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Dear ,  There's a lot going on this week - and then we have a meeting. I hope to see you somewhere out there. Joni Eisen, President
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SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera has been busy with cases protecting children from sex trafficking, defending evicted tenant relocation payments, protecting City College from the ACCJC, challenging the State Lands Commission's attempt to nullify Proposition B, suing the manufacturer of a caffeine-ridden energy drink for marketing to young children, championing gay rights for years, and much more. We are honored that he is taking the time to come speak to his neighborhood club! This is your chance to hear and ask him about whichever facet of his work most interests you.
Social Security works, but Republicans still want to destroy it. As Senator Elizabeth Warren said, "The GOP is inventing a Social Security crisis that will threaten benefits for millions and put our most vulnerable at risk." PHDC board member Bob Boileau will tell you about the threat and what we can do about it right now (also see below for a related book event tomorrow afternoon).
Members will consider and vote on several possible amendments to the Bylaws. WHEN: Tuesday, March 3rd at 7pm WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights |
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Events this week & beyond
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Tues Feb 24, 1:30pm. Social Security Works sponsors a book launch for - guess what? Social Security Works: Why Social Security Isn't Going Broke and How Expanding It Will Help Us All. Hear from and meet authors Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson, two of the country's top experts on our Social Security system - and the need to expand it. Co-sponsored by CREDO Action. No need to rsvp. Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th St (Harrison/Treat).
Thurs Feb 26, 6 - 8pm. UrbanIDEA forum: Where do we go from here?
The changing electorate, the lessons of 2014, and progressive strategies for the future. Speakers:
Corey Cook, USF associate professor of politics
Supervisor Eric Mar, District 1
Nate Albee, Legislative Aide to Supervisor David Campos
Emily Lee, SF Rising Action Fund
Maria Zamudio, Causa Justa::Just Cause
Moderated by Dyan Ruiz, co-founder of [people. power. media]. There will be time for Q&A. Get (free) tickets here. Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission @ 6th St. Sat Feb 28, 9am - 4:30pm.Clean Money Grassroots Summit. The California DISCLOSE Act, the bill to show voters who's really behind political ads, is coming back this year to continue the fight against dark money in politics. Register here to learn how to talk about the new bills and to plan the full-scale grassroots campaign to win. Breakfast & lunch included. Free, but donations for food would be appreciated. Questions: info@CAClean.org Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Rd, Palo Alto. Sat Mar 7, 1 - 4pm. SF College Democrats Year of the Ram Lunar New Year Celebration. A fundraiser to enable Democratic students from local colleges to attend the state Democratic Convention this year. Various levels of support; purchase tickets here
Sponsored by SF Democratic Party. The Garden Court Restaurant, 716 Kearny (Clay/Merchant).
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March 8th: Sunday Streets on the Embarcadero
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 Come table with us near the Ferry Bulding (exact location tbd that day), in the thick of the action, anytime between noon and 3pm. Join PHDC volunteers to register voters during the first Sunday Streets of the year: car-free fun along miles of streets closed to car traffic. To volunteer, please reply to this email, or sign up at the March 3rd meeting. |
 Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi (right) gave a lively, informative and well-received talk about his office's projects and priorities, and then engaged in audience Q&A.
Larry Bush, Friend of Ethics, columnist & editor of CitiReport, then joined us to talk about the campaign finance and other ethics reforms called for in his Feb 2 op-ed in the Chronicle. Executive Committee Members Bob Boileau and Loretta Lynch, respectively, presented updates on the Eden Foods boycott and reaching voters in large multi-unit buildings with the PHDC hand-delivered slate card. Supervisor Malia Cohen submitted her goals and priorities for the next term via a summary document distributed at the meeting. Club members voted to send letters to Supervisor Cohen about her land use priorities, to the Ethics Commission about taking up (at their Feb. 23 meeting) the campaign finance reform concerns raised by Larry Bush, and to other Democratic clubs inviting them to join PHDC's efforts in the Eden Foods boycott.
The Club elected the following officers for 2015:
President: Joni Eisen
1st VP Membership: Monisha Mustapha
2nd VP Political Action: Loretta Lynch
Secretary: J.R. Eppler
Treasurer: Carlin Holden
Tech Officer: John O'Neill
Officers-At-Large: Bob Boileau, Kate Gaidos Eppler, Eliana López
Our heartfelt appreciation to outgoing Treasurer Hilary Cohen for her years of cheerfully performing the duties of that essential office - until her move to a neighborhood to the north forced her to resign. Thanks Hilary!
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