Friday, March 13, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Send Announcements to news@sfgreens.org Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meetings are scheduled 7-9 p.m. every Fourth Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ _________________________________________________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * James Madison Awards Banquet: Wednesday, March 18, 5:30pm; $50/members-students, $70/others New Delhi Restaurant, 160 Ellis St. The Society of Professional Journalists, NorCal Chapter, will honor champions of the First Amendment at its 24th Annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards. A no-host reception at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by the dinner and awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. For more information and the list of winners, go to www.spjchapters.org/norcal. * SF Green Party General Membership Meeting: March 25, 7-9pm 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org. _______________________ NEWS Newsom's State Secrets http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=8197&catid=4 Senate Appoints Mirkarimi to the California Coastal Commission http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1734 Coalition for Responsible Growth Less Responsible About Reporting Campaign Expenditures http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/03/coalition_for_responsible_grow.p... Eric Jaye, Mayor�s Campaign Consultant, Is Firefighters� Lobbyist http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/07/BAS116ANB3.DTL&h... 'Shamed' No More: On Same Day as Receiving Delinquent Notice Coalition for Responsible Growth Files Expenditure Reports http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/03/shamed_no_more_on_same_day_as.ph... Restoring Science to Its Proper Place http://www.thenation.com/blogs/state_of_change/415700/restoring_science_to_i... DC Voting Rights Debacle http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090323/kaufmann?rel=emailNation