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There will be a community/labor press conference at 10:30 prior to Budget Committee of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor John Avalos has introduced a supplemental that would restore those who had been deskilled last year, and Supervisor Daly has introduced a supplemental that will save the people who are about to be deskilled.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPUR - Post Election Recap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;12:30 to 1:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Spur, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Post-election recap with &lt;b&gt;David Latterman &lt;/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;Alex Clemens&lt;/b&gt; who will give us an insider's look into what happened yesterday and why. They'll also be lending insight into the fall 2010 elections. Free to members. $5. for non-members.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://spur.org/" target="_blank"&gt;spur.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;One Mission - Mission Peace March&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Gathering at two starting points:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;16th Street and Mission Street - 4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;24th Street and Potrero Street - 4:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;March to 24th and Harrison Street at 5:15 p.m. until 6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Peach March.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsors include&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Beacon, MNC-Precita Center, Mission Girls, MCRN, HOMEY, MiCoCo, UCSF Wrap Around Services, Boys &amp;amp; Girls Club, Mission Graduates, Good Samaritan, Carecen, United Playaz, Arriba Juntos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Police Commission Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; City Hall, Room 400, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Items off agenda:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chief's Report includes presentation regarding the Department's Response to and Investigation of Elder Abuse Cases&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commissioners:&lt;/b&gt; Dr. Joe Marshall, Thomas P. Mazzucco, Petra DeJesus, Yvonne Y. Lee, David Onek, Vincent Pan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; 415-553-1667&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geneva Car Barn and Power House Information Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Ingleside Presbyterian, 1345 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; After a community-wide effort to save the building from demolition, the Geneva Car Barn and Power House will now be restored. Soon the Car Barn will provide arts-related job training for district youth (ages 14-19) as well as serve as a arts and culture center in District 11. Please join others in learning about the status of the project and let them know your thoughts. All are invited.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: chodge@genevacarbarn.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Presidio Parkway Community Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Fort Mason Center (Marina Blvd. and Buchanan Street) Landmark Building A, Conference Center, Golden Gate Room, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Construction of the new Presidio Parkway which replaces the current Doyle Drive starts this month. Meeting to help residents learn about upcoming construction and planned ramp closures.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;a href="http://richmondsfblog.com/" target="_blank"&gt; richmondsfblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;C&lt;b&gt;ommunity Meeting - San Francisco's 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Action Plan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Visitacion Valley Middle School, 450 Raymond Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Tell the City and County of San Francisco how to spend $200 million in federal funds over the next five years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information: &lt;/b&gt;415-701-5500&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Labor Council lst Annual Comedy Showcase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. reception&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Bay UCSF Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; First annual Comedy Showcase, featuring the comedic talents &lt;b&gt;Will Durst, Assemblyman Tom&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ammiano, Nato Green &lt;/b&gt;&amp;amp; others. This year will be honoring &lt;b&gt;Conny Ford &lt;/b&gt;of OPEIU 3 and&lt;b&gt;Larry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mazzola&lt;/b&gt; of Plumbers 38 for their dedication and service to the Labor Movement. $175.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP &lt;/b&gt;- Amber Parrish amber@sflaborcouncil.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPUR - Planning on the Edge: A Conversation with 6 Planning Directors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: City Hall, North Light Court, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Planning directors from six cities, co-sponsored by SPUR and the San Francisco Planning Department.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Anderson &lt;/b&gt;- San Diego&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Susan Anderson&lt;/b&gt; - Portland&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amanda Burden&lt;/b&gt; - New York City&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;John Rahaim &lt;/b&gt;- San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Diane Sugimura&lt;/b&gt; - Seattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brent Toderian&lt;/b&gt; - Vancouver&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free. Open to public.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://spur.org/" target="_blank"&gt;spur.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rally - Castro &amp;amp; Market - One year Anniversary&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Harvey Milk Plaza, Intersection of Market Street and Castro, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;Full Federal Equality Now! Rally and Action for LGBT Rights. Prop. 8 passed on November 4, 2008. Protest one year of Prop 8 and respond to the election results nationwide. This event is part of the Equality Across America Week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: ashleylsimmons@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"&lt;b&gt;Castro Sweep" veterans tell stories 20 years later&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; GLBT Historical Society, 657 Mission Street, Suite 300, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Panel of activists to recount their memories of the Castro Sweep. On October 6, 2989, San Francisco police rioted in response to a peaceful ACT Up march protesting federal neglect of people with AIDS. Nearly 200 SFPD officers invaded the Castro district for more than three hours.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Roundtable Panelists:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brian Bringardner,&lt;/b&gt; then an ACT UP member.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Randi Gerson &lt;/b&gt;- member of ACT UP's local issues committee.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gerard Koskovich&lt;/b&gt; - freelance journalist at time of the sweep.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lester Olmstead-Rose&lt;/b&gt; - community organizer at Community United Against Violence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bryndis Tobin -&lt;/b&gt; was a student and a teaching assistant in the Human Sexuality Studies Department at SF State.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://glbthistory.org/" target="_blank"&gt;glbthistory.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Irish Cultural Centre of California/United Irish Irish Culture Center - First Annual Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: First annual meeting. Hear about plans for the future including the library, scholarship and brick updates.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rules Committee, Board of Supervisors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;City Hall, Room 263, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Off the agenda:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Appointments to Immigrant Rights Commission, Local Homeless Coordinating Board, Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, Child Care Planning and Advisory Council, California State Association of Counties, Entertainment Commission, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Police Commission: &lt;b&gt;13 applications&lt;/b&gt;, Veterans Affairs Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfbos.org/" target="_blank"&gt;sfbos.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Restore Hetch Hetchy - Campaign Briefing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Sierra Club Headquarters, 85 2nd Street @ Mission Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Briefing about the campaign to win San Francisco's approval to restore the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Will be showing DVD, "Discover Hetch Hetchy" featuring Harrison Ford.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Executive Director of Restore Hetch Hetchy, &lt;b&gt;Mike Marshall&lt;/b&gt;, will be attending and talking about the organization.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bevan for Mayor - San Francisco - Fundraiser&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Mo'z Cafe, 36 5th Street (at Stevenson across from Nordstrom), San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Fundraiser. Everyone welcomed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mohamed Alhakim who managed Castro Squat and Globble has opened his new cafe - Mo'z Cafe.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donation: $100 (maximum til April 2010, so anything is welcomed!). &lt;i&gt;Will only accept donations from individuals who live or work in San Francisco.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP&lt;/b&gt; info@bevandufty.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/BevanDufty.com" target="_blank"&gt;BevanDufty.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lawrence Ferlinghetti Exhibit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 5, 2009 through December 19, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: George Krevsky Gallery, 77 Geary, 2nd Floor, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Lawrence Ferlinghetti," Evolution of a Painter".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://georgekrevskygallery.com/" target="_blank"&gt;georgekrevskygallery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Matt Gonzalez - Art Exhibit Presentation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 5, 2009 through November 30, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Presenting "&lt;b&gt;The Novemberists"&lt;/b&gt; - Matt Gonzalez, Kelly Nicolaisen, Jesse Gidcumb, Alex Braubach, Ian Robert Mullen, Alex Case, Sean Brimer, Tim Schafer, Ryan Coffey, Mike Steffen, Chris Stokes, David Fallis, Yoni Matatyaou, Dusty Genard, Catto Houghton, Christopher Butler&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://111minnagallery.com/" target="_blank"&gt; 111minnagallery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Lt. Dan Choi at UCSF&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Noon to 1 p.m&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; HSW300, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco (enter Medical Sciences Building, 513 Parnassus, go up the lobby stairs, enter courtyard to top of stairs, and turn left to Health Sciences West.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Army Lt. Dan Choi &lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;West Point graduate and Iraq Veteran faces discharge under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Come hear his story. Open to public. Sponsored by&lt;b&gt; Equality Action Group at UCSF&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Information: &lt;a href="http://lgbt.ucsf.edu/"&gt;lgbt.ucsf.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Housing Development Corporation - Grand Opening&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 to 5 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 4800 Third Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Celebrate grand opening of 4800 Third Street, 18 new affordable condominiums. Experience the transformation of Bayview Hunters Point.