P&F Campaigns And Recommendations in San Francisco

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P&F Campaigns in San Francisco

Local Candidates

State Senate

There are no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Senate in San Francisco.

U.S. House of Representatives

Cindy Sheehan of San Francisco is running for Congress as an independent caandidate, with the endorsement of the Peace and Freedom Party, in the 8th Congressional District, which is entirely within San Francisco, covering all of the city except for a southwestern area that is in the 12th CD (almost all of the Sunset district, plus Twin Peaks, Diamond Heights and Lake Merced).

Nathalie Hrizi of San Francisco is the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for Congress in the 12th Congressional District, which includes the southwestern area part of San Francisco (almost all of the Sunset district, plus Twin Peaks, Diamond Heights and Lake Merced), as well as much of San Mateo County.

State Assembly

There are no Peace and Freedom Party candidates for State Assembly in San Francisco.

Local Non-partisan Offices

The webmaster is not aware of any endorsements by the San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party organization of any candidates for local non-partisan offices which will be voted on in the November 4th general election.

Local Measures

There are twenty-two local measures on the ballot November 4th in San Francisco, from A to V, and San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party organization has taken positions on nineteen of them:

Proposition B (Charter Amendment): Establishing Affordable Housing Fund. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on B.
Proposition C (Charter Amendment): Prohibiting City Employees from Serving on Some Charter Boards and Commissions. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on C.
Proposition D (Charter Amendment): Financing Pier 70 Waterfront District Development Plan Upon Board of Supervisors’ Approval. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote NO on D.
Proposition E (Charter Amendment): Changing the number of Signatures Required to Recall City Officials to Conform with State Law. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on E.
Proposition G (Charter Amendment): Allowing Retirement System Credit for Unpaid Parental Leave. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on G.
Proposition H (Charter Amendment): For Clean Energy Deadlines; Options for Providing Energy, Revenue Bond Authority to Pay for Public Utility Facilities. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on H.
Proposition I (Charter Amendment): Creating the Office of an Independent Rate Payer Advocate. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote NO on V.
Proposition J (Charter Amendment): Creating a Historic Preservation Commission. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on J.
Proposition K (Ordinance): Changing the Enforcement of Laws Related to Prostitution and Sex Workers. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on K.
Proposition L (Ordinance): Funding for Community Justice Center. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote NO on L.
Proposition M (Ordinance): Residential Rent Ordinance Change to Prohibit Specific Acts of Harassment of Tenants by Landlords. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on M.
Proposition N (Ordinance): Real Property Transfer Tax Rates Change. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on N.
Proposition O (Ordinance): Replacing the Emergency Response Fee with an Access Line Tax and Revising the Telephone Users Tax. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on U.
Proposition P (Ordinance): Changing the Composition of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Board. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote NO on P.
Proposition Q (Ordinance): Modifying the Payroll Expense Tax. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on Q.
Proposition R (Ordinance): Renaming the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on R.
Proposition T (Ordinance): Free and Low-cost Substance Abuse Treatment Programs. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on T.
Proposition U (Declaration of Policy): Against Funding the Deployment of Armed Forces in Iraq. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote YES on U.
Proposition V (Declaration of Policy): Against Terminating Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Programs in Public High Schools. The San Francisco Peace and Freedom Party urges that you vote NO on V.

Presidential Ticket

The candidates on the Peace and Freedom Party's Presidential ticket are:

President of the United States: Ralph Nader
Vice-President of the United States: Matt Gonzalez

Statewide Measures

There will be twelve propositions on the statewide ballot November 4th, numbered 1A and 2 through 12. The Peace and Freedom Party has taken positions in favor of Propositions 2 and 5 and against Propositions 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

Proposition 1A (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train." This measure would issue almost $10 billion in bonds to be used for a high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects and with federal and private matching funds required. The Peace and Freedom Party generally opposes bond measures, as increasing the costs of projects while benefiting the rich who buy tax-exempt bonds, but we're generally in favor of improving rail systems to replace inefficient and polluting automobile and air transportation. If it were clear that Proposition 1A would really build a good rail system, we probably would reluctantly support it. If it were clear that Proposition 1A was a boondoggle for real estate and construction interests that built a poor or mediocre rail system as a side product, we would oppose it. Neither is clearly the case. The Peace and Freedom Party decided not to take a position on Proposition 1A.
Proposition 2 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Standards for Confining Farm Animals." This initiative measureis intended to reduce animal cruelty and improve food safety. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote YES on 2.
Proposition 3 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program." While children's health care is a worthy cause, the combination of bond financing and private medical care corporation involvement means that only 25% to 40% of the money would actually go to the promised programs. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 3.
Proposition 4 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy." This is the third try by the sponsors, whose first two initiatives have been defeated by the voters. This poorly-drawn, overreaching, backhanded end-run around Roe v. Wade should be defeated again. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 4.
Proposition 5 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Nonviolent Drug Offenses, Sentencing, Parole and Rehabilitation." This measure would require more drug treatment and provide alternatives to incarceration. It would save money now wated on imprisonment of non-violent offenders. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote YES on 5.
Proposition 6 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Police and Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties and Laws." The "Runner Initiative," named after its fanatical right-wing proponents, would put more people, exspecially young people, in jail for lesser and lesser crimes, and take money away from schools and hospitals. This is the opposite of what California needs. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 6.
Proposition 7 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Renewable Energy Generation." This plan, apparently written to benefit a few companies, is so badly drawn that almost all environmental groups oppose it. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 7.
Proposition 8 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry." This one is just plain bad. It would take away the legal right of same-sex couples to marry, and throw into legal limbo existing same-sex marriages. It would enact bigotry, which is why it must be defeated. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 8.
Proposition 9 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Criminal Justice System. Victims' Rights. Parole." This measure is designed to further increase the prison population, in part by undercutting the already slim chance that prisoners who pose no further risk to society can be paroled. It would be a remarkably bad law. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 9.
Proposition 10 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Renewable Energy. Bonds." The bond financing would more than double the cost of this program, which is not well-targeted in the first place. It mainly is meant to further enrich one billionaire. The Peace and Freedom Party supports alternative energy, but not through this expensive bond program. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 10.
Proposition 11 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Redistricting." This scheme would slightly rearrange how the wealthy control the state legislature, but would do nothing to challenge their stranglehold on power. We need proportional representation through multiple-member districts, and an end to big-money control of politics. This one is not worth our support. The Peace and Freedom Party urges you to vote NO on 11.
Proposition 12 (see Smart Voter page for more "neutral" information): "Veteran's Bond Act of 2008." This measure would issue $900 million in bonds, but they would be paid back by the veterans who buy homes with its assistance. The state's role is only to guarantee the bonds, allowing veterans to borrow money to buy homes at lower interest rates, and none of the Veterans Bond Acts over the last half-century have cost taxpayers a cent. The nature of the program was enough to overcome our general opposition to bonds, but its benefits being limited to military veterans kept us from supporting it. The Peace and Freedom Party decided not to take a position on Proposition 12.