[SFGP] Greenzine: Update on Wednesday candidate forum, KPFA endorsements

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Aug 24, 2024
GREENZINE
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Dear Greens,

    Please join us next Wednesday as we finalize our endorsements for
this November!  We've already endorsed a number of ballot props, as
well as for Mayor and all Supervisorial contests.  These are posted on
our website:
  https://sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/108-november-2024-endorsements

    Candidates' answers to our questionnaires are now posted online.  If
you'd like to ask any questions not already answered, please come to
the meeting.  Read their answers here:
  https://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/109-questionnaires-posted-for-8-28-candidate-forum

    Other details on our upcoming meeting next Wednesday are below.

    Please join us this Sunday as we support our endorsed candidates
and ballot measures at Sunday Streets in the Mission - details below.

    We also think many of you listen to KPFA radio.  So if you're a
KPFA subscriber, we'd like to remind you that it's voting time.  An
election is currently underway to choose the next members of KPFA's
Local Station Board, the "LSB."

    We strongly recommend voting for the "Rescue Pacifica" ticket.  To
make maximum use of your "single transferable vote," please vote for all
eight candidates (in any order).  The Rescue-Pacifica ticket is:

Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi -- Professor of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco
State University, nationally-known Palestinian scholar / activist.

Donna Carter -- retired member of California Nurses Association,
former contract negotiator

Felipe "Phil" Messina -- International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers (IBEW) member, clean-air campaigner, Modesto Cop Watch member

Stan Woods -- former ILWU Local 6 Executive Board member, member of
East Bay Democratic Socialists of America, member of Oscar Grant
Committee

Pathma Venasithamby -- software engineer, member of Jewish Voice for
Peace

Phoebe Thomas (fka Phoebe Sorgen) -- Green Party County Council,
Berkeley Unitarian-Universalist Social Justice Committee,
Move-to-Amend campaigner

Virginia Browning -- former radio reporter, host and producer

Michai Freeman -- Former Chair of the Berkeley Disability Commission,
Systems Change Advocate at the Center for Independent Living, and 2022
Berkeley City Council candidate.

    Read more about the candidates, platform, and endorsements at
https://RescuePacifica.net/

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What:  Tabling at Sunday Streets Mission
Where:  Valencia St, between 16th and 24th St
When:  Sun, Aug 25, 11 am - 4 pm

Please join us as we do voter outreach for our endorsed candidates
and ballot measures!  We will be walking around with signs, so please
call Barry at 415-255-9494 if you want to join us.

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What:  Green Party endorsement meeting / members' meeting
Where:  2973 16th St, #300, SF (note new location!)
When:  Wed, August 28, 6:30-9:30 pm

Agenda:
  * 6:30-8:30 - Interview candidates for other offices besides
    Mayor and Supervisor: School Board, College Board, DA, BART Board
  * 8:30-9:30 - Decide on endorsements (including remaining Props)

Please read candidates' answers here:
  https://sfgreenparty.org/11-news/109-questionnaires-posted-for-8-28-candidate-forum

Local ballot measures are here:
  https://www.sf.gov/reports/november-2024/qualified-measures

State ballot measures are here:
  https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-measures/qualified-ballot-measures

    Our process this year will be different than in previous years.
We will consider endorsments for all candidates who answer our
questionnaires, which we will email to everyone in the race after the
filing deadline whose contact information we can find.  Candidates'
answers will be posted on our website.  However, we will only
interview candidates who at least 2 active members want to invite.  We
do not have questionnaires for all contests, but the same invitation
rules will apply.

Every 4th Wednesday the SF Green Party meets to discuss issues of
concern, listen to interesting speakers, endorse events, plan outreach
and more!  Everyone welcome.  All meetings are wheelchair accessible.
To make a presentation or gain the SFGP endorsement of events and
issues, please contact our SFGP County Council at: cc at sfgreens.org

Mask policy: Masks are currently optional indoors, for both vaccinated
and non-vaccinated people.  We provide the option for SF Green Party
members and invited candidates to participate in our meetings via
Zoom, so email cc at sfgreens.org for info on how you can join us
virtually.

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What:  Upcoming events for Aaron Peskin (#1 endorsed for Mayor)
Where:  SF
When:  next week

Join Greens who are campaigning to make Aaron Peskin our next
Mayor!  We'll be at various campaign events, listed on the Peskin
campaign's events calendar, below:

https://vote.aaron2024.com/eventcalendar

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What:  Upcoming events for Dylan Hirsch-Shell (#2 endorsed for Mayor)
Where:  SF
When:  next week

Here are upcoming events in support of Dylan Hirsch-Shell's Mayoral
campaign:
https://www.dylanforsfmayor.com/events

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What:  Upcoming events for Sharon Lai for D3
Where:  SF
When:  next week

Please join Greens supporting Sharon Lai's campaign!  Here is her
current field schedule:

 - Doorknocking every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30pm
 - Phonebanking every Tuesday at 5pm
 - Visibility at North Beach Farmers Market every Saturday at 9am
 - Canvassing every Sunday at 3pm

All doorknocking and phone-banking launches from our Campaign office
located at 633 Vallejo (at Columbus Avenue).

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