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Dear San Francisco, San Dear VOTING LOGISTICS VOTING District 17 Li Miao Lovett John Avalos Janice Li Faauuga Moliga Chris Christensen Keith Baraka Meet the SF League of Kelly Akemi Groth Pissed Off Voters Frances Hsieh A.J. Thomas We’re a bunch of political geeks in a torrid love affair with Shanell Williams San Francisco. The League formed in 2004 with the goal of building a progressive governing majority in our lifetime. Kevin Ortiz Our contribution is this voter guide: a secret decoder Nomvula O’Meara Propositions ring for SF politics. All of us lucky enough to enjoy the San Francisco magic owe it to our City to fight to keep it  Yes — State Proposition 13: diverse, just, and healthy. Honey Mahogany Gloria Berry $15B School Bond This voter guide (our 25th in SF!) is thoroughly researched Peter Gallotta and thoroughly biased. It’s how we educate our friends Local Propositions on the issues, excite pissed-off progressive voters, and Anabel Ibañez remind sellout politicians that we’re paying attention.  Yes — Prop A: Bond for Crumbling City Hang Out with the League! College Facilities & Vocational Training Want to get involved, got a question about this stuff, or Judges just wanna have a drink with us?  Pissed Superior Court Judge, Seat 1 Yes — Prop B: Earthquake & Safety Bond Stay up to date: Maria Evangelista  Yes — Prop C: Give Former Housing theLeagueSF.org Authority Employees Benefits [email protected] Superior Court Judge, Seat 18 @TheLeagueSF Michelle Tong  Yes — Prop D: Tax on Leaving Storefronts Empty OFF Superior Court Judge, Seat 21  Heck Yeah! — Prop E: Force Office Developers Paid for by the San Francisco League Carolyn Gold of Pissed Off Voters. Financial MARCHVoter 3 to Care about Affordable Housing disclosures available at sfethics.org. 2020 SAN FRANCISCO LEAGUE Printed in house - Labor Donated GuideOF PISSED OFF VOTERS

Prop D: Tax on Leaving Storefronts Empty The League’s DCCC Strategy

Prop D imposes a tax on commercial landlords who We are endorsing a mix of elected officials with name State Senate leave ground floor storefronts vacant for too long in ID and up-and-coming activists who have pledged to certain districts of the City. Finally, a broken windows keep local Democratic Party endorsements progres- Jackie Fielder Jackie is an indig- theory that punches up! We think property owners sive, so that housing, climate, and economic justice President enous Latinx Democratic Socialist have a responsibility to the public to use their land can stay center stage into November 2020. We’re super excited about the possibility that, for the who fought Wall Street polluters at to benefit society, rather than sit on it for speculative first time in our lifetimes, the Democratic nominee for Standing Rock and racked up state- gain. Unfortunately this tax is so narrow it will prob- DCCC Assembly District 17 President will be a progressive champion who can de- wide policy wins organizing the SF ably only affect a few deadbeat landlords who have Public Bank Coalition. She ran 2018’s feat not only the Fascist-in-Chief, but also the corporate kept multiple storefronts empty for years. But it’s a David Campos, Hillary Ronen, Matt Haney, neoliberal wing of the Democratic party, the billionaires, No on H campaign against police good first step. Vote Yes on Prop D! corruption and is formerly unhoused. We’re proud Jane Kim, Shanell Williams, and John Avalos are the insurance companies, etc. progressive (current and former) elected officials we to endorse her grassroots campaign that has quickly Prop E: Force Office Developers to Care racked up endorsements, volunteers and fundraising can count on to endorse the right candidates. Bernie Sanders has the most League support— dollars. Jackie offers a credible, progressive alternative about Affordable Housing Gloria Berry and Kevin Ortiz are Harvey many of our members feel strongly that he’s the only to divisive developer-shill . candidate we can trust to fully tackle the crises of Prop E aims to make downtown office developers Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club and Latino Democratic capitalism and climate catastrophe. That’s 100% in feel the pain of SF’s housing crisis. Every year SF Club activists looking to be brought into the party line with our goal of building a progressive governing misses its own targets for building affordable hous- leadership. majority in our lifetime by cutting through the political ing, while simultaneously approving tons of new office bullshit that makes people give up on voting. Superior Court Judges buildings, which increases our need for housing even Frances Hsieh, Peter Gallotta, Honey more! Prop E would throttle down the approval of Mahogany and Nomvula O’Meara are badass Three open judge seats are an opportunity to balance progressive Democratic Party activists. Elizabeth Warren also has member support. those office projects by exactly the percentage that the court’s current concentration of anti-tenant corpo- we missed our affordable housing targets by in the Warren backs big, bold changes like a wealth tax and Chris Christensen and Anabel Ibañez are rate attorneys and former prosecutors who favor tradi- previous year. That will give real estate interests