January 25 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ Dear Greens and allies, Your signature can help Green Party candidates save more than *$13,000* in filing fees for the June 2014 ballot. In the past, Green Party candidates needed 150 signatures to get on the ballot. Today, it is 10,000 for statewide offices and 3,000 for local. The Green Party of California has endorsed four candidates for statewide office in the June 2014 primary election: * Luis Rodriguez <http://rodriguezforgovernor.org/>* (Governor), * Laura Wells <http://www.laurawells.org/> (Controller), * Ellen Brown <http://ellenbrown.com/> (Treasurer), and * David Curtis <http://www.votedavidcurtis.org/> (Secretary of State). In San Francisco, Barry Hermanson <barryhermanson.org> is working to finish in the top two for Congress so that instead of a Republican appearing on the November ballot, voters can choose between Nancy Pelosi and a Green. Any registered voter can sign the petitions. For future signing opportunities or more information, check the SFGP web page: sfgreenparty.org or call 415-664-7754. *===========================* How Green is Your Supervisor? We scored the most important votes at the Board of Supervisors, from a Green Party perspective. Our report card will be posted on our website next week! Can you guess which two Supervisors scored a perfect 0%? *===========================* Sun, Jan 26 3 pm Hear about the Yosemite Rim Fire and Restoration Efforts John Buckley, Executive Director of the Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC), based in Twain Harte, CA, will be speaking on the Rim Fire and restoration efforts, hosted at a house at 154 Pinehurst Way (near City College) in San Francisco at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26th. The Rim Fire, which started in July last summer north of Yosemite, and burned for months in the Tuolumne watershed and northern Yosemite Park, was the largest recorded forest fire in the Sierras, encompassing 281 square miles, roughly 12% of Tuolumne County. Mr. Buckley will speak on the Rim Fire, its effects, and current restoration efforts. He has a real knowledge of the area having worked in the area for 20 years doing fieldwork, water sampling, habitat restoration, and wildlife surveys. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Tam Koster, (925) 330- 4304, or John Stirton, (510) 593-0126. A ride may be available from the East Bay. John Buckley may be contacted via the web at CSERC: http://www.cserc.org. *===========================* 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.