April 18 GREENZINE SF Green Party Weekly News and Events www.sfgreenparty.org twitter.com/sfgreenparty www.facebook.com/groups/SFGreenParty/ SF Greens have made the following endorsements for the June election: SF: * No on A, a $400 million local bond measure that claims to fund fire and police stations, but is not actually required to * Yes on B, the right to vote on Waterfront development that exceeds the current height limits. * Congress, D12 - Barry Hermanson * State Assembly, D17 - David Campos * Superior Court Judge, Office 20 - Daniel Flores Statewide: * Governor - Luis Rodriguez * Lt Governor - Jena Goodman * Controller - Laura Wells * Treasurer - Ellen Brown * Secretary of State - David Curtis * Yes on 41, a bond measure to fund supportive housing for veterans * Yes on 42, a requirement for local govenments to follow open meetings and public records laws Watch for our complete Green Voter Guide to be posted on this website as we get closer to the election! The Voter Guide will include longer explanations for each position we took. We will also print a postcard, so if you can donate to help with our printing and mailing expenses or volunteer to help distribute our cards, please contact us, at cc@sfgreens.org. For more information on these campaigns and candidates, see: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/62-june-2014-endorsements *===========================* Saturday, 4/19 - Earth Day Walk and Rally Time: 10 am - 6 pm Where: Embarcadero and Civic Center, SF Greens will participate in the Earth Day Walk and Rally -- help volunteer to promote our candidates and register Greens! We will meet at the Embarcadero between 10 and 11 am, with the white cloth banner and Green Party flags. Anybody who wants to walk with us should look for the flags (green, triangular, on sticks). If you can't find us, call Barry Hermanson at 255-9494. When the walk gets to the Civic Center (probably around 1 pm), we'll set up a table and chairs by our banner, and do voter reg and other outreach there. Bill McKibben will be speaking at the Civic Center at around 1:30. People can walk with us from the Embarcadero, or just take BART to the Civic Center and meet us there. More info on the event is here: http://www.earthdaysf.org/ *===========================* Wednesday, 4/23 - Monthly Meeting Time: 7-9 pm Where: Redstone Building, 2940 16th Street #301, SF Agenda for this month: * Discussion of the new jail proposal with Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi (and potentially others) * Homeless Bill of Rights presentation and possible endorsement * Discussion of new Safeway policies: free speech issues, anti-homeless spikes, and closing recycling centers * Announcements, including rally to save the US Post Office from privatization on April 24th Our Meetings are now held in our new office space in the Redstone Building! *===========================* Thursday, 4/24 - Phone banking for David Campos Time: 6 pm - 8:30 pm Where: David Campos for Assembly Campaign Office, 3143 Mission St, SF We have endorsed David Campos for State Assembly! More info on our endorsements is here: http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/62-june-2014-endorsements Please join our phone bank to help elect David on Thursday, April 24! Call Devin Silvernail, 341-5001, for more info, or visit the website: http://www.davidcampossf.com/sfgreenphone *===========================* Saturday, 4/26 - People's Earth Day 2014 Time: 11 am Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Park 5700 block of 3rd Street at Carroll Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco Environmental Justice Walk Against Cancer and Pollution Let's march together in memory of our loved ones who have passed or are suffering from cancer, and dedicate ourselves to work for healthy communities and environmental and climate justice. Stop pollution of our communities! Toxic waste & neighborhoods don't mix! Protect communities from climate change & rising sea levels that threaten to flood toxic sites near our homes! *===========================* 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.