Election Slate for November 8, 2022

Posted on November 2, 2022 by admin

Dear Friends,

Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Here’s what I have so far, based on the ballot I received in the mail, various organizational endorsements, and various discussion with local activists… I’d love your input! (Thanks to Ben, Ruth, and Andy for their input.)

It’s in order as it appears on my ballot.

Election Day is just around the corner on this coming Tuesday… please do vote!

In solidarity,

Stardust

PS: Life under late-stage corporate-welfare capitalism and billionaire-choose-all “democracy” can be discouraging. Please remember that there are other ways to change society than just the elections.
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California State Offices

Governor    no endorsement
Lieutenant Governor    no endorsement
Secretary of State    Shirley Weber
Controller    no endorsement
Treasurer    no endorsement
Attorney General    Rob Bonta
Insurance Commissioner    no endorsement
Board of Equalization 2    Sally J. Lieber

Federal Offices

U.S. Senator    Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (remainder)    Alex Padilla
US Representative 11    no endorsement

California State Offices (cont.)

State Assembly 17    David Campos
State Assembly 19    Phil Ting
All the Justices    Yes
Superintendent of Public Instruction    Tony Thurmond

City and County Offices

Member, Board of Education (no more than 3)    Alida Fisher, Gabriela López, Lisa Weissman-Ward
Member, Community College Board, term ending 1/8/27 (no more than 3)    Susan Solomon, Anita Martinez, Vick Chung
Member, Community College Board, term ending 1/8/25 (vote for one)    Adolfo Velasquez
Assessor-Recorder    Joaqúin Torres
District Attorney    John Hamasaki (not Brooke Jenkins!)
Public Defender    Mano Raju

State Propositions

Proposition 1   yes
Proposition 26    no
Proposition 27    no
Proposition 28    yes
Proposition 29    yes
Proposition 30    yes
Proposition 31   no

City and County Propositions

Proposition A    Yes
Proposition B    Yes
Proposition C    Yes
Proposition D    No
Proposition E    Yes
Proposition F    Yes
Proposition G    Yes
Proposition H    Yes
Proposition I    No
Proposition J    Yes
Proposition K    (removed)
Proposition L    Yes
Proposition M    Yes
Proposition N    Yes
Proposition O    Yes
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Garage Sale on August 13, 2022

Posted on August 11, 2022 by admin

Click on image to view larger size.

Not yet pictured are two backpacks, some books, as well as an artsy ceramic chess set.

The Grand CD Giveaway

Posted on June 27, 2022 by admin

Please have a look at these CDs to see if you’d like any of them.

Drop me an email with your list if you do.

I’ll be giving them away first-come, first-served with priority to those who can pick them up from my place in San Francisco.

They are in alphabetical order by the first name of the artist or band name excluding the word “the” at the beginning. You can click on the pictures and/or expand your browser view to enlarge the CD label text as needed.

A-D–

D-H–

H-M–

M-R–

R-W–

Election Slate for June 7, 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by admin

Dear Friends,

Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Here’s what I have so far, based on the ballot I received in the mail, various organizational endorsements, and an online discussion with local activists… I’d love your input! (Thanks to Andy and Laurel for their input.)

It’s in order as it appears on my ballot.

At the end, I’ve included links as to why a “No on H!” vote is so important this time around.

Election Day is just around the corner on this coming Tuesday… please do vote!

In solidarity,
Stardust
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California State Offices

Governor    Luis Rodriguez
Lieutenant Governor    Mohammad Arif
Secretary of State    Shirley Weber
Controller    Ron Galperin
Treasurer    Meghann Adams
Attorney General    Rob Bonta
Insurance Commissioner    Nathalie Hrizi
Board of Equalization 2    Sally Lieber

Federal Offices

U.S. Senator    Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (remainder)    Alex Padilla
US Representative 11    None

California State Offices (cont.)

