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Greenzine: continue the revolution with the Green Party!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

July 29 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ We welcome all who were inspired by Bernie Sanders' campaign to continue the political revolution, in a party that actually shares your values! Find out more about our Presidential candidate, Jill Stein, on her website, http://jill2016.com. She's been getting some good press lately, as well as a lot of hit pieces from the corporate media. Here are a few of the good ones: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/jill-stein-third-party-… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dr-cornel-west-is-right-jill-stein-shou… Jill Stein will be officially nominated (along with a running mate to be announced) at the Green Party national convention in Houston on August 4-7. And for those who want to help the Green Party build locally, Francisco Herrera is running for Supervisor in District 11! Find out more about his campaign, here: http://www.francisco4supe.org/ We've started making other endorsements for the November election; they're posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/75-november-2016-endorsements We'll continue making endorsements at special endorsement meetings in August. (see below for details) *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at the SF Mime Troupe show Where: Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, McLaren Park When: Saturday, July 30, 1:15 pm The SF Mime Troupe (sfmt.org) is performing this Saturday in McLaren Park. The show will start at 2 (with music at 1:30), but we'll get there early to do voter outreach. Greens will talk to voters about our Fall campaigns, including Francisco Herrera's campaign for Supervisor in D11! If you can volunteer, please look for us there, or email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* What: Green Party special endorsement meeting Where: El CafeTazo, 3087 16th St, near Valencia When: Wed, August 17, 7-9 pm We've made the majority of our endorsements on propositions for November, but we still have many more to go! New members and non-Greens are welcome to discuss and ask questions about the propositions, and we'll decide on as many endorsements as we can. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly meeting, endorsements Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301 (near South Van Ness) When: Wed, August 24, 7-9 pm Agenda for this month, so far: 1) Discussion and endorsements of propositions and candidates for the November election 2) Campaign updates and volunteer opportunities Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Francisco Herrera kickoff this Sat; endorsements next week
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

July 20 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, This November's ballot is looking EXTREMELY crowded, so we've already started making endorsements. They're posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/75-november-2016-endorsements We'll continue making endorsements at our meeting next Wednesday (see below for details). Francisco Herrera, our candidate for District 11 Supervisor, is launching his campaign this weekend! What: Francisco Herrera for D11 campaign launch Where: Mama Art Cafe, 4754 Mission St (at Russia), SF When: Sat, July 23, 11 am - 1 pm Please join us to launch the Francisco Herrera for District 11 Supervisor campaign! Tendremos musica, familia, artistas y comunidad; comida para celebrar. We'll have a line up of local musicians, supporters and artists to entertain you as well as some light food. Musicians: - Fernando Torres - Francisco Herrera - Old Soul Collective - Madelina y Los Carpinteros Trio Speakers: - David Salaverry, San Franciscans for Police Accountability (SFPA) - Paulo Acosta-Cabezas, small business owner - More to be confirmed More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1041565789259392/ Campaign website: http://www.francisco4supe.org/ Francisco is looking for volunteer band members who want to have small (low overhead) house concerts. His campaign is also planning a soccer tournment and volunteer park cleaning - they needs Greens to come out to join them! Neighbors from Noe Valley have volunteered to help. Finally, the campaign needs volunteers to do voter outreach in front of the Safeway on Mission and France to register people to vote, as well at several other locations in D11. Contact Francisco's campaign directly through his website, or email us at cc(a)sfgreens.org and we can help you volunteer! *===========================* What: Anti-TPP rally Where: Nancy Pelosi's office, 90 7th Street, SF When: Thurs, July 21, 11 am We have reached a critical moment in our campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). On July 21st, a growing coalition of digital rights, environmental, labor, human rights, and social justice leaders will deliver a petition of over 200,000 signatures to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's office, urging her to do right by the American people and oppose the TPP. P.S.: If you can't join us, but still want to support, please sign the petition here: https://act.eff.org/action/leader-nancy-pelosi-stand-against-the-tpp *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly meeting, endorsements Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301 (near South Van Ness) When: Wed, July 27, 7-9 pm Agenda for this month: 1) Discussion and endorsements of propositions for the November election 2) Campaign updates - new Green Party postcard, and updates on Francisco Herrera for D11 campaign 3) KPFA local station board discussion/endorsement Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: July 4 voter outreach, and early Green endorsements
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 03 Jul '16

