[SFGP] San Francisco Green Party Weekly

[ErikaSF at aol.com]

Hello Fellow Greens,

There is more good news to report, as some of our activists head to Milwaukee 
for the Green Party National Convention later this week.

We have endorsed Green candidate Renee Saucedo in the District 9 Supervisor 
race!   Green Party activist Christina Olague has been nominated to the 
Planning Commission.  Read more in the news section below.

In this update:
1. News
2. MoveOn.org Candidate Nomination
3. Stop F 9/11 Censorship
4. Events

NEWS
The San Francisco Green Party endorsed Renee Saucedo for District 9 
Supervisor at our last general meeting.  Renee is a long time community activist who is 
very well-known in the community.  She is running a strong campaign, and we 
are happy to giver her our support.  Read the press release at 
www.sfgreenparty.org.  News of Renee's endorsement was also published at 
SanFranciscoSentinel.com, which also covered District 5 candidates campaigning at the Haight Street 
Fair.
Visit Renee's web site and get involved!
www.reneesaucedo.com

Beyondchron.org published an article about Christina Olague's nomination to 
the Planning Commission.  She was nominated by Board President Matt Gonzalez, 
and needs approval from the full Board in order to be appointed.

Beyondchron.org also did a feature story on Green Party activist Barry 
Hermanson, and an editorial about the District 9 race
http://www.beyondchron.org/

San Mateo County Times published a story about Pat Gray, Green Party 
candidate for Congress, District 12.
http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/0,1413,87%257E11268%257E2220612,0
0.html?search=filter

MOVEON.ORG CANDIDATE NOMINATION
The MoveOn PAC is now considering candidates for endorsement. Nominate your 
favorite Green candidate for national office, such as Pat Gray or Terry Baum. 
Act quickly! Nominations are due by midnight June 22.
http://www.moveon.org/pac/news/nominate.html

STOP F9/11 CENSORSHIP
Some elements of the right wing are launching an attack on Michael Moore's 
forthcoming movie. They are certainly entitled to voice their opinions, but now 
a group called Move America Forward is actually trying to get theaters NOT to 
show the film. You may wish to send them a message reminding them that free 
speech means peoples voices should be heard, even if they are controversial.
Move America Forward
P.O. Box 1497
Sacramento, CA 95812
Telephone: (916) 441-6197
E-Mail: info at MoveAmericaForward.org

EVENTS
Below is just a partial list.  Visit www.sfgreenparty.org for more working 
group meetings.

Monday, June 21
The Board of Supervisors Rules Committee will hold a hearing at 11 AM (City 
Hall, 2nd Floor Supervisor Chambers) on a proposal to restructure the Rent 
Board Commission.  The proposal would give tenants 2/3 of the seats on a 7 member 
Board and to give the Supervisors 4 of the 7 appointments (and approval power 
over the Mayor's appointments).  Currently, Mayor Newsom gets to appoint all 
of the Rent Board Commissioners and tenants get only 40% of the seats, even 
though we make up 66% of the city!

Monday, June 21 
Campaigns and Issues Working Group will be putting together an Education 
Questionnaire for School Board and Community College candidates.  Meeting will be 
held from 7 - 9 PM at the SFGP office, 1028 A Howard Street, between 6th and 
7th Streets in San Francisco.

Wednesday, June 23
Citywide Energy Planning Meeting from 5 - 7 PM at the Bayview Opera House, 
located at 4075 Third Street in San Francisco.  Jared Blumenfeld, Director of 
the Department of Environment invites you to a meeting to discuss the efficiency 
and renewable energy efforts of the Department of Environment. Nia Crowder, 
President of the Commission on Environment and Adam Werbach of the Public 
Utilities Commission will be in attendance.

Wednesday, June 23
Mixed Greens meeting is being held from 6 - 7:30 PM.  The location is at 
someone's home. Please contact kimm_killebrew at yahoo.com or bertaofelia at hotmail.com 
for meeting address. THIS IS A POTLUCK MEETING!!!  Agenda will include 
updates on general membership meeting and non-citizen voting rights initiative.  
James Collins is presenting on Sup. Chris Daly's efforts at local universal 
health care. 

Wednesday, June 23
School Board Strategy Session from 7:30-9:30 PM at the SFGP office, with Mark 
Sanchez, Sarah Lipson, Eric Mar and Jane Kim.  Help us figure out how we can 
best run a successful campaign to win the School Board for the benefit of our 
City's future leaders, our children.

Thursday, June 24
The SFGP Housing and Land Use Seminar Series Presents: Building Housing in 
San Francisco: A For Profit Developers Perspective.  The seminar will be held 
from 7 - 9 PM at the New College of California, located at 777 Valencia Street, 
between 18th and 19th Streets in San Francisco.  Teresa Ojeda of the San 
Francisco Planning Department will moderate the seminar.
This month's workshop features Marc Babsin of the Emerald Fund, one of the 
city's prominent real estate developers, and Debra Stein, who has an extensive 
background working with local communities and political groups to shepherd 
projects through the planning process. Marc will give us his insights about the 
issues facing developers when they try to build housing in San Francisco.  Debra 
will share her expertise in bridging differences among competing interests 
during the development process. The issues facing for- profit developers are 
something we don't talk much about in the Green Party or in other progressive 
circles, and we're looking forward to hearing their perspectives. If you have any 
questions you'd like the panelists to address during their presentations, 
reply to drwsf at sbclgobal.net. As always, audience questions will be answered 
during the second half of the workshop.

Thursday, June 24-27
Green Party National Convention is being held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  I am 
told that the convention will be aired on C-Span.  There will be a Super Rally 
on Saturday evening that will include speakers Matt Gonzalez and Medea 
Benjamin.  Watch our web site, www.sfgreenparty.org, for the latest news.  Or go to 
http://gp.org/convention/. 

Saturday and Sunday, June 26 & 27
LGBT Pride Weekend
The Green Party booth will be on Larkin between Fulton and McAllister, across 
from the Asian Art Museum, both Saturday and Sunday from 11 AM - 6 PM.  We 
still need volunteers.  Please contact Mark Barnes at mbarn2002 at yahool.com, if 
you can help.
The Green Party parade contingent on Sunday will form in area "M" on Beale 
Street between Bryant and Brannan at 11 AM. Our contingent number is 174 (this 
may help you find us). Look for the Lavender Greens banner, a bike-pedaled 
surrey, and familiar faces.  Renee Saucedo and other Green candidates will be 
joining us.
We are towards the end of the parade, and will start moving somewhere between 
11:30 AM and 1PM. We will probably hit the beginning of the parade route 
around 1:30, and it will take about an hour to reach the finish.
If you are late, and you can't find us on Beale Street, the best bet is to 
wait at the corner of Market and Main, and ask a blue-shirted safety monitor to 
let you into the parade route as we pass (giving them our contingent number 
will help). There is also an accessibility tent at Market and Main, for those 
who need a comfortable place to wait for the parade to start.
For those who haven't done this before, keep in mind that we will be standing 
or marching for several hours in whatever weather San Francisco throws at us 
that day. It's a good idea to bring a hat, sunscreen, layers of clothing, 
water and a snack.

Wednesday, June 30 
Strategy session with Matt Gonzalez will be held from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at the 
SFGP office.  He will talk about various topics, including the 2004 
presidential race.

Thanks to all of our members for your continued support!

Warm Regards,
Erika McDonald
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