This weekend is the San Francisco Assembly District Delegate Elections! Delegates represent us in the California Democratic Party and vote to endorse candidates for statewide, legislative, and congressional office. These endorsements hold huge sway in elections which is why it is critical that we elect progressive candidates who share our values and will advocate for the causes we want to see the Party support.

Two of our very own Harvey Milk Club Executive Board Members are running to be delegates and they are asking for your support.

             Mahnani Clay, AD 17                 

AD 17 election is on Saturday January 10, 2015

Mahnani Clay is running as part of Tom Ammiano’s progressive slate.
Vote the progressive slate for AD 17:

If you’re not sure which Assembly District you are in, type your address here.

'Tis the season for cocktails and noshing in good company, so mark your calendars for the annual Harvey Milk Club Holiday Fête! 

Let's close out the year by celebrating our queer spaces, leaders and community that continue to bring passion, dedication and hope to the progressive movement. We're also honored to be able to host our party at the Lexington Club during its last holiday season! #LexForever!

To liven up the festivities, we're hosting a raffle complete with prizes, serving flavours of the Mission, collecting toy donations for Project CHEER, and will be buying a round and official Milk Club shirt to the first 20 new members to join!

So invite a friend, don your gayest apparel and get ready for a fête!

** 2015 Board Nominations - 6:45pm **
Be the first to hear the official nominations for next year's board. And don't forget to renew your membership to participate in the board election in January! If you are interested in nominating someone for an Executive Board position, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. 

** HMDC Holiday Raffle - 8:00pm **
What will you find in your stocking? Could be a fruitcake, could be tickets to the Hard French Winter Ball! 

** Project CHEER Toy Drive - All Night ** 
Organized in collaboration with the SF Sheriff's Department, Project CHEER (Community Helping Everyone Encourage Restoration) is excited to head into its third year of collecting donations to benefits families and children impacted by incarceration. To help out with the cause, we'll will be collecting new, unwrapped toys throughout the evening.

Season's snapshots provided by FBFE

GIVING THANKS FOR HOPE: HARVEY MILK MEMORIAL MARCH
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Each year, we gather to honor the life of two true community heroes. This year, the anniversary of the deaths of Harvey Milk and George Moscone falls on Thanksgiving and we invite you to join us – and to bring along your friends and family – as we honor these two great leaders. 

This year we remember the unbelievable gift that Harvey Milk was to San Francisco and the LGBT community, and we are filled with gratitude. Grateful for a life lived authentically, grateful for the many lives Harvey touched with his words and his advocacy, grateful for the community he worked so hard to organize and lift up, grateful for the hope he inspired in us all. 

Join the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, Tom Ammiano, Harry Britt, Cleve Jones, and community members for a special Thanksgiving Day Memorial March to honor the life of Harvey Milk. 

Let’s come together and give thanks for the hope that Harvey gave us, as we work to continue to fight for a more just and affordable San Francisco. 

Meet at 7pm at Harvey Milk Plaza for brief remarks and a candlelit walk through the Castro. If you would like to help us assemble the flower shrine to Harvey please arrive at Harvey Milk Plaza at 6pm. Bring friends, bring family and bring candles! RSVP or share the event with friends via Facebook.

OFFICIAL HARVEY MILK LGBT DEMOCRATIC CLUB ENDORSEMENTS

November 4, 2014

Statewide Races

Local Races

Statewide Initiatives

Prop 1: Yes
Prop 2: Yes
Prop 45: Yes
Prop 46: No Position
Prop 47: Yes
Prop 48: No Position

Local Initiatives

Prop A: Yes
Prop B: Yes
Prop C: Yes
Prop D: Yes
Prop E: No
Prop F: Yes
Prop G: Yes
Prop H: Yes
Prop I: No
Prop J: Yes
Prop K: Yes
Prop L: No

Harvey Milk Club

General Membership Meeting Minutes

August 19, 2014

7pm-9pm

• Alex – PAC Update
  • Last week’s co meeting with SF Beautiful went successful
  • Covered upcoming local ballots
  • Heard from Supervisor Jane Kim’s office
  • PAC endorsements Saturday all day went great – 78% turnout
  • Thank you for coming! We’ve got awesome members
  • Past 3 years of endorsement bylaw changes have resulted in a member driven endorsement process
  • Alex reads PAC endorsement results
• Dan Segal – Candidate Oakland Mayor
  • East Bay Express endorsed me as the most progressive candidate
  • Experience as a civil rights lawyer
  • At Berkeley I helped the LGBT club gain recognition by the school administration
  • I support $15 minimum wage
• Kimberley Alvarenga – Tom Ammiano
  • Celebration for all his work Sept 20, details coming
  • Creating a video for Tom Ammiano to thank him all his work
  • Club gathers together in camera view and thanks Tom

