PHDC NEWSLETTER

ISSUE #65 MAY, 2014

Dear ,

PHDC's next regular meeting, June 3rd, will be fairly short - you'll have plenty of time to join the Yes on B election night party afterwards. That's on till 11pm at Sinbad's, Pier 2.

Joni Eisen, President

Potrero Hill Democratic Club

Next meeting Tuesday, June 3rd (election night)

Sheriff's update; Campaign for a Healthy California

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi will join us to give an update on happenings in and around the SF Sheriff's Department, including a number of initiatives regarding public safety and rehabilitation both inside and outside the jail system. Some of these endeavors are attracting statewide and national attention.

Ed Kinchley, SEIU 2121's political education co-chair, will talk about the Campaign for a Healthy California, whose mission is to "finish the job on health reform" by eventually replacing private health insurance with guaranteed, single-payer healthcare for all Californians.

Q&A will follow each speaker.

Please note: We will meet downstairs in the Game Room, not in the theater upstairs. Since it's election night, the theater will be in use as a polling place.

WHEN: Tuesday June 3 at 7:00pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights

VOTE June 3rd (or before)! PHDC's endorsements:

Member, U.S. Congress, District 12: NANCY PELOSI

California Governor: JERRY BROWN

California Lieutenant Governor: No position

California Secretary of State: DEREK CRESSMAN

California Attorney General: KAMALA HARRIS

California State Treasurer: JOHN CHIANG

California State Controller: BETTY YEE

California Commissioner of Insurance: DAVE JONES

California Superintendent of Public Instruction: TOM TORLAKSON

Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2: FIONA MA

State Assembly, District 17: No position
(exact tie between David Campos and David Chiu)

San Francisco Superior Court Judge, Seat 20: No position

(virtual tie among the three)

California Propositions

41 - YES Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014

42 - YES Public Records. Open Meetings. State Reimbursement to Local Agencies.

San Francisco Propositions

A - YES Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond

B - YES Voter Approval for Waterfront Development Height Increases

Save the date: Wednesday, July 2

District 10 Supervisor candidate debate

We are excited to announce that SF Chronicle politics reporter Marisa Lagos will moderate the debate, which will take place in the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House theater at 7:30pm. Stay tuned for details and updates; check the PHDC website or Facebook page.

May 6th meeting followup: housing crisis

The stellar panel assembled to address the dire and fast-changing San Francisco housing situation were, left to right in photo:

Tim Colen, Executive Director, SF Housing Action Coalition
Sara Shortt, Executive Director, SF Housing Rights Committee
Calvin Welch, founder, Council of Community Housing Organizations
Brad Paul (moderator), Deputy Executive Director, Association of Bay Area Governments

The program, well-attended and at times quite spirited ("Sometimes I wonder whether more heat than light was shed," said one panelist later), was co-sponsored by San Francisco for Democracy. Links to Jeff Whittington's 3-part video of the event are on the PHDC web site - left side of the page. Or, click on the photo above to go directly to the first video.

Eligibility to vote on Nov 4, 2014 endorsements

To be eligible to vote at September endorsement meetings, you must

● be a resident of Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Mission Bay or the houseboats; and
● have attended 2 or more meetings or other club-sponsored events during the past year, and
● be a 2013 member who has paid 2014 dues at or before the endorsement meeting, OR
● be a new member who has paid 2014 dues 2 months before the endorsement vote.

Note that anyone joining the club as a new resident member at or before the July 2nd meeting (debate) will be able to vote in September on endorsements for the November General Election (except for Supervisor, which members will vote on after the debate), as long as they have attended at least 2 club events within the previous year.

More details about voting membership, including boundaries used to determine residency, can be found on the membership page on our web site.