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Bad Press; The End of Suburbia - Special SFGP Forum on Peak Oil & Clean Energy: Wed.6PM; Reproductive Justice: Sat.10am-1:30, & more...
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

*Hello friends,* *In case you stopped reading newspapers because they refuse to give the Greens fair coverage, we wanted you to know that they will in fact cover us if they sense a story about us struggling. Both the SF Bay Guardian and Wall Street Journal did stories on the local Party over the last couple of weeks focusing on how we were struggling to raise money and register Greens. The Guardian article especially upset a lot of people who felt that it was a hit piece intended to make people feel like there was no reason to remain in the Party, and there has been a robust discussion taking place in the comments section and Politics blog. Please share a piece of your mind if you believe there is still a need for a third party which doesn't take bribes in the form of corporate donations, and stands by it's values. Then prove them wrong by becoming even more active with the Party and join us Wednesday for a very special forum on Peak Oil and Energy!* *The Green Party's nadir* http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=9646&volume_id=452&issue_id=467&volu… *Don’t call it a comeback* http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/politics/2010/01/dont_call_it_a_comeback.html *San Francisco Green Party Sees Its Fortunes Sour* http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704586504574654582185942094.h… *Peak Oil, Energy Issues & The End of Suburbia* *Screening followed by discussion and next steps* *Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:00pm - 8:45pm Western Addition Library,* 1550 Scott Street - one block East of Divisadero and Geary. Look for us in a meeting room at the library. For this month's General Meeting, we'll be meeting at the Western Addition Library branch for a screening of the powerful film, The End of Suburbia followed by an hour-long presentation and discussion about energy issues and concrete steps we can take to move towards greener energy. One exciting development locally we'll discuss is Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and "Clean Power SF" which will allow us to move away from PG&E's pollution-heavy energy generation to wind, solar and other clean sources. http://cleanpowersf.org/ Come find out how to make sure this materializes and how to keep PG&E from deceiving the voters once again into voting against their own interests! Schedule: 6 pm - 7:20: movie screening 7:20 - 7:30; announcements: signature gathering for Repeal Prop 8 campaign, signing forms to get statewide Green candidates on the ballot, county council recruitment, and other brief announcements 7:30-8:45: panel discussion with SF Peak Oil Task Force members Pat Gerber, Jeanne Rosenmeyer, and other experts Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243964377219&index=1 ================ *DAY OF ACTION FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSICE - Stop the War on Women* *Saturday, January 23, 2010* Time: *10:00am - 1:30pm* Location: Justin Herman Plaza [Music Concourse] - Market St & Steuart St RALLY & MARCH: Against the Right Wing "Walk for Life - West Coast" OUR DEMANDS: a. Affordable, accessible abortion without apology b. No insurance companies, no restrictions: universal healthcare now. c. An end to sexual violence and rightwing terrorism d. Protection for pro-choice doctors, our heroes. RIP Dr. Tiller e. Civil rights for queers, immigrants and women BACORR Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights www.bacorr.org ================ *San Francisco - Day of Action Against Prop 8* *Date: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m.* Location: Jillian's at the Metreon, 101 4th Street (at Mission); Powell BART/MUNI Station San Francisco - Day of Action After Party Date: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Jillian's at the Metreon (in the Martini Room)), 101 4th Street (at Mission); Powell BART/MUNI Station ================ *Rain or shine, please join us for PARK(ing) Day For Partners, a special PARK(ing) Day event to raise money for the Haitian health organization, Partners in Health* (http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti) What: PARK(ing) Day for Partners When: Sunday, January 31, 2010 What time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or later) Where: The Bazaar Cafe, 5927 California Street, between 21st and 22nd avenues Cost: Free, but we're asking for a donation of $10 to $20, no one denied invitation to sit with us beneath the tent at our own special PARK(ing) space on California for lack of funds ... Musicians will provide entertainment, but you are invited to bring your own musical instrument to help add to this fun-raiser or to bang away on the piano indoors. There will also be card readings by Ivette. We will set up outside in the parking spot in front of the cafe -- hopefully with a tent in the event of rain. Otherwise, we'll go inside the cafe ( http://www.bazaarcafe.com/) For more information, contact the Bazaar at (415) 831-5620 or lmw(a)bazaarcafe.com ================ *Laura Wells for Governor Campaign Kickoff!* We hope everyone can make it: When: Monday, February 1 What time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Where: La Estrellita, 446 E 12th St, (between 4th Ave & 5th Ave), Oakland, CA 94606 (Lake Merritt BART station is the closest station.) Laura would be honored by your presence. Appetizers will be provided. No-host bar. ================ * Join our Facebook group and invite your friends:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ Peace!

