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Prop N Now To Trash Only Most Needy - Disabled, Elderly, etc.
So the saga continues, with Prop N now being capable of cutting aid to those most in need. This makes the thing look worse than ever, but the Chron tries to spread the blame, as always. And if anyone caught Rob Morse's sunday column - man, he's out for blood of homeless people! He'll clean the streets of the homeless if he has to do it single-handedly . . .
'Care Not Cash' down, but not out
S.F. says it can cut aid to 1,600 homeless
Ilene Lelchuk, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2003
San Francisco -- San Francisco can still slash welfare benefits to roughly 1,600 of its homeless residents, city officials said Monday after deciphering last week's court ruling that voided part of the controversial "Care Not Cash" voter initiative.
The ruling allows cash grants to be slashed for those homeless people who are elderly, disabled or trying to pull themselves out of poverty, but it protects about 1,400 homeless people who are able to work but refuse to enroll in job training, officials said.
S.F. says it can cut aid to 1,600 homeless
Ilene Lelchuk, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2003
San Francisco -- San Francisco can still slash welfare benefits to roughly 1,600 of its homeless residents, city officials said Monday after deciphering last week's court ruling that voided part of the controversial "Care Not Cash" voter initiative.
The ruling allows cash grants to be slashed for those homeless people who are elderly, disabled or trying to pull themselves out of poverty, but it protects about 1,400 homeless people who are able to work but refuse to enroll in job training, officials said.
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This article exposes the true agenda of this mean-spirited 'initiative.'
"Cut the payments and punish the poor. Period."
Willie is gonna spend how many precious tax dollars by sending an army of SF city attys to appeal the judge's ruling?
And one more time: WHERE'S THE CARE? WHERE'S THE DECENCY? WHERE'S THE CHARITY?
Don't people see that even charities are up against the wall and are closing down? People need charity more than ever right now and the options are getting fewer and fewer every day!
It seems that the most important thing for SF citizens is that they not be offended by the poverty they KNOW exists. They just don't wanna have to look at it. They just wanna wish REAL HARD and maybe it will go away.
It's all part of the New Order. Punish the poor, punish the elderly, punish the disabled. Punish anybody who we think 'plays' the system - except for the rich pig corporate colonizers.
Citizens! Let's punish Brown for abdicating on his campaign promises to serve all of our citizens. Let's punish the Hotel Council and the Restaurant Association for manipulating the voters in their cynical, heartless campaign that continues to this day. Let's punish Newsom who doesn't understand the laws regarding welfare, who side-stepped our city government and sent a flawed initiative to the voters, who wants to become mayor on the backs of the poor. What a disgusting troika.
"Cut the payments and punish the poor. Period."
Willie is gonna spend how many precious tax dollars by sending an army of SF city attys to appeal the judge's ruling?
And one more time: WHERE'S THE CARE? WHERE'S THE DECENCY? WHERE'S THE CHARITY?
Don't people see that even charities are up against the wall and are closing down? People need charity more than ever right now and the options are getting fewer and fewer every day!
It seems that the most important thing for SF citizens is that they not be offended by the poverty they KNOW exists. They just don't wanna have to look at it. They just wanna wish REAL HARD and maybe it will go away.
It's all part of the New Order. Punish the poor, punish the elderly, punish the disabled. Punish anybody who we think 'plays' the system - except for the rich pig corporate colonizers.
Citizens! Let's punish Brown for abdicating on his campaign promises to serve all of our citizens. Let's punish the Hotel Council and the Restaurant Association for manipulating the voters in their cynical, heartless campaign that continues to this day. Let's punish Newsom who doesn't understand the laws regarding welfare, who side-stepped our city government and sent a flawed initiative to the voters, who wants to become mayor on the backs of the poor. What a disgusting troika.
