SF Tenants Testified against CitiApartments at Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee

I have a confession. I am a huge podcast fan.

So it only made sense that I try out for myself.

The story on Nader and Gonzalez’s campaign stop in San Francisco is this week’s podcast. Here is the link Leftinsf Podcast

If you listen, you will immediately note that I am a beginner and my skills are still in the elementary level. But I will keep at it and hopefully improve over time.

Ralph Nader is unapologetic about his politics-he’s right.
Matt Gonzalez, May 11, 2008

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate, former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez held a rally at the Roxie Theater last night.

The theater was almost filled. There were a good number of senior citizens, a sprinkling of young hipsters and a small number of families. In front of me in line was a high school junior from Marin who was taking his mother to see Nader for Mother’s Day. The mother told me that she had donated $500 to Nader in 2004 and she got a personal phone call from him. “I still have it on my voice message machine,” she said.

This Friday, join the bold effort to deliver affordable housing for the Bayview!
Balazo Gallery
2183 Mission Street
May 16th, 5:30-8pm

Despite millions being spent against us, committed volunteers have put Proposition F in play– collecting over 11,000 signatures in 10 days, reaching out to political clubs and community groups, running nightly phone banks, and dropping literature on the weekends. These true heroes have been doing the work to support our families struggling to make it here.

Now we need your support.

Come out to get energized and connected with the campaign, have some fun (with Eric Quezada on the ones and twos), and make a donation.

SFUSD’s only year-round school, Argonne Elementary School had its annual May Fair fundraiser this weekend. Argonne ES is located in the mid-Richmond.

Public School Parents, note that Argonne got its sign donated by FedEx/Kinkos. If they can do it for Argonne, they should be making a similar sign for your school.

Future firefighters were exploring a SFFD fire truck.

Music graced the large playground of Argonne Elementary School. The most interesting music act was a father-son duo who was doing Ramone and Clash covers. (They had help with a bass player who was standing apart from Dad and Son.) Mom was showing her mosh pit moves in front of the audience.

Parents for Eric Mar for Supervisor in D-1 had a Mothers’ Day Event on Saturday, May 10 at Rossi Park.

Over 40 people were in attendance to enjoy the food and listen to their favorite candidate for Supervisor in D-1 (the Richmond). The event was held at Rossi Park. Organized by Valerie Soe, Sandra Fewer and myself, the event had balloons to delight the children as well as a small gift of candy for mothers.

Here are some photos of the event:

These are some of the people who came to the Parents for Eric Mar for D-1 Supervisor event on Saturday.

The Chicago Tribune has been giving front page to their favorite campaign and hometown candidate, Barack Obama. New York Times has been favorably covering the junior senator from New York, Hilary Clinton.

So here is news of San Francisco’s connection to the presidential race:

Presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate, former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez will speak at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 11 at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St. There is a request for a $10 contribution and $5 for students or low-income people, but nobody will be turned away.

Supervisor Mirkarimi’s kickoff for his re-election campaign has filled with constitutents, supporters and well-wishers.

Supervisors Peskin and McGoldrick were attendance. School Board members Eric Mar, Mark Sanchez, Jane Kim and Kim-shree Maufas were in attendance. Community College Board John Rizzo was also there.

Assemblymember Mark Leno and former Mayor Willie Brown were also at the kickoff. Leno has never endorsed a Green, so it must have been a campaign stop.

PTA’s Protest Potluck drew in Gwendolyn, a representative from Fiona Ma’s office who gave us the numbers of Republicans on the Assembly Education Committee who needed to be convinced to “Flunk the Budget” (i.e. cuts to the state’s education budget). The list of the three Republican Assemblymembers that Assemblymember Fiona Ma wanted us to contact is listed below.

One of our callers, Terry Norbury reached someone in Leland Yee’s office who also suggested calling specific Republicans. Bob Twomey, another aide in Fiona Ma’s office (and former School Board candidate) talked to Carol Kochivar.

FLUNK THE BUDGET - Protest Potluck Sponsored by the 2nd District PTA

Date: Friday May 9, 2008
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Where: McAllister Conference Room
at 555 Franklin Street

Grab a potluck dish and your cellphone and head on down to 555 Franklin on Friday, May 9 to remind our legislators that they MUST Flunk The Budget!

This coming Friday evening, the Second District PTA is coordinating a Potluck Protest against the Governor’s plan to drastically reduce funding for education. This is another URGENT reminder to Sacramento as they prepare to work on the 2008-2009 Budget.