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Greenzine: No War on Venezuela rally Saturday, Holiday Party Dec 17
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 05 Dec '25

05 Dec '25

Friday, Dec 5 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Join us for a rally against war in Venezuela tomorrow, and for our holiday party on December 17! There will be no meeting in December, just the holiday party. Details on both events are below. Greens finally broke through our local media blackout! County Council member and Sunset resident Barry Hermanson was extensively quoted in an article in the Gazetteer. He spoke on newly appointed Sunset District Supervisor Alan Wong's support for Mayor Lurie's YIMBY upzoning plan, which Greens strongly oppose due to concerns that building more luxury investment condos will lead to increased unaffordability for current SF residents: https://sf.gazetteer.co/welcome-to-city-hall-alan-wong *===========================* What: SF Green Party 2025 Holiday Party Where: Eco Terreno Urban Tasting Room, 140 Columbus Ave, SF 94133 When: Wednesday, December 17, 7-10 pm Everybody is invited to the *SFGP 2025 Holiday Party* on Wednesday, December 17, 2025! The theme of the party is "Decades Past." If you're able, dress up according to your favorite past decade, such as the '70s, '80s, etc. We will be serving wine and light appetizers. The wine will be for sale by the glass and by the bottle, and we ask that guests buy a glass of wine (if you partake) to support the establishment as they are generously allowing us to use their space for free. *If you can make it, please RSVP here so we have an accurate head count:* https://forms.gle/J9nDW6XTFz9ekDQc8 Please make sure to forward this annoncement to active or prospective Green Party members. We hope to see familiar and new faces. Please include the RSVP link. *===========================* What: NO WAR ON VENEZUELA, Stop the War Before It Starts! Where: Civic Center BART Plaza When: Saturday, December 6th, 12 PM The Trump administration is pushing the U.S. toward a catastrophic war on Venezuela: bypassing Congress, violating international law, and fabricating pretexts for intervention. In a briefing earlier this week, Trump promised land strikes in Venezuela would begin “very soon,” has called for its airspace to be “closed,” and terminated negotiations with Venezuela’s government. Missile strikes in the Caribbean and massive troop mobilizations show this is a full-scale regime change operation in motion. But it is not too late to act! The majority in the U.S. oppose war. We must stop this war before it starts! *===========================* 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: Vote NO on Prop 50
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Nov '25

04 Nov '25

Tues, Nov 4 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, It's Election Day! If you haven't already voted by mail, please drop your ballot off at the polls, and vote NO on Prop 50, the Democrats' attack on voting rights in CA (see the link, or the complete text below): https://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/113-endorsement-no-on-prop-50 Note that we will be hosting a holiday gathering instead of our regularly scheduled members' meetings in November or December. We'll be announcing that here when a date is set. Here's our Green Voter Guide to Prop 50: NO on Prop 50 - Newsom Gerrymandering Prop 50 would temporarily repeal the Citizens Redistricting Commission that California voters created in 2008 and further empowered in 2010. It would create new gerrymandered Congressional districts drawn by Democrats in the state legislature for elections in 2026, 2028, and 2030. As a result, CA Democrats are expected to win 5 more Congressional seats than they currently hold. Governor Newsom's move is in response to gerrymandering in Texas, where Republicans are redrawing district lines to win 5 more seats currently held by Texas Democrats. Because gerrymandering is not compatible with democracy, one of the Green Party's Key Values (link: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/10-key-values) we strongly oppose Prop 50. In any democracy, voters must be able to choose who we want to represent us, rather than politicians picking which voters they want in their districts. Under Prop 50 or the proposed system