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Nov 2009 Endorsements

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Yes on A – Budget Reform – This makes the budget biennial. This is a good government issue for us, trying to make the budget process better.
Yes on B – Board of Supervisor Aides – This allows supervisors to hire more than two aides. This is another good government issue for us.
No on D – Mid Market Special Sign District – While a goal of a vibrant mid market district is a fine one. We are uncertain that more signs and billboards will make it that way.
Yes on E – Advertisements on City Property – This prevents there from being a further expansion of the use of city furniture and buildings to be sold as ad space.

Though they are running unopposed, we also support candidates:
Jose M. Cisneros for Treasurer
and Dennis Herrera for City Attorney.

2008 Endorsements Slate Mailer is on its way!

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

We are very proud of the fact that in every contested major election cycle, the San Francisco League of Conservation Voters distributes the only regular endorsement slate card representing the environmental community and this year is no different!

We are about to start mailing the SFLCV slate cards! They look great!

You can see them HERE.
We are mailing 4 different pieces for each of 4 different Supervisorial districts!

 

TO SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENDORSEMENTS JUST SCROLL DOWN or Click Here.

2008 November Endorsements

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Please find all our endorsements below. State and Federal endorsements are made by the California League of Conservation Voters. More info can be found on their website at www.ecovote.org/endorse

LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL CANDIDATES:

President:
Barack Obama

Congress 8:
Nancy Pelosi

Congress 12:
Jackie Speier

State Senate:
Mark Leno

Assembly 12:
Fiona Ma

Assembly 13:
Tom Ammiano

Supervisor District 1:
Eric Mar

Supervisor District 3: (ranked choices)
1) David Chiu
2) Tony Gantner

Supervisor District 5:
Ross Mirkarimi

Supervisor District 7:
No Endorsement

Supervisor District 9: (ranked choices)
1) Sanchez
2) Campos
3) Valtin

Supervisor District 11:
John Avalos

BART:
Tom Radulovich

Board of Education:
Sandra Fewer
Bobbie Lopez
Jill Wynns
Norman Yee

Community College Board:
Mary Hernandez
Chris Jackson
Milton Marks
Bruce Wolfe

Superior Court Judge:
Sandoval

STATE AND LOCAL MEASURES

State Propositions:

Yes on Proposition 1A: Improve air quality and public transportation through High Speed Rail
No on Proposition 7: Protect small solar producers and encourage solar energy production
No on Proposition 10: Protect the environment and taxpayers — and stop the alternative energy scam
No on Proposition 11: Stop the flawed redistricting plan

San Francisco Measures:

YES on Prop A – San Francisco General Hospital Earthquake Safety Bonds

YES on Prop B – Establishing Affordable Housing Fund

NO on Prop C – City employees on Commissions and Boards

YES on Prop D – Financing Pier 70 Waterfront District Development Plan

YES on Prop E – Raise # of signatures required for a recall

YES on Prop F – Holding All Scheduled City Elections Only in Even-Numbered Years

Prop G – No Position

YES on Prop H – Setting Clean Energy Deadlines; Studying Options for Providing Energy; Changing Revenue Bond Authority to Pay for Public Utility Facilities

NO on Prop I – Creating the Office of an Independent Rate Payer Advocate

YES on Prop J – Creating a Historic Preservation Commission

Prop K – No Position
Prop L – No Position
Prop M – No Position

YES on Prop N – Changing Real Property Transfer Tax Rates

YES on Prop O – Replacing the Emergency Response Fee with an Access Line Tax and Revising the Telephone Users Tax

NO on Prop P – Changing the Composition of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board

YES on Prop Q – Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax

NO on Prop R – Renaming the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant

NO on Prop S – ID funding sources for budget set asides

Prop T – No Position
Prop U – No Position
Prop V – No Position

SFLCV Endorsements Process Update for Candidates

Friday, September 12th, 2008

If you are a candidate for office in San Francisco’s November 2008 you should have received a questionnaire a few weeks ago. The deadline for returning your completed questionnaire is THIS MONDAY, September 15th at 5 PM.

If you did no receive a questionnaire please call Adrian Cotter at 415 336 5073. Also all questionnaires are available in the right hand column on this page.

