Membership meeting Tuesday, October 7th @ 7pm. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro @ Southern Heights. Open to the public.
Advocate: Keep Market Street Moving (instead of jamming it with ride-hail vehicles). Prop 50 temporary CA redistricting, to fight the right.
Celebrate: Last-minute planning for our Oct 7th Shop Local Party & Auction!
November 5th is days way! Yikes. As if you didn’t know. Democratic campaign headquarters, 901 Market St @ 5th, has phone bank shifts 10am-8pm every day. Sign up here. VOTE, early if possible, and get your like-minded friends and family to do the same. At all levels, from local to national, it’s all about turnout. Then, let’s relax (as if!), socialize and wish each other luck. Come to the Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut St, 6:30-7:30pm and find us either in the back room or out on the patio.
Later that night…
Progressive kindred spirits will gather at El Rio, 8:30 to midnight.
Another free event is at 111 Minna Gallery, 7 to 10pm.
PHDC has had several fun watch parties in the backroom at the Yankee over the years. Since the U.S. VP debate this year falls on our regular monthly meeting night, we will gather there again. Light snacks provided, drinks and additional food available. Now that Club endorsements are complete, we are inviting endorsed campaigns and candidates to drop by with lit and window signs.
Potrero Hill Democratic Club VP Debate Watch Party
Tuesday, October 1st, 6:00-7:30pm
Connecticut Yankee back room (pool room), 100 Connecticut St @ 17th
60% of votes cast is required for endorsement for propositions and single-winner races, and 50% for multiple-seat races.
If an office or proposition is not listed, that means no candidate or position reached the threshold for endorsement in that race; therefore the Club could take no position.
US President/Vice President
KAMALA HARRIS/TIM WALZ
United States Senator
ADAM SCHIFF
United States House of Representatives, District 11
NANCY PELOSI
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 Sheriff
PAUL MIYAMOTO
San Francisco Treasurer
JOSÉ CISNEROS
San Francisco Board of Education
MATT ALEXANDER
PARAG GUPTA
JAIME HULING
SUPRYIA RAY
San Francisco Community College Board
ALIYA CHISTI
RUTH FERGUSON
HEATHER MCCARTY
LUIS ZAMORA
San Francisco Propositions – remainder coming after Sept 17
A – YES!! Schools improvement & safety bond
B – YES Health, streets, shelter bond
C – YES Inspector General
D – NO City commissions & mayoral authority
G – YES Rental subsidies for low-income etc
I – YES Retirement benefits for nurses, 911 operators
J – YES Funding for children and youth
L – YES Tax the ride-hails to fund the bus
M – YES Changes to business tax
O – YES!! Supporting reproductive rights
Regional measure (alas, withdrawn by proponents)
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 – YES 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
!! = unanimous
Please join us at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House in-person (preferred), or online – zoom ink here – as we address the rest of what’s on your ballot.
The meeting will begin with a City College Board of Trustees Candidate Forum, moderated by PHDC board member and educator Sara O’Neill.
Potrero Hill Democratic Club Endorsement Meeting, Round 3
for the November 5, 2024 Election
Tuesday, Sept 17th, 6:30 sharp
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Hts
Online option will be available
We will consider the remaining candidates and measures on the ballot, and cast our votes that evening.
Endorsements made earlier are here.
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
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.
Join your neighbors for a series of Q&A forums to get to know the candidates and share what’s top of mind for Dogpatch & Potrero Hill residents. All forums begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Dogpatch Hub, 1278 Minnesota Street @ 24th Doors open at 6, refreshments served, no candidate endorsements associated with these events (but Potrero Hill Democratic Club will endorse, see below). Organized by neighbors Jen Betti, Kopal Maheshwari, Matt Nessier & Joan Meyer. To guarantee your seat, RSVP for each forum individually: Ahsha Safaí Wed 8/7; Mark Farrell Fri 8/9; Daniel Lurie Tues 8/13; Aaron Peskin Tues 8/20; London Breed Thurs 8/29.
PHDC has created a questionnaire which we asked each of the 5 candidates to complete; you can find a link to the questionnaires we received here. Due to circumstances beyond our control, PHDC will not host a mayoral candidate debate this year, but club members will vote to endorse in this race. So we want our members to be as informed as possible.
Our July monthly meeting will occur at yhe opening day of San Francisco Mime Troupe‘s 2024 show, “American Dreams,” kicking off its summer season in the parks. Instead of registering voters, we will be raising public awareness of a coming ballot measure, The ComMUNIty Transit Act, to increase operations funding for Muni with revenue from a new business tax on ride-hail companies.
WHAT: Potrero Hill Democratic Club’s monthly “meeting”
WHEN: Thursday, July 4th, 12:30pm
WHERE: Meet at 19th & Dolores Streets at the edge of the Park
To participate, email contact_us@phdemclub.org
Our next monthly meeting will be virtual, but don’t worry, some upcoming endorsement events will be in-person at the wonderful Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. Meanwhile, join us this Tuesday:
WHAT: Potrero Hill Democratic Club’s monthly membership meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, June 4th, 7pm
WHERE On zoom – link here
The ComMUNIty Transit Act is a community-led ballot initiative to increase funding for Muni with revenue from a new business tax on ride-hail companies. SF Transit Riders will tell you all about it and answer your questions. Signature-gathering to qualify it for the November ballot is well underway, and you will be invited to join the effort.
Officer elections. Nominations have been made and are still open for all positions on the Executive Committee. Members will vote at the start of the meeting.
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