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Don't Forget Tonight 6-9pm Green Holiday Happy Hour @ Madrone, Genji just added!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 17 Dec '09

17 Dec '09

Join us to celebrate the holiday season in style and please help us spread the word, invite your good friends and then invite your acquaintances you wish were good friends! We're gettin' it goin' at Madrone with mucho mingling, dangerously delightful drinks, and exceptionally enjoyable entertainment! *Madrone Lounge is at 500 Divisadero St on the corner of Fell* *Featuring Live Performances by:* **Garrin Benfield: * 'THE NUMBER ONE INDIE ROCKER OF 2005' "Benfield's all-around talent includes a gift for beautiful songwriting on top of his prowess as a singer and musician." -Advocate Magazine, 12/05 http://garrin.com **Phantom Power:* Experience the impressive skills of this newly formed sensation! *DJs:* **Genji*: http://soundcloud.com/genji Swooping in at the last minute to save the day! **DJ Plattipod*: Fillin in da gaps with a tasty bite of xtra flava! **The Jabberlope:* With a special dose holiday insight! http://jabberlope.wordpress.com *Madrone features infused vodkas and specialty cocktails with an emphasis on creative, fresh blends of healthy fruits and flavors with unhealthy spirits of all kinds.* *Happy Hour Specials...(till 8pm)* $1 off Drafts $2 PBR`S $4 well drinks $5 Mojitos and Infused Vodkas Feel free to bring in food from all the wonderful restaurants on Divisadero! In keeping with the Green spirit, you need not pay to play, however donations for the Green fight for justice and democracy are never turned down :)

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SF Green Holiday party Thursday Dec. 17, 6-9pm @ Madrone / And other news!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 16 Dec '09

16 Dec '09

Join us to celebrate the holiday season in style and please help us spread the word, invite your good friends and then invite your acquaintances you wish were good friends! We're gettin' it goin' at Madrone with mucho mingling, dangerously delightful drinks, and exceptionally enjoyable entertainment! *Featuring Live Performances by:* **Garrin Benfield: * 'THE NUMBER ONE INDIE ROCKER OF 2005' "Benfield's all-around talent includes a gift for beautiful songwriting on top of his prowess as a singer and musician." -Advocate Magazine, 12/05 http://garrin.com **Phantom Power:* Experience the impressive skills of this newly formed sensation! **The Jabberlope:* With a special dose holiday insight! http://jabberlope.wordpress.com *DJs TBA Madrone features infused vodkas and specialty cocktails with an emphasis on creative, fresh blends of healthy fruits and flavors with unhealthy spirits of all kinds. *Happy Hour Specials...(till 8pm)* $1 off Drafts $2 PBR`S $4 well drinks $5 Mojitos and Infused Vodkas Feel free to bring in food from all the wonderful restaurants on Divisadero! In keeping with the Green spirit, you need not pay to play, however donations for the Green fight for justice and democracy are never turned down :) *---------------------------------* *Gather Sigs to Repeal Prop 8!* We'll be organizing throughout the winter to gather sigs to repeal Prop 8! We're working as volunteers with the organization signforequality.com. If you can help, email jmc(a)sfgreens.org. You can also sign up online to join our team, here: http://www.signforequality.com/Teams/DisplayTeam.aspx?TeamID=139. *---------------------------------* *December 16: Hearing on Sharp Park Report* On Wednesday December 16th at 1 pm, the Government Audits and Oversight Committee will hold a public hearing on the report from the Rec and Park Department on Sharp Park. Sharp Park, which contains an 18-hole golf course, is located in Pacifica but owned by San Francisco. The report outlines three alternatives for restoring the endangered species habitat at the park, each of which would cost many millions of dollars. Supervisor Mirkarimi is greatly concerned by the prospect of San Francisco investing such substantial resources into a park outside our city limits while here in San Francisco we are laying off rec center staff, raising fees, and neglecting the maintenance of our parks, playgrounds, and rec centers. For more information on Sharp Park, including a link to the report, see November's newsletter<http://www.icebase.com/go2.shtml?A6SudbASMzlHCv3f/294bb092f8817318/977bded8…>. *---------------------------------* *Join us on Facebook:* http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 *---------------------------------* *NEWS* *Commonwealth Green Parties call for scrutiny of Rwanda's human rights record* http://www.apanews.net/public/spip.php?article112256 *Mirkarimi’s Holiday Party, Joe Lynn Confirms Life After Death* http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/12/12/mirkarimis-holiday-party… *Obama Far Outdoes Bush in Escalating War -- The Numbers Will Surprise You* http://www.alternet.org/workplace/144449/obama_far_outdoes_bush_in_escalati… * On Death Penalty for Gays: Uganda, Rick Warren, and 'The Family' * http://www.towleroad.com/2009/11/on-sundays-meet-the-press-david-gregory-pr…

