#933

From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Fri Sep 3, 2004 5:30 pm
Subject: Progressive Left endorsement meeting -- 9/8 at 6 PM

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New Progressive Left Movement presents:

A Public Endorsement Forum for candidates and Local propositions.

Come to discuss the candidates for the Board of Supervisors and the School Board we are proposing for endorsement.

Public Discussion and Vote on (Bonds, Bonds, Bonds!)Proposition A (Housing); F -- Non-citizens Voting School Board Elections and Taxes: J (Sales Tax increase), K (Business Tax) and N -- the antiwar Declaration of Policy.

Speakers pro and con, candidates' presentations and Q&A period, panel to discuss propositions and more. "Cast your ballot" is also included as well as a presentation on RCV/IRV voting system.

5$ donation requested -- no one turned away for lack of funds.

Wednesday, September 8 -- 6 PM

Women's Building

3543 18th

Mission District

For more information (415) 452-9992

Organized by the New Progressive Left Movement, an alliance of greens, socialists, independents and community and labor activists.

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From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Mon Sep 6, 2004 10:27 pm
Subject: Breaking News! 150 Arrested in SF during Hotel Workers protest

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150 Arrests during Demonstration by San Francisco Hotel Workers

By Frontlines correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO -- Over 500 of San Francisco hotel employees and supporters today staged a noisy protest in Union Square with more than 150 of them arrested for blocking Powell Street.

With labor contracts beginning to expire Saturday for more than 7,000 hotel workers in San Francisco, hotel and union representatives are trying to hash out differences over health care and pension costs, wages and employee workloads.

The contracts expiring Saturday affect 29 hotels. Contracts at 30 other San Francisco hotels are due to expire in September. Union representatives told Frontlines that management is trying to stall negotiations. The same source says that members of Local 2 have been working without a contract for three weeks and will take a strike vote next week.

Hundreds of workers and labor activists marched from Market Street to Union Square where they sat down in the streets stopping the cable cars, blocking traffic and paralyzing the shopping district.

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#935

From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Tue Sep 7, 2004 7:59 am
Subject: US Occupation of Iraq: Worst week in four months

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US occupation of Iraq: Worst week in four months

* 7 Marines killed were from the First Marine Expeditionary Force * Seven other Marines seriously wounded, a number of Iraqi National Guards killed * Fallujah insurgents show US plane downed by their anti-aircraft defenses * Iraqi government said they captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam's right hand, only to perform a spectacular about-face a day later * Saboteurs reignited a blaze on a vital oil export pipeline to Turkey only a day after fire there had been put out BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven US marines and three Iraqi national guards were killed in the deadliest anti-coalition attack in months, as Iraqi officials sheepishly retracted claims Saddam's deputy had been captured. Meanwhile, a Turkish truck driver, three Jordanians and a Sudanese were released by their kidnappers, but the fate of two French journalists was still in the hands of an Islamic militant group.
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From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Wed Sep 8, 2004 5:29 am
Subject: WEd. September 8: NPLM Endorsement Night (Candidates and Props)

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Wed. Sep. 8 - 6 PM -- SF Local Candidates & Propositions Endorsement Night

New Progressive Left Movement presents:
A Public Endorsement Forum for candidates and Local propositions.

Come to discuss the candidates for the Board of Supervisors and the School Board we are proposing for endorsement. This is a Potluck event: Please, bring a dish to share. Organizers will provide juice and water.

Public Discussion and Vote on Propositions:(Bonds, Bonds, Bonds!)Proposition A (Housing); F -- Non-citizens Voting School Board Elections and Taxes: J (Sales Tax increase), K (Business Tax) and N -- the antiwar Declaration of Policy.

Invited candidates: Ross Mirkarimi (D5), Julian Davis (D5), Brett Wheeler (D5); Lucrecia Bermudez (D9); Jane Kim and Kim Ferrigno (School Board); Leilani Dowell and Terry Baum (8th Congressional District) and Pat Gray (12th Congressional District).

Speakers pro and con, candidates' presentations and Q&A period, panel to discuss propositions and more. "Cast your ballot" is also included as well as a presentation on RCV/IRV voting system.

Selected candidates invited to this event filled an extensive questionnaire and were interviewed by the Coordinating Committee

5$ donation requested -- no one turned away for lack of funds.

Wednesday, September 8 -- 6 PM

Women's Building

3543 18th

Mission District

For more information (415) 452-9992 or write to: alternative@...

Organized by the New Progressive Left Movement, an alliance of greens, socialists, independents and community and labor activists.

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#937

From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Wed Sep 8, 2004 5:45 am
Subject: Latest articles on Russia/Chechnya conflict and US worst week in Iraq

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Bush & Putin self-fulfilled prophesies: Slaughter and Terrorism

*Frontlines Editorial Board* We are witnessing self-fulfilled prophesies. Bush orders the invasion and occupation of Iraq on bogus claims of terrorist links between Saddam and al Queda and the existence of WMDs. Putin invades Chechnya making the bogus claim of fundamentalist terrorism against Russian civilians and the danger of WMD falling into the hands of terrorists.
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Thousands rally in Moscow for imperial revenge after Beslan tragedy

	MOSCOW, Russia (Frontlines with material from Reuters, AFP and AP)- An estimated 130,000 Russians massed outside the Kremlin to say no to terror after the Beslan school hostage tragedy, as families pressed on with an agonizing search for loved ones still missing. By all accounts, the staged rally had more to do with pushing an imperial policy on Chechnya than a funeral for those killed A sea of people, brandishing banners and Russian flags, stood demanding revenge for the deaths of the 335 hostages and rescuers killed in the school siege and the 100 killed in plane attacks and a Moscow suicide bombing in past weeks. The emotion sounded too manipulated to observers, and the officially approved rally was also brief and appeared choreographed, prompting unfavorable comparisons with the uninhibited outpouring of grief seen in Spain after the March 11 attacks. People were not demanding a withdrawal from Chechnya to end the carnage, they were crying for revenge.
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US occupation of Iraq: Worst week in four months

* 7 Marines killed were from the First Marine Expeditionary Force * Seven other Marines seriously wounded, a number of Iraqi National Guards killed * Fallujah insurgents show US plane downed by their anti-aircraft defenses * Iraqi government said they captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam's right hand, only to perform a spectacular about-face a day later * Saboteurs reignited a blaze on a vital oil export pipeline to Turkey only a day after fire there had been put out BAGHDAD, Iraq - Seven US marines and three Iraqi national guards were killed in the deadliest anti-coalition attack in months, as Iraqi officials sheepishly retracted claims Saddam's deputy had been captured. Meanwhile, a Turkish truck driver, three Jordanians and a Sudanese were released by their kidnappers, but the fate of two French journalists was still in the hands of an Islamic militant group.
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#938

From: "Alternative" <alternative@...>
Date: Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:12 am
Subject: NPLM Endorsements for the Nov. 2, 2004 Elections

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New Progressive Left Movement (NPLM)

3311 Mission Street, Suite 135

San Francisco, California 94110

(415) 452-9992 – alternative@...

PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release, San Francisco, September 12, 2004

New Progressive Left Movement Endorses Candidates

and Propositions at Public Meeting

SAN FRANCISCO -- On Wednesday, September 8, the New Progressive Left Movement held a well attended public endorsement meeting of candidates for Supervisors in Districts 5 and 9, School Board and for some of the local and State ballot initiatives. The public meeting was held at the Women's Building.

The New Progressive Left Movement (NPLM) is an alliance of greens, socialists, independents and community and labor activists launched at a public conference last February as an organizing center for many volunteers who worked for the “Matt Gonzalez for Mayor” campaign.