03 Jul '16

July 2 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, This November's ballot is looking EXTREMELY crowded, so we've already started making endorsements. They're posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/75-november-2016-endorsements Francisco Herrera, our candidate for District 11 Supervisor, needs your help! We are looking for a web designer who can volunteer to help him build a new website. Please contact us at cc(a)sfgreens.org and we'll get you in touch with him. Until the new website is in place, you can find out more about Francisco, and send donations to help his campaign, from his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Francisco-Herrera-for-District-11-Supervisor-17152… *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at the SF Mime Troupe show Where: Dolores Park, SF When: Monday, July 4, 1:30-4 pm The SF Mime Troupe (sfmt.org) is opening this year in Berkeley, but will still be doing their traditional July 4 show at Dolores Park. Greens will talk to voters about our Fall campaigns, and ask people to sign postcards in favor of Single Payer Health Care. We can't bring our large Green Party banner this year because of threats from Mayor Ed Lee's park rangers, but we will be there with smaller signs we can carry. If you can volunteer, please look for us there, or email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* What: Sign petition to create Commuter Shuttle Bus Hubs When: Now through Monday, July 4 As part of a negotiated settlement between the SFMTA and appellants of the "permanent" Commuter Shuttle Program (it is only one year long), the SFMTA agreed to explore hub alternatives to the current program in which the SFMTA is not enforcing the California Vehicle Code 22500 [2], which prohibits private carriers from operating in public bus stops. As such, the SFMTA is now soliciting suggestions for hubs through this url: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2840037/0ad1e266a120 As long as the tech shuttles are available, incentives will exist for property owners to evict low- to moderate-income tenants, and low- to moderate-income suburban sprawl will continue to be exacerbated. We also need to preserve our public bus stop curb space for the expansion of our own system -- as a means to fight climate change and income inequality. *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Happy Pride!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 24 Jun '16

24 Jun '16

June 24 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Francisco Herrera, our candidate for District 11 Supervisor this November, needs your help! We are looking for a web designer who can volunteer time to help him build a new website. If you can help, please contact us at cc(a)sfgreens.org and we'll get you in touch with Francisco's campaign. Until the new website is in place, you can find out more about Francisco, and send donations to help his campaign, from his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Francisco-Herrera-for-District-11-Supervisor-17152… Because there's so much on this November's ballot, we've already started making some other endorsements. They're posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/2-uncategorised/75-november-2016-endorsements We hope to see many of you at Pride this weekend! See details below. *===========================* What: Pride Celebration Where: Civic Center SF, booth location C-003, on Grove near Larkin When: Sat-Sun, June 25-26, all day We will need volunteers for both Saturday and Sunday at the Pride celebration in the Civic Center! Help staff our table, talk about our local and national campaigns, and register new Greens! We will need volunteers all day on both days, including setting up and taking down our booth. The booth location is C-003, which is the same location as last year: on Grove near Larkin, right next to the main Library. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: monthly meeting, Pride volunteers needed
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 17 Jun '16

17 Jun '16

June 17 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, It was great meeting so many of you at the Haight St Fair last weekend, and especially those people who are joining or re-joining the Green Party after voting in the June election for Bernie Sanders! Our next monthly meeting is next Wednesday, June 22. The agenda is below, and we hope to see many of you there. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301 (near South Van Ness) When: Wed, June 22, 7-9 pm Agenda for this month: 1) update on Francisco Herrera for D11 Supervisor campaign (papers have been filed, need more volunteers) 2) discussion and possible early endorsements of SF propositions for the November election 3) "Recall Ed Lee" updates 4) Green Party of California updates and possible decisions Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* What: Pride Celebration Where: Civic Center SF, booth location TBA When: Sat-Sun, June 25-26, all day We will need volunteers for both Saturday and Sunday at the Pride celebration in the Civic Center! Help staff our table, talk about our local and national campaigns, and register new Greens! We will need volunteers all day on both days, including setting up and taking down our booth. The booth location is TBA, but will probably be in the same location as last year, right next to the main Library. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: volunteers needed for Haight St Fair and Pride
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 10 Jun '16