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SFGP Newsletter: Meeting in the Mission Tonight (Wed.)
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 18 Nov '09

18 Nov '09

Green Greetings, The mini-election on November 3rd went pretty well, we had an 80% success rate for the local ballot measures we endorsed. Statewide, Greens now make up a majority on the Fairfax Town Council in Marin County, where Pam Hartwell-Herrero finished 1st out of 7 candidates! Nationally Greens had a 35% victory rate in municipal elections! 2010 is also likely to be a good Green year... Thanks to those who helped with or stopped by our tabling booth outside of the Green Festival this weekend. We registered 12 new Greens and collected $100 in donations. =============================== Tonight, Wed. 11/18 7-9pm *General Membership Meeting **El Cafetazo, *3087 16th St (A week early this month to avoid Thanksgiving conflicts. Also no Dec. mtg. -holiday party instead.) Due to scheduling difficulties with Ed Rosenthal, we have postponed our forum on medical marijuana. Instead, come grab a drink and join the discussion at El Cafetazo for our return to the Mission, just a couple blocks from our old office back in the turn of the century... *Partial agenda:* -Introductions, 5 min. -Meeting Etiquette / Code of conduct - Christy, 15-30 min. -Investments (savings, events, bags, Satori, Kleen Kanteens, tabling upgrades, promo videos), 15-45 min. -Compiling a list of Green accomplishments while in office - Paul, 5-10 min. -Request from the Bay Area Environmental Health Collaborative - Eric, 5 min. =============================== *Save the Date - Wed 12/18* * Annual Green Holiday Party!* (*No General Meeting in Dec - it's time to party*) Details TBA =============================== *NEWS* *Greens make gains in city council races across the US on Election Day 2009, with a 35% victory rate in municipal elections* http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=263 *Greens blast the anti-choice Stupak Amendment in the Democrats' health care bill, predict voter anger and defections from the Democratic Party over the amendment* http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=264 =============================== Join our Facebook group and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ Peace!

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SFGP Newsletter: Vote Today!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 04 Nov '09