in Texas, any Democrat who's been gerrymandered into a district with a large majority of Republicans would basically lose their right to vote. So would a Republican who's been moved into a district with an overwhelming majority of Democrats. Newsom claims that eliminating Californians' right to choose our own representatives is necessary to stop Trump from imposing a dictatorship on the entire country, which Republicans would go along with if they maintain control of Congress after the 2026 election. But regardless of how CA votes on Prop 50, Republicans are almost certain to lose their current 5-seat majority in the House. In 20 of the last 22 midterm elections going back to 1938, the party in power has lost House seats, with the only two exceptions being years when the incumbent president had job approval from over 60% of Americans (link: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-history-tells-us-about-the-2026-mid…) In most of these elections, the party in power lost a very large number of seats: Republicans lost 26 seats in 1982 under Reagan, while Democrats lost 54 seats in 1994 under Clinton and 63 in 2010 under Obama. During Trump's first term, Republicans lost 41 seats to Democrats in the 2018 midterm election. Trump's behavior in his second term has been far more authoritarian and unhinged. His Gestapo-like ICE raids have even resulted in the arrests of some of his own supporters. MAGA policies are increasingly unpopular among all Americans outside of a small fascist fringe, so we expect a huge electoral swing away from Trump in the 2026 midterms. A couple of gerrymandered seats in CA or Texas isn't going to change that. The best solution to ensure all Californians' votes count would be to change all our legislative elections to a proportional representation system. The current balance among CA's 52 congressmembers is 43 Democrats (83%), 9 Republicans (17%), and 0 Greens and others. In contrast, voters in CA are 45% registered Democrats, 25% Republicans, 22% Decline to State, and 7% Others (link: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-stat…) Greens routinely get from 2% to 4% of the vote in statewide races. Under proportional representation, this would translate into 1 or 2 House seats for Greens, while Democrats would win almost twice as many seats as Republicans. Everybody's vote would count, including rural Democrats and urban Republicans. However, under the extreme gerrymandering in Prop 50, California's congressional delegation would become even more unrepresentative of our voters. If Prop 50 passes, Democrats would take over 5 Republican seats in CA, resulting in a 2028 delegation with 48 Democrats (92%), 4 Republicans (8%), and 0 Greens and others (link: https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/09/23/california-proposition-50-would-shi…) People from rural areas in communities north of Redding would be "represented" by a suburban Democrat from Marin county. Greens previously endorsed both ballot measures to create and expand the powers of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. In endorsing the second measure, we wrote: Prop 20 will allow the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw California's congressional districts in addition to state legislative districts. Under Prop 20, Sacramento politicians will no longer be able to draw election districts to help ensure reelection for their friends in Congress - even when they ignore voters. Prop 20 also ensures that our communities can no longer be carved up by politicians just to ensure the political outcome they want. This kind of gerrymandering, discussed by SF Green party activist Steve Hill in his book "Fixing Elections," is one factor in our current system that reduces democracy. All Americans need to stand up to the authoritarian Trump regime to defend what little democracy we have left. Newsom's scheme to take away voting rights from Californians is a move in the opposite direction. We can't fight MAGA with Blue MAGA. Vote NO on Prop 50, and instead help us to build a stronger Green Party that will stand up to fascist politicians from both sides of the aisle! *===========================* 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: No Kings voter outreach and October Members Meeting
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 18 Oct '25