Independent/ Green/socialist candidates for Supervisor and School Board were invited to fill questionnaires. Most of them were interviewed by the Coordinating Committee and spoke at the public meeting. Participants at the meeting asked questions and the candidates had ample time to answer them.

The selected local and state propositions were introduced by speakers and participants at the meeting discussed them.

All participants at the meeting cast votes for the candidates and issues introduced at the meeting. These are the results of the votes:

Supervisor -- District 5

Three candidates (Brett Wheeler – who announced at the meeting he was switching registration from Democrat to “decline to state”; Green Ross Mirkarimi and independent Julian Davis) participated and none obtained enough votes to be endorsed.

District 9:

Lucrecia Bermudez -- Endorsed with over 90% of the vote of those present

Two other candidates – one Green and one from the P&FP were invited to apply for endorsement. They did not.

12th Congressional District

Pat Gray - Endorsed with 80% of the vote of those present

School Board:

Jim Ferrigno – Endorsed with 60% of the vote

Jane Kim – Endorsed with 65% of the vote

8th Congressional District

No candidate received enough votes at the meeting to be endorsed

Propositions:

No on Proposition A -- Housing Bond -- 75% of those present voted against the measure

Yes on Proposition F -- Noncitizens Voting for School Board Election. The yes vote received over 90% of those in attendance

No on proposition J -- Sales Tax Increase -- 75% of those in attendance voted against the measure.

Yes on Proposition K – Business Tax -- 90% of those voting, voted yes.

Yes on Proposition N -- Withdrawing US Military from Iraq – with 85% of the vote of those in attendance.

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#939

From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:00 pm
Subject: Sabado 18 de Setiembre, 6 PM: Lanzamiento de Campa�a Prop. F

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REUNION PUBLICA DE LANZAMIENTO DE LA CAMPA�A DE LA PROPOSICION F

PARA DARLE EL DERECHO A OPINAR A TODOS LOS PADRES EN LAS ELECCIONES DE LA JUNTA ESCOLAR

Unase a los padres, j�venes, miembros electos del gobierno de San Francisco y otros oradores que apoyan a los estudiantes y ni�os en nuestras escuelas!

S�bado, 18 de Septiembre, 2004

6 � 9 PM

Women�s Building

3543 18^th Street (Entre las calles Valencia y Guerrero)

Barrio de la Mision

Info: (415) 452-9992

- Uno de cada tres estudiantes en las escuelas publicas es un hijo de inmigrantes.

- La Proposicion F tiene por objetivo darle una voz a todos los padres con ninos en nuestras escuelas.

- Todas las investigaciones indican que cuando los padres se involucran en las escuelas, los ninos se benefician.

Proposicion F se propone mejorar la calidad de nuestras escuelas

Si desea mas informacion o le gustaria hacer trabajo voluntario, pongase en contacto con nosotros

David Chiu (415) 793-5462 david.chiu@...

Carlos Petroni (415) 452-9992 alternative@...

www.voice4parents.com

Miembros del gobierno y oraganizaciones e individuos que apoyan a la Proposicion F:

Miembros electos del gobierno:

Assemblymember Leland Yee

Assemblymember Mark Leno

Assessor Mabel Teng

Former Treasurer Susan Leal

Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier

Supervisor Tom Ammiano

Supervisor Chris Daly

Supervisor Bevan Dufty

Supervisor Matt Gonzalez

Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick

Supervisor Aaron Peskin

Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval

Public Defender Jeff Adachi*

Commissioner Heather Hiles, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Sara Lipson, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Eric Mar, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Mark Sanchez, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Rodel Rodis, SF community College Board*

Alan Wong, Student Delegate, SF Board of Education*

Lideres comunitarios:

The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Maria Blanco, Lawyer�s Committee for Civil Rights

Mike Casey, President, HERE, Local 2

Brian Cheu, Chinese for Affirmative Action

David Chiu, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

Chris Finn, ATU 1555

Berta Hernandez, Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Ed Jew, Community Activist

Vinay Patel, Asian Improv Arts

Gene Pepi, ATU 1555

Miguel Perez, KPFA Producer and Host

Carlos Petroni, Immigrant Rights Movement; Editor, Frontlines

Steve Phillips, former Commissioner, SF Board of Education

Maria Rinaldi, Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Ana Maria Loya, La Raza Centro Legal

Maria Luz Torre, Parent Voices

Marlene Tran, Immigrant Rights Commission*

Karen Zapata, Latin American Teachers Association, Teachers 4 Social Justice

Organizaciones (lista parcial)

SF Democratic Party

SF Green Party

SF Labor Council

Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

District 3 Democratic Club

Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club

Noe Valley Democratic Club

San Francisco Women�s Political Committee

San Francisco Young Democrats Club

ATU, Local 1555

BVHP Community First Coalition

Chinatown Community Development Center

Chinese for Affirmative Action

Coleman Advocates for Youth

Greenlining Institute

HERE, Local 2

Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Immigrant Rights Movement (MDI)

Justice Matters Institute

La Raza Centro Legal

Lawyers� Committee for Civil Rights

Mixed Greens

Mission � District 9 Greens

New Progressive Left Movement

Proyecto Contra SIDA y por Vida

Senior Action Network

Visitacion Valley (Chinese) Parents� Association

Vietnamese Residents� Association

Youth Making A Change

* Nombre de organizaciones solo para identificacion

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#940

From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:05 pm
Subject: SeSat. Sep 18, 6 PM -- Prop F Kick-off Rally

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PROPOSITION F CAMPAIGN KICKOFF RALLY

GIVE ALL PARENTS A VOICE

IN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS!!!

Join Parents, Youth, Elected Officials, and

Other Speakers to Support San Francisco�s Students!

Saturday, September 18, 2004

6 � 9 PM

Women�s Building

3543 18^th Street (between Mission and Guerrero)

San Francisco

Info: (415) 452-9992

- An estimated one in three students in San Francisco public schools is a child of immigrants.

- Proposition F aims to give a voice to all parents with children in our schools.

- Research shows that when parents become more involved, all children benefit.

Prop F will improve our schools!

If you need more information, would like to volunteer, or want to endorse Proposition F, contact us at:

David Chiu (415) 793-5462 david.chiu@...

Carlos Petroni (415) 452-9992 alternative@...

www.voice4parents.com

Supporting/Endorsing Organizations and Individuals invited to attend and/or speak at our Rally:

Elected Officials

Assemblymember Leland Yee

Assemblymember Mark Leno

Assessor Mabel Teng

Former Treasurer Susan Leal

Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier

Supervisor Tom Ammiano

Supervisor Chris Daly

Supervisor Bevan Dufty

Supervisor Matt Gonzalez

Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick

Supervisor Aaron Peskin

Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval

Public Defender Jeff Adachi*

Commissioner Heather Hiles, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Sara Lipson, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Eric Mar, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Mark Sanchez, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Rodel Rodis, SF community College Board*

Alan Wong, Student Delegate, SF Board of Education*

Community Leaders (partial list)

The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Maria Blanco, Lawyer�s Committee for Civil Rights

Mike Casey, President, HERE, Local 2

Brian Cheu, Chinese for Affirmative Action

David Chiu, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

Chris Finn, ATU 1555

Berta Hernandez, Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Ed Jew, Community Activist

Vinay Patel, Asian Improv Arts

Gene Pepi, ATU 1555

Miguel Perez, KPFA Producer and Host

Carlos Petroni, Immigrant Rights Movement; Editor, Frontlines

Steve Phillips, former Commissioner, SF Board of Education

Maria Rinaldi, Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Ana Maria Loya, La Raza Centro Legal

Maria Luz Torre, Parent Voices

Marlene Tran, Immigrant Rights Commission*

Karen Zapata, Latin American Teachers Association, Teachers 4 Social Justice

Organizations (partial list)

SF Democratic Party

SF Green Party

SF Labor Council

Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

District 3 Democratic Club

Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club

Noe Valley Democratic Club

San Francisco Women�s Political Committee

San Francisco Young Democrats Club

ATU, Local 1555

BVHP Community First Coalition

Chinatown Community Development Center

Chinese for Affirmative Action

Coleman Advocates for Youth

Greenlining Institute

HERE, Local 2

Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Immigrant Rights Movement (MDI)

Justice Matters Institute

Lawyers� Committee for Civil Rights

Mixed Greens

New Progressive Left Movement

Proyecto Contra SIDA y por Vida

Senior Action Network

Visitacion Valley (Chinese) Parents� Association

Youth Making A Change

* titles for identification purposes only

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From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:15 am
Subject: What was Ammiano thinking? and other stories

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Vigilantes in the Mission: What was Ammiano thinking?