04 Nov '09

Green Greetings, It's been a week since our highly successful and super-fun Goodbye-Office Blow-out Bash, thanks to everyone who donated art, food and drinks, DJ'd, read, painted, dealt with the details, and to the full house of party-people who helped make it such a rockin' good time! The auction was fun and entertaining thanks to our spirited professional auctioneer, Antler and we raised a few hundred bucks which more than covered the cost of a generous supply of free food and open bar! Our host, the new tenant, Joshua of Brightline Defense was exceptionally gracious and let us keep the party rolling well into the wee hours! The place looked so good and was so alive, we almost felt sorry to leave it, but it's time and we have better things to look forward to. We even got a good, funny review (albeit with some snide remarks) in the SF Weekly! Check it out here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org Tian Harter also did a short pictorial review: http://tian.greens.org/SanFrancisco/Green/Party/Oct09/index.html =============================== *Today is also election day, so get out there and vote* if you've put it off this long and spread the word about *our endorsements *(Also written out below)*:* http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem =============================== *Save the Date - Wed 11/18* 7-9pm Our next *General Membership Meeting* will be a week early this month to avoid Thanksgiving. The plan is to focus on *Medical Marijuana* and in particular looking at city policy around people trying to follow the spirit of Prop 215 to legally grow their own medicine and how some are being busted, and what can be done to clarify the rules so people know how to stay within the law. We are expecting to have well-known activist, Ed Rosenthal on hand to take part in the discussion and are awaiting a response from the Women's Building about our reservation of one of their rooms. Stay tuned. =============================== *Green Party Endorsements, San Francisco Propositions* *Yes on A (2-year budget process).* Prop A would convert the SF budget process from the current 1-year budget cycle to a rolling 2-year cycle (i.e., budgeting 2 years out, but with opportunities for the Supervisors to amend the budget every year). In addition, Prop A would require SF to adopt a 5-year fiscal plan, and would also standardize the deadlines for labor negotiations with all public employee unions. We support Prop A because it is in keeping with our Key Value of Future Focus. A rolling two year budget (and 5-year fiscal projections) would allow departments to make more long-term plans, while still allowing democratic modifications to the budget every year. It would also put other public employee unions on equal footing with the Police and Firefighters' unions, who currently get their contracts negotiated before the others. Although Prop A is a small step in the right direction, stronger reform will still be needed if it passes. Currently, the Mayor can "veto" any budget item approved by the Supervisors, by simply refusing to spend money that was legally allocated. There is no means for the Supervisors to override such action, even by unanimous consent. This is a major imbalance of power, and two of the authors of Prop A, Supervisors Avalos and Chiu, shot down stronger legislation sponsored by Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Chris Daly that would have given the Supervisors a legal means to override Mayoral budget vetoes. This year's budget was a largely a result of a backroom deal between Mayor Newsom and Supervisors Avalos and Chiu, and unfortunately these two Supervisors chose to roll over for the Mayor rather than challenging him. *Yes on B (allow supervisors to hire more aides, if budgeted).* Prop B would allow the Supervisors to have more than two aides, if sufficient funds were budgeted. Currently, Supervisors rely on a number of volunteers to help them research legislation and answer concerns from their constituents. These volunteers often do work that is comparable to the work done by paid staff, and the Supervisors should be allowed to hire them if they have sufficient funds in their budget. *No on C (corporate naming rights to Candlestick Park).* We have always opposed the growing commercialization of public spaces. In 2004, Green Supervisor Matt Gonzalez sponsored Prop H, which would would prevent the city-owned Candlestick Park from being renamed "PG&E Field," "Bechtel Stadium," "Halliburton Park" or other corporate names in the future. 55% of the voters agreed with Supervisor Gonzalez that "Monster Park" was a tacky name, and now the Chamber of Commerce is asking for a do-over. Just say no. *No on D (giant, flashing, rotating corporate ad billboards on Market Street).* The SF Green Party was instrumental in passing a ballot measure in 2002 that prohibited new billboards in SF (Prop G passed with 77% of the vote). Although Mayors Brown and Newsom have chosen to look the other way and ignore many new billboards put up in violation of that law, it would be difficult even for Newsom to ignore two blocks of giant, flashing, rotating video billboards that the sponsors of Prop D plan to build on Market Street. We sympathize with the owner of the Warfield Theater, who says he simply wants to restore a classic sign on his building, while replacing the old-fashioned light bulbs with energy-efficient lighting and removing obsolete corporate logos. There should be a legal way for him to accomplish this. However, Prop D goes way too far. It would give part of Market Street the garish look of downtown Tokyo, and result in San Franciscans being blasted with corporate ads that could be seen for miles. Worse, the authors of Prop D use poor kids as window dressing--although they claim that some profits from the billboards would be donated to programs that benefit "youth arts," the committee that would distribute such funding would be a self-selected group of business owners. Prop D does not legally require the committee to spend ANY funds to benefit local kids, as suggested by their ad campaign. It is disgraceful that the local Democratic Party has joined with the Chamber of Commerce in supporting the over-commercialization of our public space. *Yes on E (ban on additional corporate ad billboards on public property).*Prop E would ban new corporate ads on public street furniture, such as newspaper racks and Muni bus shelters. After the 2002 billboard ban passed overwhelmingly (see discussion above), corporations found a loophole, and lobbied Muni to build new bus shelters plastered with their ads. Most of these new bus shelters are not located out in the neighborhoods where they are needed, but rather downtown where they will be seen by the advertisers' target customers. It's time for Muni to focus more on running the buses than on selling billboards. Let's limit visual blight by voting Yes on E. *San Francisco municipal offices* *Treasurer - no endorsement.* Jose Cisneros is currently running unopposed for reelection. We appreciate Cisneros' efforts to lower taxes on SRO residents, and his lobbying of banks to provide less costly alternatives to check-cashing companies for SF's poorest residents. However, we would like Cisneros to be more proactive in pushing for changes to laws that would benefit City residents. For example, state law severely limits the types of investments that a local Treasurer can make. City funds must be invested in commercial banks and government bonds, and may not be invested in projects such as community land trusts, alternative energy development, or even home loans to local residents. Rather than working to create a publicly-owned Bank of San Francisco that could invest City funds in such projects, Cisneros has focused on making deals with private banks. Although he has extracted small concessions (such as lowering some fees for low-income residents), he should ask for more, as many of these same banks recently received trillions of our federal tax dollars from the Bush and Obama administrations. And while Assessor Phil Ting has called for reform of Prop 13 to require large corporations to pay their fair share of California taxes, Cisneros has not publicly joined him. *City Attorney - no endorsement.* Dennis Herrera is running unopposed for re-election. Although Herrera's office has done admirable work lobbying on behalf of marriage equality rights, he hasn't accomplished much else. In 2007, he sided with the Lennar Corporation in blocking a citizen-led initiative regarding Bayview-Hunters Point redevelopment from being placed on the ballot, even though the residents had gathered a sufficient number of signatures. By ruling that the petitions were invalid because the signature gatherers had not attached copies of a phone book-sized piece of legislation they were seeking to overturn, Herrera set a dangerous precedent that will allow authorities to reject any petition that they believe shouldn't be allowed before voters on similar technicalities. Herrera also promised 4 years ago to enforce the Raker Act (which would bring public power to SF), and he hasn't made any moves towards doing so. He's also been unwilling to enforce open records (Sunshine) laws. Herrera did not participate in the SF Green Party's endorsement process. =============================== *NEWS* The Green Party U.S. has launched a campaign, "Focus on Rwanda, as party struggles to emerge." http://www.gp.org/campaigns/international/rwanda/index.php =============================== If you read this far, we love you! Join our Facebook group and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497