a tackling the climate crisis; she thinks capitalism can active in, and accountable to, their progressive tional “tough on crime” sentences. In the face of mass stake in meeting The City’s goal. Developers can still be regulated by breaking up the corporate monopolies labor unions (ILWU and UESF). incarceration and mass displacement, we need progres- sneak their office projects in as long as they include and taxing the hell out of the billionaires. Her “I’ve got sive freedom fighters to bring criminal justice reform a plan for that” approach speaks to the longing in our affordable housing. Vote Heck Yeah on Prop E! and housing equity to the bench in San Francisco. DCCC Assembly District 19 policy geek hearts for ambitious legislative fixes to the many complex issues we face. Judge Seat 1 — Maria Evangelista Gordon Mar, Mano Raju, Faauuga Moliga and Janice Li are progressive elected officials we dig Though none of our members are excited by the other Evangelista grew up in SOMA, a block Democratic Party who have the name recognition that is key to winning candidates, we keep reminding each other that ulti- away from the jail where she has defend- County Central these elections. mately, the supporters of the Other Democrats are not ed clients for 14 years as a Deputy Public Defender. Evangelista is a daughter of our enemy. The fascists are the goddamn enemy. Committee (DCCC) Queena Chen, Kelly Akemi Groth, and Leah undocumented farmworkers and works LaCroix are activists from the Rose Pak Dem Club, Some of our members thought we should dual endorse in the collaborative courts, fighting for Every two years, Democrats elect committee members DSA and Black Young Democrats who are looking to Sanders and Warren to promote progressive unity over diversionary programs as alternatives to to their local governing body, the Democratic County bring new perspectives to the party. the corporate Dems. Some of us thought we should just incarceration. stay out of endorsing for President and focus on what Central Committee. These members vote on the “Of- A.J. Thomas, Li Miao Lovett and Keith we know best: the nitty gritty of San Francisco politics. ficial San Francisco Democratic Party” endorsements Judge Seat 18 — Michelle Tong Baraka are active in, and accountable to, their labor No camp got a majority, so you make the call! for local candidates and ballot measures. Tong is an experienced criminal trial unions (IFPTE, UESF and SF Firefighters). lawyer and a champion for restorative Why is the DCCC important? justice. She has defended 50 The DCCC sends out a well-funded “Official SF Demo- felony cases over 16 years at the cratic Party” slate card that will be hugely influential Public Defender’s Office. Her back- in the November 2020 Election when Democrats will Congress ground in eviction defense and domes- turn out in record numbers to Dump Trump. Sneak PeEk! Shahid Buttar Shahid is a global tic violence support gives us confidence that she The Board Needs to Stay Progressive in November 2020 activist acting locally—a constitu- will support real justice for real people facing the That means a lot of progressive San Francisans who This November’s general election will redefine the balance of power tional lawyer, an Occupy poet and legal system. don’t know about the nuances of SF’s “progressive MC. Shahid fought in court for mar- on the Board of Supervisors, with huge opportunities in two close- Democrat” vs. “moderate Democrat” local elections ly-contested districts. Mere months ago, tenants’ rights attorney riage equality and in the streets Judge Seat 21 — Carolyn Gold will simply vote the Official Democratic Party slate, won his District 5 Supervisor election by 187 votes against imperialist wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s Gold is the godmother of rent control. thinking they’re voting for progressives. But if more without the DCCC endorsement. As he is technically finishing out running for Congress as a Democratic Socialist to She’s a veteran tenants’ rights attorney moderates get onto the DCCC, that Official Democrat- ’s four year team, he must run for re-election in No- bring SF’s federal representation into alignment with who has trained thousands of lawyers ic Party slate will be full of corporate neoliberals for vember. Moderate “City Family” candidates are already lining up to our progressive electorate. He will be a clear voice in in landlord-tenant law and runs “Tenant four years, which is double-plus-ungood for the SF challenge our favorite Democratic Socialist Supervisor. Congress for SF values—Medicare for All, the Green Right to Counsel” to provide free Board of Supervisors. New Deal, and an end to forever wars—all movements Former Supervisor John Avalos will run for his old District 11 seat lawyers to San Franciscans threatened against incumbent Ahsha Safaí, a real estate developer who is also that incumbent Nancy Pelosi is on the wrong side of. with eviction. Gold is the voice we need running for DCCC. In his time on the Board, Avalos wielded the City’s on the bench during this brutal arcane budget processes to advance equity and fight displacement. housing crisis. If he takes back his seat, the Board gains a powerful leader who will spearhead climate and public bank efforts at City Hall.