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Grand Opening Committee Members&lt;/b&gt;: Fred Blackwell, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Lionel Savage, First American Title Company, Pablo Bravo and Sr. Susan Vickers, Catholic Healthcare West, Brenda Wright and Margaret Strand, Wells Fargo Bank&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP&lt;/b&gt; 4800RSVP@sfhdc.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cleantech Forum and Fundraiser for DeWitt Lacy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 6, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 9 p.m. - Forum&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9 to 10:30 - Post Forum Mixer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Roe, 651 Howard Street, San Francisco (note location change)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Event to support &lt;b&gt;DeWitt Lacy &lt;/b&gt;for Supervisor in District 10.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Invited Forum Speakers include:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stephen Valentino (Startech), Former Sen. Art Torres (Startech), Dr. Kelly Truman (Solyndra)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;RSVP by ordering tickets through ActBlue. &lt;a href="http://actblue.com/page/cleantechfordewitt" target="_blank"&gt;actblue.com/page/cleantechfordewitt &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://actblue.com/page/cleantechfordewitt" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;$50. forum and mixer, $25. mixer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: bhunley@dewittlacyforsupervisor.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kick off at the De Young: Year long celebration of Mission Muralismo begins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; The De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Year long series of events celebrating street art and artists in the Mission. Music by Dr. Loco, projections, performances, talks, films and festive book- signing for "Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;An Evening with Kamala Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;Cityscape Lounge, top floor of the Hilton, 333 O'Farrell Street, 46th Floor, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Young Professionals for Kamala Harris &lt;/b&gt;invite you to spend an evening above San Francisco honoring SF District Attorney Kamala Harris.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Young Professionals:&lt;/b&gt; Abel Guillen, Adam Borelli, Adam Zapala, Alfred Zollar, Akshay Verma, Angie Perone, Anthony Burney, Armilla Staley Ngomo, Barbra Williams, Bari Williams, Ben Winig, Bonnie Lau, Candice Petty, Catalina Ruiz-Healy, Che Hashim, Chris Young, Cody Harris, Dana Textoris, Elayna Mahaney, Elizabeth Baribeau, Eric Casher, Erik Harris, Erik Moore, Erin Wade, Frederic Roots, Frieda Edgette, Hari Kommaraju, Harris Cohn, Hilary Sledge, Idje ogbechie, Jaron Shipp, Jenn Pae, Joe Brilliant, Joel Young, Johanna Waki Silva, Josh Fryday, Justin Buell, Karina Marshall, Kathleen Kelly, Kelly Finley, Khurshid Khoia, Kiki Williams, Lesley Bunim, Leslie Wenzell, Lori Lochtefeld, Luke Klipp, Margaret Salazar, Mark Conrad, Matthew and Jason Goldman, Matthew Kahn, Meena Harris, Mike Kim, Meghna Subramanian, Moira O'Neil, Molly Taylor, Mystic Palencia, Natalia Merluzzi, Naomi Kelly. Nigar Shaikh, Paddy Underwood, Paul Henderson, Raven Brooks, Rebecca Prozan, Rohini Gupta, Sadie Ferguson, Sarah Kurlen, Sanam Pangali, Sandra Davis, Sarah Daniel, Sarah Kupitake, Seth Steward, Shefali Duggai, Sheila Bapat, Shilen Patel and Kiran Jain, Sonia Gonzalez, Stephanie Block, Stephanie Ong Stillman, Steve Ngo Sumi Paranjape, Susan Christian, Tajel Shah, Tana Recacho, Tina Lee, Virg Cristobol, Vishali Singal, Yoav Schlesinger&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;$35 per person. Purchase tickets: &lt;a href="http://kamalaharris.org/donate/event/530" target="_blank"&gt;kamalaharris.org/donate/event/530&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://kamalakarris.org/" target="_blank"&gt;kamalaharris.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boeddeker Block Party&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10 a.m. to 3 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Boeddeker Park, Jones Street and Eddy,San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Block party hosted by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://tndc.org/" target="_blank"&gt;tndc.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Sunnyside Park Clubhouse Reopening&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 a.m. to 2 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Sunnyside Park Clubhouse, near the corner of Mangels Avenue and Foerster Street. Entrance is along Foerster between Mangels and Teresita.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Ribbon-cutting at 11:30 a.m. Light goodies served. Bring your family.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information and Source:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfnpc.org/"&gt;sfnpc.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sunset-Parkside History Day&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 a.m. to 3 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Dianne Feinstein Elementary School, 2550 25th Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Explore the rich history of the Sunset District and learn more on how you can help revitalize the neighborhood branch libraries in the Sunset District. Sponsored by the &lt;b&gt;Sunset Lions Club &lt;/b&gt;in partnership with &lt;b&gt;Friends of the San Francisco Public Library&lt;/b&gt;. Event benefits the &lt;b&gt;Ortega&lt;/b&gt; and Parkside Library&lt;b&gt;Campaigns&lt;/b&gt;. Free admission and raffle prizes!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 a.m. Reception, coffee, tea and light breakfast&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11:30 a.m.- performance by &lt;b&gt;San Francisco Sound Wave Chorus.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Noon - Presentation by local historian&lt;b&gt; Lorri Ungaretti&lt;/b&gt;, author of "San Francisco's Sunset District (Images of America)"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1:30 p.m. - Live interviews with long time residents and distinguished old-timers of the Sunset District. Moderated by &lt;b&gt;Paul Kozakiewicz&lt;/b&gt;, Editor, Sunset Beacon Newspaper&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2:30 p.m. - photo Exhibit - with&lt;b&gt; Elizabeth Pepin&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Philip Loborio Gangi&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 p.m. Parkside Walking Tour ( $5. suggested donation)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; tscheulov@friendssfpl.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Elihu Hernandez for Board of Supervisors District 6 Campaign Kick-Off&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;Campaign kick-off for Elihu Hernandez for Supervisor in District 6&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: elihu.hernandez.2010@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 8, 2009 - Sunda&lt;/b&gt;y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;We are already in the future! Barack Obama: Year One&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 8, 2009 - Sunday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 to 4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Poet, playwright, essayist &lt;b&gt;Amiri Baraka&lt;/b&gt; will deliver a talk on the presidence of Barack Obama. The talk will be followed by a discussion with&lt;b&gt; Justin Desmangles&lt;/b&gt;, then open to questions from the audience. Sponsored by the &lt;b&gt;African American Center&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfpl5.sfplorg/" target="_blank"&gt;sfpl5.sfplorg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 9, 2009 - Monday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Symposium on Comprehensive Immigration Reform&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 9, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: State Building, Milton Mark Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission and the Office of Civic Engagement &amp;amp; Immigration Affairs are inviting you to a Symposium on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: San Francisco's role in Shaping National Immigration Policy. Keynote address by &lt;b&gt;F. Daniel Siciliano&lt;/b&gt; (Faculty Director of Stanford's Rock Center for Corporate Governance &amp;amp; Stanford Law School Associate Dean. Panel of immigration experts:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Hing,&lt;/b&gt; General Counsel &amp;amp; Founder, Immigrant Legal Resource Center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mary Giovagnoli,&lt;/b&gt; Director, Immigration Policy Center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cyndy Avitia,&lt;/b&gt; Congressional Assistant, Office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Asian Pacific Democratic Club - "You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 9, 2009- Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 p.m. - light refreshments&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. reel starts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 p.m. Question and answer with Jeff Adachi&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Dolby Laboratories, 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;The Asian Pacific Democratic Club &lt;/b&gt;and&lt;b&gt; Public Defender Jeff Adachi&lt;/b&gt; invite you to an exclusive preview of the presentation of "You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story. One hour documentary film by filmmaker and Public Defender Jeff Adachi. Story of a pioneering American entertainer Jack Soo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP required.&lt;/b&gt; apdesf@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;$10. for current members of APDC or $20 for non-members&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://jacksoo.com/"&gt;jacksoo.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 10, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt; SPUR Young Urbanists - Literature in the City&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 10, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Join SPUR Young Urbanists and writer &lt;b&gt;Stephen Elliott &lt;/b&gt;of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto and editor of The Rumpus, writer and City Lights editor &lt;b&gt;Elaine Katzenberger&lt;/b&gt; an poet &lt;b&gt;Matthew Zapruder&lt;/b&gt;, the forum moderator, for an evening that explores "Literature in the City".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free to members $20. for non-members&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://spur.org.events/"&gt;spur.org/events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;BOMA - Scott Wiener&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 10, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Influsion Lounge, 124 Ellis Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: BOMA is co-hosting fundraiser reception for Scott Wiener, 2010 candidate for San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee and District 8 Supervisor.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; John M. Bozeman johnb@boma.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;City Lights Bookstore - Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 10, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: C&lt;/b&gt;ity Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Authors &lt;b&gt;Elaine Elinson &lt;/b&gt;and&lt;b&gt; Stan Yogi&lt;/b&gt; discuss their book "Wherever There's A Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California". First-ever account of the struggle to develop and protect rights in the Golden State.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://citylights.com/"&gt;citylights.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Jan Kerouac Remembered&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 10, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; North Beach Library, 2000 Mason Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;Celebrate the life and work of the post-Beat novelist&lt;b&gt; Jan Kerouac &lt;/b&gt;and the only child of Jack Kerouac with &lt;b&gt;Gerald Nicosia&lt;/b&gt; who has written "Jan Kerouac: A Life in Memory". Other readings from&lt;b&gt;Brenda Knight, John Cassady, Cari Macki.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfpl5.sfpl.org/"&gt;sfpl5.sfpl.