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March 2020 Endorsements
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These are the SF Green Party Endorsements for the March 3, 2020 election.
Our complete Green Voter Guide is now posted. Click "read more" to see full explanations of the reasons behind our endorsements.
Since we have a contested Presidential primary, Green voters will decide on our nominee and strategy for the November election. The national Green Party has a page on the candidates here, and most of them answered detailed questionnaires, available here.
The SF Green Party has met with several outstanding candidates, but we feel that it is our members' right to make a choice without our thumb on the scales. Please read the questionnaires above, and pick the candidate who will best represent our Party in November.
SF Ballot Measures:
- YES on Prop A (City college bond)
- no consensus on Prop B (Emergency response bond)
- YES on Prop C (Retirement benefits)
- YES on Prop D (Vacancy tax)
- NO on Prop E (Office development)
State Ballot Measures:
- NO on Prop 13 (School bond and lower developer fees)
SF Candidates:
- Congress: no endorsement
- State Senate: no endorsement
- Judges:
- Superior Court Judge, Seat 1: Maria Evangelista
- Superior Court Judge, Seat 18: Dorothy Chou Proudfoot and Michelle Tong (dual endorsement)
- Superior Court Judge, Seat 21: Rani Singh and Carolyn Gold (dual endorsement)
Click below to read our complete Green Voter Guide.
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November 2019 Endorsements
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These are the SF Green Party Endorsements for the November 2019 election.
We are handing out postcard-sized copies like the one shown on the right. If you can help distribute these, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We are also mailing our endorsements to all our members. If you can donate to help cover our printing and mailing costs, please use the "donate" link to the left!
Our complete Green Voter Guide is now posted. Click "read more" to see full explanations of the reasons behind our endorsements.
SF Candidates:
- Mayor - Joel Ventresca (sole endorsement)
- District Attorney - Chesa Boudin (sole endorsement)
- Public Defender - Mano Raju (sole endorsement)
- Supervisor, District 5 - Dean Preston (#1 endorsement), Vallie Brown (#2 endorsement)
- School Board - no endorsement
- College Board - no endorsement
- Sheriff - no endorsement
- City Attorney - no endorsement
- Treasurer - no endorsement
SF Ballot Measures:
- NO on A (housing bonds for mostly private housing)
- no position on B (tiny changes to a commission name and appointments)
- NO on C (JUUL ballot measure)
- NO on D (Uber/Lyft ballot measure)
- NO on E (allow private development on public open space in SF)
- YES on F ("sunshine on dark money")
Click below to read our complete Green Voter Guide.
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Questionnaires posted for 2019 candidate forum
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The SF Green Party will host a second candidate forum for the Nov election, for all the offices besides Mayor (we already endorsed Joel Ventresca). The forum will take place in Room 305 of the Redstone Building, located at 2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness, 1 block from 16th St BART), on Wed, Sep 18 from 6:30-9 pm. Please come to ask questions to the candidates who returned questionnaires.
Active Green Party members are invited to decide on our candidate endorsements following each forum.
Please read candidates' answers to our questionnaires in advance, so we don't ask them questions they've already answered on the record.
Mayoral candidates: Joel Ventresca
Supervisorial candidates (D5): Vallie Brown, Dean Preston (received a couple days late)
Board of Education candidates: Bob Coleman, Jenny Lam, Kirsten Strobel
District Attorney candidates: Chesa Boudin, Leif Dautch, Nancy Tung
Public Defender candidates: Mano Raju
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SF Supervisors Report Card 2018
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How Green is Your Supervisor?
This is our report card for the SF Board of Supervisors in 2018. It shows the most important votes in 2018, from a Green Party perspective, and whether each supervisor supported or opposed our position. Some of the votes are on amendments to legislation. Compare to our 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 report cards.