Real solutions to crime and violence, not PR campaigns that may cost lives By Lucrecia Berm�dez The move of Tom Ammiano toward the center of the political spectrum amid his growing desperation to be elected to a fourth term as Supervisor seems to have no end in sight. His latest escapade consists of bringing a group of controversial vigilantes misnamed �Guardian Angels� to patrol Mission Street in military fatigues. Ammiano�s rationale is the same as that of Gavin Newsom: if there is a spate of crime produced by the absence of jobs; if young people hang out in gangs because there are no sports and after school programs; if an underground drug culture flourishes because of the lack of health care treatment on demand, then the solution proposed by Ammiano and Newsom is to send in more cops.
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Saturday, September 18: Proposition F Kickoff Rally

	PROPOSITION F CAMPAIGN KICKOFF RALLY GIVE ALL PARENTS A VOICE IN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS! Join Parents, Youth, Elected Officials, and Other Speakers to Support San Francisco�s Students! Saturday, September 18, 2004 6 � 9 PM Women�s Building 3543 18th Street (between Valencia and Guerrero) San Francisco Info: (415) 452-9992
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Bush & Putin self-fulfilled prophesies: Slaughter and Terrorism

*Frontlines Editorial Board* We are witnessing self-fulfilled prophesies. Bush orders the invasion and occupation of Iraq on bogus claims of terrorist links between Saddam and al Queda and the existence of WMDs. Putin invades Chechnya making the bogus claim of fundamentalist terrorism against Russian civilians and the danger of WMD falling into the hands of terrorists.
Read more...

Thousands rally in Moscow for imperial revenge after Beslan tragedy

	MOSCOW, Russia (Frontlines with material from Reuters, AFP and AP)- An estimated 130,000 Russians massed outside the Kremlin to say no to terror after the Beslan school hostage tragedy, as families pressed on with an agonizing search for loved ones still missing. By all accounts, the staged rally had more to do with pushing an imperial policy on Chechnya than a funeral for those killed A sea of people, brandishing banners and Russian flags, stood demanding revenge for the deaths of the 335 hostages and rescuers killed in the school siege and the 100 killed in plane attacks and a Moscow suicide bombing in past weeks. The emotion sounded too manipulated to observers, and the officially approved rally was also brief and appeared choreographed, prompting unfavorable comparisons with the uninhibited outpouring of grief seen in Spain after the March 11 attacks. People were not demanding a withdrawal from Chechnya to end the carnage, they were crying for revenge.
	Read more...

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#942

From: "Rope Man" <ropeman81@...>
Date: Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:36 pm
Subject: Taking Care

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>For a Newspaper that is on the"Frontlines"  of issues that affect its
>Peoples Rights and Freedoms and has articles that deal with the Impacts of
>Global Issues and War and Terrorism  on its People it say it is there for.
To Focus on Global contacts and Shared Insights on how Adding to help
Educate for those Rights and Freedoms,  it is insulting that this
"FrontlinesNewspaper" would be reflecting the same  that which they are
fighting, , by rejecting  correspondance from subscribers. From other
Countries, Neighbors, Allies  etc. etc.
>  Just a thought
>
>
>       Terrorism has knocked a hole into the Collective Concious of
>Humanity, for it can only focus on one thing.
>
>It is now upto the Collective Concious to Unite with Love and Respect for
>the Love and Respect of Humanity to Heal and Seal that hole of terror.
>
>Terrorism and Political war tactics will not and can not survive the Forces
>of Humanity through Love and Respect.
>
>As Canadians (Peace Keepers) we have establish a precedent for this Love Of
>Respect  through our Rights and Freedoms  to Stand On Guard For
>Thee(Humanity).
>
>Love and Respect
>
>Don Kopeck
>

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#943

From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:22 pm
Subject: Candidate for Office: Democracy and Civil Rights Need you!

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Civil Rights and Voting Rights Need Your Help, Now!

Support Proposition F

Dear candidate for Supervisor, School Board:

Thank you! for taking the time to run for office. We need as many voices as possible out there to make our democracy vibrant. And talking about democracy� You probably heard about Proposition F, the initiative to extend the right to vote for School Board to all parents with children in the public schools.

Proposition F is endorsed by the overwhelming majority of elected officials and political parties, community organizations and the SF Labor Council (please, see our list of endorsements below.) We are proud of living in a City that is not shy about enfranchising people, a City that will defend gay marriage, reject Proposition 187, defend affirmative action and now is supporting Proposition F.

But the battle will not be easy. While only the local Republican Party, few politicians and big corporations are opposed to it, they are powerful, rich and control most of the local media. They are also disseminating misinformation about Proposition F. That is where you come in.

We want your support. You are running for office and you are organizing your supporters to canvass the neighborhoods. You are talking to voters and giving your opinion about issues. Your help may prove extremely valuable. This is what we are asking you to do:

1. Endorse Proposition F -- If we can have the endorsement of the majority of the candidates running for office, together with the majority of the elected officials and significant clubs, unions and political organizations, we will show to the world, but more importantly to San Francisco voters that we may have many differences, but we are uniting about Civil Rights and the defense and enhancement of democracy.

2. Send us a check for $200 to help defray the costs of our campaign and to include you as an endorser.

3. Mention Proposition F in your literature and feature it prominently in your website, linking to our website: http://www.voice4parents.com Talk about it at forums and debates.

4. Help us distribute literature about Proposition F. We are about to produce 100,000 brochures, tabloid format about Proposition F with our endorsements, featuring testimonies from parents and personalities and explaining the issues involved. If we receive your endorsement in the next few days, your name will be included in the publication. Make plans to add this brochure during your own literature drops in the neighborhoods.

5. Last, but not least: Come to our Kickoff rally. Saturday, September 18 -- 6 PM at the Women's Building. Speakers, music, entertainment and lots of fun. You may bring your endorsement check to the event and you will receive a warm mention from the stage.

Please, make all checks payable to Voice for All Parents

You are not able to come to our kickoff rally, but would like to help? Send your contribution and endorsement to:

Voice for All Parents c/o Carlos Petroni, Treasurer, 3311 Mission Street, Suite 135, SF, CA 94110

Thank You! And we hope to see you soon. Good luck with your campaign!

David Chiu, Carlos Petroni. Coordinators Yes on F Campaign

Paid by for Voice for All Parents, Yes on Proposition F

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From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Fri Sep 17, 2004 8:34 pm
Subject: Saturday, 6 PM -- Proposition F Kickoff Rally!

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PROPOSITION F CAMPAIGN KICKOFF RALLY

GIVE ALL PARENTS A VOICE

IN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS!!!

