Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club is cancelling our November General Membership Meeting in honor of the upcoming Transgender Day or Remembrance.
Please join us there. Here are the details:
Tuesday, November 20, San Francisco
Louis B . Mayer Auditorium, UC Hastings College of Law,
198 McAllister Street, San Francisco
5:30pm- 6:00pm / March from City Hall to UC Hastings
6:00pm- 8:00pm / TDOR program at UC Hastings
8:00pm-9:00pm / Short reception with light refreshments
Featuring:
Invocation by Holy Old Man Bull
New Voices Bay Area Ensemble
Guest Speakers
https://www.facebook.com/events/307289189871294/
Endorsements for November 2019
Our November 2018 endorsement slate is here below!
If you are a candidate for office outside of San Francisco and would like to be considered for an endorsement, feel free to download a questionnaire here and email the completed version to both [email protected] and [email protected] by 11:59 pm on September 9th.
We will be meeting, interviewing, and voting on candidates running for office in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond and other places on September 11th from 7-9pm at 447 29th Street in Oakland. Parking lot and conference room is behind the building on the left-hand side. The building is wheelchair accessible and closest to 19th Street BART.
The non-SF candidate questionnaires that we have received are listed below our list of current endorsements for the November 2018 election:
U.S. Senate: Kevin de Leon
U.S. Congress 12: Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Congress 14: Jackie Speier
Governor: no position
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
Attorney General: Xavier Becerra
CA Secretary of State: Alex Padilla
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma (under review, pending possible rescission)
State Controller: Betty Yee
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
Board of Equalization 2: Malia Cohen
CA State Assembly 15: Jovanka Beckles
CA State Assembly 17: no position
CA State Assembly 19: Phil Ting
District 2 Supervisor: no position
District 4 Supervisor: Gordon Mar
District 6 Supervisor: Matt Haney
District 8: Rafael Mandelman
District 10 Supervisor: #1 Tony Kelly, #2 Shamann Walton
School Board: Alison Collins, Gabriela Lopez, Mia Satya
Community College Board: Brigitte Davila, John Rizzo, Thea Selby
Public Defender: Jeff Adachi
Assessor-Recorder: no position
District 8 BART Board: Janice Li
Proposition 1 (Veteran Housing): Yes
Proposition 2 (Homelessness Prevention): Yes
Proposition 3 (Water Bond): no position
Proposition 4 (Children's Hospital Bond): Yes
Proposition 5 (Property Transfer Tax): No
Proposition 6 (Gas Tax Repeal): No
Proposition 7 (Daylight Savings Time): Yes
Proposition 8 (Limits on Dialysis Clinics' Revenue): Yes
Proposition 10 (Costa-Hawkins Repeal): Yes
Proposition 11 (Ambulance Workers On-Call At Breaks): No
Proposition 12 (Less Farm Animal Confinement): Yes
Measure A (Seawall Bond): Yes
Measure B (City Privacy Guidelines): Yes
Measure C (Our City, Our Home): Yes
Measure D (Cannabis Business Tax): Yes
Measure E (Hotel Tax Spending for the Arts): Yes
Milk Club PAC Questionnaires for the November 2018 Election (Outside of SF):
Berkeley City Council (D1) - Igor Tregub
Berkeley City Council (D4) - Kate Harrison
Berkeley City Council (D7) - Rigel Robinson Part 1 & Part 2
Berkeley City Council (D8) - Mary Kay Lacey (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Berkeley City Council (D8) - Alfred Twu (LGBTQ) (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board - Soli Alpert (Five seats are open.)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board - James Chang (LGBTQ) (Five seats are open.)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board - Paola Laverde (Five seats are open.)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board - Maria Poblet (LGBTQ) (Five seats are open.)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board - John Selawsky (Five seats are open.)
Fremont City Council (D4) - Justin Sha (LGBTQ)
Fremont School Board - Dianne Jones
Oakland City Council (D2) - Nikki Fortunato Bas (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Oakland City Council (D2) - Abel Guillen (LGBTQ) (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Oakland City Council (D4) - Pam Harris (LGBTQ) (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Oakland City Council (D4) - Sheng Thao (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Oakland City Council (D6) - Desley Brooks (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Oakland City Council (D6) - Marlo Rodriguez (LGBTQ) (Ranked-Choice Voting, up to three choices.)
