At our next meeting, Tuesday, December 7, at 7PM at the Nabe, Malia Cohen will attend as both a member and a special guest. She wants to hear from you before she takes office, about how best to begin to serve her constituency. Other meeting topics TBA. Check our web site for updates.

WHEN: Tuesday, December 7th at 7PM
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro @ Southern Hts

As part of the ongoing Shop Local campaign, the Nabe would like to have quarterly events featuring an array of local merchants. Our club sells T-shirts (at right) and memberships, so we qualify. If you want to help at our table this Sunday, anytime between 1 and 5, please email or call 648-6740. Thanks.

Remember when Spero's (S. Asimakopoulos, the Greek restaurant where Sunflower is now) organized an annual community Thanksgiving at St. Teresa's ? It was way over a decade ago, and my family used to help cook and serve the free meal donated by local businesses. I was sorry to see it end, but thrilled to find out that Velma's Blues & Jazz Club is doing another version just south of here:


The turkeys will be provided by Bayview businesses: The Monte Carlo (smoked), Sam Jordan's (fried), Racing For Life (bar-B-Q), Old Skool Cafe, Auntie April's and Simply Fabulous salon (baked). The doors will open at noon and dinner will be served until 5:00.

Donations are needed of trimmings: potato salad, green beans, mac and cheese, green salad, cranberry sauce, rolls, desserts, all things that go with a Thanksgiving dinner.  Volunteers are needed to serve in one hour shifts. To donate or volunteer, please call 415-824-7646.

With just a few weeks left of a Democratic House majority under Speaker Nancy Pelosi, what is most important to you? Here are links to take action while there is still a chance things could go our way:

· Repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell by bringing the National Defense Authorization Act to a vote before the next session of Congress
· End the Bush tax cuts for the top 2%
· Protect family and organic farms with two vital amendments to the Food Modernization Act
· Fight deep-pocketed, secret campaign donors by urging Pelosi, Boxer and Feinstein to pass the DISCLOSE Act and the Fair Elections Now Act