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 CALIFORNIA:
We support Proposition 28, the Legislative Term Limits Reform Act. This simple reform will help make our legislature more accountable and effective. The current limits on how many terms an individual can serve in the legislature would be replaced by a twelve-year limit on the total number of years one could serve—whether in the Assembly, the Senate, or a combination of the two.
We have taken a neutral position on Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act. This measure would add a one-dollar per pack tax on cigarettes sold in California, with proceeds to be used for cancer and other smoking-related health issues, anti-smoking campaigns, and law enforcement. While the League supports the causes underwritten by this measure, we believe that earmarking state revenue for specific expenses reduces the flexibility needed by the legislature in setting budgets to respond to current needs.
SAN FRANCISCO:
Proposition A: Competitive Bidding for Garbage Collection and Disposal
At the present time, one company holds contracts to collect trash, recyclables, and compostables from residential and commercial sites in the City. Under the proposed initiative, the City would competitively award five separate agreements. No single company could provide both recycling recovery services and garbage disposal services. The Board of Supervisors would be required to approve the maximum rates that residential and commercial customers would pay.
Proposition B: Coit Tower Policy
Coit Tower was built in 1933 and is located in Pioneer Park at the top of Telegraph Hill. The murals inside the tower were painted as part of a WPA depression-era project and offer a vivid picture of the City during the Great Depression. Currently, a private company runs concession operations at Coit Tower. The proposition would make it City policy to strictly limit commercial activities and private events at Coit Tower and to use funds the City gets from the Coit Tower concession for preserving the Tower murals, protecting and maintaining the building and beautifying Pioneer Park around the Tower.
Stay tuned for League positions on these local measures.
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Be sure to join in with your opinions concerning the Privatization of
Government Agencies' work. We have been meeting for a month to organize the
materials in a comprehensible way so that you can help our League reach
consensus on this important National Study.
There are two dates. Please
choose only one.
Saturday, April 21 at 10:30 am at the Main Branch of the San Francisco
Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (at Grove St.) downstairs in the Martin
Paley Conference Room - 3rd Floor.
Monday, April 23 at 6pm in the Hobart Building, 582 Market Street (at
Montgomery St.), 10th Floor Conference Room.
Please RSVP at 415-989-8683 or lwvsf@lwvsf.org
Find out more about this important new study> |
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 San Francisco is currently undergoing it’s 10-year district refresh. This effort is constitutionally mandated and is done to equalize the populations in the districts. You’ve probably heard a lot about the state redistricting and the uproar it has caused in some states, including ours. But you might not be aware that there are some changes coming to our fair city as well.
The most discussed at the moment is the desire to combine Portola into one district. It is currently split between district 9 and district 10. Both supervisors want to take on the extra citizens and it remains to be seen where the lines will be drawn. Each district should have a nearly equal amount of citizens comprising it so there will need to be some juggling if Portola becomes one district.
Check out this great map titled “Speak Out, San Francisco”. It outlines the proposed changes to the districts. There is also a site called Redraw SF that lets you draw the boundary lines yourself. Give it a try and see how you’d design our city under the current restraints. |
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Lastly, the League of Women Voters of San Francisco invites everyone to join them at Earth Day San Francisco on April 22, 2012 in Civic Center Plaza to learn, share, and celebrate planet earth! |
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 Adrienne Rich, one of America’s most important poets died on March 28, 2012. When she began writing poetry in the mid-20th century, women were expected to dedicate their talents to private emotions and not to comment on public life. John F. Kennedy, who was president while
Adrienne Rich was first gaining prominence, once said. “I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians” as if it were impossible to combine the two. But Adrienne Rich refused to confine her insights to the private realm. She was dedicated to making people aware of the world we live in—shaped by natural forms and social habits. Twenty years ago she wrote a searing vision of the American West, which is still relevant today. Learn more about Adrienne Rich and listen to some of her most famous works. |
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What makes me feel most proud of the League is its honesty. I've been very involved with the community in accomplishing this, and I look forward to more closely working with the League of Women Voters, as a leader, and advocate, to help bring change for the better, and to help make the lives of our citizens better, and reflective of THEIR needs and voices. I also love collaborating with our members. There is strength-in-numbers, and by setting the example for other groups, the importance of collaborating is what is important to me... we all have seen how important it is to "collaborate together", instead of "fighting against".
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 May 17, 2012, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
LWVSF Wine and Cheese Spring Membership Event
Location: RSVP to lwvsf@lwvsf.org for address.
Join the San Francisco League for networking and socialization and get a sneak peak at the upcoming election season.
Vote by Mail Consensus Meetings
During these meetings the committee will show the educational Power Point for discussion and questions. The Consensus Questions will be presented, and members will register their responses.
After both meetings have been completed the responses will be tallied to determine whether there is consensus among the members that will serve as a basis for a League position.
- Tuesday, May 24, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: LWVSF Office, 582 Market St, Suite 615, San Francisco
- Saturday May 28, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: RSVP to lwvsf@lwvsf.org for address
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