>>> The ruling allows cash grants to be slashed for those homeless people who are elderly, disabled or trying to pull themselves out of poverty, but it protects about 1,400 homeless people who are able to work but refuse to enroll in job training, officials said. <<<
The ruling came about not because of the Care Not Cash Camp but because the bleeding hearts challenged the will of the majority of San Franciscans. Had Care Not Cash been implemented as passed, people who were able to work, but simply refused to do so, would lose their drug money. Now, however, those against the measure found a judge to rule that able-bodied people can get money while disabled people can't. Hope you're proud of yourselves.
The ruling came about not because of the Care Not Cash Camp but because the bleeding hearts challenged the will of the majority of San Franciscans. Had Care Not Cash been implemented as passed, people who were able to work, but simply refused to do so, would lose their drug money. Now, however, those against the measure found a judge to rule that able-bodied people can get money while disabled people can't. Hope you're proud of yourselves.
a "CNCer" says:
> Had Care Not Cash been implemented as passed, people who were able to work, but simply refused to do so, would lose their drug money.
Do you even know what Prop N does? Homeless people who do work for it will have most of their (very small) amount of welfare taken away in exchange for "services", but no new or expanded services are being offered ... so other people are getting the boot from shelters, etc.
> Had Care Not Cash been implemented as passed, people who were able to work, but simply refused to do so, would lose their drug money.
Do you even know what Prop N does? Homeless people who do work for it will have most of their (very small) amount of welfare taken away in exchange for "services", but no new or expanded services are being offered ... so other people are getting the boot from shelters, etc.
The Board of Supervisors will adopt the part of Prop. N that the judge tossed. Count on it.
I've had enough! How 'bout you? I am interested in starting/joining, an "Anyone But Gavin" voter block/community coalition targeting undecided voters and the lack of care for homeless, and underserved communities.
The intent is to build recognition and support base for the rest of the field... "Anyone But Gavin!" The end goal would be to bring homeless issues and comprehensive approaches to care to the forefront, and possibly help promote progressive candidates who will better serve SFs diverse populations. (Who's the green?)
The SF CHRONic and other Newsom proponents would like us to believe that SF voters overwhelmingly supported Porposition N. Yet, it's apparent from the numbers that Prop N did not win by mandate, rather SF voters were alseep when Prop N passed. I think there was something like 27% turnout? So, approx. 60% of approx. 27% voted to pass Prop N....
Electoral politics may dismay and disgust, but staying away lets creepy, money grubs take control of the decision making process under which we all must live. Like it or not, (electoral politics that is) SF progressives should band together to ensure Newsom-Getty does not win in November.
Enough is enough! Let's get a progressive into office? Not excited by the candidate field, well let's not turn away for that reason alone. Help keep Newsom out and all those who support his heartless anti-homeless plans!
I am concerned that Getty money and the JD (jack davis) tactics this affords will drown out or marginalize arguments crucial to Newsoms defeat. It may prove useful to rally undecided voters/prospective voters around a campaign to defeat Newsom, and other elected Prop N proponents, especially now when big money campaigns rule the PR roost months before the vote.
If you have any ideas or have heard of anyone else expressing these views, please post. Thanks.
The intent is to build recognition and support base for the rest of the field... "Anyone But Gavin!" The end goal would be to bring homeless issues and comprehensive approaches to care to the forefront, and possibly help promote progressive candidates who will better serve SFs diverse populations. (Who's the green?)
The SF CHRONic and other Newsom proponents would like us to believe that SF voters overwhelmingly supported Porposition N. Yet, it's apparent from the numbers that Prop N did not win by mandate, rather SF voters were alseep when Prop N passed. I think there was something like 27% turnout? So, approx. 60% of approx. 27% voted to pass Prop N....
Electoral politics may dismay and disgust, but staying away lets creepy, money grubs take control of the decision making process under which we all must live. Like it or not, (electoral politics that is) SF progressives should band together to ensure Newsom-Getty does not win in November.
Enough is enough! Let's get a progressive into office? Not excited by the candidate field, well let's not turn away for that reason alone. Help keep Newsom out and all those who support his heartless anti-homeless plans!
