Tag: Elections

Candidate Forum for U.S. Congress Jan 7!

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Please join the Harvey Milk Club LGBTQ Democratic Club, the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, and the CA Working Families Party for a San Francisco Congressional District 11 Candidate Forum. This event will feature Senator Scott Wiener, Supervisor Connie Chan, and Saikat Chakrabarti. Moderators are Bay Area Reporter News Editor Cynthia Laird and Mission Local Managing Editor Joe Eskenazi.

The forum will be held as a hybrid event, with in-person attendance at UC Law San Francisco and a virtual participation option.

*In-person RSVP is now closed.* 
Please RSVP here to attend virtually.

Election Night: Start at the Yankee with PHDC!

On By Joni EisenIn Elections, Uncategorized

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.

Tues Oct 1: Watch the VP debate with us!

On By Joni EisenIn Elections

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

Endorsements for November 5, 2024 Consolidated General Election

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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

Tues Sept 17, 6:30pm SHARP: Endorsements continue at the Nabe

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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.

Endorsements, part 2, for the November 5, 2024 General Election

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US President/Vice President
KAMALA HARRIS/TIM WALZ

United States Senator
ADAM SCHIFF

United States House of Representatives, District 11
NANCY PELOSI

San Francisco Treasurer
JOSÉ CISNEROS

San Francisco Board of Education
MATT ALEXANDER
PARAG GUPTA
JAIME HULING
SUPRYIA RAY

San Francisco Propositions – remainder coming after Sept 17
A – YES!! Schools improvement & safety bond
C – YES Inspector General
D – NO City commissions & mayoral authority
E – no position
G – YES Rental subsidies for low-income etc
L – YES Tax the ride-hails to fund the bus
M – YES Changes to business tax

Tues Sept 3, 6:30pm SHARP: Endorsements Continue – at the Nabe

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Please join us at Potrero Hill Neighborhood House in-person (preferred), or online – zoom info coming soon – as we continue to address what’s on your ballot.

The meeting will begin with a School Board Candidate Forum, moderated by SFUSD parent and PHDC board member Sara O’Neill. 

Potrero Hill Democratic Club Endorsement Meeting, Round 2 

for the November 5, 2024 Election

Tuesday, Sept 3rd, 6:30 sharp

Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro St @ Southern Hts

Online option will be available

We will consider several offices and approximately half of the local ballot measures, and cast our votes that evening. We will tackle what’s left on the ballot two weeks later.

Endorsements from Sept 3rd and earlier are here.

Endorsements, part 1, for November 5, 2024 Consolidated General Election

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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