18 Oct '25

Sat, Oct 18 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, We'll be doing voter outreach at the "No Kings" rally today - meet at Market and Embarcadero at 1:30 if you want to help! Call Barry at 415-255-9494 if you can't find us. More details below. And speaking of "No Kings" - we don't support King Newsom or King Wiener any more than we do King Trump. Please vote NO on Prop 50, the Democrats' attack on voting rights in CA: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/113-endorsement-no-on-prop-50 Finally, please join us next Wednesday, Oct 22, for our final regular monthly meeting of the year (we will host a holiday gathering instead of our meetings in November and December). Agenda and details are below. *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at "No Kings" SF Where: Embarcadero SF, march to Civic center When: Sat, Oct 18, 1:30 pm - 5 pm No Kings Day in San Francisco: Gather at 1:30 PM at Sue Bierman Park (north of Embarcadero Plaza). March starts at 2 PM sharp and will proceed to Civic Center Plaza for a rally which starts at 3:30 PM. https://indivisiblesf.org/no-kings-2 Call Barry at 415-255-9494 if you can help with voter outreach. *===========================* What: Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, Oct 22, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Introductions * No Kings - Report Back * GPCA Plenary update * Congress/CA Legislature election strategy for 2026 * Door Knocking Campaign with Butch Ware * Butch Ware Presentation - Timothy/Vali * Green Party Voter Data - Discussion/Distribution - Barry * Finance Update / Budget for Social Media Advertising? * Holiday Party Planning * Announcements - SF Labor Council Rally on Franklin 10/24 - Health Care Teach-In on 10/30 - Others? 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* What: Teach-In: Exchange health insurance subsidies: Between a rock and a hard place Where: Zoom When: Thursday, October 30, 7 to 8pm At the last Teach-In, participants learned how the U.S. health care patchwork arrangement "Is Not Normal." Organizers asked participants to figure out just how much they would save by using the Household Savings Calculator. <https://calculator.passmedicareforall.org/> Please use the calculator before the next Teach-In so we can compare savings among participants. Also, make sure to bring a friend! We will be doing a deep dive into the Exchange health insurance subsidies. Where do they come from? What are they? Should they be extended or ended? Register below to receive the Zoom information. Exchange health insurance subsidies: Between a rock and a hard place | Senior and Disability Action Powerbase https://sdaction.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/register *===========================* NO on Prop 50 - Newsom Gerrymandering Prop 50 would temporarily repeal the Citizens Redistricting Commission that California voters created in 2008 and further empowered in 2010. It would create new gerrymandered Congressional districts drawn by Democrats in the state legislature for elections in 2026, 2028, and 2030. As a result, CA Democrats are expected to win 5 more Congressional seats than they currently hold. Governor Newsom's move is in response to gerrymandering in Texas, where Republicans are redrawing district lines to win 5 more seats currently held by Texas Democrats. Because gerrymandering is not compatible with democracy, one of the Green Party's Key Values (link: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/10-key-values) we strongly oppose Prop 50. In any democracy, voters must be able to choose who we want to represent us, rather than politicians picking which voters they want in their districts. Under Prop 50 or the proposed system in Texas, any Democrat who's been gerrymandered into a district with a large majority of Republicans would basically lose their right to vote. So would a Republican who's been moved into a district with an overwhelming majority of Democrats. Newsom claims that eliminating Californians' right to choose our own representatives is necessary to stop Trump from imposing a dictatorship on the entire country, which Republicans would go along with if they maintain control of Congress after the 2026 election. But regardless of how CA votes on Prop 50, Republicans are almost certain to lose their current 5-seat majority in the House. In 20 of the last 22 midterm elections going back to 1938, the party in power has lost House seats, with the only two exceptions being years when the incumbent president had job approval from over 60% of Americans (link: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-history-tells-us-about-the-2026-mid…) In most of these elections, the party in power lost a very large number of seats: Republicans lost 26 seats in 1982 under Reagan, while Democrats lost 54 seats in 1994 under Clinton and 63 in 2010 under Obama. During Trump's first term, Republicans lost 41 seats to Democrats in the 2018 midterm election. Trump's behavior in his second term has been far more authoritarian and unhinged. His Gestapo-like ICE raids have even resulted in the arrests of some of his own supporters. MAGA policies are increasingly unpopular among all Americans outside of a small fascist fringe, so we expect a huge electoral swing away from Trump in the 2026 midterms. A couple of gerrymandered seats in CA or Texas isn't going to change that. The best solution to ensure all Californians' votes count would be to change all our legislative elections to a proportional representation system. The current balance among CA's 52 congressmembers is 43 Democrats (83%), 9 Republicans (17%), and 0 Greens and others. In contrast, voters in CA are 45% registered Democrats, 25% Republicans, 22% Decline to State, and 7% Others (link: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-stat…) Greens routinely get from 2% to 4% of the vote in statewide races. Under proportional representation, this would translate into 1 or 2 House seats for Greens, while Democrats would win almost twice as many seats as Republicans. Everybody's vote would count, including rural Democrats and urban Republicans. However, under the extreme gerrymandering in Prop 50, California's congressional delegation would become even more unrepresentative of our voters. If Prop 50 passes, Democrats would take over 5 Republican seats in CA, resulting in a 2028 delegation with 48 Democrats (92%), 4 Republicans (8%), and 0 Greens and others (link: https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/09/23/california-proposition-50-would-shi…) People from rural areas in communities north of Redding would be "represented" by a suburban Democrat from Marin county. Greens previously endorsed both ballot measures to create and expand the powers of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. In endorsing the second measure, we wrote: Prop 20 will allow the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw California's congressional districts in addition to state legislative districts. Under Prop 20, Sacramento politicians will no longer be able to draw election districts to help ensure reelection for their friends in Congress - even when they ignore voters. Prop 20 also ensures that our communities can no longer be carved up by politicians just to ensure the political outcome they want. This kind of gerrymandering, discussed by SF Green party activist Steve Hill in his book "Fixing Elections," is one factor in our current system that reduces democracy. All Americans need to stand up to the authoritarian Trump regime to defend what little democracy we have left. Newsom's scheme to take away voting rights from Californians is a move in the opposite direction. We can't fight MAGA with Blue MAGA. Vote NO on Prop 50, and instead help us to build a stronger Green Party that will stand up to fascist politicians from both sides of the aisle! *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news(a)sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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Greenzine: Hill Bomb today and No Kings next week
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 11 Oct '25