I am concerned that Getty money and the JD (jack davis) tactics this affords will drown out or marginalize arguments crucial to Newsoms defeat. It may prove useful to rally undecided voters/prospective voters around a campaign to defeat Newsom, and other elected Prop N proponents, especially now when big money campaigns rule the PR roost months before the vote.
If you have any ideas or have heard of anyone else expressing these views, please post. Thanks.
For more information:
http://www.geocities.com/anyonebutgavin/cl...
With San Jose in the worst recession in its history(over 70 million dollars in the red this year and counting, and next year looking much worse)
why does the Mayor choose to defund programs for poor, the home less, seniors and children. AND at the same time, OK the construction of a city hall project with a start up cost of over 300 million dollars! this lavish project is just the continuation of the so-called down town redevelopment projects.
why does the Mayor choose to defund programs for poor, the home less, seniors and children. AND at the same time, OK the construction of a city hall project with a start up cost of over 300 million dollars! this lavish project is just the continuation of the so-called down town redevelopment projects.
As a SF-resident for 20+years, who has seen the 'heart' squeezed out of the City by the cold hands of power and money; ...as a US citizen who sponsored an alien to give them the benefits of america by the Bay ...to only have become defrauded and destituted in bangkok where injustice is the norm to foreigners, ...my look at a return to a 'home' to find relief and a new life reveals that SF has become a party-town of the indifferent. I read where SF people were smart enough to see the injustice of stomping on Iraqi's, ...why do you elect and let you 'leaders' and 'reps' step on and crush your own people? SF remains a pretty place, but very, very cold to reality.
my look at a return to a 'home' to find relief and a new life reveals that SF has become a party-town of the indifferent.
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perhaps you are now just seeing the town for what it realy is...selfserving and self sentered and arogant.
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perhaps you are now just seeing the town for what it realy is...selfserving and self sentered and arogant.
Study Links Housing Costs, Unemployment To Homelessness
Report: Welfare Reforms Had No Effect On Homeless Numbers
POSTED: 11:16 p.m. EDT June 4, 2003
UPDATED: 11:26 p.m. EDT June 4, 2003
PHILADELPHIA -- Homelessness in Philadelphia is more closely linked to housing costs and the unemployment rate than to the effects of federal welfare reform, according to a new study.
The federally funded study, conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, examines the number of admissions to public homeless shelters before and after 1996, when Congress imposed five-year lifetime limits on the receipt of welfare benefits. It also documents the number of welfare recipients in Philadelphia between January 1994 and December 2000.
The researchers found that the implementation of the reforms had "no effect" on the homeless population, but the unemployment rate and costs of rental housing -- both of which are on the rise -- had a significant effect on homelessness.
"Unemployment is the real story here," said Dennis Culhane, a Penn professor of social welfare policy and the study's lead author. "To the extent that shelter admissions are going up right now... our research would suggest that it's a function of unemployment and the cost of housing."
The research is published in the current issue of Cityscape, a journal issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed....
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.nbc10.com/news/2250150/detail.html
Report: Welfare Reforms Had No Effect On Homeless Numbers
POSTED: 11:16 p.m. EDT June 4, 2003
UPDATED: 11:26 p.m. EDT June 4, 2003
PHILADELPHIA -- Homelessness in Philadelphia is more closely linked to housing costs and the unemployment rate than to the effects of federal welfare reform, according to a new study.
The federally funded study, conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, examines the number of admissions to public homeless shelters before and after 1996, when Congress imposed five-year lifetime limits on the receipt of welfare benefits. It also documents the number of welfare recipients in Philadelphia between January 1994 and December 2000.
The researchers found that the implementation of the reforms had "no effect" on the homeless population, but the unemployment rate and costs of rental housing -- both of which are on the rise -- had a significant effect on homelessness.
"Unemployment is the real story here," said Dennis Culhane, a Penn professor of social welfare policy and the study's lead author. "To the extent that shelter admissions are going up right now... our research would suggest that it's a function of unemployment and the cost of housing."
The research is published in the current issue of Cityscape, a journal issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed....