Please email completed questionnaires to these 3 email addresses:
drainage AT gmail DOT com
deep AT sflcv DOT org
michelle AT sflcv DOT org

(replace “AT” with “@” and “DOT” with “.”)

Endorsements: June 3rd, 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Ballot Measures

Yes on E – Requiring Board of Supervisors’ Approval of Mayor’s Appointments to the PUC
Yes on F – Affordable Housing in Candlestick/Hunters Point development.
No on G – Mixed-Use Development Project for Candlestick Point And Hunters Point Shipyard

We are not endorsing on A, B, C, D or H.

Candidates

Green Party County Council

Razzu Engen

Democratic Party County Central Committee

12 A.D.

  • Michael Bornstein
  • Doug Chan
  • Emily Drennen
  • Eric Mar
  • Jake McGoldrick
  • Trevor McNeil
  • Jane Morrison
  • Melanie Nutter
  • Connie O’Connor
  • Matt Tuchow

13 A.D.

  • Bill Barnes
  • David Campos
  • David Chiu
  • Chris Daly
  • Michael Goldstein
  • Robert Haaland
  • Joe Julian
  • Leslie Katz
  • Rafael Mandelman
  • Aaron Peskin
  • Holli Thier
  • Debra Walker

Republican Party County Central Committee

We did not endorse any republicans for the county central committee. But we would like to thank Gene Dermody for submitting a questionnaire.

Questions

If you have any questions about our endorsements, please email adrian at sflcv.org

Central Committee Endorsements

Monday, March 31st, 2008

We have started our endorsement process for central committee: Greens, Democrats and Republicans should have gotten a questionnaire by email. But if you are looking, you can also find it here.

2007 Endorsements

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

YES on A
YES on C
NO on H
YES on K

No endorsement for Mayor

November 2006 Endorsements

Monday, September 18th, 2006

If you are interested in finding out how our endorsements work, or wish to bring an issue or a candidate to the board, please contact michelle -at- sflcv.org

2006 November Elections

Local Measures

  • YES on Prop A – School Bond and Tax Rate
  • YES on Prop E – Parking Tax Ordinance
    This ordinance places a 10% surcharge on the city’s parking tax, and closes a loophole that exempts valet parking from the tax. Funds raised through Prop E (an approximate $26 million) will end up going to Muni and other city services. It provides another reason why people should get out of their cars and choose to walk, bike or take public transit. Prop E will save us pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
  • YES on Prop H – Relocation Assistance for No Fault Tenant Removal
  • YES on Prop J – Impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney – Declaration of Policy
    We know that this statement of policy doesn’t mean much really, and it is perhaps even a little silly — but here it is, George Bush and Dick Cheney are the worst thing that has happened to the environment since the invention of the gas powered automobile. From appointing industry and political hacks, to Orwellian language control (healthy forests for log cutting, clear skies for more coal pollution), for the squelching of science. An impeachment would be a good thing, however improbable.

Supervisor Questionnaire

Thursday, August 24th, 2006
  1. What are the top 3 environmental issues facing San Francisco?
  2. What can the city do to improve San Francisco’s natural and urban environment?
  3. How do you think we should balance the recreational uses with protecting San Francisco’s natural areas and green spaces? What can the city due to better provide natural habitats, parks, and more trees?
  4. What qualifications would you consider to be most important in Planning Commission appointees?
  5. What measures would you take to encourage San Franciscans to get out of their cars?
  6. Do you feel that environmental racism is an issue in San Francisco? How do you suggest we address this issue?
  7. What, if anything, would you do to change the way the City manages its wastewater and runoff?
  8. What are some concrete steps you will implement as a Supervisor to help our city do its share to combat global warming?
  9. Are you going to participate in the City’s voluntary public financing program? If not, why not and will you comply with the City’s voluntary spending limits?
  10. Why should SFLCV endorse you?

City College Questionnaire

Thursday, August 24th, 2006
  1. What are your qualifications to be a Community College Board member?
  2. How would you increase public transit use by CCSF students and employees?
  3. Do you support green building standards for new and renovated buildings at CCSF? If so, what should be included in these standards?
  4. What should CCSF do to improve its environmental practices?
  5. What is your opinion of facilities planning at CCSF?
  6. What is your opinion of CCSF’s role in neighborhood planning around its campuses?
  7. Why should SFLCV endorse you?