11 Oct '25

Sat, Oct 11 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, We'll be doing voter outreach at the Hill Bomb for Palestine today! See details below, as well as our plans for the "No Kings" rally next weekend. And speaking of "No Kings" - we don't support King Newsom or King Wiener any more than we do King Trump. Please vote NO on Prop 50, the Democrats' attack on voting rights in CA: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/113-endorsement-no-on-prop-50 *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Hill Bomb for Palestine Where: Noe and Beaver St, SF When: Sat, Oct 11, 3 pm Greens have endorsed Hill Bomb for Palestine and will do voter outreach at the rally afterwards. The action schedule is here: https://hillbombssf.com/ Note that the hill bomb starts at the top of Twin Peaks at 2 pm, but we will be doing voter outreach at the rally at the end. If you want to participate in the hill bomb itself, the location will be at Christmas Tree Point. Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* What: Sign making party for "No Kings" Where: SF Sunset, RSVP for details When: Fri, Oct 17, 6-8 pm Sign making party for the "No Kings" rally. Homemade pizza. BYO Beverage and sign making materials. We have lots of materials if you don't. RSVP so we know how much pizza to make. Call Barry at 415-255-9494 or email cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at "No Kings" SF Where: Embarcadero SF, march to Civic center When: Sat, Oct 18, 1:30 pm - 5 pm No Kings Day in San Francisco: Gather at 1:30 PM at Sue Bierman Park (north of Embarcadero Plaza). March starts at 2 PM sharp and will proceed to Civic Center Plaza for a rally which starts at 3:30 PM. https://indivisiblesf.org/no-kings-2 Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help with voter outreach. Also see the sign making party the night before, and RSVP if you want to come to that. *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, Oct 22, 7-9 pm 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* NO on Prop 50 - Newsom Gerrymandering Prop 50 would temporarily repeal the Citizens Redistricting Commission that California voters created in 2008 and further empowered in 2010. It would create new gerrymandered Congressional districts drawn by Democrats in the state legislature for elections in 2026, 2028, and 2030. As a result, CA Democrats are expected to win 5 more Congressional seats than they currently hold. Governor Newsom's move is in response to gerrymandering in Texas, where Republicans are redrawing district lines to win 5 more seats currently held by Texas Democrats. Because gerrymandering is not compatible with democracy, one of the Green Party's Key Values (link: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/10-key-values) we strongly oppose Prop 50. In any democracy, voters must be able to choose who we want to represent us, rather than politicians picking which voters they want in their districts. Under Prop 50 or the proposed system in Texas, any Democrat who's been gerrymandered into a district with a large majority of Republicans would basically lose their right to vote. So would a Republican who's been moved into a district with an overwhelming majority of Democrats. Newsom claims that eliminating Californians' right to choose our own representatives is necessary to stop Trump from imposing a dictatorship on the entire country, which Republicans would go along with if they maintain control of Congress after the 2026 election. But regardless of how CA votes on Prop 50, Republicans are almost certain to lose their current 5-seat majority in the House. In 20 of the last 22 midterm elections going back to 1938, the party in power has lost House seats, with the only two exceptions being years when the incumbent president had job approval from over 60% of Americans (link: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-history-tells-us-about-the-2026-mid…) In most of these elections, the party in power lost a very large number of seats: Republicans lost 26 seats in 1982 under Reagan, while Democrats lost 54 seats in 1994 under Clinton and 63 in 2010 under Obama. During Trump's first term, Republicans lost 41 seats to Democrats in the 2018 midterm election. Trump's behavior in his second term has been far more authoritarian and unhinged. His Gestapo-like ICE raids have even resulted in the arrests of some of his own supporters. MAGA policies are increasingly unpopular among all Americans outside of a small fascist fringe, so we expect a huge electoral swing away from Trump in the 2026 midterms. A couple of gerrymandered seats in CA or Texas isn't going to change that. The best solution to ensure all Californians' votes count would be to change all our legislative elections to a proportional representation system. The current balance among CA's 52 congressmembers is 43 Democrats (83%), 9 Republicans (17%), and 0 Greens and others. In contrast, voters in CA are 45% registered Democrats, 25% Republicans, 22% Decline to State, and 7% Others (link: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-stat…) Greens routinely get from 2% to 4% of the vote in statewide races. Under proportional representation, this would translate into 1 or 2 House seats for Greens, while Democrats would win almost twice as many seats as Republicans. Everybody's vote would count, including rural Democrats and urban Republicans. However, under the extreme gerrymandering in Prop 50, California's congressional delegation would become even more unrepresentative of our voters. If Prop 50 passes, Democrats would take over 5 Republican seats in CA, resulting in a 2028 delegation with 48 Democrats (92%), 4 Republicans (8%), and 0 Greens and others (link: https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/09/23/california-proposition-50-would-shi…) People from rural areas in communities north of Redding would be "represented" by a suburban Democrat from Marin county. Greens previously endorsed both ballot measures to create and expand the powers of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. In endorsing the second measure, we wrote: Prop 20 will allow the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw California's congressional districts in addition to state legislative districts. Under Prop 20, Sacramento politicians will no longer be able to draw election districts to help ensure reelection for their friends in Congress - even when they ignore voters. Prop 20 also ensures that our communities can no longer be carved up by politicians just to ensure the political outcome they want. This kind of gerrymandering, discussed by SF Green party activist Steve Hill in his book "Fixing Elections," is one factor in our current system that reduces democracy. All Americans need to stand up to the authoritarian Trump regime to defend what little democracy we have left. Newsom's scheme to take away voting rights from Californians is a move in the opposite direction. We can't fight MAGA with Blue MAGA. Vote NO on Prop 50, and instead help us to build a stronger Green Party that will stand up to fascist politicians from both sides of the aisle! *===========================* 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: Oct 7 and other upcoming events, NO on 50 statement
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Oct '25