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club &lt;/b&gt;-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 9, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; The Board approved a motion to recommend the suspension of the bylaws for an early endorsement vote. On Nov. 9th there will be a meeting to vote on the Board's recommendation to suspend the bylaws.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Members eligible include anyone that has been a member 60 days or more as of the meeting. Any member who is within 18 months of their lapse day can renew at the meeting. 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Toklas LGBT Democratic Club suspend the bylaws in order to hold an early endorsement vote for the dual unranked endorsement of Rebecca Prozan and Scott Wiener for District 8 Supervisor, at its December 14, 2009, general membership meeting?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Board also approved a second motion providing that, if the membership votes to suspend the bylaws that the names of all announced candidates will appear on the early endorsement ballot.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://allicebtoklas.org/" target="_blank"&gt;alicebtoklas.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Times, serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Times, serif;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Times, serif;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times, -webkit-fantasy;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please email any items or comments to &lt;b&gt;sfpostnotes@gmail.com (I need your help in providing events for this calendar - the more information - the more informed we &lt;i&gt;all &lt;/i&gt;are)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Important:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Items change - please check before attending event for any changes.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;San Francisco&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8314356684263272245-852182920591871900?l=sanfranciscofyi.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8314356684263272245/posts/default/852182920591871900" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8314356684263272245/posts/default/852182920591871900" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://sanfranciscofyi.blogspot.com/2009/11/sleepy-election.html" title="&quot;A Sleepy Election&quot;" /><author><name>sanfranciscofyi.net</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09089630714295395513</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" name="OpenSocialUserId" value="12943486916253483071" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8XS8LuSA9zg/SvG6kEGoTwI/AAAAAAAADRc/hFtgE-DFEP0/s72-c/P1010250.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314356684263272245.post-1073200319986458218</id><published>2009-11-03T14:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-03T14:20:39.240-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Correction" /><title type="text">Correction: For November 4, 2009</title><content type="html">&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Correction: I had an incorrect date for the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) event. The event is November 16, 2009 - not November 4th (tomorrow).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am extremely sorry for the error. Especially since I am one of the hosts of the event! The correct  information is as follows:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:Times, serif;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;The 75th Anniversary of the Healthcare Workers' Movement - Fund for Union Democracy and Reform&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 16, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Plumbers &amp;amp; Pipefitters Union Hall, 1621 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Honoring National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and 26 Leaders in the Fight for Union Democracy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hosted by&lt;/b&gt;: Dolores Huerta, Gray Brechn, Lou Franchimon, John Harrington, Sheila Kuehl, LarryMazzola, Angelo Quaranta, John Burton, Mike Casey, Conny Ford., Rev. Israel Alvaro, Nelson Lichtenstein, Pat McGinnis, Pam Tau Lee, Clinton Reilly, Ignacio Chapela, Patricia A. Ford, Rick Jacobs, Sasha Lilley, Jane Morrison, Michael Theriault, Aaron Peskin, Gary P. Delagnes, Larry Griffin, Walter Johnson, Barry Luboviski, Joe O'Donahue, Howard Wallace, Angela Alioto, Tho Do, PR. H. Wilson deOcera, Cleve Jones, Gunnar Lundeberg, Mike Parker, Cal Winslow, Iain Boal, Greg Feere, John Hanley, Ramsey Kanaan, Warren Mar, Linda Post.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;75 years ago in San Francisco the nation's first healthcare workers' union was born. Thousands of caregivers across California are continuing this legacy by organizing the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). They have stood up for justice and democracy, and against sweetheart deals by SEIU officials that threatened their jobs, their patients and their future.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funds raised at this event will support the legal defense of these twenty-six union activists who have dedicated many decades to building power for working people and making progressive change in our communities:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sal Rosselli, John Vellardita, Barbara Lewis, Ralph Cornejo, Ian Selden, Jason Johnson, PeterTappeiner, Jorge Rodriguez, Gabe Kristal, Pylis Willett, Glenn Goldstein, Gail Buhler, Michael Kriosh, Fred Seavey, Joan Emslie, Paul Komar, Dan Martin, Mark Kipfer, Freja Nelson, Marti Garza, JohnBorsos, Martha Figueroa, Laura Kurre, Aaron Brickman, Andy Reid, Emily Gordon.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donate and purchase tickets at: &lt;a href="http://FundForUnionDemocracy.org/" target="_blank"&gt;FundForUnionDemocracy.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: info@fundforuniondemocracy.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Election Day! - &lt;/b&gt;Polling placed open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can vote at city hall from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All vote-by-mail ballots must be received bye the Department of Election by 8 p.m. on election day. Postmarks are not accepted.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Breakfast Club with Willie L. Brown, Jr.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 a.m. to 10 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Moscone West, Fourth and Howard Streets, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Second Breakfast Club meeting Candidates for Governor, from both parties have been invited.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;$100.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&lt;b&gt;nformation&lt;/b&gt;: london.breed@obamaalumni.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Single Payer Now&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Noon&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; UN Plaza, (between 7th and 8th Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;Single Payer Now will gather with banners. Bring your cell phones so everyone can call Speaker Pelosi. Single Payer Now wants to remind Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep her promises to allow States to have their own State Single Payer Plans and to allow a vote on HR 676 on the floor of congress (Weiner Amendment).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://singlepayernow.net/"&gt;singlepayernow.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Board of Supervisors Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; City Hall, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Items off agenda:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Place of Entertainment Permits and Board of appeals procedures&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://sfbos.org/"&gt;sfbos.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;SFMTA Board of Directors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: City Hall, Room 400, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Items off agenda: Presentation and discussion of the Proof of Payment Study and fare payment patterns.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfmta.com/"&gt;sfmta.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Re-elect Treasurer Jose Cisneros&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;Lime Restaurant, 2247 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Celebrate the re-election of Treasurer Jose Cisneros. Election night party.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; j&lt;a href="http://josecisneros.com/" target="_blank"&gt;osecisneros.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Potrero Hill Democratic Club - Panel on Water Issues&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Panel on water issues:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jennifer Clary &lt;/b&gt;- Clean Water Action&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jessie Raeder&lt;/b&gt;, Tuolumne River Trust&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adam Scow,&lt;/b&gt; Food and Water Watch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laura Spanjian,&lt;/b&gt; SF Public Utilities Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Moderator&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Loretta Lynch, &lt;/b&gt;former president, CA. Public Utilities Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://phdemclub.org/" target="_blank"&gt;phdemclub.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Election Night Party - Dennis Herrera&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Tosca Cafe, 242 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Election night party to celebrate re-election of City Attorney Dennis Herrera.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Election Night Party with the San Francisco League of Young Voters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 p.m. until Midnight&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; El Rio, 3158 Mission Street (@Cesar Chavez), San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Watch election results.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://theballot.org/2009/sf"&gt;theballot.org/2009/sf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: El Rio, 3158 Mission Street (@Cesar Chavez), San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Watch election results with San Francisco League of Young Voters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://milkclub.org/"&gt;milkclub.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;No on 1, Maine same-sex marriage ban&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Martuni's, 4 Valencia Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Watch results of Maine's same-sex marriage debate on Question 1. Co-sponsored with Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://milkclub.org/"&gt;milkclub.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;City Democratic Club - Election Night Dinner&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Capp's Corner, 1600 Powell Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Join City Democratic Club for an election night dinner. Watch election returns, enjoy an old fashion North Beach meal and toast the victors.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://citydemo.org/"&gt;citydemo.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Support SEIU 1021&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: City Hall, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Support Pay Equity and support members of SEIU 1021 who are being laid off. There will be a community/labor press conference at 10:30 prior to Budget Committee of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor John Avalos has introduced a supplemental that would restore those who had been deskilled last year, and Supervisor Daly has introduced a supplemental that will save the people who are about to be deskilled.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;SPUR - Post Election Recap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;12:30 to 1:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Spur, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Post-election recap with &lt;b&gt;David Latterman &lt;/b&gt;and &lt;b&gt;Alex Clemens&lt;/b&gt; who will give us an insider's look into what happened yesterday and why. They'll also be lending insight into the fall 2010 elections. Free to members. $5. for non-members.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://spur.org/"&gt;spur.