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SFGP News: Goodbye-Office Art Auction & Blow-Out Bash TONIGHT 6pm-1am!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 27 Oct '09

27 Oct '09

Green Greetings, Our long-awaited, massive goodbye-office party is finally here tonight! We have new additions to the lineup and art auction, scroll down for details and a schedule... Get there early to help us make our way through *176 square-inches* of Maggie Mudd gourmet vegan ice-cream cake! =============================== *Election day is in 1 week, check our endorsements for the SF municipal election November 3,* here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem =============================== *General Membership Meeting* (*not at the office*!) Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7pm-9pm *Club Waziema*, 543 Divisadero St @ Fell -Part of our decision to give up the office was the exciting benefit of holding meetings in various neighborhoods around the city to bring in new faces. Our first Meeting outside of the office will be in the Western Addition at the popular Ethiopian restaurant, Club Waziema, in the rear where there is a spacious lounge. Please join us the day after our big celebration to discuss the future of the Party and the upcoming election among other things to be announced here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1918 =============================== *S.F. Green Party Runs Short on Green, Abandons HQ. But There'll Be a HELL of a Party...* Pleading and harassing got us nowhere with the Guardian, but we got a very entertaining and funny article in the SF Weekly: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/10/sf_green_party_runs_short_on_g.… =============================== SFGP Goodbye Office Art Auction & Blow-Out Bash! *Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6pm-Midnight* The SF Green Party is movin' out and ona move! We've put weeks of work into making this a great party, now to make it all worthwhile we need your help in spreading the word! For one thing, let's make a big splash on Facebook today by inviting all your Facebook friends and posting the event to your profile page! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156848875822&ref=ts The days of constantly scrapping together our pennies and blowing our limited resources on rent for an office we don't need are over! Our purpose is to influence local politics and get more people involved. So we've got a new plan to be more accessible, efficient and therefore more effective. We'll be holding our meetings in a different neighborhood every month, throwing more social events to bring people in, and spending our money on outreach & efforts to inform the public on our endorsements & important political issues in a timely manner... *Join us as we celebrate this new phase of our evolution!* Come celebrate all that we've accomplished over the years, share your thoughts on and lend your support to the new plan. Drink cocktails, wine & beer, and bid on some amazing local artwork with a professional auctioneer - Antler! Eat rum cake while ranting about politics with local political celebs! Shake your butt with one of the best line-ups of performers we've ever brought together! All ages and political affiliations are welcome. Those still recovering from drinking too much Obama-lade are especially encouraged to attend! *Live Entertainment by: -Coop D'ville http://www.myspace.com/djcoopdville * -*JAH YZER* http://www.jahwarriorshelter.com/crew -*benchun* (False Profit) http://benchun.net -*Daneekah* (CooYah) http://www.myspace.com/djdaneekah -*DJJD* (False Profit) http://false-profit.com/djs/djjd -*dj_SpaceInvader* http://mk2systems.com/memekast -*B. Tyler Burton, the Jabberlope* http://jabberlope.wordpress.com -*The Peaceniks* http://www.myspace.com/peacenikssf -*Kelly Porter* (live painting) http://www.squidcannon.com * -Leah Brown* *Auctioning Art by:* *-Ursula Young* http://www.ursulayoung.com *-Max Kelly* http://www.maxkelly.info *-Michelle Dubin -Julia Russotti -Joshua Smith -Zachary Paris -toddot -Kelly Porter* http://www.squidcannon.com *-Audrey Suzanne Jamieson* http://www.audreysuzanne.com * -10 years worth of political collector's pieces from the Green archive**!* **Also bid on a two hour-long Ayurveda Consultation from Ela Ayurveda which includes a Body Constitution Analysis and Diet & Lifestyle suggestions which integrate body/mind assessment, nutrition, and lifestyle counseling. Bring balance into your body, mind, spirit, and emotions, promote mental health & longevity and prevent disease! http://www.ElaAyurveda.com<http://www.elaayurveda.com/> *Schedule* 6:00 - 7:00 : The Peaceniks 7:05 - 7:10 : Leah Brown 7:15 - 8:00 : dj_SpaceInvader 8:00 - 8:45 : benchun 8:45 - 8:55 : The Jaberlope 9:00 - 9:30 : Art Auction 9:30 - 10:30 : Jah Yzer 10:30 - 11:30 : DJJD 11:30 - 12:15 : Daneekah 12:15 - 1:00 : Coop D'ville This one is not to be missed! 1028 A Howard St, between 6th & 7th St, 3 blocks from Civic Center BART Tuesday, October 27; 6 PM till late http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1916 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156848875822&ref=ts http://sanfrancisco.going.com/event-680005;SFGP_Goodbye_Office_Art_Auction_…