Join Parents, Youth, Elected Officials, and

Other Speakers to Support San Francisco�s Students!

Speakers:Supervisor Matt Gonzalez, Supervisor Chris Daly, Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval, Berta Hernandez representing parents, Assembly member Leland Yee and many others.

Saturday, September 18, 2004

6 � 9 PM

Women�s Building

3543 18^th Street (between Mission and Guerrero)

San Francisco

Info: (415) 452-9992

- An estimated one in three students in San Francisco public schools is a child of immigrants.

- Proposition F aims to give a voice to all parents with children in our schools.

- Research shows that when parents become more involved, all children benefit.

Prop F will improve our schools!

If you need more information, would like to volunteer, or want to endorse Proposition F, contact us at:

David Chiu (415) 793-5462 david.chiu@...

Carlos Petroni (415) 452-9992 alternative@...

www.voice4parents.com

Remember, this is also a potluck! Bring a dish to share!

Supporting/Endorsing Organizations and Individuals invited to attend and/or speak at our Rally:

Elected Officials

Assemblymember Leland Yee

Assemblymember Mark Leno

Assessor Mabel Teng

Former Treasurer Susan Leal

Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier

Supervisor Tom Ammiano

Supervisor Chris Daly

Supervisor Bevan Dufty

Supervisor Matt Gonzalez

Supervisor Sophie Maxwell

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick

Supervisor Aaron Peskin

Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval

Public Defender Jeff Adachi*

Commissioner Heather Hiles, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Sara Lipson, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Eric Mar, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Mark Sanchez, SF Board of Education*

Commissioner Rodel Rodis, SF community College Board*

Alan Wong, Student Delegate, SF Board of Education*

Community Leaders (partial list)

The Reverend Jesse Jackson

Maria Blanco, Lawyer�s Committee for Civil Rights

Mike Casey, President, HERE, Local 2

Brian Cheu, Chinese for Affirmative Action

David Chiu, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

Chris Finn, ATU 1555

Berta Hernandez, Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Ed Jew, Community Activist

Vinay Patel, Asian Improv Arts

Gene Pepi, ATU 1555

Miguel Perez, KPFA Producer and Host

Carlos Petroni, Immigrant Rights Movement; Editor, Frontlines

Steve Phillips, former Commissioner, SF Board of Education

Maria Rinaldi, Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Ana Maria Loya, La Raza Centro Legal

Maria Luz Torre, Parent Voices

Marlene Tran, Immigrant Rights Commission*

Karen Zapata, Latin American Teachers Association, Teachers 4 Social Justice

Organizations (partial list)

SF Democratic Party

SF Green Party

SF Labor Council

Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

District 3 Democratic Club

Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club

Noe Valley Democratic Club

San Francisco Women�s Political Committee

San Francisco Young Democrats Club

ATU, Local 1555

BVHP Community First Coalition

Chinatown Community Development Center

Chinese for Affirmative Action

Coleman Advocates for Youth

Greenlining Institute

HERE, Local 2

Instituto Familiar de La Raza

Immigrant Rights Movement (MDI)

Justice Matters Institute

La Raza Centro Legal

Lawyers� Committee for Civil Rights

Mixed Greens

New Progressive Left Movement

Proyecto Contra SIDA y por Vida

Senior Action Network

Visitacion Valley (Chinese) Parents� Association

Youth Making A Change

* titles for identification purposes only

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From: Frontlines newspaper <alternative@...>
Date: Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:52 am
Subject: progressiveleftconference@yahoogroups.com, mission_greens@yahoogroups.com

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Matt Gonzalez interviews Jane Kim, candidate for the SF School Board

*Matt Gonzalez,* President of the Board of Supervisors, recently sat down with Jane Kim* to discuss the current needs of the San Francisco Unified School District. Jane Kim is running for School Board.* Matt Gonzalez: Why don't we start out by talking about how you got into the race. I was certainly one of the people urging you to run for School Board � can you say something about the process you went through to make a decision to run? Jane Kim: It was a difficult decision to run. I felt that I was already making a considerable impact in the work that I was doing directly with young people, which was to develop and train long-term, progressive, young leadership in San Francisco. I had to answer questions as to what kind of impact I could make in the school board and in elected office.
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Date: Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:21 am
Subject: Matt Gonzalez interviews Jane Kim, who is running for BOE

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Matt Gonzalez interviews Jane Kim, candidate for the SF School Board

*Matt Gonzalez,* President of the Board of Supervisors, recently sat down with Jane Kim* to discuss the current needs of the San Francisco Unified School District. Jane Kim is running for School Board.* Matt Gonzalez: Why don't we start out by talking about how you got into the race. I was certainly one of the people urging you to run for School Board � can you say something about the process you went through to make a decision to run? Jane Kim: It was a difficult decision to run. I felt that I was already making a considerable impact in the work that I was doing directly with young people, which was to develop and train long-term, progressive, young leadership in San Francisco. I had to answer questions as to what kind of impact I could make in the school board and in elected office.
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Date: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:54 pm
Subject: FW: Luccrecia qualifies for public funding

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Lucrecia Bermudez for Supervisor, District 9

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September 22, 2004

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Lucrecia Qualifies for Public Funding

Lucrecia Bermudez, one of the top contenders for the District 9 Supervisorial seat, has qualified for public funding. She submitted a list of over 75 small contributions ($10 to $100) from City residents � most of them living or working in District 9 � totaling over $5,000.

The Public Funding program will match 1 to 1 this first $5,000, as indicated by the following letter received at Lucrecia�s headquarters:

�Dear Ms. Bermudez:

�The Ethics Commission has reviewed your Declaration for Public Funds for election to the Board of Supervisors on November 2, 2004 for the district listed above. Based on your Declaration and supporting documentation, the Commission has determined that you are eligible to participate in the public financing program.

�The Ethics Commission will request that the Controller�s office prepare a payment to you in the amount of $5,000. The Ethics Commission will notify you when a check is available for you to pick up.

�Sincerely,

�John St. Croix

Executive Director�

The campaign is now fundraising for an additional $5,000 which will be matched 4 to1, or $20,000, by the Public Funding program

After that, every dollar, up to approximately $46,000 will be matched 1 to1 by Public Funding.

�This somewhat levels the field � said Lucrecia � as my campaigns always count on a broad base of volunteer and community support, but in the past have been outgunned 10 to 1 by candidates funded by big corporations and the political machine.�

�Since we do not pay political consultants or hire media specialists,� � the candidate told her supporters yesterday � �each of our dollars is worth five of our opponents dollars.�

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Date: Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:49 pm
Subject: D9: Unethical Ammiano?

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for Supervisor District 9

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September 23, 2004

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Unethical Ammiano?

D9 Incumbent deliberately violates the spirit of district election and public funding laws, if not the laws themselves

When voters passed the proposal for District Elections and term limits a few years ago, they approved the condition that Supervisors should not serve more than two consecutive terms.

Ammiano has already served three terms as Supervisor, two four-year terms and one two-year term, for a total of an entire decade. He is using a loophole in the law and he is now running for a fourth term! (The loophole is that, according to the law, an incumbent may serve two four-year terms).

With the help of one of his supporters, City Attorney Herrera, Ammiano got a weak opinion saying that it may be OK to run for the fourth time, thus violating the spirit of the law. Some electoral experts and lawyers believe Herrera�s opinion would not pass muster in any court.

Is this the kind of �progressive reformer� we would like to re-elect for a fourth term, someone who violates the spirit of laws designed to enhance democracy?

Then comes Public Funding, another victory in the struggle for democracy in our city. The law was to allow challengers and working class candidates to receive matching funds from the Ethics Commission if they can prove a certain degree of support (at least 75 small donors and an initial sum of $5,000 in small donations).

