On the agenda, not at all necessarily in this order:
1. Candidates for Democratic County Central Committee, District 13. This race is usually won on name recognition alone. To mitigate that situation as far as our endorsement process is concerned,
we have invited only the 18 candidates who have not been elected to public office before (all 30 names will be on the endorsement ballot).
Before the candidates appear, District 12 DCCC member
Hene Kelly and former District 13 member
Bill Barnes will talk briefly about the form and function of the Committee.
2. We have invited major Democratic Primary candidates for Lieutenant Governor (
Janice Hahn, Gavin Newsom) and Insurance Commissioner (
Hector De La Torre, Dave Jones) and major nonpartisan candidates for Superintendent of Public instruction (
Larry Aceves, Gloria Romero, Tom Torlakson). All the campaigns have responded, but it is unclear at this time who exactly will be there. Stay tuned. Here's a
list of all the statewide candidates.
3. There will be speakers on
State Propositions:
Prop 13, Limits on property tax assessment for seismic
retrofitting.
Planning Commission President
Ron Miguel will give an impartial overview.
Prop 14, Open primary elections ("top two"). Yes - TBA. No -
Senator Leland YeeProp 16, Two-thirds voter approval requirement for local electricity providers. Yes - already brought to you by the $25 to $35 million PG&E alone is spending.
No -
John Rizzo of the Sierra Club.
Prop 17, Auto insurance pricing based partly on driver's history of coverage. Yes - declined to appear. No -
Senator Leland Yee.
4. The
seven local ballot measures A through G (find titles, summaries, texts by clicking on the link) will be discussed by Board of Supervisors President
David Chiu.
5. Club business, discussion and voting. Endorsement requires a 60% vote.
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern HeightsWHEN: Tuesday, April 6th, at 6:30PM. NOTE EARLIER START.
