Aug 21, 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, Please join us next Wednesday as we finalize our endorsements for this November! We've already endorsed a number of ballot props, as well as for Mayor and all Supervisorial contests. These are posted on our website: https://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/108-november-2024-endorsements Some events in support of our endorsed candidates and ballot measures are listed below. Please join us tommorow, Aug 22, at the Prop L kickoff (see below for details). Summary of Green Party endorsements to date: President / VP: Drs. Jill Stein and Butch Ware Local SF offices: * 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: * NO on Prop D, eliminating many City commissions and further empowering the Mayor * YES on Prop L, ComMUNIty Transit Act 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) *===========================* What: 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: 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: School Board, College Board, DA, BART Board * 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: 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 week Here are upcoming events in support of Dylan Hirsch-Shell's Mayoral campaign: https://www.dylanforsfmayor.com/events *===========================* What: Upcoming events for Sharon Lai for D3 Where: SF When: next week Please join Greens supporting Sharon Lai's campaign! Here is her current field schedule: - Doorknocking every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30pm - Phonebanking every Tuesday at 5pm - Visibility at North Beach Farmers Market every Saturday at 9am - Canvassing every Sunday at 3pm All doorknocking and phone-banking launches from our Campaign office located at 633 Vallejo (at Columbus Avenue). *===========================* To submit events for our newsletter, please email a short blurb to news@sfgreens.org. Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.