For our May Membership meeting, SF Young Democrats will be phonebanking for Mark Leno at his San Francisco headquarters! Details as follows:
Phonebanking for Mark Leno!
Wednesday, May 14
6:00PM - 9:00PM
2344 Market Street (between Castro and Noe, one block from Castro Muni station)
This is in addition to our ongoing Monday nights for Mark phonebanking between now and the election - there'll be plenty of food and lots of other people to commiserate with as we reach out to voters throughout State Senate District 3.
We will return to our regular meeting schedule on Wednesday, June 11 at Julie's Supper Club.
Between now and June 3, SFYD is phonebanking for Mark Leno every Monday night. Come for an hour, two, or three, and we promise it'll be fun!
May (and June) Mondays for Mark Leno!
Mondays from May 12 through June 2
6:00PM-8:30PM
2344 Market Street (half-block from Castro Muni)
The campaign will provide food and beverages
For more information, email info@sfyd.org
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San Francisco Young Democrats are proud to present our "Ball in Blue 2" which promises to be even better than the first! This year's event takes place at the hip, new Otis Lounge, located two blocks from Union Square on Maiden Lane! The first hour will be open bar, and there'll be plenty of food to go around, not to mention great music all night long.
To get your tickets today, click on the link to the right! Your ticket includes a one-year membership to SFYD (a $30 value).
The San Francisco Young Democrats are pleased to announce our grant program. The SFYD Grant Program aims to help Young Democrats start a new chapter or help your existing Democratic club grow with money and support from the San Francisco Young Democrats. Read on for more details, or download an application (Word .doc file).
San Francisco Young Democrats has made the following endorsements for the June 2008 Primary:
U.S. Congress, District 8 - Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Congress, District 12 - Jackie Speier (both April and June)
State Senate, District 3 - Mark Leno
State Assembly, District 12 - Fiona Ma
State Assembly, District 13 - Tom Ammiano
San Francisco Superior Court - Gerardo Sandoval
Democratic County Central Committee, Assembly District 12
Michael Bornstein
Emily Drennen
Mary Jung
Eric Mar
Jake McGoldrick
Trevor McNeil
Jane Morrison
Melanie Nutter
Jason Wong
Democratic County Central Committee, Assembly District 13
David Campos
David Chiu
Robert Haaland
Leslie Katz
Luke Klipp
Rafael Mandelman
Linda Richardson
Laura Spanjian
Scott Wiener
State Propositions
Proposition 98 - NO
Proposition 99 - YES
Local Propositions
Proposition A, Schools Parcel Tax - YES
Proposition B, Retiree Benefits - YES
Proposition C, Forfeiture of Benefits for "Moral Turpitude" - No position
Proposition D, Diversity on City Commissions - YES
Proposition E, PUC Commission Appointments - No position
Proposition F, 50% Affordable Housing Requirement for the Hunters Point Redevelopment - No position
Proposition G, Mixed-Use Development Project for Hunters Point Redevelopment - YES
Proposition H, Prohibiting Acceptance of Contributions from Certain City Contractors - No position
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Thank you to everyone who participated in this process and thanks especially to all the SFYD members who turned out to vote. SFYD will do everything we can to ensure the election of our supported candidates in June 2008.
San Francisco Young Democrats is meeting on Wednesday, March 12, at our new meeting location, Julie's Supper Club, to make endorsements for the June primary ballot. We'll be hearing from numerous candidates for State races, for judge, and for Democratic County Central Committee, and we'll be a in a great place with good food, drinks, and general merriment. So come on down. As with all our meetings, this is open to the public. We'll see you there!
SFYD Meeting - June Primary Endorsements
Wednesday, March 12, 7-9PM at Julie's Supper Club at 1123 Folsom St (at 7th St) in SF.
This Tuesday, March 4, join SFYD, the San Francisco Democratic Party, Democracy Action, the Noe Valley Democratic Club, and others as we watch the returns come in from the March 4th primaries in Rhode Island, Vermont, Ohio, and Texas!
We'll be at Julie's Supper Club, located at 1123 Folsom Street (@ Seventh). Party is from 6-10pm, with no host food and bar, but lots of great people. Rest assured you'll have a good time!
We will see you there!
San Francisco Young Democrats will be considering the early endorsement of all known young Democrats running for office in 2008, and we'll be doing it at a new location, Cafe Arguello, just steps away from the 24th Street/Mission BART Station. So, come check it out and bring a friend! Happy hour tapas are $2/each and drinks are half-price!
SFYD February Meeting
Early Endorsements and Eminent Domain Ballot Measure
Wednesday, February 13
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Cafe Arguello
2832 Mission Street
See you there! And, as with all our meetings, this is open to the public, regardless of age. For more information, email info@sfyd.org.
Join San Francisco Young Democrats as we gather with numerous other local politicos at Jillian's Restaurant in the Metreon. We'll be there from 6-11pm, and you should come as we watch the polls, party on, and mingle all night long.
We will see you there!