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Need Sig Gatherers To Stop Parkmerced Project! Each Saturday
by Eric Brooks 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Need Sig Gatherers To Stop Parkmerced Project! Hey all, this one's important. If you can, do both Terry Baum and this petition at the same time. See below. Eric B -------- Original Message -------- Subject: We need volunteer power this month! Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:34:12 -0700 From: Rebecca Reiner/SF Tenants Union <volunteer(a)sftu.org> To: <volunteer(a)sftu.org> CC: <TED(a)SFTU.ORG> Dear Tenant Union Volunteers, We REALLY need your help this month!! The Committee to Stop the Mass Demolitions of Housing, a collective of housing rights organizations in SF, needs your help to collect 1,500 signatures for a petition to stop the demolition of homes. We need to stop the demolition of 1,500 rent controlled units at Parkmerced and to do that we are doing a referendum in which the voters will get the chance to repeal the Board of Supervisors' decision to demolish sound housing. In order to put this referendum before the voters, we need to collect 22,000 signatures before July 8^th . We are getting some help through paid signature gathering but we will need to collect at least 5,000 signatures through volunteers! We need your help in collecting these signatures. Please join us for one or all of the three Saturday mobilizations that we will be holding. The first one is this Saturday June 18^th . Come pick up your petitions, we will provide you with a brief training on the best way to get signatures and we will send you out in pairs to the best places to collect signatures. This is the only way we will be able to stop the demolition of theses 1,500 units. Please come out and bring a friend! No experience or prior knowledge needed. You will be trained! COME JOIN US!! PLEASE RSVP to this email. Saturday June 18- Time: 10am-noon: pick up petitions Place: Tenants Union 558 Capp @20th Saturday June 25 Time: 10am-noon: pick up petitions Place: Tenants Union 558 Capp @20th Saturday July 2 Time: 10am-noon: pick up petitions Place: Tenants Union 558 Capp @20th Thank you so much. Your continued volunteer work enables us to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco. Without your help, we could not do all the work we do! Thank you for joining us. Sincerely, Rebecca and Ted Rebecca Reiner Volunteer Coordinator, San Francisco Tenants Union 558 Capp St. San Francisco, CA 94110 415-282-6543 /www.sftu.org <http://www.sftu.org/>/ JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <http://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Francisco-Tenants-Union/111423698903128> Description: Description: logo small

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Short Notice! Mayoral Forum - Marti, Welch, C.P.A.
by Eric Brooks 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/the-guardian-forum-issu… SF Community Congress's Blog <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/> Just another WordPress.com site Skip to content <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/the-guardian-forum-issu…> * Home <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/> * About <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/about/> * Action Agenda <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/action-agenda/> * Economic Development <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/economic-development/> * Health and Human Services <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/health-and-human-services/> * Housing and Tenants' Rights <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/housing-and-tenants-rights/> * Public Transit <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/public-transit/> ? The Guardian Forum: Issues for the next mayor <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/the-guardian-forum-issu…> The Guardian Forum: Issues for the next mayor Posted on June 7, 2011 <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/the-guardian-forum-issu…> by sfcommunitycongress <http://sfcommunitycongress.wordpress.com/author/sfcommunitycongress/> Announcing a series of panel discussions and participatory debates framing the progressive issues for the mayor's race and beyond *Issue One: Economy, Jobs and the Progressive Agenda* * Calvin Welch, Council of Community Housing Organizations * Fernando Marti, Community planner; Community Congress 2010 * Lenny Goldberg, economist and founder, California Tax Reform Association * Shaw San Liu, Chinese Progressive Association June 9th . 6 pm -- 8 pm University of San Francisco Lone Mountain Campus, Room LM 100 Turk & Balboa, Accessible on the 31 Balboa . Mobility Assistance Available

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New Spike In GHG Emissions Puts Earth On Brink Of Uncontrollable Climate Disaster
by Eric Brooks 30 May '11