Richmond City Council - Ada Recinos
Milk Club PAC Questionnaires for the November 2018 Election:
D2 Supervisor - Schuyler Hudak
D2 Supervisor - Nick Josefowitz
D2 Supervisor - Catherine Stefani
D10 Supervisor - Theo Ellington
D10 Supervisor - Shamann Walton
School Board - Monica Chinchilla
School Board - Michelle Parker
School Board - Martin Rawlings-Fein
School Board - John D. Trasviña
Community College Board - Brigitte Davila
Community College Board - Victor Olivieri
Community College Board - John Rizzo
Community College Board - Thea Selby
Assessor-Recorder - Paul Bellar
D8 BART Board - Jonathan Lyens
D8 BART Board - Melanie Nutter
Pride 2018 Photos
Pride 2018 was a blast. Here are some photos of the Milk Club in action. And feel free to browse more photos posted by Broke Ass Stuart here!
Pullin' Pork for Pride with Persia, covering "The Greatest Love of All."
More from the Pullin' Pork for Pride event at The Pilsner.
Trans March 2018.
Harvey Milk Club Co-President and RuPaul's Drag Race alumnus Honey Mahogany.
Pride Sunday marching with our endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate, Kevin de León.
Final pose with the banner.
SF Pride 2018!
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Pullin' Pork For Pride!
Pullin' Pork For Pride! Milk Club + 48 Hills Pride Kick-Off
Pilsner Inn: 225 Church Street @ Market Street
Wednesday, June 20th: 6-9pm
Facebook Invite here!
It's that time of year, queerdos! Pride is upon us and The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club & 48 Hills are joining our progresssive forces once again for a big 'ol gay beer bust and yummy carnitas kick-off and fundraiser.
Donate and get some delicious food (pork carnitas + veggie option, sí!) and great drink on the Pilsner patio. Spin the wheel and win some wacky prizes, including sexy tees. Tons of surprises and a fabulous crowd.
Come on down and prime the pump/pull that pork for the BEST PRIDE EVER!
Saturday's PAC Recommendations for the June 2018 Primary
Thank you to everyone who attended Saturday's PAC meeting. Here are the PAC's recommendations for Tuesday's General Endorsement Vote. RSVP here.
U.S. Senate: Kevin de Leon
U.S. Congress #12: Ryan Khojasteh
U.S. Congress #14: Jackie Speier
Governor: Delaine Eastin
Lieutenant Governor: Eleni Kounalakis
Attorney General: Dave Jones
CA Secretary of State: no position
State Treasurer: Fiona Ma
State Controller: Betty Yee
Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond
Board of Equalization #2: Malia Cohen
CA State Assembly #17: no position
CA State Assembly #19: Phil Ting
Superior Court Judge #4: Phoenix Streets
Superior Court Judge #7: Maria Elena Evangelista
Superior Court Judge #9: Kwixuan Hart Maloof
Superior Court Judge #11: Nicole Judith Solis
Proposition 68 (Parks, Environment, Water Bond): Yes
Proposition 69 (Transportation Taxes & Fees Lockbox): Yes
Proposition 70 (Vote Requirement for Cap-and-Trade): No
Proposition 71 (Effective Date of Ballot Measures): Yes
Proposition 72 (Rainwater Systems Tax Exclusion): Yes
Regional Measure 3 (Bay Area Toll): no position
Measure A (Public Utilities Bond): Yes
Measure B (Commissioners not Running for Office): Yes
Measure C (Tax for Childcare & Education): Yes
Measure D (Tax for Housing & Services): No
Measure E (Banning Flavored Tobacco): no position
Measure F (Representation for Evictions): Yes
Measure G (Tax for SFUSD): Yes
Measure H (SFPD Use of Tasers): No
Measure I (Relocation of Sports Teams): no position
A Jane Kim & Mark Leno Dual Endorsement for Mayor!
The Membership of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club has dual-endorsed Jane Kim and Mark Leno for Mayor. We believe that progressive unity is crucial to winning back City Hall, and we are proud to support both of these candidates for San Francisco Mayor.
The election is June 5th. Please vote for one of these candidates as your #1 choice and the other as your #2 choice! Learn more about Ranked Choice Voting here.
The New 2018 Milk Club Executive Board
We absolutely look forward to getting to work in 2018. Here is the new 2018 Harvey Milk LGBTQ Executive Board:
Honey Mahogany & Carolina Morales for Co-Presidents.
Kevin Bard for VP Internal.
Tom Temprano for VP Political.
Katy Birnbaum for VP Events & Fundraising.
Charles Sanchez for Treasurer.
Tab Buckner for E-Board Internal.
Gomez Arteaga for E-Board Political.
Brad Chapin for E-Board Outreach.
Anna Heredia for E-Board Events & Fundraising, Seat #1.
Stephen Torres for E-Board Events & Fundraising, Seat #2.
Caitlin Prendiville for E-Board Organizing.
Pau Crego for Correspondent.
Terra Haywood for Recorder.
And Kimberly Alvarenga will be also be serving as Immediate Past President.