September 2 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, We endorsed some candidates for local office last Wednesday after our candidate forum, and will finish making endorsements tomorrow evening at a special endorsement meeting (see below). Our complete endorsements to date are listed at the end of this newsletter and also posted on our website: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/64-november-2014-endorsements If you have a question about any of the propositions, come to our meeting tomorrow to ask! We've invited proponents and opponents of several of the propositions to make presentations and answer questions. *===========================* SF Green Party Special Endorsement Meeting Wed, September 3 - 7-9 pm Redstone Building, Room 302 2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness) Although we have started making endorsements on propositions, there are still many more to consider, and we'll finish looking at these at a special endorsement meeting on 9/3. We'll consider the following propositions: Prop A - transportation bond Prop B - Muni funding tied to population growth Prop C - Children's fund Prop D - Retiree Health Care Prop E - Soda Tax Prop F - Pier 70 Prop J - Minimum Wage Increase Prop K - Affordable Housing Policy Prop 48 - Casino Referendum Full text for all local props is posted here: http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2969 State props are here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.ht... If you want to find out more about any of these, come ask a question! All our meetings are open to the public, so come if you're a new member or thinking of joining us. *===========================* Our endorsements so far: Local Props: * YES on G - anti-speculation real estate transfer tax * YES on H - keeping Golden Gate Park natural grass * NO on I - would allow nighttime lighting and fake turf on all parks * NO on L - the "transportation balance" proposal Local Candidates: * SF Board of Supervisors, D2 - Juan-Antonio Carballo (sole endorsement) * SF Board of Supervisors, D4 - no endorsement * SF Board of Supervisors, D6 - no endorsement * SF Board of Supervisors, D8 - no endorsement * SF Board of Supervisors, D10 - Tony Kelly (sole endorsement) * SF Community College Board, 2-year seat - William Walker * SF Community College Board, 4-year seats - Wendy Aragon and Brigitte Davila * State Assembly, AD 17 - David Campos * Superior Court Judge, Seat 20 - Daniel Flores * SF Board of Education - no endorsement * BART Board, D8 - no endorsement State Props: * NO on 43 - anti-environmental water bond * NO on 44 - rainy day fund, when we should be stimulating the local economy * YES on 45 - limits on health insurance rate increases * NO on 46 - we support raising the malpractice award cap, but strongly oppose random drug testing * YES on 47 - changing some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors * YES on 49 - statement opposing unlimited corporate bribes *===========================* Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator (a part time independent contractor (1099) position): http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.