30 May '11

Unexpected New Spike In Greenhouse Gas Emissions Puts Earth On Brink Of Uncontrollable Climate Disaster http://www.thejournal.ie/iea-estimates-make-2010-carbon-emissions-the-highe… IEA estimates make 2010 carbon emissions 'the highest in history' EARTH'S CARBON EMISSIONS for 2010 were the highest they have ever been, according to new international estimates -- potentially setting off a chain of global warming that cannot be stopped. Earth's emissions of carbon dioxide rose to 30.6 billion tonnes last year, according to unpublished estimates by the International Energy Agency <http://www.iea.org/> (IEA) which are published in today's Guardian. That amount is up from 29 billion tonnes last year -- despite the global economic downturn and action by the world's governments, both of which were expected to contribute to a more modest rise than the 1.6 gigatonne increase actually estimated. The Guardian suggests that the scale of the increase may now make it almost impossible to avoid the 2°C increase in temperatures which scientists believe could be the tipping point for a spiral of continual warming that might never be broken. "It is becoming extremely challenging to remain below 2 degrees. The prospect is getting bleaker. That is what the numbers say," the IEA's chief economist Fatih Birol told the paper. Other economists have suggested that the current rate of growth in emissions means the average temperatures on Earth could increase by more than 4°C by 2100 -- an increase that would cause polar icecaps to melt significantly. A melt of that scale would create millions of 'climate refugees' who would be forced to abandon their homes amid the rising sea levels. The first such refugees were forced to leave the Pacific island of Tuvalu in 2007 <http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,505819,00.html>. The level of global carbon emissions had actually fallen by 0.3 gigatonnes between 2008 and 2009, a drop attributed to the economic slowdown. While the 2010 emissions were expected to rise, the scale of the increase is wholly unanticipated. ###

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Urgent: Sign To Stop Destruction Of Neighborhood & Demolition Of Rent 1538 Controlled Apts.
by Eric Brooks 23 May '11

23 May '11

Supervisors Will Vote Tomorrow! Sign Petition To Stop Unsustainable Destruction Of The Beautiful Parkmerced Neighborhood & The Destruction Of 1538 Rent Controlled Garden Apartments! This project will also have 1 to 1 parking and claims to be transit oriented while adding 6,000 parking spaces and not ensuring robust transit development and regional transit connections. To sign go to: http://www.change.org/petitions/protect-and-preserve-parkmerced-as-essentia…

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TSUNAMI WARNING FOR 8AM!
by Eric Brooks 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Hi all! An 8.9 quake hit Japan and caused a tsunami that will hit San Francisco today at 8am. Stay away from the coast and the Bay and pass the word to everyone. Here's the report: http://missionlocal.org/2011/03/tsunami-warning-issue-for-california/ Tsunami Warning Issued for California By: Octavio Lopez Raygoza <http://missionlocal.org/author/octavio/> | March 11, 2011 -- 12:51 am | Filed Under: Today's Mission <http://missionlocal.org/category/todays-mission/> An 8.9 earthquake on the coast of Japan has triggered a tsunami that is expected to hit San Francisco at 8:08 a.m. The earthquake has cause severe damage in Japan, and the ensuing tsunami has devastated farmland in the pacific island. The National Weather Service issued the warning at 12:52 a.m. for California. Hawaii has issued evacuation notices on the coastal areas. Authorities in California are actively working to assess the potential damage the tsunami may cause. The Coast Guard asks citizens to stay away from the coast as it is deemed not safe.

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Question On Transit Impact Fees (Small Residential)
by Eric Brooks 06 Mar '11

06 Mar '11

Hi all, I was just watching the replay of the March 1 MTA hearing and noticed that on the proposed Transit Impact Fee, the Residential Builders Association turned out a huge number of speakers to oppose because the fee was on both commercial -and- residential property. They were really worked up and -strongly- opposed. I thought the idea for the Transit Impact Fee was to tax large Downtown commercial property, not small residential. Are there good reasons for us to put this forward in a way that is going to freak out the small builders? It seems like we may be unnecessarily inviting opposition. thanks Eric B

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Re: [Transpo] [SFGP-A] participating in Transpo Plank update?
by John-Marc Chandonia 02 Mar '11