The spirit of the law is to help candidates who do not receive funding from big corporations and the political machine, candidates other than incumbents, (who have access to a multitude of funding sources) in order to have real competitive races.

To qualify for public funding, candidates have to agree to hold at least one debate and limit their total expenditures to $85,000. Only three candidates, including Lucrecia Bermudez and Tom Ammiano qualified for the matching funds.

Tom Ammiano is one of only two incumbents who have applied and received public funding. This in itself is not illegal (another loophole in the law), but clearly indicates that a) Ammiano is vulnerable and weak � or too lazy to tap into his funding sources, and b) he conveniently twists and betrays the spirit of progressive legislation to obtain an undue advantage.

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Date: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:02 am
Subject: Please, visit our website

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Thanks to the New Progressive Left Movement, Frontlines, Mission Greens, the Left Party, the Immigrant Rights Movement and all those who are endorsing and working for our success:

Lucrecia Berm�dez for Supervisor (District 9) Presents:

http://www.lucreciabermudez.com

Please, visit our website and let us know what you think. The website is one of the means through which we want to convey our progressive left message to voters in District 9.

The website now has an introductory flash/movie produced by artist Rene Amini which highlights some of the issues important for our campaign. Thanks , Rene!

In addition, you will find a daily blog, campaign activities, the initial list of endorsements, policy papers, platform, a poll where you can vote on the most important issue for you in this race, material on RCV, the NPLM forums and much more...

Please, forward this message to all those interested in following the D9 race.

Thanks!

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Date: Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:26 pm
Subject: We need help walking precincts

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Dear friends:

Once again, thank you for your support. I write this to invite you to our precicnt walking activities:

We meet every day at 24th Street and Mission:

Thursday, September 30 -- 5:30 PM

Friday, October 1 -- 5:30 PM

Saturday, October 2 - 9 AM

Sunday, October 3 - 9 AM

Our new, three-color, bilingual tabloid is out and we are targetting 20,000 households. Help us to spread the word, contact voters and have fun doing it.

If you can help on different dates and times, or if you need window signs, please call (415) 452-9992 and we will assign you a precinct or deliver the signs for you.

Thanks!

Lucrecia Berm�dez

Lucrecia Berm�dez for Supervisor

District 9

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Subject: Please vote in favor of Prop F in Chronicle's poll

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Subject: How to vote for Prop F in Chronicle's poll

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Sorry, we forgoty to tell you where to go to vote for Prop F in the Chronicle's poll:

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Date: Sun Oct 3, 2004 3:59 am
Subject: D9: Rating Ammiano, Saucedo, Bustos and Lucrecia on critical issues

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District 9: Rating of candidates on critical issues

Frontlines did a rating of the candidates running for District 9 organized around issues centrally affecting working families, youth, immigrants and people of color. Go to http://www.sf-frontlines.com to read the survey's answers.
Results of this study show clearly that Ammiano and Saucedo hold almost identical views, Bustos has no record -- and on issues he has, it is far from progressive -- and Lucrecia clearly emerges as the progressive candidate.

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Date: Mon Oct 4, 2004 6:29 am
Subject: Vote for Jim Ferrigno and Jane Kim online

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This is a good resource to learn something about the current School Board race. Read what you want and use the opportunity to vote for our two endorsed candidates: Jim Ferrigno and Jane Kim

To read and vote for the candidates:

http://www.schoolboardmatters.org/

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Date: Thu Oct 7, 2004 8:34 pm
Subject: SFSOS attacks against us

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This is the latest SFSOS newsletter, which is dedicated to attack us. SFSOS is the most powerful Downtown big business organization. We can wear their attacks as a badge of honor. Notice they are desperate about the votes they lost at the SFBOE. SFSOS is funded, among others by Warren Hellman, GAP owner Fisher and most of the big moneyed white men from Downtown.

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True Motive Behind Prop. F Exposed

The Board of Education is even further to the extreme left than the Board of Supervisors, as evidenced by their desire to allow illegal immigrants to vote not only in School Board elections but in all San Francisco elections.

After an hour of public comment from the extreme left, ranging from ideologue Lucrecia Bermudez to socialist newspaper publisher Carlos Petroni, even School Board president Dan Kelly rolled over, flip flopping on his previous statements that he did not support Prop. F. He made no attempt to explain his change in position or why he gave in to extreme ideologues within 24 hours of confronting Eric Mar and his illegal Prop. F press conference on school property. Despite giving in, he called the attempt to allow non-citizens to vote in School Board elections a Trojan Horse, whose motive isn�t education at all.

Along with Dan Kelly, Eddie Chin ignored the interests of people from all parts of San Francisco and caved in to the pressure of the 30 activitst who spoke on behalf of Prop. F.

School Board member Jill Wynns went a step further, one-upping Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez, by saying his Prop. F doesn�t go far enough and that non-citizens (both legal and illegal ones) should be able to vote in all elections. In a School Board resolution to support Prop. F, Wynns added a clause to support giving the right to vote to non-citizens in all San Francisco elections. Further, her sentiments clearly illuminate the true motivations of Prop. F: It is not at all about education, but about getting a foot in the door toward allowing illegal residents the right to vote in all elections.

The School Board should be reminded that, in 1996, a judge struck down the city�s attempt to allow non-citizens to vote in all municipal elections, including school board elections.

Judge Cahill said then, "If there was even a minuscule chance, even a one-half percent chance, that this [non-citizen voting in San Francisco municipal elections] could be constitutional, it would be my duty to let it go forward. I don�t see that it could be constitutional ever."

It�s clear that the entire School Board needs a civics lesson in the legality and history of non-citizen voting. If Prop. F passes, the city will be tied up in a lengthy, expensive legal battle that it will most certainly lose.

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Date: Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:26 pm
Subject: Urgent: Volunteers to Distribute New Issue of Frontlines

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The November 2, Election Issue of Frontlines is out!

Please, help us distribute to over 40,000 readers in San Francisco.

To Volunteer for Distribution:

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Date: Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:52 pm
Subject: Article on Lucrecia in El Tecolote

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Lucrecia Bermudez: What�s Behind the Bad Girl of District 9?
By Cesar Love, Oct 20, 2004

Lucrecia Bermudez, whom some dismiss as �Lucrecia La Loca� for her disruptive manner, has passion and ideas to bring to the table as she makes her campaign for the office of District 9 supervisor.

Bermudez may be best-known for getting arrested while a candidate for mayor in 1999. During a debate that had excluded the less established candidates, she was taken to jail for protesting from the audience with a bullhorn. This year, she has joined the Green Party and has entered her second run for the office. Although her mailers throw hard punches at her opponents, there is a softer side to Bermudez, who lives in a small Bernal Heights cottage with a garden. She shares this home with her mother, her 11-year-old daughter, a cat, and a dog.

Bermudez works as a finance manager for nonprofit organizations.

A native of Peru, Bermudez is a longtime supporter of voting rights for noncitizens. She even wishes to extend immigrant voting beyond the scope of Proposition F, which would permit noncitizen parents to vote in school board elections. Bermudez advocates that non-citizens should vote in all of the local elections.

�If we had (previously passed a noncitizen voting rights law), we probably would have had a lot of ways to stop the hate and the bashing against immigrants that we are seeing today,� Bermudez said.

A newer idea of Bermudez is to look at San Francisco as two distinct sections � the east and west sides � in order to bring a more equitable level of services to the Eastern neighborhoods of the Mission, Bernal Heights, Portola, Bayview, Visitation Valley and the Excelsior. Because the eastside neighborhoods share the same problems of housing, unemployment, gentrification, pollution and lack of services, Bermudez believes they ought to form a bloc to claim their fair share, which the western neighborhoods have taken from them.