10 Jun '16

June 10 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Jill Stein overwhelmingly won the California Green Party presidential primary this past Tuesday, and is now our presumptive nominee for President! She reached out to Bernie Sanders supporters on CNN, saying that she wants them to "know that there's a plan B here to continue to fight that revolution." http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/politics/jill-stein-bernie-sanders-supporters/ Jill's outreach to Bernie Sanders supporters was also covered on Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/2016/6/9/jill_stein_to_bernie_sanders_run Many Greens re-registered as Democrats or No Party Preference in order to be able to vote for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primary. We need you back! We are conducting our biggest Green Party voter registration drive in 20 years, in order to build a strong third party alternative to politics as usual (both in SF and around the country). We have great national as well as local candidates (Francisco Herrera is running as Green for Supervisor in D11, and we expect to endorse other strong candidates this Fall). We had a great event last weekend in the Excelsior, with candidates Jill Stein, Barry Hermanson, and Francisco Herrera leading a merchant walk (see pictures on Jill Stein's Facebook page). Please help us re-build the party by volunteering at the Haight Street fair this Sunday, or Pride in two weeks (see details below): *===========================* What: Jobs for Justice House Party Where: Barry Hermanson's house, 2467 28th Avenue, SF, near Taraval When: Saturday, June 11, 1-3 pm Greens congratulate Barry for running a principled campaign for Congress! Unfortunately, although votes are still being counted, it appears he'll be excluded from our November ballot by California's undemocratic "Top Two" primary system. This weekend, join Barry Hermanson, Gordon Mar, Peter Olney, Maureen Dugan, Sheila Tully, Conny Ford, Ken Tray and Erica Zweig, as they celebrate their work with Jobs with Justice SF, an alliance of labor and community organizations working together to build a strong movement for economic and social justice. *===========================* What: Haight St Fair Where: South Side of Haight St between Ashbury & Clayton, SF When: Sunday, June 12, 10:30 am - 6 pm We need volunteers this Sunday to help staff our table, talk about our local and national campaigns, and register new Greens! Our booth location is B19S, on the south side of Haight btw Ashbury & Clayton. The fair runs from 11-6, and we also need volunteers to set up at 10:30 am and break down between 6 and 6:30 pm. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* What: Pride Celebration Where: Civic Center SF, booth location TBA When: Sat-Sun, June 25-26 We will need volunteers for both Saturday and Sunday at the Pride celebration in the Civic Center! Help staff our table, talk about our local and national campaigns, and register new Greens! We will need volunteers all day on both days, including setting up and taking down our booth. The booth location is TBA, but will probably be in the same location as last year, right next to the main Library. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Green Voter Guide for Election Day
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 07 Jun '16