04 Oct '25

Sat, Oct 4 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us this Tues, Oct 7, for a dialog on "2 Years of Genocide, 2 Years of Resistance in Palestine" at the main library, as well as at other upcoming events. See details below. Greens also endorsed NO on Prop 50, Newsom's gerrymandering scheme. Please share our endorsement! Our statement is on our website, as well as below at the end of this newsletter: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/113-endorsement-no-on-prop-50 *===========================* What: 2 Years of Genocide, 2 Years of Resistance in Palestine Where: SF Main Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin St, SF When: Tues, Oct 7, 5:30-7:30 pm As the genocide in Gaza rages and at least 500,000 Palestianian people have been killed or starved to death, two years after the Oct. 7th attack, communities all across the United States increasingly feel the need to speak up and take a stand. There can be no "business as usual" when the next Holocaust is being livestreamed to our phones. In the face of the US government actively supporting Israel's genocidal campaign, the only option left is demanding an end to the genocide via collective action. But how can American workers organize when they are being silenced, repressed, and retaliated against at their workplaces when advocating for Palestine? How do we overcome the culture of fear that has silenced and intimidated the working class? How do regular people stop a genocide? Join us for an engaging dialogue on these issues with workers from a variety of industries and the local community. An injury to one is an injury to all! *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Hill Bomb for Palestine Where: Noe and Beaver St, SF When: Sat, Oct 11, 3 pm Greens have endorsed Hill Bomb for Palestine and will do voter outreach at the rally afterwards. The action schedule is here: https://hillbombssf.com/ Note that the hill bomb starts at the top of Twin Peaks at 2 pm, but we will be doing voter outreach at the rally at the end. If you want to participate in the hill bomb itself, the location will be at Christmas Tree Point. Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* What: Sign making party for "No Kings" Where: SF Sunset, RSVP for details When: Fri, Oct 17, 6-8 pm Sign making party for the "No Kings" rally. Homemade pizza. BYO Beverage and sign making materials. We have lots of materials if you don't. RSVP so we know how much pizza to make. Call Barry at 415-255-9494 or email cc(a)sfgreens.org *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at "No Kings" SF Where: Embarcadero SF, march to Civic center When: Sat, Oct 18, 1:30 pm - 5 pm No Kings Day in San Francisco: Gather at 1:30 PM at Sue Bierman Park (north of Embarcadero Plaza). March starts at 2 PM sharp and will proceed to Civic Center Plaza for a rally which starts at 3:30 PM. https://indivisiblesf.org/no-kings-2 Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help with voter outreach. Also see the sign making party the night before, and RSVP if you want to come to that. *===========================* What: Save the date - Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, Oct 22, 7-9 pm 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* NO on Prop 50 - Newsom Gerrymandering Prop 50 would temporarily repeal the Citizens Redistricting Commission that California voters created in 2008 and further empowered in 2010. It would create new gerrymandered Congressional districts drawn by Democrats in the state legislature for elections in 2026, 2028, and 2030. As a result, CA Democrats are expected to win 5 more Congressional seats than they currently hold. Governor Newsom's move is in response to gerrymandering in Texas, where Republicans are redrawing district lines to win 5 more seats currently held by Texas Democrats. Because gerrymandering is not compatible with democracy, one of the Green Party's Key Values (link: https://www.sfgreenparty.org/10-key-values) we strongly oppose Prop 50. In any democracy, voters must be able to choose who we want to represent us, rather than politicians picking which voters they want in their districts. Under Prop 50 or the proposed system in Texas, any Democrat who's been gerrymandered into a district with a large majority of Republicans would basically lose their right to vote. So would a Republican who's been moved into a district with an overwhelming majority of Democrats. Newsom claims that eliminating Californians' right to choose our own representatives is necessary to stop Trump from imposing a dictatorship on the entire country, which Republicans would go along with if they maintain control of Congress after the 2026 election. But regardless of how CA votes on Prop 50, Republicans are almost certain to lose their current 5-seat majority in the House. In 20 of the last 22 midterm elections going back to 1938, the party in power has lost House seats, with the only two exceptions being years when the incumbent president had job approval from over 60% of Americans (link: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-history-tells-us-about-the-2026-mid…) In most of these elections, the party in power lost a very large number of seats: Republicans lost 26 seats in 1982 under Reagan, while Democrats lost 54 seats in 1994 under Clinton and 63 in 2010 under Obama. During Trump's first term, Republicans lost 41 seats to Democrats in the 2018 midterm election. Trump's behavior in his second term has been far more authoritarian and unhinged. His Gestapo-like ICE raids have even resulted in the arrests of some of his own supporters. MAGA policies are increasingly unpopular among all Americans outside of a small fascist fringe, so we expect a huge electoral swing away from Trump in the 2026 midterms. A couple of gerrymandered seats in CA or Texas isn't going to change that. The best solution to ensure all Californians' votes count would be to change all our legislative elections to a proportional representation system. The current balance among CA's 52 congressmembers is 43 Democrats (83%), 9 Republicans (17%), and 0 Greens and others. In contrast, voters in CA are 45% registered Democrats, 25% Republicans, 22% Decline to State, and 7% Others (link: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/voter-registration-stat…) Greens routinely get from 2% to 4% of the vote in statewide races. Under proportional representation, this would translate into 1 or 2 House seats for Greens, while Democrats would win almost twice as many seats as Republicans. Everybody's vote would count, including rural Democrats and urban Republicans. However, under the extreme gerrymandering in Prop 50, California's congressional delegation would become even more unrepresentative of our voters. If Prop 50 passes, Democrats would take over 5 Republican seats in CA, resulting in a 2028 delegation with 48 Democrats (92%), 4 Republicans (8%), and 0 Greens and others (link: https://news.ballotpedia.org/2025/09/23/california-proposition-50-would-shi…) People from rural areas in communities north of Redding would be "represented" by a suburban Democrat from Marin county. Greens previously endorsed both ballot measures to create and expand the powers of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. In endorsing the second measure, we wrote: Prop 20 will allow the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw California's congressional districts in addition to state legislative districts. Under Prop 20, Sacramento politicians will no longer be able to draw election districts to help ensure reelection for their friends in Congress - even when they ignore voters. Prop 20 also ensures that our communities can no longer be carved up by politicians just to ensure the political outcome they want. This kind of gerrymandering, discussed by SF Green party activist Steve Hill in his book "Fixing Elections," is one factor in our current system that reduces democracy. All Americans need to stand up to the authoritarian Trump regime to defend what little democracy we have left. Newsom's scheme to take away voting rights from Californians is a move in the opposite direction. We can't fight MAGA with Blue MAGA. Vote NO on Prop 50, and instead help us to build a stronger Green Party that will stand up to fascist politicians from both sides of the aisle! *===========================* 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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Members meeting next Wednesday and upcoming actions through October
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Sep '25