�We should be looking at the eastern side as a cohesive community because we lack similar things and we are diminished by the same policies that the Democratic Party and some of the government of this city � a lot of them from the western side � are imposing on the eastern side,� Bermudez said.

Bermudez believes the police department should be made more accountable by making police officers live in the districts they patrol. She also opposes Guardian Angels in the Mission District, saying just because the country is up in arms against terrorism, residents shouldn�t accept such a paramilitary group in our neighborhood. Bermudez said the Guardian Angels upset people from Central America because they dress like the military police from their home countries.

Bermudez supports the formation of a new body of local government that she calls the �neighborhood councils.� These councils would be elected by residents of the particular neighborhoods and would decide on matters such as planning and land use within the neighborhoods. Planning decisions are currently made by the Planning Commission, which is composed of appointees of the mayor and the board of supervisors. Bermudez also wants San Francisco to create a municipal bank, which would provide low-interest loans for small businesses, invest in low-cost housing, and promote ventures that would assist the local economy.

Bermudez defends her combative style by saying she just tells it like it is, which is something that needs to be done in District 9.

�I think I speak reality and if people don�t like reality, that�s a different story. But I�m not going to say, �Oh no, everything is fine, let�s vote again for the same person who did nothing for the neighborhood for the last four years � And let�s just be friends and nice again.� I don�t think that�s right because it�s my life, it�s the life of my child, it�s the life of many immigrants and many people who are not represented or who just don�t care because nobody talks truth,� she said.

Bermudez admits to strong convictions and strong feelings.

�I am passionate. I am so passionate that I will not lie or tone it down,� she said. �I�m not going to look at myself in the mirror at the end of the day and say, �Oh, you did good Lu! You were nice today. Maybe next time you can raise the issues.��

Regardless of how she finishes on Nov. 2, the residents of District 9 can appreciate Lucrecia Bermudez for raising the issues and raising the volume.

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Date: Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:31 pm
Subject: Saturday, Oct. 23, 11 AM: Rally for Proposition F

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Immigrant Pride Day 2004

Dia del Orgullo Inmigrante 2004

Rally / Acto Publico

Yes on Proposition F

Si a la Proposici�n F

The Right to Vote for Immigrant Parents for the Board of Education

Por el Derecho al Voto para la Junta Escolar para los padres inmigrantes

Papers for all!

Papeles para Todos!

Saturday/Sabado, October 23rd

24th and Mission

11 AM

Speakers, Mariachis, Aztec Dancers

Oradores, Mariachis, Danzantes Aztecas

Organized by/Organizado por:

Immigrant Rights Movement/Movimiento por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes (MDI); CARECEN, Instituto Familiar de La Raza, Parents United for Education / A Voice for all parents and others.

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Subject: Latest articles on D9 and D5, School Board races and Hotel Strike

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Return of the Class Struggle: Hotel Workers National Battle, One We Can't Afford to Lose

By Gene Pepi On September 29, 2004, 1400 San Francisco hotel workers (members of UNITE-HERE Local 2) hit the streets at four of fourteen major San Francisco hotels for a two-week strike. Two days later, the other ten hotels in the San Francisco Major Employers Group (SFMEG�who bargain together against UNITE-HERE Local 2) responded by locking out the other 2600 San Francisco UNITE-HERE members covered under the SFMEG contract. A week earlier, Local 2 members had authorized a strike by a 97% vote of more than 3000 members. As of September 23, 2004, in cities across the US, over 14,000 hotel and casino workers had passed resolutions to authorize strikes by margins and numbers similar to those in San Francisco. And on October 1, 2004, 10,000 union casino workers in Atlantic City, New Jersey, struck with massive picket lines against seven of the twelve major Atlantic City casinos. This is the start of a new wave of class struggle, one we should win.
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School Board race: On the Use of School Children as Pawns by Downtown's SFSOS and Big Businesses

	by Eileen Left The San Francisco Chronicle, the downtown right wing �think tank� SFSOS and SFUSD Superintendent Arlene Ackerman could not have done a more thorough job of debasing the debate over the future of public education in San Francisco. The SFUSD is a district with a $600 million budget. City voters last November authorized a $295 million capital improvement bond, which can be bundled with state bond funds. It employs almost 7000 workers, 4000 of whom are teachers. Four seats are up for election on November 2. Progressive incumbents Mark Sanchez and Eric Mar are seeking re-election. Faux liberal Jill Wynns is seeking her fourth term. Heather Hiles is Newsom�s appointee and a former employee of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
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Board of Education: Jim Ferrigno, a Green candidate, Speaks up

What is at Stake in the Board of Education Race by Jim Ferrigno Candidate for Board of Education There is a fair amount of common ground in this race. Most of the candidates agree that the school district is under-funded and needs resources badly. Most agree that the district is in better financial shape than it was five years ago, due to the hard work of the current board. Most agree that much of the corruption that existed under the previous board and superintendent has been dealt with. However, as a Green Party member and a left activist, it is my responsibility to point out that we still have serious problems in our district that need to be dealt with. On its current track, the district is being set up for disaster. The lack of academic freedom and focus on high stakes testing coupled with the lack of resources are setting the kids in this district up for failure.
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To Ammianoite Nancy Ch�rraga: Lucrecia's proposals are viable, Incumbent Ammiano is not

	The debate Ammiano and his supporters don�t want to have By Carlos Petroni Nancy Charraga wrote a piece titled �Enough Ammiano Bashing, Lucrecia, Let's talk about Viable Solutions� published in the Sentinel. The piece was an attempt to answer Lucrecia�s blasting of the incumbent actions of bringing the paramilitary thugs known as the Guardian Angels to the Mission. The editor of Frontlines, Carlos Petroni, sent a version of this answer to the Sentinel�s publisher/editor Pat Murphy as a reply. Murphy rejected the piece. The Sentinel endorses Ammiano and Bustos for the District 9 supervisorial race and, apparently, like Ammiano, has no intention of engaging in an open debate. Readers can see Charraga�s piece at the San Francisco Sentinel.com UPDATE: Since the writing of this piece, Ammiano stated at a forum that the idea of the Guardian Angels �did not work out�.
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District 9 Supervisorial race: The Left on Gangs, Schools and Small Businesses, Interview with Lucrecia Bermudez

by Idelfonso Rodriguez Question�Many times, voters and observers recognize that left wing candidates and political organizations have an overall correct set of policies, principles and ideas (opposition to war, defense of civil rights, workers� rights, anti-racism, etc). In fact, you have been speaking on these issues quite eloquently, as well as about immigrant rights. Still, many people buy into the idea that leftists are incapable of translating them into concrete solutions for day to day issues. That is why, today I would like to ask you about gangs, crime, schools and small business. Lucrecia Bermudez�That is precisely the bridge we crossed and continue to cross by building a new progressive left movement. We do not see a separation between day to day struggles and needs in our workplaces, communities and neighborhoods and the so called �big issues,� but rather a relationship in which they affect each other. In order to pay for the war in Iraq, Bush�and the Democrats in Congress�cut social services, reduced the money available to schools and hospitals, delayed taking care of our infrastructure such as roads and telecommunications �. It is a fact that imperial adventures, like the war in Iraq, bring about more hatred, the violation of the right to self determination of other nations and kill innocent civilians as well as GIs, but also have a very local, direct and negative impact on our lives as well�
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*Why and How Tom Ammiano Lost his Thunder... Again, and Again ()**

