Month: August 2024

Tues Sept 3, 6:30pm SHARP: Endorsements Continue – at the Nabe

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Please join us at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House in-person (preferred), or online – zoom info coming soon – as we continue to address what’s on your ballot.

The meeting will begin with a School Board Candidate Forum, moderated by SFUSD parent and PHDC board member Sara O’Neill. 

Potrero Hill Democratic Club Endorsement Meeting, Round 2 

for the November 5, 2024 Election

Tuesday, Sept 3rd, 6:30 sharp

Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Hts

Online option will be available

We will consider several offices and approximately half of the local ballot measures, and cast our votes that evening. We will tackle what’s left on the ballot two weeks later.

Endorsements from Sept 3rd and earlier are here.

Endorsements, part 1, for November 5, 2024 Consolidated General Election

On By potrerohilldemocratsIn Elections, Endorsements, Uncategorized

Thanks everyone who worked on, spoke at, and attended our virtual endorsement meeting August 6!

60% of votes is the threshold required for endorsement of propositions and in single-winner races, and 50% is required for multiple-seat races. The rest of the ballot will be covered and voted on September 3rd and September 17th, at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House.

State Senate, District 11
SCOTT WIENER

State Assembly, District 17
MATT HANEY

BART Director, District 9
EDWARD WRIGHT

San Francisco City Attorney
DAVID CHIU

San Francisco District Attorney
no position

San Francisco Sheriff
PAUL MIYAMOTO

Regional measure
4 – YES!!  Bay Area Affordable Housing Bond

California Propositions
2 – YES!!  Public education facilities bond
3 – YES!!   Reaffirm marriage equality
4 – YES!!  Climate resilience bond re: water, wildfires, parks, energy
5 – YES!!  Approval threshold lowered to 55% for local infrastructure & affordable housing bonds
6 – YES!!  Limit forced labor in state prisons
32 – YES Increase minimum wage to $18/hour
33 – coming later  Repeal Costa-Hawkins to allow local regulations on rent control
34- NO Landlords requiring AIDS Health Foundation to spend 98% on patient care
35 – YES Permanent tax on managed healthcare org’s, to fund MediCal
36 – no position  Increase theft and drug crime penalties

!! = unanimous

Tues Aug 6th: Virtual endorsement meeting

On By Joni EisenIn Elected official, Elections, Endorsements

Tuesday, August 6th, beginning at 6:30pm on zoom, board members will give brief overviews of all ten California propositions, plus a regional one. We will also hear from candidates for District Attorney, Sheriff, BART Board District 9, State Senate, State Assembly, and City Attorney (the last three are running for election unopposed). Join us!

This is the first in a series of three; the next two endorsement meetings will be in-person at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, Sept 3rd and 17th.