February 3, 2024 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 made endorsements for the March election at our meeting in January! We plan to write a Green Voter Guide with all the reasons behind our endorsements, but we're sending a summary out now as ballots have already arrived. Please forward to anybody who's interested. Some events in support of our endorsed candidates and propositions are also listed below. CA Prop 1: No SF Superior Court Judge, seat 1: Michael Begert SF Prop A (Housing Bond): No SF Prop B (More Police): No SF Prop C (Developer Tax Break): No SF Prop D (Ethics Reform): Yes SF Prop E (Let Cops Do Anything): No SF Prop F (Drug Test Poor People): No SF Prop G (Algebra): Yes Green Presidential candidate Jill Stein recently had a public dialog with Max Blumenthal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrdRw2isXH0 We need help maintaining the Green Party's ballot access in CA! See the message below you can send to your friends to help us keep our voter registration numbers up. We are also still seeking donations to cover our costs for the Matt Gonzalez reunion back in December; if you can donate, please do so on our website: https://sfgreenparty.org/donate *===========================* What: Volunteer with No on Prop E When: Sun, February 4, 11 am Two civil liberties organizations, ACLU and EFF, are leading the fight against Prop E. Please join them this Sunday: San Francisco voters will confront a looming threat to their privacy and civil liberties on the March 5, 2024 ballot. If Proposition E passes, we can expect the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) will use untested and potentially dangerous technology on the public, any time they want, for a full year without oversight. Join the ACLU, EFF, and allies for an in-person Volunteer Day of Action on Sunday, February 4. Lunch will be provided and attendees will have the opportunity to pick up signs, make art, contact voters, and head out into the community to talk about Prop E. RSVP TODAY: https://eff.org/SundayPropE *===========================* What: Maintain Green Party ballot access Here's a way to help us build and publicize the Green Party (which also helps us increase our voter registration numbers, so we can continue to stay on the ballot). Which is to email the message below (or something like it) to many, or even to all, of your friends who currently aren't, or might not be, registered Green. And because people can start voting on February 5, please do email it out soon. (Please be sure to "sign" the message at the very end). Thank you so much! [[ Subject line:Outraged about Gaza? Register and Vote Green Party!]] Hi Friends, If you too are outraged that Biden hasn't called for a ceasefire in Gaza then I urge you take a strong action and register and vote Green Party in the upcoming Presidential Primary election. Because California has a "Top Two" primary, registering Green won't affect your ability to vote for any other public office. Unlike Biden, as well as the majority of Congressional Democrats, Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein has issued a clear demand for a ceasefire, as has the Green Party. Most libraries and post offices have postage-paid voter registration cards, or you can register Green online via the Secretary of State's website, at: https://registertovote.ca.gov/ Solidarity,[[ Your name goes here ]] *===========================* What: Save the Date - Green Party monthly members' meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Feb 28, 7-9 pm The detailed agenda will be set at the CC meeting the week before. 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@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@sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us virtually. *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.