Happy New Year! Please join us Tuesday, January 5 at 6:00 PM for the first Potrero Hill Democratic Club meeting of 2021.
The primary agenda item will be to discuss the Assembly Delegate elections. Assembly delegates help steer the direction of the state party and vote on policy, platform and endorsements.
This year, the entire election will be held by mail. To be eligible to vote, you must register by January 11th with the California Democratic Party here. A ballot will be mailed to your home and you can return it postage paid.
We’ll hear about the key slates running in this election: Progressive Power SF, Rise Together, and the People’s Delegates. We’re also planning an ADEM candidates’ forum for January 19th at 6:00 PM, and will discuss format for that educational event.
We also have some official Club business:

• Nominating 2021 officers to be elected in February;
• Chartering with the San Francisco Democratic Party; and
• Discussing the membership renewal process.

Contact us for meeting login details.

Here are the endorsements for the November 3, 2020 general election made by member vote at the Potrero Hill Democratic Club meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

all endorsements for November 3, 2020

BART Board

District 7: LATEEFAH SIMON

District 9: BEVAN DUFTY

Board of Education

Voters can choose up to four.

MATT ALEXANDER

KEVINE BOGGESS

ALIDA FISHER

MARK SANCHEZ

City and Regional Propositions

A – YES Health & Homelessness, Parks, and Streets Bond
B – YES Department of Sanitation and Streets, Sanitation and Streets Commission, and Public Works Commission
C – YES Removing Citizenship Requirements for Members of City Bodies
D – YES Sheriff Oversight
E – YES Police Staffing
F – YES Business Tax Overhaul
G – no position Youth Voting in Local Elections
H – no position Neighborhood Commercial Districts and City Permitting
I – YES Real Estate Transfer Tax
J – YES Parcel Tax for SFUSD
K – YES Affordable Housing Authorization
L – YES Business Tax Based on Comparison of Top Executive’s Pay to Employees’ Pay
RR – YES Caltrain Sales Tax

We are going to meet virtually to plan for November’s election and keep up to date with COVID-19 developments

This Tuesday, May 5 at 7:00 PM would usually be our regular meeting at the Neighborhood House. With Shelter-In-Place extended for another month, we’ll connect and discuss our plans for November by Zoom.
1. Voter’s Choice The Board of Supervisors is considering legislation to change November’s election. The proposal will send every San Francisco voter a ballot to return by mail. We will discuss this measure and how it will impact our work of registering and turning out voters. We’ve invited District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton to join this important discussion.
2. Membership & Endorsements In order to make endorsements for the November election, we need you! First, please renew your membership so you’ll be eligible to vote. We expect to make endorsements right after close of filing in August.
3. Make sure your voter registration is up-to-date. One thing we can do with this extra time is make sure we’re all registered to vote. If someone in your household has turned 18, or you’ve moved recently, or you have a new housemate, it’s a good time to register. The Elections Department has a Voter Portal that allows you to check your registration here. You can make changes to your voter record here.
4. COVID-19 Updates In these challenging and ever changing times, it’s important to keep up with current information to protect ourselves and others. sf.gov/coronavirus is the local website with the most current updates. You can also call 3-1-1 for information and resources such as food, transportation and healthcare.

Potrero Hill is ready to support the Democratic team. We’re united in support of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and candidates and causes up and down the ballot. Join us at the Yankee to watch the returns.

We owe a big, heartfelt thanks to Colleen McCarthy for her leadership. She’s working across the country to elect Democrats.Now it’s our turn to work here in the community.

We welcome you to watch the election results in our neighborhood. Sign up here:

WHEN: Tuesday, March 3rd at 7pm
WHERE: Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connecticut at 17th

The club’s endorsements are here.

Interested in being involved with the Potrero Hill Dem Club this year? Want to help Dems win in 2020?
Join us next Tuesday to help plan how we educate and turn out Potrero Hill voters and more for this momentous election.
We’ll also be voting on Executive Committee roles and looking for volunteers who would like to be involved with other committees, such as member engagement and voter contact. We also continue to seek candidates to run for Executive Committee positions including Vice President, Membership and Secretary.
Without candidates for Executive Committee positions and volunteers for committees, the Club will not be able to continue its programming. The PHDC will do crucial work engaging Potrero Hill residents in the 2020 elections, which will be about much more than just the choice of a new president.
Please join us and help Potrero Hill be part of a blue 2020!
Please RSVP here and fill out our short survey to help us plan the meeting.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 4, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

WHERE: Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St

The Potrero Hill Democratic Club voted January 7 on endorsements for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary Election.

Endorsements

Endorsement in a single seat race requires that a candidate receives at least 60% of votes cast by Regular members present and members voting by absentee ballot. “No Position” means that no candidates received at least 60% of the vote.

Democratic Presidential Candidate
Elizabeth Warren

U.S. Representative, District 12
Nancy Pelosi

State Senate, District 11
No Position

State Assembly, District 17
David Chiu

Superior Court Judge, Seat 1
No Position

Superior Court Judge, Seat 18
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot

Superior Court Judge, Seat 21
Rani Singh

AD-17, DCCC
The endorsement threshold for multi-seat races, where candidates do not need a majority of votes to win on election day, is 50% of the votes cast by Regular members present and members voting by absentee ballot.

Anabel Ibanez
Austin Hunter
Bevan Dufty
David Campos
Frances Hsieh
Hillary Ronen
Jane Kim
John Avalos
Matt Haney
Rafael Mandelman
Shamann Walton
Shannell Williams
Shaun Haines
Sophie Maxwell

Measures
Yes on A (City College Job Training, Repair and Earthquake Safety Measure)
Yes on B (San Francisco Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond, 2020)
Yes on C (Retiree Health Care Benefits for Former Employees of the San Francisco Housing Authority)
Yes on D (Vacancy Tax)
Yes on E (Limits on Office Development)