[SFGP] Candidate forum and special endorsement meeting next 2 Wednesdays

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August 22
GREENZINE
SF Green Party Weekly News and Events

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Dear Greens,

    We've made our first endorsements for this November's election,
These are listed below, and on our website:

http://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/64-november-2014-endorsements

    Over the next two Wednesday nights, we'll finish our endorsements
at two meetings: a candidate forum on August 27 and a special meeting
to finish the propositions on September 3.  Details are below.

    Any member who has volunteered with the Green Party this year is
fully eligible to participate in our decision-making process!  If you
want to volunteer, there's still one opportunity this Sunday to help
us do voter outreach at Sunday Streets.

    Even if you're not active in the Green Party, but want to ask a
question of the candidates or learn more about the propositions,
you're welcome to join us at any of the upcoming meetings!  All our
meetings are open to the public.

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Voter outreach at Sunday Streets:
Sunday, Aug 24, 11 am-4 pm
Near Valencia St and 22nd St, San Francisco

Sunday Streets in the Mission is coming up this Sunday.  Barry
Hermanson plans to set up a table for the Green Party and the Yes on
H/No on I campaign.  If you can help, and want to know exactly where
we'll be along the route, call him 255-9494.  Or email us in advance
at cc at sfgreens.org.

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SF Green Party Monthly Members Meeting and Candidate Forum
Wed, August 27 - 6-10 pm
Redstone Building, Room 302
2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness)

We hold monthly meetings on the 4th Wednesday of every month.  We will
interview candidates who return our candidate questionnaires at our
August meeting from 6-9 pm, and make endorsements from 9-10 pm afterwards.

Returned candidate questionnaires are posted here:
http://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/65-questionnaires-posted-for-827-candidate-forum

If you're a candidate, and we missed your questionnaire, please
re-send it to us ASAP or call 337-1499.  If anybody thinks we should
endorse candidates for Supervisor, BART, School Board or College Board
who have NOT returned questionnaires, please encourage them to send
theirs in.  All candidates received questionnaires over two weeks ago.

If you want to ask questions of the candidates or find out more about
ballot initiatives and the Green arguments in favor or against, come
to our meeting this month!  All our meetings are open to the public,
so come if you're a new member or thinking of joining us.  Please read
the candidates' answers to our questionnaires in advance, because
we'll only have about 10 minutes per candidate and we don't want to
ask them the same thing twice.

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SF Green Party Special Endorsement Meeting
Wed, September 3 - 7-9 pm
Redstone Building, Room 302
2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness)

Although we have started making endorsements on propositions, there
are still many more to consider, and we finish looking at these on
a special endorsement meeting on 9/3.

We'll consider the following propositions:
Prop A - transportation bond
Prop B - Muni funding tied to population growth
Prop C - Children's fund
Prop D - Retiree Health Care
Prop E - Soda Tax
Prop F - Pier 70
Prop J - Minimum Wage Increase
Prop K - Affordable Housing Policy
Prop 48 - Casino Referendum

Full text for all local props is posted here:
http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=2969

State props are here:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures.htm

If you want to find out more about any of these, come ask a question!
All our meetings are open to the public, so come if you're a new
member or thinking of joining us.

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Our endorsements so far:

Local Props:
* YES on G - anti-speculation real estate transfer tax
* YES on H - keeping Golden Gate Park natural grass
* NO on I - would allow nighttime lighting and fake turf on all parks
* NO on L - the "transportation balance" proposal

Local Candidates:
* David Campos for Assembly
* Daniel Flores for Judge

State Props:
* NO on 43 - anti-environmental water bond
* NO on 44 - rainy day fund, when we should be stimulating the local economy
* YES on 45 - limits on health insurance rate increases
* NO on 46 - we support raising the malpractice award cap, but strongly
  oppose random drug testing
* YES on 47 - changing some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors
* YES on 49 - statement opposing unlimited corporate bribes

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Paid contractor wanted: SF Green Party Fundraiser/Volunteer Coordinator
(a part time independent contractor (1099) position):

http://sfgreenparty.org/help-wanted

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