07 Jun '16

June 7 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Let's get out and vote! Our complete Voter Guide is online, containing our endorsements and analysis of contests on the June 7 ballot: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/74-june-2016-endorsements Text from the voter guide is below; please share with like-minded friends! We will send another newsletter later this week focusing on post-election events we need volunteers for, including the Haight St Fair (this weekend) and Pride (end of the month). *===========================* Five candidates are on our primary ballot in California, competing to be the Green Party nominee for President. They are: * S.K.C.M. Curry (http://www.facebook.com/skcmcurryforpresident) * Jill Stein (http://www.jill2016.com/) * Darryl Cherney (http://www.feelthechern.com/) * William P. Kreml (http://www.billkreml.org/) * Kent Mesplay (http://mesplay.org) Local candidates: * Barry Hermanson for Congress, CD12 (http://barry4congress.org/) * Victor Hwang and Sigrid Irias for Judge (dual endorsement) (http://www.hwangforjudge.com/ and http://iriasforjudge.com/) Local propositions: * YES on A: bond for SF General Hospital * NO on B: Set-asides for corrupt Rec & Park department * YES on C: Charter Amendment for Affordable Housing * YES on D: Office of Citizen Complaints * YES on E: Paid Sick Leave Other propositions: * No position on AA: Parcel tax for Bay restoration * No position on 50: Legislative suspension process Early endorsement for November: * Francisco Herrera for Supervisor, District 11 Congress, D12 - Barry Hermanson Barry Hermanson is running as the Green Party candidate against Nancy Pelosi. As the Bay Guardian noted in 2014 in endorsing Pelosi, she "has presided over economic policies that have consolidated wealth in ever fewer hands and dismantled the social safety net, environmental policies that have ignored global warming and fed our over-reliance on the private automobile, and military policies that expanded the war machine and overreaching surveillance state." They didn't mention her opposition to Single Payer health care, or her repeated endorsement of the most conservative Democrats running for local office in SF. More importantly, San Francisco does not have a representative who represents San Franciscans; instead, Pelosi is a national spokesperson for defending Democratic Party policies and anything President Obama currently supports. Although the majority of San Franciscans are registered with the Democratic Party, most local Democrats (and Greens and members of other smaller parties) disagree with Pelosi's positions on the issues above, yet she places the needs of her political party above her job of representing all of us. The key question facing voters this June is whether Pelosi will face a Republican or a Green this November. Because of the "Top Two" primary, all voters (regardless of party) will vote in a single election June 7th, with only the 2 leading candidates going on to the November election. If Barry Hermanson can beat the Republican, San Franciscans will for the first time be able to go into November with a clear choice: re-electing Pelosi, who does not represent San Francisco values, or electing a Green who does. In a two-way race, the "spoiler" issue would be moot. And although Pelosi has never agreed to debate her opponents, Hermanson would challenge her support for a long list of terrible policies including the ones mentioned above. Getting a Green into the November election is our best chance to change the political discourse on a number of issues. Vote Barry Hermanson for Congress this June to make it happen! Victor Hwang and Sigrid Irias for Judge (dual endorsement) Multiple candidates are running for a position as Superior Court Judge, seat 7. In the June election, if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will face off in the November election. Greens are impressed by the qualifications and values of two of the candidates, Victor Hwang and Sigrid Irias. Victor Hwang is a current member of the Police Commission, and has extensive experience as a public defender (in contrast to most judges, who previously worked only as prosecutors). He is opposed to the Death Penalty and is against arming police with Tasers. He also has a strong background on civil rights, including having helped defend Wen Ho Lee against racially biased false accusations. Sigrid Irias is a past president of the San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association, and she has some experience as a pro tem judge. She has an excellent record in favor of tenants' rights. Greens hope that one or both of these excellent candidates will make it to the November election. YES on A: bond for SF General Hospital Prop A is a $350 million bond measure, most of which ($272 million) will go towards a seismic retrofit of SF General Hospital. Although the newly built hospital building meets seismic standards, other buildings on the same campus, including buildings that provide mental health and drug addition treatments, are unsafe and need to be retrofitted. Smaller parts of the bond will go the Fire Department's Ambulance Deployment Facility ($58 million) and to new homeless shelters and service facilities ($20 million). Greens support this bond measure because, unlike most bonds put forward by Mayor Lee's administration, the legal language of Prop A requires specific amounts of money to be spent on the above projects. While many of Mayor Lee's proposals amount to slush funds (see our endorsement of NO on Prop B), Prop A has proper oversight. Greens rarely support bond measures (see our statement on bonds, below), but often do when the money will be used for public infrastructure, such as a public hospital. We also note that our public hospital (paid for by a bond measure that Greens supported in 2007) has been named after a private donor, who put up very little money relative to the amount that taxpayers have been asked to contribute. It is unfortunate that this bond measure does not include language requiring the restoration of the original name, "SF General Hospital." Greens do not support naming our public infrastructure after friends of local politicians, especially as taxpayers continue to be asked to pay for improvements to this infrastructure. We urge the Board of Supervisors and Mayor to restore the proper name of SF General Hospital before they come back to the voters again in a few years asking for more bond money to upgrade additional buildings on the site. NO on B: SF Rec and Parks' over-the-top, skim-off-the-top slush fund Even the Mayor's paper, the SF Chronicle, got it right. It would be wrong to vote in favor of Prop B. http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Chronicle-recommends-… The San Francisco Green Party strongly recommends voting NO, absolutely NO, on Prop B. Prop B would guarantee that the SF Rec and Parks Department (RPD) would continue to operate as the City's premiere venue for trading in political favors. It's no longer the City's dirty little secret that RPD managers Mark Buell and Phil Ginsburg are a conduit for the corrupt activities, favoritism, influence peddling, and the occasional scandal that plague City Hall. That erstwhile secret is now openly discussed on the streets of San Francisco. The details are almost too awful to bear. Prop B would amend the City's Charter to provide a steady revenue stream to fund RPD's privatization schemes at the expense of other discretionary items in the budget (such as medical care, emergency housing, and in fact, all money in the General Fund which may be used for public purposes). Prop B requires only a simple majority to pass. San Franciscans would pay dearly (estimates range as high as $4.5 billion over 30 years) for the privilege of being assed out of their parks by public-private partnerships. San Franciscans would pay and pay again in use fees (as RPD management has shown tireless dedication to the monetization of our commons) and in unknown losses of public services due to budgetary shortfalls caused by this RPD train robbery. $4.5 billion that could fund other needed services. No specifics. No oversight. For a Department that has been censured for deleting emails to cover up sweetheart contracts, installed materials known to be hazardous to human health on playfields and playgrounds, sprays toxic herbicides and pesticides in Parks without proper notice, has lied to CalRecycle to get grant money, wants to replace high school sports with second-tier pro soccer at Kezar, fences off the Western half of Golden Gate Park for a month or more each summer into fall for concerts, wants to build a pro-style sunken tennis stadium in the Eastern half of Golden Gate Park, has plans for an indoor soccer stadium near the Beach Chalet, wants to build a water treatment facility with the PUC to detox runoff it's rendered toxic with hazmats, would like to allow one of its donor partners to build a hotel with boutique shops at the Palace of Fine Arts, evicts threatened and endangered species from its properties, and the list goes on. We love what's left of our parks and open spaces that we're not locked out of. Voting NO on B won't diminish them. Rec and Park is already City-funded. Voting NO on B might send a message that we care to be resourceful rather than impoverished, and, that we care enough about our parks to see them under new management--that would be a sweet amenity. YES on C: Charter Amendment for Affordable Housing Prop C would allow the Board of Supervisors to update the minimum amount of "affordable" housing that is required in large new developments. It also sets interim requirements that are higher than existing law, requiring 25% of the units to be affordable to rent for people making the median income (currently approximately $71,000 per year for a single person, plus around $10,000 more for each person in the household), vs the current minimum of 12% of the units. Although "affordable" units in new development won't necessarily be affordable to people who currently live in SF, Greens see Prop C as a step in the right direction. It is important to allow the Board of Supervisors to be able to change the limits in response to the boom and bust cycle of the SF economy, rather than having to go to the voters every time to make minor changes to the law. YES on D: Investigate Police Shootings SF has an Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) that is supposed to investigate charges of police misconduct. Prop D would require the OCC to investigate all police shootings, and would also require police to cooperate with those investigations. Police throughout the United States generally operate with impunity, almost never facing legal consequences even in cases where they callously disregard the lives of the people they are supposed to be "serving and protecting." Recent cases in SF include the police killings of Alex Nieto, Amilcar Perez Lopez, Mario Woods, and Luis Gongora. None of the officers involved in those cases were even charged with a crime, much less punished. The OCC is a toothless organization, without the power to actually fire or even discipline police officers. However, Prop D is a tiny improvement to existing law, because officers are not currently legally required to cooperate with OCC investigations. Much more work on police reform is needed to actually make a difference. The culture of the SFPD needs to change, especially their "anti-snitching" culture that requires all officers to cover for a few violent sadists. Reform starts at the top, and a new police chief would be a start. We also need to reform state law, including the "police officers' bill of rights" that gives police more rights than ordinary citizens. The status quo is unacceptable, and will require a lot of work and dedication to fix. We thank all the people who have raised public awareness in SF recently. Let's pass Prop D, but not stop there. YES on E: Paid Sick Leave Prop E would amend SF's Paid Sick Leave Ordinance to make it easier for employees to actually use the paid sick leave they are entitled to. Under Prop A, employees could use paid sick leave in more circumstances, such as to avoid domestic violence, or to take care of a foster parent. Employees would also begin to accrue sick leave on their first day of employment, and would keep any sick leave they had accrued if they were temporarily laid off and then rehired. Greens support much stronger rights for workers, including the requirement to provide workers with paid vacation and personal days. Workers should also be allowed to reschedule or turn down work shifts without being penalized. However, Prop E is an improvement on the status quo, so we support it. No position on AA: Parcel tax for Bay restoration Prop AA is a multi-county initiative that requires a 2/3 majority vote to pass. It is a parcel tax of $12/parcel on property owners (Google, Apple and single family homeowners alike) in the Bay Area. The proceeds of the tax (approximately $500M over 20 years) may be used for projects chosen by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, a government agency made up of local elected officials. Most of the projects that the backers of Prop AA promise to spend the money on are worthwhile and necessary. With rising sea levels, wetlands restoration is a critical priority. Bike and pedestrian paths are also much-needed infrastructure. Despite those promises, the SF Green Party has taken no position on Prop AA. We are skeptical for the following reasons: 1. The worthwhile projects promised by the backers of Prop AA are not legal requirements. It's possible that instead of wetlands, we'll get seawalls and beach armoring to protect valuable private real estate. Bad actors in the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (namely, Supervisor Scott Wiener) and People for a Clean and Healthy Bay (Bob Fisher) have track records of environmental irresponsibility. Greens worry that they would take their projects to protect real estate interests and elite donors to the feeding trough first. 2. The SF Bay Restoration Authority is a bond funded entity. So far, in its eight year existence, SFBAR has managed to craft legislation, pitch it Bay Area Counties, and commission studies which resulted in a rough plan to justify this parcel tax. Some proceeds of this parcel tax would pay for interest debt on the bond that created the Authority, rather than necessary projects. 3. The legislation emphasizes public-private partnerships. The SF Green Party strongly opposes privatization. With respect to safeguarding our natural resources, giving control over that critical function to an elite class (especially those who have actively worked to create environmental problems) is a travesty. 4. The SF Bay Restoration Authority operates under the authority of the Association Bay Area Governments (ABAG) an appointed body of elected officials from 101 Bay Area communities that is under fire. http://www.48hills.org/2016/04/15/regional-government-sells-small-cities/ A number of influential environmental organizations have signed on in support of AA. Their good work should be honored and supported, not subject to the whims of in-the-pocket politicians. No position on 50: Legislative suspension process Prop 50 would prevent state legislators who are suspended by their colleagues from being paid or receiving any benefits for the duration of their suspension. Prop 50 was motivated by recent cases in which three legislators (including San Francisco's Leland Yee) committed serious crimes, but continued to be paid after being suspended. Greens agree that voters should be able to recall legislators. However, the legislative suspension process, in which any legislator can be suspended by a 2/3 vote of their colleagues, has several serious problems. First, there is no requirement that the suspended legislator must have committed any crime--suspensions can occur for any reason, including ideology. Second, the voters who elected the suspended legislator have no input in the process; all their colleagues who vote on the matter represent different parts of California. Prop 50 would compound an already flawed process, because there would be no recourse for wrongfully suspended legislators to get their back pay restored if their suspension was reversed. Prop 50 has the potential to lead to serious abuses, similar to the coup currently underway in Brazil, or Mayor Lee's suspension of former Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi immediately after he was elected to office, for "official misconduct" that allegedly took place prior to his taking office. At least in the latter case, Mirkarimi's pay was restored after his suspension was overturned. Greens therefore made no endorsement of Prop 50. Francisco Herrera for Supervisor, District 11 Francisco Herrera is a musician, a long-time Green Party member, and an activist with the Living Wage Coalition. In last year's Mayoral election, he finished 2nd, with around 1/3 of the voters ranking him ahead of Ed Lee. Francisco's result was the best finish by a Green Mayoral candidate since Matt Gonzalez, despite running a campaign with almost no funding. Francisco started the "People's Campaign" to form a long-term effort to develop a plan and vision of San Francisco as a city friendly and affordable to working families. Francisco's platform includes building more affordable housing, eviction protection, a budget that prioritizes arts and human services, safe streets and a better Muni system, public education, an expansion of Healthy SF, an end to deportations and cooperation with ICE, accountable policing, and more living wage jobs. Greens have made an early endorsement of Francisco's campaign to succeed John Avalos as Supervisor in District 11. Please donate to his campaign today, so he can qualify for matching funds and run a more high-profile campaign. Greens need representation again at the Board of Supervisors, and District 11 needs a representative who can convince Mayor Lee to listen to long-ignored neighborhoods. SF Green Party Statement on Bond Funding The SF Green Party has often been hesitant to embrace bond financing. In addition to being environmentally and socially responsible, we are also fiscally responsible. Bond funding requires payments totaling about twice the actual cost of whatever improvements are made, and passes costs on to future generations. Because people who buy bonds are almost exclusively the wealthy, as investors are paid back over the 20-30 year life of the bond, wealth is transferred from middle and low income taxpayers to rich bondholders. Bond funding also helps rich people avoid paying their fair share of taxes, since interest on municipal bonds is exempt from both state and federal tax. As noted in the California Voter Guide in 1992, over 35,000 U.S. millionaires supplemented their income with tax exempt state and local bond checks averaging over $2,500 per week (that's over $130,000 per year tax free). They avoided paying federal and state taxes on over $5 billion, which must be made up by the rest of us. The SF Green Party calls on the public to join us in working to phase out this regressive and unfair subsidy of the rich and their investment bankers (who take millions of dollars off the top when the bonds are issued). There are a few cases in which Greens have supported bond measures. In general, we are willing to support bonds that are issued to in order to build urgently needed, publicly-owned infrastructure, such as a public hospital or high speed rail. We generally oppose bonds that fund ongoing maintenance projects; these should be paid for using City revenues (which should be increased by raising taxes on the wealthy). *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: Two Green Presidential candidates visiting this weekend
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 03 Jun '16