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.nbc10.com/news/2250150/detail.html
High Society Whine Merchants Want to Ru(i)n SF
"Lush Life
San Francisco high-society scions Billy Getty (grandson of J. Paul Getty) and Gavin Newsom (a thirtyish city supervisor, son of Judge Newsom) have built a small empire on the good life. Called PlumpJack, the enterprise includes a winery, an upscale bistro, a luxurious inn, and now, of course, PlumpJack.com. "We loved what Virtual Vineyards was doing," says Newsom of the leading online vintner, now wine.com. "But it's gone mass-market." PlumpJack.com will focus on selling varietals from smaller wineries, and on introducing Gen Xers to quality wine. The two say they haven't decided whether to solicit venture capital. For now they're content to sell their wine until it's time... to go public. - Brad Wieners"
BOYCOTT COW HOLLOW AND MARINA DISTRICTS
Hey, Wanna-Be-Newsom-Drone:
get bent with your hateful screwball logic. see you at the polls! Your boy is going down.
"Lush Life
San Francisco high-society scions Billy Getty (grandson of J. Paul Getty) and Gavin Newsom (a thirtyish city supervisor, son of Judge Newsom) have built a small empire on the good life. Called PlumpJack, the enterprise includes a winery, an upscale bistro, a luxurious inn, and now, of course, PlumpJack.com. "We loved what Virtual Vineyards was doing," says Newsom of the leading online vintner, now wine.com. "But it's gone mass-market." PlumpJack.com will focus on selling varietals from smaller wineries, and on introducing Gen Xers to quality wine. The two say they haven't decided whether to solicit venture capital. For now they're content to sell their wine until it's time... to go public. - Brad Wieners"
BOYCOTT COW HOLLOW AND MARINA DISTRICTS
Hey, Wanna-Be-Newsom-Drone:
get bent with your hateful screwball logic. see you at the polls! Your boy is going down.
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
do the words Copyright "INFRINGEMENT" ring a bell??
do the words Copyright "INFRINGEMENT" ring a bell??
To the unchristian fanatic that advocates throwing seniors, poor families, terminally ill, children and veterans into the streets:
Don't like it that even milk-toast media doesn't like the sound of Newsoms attack on the poor? Don;t worry there's more, and it will get posted.
But let's stick to the real issue:
Clearing Out SFs Poor and Homeless?
Answer the Question!
Where will the funding for Prop N come from? Indicate where the tax funds to save programs and services, both city funded and non-profits-- groups now facing budget cuts and huge deficits?
There are not enough services, there is no care.
Where does Newsom stand on other wedge issues such as:
Death Penalty
Affirmative Action
Abortion
Three Strikes Law
Medical Marijuana
Inheritance Tax
Corporate Welfare
Rent Control
First Offenders Programs
Iraq Occupation
Operation "Freedom Iraq"
and so on....
from: not a liberal...a San Franciscan-American
Don't like it that even milk-toast media doesn't like the sound of Newsoms attack on the poor? Don;t worry there's more, and it will get posted.
But let's stick to the real issue:
Clearing Out SFs Poor and Homeless?
Answer the Question!
Where will the funding for Prop N come from? Indicate where the tax funds to save programs and services, both city funded and non-profits-- groups now facing budget cuts and huge deficits?
There are not enough services, there is no care.
Where does Newsom stand on other wedge issues such as:
Death Penalty
Affirmative Action
Abortion
Three Strikes Law
Medical Marijuana
Inheritance Tax
Corporate Welfare
Rent Control
First Offenders Programs
Iraq Occupation
Operation "Freedom Iraq"
and so on....
from: not a liberal...a San Franciscan-American
Speaking of fraudulant use of copywritten material:
Cease and Desist Order Sent to Care Not Cash:
The New England Journal of Medicine ordered Care not Cash Campaign and Gavin Newsom to Cease and Desist stealing the New England Journal of Medicines logo which was unlawfully used in 2002 Care Not Cash campaign literature.
In fact, NEJAM findings contradict Newsom's Care Not Cash Campaign claims. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, their findings were misrepresented, and manipulated by Care Not Cash Campaign and Newsom.