	By Berta Hern�ndez and Gregory Brown Tom Ammiano, using a loophole in the District Elections law, is running for a fourth term�the law clearly indicates that any elected supervisor may serve two 4-year terms and Ammiano has already served 10 years on the Board of Supervisors (BOS). He is now pandering to Newsom in order to survive a race with strong opponents, including some who were his friends until recently. Many predict that years of sliding to the right is catching up with him and that November 2 will bury his political career.
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District 9 Supervisorial race: Renee Saucedo, Opportun-ist Knocks

*By Berta Hernandez ()** Renee Saucedo describes herself as a �respected community leader� who �has dedicated her work and life to working with people and communities that have been historically disenfranchised, underrepresented, and politically marginalized by society.� She has been portrayed in different, mainstream media outlets as a representative of the Latino and immigrant communities of District 9; she has recently in her electoral propaganda even called herself �la abogada del pueblo� (the people�s lawyer). Her real history, however, points to an unsuccessful hunt for political opportunities by someone always on the lookout for the right issue and the right time and the story of a frustrated wanna-be-mainstream �community leader� who presumes to speak in the name of the �poor and the oppressed� in order to access political privileges. The story of a person capable of changing her positions and her principles to latch on to the most favorable trends.
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District 5 Supervisorial Race: Beneath the Rhetoric it's Machine vs. Greens. Why Vote for Ross Mirkarimi in District 5?

	by Carlos Petroni Ross Mirkarimi has few of Matt Gonzalez� virtues and most of his defects. Right now he needs to appeal to the left if he wants to sprint ahead in the D5 race. Unfortunately the anointed �frontrunner� is cautious to the point of paralyzing his proposals, is quasi-pandering to �moderates� and does not currently demonstrate the people skills possessed by the retiring incumbent. Matt Gonzalez only endorsed him after many hesitations and conflicts.
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District 5 Supervisorial Race: Why Robert Haaland is a Prisoner and a Tool of the Machine

by Carlos Petroni Beneath Perceptions and Forms, are the Reality and Substance of a Machine at War Months ago, at the press conference launching the campaign for Proposition F�extending to immigrant parents the right to vote in School Board elections�Robert Haaland approached me and said �I know that you can�t endorse me�� �I don�t endorse Democrats�I answered�but many of us believe the final fight will be between you and Mirkarimi�� In that fight, we already have a side. In another encounter, Haaland said that he, �always enjoys reading in Frontlines about myself�� He was referring to an article in which another writer lauded the fact that a transgender activist was a frontrunner for elective office, overcoming the obstacles of discrimination and dismissal.
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District 5 Supervisorial race: Brett Wheeler's Political Confessions

	by Brett Wheeler Candidate for Supervisor, District 5 It�s a great political irony that we can love politics so much while disdaining politicians. Those of us who love music wouldn�t think of denigrating musicians. But politicians, you might say, will say anything to get elected. On the other hand, though, there are musicians who will play anything just to get heard, pandering to the suburban consumer. So that�s it: Politicians are the Yannis of politics.
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Subject: Nov. 2 Progressive Slate and Voting Guide

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DISTRICT 9: LUCRECIA BERMUDEZ

The candidate of the New Progressive Left Movement and Mission District 9 Greens, an immigrant rights, Community, labor activist and registered Green. She is running against 10 year incumbent Tom Ammiano who is running - using a loophole in the District Elections law - for a fourth term to fix the things he did not fix in his last decade in office. Time to move on. Other challengers: Miguel Bustos, the apprentice of the political machine who evicted members of his own family to have an address in District 9, funded with money from Arlington, Virginia! And with no track record on most pressing District 9 issues. Renee Saucedo, a person given $2 million in no-bid contracts by the City and a decade to resolve ONE problem (the plight of Cesar Chavez day laborers ~ which she failed to do. Also running (but not quite) labor activist Steve Zeltzer and one James Boris Perez, of whom we only know one thing: he loves cops and is a registered Republican.
www.lucreciabermudez.com

DISTRICT 5: ROSS MIRKARIMI

He has very few of Matt Gonzalez's good qualities and most of his
Defects. In one of the two most left-leaning districts, he insists on painting himself as a "moderate", thus risking the loss of the left vote�and the election. Beneath the surface, however he is trapped in the struggle by the local Democratic Party machine to recover a seat they lost to the Greens four years ago. Since this is a leftist district, the Democrats are running Robert Haaland as their candidate, but in anyone�s analysis, Haaland is no leftist but a tool and a prisoner of the machine.
Brett Wheeler was our second choice�
With 22 candidates running and a series of freak shows passing as candidates forums, Wheeler has had a hard time finding the opportunity to show how smart he is and to distance himself from the pack. He changed his registration to "decline to state" at a meeting with the New Progressive Left Movement and he provides a platform with revenue proposals to fulfill progressive objectives when most candidates do not. Please don�t even consider giving a vote to Newsom overweight clone Francis Somsel or Andrew Sullivan, a guy who, if this were Germany, circa 1933, would be a "Brown Shirt".
www.rossforsupervisor.org

District 1: NO ENDORSEMENT Incumbent Supervisor Jake McGoldrick is a wishy washy semi-liberal Democrat who happened to support Ammiano in the first round of the last Mayoral Election and Green Matt Gonzalez in the runoff against Newsom. Terrorized about the possibility of attracting the ire of Newsom, he turned right and voted no on a few pro-tenant initiatives and championed the privatization of Golden Gate Park. Downtown provocateurs from SFSOS are after him. Maybe he will grow a spine now. We�ll see. Challengers: Leanna Dawydiak, a cop now being investigated by the SFPD for whistle-blowing during Fajitagate,. Unfortunately she denied the charge and defended the "blue code of silence". A right winger for all that matters; Judge "Dread" Lillian Sing, a dangerous anti-tenant drone of the machine and Mayor Newsom; Rose Tsai � the nicest right-winger, anti-abortion, and anti-union candidate.

DISTRICT 2: NO ENDORSEMENT Incumbent supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier was recently appointed by Newsom to replace himself after he won the Mayoral race. Since then, she has demonstrated three things: a) she is a pawn of Newsom and the machine; b) She is "content free" and her latest and probably only idea is to prohibit smoking in public�or anywhere else and c) Her appointment was part of the payoff to her aunt, Angela Alioto for supporting Newsom in the runoff. David Pascal is the only liberal, more intelligent challenger.

DISTRICT 3: NO ENDORSEMENT Incumbent Supervisor Aaron "Napoleon" Peskin is sailing through almost unopposed to victory, and if Newsom has his way, to the Presidency of the Board of Supervisors (BOS).

DISTRICT 7: NO ENDORSEMENT Incumbent Supervisor Sean "Who?" Elsbernd is the latest addition to Newsom�s team, who was appointed only days before the deadline to run for office last August. Newsom is pouring tons of money into his campaign and working hard to push him down the throats of D7�s voters. But the voters barely know of his existence. Challengers: "Captain" Greg Corrales, a bully and a corrupt cop recently pushed out of Mission Station and presently being investigated on more than 70 counts of corruption and cover-up; Svetlana Kaff, a recent Russian �migr� who holds a mixture of conservative and progressive ideas, but has yet to find her way into the left milieu. Maybe she will, some day; Pat Lakey, a labor bureaucrat who supported Newsom to the hilt and is now furious the Mayor did not endorse him; Christine Linnenback who opposes and campaigns against business taxes and immigrant rights such as Proposition F; Rennie O� Brien who is spending tens of thousands of his own money to see his name on signs, TV ads and flown behind airplanes�

DISTRICT 11: NO ENDORSEMENT Incumbent Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval is an even more wishy washy Democrat than Jake McGoldrick. He isn�t principled most of the time and sometimes he upsets people from all sides of the political spectrum with his empty suit politics. Challengers: Rolando Bonilla � a former special assistant to the machine who lost favor when accusations of his wife beating surfaced; Dr. Anita Grier and Myrna Viray Lim, two women of color running on right wing platforms�weird. Lime even filled the Excelsior with anti-immigrant signs opposing Prop F; Jose Medina, whom we forced off the BOS years ago for trying to privatize Dolores Park and cut down the trees on 24th Street. He went to work at Caltrans and the Governor who appointed him (Gray Davis) fired him for incompetence shortly afterward. Now he is appearing in the Excelsior trying to have a new, well-paid job, after Governor Arnold told him that his other well-paid, patronage state Commission job was at risk; Rebecca Silverberg�beware�This District made the mistake a couple decades ago of electing Dan White as supervisor who then ended up killing Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone. They have a lot of atoning to do, so soften up those conservative ideas, folks!

