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POSTPONED: Endorsement Meeting for Statewide Propositions is now Tuesday, August 11.

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There are fourteen statewide props on the November ballot. To stage an event that’s up to our usual standards – well-researched mini-debates with pro and con sides of each measure – barely a week after our Party & Auction would be, in a word, impossible.

The Auction was great in every way – fantastic live jazz, yummy food, fun crowd, friendly space, generous selection of locally-donated items in the silent auction. Lots of work to produce, but worth it. Thanks everyone! Donor list below.

So – because of all that auction action – we are postponing the August 4 meeting to August 11. Same time, same place.

Potrero Hill Democratic Club Endorsement Meeting

Tuesday, August 11 at 6:30pm

Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro @ Southern Hts

Save the date! Tues Sept 1: District 10 Supervisor candidate debate moderated by Joe Eskenazi of Mission Local.

THANK YOU, 2026 Shop Local Auction Donors!

ITEMS TO BID ON

Action Auto Care

Aurora Alimentari

All States Best Foods market

Arch supplies

Bell & Trunk Flowers

Body Manipulations Tattoo & Piercing

Chiotras Grocery

Christopher’s Books

Collage Gallery

Dogpatch Boulders

Dogpatch Games

Dolci salon

Domaine SF wines

Farley’s Coffee

Frames On 3rd

Ganim’s

Golden State Warriors

Hazel’s Kitchen

Henrik Kam photography

Ikon Coffee

Jacky Morales Ferrand

Joni Eisen Cake Art

La Fleur Hair & Nail Spa

La Stazione Coffee + Cannoli

Loard’s Ice Cream & Sandwiches

Louie’s Original

Magic Donuts & Coffee

ManiPedi Plus

Museum of Craft and Design

New Potrero Market

Parker Potrero

Piccino Dogpatch

Plow

Po’ Boys Kitchen

Post & Parcel

Quince Spa

Reno’s Liquor

Revel plants/flowers/goods

Standard Deviant Brewery

Sutra Saturdays fashion

The Plant Café Organic

Wolfsbane

Zus clothing

IN-KIND DONATIONS

Chuck Bennett music

Dogpatch Saloon

Goat Hill Pizza

Good Life Grocery

Neighbor Bakehouse

Monday, June 1: Election Eve with Michael Tubbs

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Come meet PHDC’s endorsed candidate for Lt. Governor!

SAVE THE DATE! TUESDAY JUNE 9 Post-election recap with Tim Redmond, 7pm at the Nabe. Tim has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 40 years, 31 of which he spent as executive editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. He is the founder of online daily newspaper 48hills.org.

Tues May 5: A city budget for the people

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We are now in the middle of the City’s annual budget process. May 4th and 5th afford back-to-back opportunities to learn about the process, share your priorities and decide what to do. Monday, Supervisor Shamann Walton’s office is hosting an in-person District 10 Budget Town Hall at 5:30pm, Southeast Community Center, 1550 Evans Ave. Tuesday, Potrero Hill Democratic Club’s meeting at the Neighborhood House will feature a more activist take from the People’s Budget Coalition – see below.

 
PHDC monthly meeting Tuesday, May 5, at 7pm

In-person at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights

Anya Worley-Ziegmann of San Francisco People’s Budget Coalition will describe how we can work in solidarity for a budget that aligns with our values. While federal policies are slashing funds for crucial support services across the country, San Francisco is planning to balance its budget on the backs of our city’s working-class families, seniors, immigrants, community service providers and crucial climate action facilitators. These cuts, if passed, will leave deep scars on already underserved communities. Together, we’ll make sense of this historic budget moment and organize to protect the resources our communities rely on.

Saturday December 6th: Small-business crawl!

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There will be no regular PHDC meeting in December. We were inspired by the presentation at our November meeting by IndivisibleSF D10 lead, PHDC member Jacky Morales Ferrand, to do something different. In the spirit of the season. Let’s help keep workers and residents safe by reaching out to local businesses to make sure they know their legal rights and responsibilities in the event of a federal agent raid. We’ll ask the merchants to put a welcoming sign in their window (shown below), and share other steps they can take.

At Goat Hill Pizza’s recent 50th birthday party, founder Philip De Andrade enthusiastically agreed to be the first merchant to participate. If you want to join our Small-Business Crawl on December 6 – or maybe a day in the future; this is an ongoning campaign – please let us know by emailing contact_us@phdemclub.org . To find out more, you can sign up for an optional online training offered by Jobs with Justice: every other Tues 5:30-6:30pm, or every Wed 12-1:00pm. Meanwhile, Happy Thanksgiving! 

Potrero Hill Democratic Club Action instead of Meeting

Saturday, December 6, 2pm, meet up on the Hill or in Dogpatch, location tbd

Tues Nov 4th: Simple, super-local ways to stand up to ICE. Plus an update on Bay Area regional public transit funding.

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Do you think it’s too hard or too dangerous to stand up against ICE’s outrageous overreach in San Francisco right now? Think again. Even if Potrero Hill and Dogpatch don’t look like hotbeds of ICE activity, you can take simple, effective actions right here. A member of IndivisibleSF’s Local Action team will talk about what we can do now. Direct action not your thing? Hear some exciting, creative and engaging ideas about how you can defend your values and protect the vulnerable without risking your own safety. Every thing you can do matters.

Tuesday, November 4, 7pm

(THAT’S ELECTION NIGHT. MAIL YOUR YES ON 50 BALLOT NOW!)

In-person at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House

953 De Haro St @ Southern Heights

Sunday, October 12th: Our Party & Auction returns!

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Food, drink, jazz and great deals! Potrero Hill Democratic Club’s Party & Shop Local Silent Auction has always been a celebration of and for the community – and a fundraiser for the club’s many educational and democracy-enhancing activities. We never solicit or accept money from candidates or campaigns we endorse – so this event and membership dues are it for us. We suspended the Auction during the pandemic – but we think it’s time for a comeback.

There will be live jazz by a trio of amazing local musicians, snacks courtesy of club members and local eateries, and tempting items to bid on donated by the wonderful merchants and artists of Potrero Hill & Dogpatch. Save the date, and see you there!

Sunday, October 12, 5pm – 8pm. Dogpatch Saloon, 2496 Third St at 22nd.

Tues Aug 26th: Award-winning journalists discuss the City budget

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We are excited to feature at our next meeting Managing Editor, columnist and investigative reporter Joe Eskenazi (left) and data reporter Kelly Waldron of acclaimed independent local news outlet Mission Local. They will discuss the City budget: who kind of won, who really lost, and where that leaves us (hey, anyone notice the climate is still changing?). Moderator will be Boosters president and PHDC board member J.R. Eppler.

PHDC will join Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association, in-person on their regular 4th Tuesday instead of our  regular 1st Tuesday.

Potrero Boosters & Potrero Hill Democratic Club, Tuesday, August 26, 7pm

In-person: Dogpatch Hub, 1278 Minnesota St. Remote access available: Zoom link

Save the date: Tuesday August 26 with Potrero Boosters

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For our next meeting, PHDC will combine forces with Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association, in-person on their regular 4th Tuesday instead our regular 1st Tuesday.

Exact topics tbd, but we will also be planning the return this fall of the popular, pandemic-paused PHDC Shop Local Party & Auction. Stay tuned.

Potrero Boosters & Potrero Hill Democratic Club  
Tuesday, August 26, 7pm
Dogpatch Hub, 1278 Minnesota St