San Francisco Green Party

The "Green New Deal" has long been a key part of Green Party platforms.  The idea was first popularized by European Greens in 2006, and was introduced to the US by various Green campaigns, including Howie Hawkins for NY Governor in 2010 and Jill Stein's campaigns for President in 2012 and 2016.  It's a major plank in Hawkins' campaign for President as a Green in 2020.  Progressive Democrats have also picked up the idea: Congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has her own version, as does Senator Bernie Sanders.

What would a Green New Deal look like for San Franciscans?  The SF Green Party believes that implementing the following policies would set San Francisco on a path towards a more sustainable, ecosocialist economy, and we urge San Francisco politicians to enact as many of these as possible without waiting on the state or federal government (or other countries) to rescue us from our current trajectory of ecological collapse.

• Fare-free Muni/BART for everybody (as Greens accomplished in Luxembourg).  Build citywide rapid rail subways.

• Social housing - public housing for San Franciscans of all income levels, as proposed in the SF Community Housing Act.
  
  
• SF Municipal bank, which will offer deposit accounts and loans to San Franciscans, capitalized by removing all SF funds from commercial banks.
  
  
• Municipalize PG&E, towards 100% carbon/nuclear/dam-free energy.
  
  
• Municipal utilities must give hiring preferences to people from areas subject to environmental injustice.

• Reparations for historical victims of environmental injustice in the SE quadrant.
  
  
• Lower voting age to 16, so those impacted by climate change cannot be dismissed.
  
  
• Ban on new construction at elevations likely to be flooded within 100
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• Anti-speculator measures - housing as a right, vacancy/flipping fees.
  
  
• Improved Medicare for All San Franciscans.  No co-pays, no deductibles, no out of pocket costs when you need care.  Eyeglasses, dental, mental health and long term care is included.
  
  
• Fully fund eviction protection measures.
  
  
• Free rent for Treasure Island residents.
  
  
• Save Free City College, no class cuts.

• Toxic cleanup - radiation, heavy metals, gas tanks, etc. BV/TI focus.
  
  
• Subsidies to replace fossil fuel infrastructure (e.g., gas lines in old houses) with renewables.

• Transit tax on large corporations, on parking spaces in new office and residential projects, on Uber/Lyft/other fake taxis, and on private shuttle buses.

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.

President:

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.

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.