Newsom and Care not Cash Lied to and Manipulated the Voting Public.
stop the run-around
Cease and Desist Order Sent to Care Not Cash:
The New England Journal of Medicine ordered Care not Cash Campaign and Gavin Newsom to Cease and Desist stealing the New England Journal of Medicines logo which was unlawfully used in 2002 Care Not Cash campaign literature.
In fact, NEJAM findings contradict Newsom's Care Not Cash Campaign claims. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, their findings were misrepresented, and manipulated by Care Not Cash Campaign and Newsom.
Newsom and Care not Cash Lied to and Manipulated the Voting Public.
stop the run-around
Speaking of fraudulant use of copywritten material:
Cease and Desist Order Sent to Care Not Cash:
The New England Journal of Medicine ordered Care not Cash Campaign and Gavin Newsom to Cease and Desist stealing the New England Journal of Medicines logo which was unlawfully used in 2002 Care Not Cash campaign literature.
In fact, NEJAM findings contradict Newsom's Care Not Cash Campaign claims. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, their findings were misrepresented, and manipulated by Care Not Cash Campaign and Newsom.
Newsom and Care not Cash Lied to and Manipulated the Voting Public.
stop the run-around
Cease and Desist Order Sent to Care Not Cash:
The New England Journal of Medicine ordered Care not Cash Campaign and Gavin Newsom to Cease and Desist stealing the New England Journal of Medicines logo which was unlawfully used in 2002 Care Not Cash campaign literature.
In fact, NEJAM findings contradict Newsom's Care Not Cash Campaign claims. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, their findings were misrepresented, and manipulated by Care Not Cash Campaign and Newsom.
Newsom and Care not Cash Lied to and Manipulated the Voting Public.
stop the run-around
Call us what you'd like. Only answer the question.
Where will the funding for Prop N come from? Indicate where the tax funds to save programs and services, both city funded and non-profits-- groups now facing budget cuts and huge deficits?
Where will the seniors, poor families, poor children, VETERANS, and terminally ill live after moved from subsideized housing to make room for Prop N?
There are not enough services, there is no care.
anti-anti-isms
pro-progress
Where will the funding for Prop N come from? Indicate where the tax funds to save programs and services, both city funded and non-profits-- groups now facing budget cuts and huge deficits?
Where will the seniors, poor families, poor children, VETERANS, and terminally ill live after moved from subsideized housing to make room for Prop N?
There are not enough services, there is no care.
anti-anti-isms
pro-progress
Please call and let the Board of Supervisors know that SFers do not support enacting mis-nomered divisive "Care-Not-Cash" initiative, a.k.a Newsom for Mayor Campaign.
Only 27.90% of all registered voters approved Prop N! (See below.) Proposition N did not pass with a mandate.
The supes know it, the care-givers know it, the non-profits servicing the poor know it, and we know it--- the funding and services to enact Prop N are not adequate nor available. Prop N is bankrupt morally and fiscally.
Furthermore, there are no funds to house the displaced San Franciscan seniors, Veterans, poor families and children, the terminally ill who will be kicked out of their housing placements to make room for enacting Prop N.
Write, Call or drop by! Stop SFs Power Elite from realizing their darkest fantasies of kicking and killing off SFs poor, disabled, seniors, homeless, the needy-- the "undesirables"--and calling it "Care?"