21 Sep '25

September 20 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us for our monthly members' meeting next week! We will be doing a number of outreach events in the next month in support of Butch Ware's gubernatorial campaign and building the Green Party. If you can volunteer to help with any of them, come to our meeting or RSVP to individual events, below. *===========================* What: Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, Sep 24, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Introductions * Voter Outreach neighborhood canvassing Sept 28: Bernal Fiesta Oct 7: Butch Ware Palestine Panel @ Main Library Oct 11: Hill Bomb for Palestine Oct 18: 'No Kings' outreach * Discussion - Barry Hermanson for Congress 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* What: Voter outreach - Bernal Heights Fiesta on the Hill Where: Cortland Ave and Andover St, Bernal Heights, SF When: Sun, Sep 28, 10 am - 4 pm Help us do voter outreach at the Bernal Heights neighborhood festival! Support the Butch Ware campaign and help register new Greens. Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* What: Butch Ware panel appearance at the Main Library Where: Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Civic Center, SF When: Tues, Oct 7, time TBA Butch Ware will appear with other panelists to discuss the genocide in Palestine and the suppression of free speech in California. Greens will do voter outreach outside of the event. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Hill Bomb for Palestine Where: Twin Peaks, SF When: Sat, Oct 11, 2 pm - 4:30 pm Greens have endorsed Hill Bomb for Palestine and will do voter outreach at the rally afterwards. The action schedule is here: https://hillbombssf.com/ Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at "No Kings" SF Where: TBA When: Sat, Oct 18, time TBA Save the date - more info will be available at https://indivisiblesf.org/no-kings-2 Email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help with voter outreach. *===========================* 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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D4 Recall Election Day
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 Sep '25

16 Sep '25

September 16 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Do you live in District 4 (the Sunset)? See our statement below on the Engardio Recall. Today is election day, so you can vote in person, or mail or drop off your absentee ballot. Greens also endorsed NO on Prop 50, Newsom's gerrymandering ballot measure for November. We are writing a statement with further details. *===========================* Statement on the Engardio Recall - please share! The District 4 Recall Election is happening between now and Election Day, September 16. If you are voting by mail, your ballot must be postmarked on or before September 16. You can also vote in person on Election Day, or beforehand at City Hall. Only voters in District 4 (the Sunset) can vote in this election. The ability to recall elected officials is a critical right in a representative democracy, because politicians who disregard the wishes of those who put them in office know they are always at risk of being fired. District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio spearheaded 2024's Prop K, which closed the Great Highway to cars. This proposition was opposed by almost 2/3 of his constituents in D4, as well as by Greens (as we wrote at the time, this was primarily out of concern for the over-monetization of our public parks and YIMBY plans for coastal development). However, SF Greens are not making any endorsement on Prop A, the Engardio recall, because SF's recall process is rigged to favor the Mayor and his wealthy supporters. As we have written previously: Greens believe that our current recall system is broken in two ways: first, if voters recall an elected official in SF, only the Mayor has the power to choose a replacement. Voters who the Mayor does not listen to cannot meaningfully exercise our constitutional right to recall elected officials, because if we recall a Mayoral ally, the Mayor can just replace that person with a different sock puppet. Second, there are no meaningful campaign finance laws that apply to recall elections, as there are for regular elections, so wealthy people and corporations have far too much influence. This leads to even more corruption in our local government. Greens have long called for giving voters (not the Mayor) the right to choose the replacement for recalled elected officials. Recall elections could be done as a "vote of confidence" in the politician, who would appear on a single ranked choice ballot along with all the candidates hoping to replace them. The person with majority support in the final ranked choice tally would win: either the original official would survive the recall, or the voters would choose a more popular candidate to serve the remainder of the term. We ask all Supervisorial candidates if they would support a charter amendment to allow voters to choose a replacement official on the same ballot as the recall vote. Engardio did not answer our candidate questionnaire when he ran for office in 2022. We hope that voters will vote your conscience on Prop A, and then join us in working to empower ordinary San Franciscans to elect our own representatives in future recall elections. *===========================* What: Save the Date - Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, Sep 24, 7-9 pm Save the date - we'll work on the agenda at the CC meeting one week before the meeting. 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* 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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Join us at the Haight Ashbury Street Fair this Sunday!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 06 Sep '25