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SFGP Newsletter: Goodbye Office Art Auction & Blow-Out Bash NEXT TUESDAY!
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 21 Oct '09

21 Oct '09

Green Greetings, First off, congratulations to our endorsed staff candidate for KPFA Elections, Anthony Fest, a Green, who won one of the seats! The results for the non-staff seats are due next week. *Check out our complete endorsements for this and the SF municipal election November 3,* here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem =============================== *General Membership Meeting* Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7pm-9pm *Club Waziema*, 543 Divisadero St @ Fell -Part of our decision to give up the office was the exciting benefit of holding meetings in various neighborhoods around the city to bring in new faces. Our first Meeting outside of the office will be in the Western Addition at the popular Ethiopian restaurant, Club Waziema, in the rear where there is a spacious lounge. Please join us the day after our big celebration to discuss the future of the Party and the upcoming election among other things to be announced here: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1918 =============================== *Green Party banner over Rwanda* Just one quick news item, the SFGP has signed on to a letter demanding Rwandan President cease efforts to sabotage efforts by the new Rwandan Democratic Green Party to establish itself: http://tinyurl.com/yj26wwc =============================== SFGP Goodbye Office Art Auction & Blow-Out Bash! *Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6pm-Midnight* The SF Green Party is movin' out and movin' on up! Help us make this as big a party as possible by inviting all your Facebook friends through the event page! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156848875822&ref=ts (We are also still gratefully accepting more art donations, reply to this email or just bring it in on Tuesday, Thanks!) The days of constantly scrapping together our pennies and blowing our limited resources on rent for an office we don't need are over! Our purpose is to influence local politics and get more people involved. So we've got a new plan to be more accessible, efficient and therefore more effective. We'll be holding our meetings in a different neighborhood every month, throwing more social events to bring people in, and spending our money on outreach & efforts to inform the public on our endorsements & important political issues in a timely manner... *Join us as we celebrate this new phase of our evolution!* Come celebrate all that we've accomplished over the years, share your thoughts on and lend your support to the new plan. Drink cocktails, wine & beer, and bid on some amazing local artwork with a professional auctioneer - Antler! Eat rum cake while ranting about politics with local political celebs! Shake your butt with one of the best line-ups of performers we've ever brought together! All ages and political affiliations are welcome. Those still recovering from drinking too much Obama-lade are especially encouraged to attend! *Live Entertainment by: * -*JAH YZER* http://www.jahwarriorshelter.com/crew -*benchun* (False Profit) http://benchun.net -*Daneekah* (CooYah) http://www.myspace.com/djdaneekah -*DJJD* (False Profit) http://false-profit.com/djs/djjd -*dj_SpaceInvader* http://mk2systems.com/memekast -B. Tyler Burton, the Jabberlope http://jabberlope.wordpress.com -Leah Brown -The Peaceniks http://www.myspace.com/peacenikssf -Kelly Porter (live painting) http://www.squidcannon.com and more TBA *Auctioning Art by:* -Ursula Young http://www.ursulayoung.com -Max Kelly http://www.maxkelly.info -Michelle Dubin -Julia Russotti -Joshua Smith -Zachary Paris -Toddot -Kelly Porter http://www.squidcannon.com -Several political collector's pieces from the Green archive **Also bid on a two hour-long Ayurveda Consultation from Ela Ayurveda which includes a Body Constitution Analysis and Diet & Lifestyle suggestions which integrate body/mind assessment, nutrition, and lifestyle counseling. Bring balance into your body, mind, spirit, and emotions, promote mental health & longevity and prevent disease! http://www.ElaAyurveda.com<http://www.elaayurveda.com/> This one is not to be missed! 1028 A Howard St, between 6th & 7th St, 3 blocks from Civic Center BART Tuesday, October 27; 6 PM till late http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1916 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156848875822&ref=ts =============================== If you read this far, we love you! Join our Facebook group and invite your friends: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62534706497

