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Re: [SFGP Media] For approval: Green Party Says Yes to Health Saturday s
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

Erika, I have made corrections in CAPITAL letters or made comments that are between the XXXs. Otherwise, great. Sue Please note: message attached FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 25, 2006 San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org Contact: Susan King, funking(a)mindspring.org 415-823-5524 Sue Vaughan, susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com, 415-601-9297 Green Party Says Yes to Healthy Saturdays; Measure Expected to Pass Board of Supervisors Today SAN FRANCISCO--Overjoyed that a key element of its Local Platform XXXshould local platform be capitalized?XXX Transportation Plank could soon become reality, the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) is rallying support for Healthy Saturdays in Golden Gate Park. Healthy Saturdays, which would launch a six-month trial period for making JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free on Saturdays, is up for a vote at today's Board of Supervisors meeting. Introduced by District 1 Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, Healthy Saturdays is being co-sponsored XXX BY XXX several other supervisors XXX lower case the "s" in supervisors this time I think XXX, including Green Party member Ross Mirkarimi. Many Greens, including County Council members Sue Vaughan and Susan King, spoke in favor of Healthy Saturdays at a Land Use Committee Hearing held Friday April 14. "The San Francisco Green Party has always supported opening up JFK Drive to pedestrians and bicyclists on Saturdays," said Vaughan, who played an instrumental role in crafting the SFGP Transportation Plank. "Global warming and war for oil make it increasingly important to create more car-free roadways, and encourage recreation that is not dependent on the automobile," added Vaughan, who hosts a program on Channel 29 called "Car-Free Talk" (http://www.carfreetalk.org/) With ecological wisdom being one of 10 'key values' guiding Green Party principles, car-free Saturdays in Golden Gate Park were codified in the SFGP platform. Section G.8 of the plank states "Create more car-free areas and close JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays as well as Sundays." The full Local Transportation Platform Plank is available at http://www.sfgreens.org/transpo.pdf. ##END FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 25, 2006 San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org Contact: Susan King, funking(a)mindspring.org 415-823-5524 Sue Vaughan, susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com, 415-601-9297 Green Party Says Yes to Healthy Saturdays; Measure Expected to Pass Board of Supervisors Today SAN FRANCISCO--Overjoyed that a key element of its Local Platform Transportation Plank could soon become reality, the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) is rallying support for Healthy Saturdays in Golden Gate Park. Healthy Saturdays, which would launch a six-month trial period for making JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free on Saturdays, is up for a vote at today's Board of Supervisors meeting. Introduced by District 1 Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, Healthy Saturdays is being co-sponsored several other Supervisors, including Green Party member Ross Mirkarimi. Many Greens, including County Council members Sue Vaughan and Susan King, spoke in favor of Healthy Saturdays at a Land Use Committee Hearing held Friday April 14. "The San Francisco Green Party has always supported opening up JFK Drive to pedestrians and bicyclists on Saturdays," said Vaughan, who played an instrumental role in crafting the SFGP Transportation Plank. "Global warming and war for oil make it increasingly important to create more car-free roadways, and encourage recreation that is not dependent on the automobile," added Vaughan, who hosts a program on Channel 29 called "Car-Free Talk" (http://www.carfreetalk.org/) With ecological wisdom being one of 10 'key values' guiding Green Party principles, car-free Saturdays in Golden Gate Park were codified in the SFGP platform. Section G.8 of the plank states "Create more car-free areas and close JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays as well as Sundays." The full Local Transportation Platform Plank is available at http://www.sfgreens.org/transpo.pdf. ##END

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[SFGP Media] For approval: Green Party Says Yes to Health Saturdays
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 25 Apr '06

25 Apr '06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 25, 2006 San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org Contact: Susan King, funking(a)mindspring.org 415-823-5524 Sue Vaughan, susan_e_vaughan(a)juno.com, 415-601-9297 Green Party Says Yes to Healthy Saturdays; Measure Expected to Pass Board of Supervisors Today SAN FRANCISCO--Overjoyed that a key element of its Local Platform Transportation Plank could soon become reality, the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) is rallying support for Healthy Saturdays in Golden Gate Park. Healthy Saturdays, which would launch a six-month trial period for making JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park car-free on Saturdays, is up for a vote at today's Board of Supervisors meeting. Introduced by District 1 Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, Healthy Saturdays is being co-sponsored several other Supervisors, including Green Party member Ross Mirkarimi. Many Greens, including County Council members Sue Vaughan and Susan King, spoke in favor of Healthy Saturdays at a Land Use Committee Hearing held Friday April 14. "The San Francisco Green Party has always supported opening up JFK Drive to pedestrians and bicyclists on Saturdays," said Vaughan, who played an instrumental role in crafting the SFGP Transportation Plank. "Global warming and war for oil make it increasingly important to create more car-free roadways, and encourage recreation that is not dependent on the automobile," added Vaughan, who hosts a program on Channel 29 called "Car-Free Talk" (http://www.carfreetalk.org/) With ecological wisdom being one of 10 'key values' guiding Green Party principles, car-free Saturdays in Golden Gate Park were codified in the SFGP platform. Section G.8 of the plank states "Create more car-free areas and close JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays as well as Sundays." The full Local Transportation Platform Plank is available at http://www.sfgreens.org/transpo.pdf. ##END

