February 26 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens, Please join us this Wed for our monthly meeting, where we will make endorsements on ballot initiatives. Details are below. We will endorse candidates following a candidate forum on March 14. Also, see below for info on Green statewide candidates who are trying to raise funds for ballot access before March 9. *===========================* What: Green Party Monthly Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) #301, SF When: Wed, Feb 28, 7-9 pm Agenda: 1) intros 2) report-back from Progressive Mayoral debate 3) Presentation from Port of SF Seawall Resiliency Project (7:15-7:30) 4) Decision - Endorse SFGP officially signing on to SF Progressive Alliance? 5) Ballot measure endorsements; see list below with links to text. 6) Various State Green Party decisions (20 min) - Eric will present Statewide: Read all of them here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures/ * Prop 68: California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018. * Prop 69: Motor vehicle fees and taxes: restriction on expenditures: appropriations limit. * Prop 70: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reserve Fund. * Prop 71: Ballot measures: effective date * Prop 72: Property tax: new construction exclusion: rain water capture system. Local (if time allows; otherwise postpone until next meeting, since some of these may be pulled off ballot): Read all of them here: http://sfgov.org/elections/measures * Referenda: Repeal of Ordinance Banning the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products * Declaration of Policy: Relocation of Professional Sports Teams * Ordinance: Parcel Tax for San Francisco Unified School District * Ordinance: Tax on Commercial Rents to Fund Child Care and Education * Ordinance: Additional Gross Receipts Tax on Commercial Rents * Charter Amendment: Appointed Board Members and Commissioners Seeking Elective Office * Charter Amendment: Revenue Bonds for Public Utilities Commission Clean Power, Water, and Clean Water Facilities * Charter Amendment: Term Limits for the Mayor and Members of the Board of Supervisors * Charter Amendment: Automatic City Approval of Certain Housing Projects that Comply with Local Zoning We have already endorsed: * Barry Hermanson for Congress, CD 12 * YES on the eviction defense initiative * NO on the Taser initiative We will make decisions on candidates at a special meeting on March 14 (tentatively scheduled from 6-9 pm in the 2nd floor theater at the Redstone Bldg); see details below. 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 *===========================* What: Deadline to get Greens on the statewide ballot Where: donate online When: before Fri, March 9 Because of California's "top two" primary system, Greens no longer get to have our own primary. All Greens running for office in the June primary must turn in thousands of signatures, or pay exorbitant fees, in order to appear on the ballot. We have not yet endorsed any statewide candidates. However, three Greens have contacted us to help raise funds for ballot access: Veronika Fimbres is an activist from SF who is running for Governor and has been receiving great coverage in local media: http://ielightsf.com/2018/02/05/sunnyside-resident-veronika-fimbres-vying-to... Her campaign website, where you can find a donation link, is http://www.veronikafimbres.com/ Josh Jones is a former President of the Berniecrats of Yolo County, who is also running for Governor. He was a grassroots organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, who then returned to the Green Party after recognizing the corruption in the Democratic Party, from the national, to the state, to the county level. You can find out more about him, as well as a donation link, on his website: http://www.josh4gov.org/ Michael "Cal Songmaker" Ziesing is a lifelong leftist with over 50 years of experience fighting for freedom and justice. His political activity dates back to the 60s with his participation in the Vietnam War Moratorium. He organized anti-Klan rallies in Connecticut, wrote books, published a small periodical, raised money to bring speakers from Belfast in the North of Ireland for a speaking tour. In 2011, he participated in the Occupy movement in Redding, California. Find out more, and donate, here: https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/381370/michael-ziesing He also has a Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/ziesingforsenate *===========================* What: Green Party Candidate Forum and Endorsement Meeting Where: Redstone Bldg (2940 16th Street, near South Van Ness) 2nd Floor Theater When: Wed, March 14, 6-9 pm The SF Green Party sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for Mayor and for D8 Supervisor (except for Lawrence Dagesse, who didn't provide any contact info to the DOE). The questionnaires were due on Feb 21, and we will consider endorsing all candidates who returned our questionnares. Questionnaires will be posted on our website soon! 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 *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.