Aug 6, 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, At our July meeting, we made more ballot prop endorsements. All our endorsements to date are posted on our website: https://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/108-november-2024-endorsements In summary: Mayor: Aaron Peskin (#1 ranked choice), Dylan Hirsch-Shell (#2 ranked choice) D1 Supervisor: Connie Chan D3 Supervisor: Sharon Lai D5 Supervisor: Dean Preston D7 Supervisor: no endorsement D9 Supervisor: no endorsement D11 Supervisor: Ernest "EJ" Jones (#1 ranked choice), Adlah Chisti (#2 ranked choice) Local Ballot Measures: * YES on the ComMUNIty Transit Act (Greens gave an early endorsement) * NO on the eliminating many City commissions and further empowering the Mayor State Ballot Measures: * NO on Prop 2 (pay for school maintenance through bonds rather than state budget) * YES on Prop 3 (repeals Prop 8, the CA constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage) * NO on Prop 5 (makes it easier to spend public bond money on private luxury housing) * YES on Prop 6 (reduces coercion of forced prison labor) * YES on Prop 32 (increases minimum wage) * YES on Prop 33 (allows more rent control) * NO on Prop 36 (war on drugs, longer jail sentences for nonviolent crimes) We also congratulate Dr. Jill Stein for winning enough delegates to be the Green Party's nominee for President! Join Dr. Stein and special guests for a VP announcement rally on Thursday August 8th at 5 pm Pacific time, and be among the first to meet her Vice-Presidential running mate! RSVP here: https://www.jillstein2024.com/vprally *===========================* What: Save the Date - Green Party endorsement meeting / members' meeting Where: 2973 16th St, #300, SF (note new location!) When: Wed, August 28, 6:30-9:30 pm Agenda: * 6:30-8:30 - Interview candidates for other offices besides Mayor and Supervisor * 8:30-9:30 - Decide on endorsements (including remaining Props) Our process this year will be different than in previous years. We will consider endorsments for all candidates who answer our questionnaires, which we will email to everyone in the race after the filing deadline whose contact information we can find. Candidates' answers will be posted on our website. However, we will only interview candidates who at least 2 active members want to invite. We do not have questionnaires for all contests, but the same invitation rules will apply. 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. *===========================* What: Save the Date - Aug 22nd Community Transit Act Kickoff Where: El Rio, 3158 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110 When: Thurs, Aug 22, 6:30-8:30 pm The Community Transit Act's campaign kickoff is on Thu, Aug 22 from 6:30–8:30 PM at El Rio. Please join us even if you weren't able to help with signature gathering, and spread the word! RSVP: https://lu.ma/0qtjk7o9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-L6696Armj/ *===========================* What: Upcoming events for Aaron Peskin (#1 endorsed for Mayor) Where: SF When: next week Join Greens who are campaigning to make Aaron Peskin our next Mayor! We'll be at various campaign events, listed on the Peskin campaign's events calendar, below: https://vote.aaron2024.com/eventcalendar *===========================* What: Upcoming events for Dylan Hirsch-Shell (#2 endorsed for Mayor) Where: SF When: next 2 weeks Phone Banking Mondays for Dylan Hirsch-Shell for San Francisco Mayor 2024 Monday, August 12, 2024 at 5:30PM Learn more and RSVP <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-phone-banking-for-dylan-hirsch-shell-for-san-francisco-mayor-2024-tickets-972705166337?aff=oddtdtcreator> Dylan's Tenderloin Meet and Greet hosted by Amsterdam Cafe Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM Learn more and RSVP <https://dylanformayor-tenderloin.eventbrite.com/> Phone Banking Mondays for Dylan Hirsch-Shell for San Francisco Mayor 2024 Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:30 PM Learn more and RSVP <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monday-phone-banking-for-dylan-hirsch-shell-for-san-francisco-mayor-2024-tickets-972705176367?aff=oddtdtcreator> Dylan's Inner Sunset Meet and Greet hosted by the Mucky Duck Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM Learn more and RSVP <https://dylanforsfmayor-mucky-duck.eventbrite.com/> *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. 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