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Remember today 11-2pm office yard sale
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 10 Oct '09

10 Oct '09

Remember today 11-2pm office yard sale: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1917 And then don't miss- Goodbye office party oct 27: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/events/events-itemfromhome.gem?idx=1916 Thanks, SF Greens

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Green Party Endorsements for SF and KPFA elections
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 09 Oct '09

09 Oct '09

Now that absentee ballots are going out, here's the full writeup with the SF Green Party's endorsements for this November's election. We also endorsed candidates in the KPFA station board election--if you're a member, please mail your ballot in time so that it's received (not postmarked) by October 15. These endorsements are also posted on our website: http://www.sfgreenparty.org/campaigns/campaigns.gem SF municipal election: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, and KPFA Local Station Board election (for KPFA members, October 15, 2009) Green Party Endorsements, San Francisco Propositions Yes on A (2-year budget process). Prop A would convert the SF budget process from the current 1-year budget cycle to a rolling 2-year cycle (i.e., budgeting 2 years out, but with opportunities for the Supervisors to amend the budget every year). In addition, Prop A would require SF to adopt a 5-year fiscal plan, and would also standardize the deadlines for labor negotiations with all public employee unions. We support Prop A because it is in keeping with our Key Value of Future Focus. A rolling two year budget (and 5-year fiscal projections) would allow departments to make more long-term plans, while still allowing democratic modifications to the budget every year. It would also put other public employee unions on equal footing with the Police and Firefighters' unions, who currently get their contracts negotiated before the others. Although Prop A is a small step in the right direction, stronger reform will still be needed if it passes. Currently, the Mayor can "veto" any budget item approved by the Supervisors, by simply refusing to spend money that was legally allocated. There is no means for the Supervisors to override such action, even by unanimous consent. This is a major imbalance of power, and two of the authors of Prop A, Supervisors Avalos and Chiu, shot down stronger legislation sponsored by Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Chris Daly that would have given the Supervisors a legal means to override Mayoral budget vetoes. This year's budget was a largely a result of a backroom deal between Mayor Newsom and Supervisors Avalos and Chiu, and unfortunately these two Supervisors chose to roll over for the Mayor rather than challenging him. Yes on B (allow supervisors to hire more aides, if budgeted). Prop B would allow the Supervisors to have more than two aides, if sufficient funds were budgeted. Currently, Supervisors rely on a number of volunteers to help them research legislation and answer concerns from their constituents. These volunteers often do work that is comparable to the work done by paid staff, and the Supervisors should be allowed to hire them if they have sufficient funds in their budget. No on C (corporate naming rights to Candlestick Park). We have always opposed the growing commercialization of public spaces. In 2004, Green Supervisor Matt Gonzalez sponsored Prop H, which would would prevent the city-owned Candlestick Park from being renamed "PG&E Field," "Bechtel Stadium," "Halliburton Park" or other corporate names in the future. 55% of the voters agreed with Supervisor Gonzalez that "Monster Park" was a tacky name, and now the Chamber of Commerce is asking for a do-over. Just say no. No on D (giant, flashing, rotating corporate ad billboards on Market Street). The SF Green Party was instrumental in passing a ballot measure in 2002 that prohibited new billboards in SF (Prop G passed with 77% of the vote). Although Mayors Brown and Newsom have chosen to look the other way and ignore many new billboards put up in violation of that law, it would be difficult even for Newsom to ignore two blocks of giant, flashing, rotating video billboards that the sponsors of Prop D plan to build on Market Street. We sympathize with the owner of the Warfield Theater, who says he simply wants to restore a classic sign on his building, while replacing the old-fashioned light bulbs with energy-efficient lighting and removing obsolete corporate logos. There should be a legal way for him to accomplish this. However, Prop D goes way too far. It would give part of Market Street the garish look of downtown Tokyo, and result in San Franciscans being blasted with corporate ads that could be seen for miles. Worse, the authors of Prop D use poor kids as window dressing--although they claim that some profits from the billboards would be donated to programs that benefit "youth arts," the committee that would distribute such funding would be a self-selected group of business owners. Prop D does not legally require the committee to spend ANY funds to benefit local kids, as suggested by their ad campaign. It is disgraceful that the local Democratic Party has joined with the Chamber of Commerce in supporting the over-commercialization of our public space. Yes on E (ban on additional corporate ad billboards