mark Sanchez 988 Valencia Street near 21st Street, 7 - 9:30 p.m. http://www.marksanchez.org/events.html * Join us for campaign mobilizations for Mark Sanchez and Ross Mirkarimi every Saturday and Sunday beginning at 10:30 AM at their respective campaign offices. For information, visit http://marksanchez.org & http://www.rossmirkarimi.com * Team Knox Volunteer Mobilization: Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Campaign Headquarters, 4699 Mission Street (@ Persia) Randy Knox is running for District 11 Supervisor. As a former District Attorney and 20-year resident of the district, Randy is the ONLY candidate with the real-world experience to know what it takes to make our neighborhoods safer. We need your help to get the word out. Randy will speak about the campaign and plans for the final weeks, and we'll have special guest speakers. We'll supply coffee, bagels and all the Red Bull you can drink. Please wear comfortable, casual clothes - we'll be phone-banking, precinct-walking and tabling. There will be a push to get more window signs up in the District. For more information, contact 415-334-2400 or visit www.RandyKnox.com. * Party for McKinney: Sunday, Sept. 28, 3-5 p.m. Home of Larry and Holly Bragman, 30 Hickory Rd, Fairfax, CA. Cynthia McKinney will be at the Fairfax party, along with former Fairfax Town Council mayors Larry Bragman and Lew Tremaine. For additional details, contact marnie.glickman(a)gmail.com or 415-256-9960. * Benefit for Prop H: Sunday, Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m. Medjool, 2522 Mission St. Join us at a benefit for Proposition H (San Francisco Clean Energy Act). San Francisco is leading the charge to green cities nationwide. Help us make real change by supporting Prop H on the ballot and enjoying Medjool's delicious savory cocktails, dance beats and fabulous people. Featured Speakers: Assemblyman Mark Leno, John Rizzo of the Sierra Club, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, School Board President Mark Sanchez and the tasty beats of DJ B-Hall. For more information contact sunny.angulo(a)gmail.com For more info about Prop H see: www.sfcleanenergy.org * Come visit the WestSide Green Club's Booth: Saturday, Sept. 27. Sunset Community Festival, Sunset Community Center, 28th Avenue and Lawton. We will be there with our No on 4, 6 and 8 signs; Yes on H, No on V, etc. We will probably be the only progressive voice there, so lend your support and drop by. * Cindy Sheehan at Nader/Gonzalez Rally: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2:30 p.m. San Francisco State, McKenna Theater Fine Arts Building, 1600 Holloway Suggested Contribution: $10 ($5 students). Contact 510-705-8864 or events(a)votenader.org. * Green Supe -- A Benefit To Elect Mark Sanchez: Oct. 11, 8 p.m. House of Love, 1596 Fulton St. @ Lyon A great party to benefit Mark Sanchez in his bid for the Board of Supervisors! Special Guest Speakers: Peace Mom and congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, College Board candidate Bruce Wolf, College Board Trustee John Rizzo, Planning Commission President Christina Olague, School Board candidate Barbara Lopez. Performers: DJ Daneekah (Coo-Yah! Reggae/Dancehall); DJ Stepwise (Holding Firm Reggae Sundays); The Eggplant Casino (live Tropical/Tango/Bossa Nova/Hardcore Caribbean Ropeburn); dj_spaceinvader (memekast/Glitch-hop/Breaks); Akil w/ Soda (live Rap/R&B/Hip-Hop duo). Come early for a not to-be-missed screening of the hilarious new indie film sensation and SF International Film Festival hit- Evolution: The Musical (8:30 Showtime) http://www.evolutionthemusical.com/ More info: http://sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1854 * California First Amendment Coalition's Open Government Assembly: Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly brings together the best and brightest in law, journalism and public policy to discuss leading First Amendment issues of the day. Follow link to register (free) www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index * Green Party General Membership Meetings: Oct. 22, 7-9 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem _______________________ NEWS Visit The SF Bay Guardian Election Center http://www.sfbg.com/elections/fall2008/ Mark Sanchez Gets Sole District 9 Endorsement from the Bike Coalition http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/09/21/sanchez-wins-bicycle-coa… District Elections Changed Everything http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7163&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=… An Interview with Cindy Sheehan, by Matt Gonzalez http://www.cindyforcongress.org/article.php?id=63 Congress Is Resisting the Bailout Plan Now, But Wall Street Will Do Anything to Get Its Way http://www.alternet.org/workplace/100012/ The Christian Right Picks California for Culture War Election Showdown http://www.alternet.org/sex/99062/ _______________________ VOTER GUIDE The SF Green Party is putting together a Voter Guide for the fall election! We have put a lot of time and thought into our endorsements and would like to share our political analysis and ballot recommendations with Greens citywide and other allies. We are currently raising funds to cover printing and mailing costs. Check our endorsements here (write-ups in the works): http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem And then go here to make a donation (credit cards accepted): http://sfgreenparty.org/makeadonation/makeadonation.html Or you can simply mail a check to: San Francisco Green Party 1028A Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103 We can also use your help! If you are interested in helping with any aspects of the Voter Guide including ballot write-ups, distribution, or fundraising you can email the County Council at cc(a)sfgreens.org or call Razzu on his cell at 510-387-5796.