02 Mar '11

On Tue, Mar 01, 2011 at 03:35:25PM -0800, Sue Vaughan wrote: > Why is it so important to complete the plank before the June election? The CC had discussed lobbying the supes with it this summer, but I don't mind using the old one if we don't get this done until later this year. But since both you and Jeanne already had ideas for specific changes to language, we could probably finish it sooner rather than later. So far, the people who have responded are: Eric, prefers weekends, 1-2 days JMC, any time, 2-3 hours Jeanne, ~2 hours Sue, available after 4/15 These are all the date/time preferences people have posted. Can you think of anyone else not on the list we should invite? I think the consensus seems to be to take only 2-3 hours. In order to expedite the meeting, everybody who wants to make edits hould make and submit their edits (to transpo14.txt) in advance to the transpo WG list. Please feel free to edit or re-order the current numbered points, add sections or more preamble, and delete points that you think are obsolete. That way we won't have to spend so much time at the meeting working on language (although we still will in cases where we don't have consensus). We can schedule the in-person meeting once everybody who wants to suggest edited language has done so. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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Re: [Transpo] [SFGP-A] participating in Transpo Plank update?
by Eric Brooks 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

Jeanne Rosenmeier just replied that she is interested in attending as well. On 2/28/2011 10:35 AM, Jeanne wrote: > On 2/27/2011 11:26 PM, Eric Brooks wrote: >> I'd like to see us expand this to a full one or even two day weekend >> retreat to really flesh it out in a big way... >> >> On 2/27/2011 5:44 PM, John-Marc Chandonia wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Who's interested in participating in the Transportation Plank >>> update? At our monthly meeting last week, Greens decided that there >>> are too many potential revisions to the plank to discuss, unless >>> they're first vetted by the working group. >>> >>> Although the Tranportation Working Group has been inactive for >>> some time, we're going to hold a special meeting for 2-3 hours in >>> order to hash out these proposals and come to consensus on what >>> changes to present at a future monthly meeting. >>> >>> If you're interested in participating in such a meeting, email me >>> (no need to copy the whole list) and say when you would prefer to meet >>> (give me days in the next month, either specific dates or general >>> guidance such as "avoid Fridays") and where (I'm thinking of a cafe >>> such as Tazo, but libraries would work also). Also, please be sure >>> you have time to read the current plank in advance of the meeting: >>> http://sfgreens.org/transpo14.txt >>> >>> JMC >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Transpo mailing list >>> Transpo(a)sfgreens.org <mailto:Transpo@sfgreens.org> >>> https://list.sfgreens.org/mailman/listinfo/transpo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> San Francisco Green Party Active Members List >> To unsubscribe or edit your options, go here: >> https://list.sfgreens.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/active > ME > > Jeanne >

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Re: [Transpo] [SFGP-A] participating in Transpo Plank update?
by John-Marc Chandonia 01 Mar '11

01 Mar '11

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 06:51:47PM -0800, Sue Vaughan wrote: > Please postpone this meeting until after taxes are due. Can you clarify--are you saying you can't make any time until after April 15? I'm OK with postponing it as long as others are, but that probably means waiting until after the June election. JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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participating in Transpo Plank update?
by John-Marc Chandonia 28 Feb '11

28 Feb '11

Hi, Who's interested in participating in the Transportation Plank update? At our monthly meeting last week, Greens decided that there are too many potential revisions to the plank to discuss, unless they're first vetted by the working group. Although the Tranportation Working Group has been inactive for some time, we're going to hold a special meeting for 2-3 hours in order to hash out these proposals and come to consensus on what changes to present at a future monthly meeting. If you're interested in participating in such a meeting, email me (no need to copy the whole list) and say when you would prefer to meet (give me days in the next month, either specific dates or general guidance such as "avoid Fridays") and where (I'm thinking of a cafe such as Tazo, but libraries would work also). Also, please be sure you have time to read the current plank in advance of the meeting: http://sfgreens.org/transpo14.txt JMC -- John-Marc Chandonia (jmc(a)sfgreens.org) http://sfgreens.org/

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