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| Supported Green Party position | |
| Opposed Green Party position | |
| Absent (Excused) | |
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| D 1: Sandra Fewer | D 2: Mark Farrell / Catherine Stefani | D 3: Aaron Peskin | D 4: Katy Tang | D 5: London Breed / Vallie Brown | D 6: Jane Kim | D 7: Norman Yee | D 8: Jeff Sheehy / Rafael Mandelman | D 9: Hillary Ronen | D 10: Malia Cohen | D 11: Ahsha Safai | |
| Interim Mayor | MF | - | MF | LB | - | MF | MF | LB/MF | MF | LB | LB |
| Oppose "Pay to Play" | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
| Secret POA Negotiations | Y | Y | Y | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Real "Question Time" | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Oppose Citywide Rezoning | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| Oppose Bribery | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| Wiener Conservatorship | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Police Commissioners | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y |
| MTA Budget | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Support Prop 10 | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| MTA Ad Contract | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Eliminate Parking Minimums | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Free City College | Y | N | - | - | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | - | Y |
| Overall Score | 77% | 0% / 17% | 75% | 9% | 0% / 60% | 69% | 62% | 13% / 60% | 69% | 25% | 23% |
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November 2018 Endorsements
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These are the SF Green Party Endorsements for the November 2018 election.
We are handing out postcard-sized copies like the one shown on the right (additional endorsements are on the back). If you can help distribute these, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We are also mailing our endorsements to all our members. If you can donate to help cover our printing and mailing costs, please use the "donate" link to the left!
Our complete Green Voter Guide is now posted. Click "read more" to see full explanations of the reasons behind our endorsements.
Local Races:
D2 Supe: no endorsement
D4 Supe: #1 - Mike Murphy (Green Party member) #2 - Adam Kim (ranked endorsement)
D8 Supe: no candidate sought our endorsement this time, although we just endorsed Rafael Mandelman in June.
Community College Board: Brigitte Davila & John Rizzo
School Board: Gabriela López, Mia Satya, & Li Miao Lovett
Public Defender: Jeff Adachi
SF Ballot Measures:
NO on A (Seawall bond)
NO on B (Privacy rules that undermine our sunshine and public records laws)
YES on D (Cannabis tax)
NO on E (Hotel tax set-asides)
State Ballot Measures:
NO on 1 (Bond to buy private housing for veterans)
YES on 2 (Revenue bonds for permanent supportive housing for mentally ill homeless people)
NO on 3 (Bond for dams)
NO on 4 (Bonds for private children's hospitals)
NO on 5 (Realtor scam)
NO on 6 (Gas tax repeal)
YES on 7 (Daylight savings time repeal)
YES on 8 (Fair pricing for dialysis)
YES on 10 (Stronger rent control)
NO on 11 (Ambulance employee regulations)
YES on 12 (Prevent animal cruelty)
Click below to read our complete Green Voter Guide.
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Questionnaires posted for 2018 candidate forum
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The SF Green Party will host several candidate forums for the November 2018 election:
- Our first forum is for all the candidates except D4 Supe candidates, and is scheduled for Wed, Aug 29 from 6-9 pm. It will take place in the theater on the 2nd floor of the Redstone Building, located at 2940 16th Street (between Mission and South Van Ness, 1 block from 16th St BART). Please come to ask questions to the candidates who returned questionnaires, as well as invited candidates for Assessor and Public Defender, at this forum!
- We will host a special forum / debate between D4 Supe candidates in the Sunset on Wed, September 5, at the Ortega Library (3223 Ortega St at 39th Ave) from 6:30-8:30 pm. Other progressive organizations will also be invited to co-sponsor this event.
Active Green Party members are invited to decide on our candidate endorsements following each forum. (Ballot measures will be considered at our regular monthly meeting on August 22.)
Please read candidates' answers to our questionnaires in advance, so we don't ask them questions they've already answered on the record.
Supervisorial candidates (D2): Nick Josefowitz
Supervisorial candidates (D4): Adam Kim, Trevor McNeil, Mike Murphy. Note that we have made an early endorsement of Green Party member Mike Murphy (see website) in this race, but we will be considering additional D4 candidates for endorsement as well!
Supervisorial candidates (D6): Matt Haney, Christine Johnson
Supervisorial candidates (D10): Gloria Berry, Theo Ellington, Tony Kelly, Shamann Walton
School Board candiates: Monica Chinchilla, Allison Collins, Gabriela López, Li Miao Lovett, Martin Rawlings-Fein, Mia Satya, Faauuga Moliga (late)
Community College Board candidates: Brigitte Davila, John Rizzo, Thea Selby
BART Board candidates: Brian Larkin, Janice Li, Jonathan Lyens
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