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Final Endorsements for November 8

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From the Potrero Hill Democratic Club meeting of September 13:

Superior Court Judge, Office No. 7
VICTOR HWANG

BART Board of Directors, District 7
LATEEFAH SIMON

BART Board of Directors, District 9
BEVAN DUFTY

SFUSD Board of Education
RACHEL NORTON*
STEVON COOK
MATT HANEY*
MARK SANCHEZ

*incumbent

 

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Thea Selby and Jeff Kositsky speaking on behalf of Prop J & K.
Photo by John O’Neill

 

Local Propositions

A – YES  SFUSD Bonds.

H – YES  Public Advocate.

I – YES  Funding for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities.

J – YES  Funding for Homelessness and Transportation.

K – YES  General Sales Tax.

O – No Position  Office Development in Candlestick Point and Hunters Point.

Q – NO!!  Prohibiting Tents on Public Sidewalks.

R – NO  Neighborhood Crime Unit.

RR – YES!!  BART Safety, Reliability, and Traffic Relief.

!! = unanimous

Previous endorsements for November 8 are here.

New Endorsements for November 8, 2016

On By tony103be86b9e1In Elections, Endorsements, Uncategorized

ccsfcandidates-1From the Potrero Hill Democratic Club meeting of September 6:

US President and Vice President
HILLARY CLINTON and TIM KAINE

US Representative, District 12
NANCY PELOSI

Member, State Assembly District 17
DAVID CHIU

Trustee, Community College Board
RAFAEL MANDELMAN
ALEX RANDOLPH
TOM TEMPRANO
SHANELL WILLIAMS
AMY BACHARACH

(5 candidates endorsed, for 4 seats – please only vote for 4 in November)

Above photo by John O’Neill, l. to r., Amy Bacharach, Rafael Mandelman, Alex Randolph, Tom Temprano, Tim Killikelly for Shanell Williams

Local Propositions

B – YES  City College Parcel Tax.

C – YES  Loans to Finance Acquisition/Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing.

D – YES  Filling Vacancies in Local Elective Office.

E – YES!!  City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees.

F – YES  Youth Voting in Local Elections.

G – YES  Police Oversight.

L – YES  MTA Appointments and Budget.

M – YES  Housing and Development Commission.

N – YES  Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections.

P – NO!!  Competitive Bidding for Affordable Housing Projects on City-Owned Land.

S – YES!!  Allocation of Hotel Tax Funds.

T – YES  Restricting Gifts and Campaign Contributions from Lobbyists.

U – NO!!  Affordable Housing Requirements for Market-Rate Development.

V – YES  Tax on Distribution of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.

W – YES  Real Estate Transfer Tax on Properties Over $5 Million.

X – YES  Preserving Space for Neighborhood Arts, Small Business, and Community Services in Certain Neighborhoods.

 

!! = unanimous

Previous endorsements for November 8 are here.

Tuesday, August 23: Kim v. Wiener Debate and Vote

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Audience8-23Debate (1) JaneKim8-23Debate (1)The State Senate race between Supervisors Jane Kim and Scott Wiener resulted in a whisker-thin margin on Potrero Hill, and in the June primary overall.  In this close race, it looks like the only face-to-face debate the candidates have scheduled for November’s election was at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House on August 23rd! Potrero Hill Democratic Club, the Latin@ Young Democrats of San Francisco, and the Black Young Democrats of San Francisco co-hosted and co-moderated the standing-room-only event. Here’s the video of the debate, by Tom Brown. Photos by John O’Neill.

Potrero Hill Democratic Club members voted that night to endorse Jane Kim for State Senator.

(We will have two endorsement meetings on September 6 and 13 for other San Francisco candidates and measures.)

Here are PHDC endorsements so far.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 23rd, 6:30 pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St