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Announcement List For The San Francisco Green Party
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 20 Sep '08

20 Sep '08

ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 Send Announcement items to news(a)sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9 p.m. every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) Meeting Minutes Archive: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/minutes.gem SF Green Party Endorsements For The November 2008 Election http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem **************************************************************************** EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Mobilization For Supervisor Mirkarimi's Re-Election: Saturday, Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 580 Hayes St. @ Laguna Join the volunteer mobilization at campaign headquarters. For more information, call 415-724-5072. http://www.rossmirkarimi.com * Mobilization for Mark Sanchez, D9 Supervisor Candidate: Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 20-21, 10:30 a.m. Saturday meet at campaign office at 988 Valencia St.; Fundraising Party for Mark at Bruno's Supper Club, on Mission Street near 20th Street. Doors open at 6 p.m., $20. http://us.f833.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.partner=sbc&.rand=bpsqiv28g8761 Sunday meet at Mark's mother's place at 218 Andover off Cortland Avenue. Volunteers are needed to help drop literature in Portola on Saturday and in Bernal Heights on Sunday. For more information contact Luis at luis0116(a)gmail.com or 415-574-8007. http://www.marksanchez.org/ * Six Weeks To Victory Party for District 3 Candidate David Chiu: Sunday, Sept. 21, 12-3 p.m. Campaign Headquarters, 1323 Polk St (between Bush & Pine) Come show your support for David Chiu for District 3 Supervisor. David is the "Clean Money" candidate in the D3 race endorsed by Ross Mirkarimi and Jane Kim. http://votedavidchiu.org/events/2008/09/13/six-weeks-to-victory-party/ * Benefit For Mark Sanchez For Supervisor, Sunday, Sept. 21, 3-5 P.m. Home of Barry Hermanson, 2467- 28th Ave, near Ulloa Sponsored by the WestSide Greens, the event will have food, entertainment and prizes. Homemade beer and root beer. No charge at the door. * Green Party General Membership Meeting: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7-9 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org * House Party for McKinney/Clemente: Sunday, Sept. 28, 3 - 5 p.m. Cynthia McKinney and Rose Clemente will both be appearing at a house party in Fairfax! For address and additional details, contact marnie.glickman(a)gmail.com or call 415-256-9960 * Green Supe -- A Benefit To Elect Mark Sanchez: Oct. 11, 8 P.m. House of Love, 1596 Fulton St. @ Lyon A great party to benefit current School Board President Mark Sanchez bid for the Board of Supervisors! Special guests include Peace Mom and Congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan, Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi and others. Come early for a rare screening of the new indie film sensation- Evolution: The Musical http://www.evolutionthemusical.com * California First Amendment Coalition's Open Government Assembly: Oct. 17-18 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism The annual Free Speech and Open Government Assembly brings together the best and brightest in law, journalism and public policy to discuss leading First Amendment issues of the day. Follow link to register (free) www.cfac.org/content/index.php/cfac-assembly/index _______________________ NEWS Peter Camejo Dies - Helped Found Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1698 http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/09/15-2 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/14/BAIQ12TMO3.DTL&… A Planning Primer For The Supes http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=7139&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=… Howard Zinn: American Empire Is 'Crumbling' http://www.alternet.org/democracy/98336/ Jim Hightower, Raising Hell http://www.alternet.org/workplace/93748 EFF Files New Lawsuit Against The NSA http://www.eff.org/cases/jewel Portrayal Of Obama As Elitist Hailed As Step Forward For African Americans http://www.theonion.com/content/video/portrayal_of_obama_as_elitist?utm_sou…