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[SFGP Media] draft endorsement release
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 22 Apr '06

22 Apr '06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco Green Party http://www.sfgreenparty.org Friday, April 21, 2006 Contact: Erika McDonald, Erika(a)dolorespark.org, 415-337-1499 Susan King, funking(a)mindspring.com, 415-823-5524 San Francisco Green Party Announces Endorsements; Hermanson, Drennan and Keefer Top List of Local Candidates SAN FRANCISCO—Concluding more than two months of questionnaires, forums and deliberations, the San Francisco Green Party (SFGP) announces the following endorsements: State Assembly District 12, Barry Hermanson http://www.barryhermanson.org Congressional District 8, Krissy Keefer http://www.krissyforcongress.com/ Congressional District 14, Carol Brouillet http://www.carolforcongress.org/ BART District 8, Emily Drennan http://www.emilydrennen.org Lt. Governor, Donna Warren http://www.donnawarren.com/ Secretary of State, Forrest Hill http://www.voteforrest.org/ Treasurer, Mehul Thakker http://www.votethakker.com/ Attorney General, Mike Wyman http://votewyman.org/ Laura Wells, Controller http://www.laurawells.org/ Proposition A: Yes Proposition B: Yes Proposition C: Yes Proposition D: No Position Proposition 81: Yes Proposition 82: Yes Decisions were made at March and April general membership meetings, with over 100 active members eligible to vote on endorsements. ##END

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[SFGP Media] News Release for Car-Free Saturdays
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 15 Apr '06

15 Apr '06

According to an article from Bay City News: http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2006/04/14/n/HeadlineNews/ROAD-CL… RE/resources_bcn_html "The legislation will be heard by the full Board of Supervisors on April 25, the assistant clerk said." I want to prepare a release for before the board meeting. I know many of you Greens out there have been following this closely...send me some quotes and information for the release. Thanks! Erika

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[SFGP Media] Need approval: draft announcement for April 10 & 11 events
by ErikaSF＠aol.com 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

This draft below can go out to our ACTION list as soon as I get approval. Any Greens planning to take part in immigrant rights events are encouraged to contact the GPCA press secretary Cres Vellucci, who is doing some press work and is looking for quotes from Greens. Email him at civillib(a)cwnet.com. Best, Erika MONDAY, APRIL 10 Join in a National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights! There will be a press conference at 24th and Mission Streets at 11 AM, Organized by the Deporten a la Migra Coalition. Contact: Luis Herrera, St. Peter's Housing Committee for more information at 415-724-2426. There will be a march at 5 PM from 16th and Mission Streets to 24th and Mission Streets. The march will be followed by a rally at 24th and Mission Streets at approximately 6 PM. These events are being organized by Compañeros del Barrio. For more information call Cristina at Compañeros del Barrio at 415-431-9925. TUESDAY, APRIL 11 Join us for a non-violent action to shut down the Bayview Hunters Point PG&E power plant! Come to Evans and Middlepoint Road in Bay View Hunters Point at 12 Noon to let PG&E know that Bayview Hunters Point residents are sick and tired of PG&E's pollution, years of delays and broken promises! PG&E has announced plans to close the dirty Hunters Point Power Plant, but no date has been set. For more information contact Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice 415-248-5010. www.greenaction.org

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Re: [SFGP Media] Need approval: draft announcement for April 10 & 11 e vents
by susan_e_vaughan＠juno.com 09 Apr '06

09 Apr '06

Yes, it's fine. Erika, has John-Marc shared with you the notice that we got from the good guy at the J Weekly? In that event that it did get around and that people show up at the SFGP office tomorrow afternoon (I will be there with Mark Barnes), you should probably be the person to respond on behalf of the SFGP as you are our media spokesperson. Sue -- John-Marc Chandonia <jmc(a)sfgreens.org> wrote: Looks good, just needs a couple spaces between the 2 events. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/ _______________________________________________ media mailing list media(a)sfgreens.org https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media

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