03 Jun '16

June 3 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Our complete Voter Guide is now posted, containing our endorsements and analysis of contests on the June 7 ballot: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/74-june-2016-endorsements Please share with your friends! Five candidates who are running to be the Green Party Presidential nominee will be on our ballot next week. Two of them will be in the Bay Area for events this weekend: * Jill Stein, our 2012 candidate for President, will be visiting SF for several events this weekend, including a rally with several local Green candidates on Saturday in the Excelsior. * Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza-Curry will be visiting Fairfax this Sunday. Details for both candidates' events are below. *===========================* What: Jill Stein events in SF Where: various locations, see below When: Fri-Sat, June 3-4 Jill Stein will be at these three events this Fri-Sat: * Help Campaign for Green Candidates on Saturday, June 4, 1-3 pm: Come out to meet and support Green candidates Jill Stein, Barry Hermanson (running for Congress), and Francisco Herrera (running for District 11 Supervisor). We'll meet at 1 pm in front of the Excelsior Branch of the SF Public Library (4400 Mission St, SF, about 4 blocks from Ocean Ave) and walk around the neighborhood for a few hours carrying signs for our candidates and handing out our Voter Guides and other literature. * Wine Reception and Fundraiser "Meet & Greet", Friday June 3, 7:30-10:30 pm: Barry Hermanson, a fellow Green who is running for Congress and hopes to face off with Nancy Pelosi this fall, has volunteered his lovely home in the Sunset District (2467 28th Avenue, SF, near Taraval) for a reception and fundraiser. Please RSVP to Lea Pierce, National Fundraising Director, at lea(a)jill2016.com Stein supporters can meet the candidate and introduce new people to Jill and her Green New Deal platform. Bring friends and your checkbook or credit card! Donations of any amount are welcomed, and will be matched 1:1 by federal matching funds, up to the first $250 per person. * ISO event: Jill Stein Challenges the 2 Party System, Sat June 4, 6:30-10 pm: Come hear from Jill Stein speak about building a movement to put people, planet and peace over profit. Dr. Stein is committed to continuing the political revolution to Election Day and beyond, so no matter who you're supporting in the primary, join us to hear Jill's plan to win power for the people! Where: Women's Building (3543 18th St, SF, b/t Dearborn St & Lapidge St). Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1745724779042508/?active_tab=highlights *===========================* What: SKCM Curry events in Fairfax Where: various locations, see below When: Sunday, June 5 Green Party presidential candidate Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza-Curry will be spending the day in Fairfax, California on Sunday June 5. Ms. Curry will discuss her candidacy, where Presidential politics are heading and the future of the Green Party. Catch up with this dynamic California native on one of the following events: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm The Fairfax Community Farmer's Market at the Fairfax Library 2097 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Fairfax 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm The Fairfax Women's Club 46 Park Road Fairfax 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Casa Man~ana Restaurant 85 Bolinas Road Fairfax *===========================* What: Jobs for Justice House Party Where: Barry Hermanson's house, 2467 28th Avenue, SF, near Taraval When: Saturday, June 11, 1-3 pm Join Barry Hermanson, Gordon Mar, Peter Olney, Maureen Dugan, Sheila Tully, Conny Ford, Ken Tray and Erica Zweig, as they celebrate their work with Jobs with Justice SF, an alliance of labor and community organizations working together to build a strong movement for economic and social justice. *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: meet Jill Stein next week, many other upcoming events
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 28 May '16