 Harvey Milk Club PAC

Meeting Minutes

August 12, 2014

7pm - 9pm

1. Intros Milk Club and SF Beautiful
   1. Beth and Melissa
2. Housing Prop K - Affordable Housing Goal – A Policy Statement
   1. By 2020 30k affordable housing –low, moderate to middle income
   1. April Venerocion – In Favor of Prop K
      1. Affirms city’s commitment to remaining an affordable city
      2. Wide coverage – from rehabilitation to new construction
      3. Money not in the program – statement only
      4. Follow-up policies to institute funding from different sources
3. Prop H & I – The Dueling Ballot Measures
   1. Mike Murphy Prop H - Keep grass in GG and no nighttime sports lighting
      1. Currently consistent with master and local coastal plans
      2. Under AstroTurf plan, pitch would be created on chopped up recycled tires
      3. Will leak toxins onto the field and into the sewer system
      4. Sensible use of water and pesticides without using turf? – West Coast turf – organic grass like in the new 49ers stadium  - it’s a science and we have the technology
   2. Krista Backo Prop I – This was successful when applied to other fields around SF
      1. Brings down crime and raises community connectedness
      2. Passions are ignited, this is a dividing issue but it’s a matter of perspective 

Candidate questionnaires will be uploaded here as they are received. Some print copies will be made available at the Saturday, August 16th Candidate Endorsement Day, but we strongly suggest that members review the questionnaires online before the meeting. Click the candidate's name to download and view their questionnaire. For more information about our endorsement process, see Harvey Milk Club Endorsement Schedule for November Election. 

Community College Board (2 Year Term)

Dr. Amy Bacharach

William Walker

Community College Board (4 Year Term)

Thea Selby

Dan Choi

Anita Grier

Wendy Aragon

Brigitte Davila

John Rizzo

Board of Education

Mark Murphy

Shamann Walton

Stevon Cook

Hydra Mendoza

Trevor McNeil

BART Board, District 8 

Nick Josefowitz

James Fang

Supervisor, District 2

Juan-Antonio Carballo 

Mark Farrell 

Supervisor, District 6

Jane Kim

Michael Nulty

Jamie Whitaker

Supervisor, District 8 

Michael Petrelis

Scott Wiener

John Nulty

Supervisor, District 10 

Malia Cohen

Tony Kelly

Public Defender

Jeff Adachi

We are gearing up for the November election, and will soon make our official endorsements as a Club. We were proud to early endorse the Harvey Milk Anti-Speculation Tax (Prop G) at last month’s General Membership meeting by suspension of the by-laws, given the history of the measure. But there are many more ballot measures and candidates for the Club’s consideration, and possible endorsement, and we encourage members in good standing to participate in the upcoming endorsement process.

Endorsement Schedule

What a night! Thanks to everyone who attended the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club's Annual Dinner and Gayla this past Thursday at City College of San Francisco - Mission Campus and made it our most successful fundraiser in years. We would like to congratulate all of our 2014 awardees and give special thanks to CeCe McDonald, pictured here with our Executive Board, for coming all the way from Minneapolis to accept the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Award and share her inspiring story with us. 

Check out more photos from the event, courtesy of FBFE Photography, at our Facebook page here. 

We wouldn't have been able to host such a wonderful event if it weren't for the generous support of our 2014 Dinner & Gayla Sponsors, to whom we express our abundant thanks: 

HERO
Tom Ammiano
The Green Cross
STOP Unfair Beverage Taxes
SEIU Local 1021

INSTIGATOR
AFT 2121
Supervisor David Campos
City College Trustee Rafael Mandelman
National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW)
Teamsters Joint Council 7
Trumark Urban

ORGANIZER
Jeff Adachi, Public Defender
Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club
Dan Choi for Community College Board
Treasurer José Cisneros
Drug Policy Action
Daniel Flores for Judge
Forest City
City Attorney Dennis Herrera
Jane Kim for Supervisor
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi
SPARC
Assemblymember Phil Ting

ACTIVIST
Wendy Aragon for Community College Board
Annie Chou
Stevon Cook for Board of Education
Patrick Connors
Bob Dockendorff
Mark Murphy for School Board
Thea Selby, Candidate for SF Community College Board
San Francisco Group of the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club
Tom Temprano & Jarr Von Samuel
Laura Thomas & Kanani Kauka
Lance Toma
Transgender Law Center