on public property). Prop E would ban new corporate ads on public street furniture, such as newspaper racks and Muni bus shelters. After the 2002 billboard ban passed overwhelmingly (see discussion above), corporations found a loophole, and lobbied Muni to build new bus shelters plastered with their ads. Most of these new bus shelters are not located out in the neighborhoods where they are needed, but rather downtown where they will be seen by the advertisers' target customers. It's time for Muni to focus more on running the buses than on selling billboards. Let's limit visual blight by voting Yes on E. San Francisco municipal offices Treasurer - no endorsement. Jose Cisneros is currently running unopposed for reelection. We appreciate Cisneros' efforts to lower taxes on SRO residents, and his lobbying of banks to provide less costly alternatives to check-cashing companies for SF's poorest residents. However, we would like Cisneros to be more proactive in pushing for changes to laws that would benefit City residents. For example, state law severely limits the types of investments that a local Treasurer can make. City funds must be invested in commercial banks and government bonds, and may not be invested in projects such as community land trusts, alternative energy development, or even home loans to local residents. Rather than working to create a publicly-owned Bank of San Francisco that could invest City funds in such projects, Cisneros has focused on making deals with private banks. Although he has extracted small concessions (such as lowering some fees for low-income residents), he should ask for more, as many of these same banks recently received trillions of our federal tax dollars from the Bush and Obama administrations. And while Assessor Phil Ting has called for reform of Prop 13 to require large corporations to pay their fair share of California taxes, Cisneros has not publicly joined him. City Attorney - no endorsement. Dennis Herrera is running unopposed for re-election. Although Herrera's office has done admirable work lobbying on behalf of marriage equality rights, he hasn't accomplished much else. In 2007, he sided with the Lennar Corporation in blocking a citizen-led initiative regarding Bayview-Hunters Point redevelopment from being placed on the ballot, even though the residents had gathered a sufficient number of signatures. By ruling that the petitions were invalid because the signature gatherers had not attached copies of a phone book-sized piece of legislation they were seeking to overturn, Herrera set a dangerous precedent that will allow authorities to reject any petition that they believe shouldn't be allowed before voters on similar technicalities. Herrera also promised 4 years ago to enforce the Raker Act (which would bring public power to SF), and he hasn't made any moves towards doing so. He's also been unwilling to enforce open records (Sunshine) laws. Herrera did not participate in the SF Green Party's endorsement process. KPFA Local Station Board KPFA listener candidates - Only KPFA members can vote in this election; you should have already received a ballot in the mail if you are a member. Voters can rank up to 29 candidates, and there are 9 seats open, so be sure to choose at least 9; this is a ranked choice election, so you can't 'dilute' your vote by ranking additional candidates. The SF Green Party has endorsed 10 of the candidates. Please rank the following 9 candidates in your top 9, in any order you prefer (they are listed here alphabetically): Jim Curtis, Adam Hudson, Rahman McCreadie, Henry Norr, Richard Phelps, Andrea Prichett, Gerald Sanders, Akio Tanaka, and Stan Woods. Please rank Steve Zeltzer 10th*. In addition, we recommend that you do NOT vote for any of the 10 candidates on the Concerned Listeners slate, or that you rank them behind all 19 other candidates. The Concerned Listeners slate currently holds a majority on the KPFA board and has run the station in an undemocratic manner that has harmed programming diversity and worker rights. None of the Concerned Listeners slate chose to participate in the SF Green Party's endorsement process. * - Sasha Futran originally sought our endorsement, and tied with Steve Zeltzer; after our endorsements were announced, Ms. Futran asked to be removed from our endorsement list. KPFA staff candidates - Only KPFA staff members can vote in this election. The SF Green Party has endorsed Anthony Fest.

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One more thing - Movie after Wed Meeting 9:00pm
by Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

One addition to the newsletter: *After the Endorsement Forum we'll be screening what will likely be the final movie night!* Wed 9/23, 9:00 PM * *This Film Is Not Yet Rated<http://www.netflix.com/Movie/This_Film_Is_Not_Yet_Rated/70043954?trkid=2268…> Kirby Dick <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Kirby_Dick/20036660>'s provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence. Interviewees include John Waters <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/John_Waters/97576>, Darren Aronofsky <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Darren_Aronofsky/196232>, Maria Bello <http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Maria_Bello/20002630>, Atom Egoyan<http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Atom_Egoyan/27287>and more. 90 min 1028A Howard (bet. 6th & 7th)

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