[SFGP] Special Weekly Newsletter Regarding Endorsements

[Announcement list for SF Green Party, updated weekly]

Hello,
The San Francisco Green Party has been busy making endorsement decisions for 
the November 6, 2007 election in San Francisco.  Please join us for our final 
endorsement meeting, which will be held at our office at 1028 A Howard Street 
on Wednesday, August 29 at 7 PM.

We will be deciding on the following ballot propositions:
Proposition A: MUNI charter reform
Proposition C: Requiring public hearings for proposed ballot measures 
Proposition D: Renewing library preservation fund
Proposition G: Establishing Golden Gate Park stables matching fund
Proposition I: Establishing Office of Small Business as city departement and 
creating a Small Business Assistance Center

The San Francisco Green Party has already made endorsements on the other 
ballot propositions.  They are as follows:
YES on Proposition B, Limiting hold-over service on charter-created Boards 
and Commissions 
YES on Proposition E, Requiring Mayor to appear monthly at a Board of 
Supervisors meeting
NO on Proposition F, Authorizing Board of Supervisors to amend contract for 
retirement benefits for police department employees who were airport police 
officers
NO on Proposition H, Regulating parking spaces
NO on Proposition J, Adopting a policy to offer free city-wide wireless 
high-speed Internet network
YES on Proposition K,  Adopting a policy to restrict advertising on street 
furniture and city buildings

Please note that the language used above to describe each initiative is as 
provided by the San Francisco Department of Elections, and is often incomplete 
and/or misleading in terms of what the initiative actually says.  The Green 
Party is working on our own summary of each initiative that will explain our 
positions.

We have also issued a ranked endorsed for Sheriff.  Incumbent Michael 
Hennessey is our number one choice, and David Wong is our number two choice. 

We are recommending the following candidates for mayor:
Lonnie Holmes http://campaignwindow.com/lonnieholmesforsfmayor/
Quintin Mecke http://www.qformayor.com/
Ahimsa Porter Sumchai http://www.ahimsa4mayor.com/ 
Josh Wolf http://joshwolf.net/JoshWolf4Mayor/

For more information about the upcoming election, visit the web site for the 
Department of Elections http://www.sfgov.org/site/elections_index.asp.



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