[SFGP] San Francisco Green Party Weekly

[ErikaSF at aol.com]

Hello Fellow Greens,

Upset by the prospect of 4 more years of "The Yellow Rogue of Texas"?  Don't 
worry, progressive politics are alive and well in San Francisco!

In this update:
1. News
2. Events

NEWS:
Yes there are reasons to celebrate after the election!  Locally, we Greens 
helped fight off a well-financed, machine-backed attack on progressive 
incumbents, keeping a progressive majority on the Board.

Ross Mirkarimi has been officially declared the winner in the District 5 race 
for Supervisor.  Congratulations to Ross!  Our other Green Party candidates 
in the race, Lisa Feldstein and Susan King, also did well.

Mark Sanchez won his bid for re-election to the school board!  Eric Mar, a 
Democrat we had endorsed, also won re-election.  Congratulations to Mark and 
Eric!  Jane Kim did well, but did not win this time.  We hope she considers 
another run.

Renee Saucedo, our candidate in District 9, came in a strong second, and is 
poised to succeed Tom Ammiano in the next election.

Jake McGoldrick, a Democrat we had endorsed in District 1, won his bid for 
re-election.

Our Congressional candidates also did very well.  Terry Baum got thousands of 
write-in votes.  Pat Gray received nearly 20,000 votes, which was 10% of the 
overall vote in District 12.  Pat's strong performance got the attention of 
the San Mateo County Times, who wrote about it.
http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/0,1413,87%257E11268%257E2518230,00.
html

Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) was implemented successfully in San Francisco.  
Thanks goes out to Steve Hill and our friends at the Center for Voting and 
Democracy for their work ensuring the success of IRV.  The Green Party has long 
supported important electoral reform such as IRV, which has now allowed San 
Francisco to avoid a December runoff, saving the millions of dollars it would cost 
for the second election.  We can now enjoy the holiday season without having 
to head back to the polls in December.

For more news on the local victories, check out http://www.beyondchron.org 
and http://www.sfbg.com.

H. Brown, columnist and District 5 candidate, ran into some trouble with the 
law on election night.  Read his columns at http://www.sfbulldog.com.

Nicole Walter received another shipment of "Go Matt Go!", the book about the 
Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign.  A book party is being planned, which will 
likely be held at SFGP headquarters.  Date and time to be announced.

"The Political Edge", a new book published by City Lights, also includes 
writing about the Matt Gonzalez for Mayor campaign.

Many of us were over at the Green Festival over the weekend, 
http://www.greenfestivals.org, where we enjoyed talks by Matt Gonzalez and Peter Camejo, among 
others.  Green Party members and Global Exchange Co-Founders Medea Benjamin 
and Kevin Danaher also spoke.  Medea talked about the movement for peace, and 
Kevin spoke about his latest project, Global Citizen Center, 
http://www.globalcitizencenter.org.

EVENTS:
Thursday, November 11
Come to a volunteer appreciation party and celebration for Ross Mirkarimi, 
Supervisor-elect in District 5.  Party starts at 7 PM and takes place at Mad Dog 
in the Fog, which is on Haight Street between Fillmore and Steiner.

Wednesday, November17
SFGP General Meeting at our headquarters, located at 1028 A Howard Street 
between 6th and 7th Streets.  Meeting begins at 7:30 PM.  We will be choosing 
delegates for the Green Party of California plenary, to be held December 4 & 5 in 
Ventura. Visit http://www.cagreens.org/plenary for more information about the 
upcoming GPCA meeting.  

Through November 21
Don't miss TWO FOOLS! Terry Baum's romantic comedy has opened at Theatre 
Rhinoceros to RAVE REVIEWS -- and runs through November 21!  
"TWO FOOLS finds gold at Theatre Rhino!" -- Bay Area Reporter. Terry Baum's 
romantic comedy has received rave reviews:
"As timely as an alarm clock ... Quite touching..... Engagingly 
performed....As a reflection on two important political issues --- immigration as well as 
equal marriage rights --- it deserves to be seen."
------- San Francisco Chronicle
"An unusual lesbian play.... Tightly written, with the lines between comedy 
and drama always shifting... The actresses are excellent, convincingly 
communicating the characters' steamy passions while revealing layers of strengths and 
weaknesses."
----- Bay Area Reporter
Shows are Wednesday - Saturday at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 & 7 PM.  Tickets are 
$15-$28.  Performances are held at Theatre Rhinoceros, located at 2926 16th 
Street.
Call for tickets: 415 861-5079.  http://www.theRhino.org.

Thanks to all of our members for your continued support!

Warm Regards,
Erika McDonald
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