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*One Mission - Mission Peace March&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Gathering at two starting points:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;16th Street and Mission Street - 4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;24th Street and Potrero Street - 4:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;March to 24th and Harrison Street at 5:15 p.m. until 6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Peach March.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsors include&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Beacon, MNC-Precita Center, Mission Girls, MCRN, HOMEY, MiCoCo, UCSF Wrap Around Services, Boys &amp;amp; Girls Club, Mission Graduates, Good Samaritan, Carecen, United Playaz, Arriba Juntos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Police Commission Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; City Hall, Room 400, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Items off agenda:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chief's Report includes presentation regarding the Department's Response to and Investigation of Elder Abuse Cases&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Commissioners:&lt;/b&gt; Dr. Joe Marshall, Thomas P. Mazzucco, Petra DeJesus, Yvonne Y. Lee, David Onek, Vincent Pan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; 415-553-1667&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Correction - Wrong DateCelebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Healthcare Workers' Movement - Fund for Union Democracy and Reform&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Correction: Correction &lt;/b&gt;- Date is November 16, 2009 not November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Plumbers &amp;amp; Pipefitters Union Hall, 1621 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Honoring National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and 26 Leaders in the Fight for Union Democracy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hosted by&lt;/b&gt;: Dolores Huerta, Gray Brechn, Lou Franchimon, John Harrington, Sheila Kuehl, Larry Mazzola, Angelo Quaranta, John Burton, Mike Casey, Conny Ford., Rev. Israel Alvaro, Nelson Lichtenstein, Pat McGinnis, Pam Tau Lee, Clinton Reilly, Ignacio Chapela, Patricia A. Ford, Rick Jacobs, Sasha Lilley, Jane Morrison, Michael Theriault, Aaron Peskin, Gary P. Delagnes, Larry Griffin, Walter Johnson, Barry Luboviski, Joe O'Donahue, Howard Wallace, Angela Alioto, Tho Do, PR. H. Wilson de Ocera, Cleve Jones, Gunnar Lundeberg, Mike Parker, Cal Winslow, Iain Boal, Greg Feere, John Hanley, Ramsey Kanaan, Warren Mar, Linda Post.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;75 years ago in San Francisco the nation's first healthcare workers' union was born. Thousands of caregivers across California are continuing this legacy by organizing the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). They have stood up for justice and democracy, and against sweetheart deals by SEIU officials that threatened their jobs, their patients and their future.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funds raised at this event will support the legal defense of these twenty-six union activists who have dedicated many decades to building power for working people and making progressive change in our communities:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sal Rosselli, John Vellardita, Barbara Lewis, Ralph Cornejo, Ian Selden, Jason Johnson, Peter Tappeiner, Jorge Rodriguez, Gabe Kristal, Pylis Willett, Glenn Goldstein, Gail Buhler, Michael Kriosh, Fred Seavey, Joan Emslie, Paul Komar, Dan Martin, Mark Kipfer, Freja Nelson, Marti Garza, John Borsos, Martha Figueroa, Laura Kurre, Aaron Brickman, Andy Reid, Emily Gordon.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donate and purchase tickets at: &lt;a href="http://FundForUnionDemocracy.org/" target="_blank"&gt;FundForUnionDemocracy.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: info@fundforuniondemocracy.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Geneva Car Barn and Power House Information Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Ingleside Presbyterian, 1345 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; After a community-wide effort to save the building from demolition, the Geneva Car Barn and Power House will now be restored. Soon the Car Barn will provide arts-related job training for district youth (ages 14-19) as well as serve as a arts and culture center in District 11. Please join others in learning about the status of the project and let them know your thoughts. All are invited.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: chodge@genevacarbarn.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Presidio Parkway Community Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Fort Mason Center (Marina Blvd. and Buchanan Street) Landmark Building A, Conference Center, Golden Gate Room, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Construction of the new Presidio Parkway which replaces the current Doyle Drive starts this month. Meeting to help residents learn about upcoming construction and planned ramp closures.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;a href="http://richmondsfblog.com/"&gt; richmondsfblog.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*C&lt;b&gt;ommunity Meeting - San Francisco's 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Action Plan&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Visitacion Valley Middle School, 450 Raymond Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Tell the City and County of San Francisco how to spend $200 million in federal funds over the next five years.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information: &lt;/b&gt;415-701-5500&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Labor Council lst Annual Comedy Showcase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. reception&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Bay UCSF Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; First annual Comedy Showcase, featuring the comedic talents &lt;b&gt;Will Durst, Assemblyman Tom&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ammiano, Nato Green &lt;/b&gt;&amp;amp; others. This year will be honoring &lt;b&gt;Conny Ford &lt;/b&gt;of OPEIU 3 and&lt;b&gt;Larry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mazzola&lt;/b&gt; of Plumbers 38 for their dedication and service to the Labor Movement. $175.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP &lt;/b&gt;- Amber Parrish amber@sflaborcouncil.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;SPUR - Planning on the Edge: A Conversation with 6 Planning Directors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: City Hall, North Light Court, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Planning directors from six cities, co-sponsored by SPUR and the San Francisco Planning Department.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Anderson &lt;/b&gt;- San Diego&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Susan Anderson&lt;/b&gt; - Portland&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amanda Burden&lt;/b&gt; - New York City&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;John Rahaim &lt;/b&gt;- San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Diane Sugimura&lt;/b&gt; - Seattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brent Toderian&lt;/b&gt; - Vancouver&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free. Open to public.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://spur.org/" target="_blank"&gt;spur.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rally - Castro &amp;amp; Market - One year Anniversary&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Harvey Milk Plaza, Intersection of Market Street and Castro, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;Full Federal Equality Now! Rally and Action for LGBT Rights. Prop. 8 passed on November 4, 2008. Protest one year of Prop 8 and respond to the election results nationwide. This event is part of the Equality Across America Week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: ashleylsimmons@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"&lt;b&gt;Castro Sweep" veterans tell stories 20 years later&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; GLBT Historical Society, 657 Mission Street, Suite 300, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Panel of activists to recount their memories of the Castro Sweep. On October 6, 2989, San Francisco police rioted in response to a peaceful ACT Up march protesting federal neglect of people with AIDS. Nearly 200 SFPD officers invaded the Castro district for more than three hours.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Roundtable Panelists:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brian Bringardner,&lt;/b&gt; then an ACT UP member.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Randi Gerson &lt;/b&gt;- member of ACT UP's local issues committee.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gerard Koskovich&lt;/b&gt; - freelance journalist at time of the sweep.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lester Olmstead-Rose&lt;/b&gt; - community organizer at Community United Against Violence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bryndis Tobin -&lt;/b&gt; was a student and a teaching assistant in the Human Sexuality Studies Department at SF State.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://glbthistory.org/" target="_blank"&gt;glbthistory.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt; Irish Cultural Centre of California/United Irish Irish Culture Center - First Annual Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: First annual meeting. Hear about plans for the future including the library, scholarship and brick updates.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Rules Committee, Board of Supervisors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;City Hall, Room 263, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Off the agenda:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Appointments to Immigrant Rights Commission, Local Homeless Coordinating Board, Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, Child Care Planning and Advisory Council, California State Association of Counties, Entertainment Commission, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Police Commission: &lt;b&gt;13 applications&lt;/b&gt;, Veterans Affairs Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfbos.org/"&gt;sfbos.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Restore Hetch Hetchy - Campaign Briefing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Sierra Club Headquarters, 85 2nd Street @ Mission Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Briefing about the campaign to win San Francisco's approval to restore the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Will be showing DVD, "Discover Hetch Hetchy" featuring Harrison Ford.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Executive Director of Restore Hetch Hetchy, &lt;b&gt;Mike Marshall&lt;/b&gt;, will be attending and talking about the organization.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Bevan for Mayor - San Francisco - Fundraiser&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 5, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Mo'z Cafe, 36 5th Street (at Stevenson across from Nordstrom), San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Fundraiser. Everyone welcomed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mohamed Alhakim who managed Castro Squat and Globble has opened his new cafe - Mo'z Cafe.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donation: $100 (maximum til April 2010, so anything is welcomed!). &lt;i&gt;Will only accept donations from individuals who live or work in San Francisco.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP&lt;/b&gt; info@bevandufty.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/BevanDufty.com"&gt;BevanDufty.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Lawrence Ferlinghetti Exhibit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 5, 2009 through December 19, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: George Krevsky Gallery, 77 Geary, 2nd Floor, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Lawrence Ferlinghetti," Evolution of a Painter".