[SFGP] Greenzine: Huge Stein/Ware endorsement, Campaign events this weekend

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October 11, 2024
GREENZINE
SF Green Party Weekly News and Events

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Dear Greens,

    Our endorsed Presidential slate, Drs. Jill Stein and Butch Ware,
picked up a huge endorsement this week from the leading anti-genocide
coalition, "Abandon Harris"!  Press release is here:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/abandon-harris-campaign-endorses-jill-stein-and-butch-ware-for-2024-presidential-election-302268825.html

    As expected, this has led to a flury of attacks from Democratic
Party pundits and other operatives.  We're proud to be the targets of
the first ever official paid attack ad on third parties by the DNC!
This is a sign that Green poll numbers are growing, particularly in
swing states such as Michigan.

    In SF, we mailed out our endorsement slate card, and we're
currently writing a Green Voter Guide with explanations behind all our
endorsements.  If you can help us pay for the mailing, please click
the "Donate" button on our website!

    See voter outreach events for our endorsed campaigns and
candidates, listed after the endorsements.

    Our endorsements are on our website and listed below:
https://www.sfgreenparty.org/endorsements/108-november-2024-endorsements
    
Mayor: Aaron Peskin (#1 ranked choice), Dylan Hirsch-Shell (#2 ranked choice)
D1 Supervisor: Connie Chan
D3 Supervisor: Sharon Lai
D5 Supervisor: Dean Preston
D7 Supervisor: no endorsement
D9 Supervisor: no endorsement
D11 Supervisor: Ernest "EJ" Jones (#1 ranked choice), Adlah Chisti (#2 ranked
  choice)

District Attorney: Ryan Khojasteh
Board of Education: Matt Alexander, Laurance Lem Lee, Virginia Cheung
College Board: Alan Wong, Aliya Chisti
BART Board: no endorsement

Local Ballot Measures:
 * NO on A - school bonds without accountability on which projects will be funded
 * NO on B - bonds for various City construction projects
 * YES on C - create Inspector General under the Controller's office to investigate corruption
 * NO on D - eliminating many City commissions and further empowering the Mayor
 * no consensus on E - task force to create future ballot measure to eliminate City commissions
 * NO on F - allows retired police to work for 5 more years and get retirement pay plus salary
 * YES on G - rent subsidies for low income seniors, families, and people with disabilities
 * no position on H - lower retirement age for firefighters
 * YES on I - retirement credits for nurses and 911 operators
 * NO on J - more mayoral control over public education funds
 * NO on K - environmentally damaging park next to Ocean Beach
 * YES on L - ComMUNIty Transit Act (Greens gave an early endorsement and are helping gather signatures to put this on the ballot)
 * NO on M - business tax reform that would kill Prop L
 * NO on N - first responder student loan forgiveness fund
 * YES on O - protect abortion rights in SF

State Ballot Measures:
 * NO on 2 - pay for school maintenance through bonds rather than state budget
 * YES on 3 - repeals Prop 8, the CA constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage
 * NO on 4 - water bond with funding for logging, ranching, and biomass-based fuel
 * NO on 5 - makes it easier to spend public bond money on private luxury housing
 * YES on 6 - reduces coercion of forced prison labor
 * YES on 32 - increases minimum wage
 * YES on 33 - allows more rent control
 * NO on 34 - attack on AIDS foundation
 * YES on 35 - tax on private insurance plans to fund Medical
 * NO on 36 - war on drugs, longer jail sentences for nonviolent crimes

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What:  Canvassing with Adlah Chisti (#2 endorsed for D11) and No on K
Where:  4760 Mission, at Onondaga
When:  Sat, Oct 12, 11 am

Join us to volunteer for Adlah Chisti (our #2 endorsed candidate for
D11 Supervisor) and No on K!  We'll be mobilizing our of her office
at 4760 Mission St this Saturday.  Pass out Green Party slate cards
along with Chisti and No on K literature.  Email cc at sfgreens.org if
you need slate cards.

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What:  Sunday Streets SOMA
Where:  Alice St Community Gardens, Lapu Lapu St & Bonifacio St, SF
When:  Sun, Oct 13, 12-5 pm

Join us to volunteer for Prop L (Community Transit Act) and to pass
our our slate cards.  We will bring additional slate cards to this
event.

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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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news at sfgreens.org.  Messages to a mailing list will be rejected.