From 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.

19 endorsements down, 33 to go!  Just last week, Club members and friends completely filled the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House (capacity 239) to see the only post-primary State Senate debate between Supervisors Jane Kim and Scott Wiener.  After the debate, PHDC voted to endorse Jane Kim for State Senate.  The rest of our November endorsements so far (US Senate and state ballot measures) are linked here.

But we’re not done yet.  Over two Tuesdays – September 6 and 13, starting (early!) at 6:30 pm at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, we will cover all 25 local ballot measures and 8 candidate races, including two BART Board seats and 4 City College board seats on September 6, and the SFUSD Board of Education on September 13.  Some of the less controversial propositions will have written summaries from PHDC board members (available later this week) so we can have more time for discussion with our Club members and guests.

Voting members’ ballots are due at the end of the meeting, and will be counted immediately.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 6th, 6:30 pm (starting early!)
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St
AND
WHEN: Tuesday, September 13th, 6:30 pm (starting early!)
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St

November 8th is about a lot more than Hillary Clinton vs. the toxic clown car of today’s Republican Party.  There are 17 state ballot measures (and more than two dozen local measures on the way) and candidate races throughout the state, Bay Area, and the City.

As always, PHDC has you covered.  For Tuesday, August 2nd, we were be your living Ballotpedia for the U.S. Senate race (Harris vs. Sanchez) and the state ballot measures, with (brief) pros and cons for every issues. Some of the less controversial state measures had written arguments from PHDC board members so we could have more time for discussion with our Club’s chatty members in the audience.  We will have two endorsement meetings in September for San Francisco candidates and measures.

Here are PHDC endorsements so far.

Club business: Special election for 2 vacant slots. Volunteer sign-up for our 8th Annual Party and Shop Local Silent Auction, set for Saturday, August 27 from 5-8 pm at Dogpatch Saloon.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 2nd, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St

Candidates who have submitted completed questionnaires will appear in small groups at regular intervals, to present and answer questions. Come and meet them! Ballots are due at the end of the meeting, and will be counted immediately.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 12, at 7pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, downstairs in the Game Room, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights

Tuesday, April 5th: Judicial candidate forum, Presidential primary, ballot measures – RESULTS

The forum of candidates for Superior Court Judge, Office #7 – Paul Henderson, Victor Hwang, Sigrid Irias (counterclockwise from left, photo by John O’Neill)- was moderated by attorney & PHDC board member J.R. Eppler. Presidential Primary candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton were represented by Gustav Feldman and Susan Pfeifer, respectively; presentations and audience Q&A were moderated by PHDC V.P. Tony Kelly.

ALL the candidates & surrogates were so strong and compelling that no judicial candidate and no presidential candidate got the 60% of votes necessary for endorsement. So:

SF Superior Court, Office 7 – No position

U.S. President – No position

Both of the above races will be voted on again (top two for judge, Democratic nominee for President), in the General Election in November.

After presentations by Club officers, members voted the following endorsements on six local & regional ballot measures and one statewide measure:

Prop A – Yes – Public Health and Safety Bond
Prop B – No – Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund. Charter Amendment.
Prop C – Yes – Affordable Housing Requirements. Charter Amendment.
Prop D – Yes – Office of Citizen Complaints Investigations. Initiative Ordinance.
Prop E – Yes – Paid Sick Leave. Initiative Ordinance.
Measure AA – Yes  – Clean and Healthy Bay Parcel Tax. Regional Measure.
Prop 50 – Yes – Suspension of Legislators Amendment. CA Constitutional Amendment.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 5, at 7pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights

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Tuesday, April 12th: Democratic County Central Committee candidates from Assembly District 17

Candidates who have submitted completed questionnaires will appear in small groups at regular intervals, to present and answer questions. Come and meet them! Ballots are due at the end of the meeting, and will be counted immediately.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 12, at 7pm
WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, downstairs in the Game Room, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights