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.
Please join us again at the historic, beautiful Neighborhood House in person. Masks and proof of vaccination are required to enter the building. Light snacks will be served.
We will hear two points of view about CCSF’s budget: AFT 2121 president Mary Bravewoman and Labor Council delegate Tim Killikelly will speak to us about opposing future cuts, and supporting an initiative to bring new revenue to CCSF. CCSF Chancellor David Martin will speak from the perspective of the administration, and may be joined by a member of the Board of Trustees.
We will hear what the Mayor has allocated for equitable – or any – climate action in her June 1st budget proposal: nothing! But it’s not over yet. Joni Eisen of SF Climate Emergency Coalition will describe how those who care about a livable planet for our children and grandchildren are turning to the Board of Supervisors, who will spend most of this month deciding what and how much to “add back” to the Mayor’s budget.
Meet, compare & contrast the four candidates running for California State Assembly in the Feb. 15th Special Election: David Campos, Matt Haney, Bilal Mahmood, Thea Selby. Check out their websites by clicking on their names. Moderator will be acclaimed journalist Joe Eskenazi, currently with Mission Local.
Cosponsored by Potrero Boosters, Potrero Dogpatch Merchants Association and Dogpatch Neighborhood Association. In the interest of health and science, we have decided to revert to zoom – but the show will go on!
Endorsement vote update: No single candidate garnered the requisite 60% of votes cast, so right now our position is No position. However, we may extend the voting deadline so more members can participate and increase the chance of the club reaching an endorsement.
In case you missed the forum, here’s a link to the recording.
We are pleased to announce that PHDC has been officially rechartered by the San Francisco Democratic Party – and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that our beautiful, historic Neighborhood House at 953 De Haro St has reopened for in-person events. Proof of vaccination is required to enter the facility, and masks are required when not eating or drinking.
On the agenda are the Feb. 15th special election: School Board recalls and electing the Assessor-Recorder. Also some club business and a social hour to reconnect! At our January 4th meeting, we will address the rest of the Feb 15th election: the race to represent District 17 in the State Assembly.
One key role of the Club is making informed endorsements. Primary endorsements for federal and state offices remain in effect for the General Election. We are sending questionnaires to local candidates and researching local and state measures to ensure our endorsement process is inclusive and informative.
With so many candidates and measures this November, we’ll have two meetings. On August 4th, we’ll consider state propositions and City College Board. On September 1st, we’ll discuss the Board of Education, BART Board and local ballot measures. We will have a robust program to ensure all residents of our community vote on or before November 3rd.
Please mark your calendars for the August 4th and September 1st meetings, beginning at 7:00 PM online. Complete details for each meeting, including call-in information and, for voting members, a ballot to complete and return, will be sent shortly before the meetings.
We’ll catch up with our new District 10 Supervisor, Shamann Walton, in an open-ended conversation about district concerns.
And, we’ll have a panel discussion about our bankrupt local utility monopoly, PG&E, featuring Loretta Lynch, PHDC member and former chair of the California Public Utilities Commission, and Cynthia Pollock, citizen member of the City’s Local Agency Formation Commission (the folks who brought us CleanPowerSF).
We will also elect new officers for 2019.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 5th at 7pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St
On the second Tuesday of the month (instead of our normal first Tuesday because of the holiday), our headliner is former State Assemblyman, Board of Supervisors president, and School Board president Tom Ammiano, role-model legislator for decades of SF political history. Tom chairs the campaign committee for the Sunlight on Dark Money Initiative, seeking signatures to get on the November 2019 ballot. It would force disclosures of corporate PAC money in campaigns and limit pay-to-play campaign contributions, and close corporate and lobbyist campaign contribution loopholes. With the elections coming up, we need these reforms more than ever.
The new year also brings elections for local delegates to the California Democratic Party, sorely in need of reform after the scandal-triggered resignation of the party’s chair in late November. At Tuesday’s meeting, we’ll meet some of the candidates on the Reform Democrats for Labor & Equity slate. The election for this set of delegates is coming up fast: Saturday, January 12, at 10 am at the Women’s Building, 3271 18th Street. All registered Democrats in Assembly DIstrict 17 are eligible to vote! For information about the Party and the delegate election (including all candidate statements) click here.
We’ll also hear from PHDC member Kelly Dennehy-Schumann, board member of the Women’s March Bay Area, with information about the Saturday, January 19th rally & march, 11:30am at Civic Center Plaza.
Also: nominations are open for 2019 PHDC officers.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 8th, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St
At Tuesday’s meeting, we’ll hear from candidates and representatives for local office campaigns and ballot measures, and vote on more endorsements. A little after 8 pm, we will have all the candidates for City College Board for a joint Q&A session.
On Tuesday’s endorsement ballot (click the links for more info):
SF Assessor: Carmen Chu* or Paul Bellar
SF Public Defender: Jeff Adachi*
City College of SF Board: Brigitte Davila,* John Rizzo,* Thea Selby,* Victor Olivieri
Proposition A (Seawall Improvement Bonds)
Proposition B (Personal Information Protection Policy)
Proposition C (Gross Receipts Tax for Homeless Services)
Proposition D (Marijuana Business Tax Increase)
Proposition E (Hotel Tax Allocation for Arts and Culture)
We also list “No Endorsement” as a choice on the ballot for candidate races, and “Why is This on the Ballot?” as a choice on the ballot for propositions.
*Incumbent
WHEN: Tuesday, September 4th, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St
This November, we choose a new District 10 Supervisor.
So, on August 28, please come and learn about four leading candidates’ visions for Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, the rest of District 10 and the City. Club members will vote on an endorsement the same evening.
You’ll meet: Theo Ellington, Tony Kelly, Uzuri Pease-Greene, and Shamann Walton. Click on their names to read their responses to our questionnaire.
This debate is brought to you with our co-sponsors, Potrero Boosters and PREFund.
Please RSVP here, and tell us you’re coming!
WHEN:Tuesday, August 28, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Hts
We’ll hear from representatives for state office campaigns and some ballot measures. PHDC board members will provide brief overviews of the rest of the measures. On the endorsement ballot (click the links for more info):
US Senate: Kevin de León or Dianne Feinstein
Governor: Gavin Newsom
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra
State Assembly, Dist. 17: David Chiu
Board of Equalization, Dist. 2: Malia Cohen
Proposition 1 (Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond)
Proposition 2 (Homeless Housing Funding)
Proposition 3 (Water and Watershed Infrastructure Bond)
Proposition 4 (Children’s Hospital Construction Bond)
Proposition 5 (Expanding Prop 13)
Proposition 6 (Repealing the Gas Tax)
Proposition 7 (Permanent Daylight Savings Time)
Proposition 8 (Regulating Kidney Dialysis Clinics)
Proposition 10 (Repealing Costa-Hawkins)
Proposition 11 (Ambulance Employees On Call During Breaks)
Proposition 12 (Cage Free Farm Animals)
In partisan races, we only consider Democrats for endorsements since we are a Democratic club. But we also list “No endorsement” as a choice on the ballot for candidate races, and “Why is this on the ballot?” as a choice on the ballot for propositions.
Our endorsements for November so far, continuing from the primary election in June:
U.S. Congress: Nancy Pelosi
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
State Controller: Betty Yee
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
Speak up! Vote on Tuesday!
All endorsements so far are here.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 7th, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St
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