ANNOUNCEMENT LIST FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO GREEN PARTY Thursday, April 24, 2008 Send Announcement items to news@sfgreens.org. Please keep items brief; submissions may be edited for length and content. Green Party General Membership Meeting is held 7:30 p.m. every Third Wednesday of the Month 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ ____________________ EVENTS (San Francisco, unless otherwise noted) * Meet the Candidate, Matt Gonzalez: May 14, 6-7:30 p.m.; $12 members, $20 non-members, $7 students The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St. As president of San Francisco�s Board of Supervisors, Vice Presidential Candidate Matt Gonzalez helped to install rank-choice voting and raise the San Francisco minimum wage. In 2003, he ran for San Francisco mayor in a controversial election, just barely losing to Gavin Newsom. An unorthodox politician and local lawyer, Gonzalez plans to shake up the 2008 presidential race and reframe the dialogue. Join us for another �Get to Know the Candidate� program with Ralph Nader�s running mate in a wide-ranging conversation about Gonzalez� political views, background and plans for the race in 2008. Wine and hors d�oeuvres reception. http://tickets.commonwealthclub.org/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=1 * Green Party General Membership Meeting: May 21, 7:30 p.m. 1028-A Howard Street (between 6th and 7th Streets) http://www.sfgreenparty.org/ * Chicago to Host 2008 National Green Party Convention: July 10-13 http://www.sfgreenparty.org/news/newsitem-start.gem?idx=1601 _____________________ NEWS The Crackberry Chronicles: Mark Sanchez Campaign Kick-Off http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/04/22/the-crackberry-chronicles... San Francisco Rents Explode! http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5006 Torturers in the White House http://www.progressive.org/mag_rc041408 http://www.consortiumnews.com/2008/041508a.html PG&E's Attack on CCA http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6204&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=3... California's Patience Running on Empty Over Proposed U.S. Fuel Rules http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/885840.html Europeans Turning Backs on Cars http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/24/MN9O108LBQ.DTL Greenhouse Gases Growing Faster Than Ever http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/24/MNOU10AJ4N.DTL Israelis Claim Secret Agreement With U.S. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/23/AR2008042303... The SEIU: A House Divided http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6103&catid=4 http://www.tnr.com/environmentenergy/story.html?id=61f4ea0d-90bb-4a38-9650-c... Nader Exposes Israel Lobby and Presidential Candidates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGBeo5vrDM8&feature=related The Catholic Church: The Bear Stearns of Pedophilia http://youtube.com/watch?v=VFfbR_BWsuU&feature=related