I haven’t written much about the State Senate race. Although I have my preference, I think we’ll do OK if either Leno or Migden wins. It’s pretty clear, though, that a win for Joe Nation will be a bad thing for California, and San Francisco in particular.
AN ELECTION MESSAGE FROM CHRIS DALY
Progressives rarely spend as much money as our opponents and we usually don’t have the mainstream press with us. When we win elections, it is usually with shoe leather.
Right now, progressive campaigns for the DCCC are joining in coalition with tenant activists, affordable housing organizers, environmentalists, teachers, and City workers to change San Francisco. This turnout effort very well could decide the fate of both the local Democratic Party and even the future of the Bayview Hunters Point.
We will be delivering our message of change, with our CHANGE Slate, to progressive voters and getting out the vote. Please join us.
Annoucing the SF Pride at Work T- Shirt Design contest!!!
Calling all designers, artists, scallywags, and scumbags
who love JUSTICE and QUEERS and PRIDE AT WORK!
Annoucing the SF Pride at Work T- Shirt Design contest!!!
Please forward.
Pride at Works needs T- shirts to wear, sell, and flaunt to help us build the queer army.
Pride at Work is a social justice organization working for tenants rights, workers rights, trans rights, immigrants right and more. Pride at Work is LGBT constituentcy group of the labor movement: unions for gays and gays for unions. Learn more at www.sfprideatwork.org
BOE Introduces a the Idea of a New High School for Immigrants (edit this)
The San Francisco Board of Education started their regular meeting 20 minutes late. Commissioner Wynns participated via phone for half of the meeting. Wynns was at a seminar in New York. Commissioner Jane Kim was absent.
Libertarians Choose Barr as Presidential Nominee (edit this)
The national Libertarian Party picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate at their national convention in Denver this weekend.
Taking six rounds, the former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr beat research scientist Mary Ruwart with a 324-276 vote. Barr had been a member of the GOP, but left the Republicans in 2006 over claims of bloated spending by the Bush administration.
Barr was one of the more conservative Republicans in Congress during his three terms. He was best known for his efforts for a complete federal prohibition of medical marijuana and anti-drug legislation which stemmed from his previous experience as Anti-Drug Coordinator for the Department of Justice.
Young at (He)Art Art Exhibit of SFUSD Artists (edit this)
“The” art show of the season was on Friday night at the DeYoung Museum.
The annual Young at (He)Art Art Show exhibits the art of SFUSD students as well as students from other K-12 SF schools and art programs.
The artists were surrounded by parents, siblings and grandparents taking photos of the artist next to his/her artwork. In English, Cantonese. Spanish and Vietnamese, the artists’ entourages were saying the same thing, “What a wonderful painting! And we are so proud of you.”
Gold Award Winner-Marianne Koo, “Singing Arc”, Teacher-Karen Lowell, Lowell High School
Silver Award Winner-Colleen Ho, 8th Grader, “Tiger”
Protect Tenants Rights and the Environment!
Vote No on 98/Yes on 99 on June 3rd!
Join Co-Hosts Alysabeth Alexander, Robert Haaland, Alex Lantsberg, Eric Mar, Gordon Mar and James Tracy
No on Prop 98 Fundraiser
Monday, 5/26 (Memorial Day)
3-5pm
@The Plough and The Stars Irish Pub
116 Clement Street (near 2nd Avenue)
Richmond District, San Francisco
For more info, contact Gordon at (415) 994-2496 or gordonmar@yahoo.com
http://www.noprop98.org/
Join the 2nd District PTA on Wednesday for Phonebanking for Prop A (edit this)
The 2nd District PTA invite you to phone bank with them on Wednesday, May 28 from 5-7 p.m. to phone bank for SFUSD’s Parcel Tax - Prop A on June 3 ballot. The phone banking will be at Wild Awakenings, 142 McAllister Street (between Polk and Hyde).
We need everyone’s help to help pass this important ballot measure for our City’s future. We need everyone’s help to get the required 66.6% of June 3 votes that is needed to pass this very important measure.
80 Layoff Notices for Paraprofessionals Rescinded (edit this)
The Board of Education’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Personnel started their 5 p.m. meeting at 5:20 p.m. with Commissioners Wynns and Sanchez.
Deb Hirsch, Chief Administrative Officer for SFUSD, stated that with the state’s revisions to the budget and the Rainy Day funds, the District was able to rescind 80 of the original 89 layoff notices that were sent to paraprofessionals. This means that nine paraprofessionals will lose their position at SFUSD at the end of the fiscal year (June 30).
Harvey Milk Back at City Hall (edit this)
“You Got to Give Them Hope.” Harvey Milk
On his 78th birthday, a bust of Harvey Milk was unveiled at City Hall yesterday.
Harvey Milk was assassinated in 1978 along with Mayor George Moscone by former Supervisor Dan White. Milk was the first openly gay male to be elected to office in the United States.
Great thanks should be given to Dan Nicoletta who shepherded the process of getting the memorial for the last six years. Dan had worked at Milk’s Camera Shop. Many of the photos of Harvey that were shown last night were taken by Dan who is now a professional photographer. One of Dan’s favorite photos is Harvey Milk sticking out his tongue playfully to the camera.