28 May '16

May 27 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Our complete Voter Guide is now posted, containing our endorsements and analysis of contests on the June 7 ballot: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/74-june-2016-endorsements Please share with your friends! Jill Stein, our 2012 Green Party Presidential nominee, and one of five Green Presidential candidates on our June ballot, will be visiting SF next weekend. Barry Hermanson, who's running for Congress, needs your help THIS weekend! Lots of other Green events are coming up in the next week--all details are given below! *===========================* What: Jill Stein events in SF Where: various locations, see below When: Fri-Sat, June 3-4 Jill Stein will be at these three events next Fri-Sat: * Help Campaign for Green Candidates on Saturday, June 4, 1-3 pm: Come out to meet and support Green candidates Jill Stein, Barry Hermanson (running for Congress), and Francisco Herrera (running for District 11 Supervisor). We'll meet at 1 pm in front of the Excelsior Branch of the SF Public Library (4400 Mission St, SF, about 4 blocks from Ocean Ave) and walk around the neighborhood for a few hours carrying signs for our candidates and handing out our Voter Guides and other literature. * Wine Reception and Fundraiser "Meet & Greet", Friday June 3, 7:30-10:30 pm: Barry Hermanson, a fellow Green who is running for Congress and hopes to face off with Nancy Pelosi this fall, has volunteered his lovely home in the Sunset District (2467 28th Avenue, SF, near Taraval) for a reception and fundraiser. Please RSVP to Lea Pierce, National Fundraising Director, at lea(a)jill2016.com Stein supporters can meet the candidate and introduce new people to Jill and her Green New Deal platform. Bring friends and your checkbook or credit card! Donations of any amount are welcomed, and will be matched 1:1 by federal matching funds, up to the first $250 per person. VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED: If you can help with set-up on June 3 from 4 - 7:30 pm (at least an hour committment), please email lea(a)jill2016.com. I need a couple of strong people who can handle cases of wine and equipment. * ISO event: Jill Stein Challenges the 2 Party System, Sat June 4, 6:30-10 pm: Come hear from Jill Stein speak about building a movement to put people, planet and peace over profit. Dr. Stein is committed to continuing the political revolution to Election Day and beyond, so no matter who you're supporting in the primary, join us to hear Jill's plan to win power for the people! Where: Women's Building (3543 18th St, SF, b/t Dearborn St & Lapidge St). Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1745724779042508/?active_tab=highlights *===========================* What: Hermanson For Congress campaign at Carnaval Where: meet in front of Redstone Building (2940 16th St, SF, near South Van Ness Ave) When: Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29, 10 am Barry Hermanson needs help doing voter outreach at Carnaval. Please meet him at 10 am on either Saturday or Sunday in front of the Redstone Building. Afterwards, he'll be campaigning throughout the neighborhood near the festival. If you can't find Barry, give him a call at 415-255-9494. *===========================* What: Roots Action events with David Swanson in the Bay Area Where: various cities, see below When: Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29 RootsAction.org campaign coordinator David Swanson will speak about the latest developments in the telling and the debunking of lies about wars. He'll answer questions and sign copies of his new book, War Is A Lie: Second Edition [ http://warisalie.org ]. May 28, San Francisco, CA 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., David Swanson interviewed by Daniel Ellsberg, at San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin Street. Sign up on FB [ https://www.facebook.com/events/528469023987809/ ]. May 28, Marin County, CA 4 to 6 p.m., David Swanson in conversation with Norman Solomon, at Book Passage [ http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-swanson-war-lie-corte-madera ] 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA Sign up on FB [ https://www.facebook.com/events/1040117986031804/ ]. May 29, Oakland, CA 3 to 4 p.m., David Swanson interviewed by Cindy Sheehan, at Diesel: A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue at Kales (near Manila), Oakland, CA Sign up on FB [ https://www.facebook.com/events/990248081022747 ]. May 29, Berkeley, CA 7:00 to 9 p.m., David Swanson "War Is A Lie", with Cindy Sheehan, at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, sponsored by the BFUU Social Justice Committee and Codepink Golden Gate. 1924 Cedar St. @ Bonita, Berkeley, CA Contact: Cynthia Papermaster, papermasterc(a)gmail.com Sign up on FB [ https://www.facebook.com/events/417481865128383/ ]. *===========================* What: Peace Is Patriotic annual protest Where: Golden Gate national Cemetery in San Bruno, at the main gate on Sneath Lane just off 280. When: Mon, May 30, 10 am - noon Show your patriotism this Memorial Day on Mon. May 30th from 10 am to noon...at the Peace is Patriotic annual protest at the military Golden Gate national Cemetery in San Bruno....at the main gate on Sneath Lane just off 280. If driving from SF just come south on 280 and take the Sneath lane exit...can't miss the 160,000 graves. San Bruno BART is on Sneath just 4 blocks east of the Main cemetery Gate. If that is too far for you to walk, consider just standing with signs/flowers/banners on the corner of Sneath Lane and El Camino Real next to the cemetery. We will be honoring the life and work of Father Daniel Berrigan who died this month in NY. He and brother Phillip were life long anti-war activist and ended up in jail a number of times....once for burning boxes of draft records....another time for walking right on to an airforce base and hammering on a bomber. Call Sandra for more info: 650-303-1176 *===========================* What: Tasers for SFPD? "Killing Them Safely" theatrical premiere Where: Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St, SF (near Mission) When: Tues, May 31, 6:30 pm Killing Them Safely, an explosive 2015 documentary film on the controversy over police use of TASERS. Hundreds of deaths. Zero oversight. In the early 2000s Tasers were marketed to law enforcement agencies as a safe alternative to handguns. They were supposed to curb the use of deadly force - so why have over 500 people died from Taser-related injuries since? Following the screening discussion with: NICK BERARDINI, Filmmaker JEFF ADACHI, San Francisco Public Defender About the film and its implications for the upcoming decision of the San Francisco Police Commission to possibly start outfitting San Francisco Police Department officers with Tasers. Tickets: http://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/killing-them-safely/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1616445155343535/ *===========================* What: Jobs for Justice House Party Where: Barry Hermanson's house, 2467 28th Avenue, SF, near Taraval When: Saturday, June 11, 1-3 pm Join Barry Hermanson, Gordon Mar, Peter Olney, Maureen Dugan, Sheila Tully, Conny Ford, Ken Tray and Erica Zweig, as they celebrate their work with Jobs with Justice SF, an alliance of labor and community organizations working together to build a strong movement for economic and social justice. *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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Greenzine: monthly meeting this Wednesday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 May '16