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://georgekrevskygallery.com/"&gt;georgekrevskygallery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Matt Gonzalez - Art Exhibit Presentation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 5, 2009 through November 30, 2009&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Presenting "&lt;b&gt;The Novemberists"&lt;/b&gt; - Matt Gonzalez, Kelly Nicolaisen, Jesse Gidcumb, Alex Braubach, Ian Robert Mullen, Alex Case, Sean Brimer, Tim Schafer, Ryan Coffey, Mike Steffen, Chris Stokes, David Fallis, Yoni Matatyaou, Dusty Genard, Catto Houghton, Christopher Butler&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://111minnagallery.com/"&gt; 111minnagallery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*San Francisco Housing Development Corporation - Grand Opening&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 to 5 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 4800 Third Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Celebrate grand opening of 4800 Third Street, 18 new affordable condominiums. Experience the transformation of Bayview Hunters Point.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Grand Opening Committee Members&lt;/b&gt;: Fred Blackwell, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, Lionel Savage, First American Title Company, Pablo Bravo and Sr. Susan Vickers, Catholic Healthcare West, Brenda Wright and Margaret Strand, Wells Fargo Bank&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP&lt;/b&gt; 4800RSVP@sfhdc.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Cleantech Forum and Fundraiser for DeWitt Lacy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 6, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 9 p.m. - Forum&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9 to 10:30 - Post Forum Mixer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Roe, 651 Howard Street, San Francisco (note location change)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Event to support &lt;b&gt;DeWitt Lacy &lt;/b&gt;for Supervisor in District 10.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Invited Forum Speakers include:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stephen Valentino (Startech), Former Sen. Art Torres (Startech), Dr. Kelly Truman (Solyndra)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;RSVP by ordering tickets through ActBlue. &lt;a href="http://actblue.com/page/cleantechfordewitt"&gt;actblue.com/page/cleantechfordewitt &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://actblue.com/page/cleantechfordewitt"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;$50. forum and mixer, $25. mixer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: bhunley@dewittlacyforsupervisor.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Kick off at the De Young: Year long celebration of Mission Muralismo begins&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; The De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Year long series of events celebrating street art and artists in the Mission. Music by Dr. Loco, projections, performances, talks, films and festive book- signing for "Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo".&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;An Evening with Kamala Harris&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 6, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;Cityscape Lounge, top floor of the Hilton, 333 O'Farrell Street, 46th Floor, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Young Professionals for Kamala Harris &lt;/b&gt;invite you to spend an evening above San Francisco honoring SF District Attorney Kamala Harris.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Young Professionals:&lt;/b&gt; Abel Guillen, Adam Borelli, Adam Zapala, Alfred Zollar, Akshay Verma, Angie Perone, Anthony Burney, Armilla Staley Ngomo, Barbra Williams, Bari Williams, Ben Winig, Bonnie Lau, Candice Petty, Catalina Ruiz-Healy, Che Hashim, Chris Young, Cody Harris, Dana Textoris, Elayna Mahaney, Elizabeth Baribeau, Eric Casher, Erik Harris, Erik Moore, Erin Wade, Frederic Roots, Frieda Edgette, Hari Kommaraju, Harris Cohn, Hilary Sledge, Idje ogbechie, Jaron Shipp, Jenn Pae, Joe Brilliant, Joel Young, Johanna Waki Silva, Josh Fryday, Justin Buell, Karina Marshall, Kathleen Kelly, Kelly Finley, Khurshid Khoia, Kiki Williams, Lesley Bunim, Leslie Wenzell, Lori Lochtefeld, Luke Klipp, Margaret Salazar, Mark Conrad, Matthew and Jason Goldman, Matthew Kahn, Meena Harris, Mike Kim, Meghna Subramanian, Moira O'Neil, Molly Taylor, Mystic Palencia, Natalia Merluzzi, Naomi Kelly. Nigar Shaikh, Paddy Underwood, Paul Henderson, Raven Brooks, Rebecca Prozan, Rohini Gupta, Sadie Ferguson, Sarah Kurlen, Sanam Pangali, Sandra Davis, Sarah Daniel, Sarah Kupitake, Seth Steward, Shefali Duggai, Sheila Bapat, Shilen Patel and Kiran Jain, Sonia Gonzalez, Stephanie Block, Stephanie Ong Stillman, Steve Ngo Sumi Paranjape, Susan Christian, Tajel Shah, Tana Recacho, Tina Lee, Virg Cristobol, Vishali Singal, Yoav Schlesinger&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;$35 per person. Purchase tickets: &lt;a href="http://kamalaharris.org/donate/event/530"&gt;kamalaharris.org/donate/event/530&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://kamalakarris.org/"&gt;kamalaharris.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Boeddeker Block Party&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10 a.m. to 3 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Boeddeker Park, Jones Street and Eddy,San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Block party hosted by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://tndc.org/"&gt;tndc.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Sunset-Parkside History Day&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 a.m. to 3 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Dianne Feinstein Elementary School, 2550 25th Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Explore the rich history of the Sunset District and learn more on how you can help revitalize the neighborhood branch libraries in the Sunset District. Sponsored by the &lt;b&gt;Sunset Lions Club &lt;/b&gt;in partnership with &lt;b&gt;Friends of the San Francisco Public Library&lt;/b&gt;. Event benefits the &lt;b&gt;Ortega&lt;/b&gt; and Parkside Library&lt;b&gt;Campaigns&lt;/b&gt;. Free admission and raffle prizes!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 a.m. Reception, coffee, tea and light breakfast&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11:30 a.m.- performance by &lt;b&gt;San Francisco Sound Wave Chorus.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Noon - Presentation by local historian&lt;b&gt; Lorri Ungaretti&lt;/b&gt;, author of "San Francisco's Sunset District (Images of America)"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1:30 p.m. - Live interviews with long time residents and distinguished old-timers of the Sunset District. Moderated by &lt;b&gt;Paul Kozakiewicz&lt;/b&gt;, Editor, Sunset Beacon Newspaper&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2:30 p.m. - photo Exhibit - with&lt;b&gt; Elizabeth Pepin&lt;/b&gt; and &lt;b&gt;Philip Loborio Gangi&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 p.m. Parkside Walking Tour ( $5. suggested donation)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; tscheulov@friendssfpl.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Elihu Hernandez for Board of Supervisors District 6 Campaign Kick-Off&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 7, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;Campaign kick-off for Elihu Hernandez for Supervisor in District 6&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: elihu.hernandez.2010@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 8, 2009 - Sunda&lt;/b&gt;y&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;We are already in the future! Barack Obama: Year One&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;November 8, 2009 - Sunday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 to 4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Poet, playwright, essayist &lt;b&gt;Amiri Baraka&lt;/b&gt; will deliver a talk on the presidence of Barack Obama. The talk will be followed by a discussion with&lt;b&gt; Justin Desmangles&lt;/b&gt;, then open to questions from the audience. Sponsored by the &lt;b&gt;African American Center&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfpl5.sfplorg/"&gt;sfpl5.sfplorg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 9, 2009 - Monday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;A Symposium on Comprehensive Immigration Reform&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 9, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: State Building, Milton Mark Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission and the Office of Civic Engagement &amp;amp; Immigration Affairs are inviting you to a Symposium on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: San Francisco's role in Shaping National Immigration Policy. Keynote address by &lt;b&gt;F. Daniel Siciliano&lt;/b&gt; (Faculty Director of Stanford's Rock Center for Corporate Governance &amp;amp; Stanford Law School Associate Dean. Panel of immigration experts:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Hing,&lt;/b&gt; General Counsel &amp;amp; Founder, Immigrant Legal Resource Center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mary Giovagnoli,&lt;/b&gt; Director, Immigration Policy Center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cyndy Avitia,&lt;/b&gt; Congressional Assistant, Office of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club &lt;/b&gt;-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 9, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; The Board approved a motion to recommend the suspension of the bylaws for an early endorsement vote. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8XS8LuSA9zg/Suh510qCjnI/AAAAAAAADPA/Hr4VVQ7D1eA/s320/P1010210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397698118978539122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tuesday night I attended District Eight Town Hall meeting at Magnet, a gay men's health outreach center on 18th Street.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The "big four" Rafael Mandelman, Rebecca Prozan, Laura Spanjian and Scott  Wiener were all in attendance.  It has been less than a week since  their first meeting, overall their presentation was even better than last week.  The meeting was moderated by the Director of Magnet - Steve Gibson.    The audience listened intently and there were some interesting questions:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Halloween in the Castro - all agreed that something could happen in the future, but it would have to be well planned, supervised and "organic".   &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Supervisor Campos' Sanctuary Legislation - Rafael Mandelman, Laura Spanjian and now Rebecca Prozan have all endorsed the legislation.  Scott Wiener  would vote no  because of "public safety issues".  Rafael Mandelman said  "Scott  Wiener  is exactly wrong and Laura Spanjian is exactly right" on sanctuary question.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Who did you support - August Longo or Chris Daly for Region 4 - Assembly Districts 12, 13, and 19.?   Wiener  and Prozan supported August Long - Spanjian and Mandelman supported Christ Daly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you support Whole Foods and Trader Joe's going in on Market Street?  All agreed before these two stores open up that the issues of traffic and parking need to be resolved.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Do you support Assemblyman Tom Ammiano  marijuana legislation legalizing and taxing marijuana?  All four said yes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As Rebecca Prozan said,  District 8 is a "legacy seat".  She is right.  This is going to be a tough race - one year away....&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laura Spanjian&lt;/b&gt; -&lt;a href="http://lauraspanjian.com/"&gt; lauraspanjian.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rebecca Prozan&lt;/b&gt; -&lt;a href="http://rebeccaprozan.com/"&gt; rebeccaprozan.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Scott  Wiener &lt;/b&gt;-&lt;a href="http://scott2010.com/"&gt; scott2010.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rafael Mandelman&lt;/b&gt; - &lt;a href="http://rafaelmandelman.com/"&gt;rafaelmandelman.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Magnet&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://magnetsf.org/"&gt;magnetsf.