State Assembly 17    Campos
State Assembly 19    Ting
Superintendent of Public Instruction    Marco Amaral

City and County Offices

City Attorney None

City and County Propositions

Proposition A    Yes
Proposition B    Yes
Proposition C    Yes
Proposition D    No
Proposition E    Yes
Proposition F    Yes
Proposition G    Yes
Proposition H    No

For more information, check out some of these links–

The Boudin recall is entirely based on local media mythology. They should own it.

https://www.theleaguesf.org/https://www.theleaguesf.org

https://www.sfbg.com/2022/05/09/endorsements-chesa-boudin-june-7-san-francisco-election/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/03/vc-lives-matter-silicon-valley-investors-want-to-oust-san-franciscos-reformist-da/

https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/04/san-francisco-crime-wave-media-public-defender-chesa-boudin/

https://www.boudinfacts.com

Election Slate for April 19, 2022

Posted on March 21, 2022 by admin

Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Here’s what I have so far, based on the ballot I received in the mail, various organizational endorsements, and an online discussion with local activists… I’d love your input (I’ll post comments people submit to me below)–

State Assembly Member, District 17: David Campos

Election Slate for February 15, 2022

Posted on January 16, 2022 by admin

Each election I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Here’s what I have so far, based on the ballot I received in the mail, various organizational endorsements, and an online discussion with local activists… I’d love your input (I’ll post comments people submit to me below)–

State Assembly Member, District 17: David Campos

School Proposition A: No recall

School Proposition B: No recall

School Proposition C: No recall

Assessor Recorder: as you wish

Volunteering at Alemany Farm

Posted on January 11, 2016 by admin

I had a wonderful time volunteering at Alemany Farm. The farm is a fairly short walk from my house. I learned about crops that would be best to plant at this time of year in my backyard garden. Although the weather had been quite cold and rainy, the sun peeked through the clouds for much of the afternoon and we had no rain that day, so volunteering there was quite pleasant. The regular volunteers are experienced gardeners and provided lots of good advice.

I started with lots of weeding, including removing some weeds the size of small trees!

One benefit of volunteering is that you get to bring home some of the produce that you harvest. We harvested some Yacón root, as well as kale, lettuce, and brussel sprouts.

I took a cutting of some yarrow and this plant with beautiful red flowers on the right side of this photo.

Election Slate for November 3, 2015

Posted on October 27, 2015 by admin

Each year I prepare a slate card for my friends so we can debate how to vote here in San Francisco (and beyond). Here’s what I have so far… I’d love your input (I’ll post comments people submit to me below)–

San Francisco Offices

Board of Supervisors, District 3: Aaron Peskin
(most important race on the ballot, please vote if you’re in this district!)

Mayor: NOT Ed Lee (rank 1: Francisco Herrera, rank 2: Amy Farah Weiss)

Sheriff: Ross Mirkarimi (rank 1)

City Attorney: Dennis Herrera (only candidate)

District Attorney: George Gascon (only candidate)

Treasurer: Jose Cisneros (only candidate)

Community College Board: Wendy Aragon

San Francisco Propositions

Proposition A: Yes (affordable housing)

Proposition B: Yes (city employee parental leave)

Proposition C: No (remove grassroots organization requirement)

Proposition D: Yes (good compromise with commitment to 40% affordable housing, more than any other private project in SF history)

Proposition E: Yes (broadcast city meetings on Internet, permit comment by Internet)

Proposition F: Yes (regulate short-term rentals to protect SF rental housing stock)

Proposition G: No (even PGE doesn’t want this anymore)

Proposition H: Yes (local clean energy whenever possible)

Proposition I: Yes (temporarily halt non-affordable-housing development projects to create housing stabilization plan for the Mission)

Proposition J: Yes (preserve legacy businesses and non-profits)

Proposition K: Yes (expands affordable housing)

Black Arts: The $800 Million Family Selling Art Degrees and False Hopes

Posted on September 4, 2015 by admin

Academy of Art University expose:

“…Stephens has plenty to celebrate. Since taking over as president of the family-owned Academy of Art University more than two decades ago, she’s transformed the 86-year-old for-profit institution from a regional operation into America’s largest private art university. Under her watch enrollment has skyrocketed from 2,200 to 16,000, generating an estimated $300 million in annual revenues, heavily subsidized by federal student loans. The Stephens family has turned that pile of art-school tuition into one of the largest real estate empires in San Francisco, with more than 40 properties in prime areas, including a historic former cannery on Fisherman’s Wharf and a 138,000-square-foot office building steps from City Hall. In all, the real estate is worth an estimated $420 million, net of debt, and the family pulls in tens of millions of dollars each year leasing these buildings back to the Academy of Art for classrooms and dorms….”

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