21 May '16

May 21 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Our complete Voter Guide is now posted, containing our endorsements and analysis of contests on the June 7 ballot: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/74-june-2016-endorsements Please share with your friends! Come to our monthly meeting this Wednesday evening (agenda below) to get involved with our campaigns, or help us hand out slate cards. *===========================* What: Green Party monthly meeting Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301 (near South Van Ness) When: Wednesday, May 25, 7-9 pm Agenda for this month: * Presentation by SF Public Press on Bayside development (please bring your suggestions on topics they should report on in depth) - 30 minutes * State party update, and selection of delegates - 30 minutes * Campaign updates (local races, phone banking, slate card distribution, presidential candidate events--please come if you can help us hand out slate cards) - 45 minutes Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach and more! Everyone welcome. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* What: Save the Date - Jill Stein events in SF Where: Evening event at the Women's Building, others TBA When: Saturday, June 4 Save the date: Jill Stein, our 2012 Green Party Presidential nominee, and one of five Green Presidential candidates on our June ballot, will be visiting SF on June 4. There is an evening event being planned at the Women's Building from 6:30-9 pm, and an earlier fundraiser from 4:30-6 pm. We are trying to organize a 3rd event in the afternoon with other local Green candidates, so watch next week's newsletter for more info. We will also let you know of any other Green Presidential candidates who are organizing events in the Bay Area, as the SF Green Party does not generally endorse in contested Green primaries. *===========================* What: Hermanson For Congress campaigning Where: various locations, throughout the City When: all the time Barry Hermanson needs help walking precincts and doing voter outreach at transit stops and other locations throughout the City. To volunteer, give him a call at 415-255-9494. *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.

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