Jake McGoldrick - District 1
Phone: (415) 554-7410
Jake.McGoldrick [at] sfgov.org
Aaron Peskin - District 3
Phone: (415) 554-7450
Aaron.Peskin [at] sfgov.org
supports enactment
Fiona Ma - District 4
Phone: (415) 554-7460
Fiona.Ma [at] sfgov.org
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Matt Gonzalez - District 5
Phone: (415) 554-7630
Matt.Gonzalez [at] sfgov.org
Chris Daly - District 6
Phone: (415) 554-7970
chris.daly [at] sfgov.org
Tony Hall - District 7
Phone: (415) 554-6516
Tony.Hall [at] sfgov.org
Bevan Dufty - District 8
Phone: (415) 554-6968
Bevan.Dufty [at] sfgov.org
(Supports Care Not Cash)
Tom Ammiano - District 9
Phone: (415) 554-5144
tom.ammiano [at] sfgov.org
Sophie Maxwell - District 10
Phone: (415) 554-7670
Sophie.Maxwell [at] sfgov.org
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Gerardo Sandoval - District 11
Phone: (415) 554-6975
Gerardo.Sandoval [at] sfgov.org
SUMMARY REPORT SAN FRANCISCO
Official Results GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2002 RUN DATE:12/03/02 03:27 PM
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 632). . . 632 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 449,508
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 225,102
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 50.08
PROPOSITION N
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,436 59.77
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,433 40.23
125,436/449,508= 0.27905x100= 27.90% voted for Prop N
Sources:
*election data from SF County Department of Elections
*contacts for supes taken from "Care Not Cash Call to Action," aka Newsom for Mayor Campaign
Stop Newsoms Divisive Campaign Lies! Stop Newoms Attack on SFs Poor!
Were does Newsom stand on other wedge issues: abortion, death penalty, 3 strikes, affirmative action, living wages for both sexes, campaign finance reform, inheritance tax, birth control in schools, sunshine act, medical marijuana, union contracting for city projects, admissions to Lowell, etal...
Only 27.90% of all registered voters approved Prop N! (See below.) Proposition N did not pass with a mandate.
The supes know it, the care-givers know it, the non-profits servicing the poor know it, and we know it--- the funding and services to enact Prop N are not adequate nor available. Prop N is bankrupt morally and fiscally.
Furthermore, there are no funds to house the displaced San Franciscan seniors, Veterans, poor families and children, the terminally ill who will be kicked out of their housing placements to make room for enacting Prop N.
Write, Call or drop by! Stop SFs Power Elite from realizing their darkest fantasies of kicking and killing off SFs poor, disabled, seniors, homeless, the needy-- the "undesirables"--and calling it "Care?"
Jake McGoldrick - District 1
Phone: (415) 554-7410
Jake.McGoldrick [at] sfgov.org
Aaron Peskin - District 3
Phone: (415) 554-7450
Aaron.Peskin [at] sfgov.org
supports enactment
Fiona Ma - District 4
Phone: (415) 554-7460
Fiona.Ma [at] sfgov.org
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Matt Gonzalez - District 5
Phone: (415) 554-7630
Matt.Gonzalez [at] sfgov.org
Chris Daly - District 6
Phone: (415) 554-7970
chris.daly [at] sfgov.org
Tony Hall - District 7
Phone: (415) 554-6516
Tony.Hall [at] sfgov.org
Bevan Dufty - District 8
Phone: (415) 554-6968
Bevan.Dufty [at] sfgov.org
(Supports Care Not Cash)
Tom Ammiano - District 9
Phone: (415) 554-5144
tom.ammiano [at] sfgov.org
Sophie Maxwell - District 10
Phone: (415) 554-7670
Sophie.Maxwell [at] sfgov.org
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Gerardo Sandoval - District 11
Phone: (415) 554-6975
Gerardo.Sandoval [at] sfgov.org
SUMMARY REPORT SAN FRANCISCO
Official Results GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2002 RUN DATE:12/03/02 03:27 PM
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 632). . . 632 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 449,508
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 225,102
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 50.08
PROPOSITION N
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,436 59.77
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 84,433 40.23
125,436/449,508= 0.27905x100= 27.90% voted for Prop N
Sources:
*election data from SF County Department of Elections
*contacts for supes taken from "Care Not Cash Call to Action," aka Newsom for Mayor Campaign
Stop Newsoms Divisive Campaign Lies! Stop Newoms Attack on SFs Poor!