06 Sep '25

September 6 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us this Sunday, 9/7, for the Haight Street Fair! Details on this event are below. Do you live in District 4 (the Sunset)? See our statement below on the Engardio Recall. You should have already received your ballot, and you can vote between now and September 16. Greens also endorsed NO on Prop 50, Newsom's gerrymandering ballot measure for November. We are writing a statement with further details. *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Haight-Ashbury Street Fair Where: Haight Street between Masonic Avenue and Stanyan Street When: Sun, Sep 7, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm We'll be doing voter outreach, promoting Butch Ware for Governor, and registering new Greens at this year's Haight St Fair! We'll need volunteers to help staff our table, sign up volunteers, and register new Greens! Our booth is C20S, between Belvedere and Clayton on the south side of the street. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help. *===========================* Statement on the Engardio Recall - please share! The District 4 Recall Election is happening between now and Election Day, September 16. If you are voting by mail, your ballot must be postmarked on or before September 16. You can also vote in person on Election Day, or beforehand at City Hall. Only voters in District 4 (the Sunset) can vote in this election. The ability to recall elected officials is a critical right in a representative democracy, because politicians who disregard the wishes of those who put them in office know they are always at risk of being fired. District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio spearheaded 2024's Prop K, which closed the Great Highway to cars. This proposition was opposed by almost 2/3 of his constituents in D4, as well as by Greens (as we wrote at the time, this was primarily out of concern for the over-monetization of our public parks and YIMBY plans for coastal development). However, SF Greens are not making any endorsement on Prop A, the Engardio recall, because SF's recall process is rigged to favor the Mayor and his wealthy supporters. As we have written previously: Greens believe that our current recall system is broken in two ways: first, if voters recall an elected official in SF, only the Mayor has the power to choose a replacement. Voters who the Mayor does not listen to cannot meaningfully exercise our constitutional right to recall elected officials, because if we recall a Mayoral ally, the Mayor can just replace that person with a different sock puppet. Second, there are no meaningful campaign finance laws that apply to recall elections, as there are for regular elections, so wealthy people and corporations have far too much influence. This leads to even more corruption in our local government. Greens have long called for giving voters (not the Mayor) the right to choose the replacement for recalled elected officials. Recall elections could be done as a "vote of confidence" in the politician, who would appear on a single ranked choice ballot along with all the candidates hoping to replace them. The person with majority support in the final ranked choice tally would win: either the original official would survive the recall, or the voters would choose a more popular candidate to serve the remainder of the term. We ask all Supervisorial candidates if they would support a charter amendment to allow voters to choose a replacement official on the same ballot as the recall vote. Engardio did not answer our candidate questionnaire when he ran for office in 2022. We hope that voters will vote your conscience on Prop A, and then join us in working to empower ordinary San Franciscans to elect our own representatives in future recall elections. *===========================* 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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Statement on Engardio Recall, and Monthly Meeting next Wednesday
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

