Crunch Time for Prop. A
Four weeks until the election, and it's crunch time - a two-thirds majority is an extraordinarily high threshold to reach.
Hopefully by now, you have gotten your hands on a Prop A sign and hung it in your window, and asked a neighbor or a friend or two to hang a sign in their windows as well (if you don't have a sign, PPS has lots, and we have organized distribution points around the City where you can pick up a sign at a convenient location, posted below). Hopefully by now you have helped inform other parents at your school by distributing information about Proposition A on parent listserves and the Wednesday envelopes (PPS has a downloadable flyer that is suitable for distribution on school premises, in English, Spanish and Chinese).
Now, we need your time. Can you:
-PHONE BANK? UESF is running phone banks every Mon.-Thursday evening at their offices, 2310 Mason St., near Bay St., from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. Grab a friend and spend a few hours phoning voters to make sure they know about Prop A and will vote yes! PPS members are invited to come on special PPS nights, May 8 and May 12 -- contact ellie "at" ppssf.org to sign up. But anyone is welcome anytime.
-WALK PRECINCTS? Get some exercise and talk to voters about Prop A! Pick up precinct maps and campaign materials on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m., at Civic Center Secondary (the old John Swett Elementary on Golden Gate Ave. between Gough and Franklin Sts.). Then hit the streets! We are focusing on Districts 2, 4 and 7, places where we most need to mobilize Yes votes. Many schools are hosting fundraisers and festivals in the next few weeks - we need to make it clear to all our parent communities that working to pass Prop A is as important to each school's future as raising funds for next year. Can you gather a group of parents at your school to walk precincts one weekend? Contact kpulaski.schools "at" whitehurstcampaigns.org to get precinct assignments and campaign materials for your group.
We need to contact over 10,000 voters before the election to approach a comfortable victory margin - we've barely reached half that number with the current number of volunteers. We need YOU! Remember that Proposition A benefits everyone, because recruiting and retaining great teachers is critical to a healthy school system.
For more information about Proposition A, go to http://www.voteyesonpropa.com
Prop A sign distribution points -
BERNAL HTS
bensdad415 “at” yahoo.com
CASTRO
barrie.simpson “at” verigy.com
GLEN PARK
lmilvy “at” aol.com
MARINA
crystalsbrown “at” yahoo.com
MISSION
PPS offices - The Women's Building
3543 18th Street #1, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-861-7077 (signs will be outside office door if no one is there)
MISSION/NOE VALLEY
coxson “at” speakeasy.net
zoochryss “at” yahoo.com
MISSION TERRACE/EXCELSIOR
staceyleyton “at” hotmail.com
RICHMOND
rachel “at” rachelnorton.com
SUNNYSIDE
lorraine “at” ppssf.org
SUNSET (INNER)
7th Ave – redfishantiques “at” gmail.com
18th Ave - vicmartinez77 “at” yahoo.com
Labels: SFUSD Politics
3 Comments:
Why are schools allowed to have so much campaign material on their walls? It seems to violate some kind of ethics...
Hmm - schools are actually NOT allowed to have campaign material on their walls. Here are the rules:
Campaign-related information that urges a particular vote, like a "Yes on A" flyer or poster, is not allowed to be posted or distributed on school property. (Exception: at a PTA meeting that occurs on school property after hours). School staff cannot distribute campaign materials while on duty. I don't think they are allowed to wear buttons while on the job, either.
There is a "sanitized" version of the Prop A flyer that is informational -- it does not urge a particular position but does give voters information about what is in the Proposition. That flyer is OK to distribute on school property and is available on the PPS web site.
I think in 2005 when they had those education related issues on the state ballot, a teacher (who is a real stickler to the rules) told me that they were allowed to wear buttons as long as it didn't interfere with their teaching...
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