SCHOOL BOARD:

Mark Sanchez
Green Incumbent and a teacher, weak on some issues like the Edison charter schools and endorses non-Greens in Supervisorial races. We endorse him because of his opposition to the rule of the Superintendent and his support for Sunshine in the District.
marksanchez.org

Jim Ferrigno
Teacher, Green and consistent. Will make a good addition in the battle for a progressive Board of Education. Endorsed by Frontlines and the New Progressive Left Movement.

Jane Kim
An Educator and supported by many youth in the Asian community. A Green, a progressive and endorsed by the New Progressive Left, Frontlines, Matt Gonzalez and the Green Party, among others.
janekim.org

DO NOT VOTE FOR Jill Wynns and Heather Hiles, the candidates of the political machine and the essential forces behind the failed policies of the Superintendent.

COLLEGE BOARD ELECTIONS: No Endorsements.

LOCAL PROPOSITIONS:

YES, YES, YES ON PROPOSITION F - Noncitizen Voting in School Board Elections
Allows all parents with children in public schools to participate in the election of the members of the School Board. Immigrant rights, civil rights and voting rights all combined in one, together with empowering all parents and increasing the self-esteem of immigrant children by treating their parents fairly. Isn�t it telling that only one Democratic right wing public official, Fiona Ma, a right wing millionaires� club (SFSOS) and fringe Republican opposes this proposition?

NO on Proposition A: Affordable Housing Bonds, sort of.
We generally oppose bonds but we would have considered supporting a stand alone bond to build housing for the homeless But we will never support raising working class homeowners' taxes and rents for working class tenants to subsidize housing for the upper middle class, included in this proposition

NO on Proposition B: Historical Preservation Bonds
$60 million to renovate buildings which were covered by previously passed bonds need state grants? What happened with that money? More regressive taxation on working class homeowners and passthroughs to tenants? No way. Big businesses should pay for this through progressive taxation. The SF Tenants Union also opposes this bond measure.

Proposition C: No Position

YES on Proposition D
Some of the changes in how the City commissions and the Board of Supervisors work are needed. Not an earthshaking proposition, though.

NO on Proposition E
Another scam by the Police Officers Association to increase their political clout and their privileged position in relation to other City employees. Survivors of police officers already receive the best survivor pensions and other prerogatives. Spend that extra money reforming the SFPD.

Yes on Proposition G
Should the City authorize the Health Service Board to establish health plans for City residents? Why not?

Yes on Proposition H
We have enough corporate logos and signs, billboards and blight around. Who needs more?

Proposition 1: No Position
Economic Analysis of Legislation

NO on Proposition J - Increase of Sales Tax
Why should working class families pay more for their food, clothes, and other necessities to cover the budget deficit provoked by the local ruling class and its representatives in the Mayor's Office and the BOS? We oppose ad regressive taxation, and this is one of its worst forms.

Proposition K - Business Tax YES, YES, YES to the miserly 0.1% Business Tax
We would have preferred a 3% tax on businesses with gross receipts over $1 million and without a sunset clause. That tax proposal is not on the ballot. Now, we can't figure out why businesses with $500,000 gross receipts will balk at paying $500 per year in business tax� wait a minute, the mailings opposing this measure are paid for by big businesses making over $13 million per year, not small businesses.

STATE PROPOSITIONS (selection):

YES on Proposition 60: Election Rights of Political Parties

NO on Proposition 62: A crude and right wing attempt to eliminate third political parties.

YES on Proposition 63: Progressive taxation on incomes over $1 million to help defray costs of Mental Health care.

YES on Proposition 66: Softens somewhat the racist effects of the "Three Strikes Law" by defining that violent or serious felony cases should be used as definitions for strikes.

NO On Proposition 68: Forces Indian tribes to pay 25% taxes on their casino operations. AND allows the expansion of non-tribal casino operations. Double jeopardy for justice: impinges on the right of self-determination of Indian nations and increases the clout of Las Vegas�s lily white gambling operations.

NO on 69: Another violation of our Civil Rights by allowing DNA samples to be taken and kept in a state database from people arrested for minor traffic violations.

YES on 70: We shouldn't even be asked to vote on this, since it will only impact the lands that belong to belong to Indian tribes. "Civilization" condemned Native Americans to "Reservations" and "Rancherias", They have the right to self determination and to decide what is best for them on THEIR lands.

YESon 72: Requires large employers to provide health care coverage for workers. This is a referendum on a law that was already approved.

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Date: Wed Oct 27, 2004 12:00 am
Subject: Today, 8:30 PM: Mobilization to the School Board to support progressives under attack

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MOBILIZATION ALERT -- TONIGHT at 8:30pm

PROGRESSIVES UNDER ATTACK AT SCHOOL BOARD!!!

What: Special School Board Meeting

Where: 555 Franklin Street, SF
Board Room

When: Tonight at 8:30

Dan Kelly calls a Special School Board meeting where the only agenda
item is to CENSURE and PUBLICALLY HUMILIATE Mark Sanchez for a phony
complaint a school district official made against Sanchez a week ago.

THIS IS A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ATTACK TO HELP HEATHER HILES AND HURT
MARK SANCHEZ ONE WEEK FROM THE ELECTION!!!!!!

You'll remember a couple weeks ago, Dan Kelly tried to break up Eric
Mar's press conference about non-citizen voting, and he's at it again.
This time, his motivation is to

In a heated argument at the last committee meeting of the School
Board, Heather Hiles told Mark Sanchez to "shut the f*ck up" in an
audible whisper. This was reported by the SF Examiner.

http://examiner.com/article/index.cfm/i/102504n_schoolboard

Mark approached a staff member (and right hand person to the
Superintendent) to complain about Heather's actions. When he did, he
allegedly acted inappropriately to this staff person, who then
complained about his actions.

Is this BULLSHIT or what???

We need to ACT NOW and SPEAK OUT TONIGHT against this political
attack. Dan Kellly is hoping to put Mark Sanchez on the defensive
when it was Heather Hiles who told Mark to "shut the f*ck up".

COME TONIGHT TO TELL DAN KELLY THAT WE WON'T STAND FOR THIS!!!

WE SHOULD BE CENSURING HEATHER HILES INSTEAD!!!!

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Date: Fri Oct 29, 2004 5:28 am
Subject: Saturday, October 30: District 9 Caravan for Lucrecia and Proposition F

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Caravan for Lucrecia Bermudez for Supervisor

District 9

Jim Ferrigno for School Board and other progressive candidates

We will be promoting YES on Proposition F

Saturday, October 30

10 AM

We meet at:

480 Bartlett @ 26th Street

Music, entertainment and lots of fun as we travel around District 9 (Mission, Bernal, Portola, St. Mary's and San Bruno), hold rallies and distribute literature.

For more information or RSVP: (415) 452-9992

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