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pictures:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Big Four: Mandleman, Spanjian,  Wiener , Prozan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Scott  Wiener&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rafael Mandelman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Laura Spanjian&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Rebecca Prozan&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 28, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Police Commission Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 28, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: City Hall, Room 400, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Off agenda: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chief's Report - Public Comment,  Update on significant policing efforts by Department members.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: 415-553-1667&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;African American Education Think Tank&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;October 28, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;Revere Anna E. Walden/Bayview Library, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Valerie Higgins,&lt;/b&gt; Outreach Coordinator for Parents for Public Schools will speak as they launch the African American Education Think Tank. This is a network of parents working together to ensure quality schools in San Francisco for all children. Discussion on what the needs are and how we can best serve the African-American community.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;RSVP by October 26th, dinner will be provided to all attendees. valerie@ppssf.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club - Supervisor Bevan Dufty&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 28, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Jewish Community Center, 3200 California Street, 2nd Floor Library, Room 209, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Wine and Cheese Reception with &lt;b&gt;Supervisor Bevan Dufty &lt;/b&gt;and General Membership Vote.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There will also be a vote for the election of officers and board members of Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club and approval of the Board's recommendations for the November 3rd election.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Club's PAC and Nominating Committee have made the following recommendations:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Election of Officer and Directors:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Club Officers:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;President: Jason Porth&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vice President , Membership: Sandy Hartman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vice President, Political Action: Igor Lotsvin&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vice President, Programs: Lisa Shell&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Treasurer: Jason Carls&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Secretary: Michele Sahl&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Club Board Members:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jessica Albert, Jeremy Benjamin, Casey Berman, Robin Brasso, Valerie Demicheva, Jared Giarrusso, Rene Golanty Kohl, Jerry Hersh, Hene Kelly, David Latterman, Rebecca Prozan, Carrie Rice, Jack Ross, Richard Rothman, Matt Tuchow, Ben Tulchin, Mark Weinberger, Melissa White, Andi Wickman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Endorsements:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Treasurer: Jose Cisneros&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;City Attorney: Dennis Herrerra&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ballot Propositions:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prop A - Budget Process: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prop B - Board of Supervisors Aides: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prop C - Candlestick Park Naming Rights: No Position&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prop D - Mid-Market Special Sign District: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Prop E - Advertisements on City Property: Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Any member of the Club in good standing may cast a vote. If you have been a Club member in the past, but have not paid your dues for our 2009-2010 year, you may pay your dues at the Open House and then cast a vote.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: jporth@sbcglobal.net sfrwjdc@yahoo.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Democratic Party - Monthly Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 28, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; State Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Milton Marks Auditorium, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Agenda includes public comment, Chair's report, Treasurer's report, fundraising, new business.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&lt;b&gt;nformation&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfdemocrats.org/" target="_blank"&gt;sfdemocrats.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 29, 2009 -Thursday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Legislative Update: Children, Youth, and Families&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Noon to 2 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 1099 Sunnydale Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: C.L.A.E.R. Project, in conjunction with Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth will be holding a discussion regarding upcoming legislation that affects low-income children and their families. Overview of Budget Process and Advocacy, Upcoming Legislation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; Legislative update  session is a part of a monthly series sponsored to bring heightened education to both the residents and service providers in the 94134 and 94124 zip codes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP&lt;/b&gt; 415-333-3017&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://claearproject.org/"&gt;claerproject.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Latino Educators for John Rizzo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; 84 Berkeley Way, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Reception/fundraiser for the Trustee's reelection. City College of San Francisco Latino Educators and Students invite you to a reception and fundraiser in support of &lt;b&gt;John Rizzo'&lt;/b&gt;s reelection to CCSF Board of Supervisors.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Presidio Parkway Project Meeting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Self-Help for the Elderly, 408 22nd Avenue @ Geary Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Community meeting to help residents learn about the upcoming construction of the Presidio Parkway. Closure from November 2009 - 2013 of the off-ramp from northbound Doyle Drive to southbound Park Presidio/Highway1.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://richmondsfblog.com/" target="_blank"&gt;richmondsfblog.som&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;9500 Liberty - Bay Area Premier and Cocktail Reception&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;Sundance Kabuki Theater, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;West Coast premiere of documentary chronicling the immigration culture war that tore apart a suburban DC community.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 7 p.m. - Cocktail reception to raise funds for the film's completion. $30&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 to 9 p.m. - Screening - $15.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hosting organizations&lt;/b&gt;: Citizen Hope, NDN, Networks Nation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Participating organizations:&lt;/b&gt; Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Asian Business League of SF, Asia Society, CAAM, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Hyphen Magazine, Presente and Screening Liberally&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Purchase tickets&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://brownpapertickets.com/event/85868" target="_blank"&gt;brownpapertickets.com/event/85868&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;HANC - Park Branch Library 100th Birthday Party&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Park Branch Library,1833 Page Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: 100th Birthday Party as it closes for a Year's Renovation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://hance-sf.org/" target="_blank"&gt;hanc-sf.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Beautification Awards&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Dinner, silent auction, Awardee and Member Celebration.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Awards:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;La Playa Pocket Park&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ClementinaCares&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Piers 1 1/2, 3 &amp;amp; 5&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Passage of Prop J (2008)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Brian O'Neill, in Memoriam&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;World Music sound of &lt;b&gt;Freddy Clarke's Wobbly World&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;General Admission: $60. Celebration, $200.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&lt;b&gt;nformation: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://sfbeautiful.org/" target="_blank"&gt;sfbeautiful.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beyond Marriage&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;LGBT Community Center, Ceremonial Room, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;LGBT Advisory Committee&lt;/b&gt; of the &lt;b&gt;San Francisco Human Rights Commission &lt;/b&gt;invites the public to participate in a forum to discuss how to recognize alternative kinship structures among people who are not related by blood or legal adoption.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Panelists:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cathy Sakimura&lt;/b&gt;, Staff Attorney for the National Center for Lesbian Rights&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Alice Kessler&lt;/b&gt;, Government Affairs Director for Equality California&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judy Appel&lt;/b&gt;, Executive Director of Our Family Coalition&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Comments by:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mark Leno&lt;/b&gt;, California State Senator, 3rd District&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tom Ammiano,&lt;/b&gt; California State Assemblymember, 13th District&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;David Campos,&lt;/b&gt; Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Theresa Sparks, &lt;/b&gt;Executive Director of the SF Human Rights Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;YOU, member of the public with experience in non-spousal alternative families&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Discussion&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What kinds of non-spousal alternatives families exist?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What obstacles or legal hurdles exist for these relationships?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What can be done to support alternative families through legal and other means?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&lt;b&gt;nformation&lt;/b&gt;: nadia.babella@sfgov.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Community Planning&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; City Hall, Room 416, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Tell the City and County of San Francisco how to spend $200 million in federal funds over the next five years.  San Francisco's 2010-2015 Consolidated Plan and 2010-2011 Action Plan &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; 415-701-5500&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"&lt;b&gt;Unmasked" GLBT Historical Society 2009 Gala&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6:30 to 9:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Green Room, San Francisco War Memorial, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: First annual Halloween Gala. Fundraiser to help GLBT Historical Society commitment to collect, preserve, and share the history of GLBT.