Greetings!
Please support our Club's endorsed candidates and issues on the June 8th ballot. Links to the candidate and state proposition campaigns are below in the endorsement list.
Now I will brazenly use my bully pulpit: Yes on 15!
Joni Eisen, President
Potrero Hill Democratic Club
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NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, JUNE 1st
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Jeff Adachi, several votes, candidates...
 At our upcoming meeting, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, recently named Public Defender of the Year by the Public Defenders Association, will present his ideas on how to alleviate the city budget shortfall by reforming the pension system. Our last meeting ran too late to vote on defeating the November water bond, so Adam Scow of Food & Water Watch will be back with a brief review before we vote. Also, a speaker from Voters First Initiative (Prop 11 for redistricting, which PHDC endorsed in the November 2008 election) will seek endorsement of a proposition to expand redistricting to include Congressional districts. There are various other items of Club business, including a vote to approve sending a letter to the SF Planning Department and the Supervisors regarding the Candlestick/Shipyard
Phase II Final Environmental Impact Report. And we'll meet two more candidates for District 10 Supervisor. See you there! WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern HeightsWHEN: Tuesday, June 1st, at 7:00PM |
ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE JUNE 2010 ELECTION
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Support our endorsed campaigns
California Propositions (FYI, here's Courage Campaign's Progressive Voter Guide, which matches PHDC's endorsements, and shows how 9 orgs voted on the 5 measures, plus other useful info).
13 - YES Limits on Property Tax Assessment. Seismic retrofitting of existing Buildings. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.
14 - NO Elections. Increases Right to Participate in Primary Elections. (But limits the general election to just the top two)
15 - YES California Fair Elections Act
16 - NO Imposes New Two-Thirds Voter Approval Requirement for Local
Public Electricity Providers. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
17 - NO Allows auto insurance Companies to Base Their prices in Part on
a Driver's History of Insurance Coverage. Initiative Statute.
San Francisco Propositions
A - YES School Facilities Special Tax
B - YES Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond
C - YES Film Commission
D - YES Retirement Benefit Costs
E - YES Budget Line Item for Police Security for City Officials and Dignitaries
F - No position Renters' Financial Hardship Applications
G - YES Transbay Transit CenterProposition 13
Candidates
California Lieutenant Governor
No position
California Attorney General
KAMALA HARRIS
California Insurance Commissioner
HECTOR DE LA TORRE
California Superintendent of Public Instruction
TOM TORLAKSON
Superior Court Judge, Seat 6
No position
Superior Court Judge, Seat 15
MICHAEL NAVA
San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, AD 13
KEITH BARAKA
DAVID CAMPOS (no web site found)
DAVID CHIU
HOPE JOHNSON
RAFAEL MANDELMAN
AARON PESKIN
DEBRA WALKER
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UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS
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| Members party, candidate forum
July, date TBD. Second Annual Members Party & "Shop Local" Silent Auction. A phenomenal success the first time around, so we're doing it again.
Tuesday, August 3 (regular meeting date). District 10 Supervisor Candidates' Forum at the Neighborhood House.
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MAY 4th MEETING FOLLOWUP
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The presentation by POWER on the Bayview Final Draft EIR resulted in an ad hoc committee writing a letter of protest, which will be voted on at the next meeting.
Isaac Bowers and Nina Pickerrell introduced themselves as candidates for D10 Supervisor, bringing the total number of candidates who have appearded before the club to about 15.
JC Prenner has been elected as our new Webmaster.
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