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San Francisco Green Party Endorsements
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 12 Sep '08

12 Sep '08

Hello Fellow Greens, We are pleased to announce that most of our endorsements for the November election are complete. We would like to invite our members to a meeting Wednesday, September 17 to make final endorsement decisions on State Senate, State Assembly and BART Board. This meeting will be at 7 PM at the Green Party office. This is not our regularly scheduled General Meeting, which will be the following Wednesday, September 24. Thanks to all who attended our September 3 candidate forum. Our decisions, and all of our endorsements so far, are below. Responses to our candidate questionnaires are linked from the bottom of this page: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem. District 1 Supervisor: Eric Mar District 3 Supervisor: (ranked endorsement) #1: David Chiu, #2: Tony Gantner District 4 Supervisor: no candidate District 5 Supervisor: Ross Mirkarimi District 7 Supervisor: no candidate District 9 Supervisor: Mark Sanchez District 11 Supervisor: (ranked endorsement) #1: John Avalos, #2: Randy Knox School Board: Barbara Lopez and Sandra Lee Fewer College Board: Bruce Wolfe, Milton Marks, and Chris Jackson Congressional District 8: Cindy Sheehan Congressional District 12: Barry Hermanson Superior Court Judge: Gerardo Sandoval Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente are our nominees for President and Vice President. District 7 BART Board: decision deferred District 9 BART Board: decision deferred State Senate: decision deferred State Assembly: decision deferred Local Ballot Initiatives A: SF General Hospital Earthquake Safety Bond - YES B: Establishing Affordable Housing Fund - YES C: Prohibiting City Employees from Serving on Boards and Commissions - no position D: Financing Pier 70 Waterfront District Development Plan - no position E: Changing the Number of Signatures Required to Recall City Officials - NO F: Holding All Scheduled City Elections Only in Even-numbered Years - NO G: Allowing Retirement System Credit for Unpaid Parental Leave - YES H: Clean Energy - YES I: Creating the Office of an Independent Rate Payer Advocate - NO (we get a better advocate with Prop H) J: Creating a Historic Preservation Commission - NO K: Decriminalization of Sex Work - YES L: Funding the Community Justice Center - NO M: Changing the Rent Ordinance to Prohibit Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords - YES N: Real Estate Transfer Tax - YES O: Replacing the Emergency Response Fee with an Access Line Tax and Revising the Telephone Users Tax - YES P: Changing the Composition of the SF County Transportation Authority Board - NO Q: Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax - YES R: Renaming the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant - no position (some of us don't want George W. Bush's name on anything!) S: Policy Regarding Budget Set-Asides - NO T: Free and Low-Cost Substance Abuse Treatment Programs - YES U: No More Funding for Iraq War - YES V: Policy Against Terminating JROTC Programs in Public High Schools - NO State Ballot Initiatives 1A: High Speed Rail Bond - YES 2: Humane Treatment of Farm Animals - YES 3: $2 Billion Children's Hosptial Bond - NO (no public money for private hospitals!) 4: Parental Consent for Abortion - NO 5: Non-Violent Offenders Sentencing and Rehabilitation - YES 6: Anti-Gang Penalties/Runner Initiative - NO 7: Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities - NO 8: Same-Sex Marriage Ban - NO 9: Victims Rights - Reduction of Parole Hearings - NO 10: Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Renewable Energy Bond - NO 11: Redistricting - YES 12: Veterans' Bond Act of 2008 - NO Thank you to all of our members for your continued support! **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

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