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Specials guests:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dykes on Bikes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bevan Dufty&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Honoring:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Beach Blanket Babylon&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Women's Building&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Daniel Bao&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mark Rhoades&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sponsors and Hosts:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gold Mask&lt;/b&gt;: Rose Lane Villas &amp;amp; Old Town Manor, Key West, Toad Hall &amp;amp; The Badlands, Trigger &amp;amp; Lime, Twirl Management&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Silver Mask&lt;/b&gt;: AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah, Joshua Alexander, CMT, John Bell &amp;amp; Jason Spicer, Denise Bellotti, Gerard Koskovich, Chris Lewis &amp;amp; Todd Reasinger, Bob Michitarian &amp;amp; Michael Hauptman, Q Bar, red70 Productions, Sterling Art Services&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gold Host&lt;/b&gt;: Ray Brizendine, Darryl Carbonaro, Chandler Framing, Terence Kissack &amp;amp; Mark Coleman, Bruce La Bruce, Peter Lundberg, Sterling Bank and Trust/Seligman Family Foundation, Under Glass Custom Framing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Silver Host:&lt;/b&gt; The Beverly Wilshire, Cambria Pines Lodge, Katie Gilmartin, Hotel Carlton, Steve Gibson, The Kimpton Group, Henry Lucero &amp;amp; Derek Martin, Ruth Mahaney, Manresa, MonBleu Resort, Daniel Nicoletta, Renoir Hotel, Russian River Resort, Eric Shwabel Lee Ann Slinkard, Margaret Wu&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bronze Host: &lt;/b&gt;Beach Blanket Babylon, Diesel, Frameline, Jungle Red Salon, The Magazine of San Francisco, Rainbow Vision, The Woods Resort at the Russian River&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Donation&lt;/b&gt;: $100. at the door&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: info@glbththistory.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;North Beach Pub Crawl with Supervisor David Chiu&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 29, 2009 - Thursday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Starts Church Key, 1402 Grant Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Pub Crawl with &lt;b&gt;Supervisor David Chiu&lt;/b&gt;, the people who live there, and three of the the fine drinking establishments that call it home:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 to 8 p.m.:&lt;b&gt; Church Key&lt;/b&gt;, 1402 Grant Avenue, San Francisco - Massive beer selection - dollar off select beers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 p.m. to 9 p.m.: &lt;b&gt;15&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Romolo&lt;/b&gt;, 15 Romolo Place, San Francisco - Delicious food and avant-garde mixology&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;9 p.m. and beyond: &lt;b&gt;Tosca&lt;/b&gt;, 242 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco - Hot Chocolate and old world cocktails&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; nbpubcrawl@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Bike to Work with Supervisor Eric Mar&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When: &lt;/b&gt;October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Velo Rouge Cafe, Arguello &amp;amp; Cabrillo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Labor Council - Trick or Treatment&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;11 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; CIGNA, 1 Front Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; It's time to put an end to insurance company tricks.  Tell Congress to pass REAL healthcare reform NOW! Bring a mask or wear a costume.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: Amber Parrish amber@sflaborcouncil&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Launch of Art in Storefronts in the Bayview&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 4900 Third Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Unveiling of four installations in the Bayview.  Youth jazz group &lt;b&gt;Pop Ly&lt;/b&gt;fe will perform.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Excelsior Community Halloween Fest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Excelsior Youth Center, 163 London Street @ Excelsior and Mission, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Free food, two haunted houses, bounce house, games, raffle prizes, Halloween Costume Contest.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brought to you by&lt;/b&gt;: The Escelsior Converner Group, SF Education Fund, APA Family Support Services, Boys and Girls Club, Mission YMCA, Excelsior Branch Library, Excelsior Action Group, Excelsior Teen Center, Excelsior Family Connections, Poder, Excelsior Action Group, Coleman Advocates, Interactive Parenting Media, Geneva Car Barn, Excelsior Rec Connect&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information: &lt;/b&gt;jozaeta@ymcasf.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Obama Year 1 - Election Anniversary Party&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7:30 p.m. to 1:55 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Tosca, 242 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; One year ago this week Obama made history.  Gather for drinks at Tosca's where it all began as we watched the very first returns from Iowa. No sign-in sheets, no phone banking.  No speeches.  Nothing but the people who made all those long hours worth it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;MuniDiaries&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 30, 2009 - Friday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7:30 to 9:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd Street @Mission, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Muni riders will recount tales of the good, the bad and the gross.  It's the night before Halloween, feel free to flaunt your best duds - &lt;b&gt;extra credit for transit-related costumes.&lt;/b&gt;  We've added &lt;b&gt;BART&lt;/b&gt; to the mix. Free.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href="http://munidiaries.com/"&gt; munidiaries.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://funcheapsf.com/"&gt;funcheapsf.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;October 31, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Halloween&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Weekend Early Voting at City Hall&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 31, 2009 - Saturday and November 1, 2009  Sunday - &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10 a.m. to 4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;City Hall, (enter on Grove St only) San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://sfgov.org/site/elections"&gt;sfgov.org/site/elections&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Halloween Haunted House&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: October 31, 2009 - Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. to 10 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: 6th and Irving, San Francisco (formerly known as the "Yes We Can House")&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What: Haunted house with six Rooms of Terror.  Free cotton candy for kids.  &lt;b&gt;No kids under 10 years old&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; allowed&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://njudahchronicles.com/"&gt;njudahchronicles.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 1, 2009 - Sunday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Daylights Savings Time Ends&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Physicians report on the State of America's Health&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 1, 2009 - Sunday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 p.m. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Centro del Pueblo at 16th Street,  474 Valencia Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What: Activists who attended the annual meeting of Physicians for a National Health Program, in Boston on October 24, will report on the latest health policy trends for universal healthcare.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: dbechler@value.net &lt;a href="http://singlepayernow.net/"&gt;singlepayernow.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 2, 2009 - Monday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*SPUR - 2009 Silver SPUR Awards Luncheon&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 2, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reception:&lt;/b&gt; 10:30 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Luncheon:&lt;/b&gt; Noon until 1:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Moscone Center West, Howard Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;:  SPUR casts a spot light on individuals whose goals and achievements exemplify SPUR's mission:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Philip P. Choy&lt;/b&gt; - architect and foremost expert on Chinese-American history&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Leroy King &lt;/b&gt;- longshoreman's union activist and redevelopment commissioner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brian O'Neill&lt;/b&gt; - in memory - advocate for the open space movement and National Park Service&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paul Sack&lt;/b&gt; - real estate developer and philanthropist&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dr. Isabel Wade -&lt;/b&gt; founder of San Francisco's modern neighborhood parks movement&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jim Chappel&lt;/b&gt; - SPUR Urban Leadership Award - form SPUR President who set the vision for the SPUR Urban Center&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Event Committee:&lt;/b&gt;  Patricia Klitgaard, Co-Chair and David Harley, Co-Chair,  Anne Halsted, Mary McCue, Terry Micheau, Nicole Sawaya, Bill Stotler&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Event Chair:&lt;/b&gt; Dr. Martin Brotman - President of Sutter West Bay Hospitals&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Spire Sponsors: Boldt, Herrero Contractors, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC, Paul Sack, Safeway, Shorenstein, Webcor, Wells Fargo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Keystone Sponsors&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; Bingham McCutchen, LLP, BRE Properties Inc., Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd., Coblentz, Patz, Duffy &amp;amp; Bass, LLP, Degenkolb Engineers, Lennar Communities, MJM Management Group, Perkins + Will, Port of San Francisco, Recology, Richard N. Goldman, San Francisco International Airport, SmithGroup, Diane B. Wilsey&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pillar Sponsors:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;AAA, Academy of Art University, AECOM, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory &amp;amp; Natsis LLP, Arup, Aspiriant, BAR Architects, Andy and Sara Barnes, Al Baum &amp;amp; Robert Holgate, BRIDGE Housing Corporation, Cannon Constructors North, Inc., Carpenters Union Local 22, Cassidy, Shimko, Dawson &amp;amp; Kawakami, Catholic Healthcare West, Chinese Historical Society of America, Comcast, Crosspoint Realty Services Inc. EHDD Architecture, Ellman Burke Hoffman &amp;amp; Johnson, Emerald Fund, Inc., Farella Braun + Martel LLP, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, FME Architecture + Design, Forest City Development, Gensler, Gerson Bakar &amp;amp; Associates, Grubb &amp;amp; Ellis, Anne Halsted &amp;amp; Wells Whitney, Handel Architects, LLP, David &amp;amp; Jane Hartley, Hines Interests, HOK, Jackson Pacific Ventures, The John Stewart Company, KMD Architects, Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning, MBH, McKesson, MPA Design, NAI BT Commercial, Nibbi Brothers General Contractors, Pacific Marketing Associates, Parkmerced Investors Properties, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Parsons, PBS&amp;amp;J, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Polaris Group, Prado Group, Presidio Trust, RMR Construction Company, ROMA Design Group, Paul Sack, The San Francisco Opera, Savor Catering, Seifel Consulting, Inc., Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &amp;amp; Hampton LLP, Skidmore, Owings &amp;amp; Merrill, LLP, The Swig Company, Swinerton Builders, Tishman Speyer Properties, TMG Partners, Turnstone Consulting, UCSF, Union Square Association, Urban Realty Co., Inc., Westfield Corporation, Inc., WSP Flack &amp;amp; Kurtz&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cornerstone Sponsors:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A&amp;amp; B Painting, Inc., ADCO, Arnold &amp;amp; Porter LLP, Bay Area Economics, Bay West Design, Cahill Contractors, City National Bank, Cresleigh Development LLC, Daniller Consulting, Inc., Daoro Zydel &amp;amp; Holland, David Baker + Partners Architects, Equity Community Builders, First Republic Bank, Tom Eliot Fisch, FORUM DESIGN, Heller Manus Architects, Hunt Construction Group, Jacobs, Patricia Klitgaard, KSW Properties - Mr. Albert Schrek, Luce, Forward, Hamilton&amp;amp; Scripps LLP, Beverly Mills, Mission Bay Development Group, LLC, Nishkian Menninger, Presidio Bank, Rutherford &amp;amp; Chekene, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Health Plan, Paul &amp;amp; Lynn Sedway, Simpson Gumpertz &amp;amp; Heger Inc., Roselyne C. Swig&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Capstone Sponsors:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;City CarShare, Caryl &amp;amp; Peter Mezey, Terry Micheau, Monahan Pacific, Public Financial Management, Barry Traub&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Media Sponsor: San Francisco Business Times&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Signage Sponsor: BPS&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tickets - Individual: $175. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Information: spur.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Fight for Just Cause Evictions for all&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 2, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1 p.m. to 4 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt;  Land Use Committee, Board of Supervisors, City Hall, Room 400, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt;16,000 SF rental units have no eviction protections.  Units built after 1979 are not covered by the city's rent control laws.  With the increasing foreclosure rate, many tenants are being evicted for no reason.  It is perfectly legal.  Come testify and show your support for legislation introduced by &lt;b&gt;Supervisor John&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Avalos &lt;/b&gt;that will extend "Just Cause" eviction protections to renters in post-79 buildings.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Supported by&lt;b&gt; SF Tenants Union&lt;/b&gt;, St Peters Housing Committee&lt;b&gt;, Housing Righ&lt;/b&gt;ts Committee of San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: Sara@hrcsf.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 2, 2009 - Monday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Law Offices of Arnold Laub, 807 Montgomery Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Evening reception to support &lt;b&gt;Supervisor &lt;/b&gt;Michela Alioto-Pier, candidate for California State Insurance Commissioner. $250. individual&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information and RSVP&lt;/b&gt; : &lt;a href="http://actblue.com/page/map112"&gt;actblue.com/page/map112 &lt;/a&gt;sarah@michela2010.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Election Day!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Breakfast Club with Willie L. Brown, Jr.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;8 a.m. to 10 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Moscone West, Fourth and Howard Streets, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Second Breakfast Club meeting Candidates for Governor, from both parties have been invited.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;$100.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&lt;b&gt;nformation&lt;/b&gt;: london.breed@obamaalumni.com &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Re-elect Treasurer Jose Cisneros &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where: &lt;/b&gt;Lime Restaurant, 2247 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Celebrate the re-election of Treasurer Jose Cisneros.  Election night party.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; j&lt;a href="http://josecisneros.com/"&gt;osecisneros.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Potrero Hill Democratic Club - Panel on Water Issues&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 3, 2009 - Tuesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, 953 De Haro Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt;  Panel on water issues:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jennifer Clary &lt;/b&gt;- Clean Water Action&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jessie Raeder&lt;/b&gt;, Tuolumne River Trust&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Adam Scow,&lt;/b&gt; Food and Water Watch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Laura Spanjian,&lt;/b&gt; SF Public Utilities Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Moderator&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;b&gt;Loretta Lynch, &lt;/b&gt;former president, CA. Public Utilities Commission&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;:  &lt;a href="http://phdemclub.org/"&gt;phdemclub.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*SPUR - Post Election Recap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;12:30 to 1:30&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Post-election recap with David Latterman and Alex Clemens.  They'll also be lending insight into the fall 2010 election.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href="http://spur.org/events"&gt;spur.org/events&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Healthcare Workers' Movement - Fund for Union Democracy and Reform&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5:30 to 7:30 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; Plumbers &amp;amp; Pipefitters Union Hall, 1621 Market Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;:  Honoring National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and 26 Leaders in the Fight for Union Democracy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hosted by&lt;/b&gt;: Dolores Huerta, Gray Brechn, Lou Franchimon, John Harrington, Sheila Kuehl, Larry Mazzola, Angelo Quaranta, John Burton, Mike Casey, Conny Ford., Rev. Israel Alvaro, Nelson Lichtenstein, Pat McGinnis, Pam Tau Lee, Clinton Reilly, Ignacio Chapela, Patricia A. Ford, Rick Jacobs, Sasha Lilley, Jane Morrison, Michael Theriault, Aaron Peskin, Gary P. Delagnes, Larry Griffin, Walter Johnson, Barry Luboviski, Joe O'Donahue, Howard Wallace, Angela Alioto, Tho Do, PR. H. Wilson de Ocera, Cleve Jones, Gunnar Lundeberg, Mike Parker, Cal Winslow, Iain Boal, Greg Feere, John Hanley, Ramsey Kanaan, Warren Mar, Linda Post.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;75 years ago in San Francisco the nation's first healthcare workers' union was born.  Thousands of caregivers across California are continuing this legacy by organizing the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW).  They have stood up for justice and democracy, and against sweetheart deals by SEIU officials that  threatened their jobs, their patients and their future.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Funds raised at this event will support the legal defense of these twenty-six union activists who have dedicated many decades to building power for working people and making progressive change in our communities:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Sal Rosselli, John Vellardita, Barbara Lewis, Ralph Cornejo, Ian Selden, Jason Johnson, Peter Tappeiner, Jorge Rodriguez, Gabe Kristal, Pylis Willett, Glenn Goldstein, Gail Buhler, Michael Kriosh, Fred Seavey, Joan Emslie, Paul Komar, Dan Martin, Mark Kipfer, Freja Nelson, Marti Garza, John Borsos, Martha Figueroa, Laura Kurre, Aaron Brickman, Andy Reid, Emily Gordon.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Donate and purchase tickets at: &lt;a href="http://FundForUnionDemocracy.org/"&gt;FundForUnionDemocracy.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: info@fundforuniondemocracy.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;San Francisco Labor Council lst Annual Comedy Showcase&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. reception&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7 p.m. dinner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Mission Bay UCSF Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; First annual Comedy Showcase, featuring the comedic talents &lt;b&gt;Will Durst, Assemblyman Tom&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Ammiano, Nato Green &lt;/b&gt; &amp;amp; others.  This year will be honoring &lt;b&gt;Conny Ford &lt;/b&gt;of OPEIU 3 and &lt;b&gt;Larry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt; Mazzola&lt;/b&gt; of Plumbers 38 for their dedication and service to the Labor Movement.  $175.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP &lt;/b&gt;- Amber Parrish amber@sflaborcouncil.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;*SPUR - Planning on the Edge: A Conversation with 6 Planning Directors&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: City Hall, North Light Court, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What&lt;/b&gt;: Planning directors from six cities, co-sponsored by SPUR and the San Francisco Planning Department. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bill Anderson &lt;/b&gt;- San Diego&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Susan Anderson&lt;/b&gt; - Portland&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Amanda Burden&lt;/b&gt; - New York City&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;John Rahaim &lt;/b&gt;- San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Diane Sugimura&lt;/b&gt; - Seattle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brent Toderian&lt;/b&gt; - Vancouver&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free.  Open to public.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://spur.org/"&gt;spur.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;b&gt;Rally - Castro &amp;amp; Market - One year Anniversary&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When:&lt;/b&gt; November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 p.m. to 9 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where&lt;/b&gt;: Harvey Milk Plaza,  Intersection  of Market Street and Castro, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What: &lt;/b&gt; Full Federal Equality Now! Rally and Action for LGBT Rights.   Prop. 8 passed on November 4, 2008.   Protest one year of Prop 8 and respond to the election results nationwide.  This event is part of the Equality Across America Week.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: ashleylsimmons@gmail.com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*"&lt;b&gt;Castro Sweep" veterans tell stories 20 years later&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;When&lt;/b&gt;: November 4, 2009 - Wednesday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 to 8 p.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where:&lt;/b&gt; GLBT Historical Society, 657 Mission Street, Suite 300, San Francisco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;What:&lt;/b&gt; Panel of activists to recount their memories of the Castro Sweep.  On October 6, 2989, San Francisco police rioted in response to a peaceful ACT Up march protesting federal neglect of people with AIDS.  Nearly 200 SFPD officers invaded the Castro district for more than three hours.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Roundtable Panelists:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brian Bringardner,&lt;/b&gt; then an ACT UP member.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Randi Gerson &lt;/b&gt;- member of ACT UP's local issues committee.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gerard Koskovich&lt;/b&gt; - freelance journalist at time of the sweep.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lester Olmstead-Rose&lt;/b&gt; - community organizer at Community United Against Violence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bryndis Tobin -&lt;/b&gt; was a student and a teaching assistant in the Human Sexuality Studies Department at SF State.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Free.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;a href="http://glbthistory.org/"&gt;glbthistory.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Information:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club -  club  &lt;/b&gt;early endorsed Rafael Mandelman for Supervisor in District 8,  Debra  Walker for Supervisor in District 6 and Michael Goldstein for Community College - elections in 2010.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Noe Valley Democratic Club - Endorsements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;City Attorney &lt;/b&gt;- Dennis Herrera&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Treasurer - &lt;/b&gt;Jose Cisneros&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Prop A&lt;/b&gt; 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