August 21, 2025 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Here is a brief video from Jason Call, campaign manager for Butch Ware's campaign for Governor of California. Butch did very well in a recent debate before the SEIU rank and file (video coming soon). Now Politico wants to exclude him from their August 27 debate. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DK1GhZXCW/ Jason would appreciate everyone writing to PoliticoLive(a)politico.com and demanding that they include Butch Ware as a participant in their August 27th Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. There is an action this Saturday supporting Starbucks workers; see info below our meeting announcement. Do you live in District 4 (the Sunset)? See our statement below on the Engardio Recall. You should have already received your ballot, and you can vote between now and September 16. Everybody is invited to join us next Wednesday at our monthly meeting; details are below. *===========================* What: Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, August 27, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Setup and Introductions * "Top Two elections" Lawsuit Discussion * Haight St Fair on September 7, Voter Outreach Planning * Discussion and Endorsement Decision - CA Redistricting Special Election * 'Twin Peaks Hill-bomb for Palestine' Support * Butch Ware campaign update * Potential Forum - keeping elected officials accountable * Report back on local organizing / events 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* What: Support Starbucks Workers United Where: 4094 18th Street, near Castro When: Saturday, August 23, at 12:30 p.m. Starbucks baristas have been organizing a national union, Starbucks Workers United, for more than three years. Over the course of nine months of bargaining, Starbucks executive management is still stalling on issues that matter to workers. The wage increase Starbucks gave this year would barely pay for a Starbucks coffee drink each week. Meanwhile, the new CEO Brian Niccol made nearly $98 million last year – 6,666 times more than the typical Starbucks worker. That's why we are joining in the effort to collect 100,000 pledges from customers and supporters who commit not to cross the picket line if baristas go on strike. Join us in organizing customers so that if baristas go on strike, they won't cross the picket line. Meet outside the Starbucks at 4094 18th Street, near Castro, on Saturday, August 23, at 12:30 p.m. Join us in signing the pledge to not shop at Starbucks if there’s a picket line? Sign here: https://starbucksworkersunited.controlshift.app/p/solidarity?utm_source=sf-… *===========================* What: Voter Outreach at Haight-Ashbury Street Fair Where: Haight Street between Masonic Avenue and Stanyan Street When: Sun, Sep 7, 10:30 am - 5:30 pm We'll be doing voter outreach and registering new Greens at this year's Haight St Fair. We'll need volunteers to help staff our table, sign up volunteers, and register new Greens! The fair runs from 11 am - 5:30 pm, and we also need volunteers to set up at 9 am and break down between 5:30 and 6 pm. Please email cc(a)sfgreens.org if you can help! *===========================* Statement on the Engardio Recall - please share! The District 4 Recall Election is happening between now and Election Day, September 16. If you are voting by mail, your ballot must be postmarked on or before September 16. You can also vote in person on Election Day, or beforehand at City Hall. Only voters in District 4 (the Sunset) can vote in this election. The ability to recall elected officials is a critical right in a representative democracy, because politicians who disregard the wishes of those who put them in office know they are always at risk of being fired. District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio spearheaded 2024's Prop K, which closed the Great Highway to cars. This proposition was opposed by almost 2/3 of his constituents in D4, as well as by Greens (as we wrote at the time, this was primarily out of concern for the over-monetization of our public parks and YIMBY plans for coastal development). However, SF Greens are not making any endorsement on Prop A, the Engardio recall, because SF's recall process is rigged to favor the Mayor and his wealthy supporters. As we have written previously: Greens believe that our current recall system is broken in two ways: first, if voters recall an elected official in SF, only the Mayor has the power to choose a replacement. Voters who the Mayor does not listen to cannot meaningfully exercise our constitutional right to recall elected officials, because if we recall a Mayoral ally, the Mayor can just replace that person with a different sock puppet. Second, there are no meaningful campaign finance laws that apply to recall elections, as there are for regular elections, so wealthy people and corporations have far too much influence. This leads to even more corruption in our local government. Greens have long called for giving voters (not the Mayor) the right to choose the replacement for recalled elected officials. Recall elections could be done as a "vote of confidence" in the politician, who would appear on a single ranked choice ballot along with all the candidates hoping to replace them. The person with majority support in the final ranked choice tally would win: either the original official would survive the recall, or the voters would choose a more popular candidate to serve the remainder of the term. We ask all Supervisorial candidates if they would support a charter amendment to allow voters to choose a replacement official on the same ballot as the recall vote. Engardio did not answer our candidate questionnaire when he ran for office in 2022. We hope that voters will vote your conscience on Prop A, and then join us in working to empower ordinary San Franciscans to elect our own representatives in future recall elections. *===========================* 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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Join us at Sunday Streets Valencia and our monthly meeting!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 20 Jul '25

20 Jul '25

July 19, 2025 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty instagram.com/sfgreenparty mastodon.sfgreens.org/@sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us this Sunday for voter outreach in the Mission! We'll also be holding our monthly meeting on Wednesday - see agenda below. *===========================* What: Tabling at Sunday Streets Mission Where: Valencia St, between 16th and 24th St When: Sun, July 20 - 12 pm - 2 pm Please join us as we do voter outreach at Sunday Streets! We will meet at 16th and Valencia at noon, and will be walking around with signs, so please call Barry at 415-255-9494 if you want to join us. *===========================* What: Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF When: Wed, July 23, 7-9 pm Agenda: * Setup and Introductions * No Uber/Lyft/Waymo on Market St - ballot measure response? * Polyamory anti-discrimition * PauseAI Presenation/Dicussion * State GP Delegates for Standing GA * Future Outreach opportunities * Report back on ICE (or other) events 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. All meetings are wheelchair accessible. To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc(a)sfgreens.org Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. We provide the option for SF Green Party members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via Zoom, so email cc(a)sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* 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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