Were does Newsom stand on other wedge issues: abortion, death penalty, 3 strikes, affirmative action, living wages for both sexes, campaign finance reform, inheritance tax, birth control in schools, sunshine act, medical marijuana, union contracting for city projects, admissions to Lowell, etal...
after viewing the debate over propositition NO it seems to me that the people who are supporting no on "N" do not seem to have a plan. so why do you delay those who want to help the homeless pepole out on the streets
Emma:
In a "sincere" effort to bring you up to speed on such a delicate, divisive, complex issue, here are some resources where one can get information about the comprehensive solutions agreed upon by those who work with the poor and homeless.
Start here:
http://www.planningforelders.org/pub-ltcnv/pub-ltcnv-2002-04.pdf.
For Solutions Go To:
http://nomorehomelessness.org :
"Here are some solutions to homelessness in San Francisco and organizations working on those solutions....
Scroll down from solutions and suggestions to find links helpful in learning about Homelessness and the Care Not Cash Initiative.
ie: http://www.sf-homeless-coalition.org/
or POOR Magazine: http://www.poormagazine.org
For verifiable info, go to your local reference librarian.
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After taking a look at Prop Ns contributor list, I see mostly real estate brokers, lawyers, business men and women, socialites, wanna-be-socialites, bar-owners, construction companies, developers, multi-millionaires, and the list goes on...no where do I see any Homeless Advocate Organziations, Catholic or Religious Charities (sorry Cecil don't count!) nor do I see any contributions from advocates for quality of life improvements for the poor.
Newsoms "Stick-It-to the-Homeless" plan is going to fall apart after this years budget cuts-state/local/federal. There is no funding and there never was a serious intention to adequately implement this so-called "Care not Cash" program. Care not Cash volunteers have been duped into believing this helps...if they really truly care about helping...or more about cleansing the streets of SF...
Don't be fooled. Prop N/Care not Cash is not about helping the homeless or raising quality of life for hte poor...Prop N, "mis-nomered "Care not Cash" aka Newsom for Mayor is merely a clever campaign strategy to get Newsoms name up front. Also a clever way to funnel/launder soft money to Newsoms campaign.
Prop N is eugenics by any other name.
">>>>Welcome to the offical web-site for the city and county of San Francisco:
"No city invites the heart to come to life as San Francisco does." - William Saroyan>>>>>>>"
In a "sincere" effort to bring you up to speed on such a delicate, divisive, complex issue, here are some resources where one can get information about the comprehensive solutions agreed upon by those who work with the poor and homeless.
Start here:
http://www.planningforelders.org/pub-ltcnv/pub-ltcnv-2002-04.pdf.
For Solutions Go To:
http://nomorehomelessness.org :
"Here are some solutions to homelessness in San Francisco and organizations working on those solutions....
Scroll down from solutions and suggestions to find links helpful in learning about Homelessness and the Care Not Cash Initiative.
ie: http://www.sf-homeless-coalition.org/
or POOR Magazine: http://www.poormagazine.org
For verifiable info, go to your local reference librarian.
_______________________________________
After taking a look at Prop Ns contributor list, I see mostly real estate brokers, lawyers, business men and women, socialites, wanna-be-socialites, bar-owners, construction companies, developers, multi-millionaires, and the list goes on...no where do I see any Homeless Advocate Organziations, Catholic or Religious Charities (sorry Cecil don't count!) nor do I see any contributions from advocates for quality of life improvements for the poor.
Newsoms "Stick-It-to the-Homeless" plan is going to fall apart after this years budget cuts-state/local/federal. There is no funding and there never was a serious intention to adequately implement this so-called "Care not Cash" program. Care not Cash volunteers have been duped into believing this helps...if they really truly care about helping...or more about cleansing the streets of SF...
Don't be fooled. Prop N/Care not Cash is not about helping the homeless or raising quality of life for hte poor...Prop N, "mis-nomered "Care not Cash" aka Newsom for Mayor is merely a clever campaign strategy to get Newsoms name up front. Also a clever way to funnel/launder soft money to Newsoms campaign.
Prop N is eugenics by any other name.
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this week, the bd of supes is deciding which of the already stressed and strained social services to cut...please help defend SFs poor from the budget ax, and demand suspension of Prop N until funds for both mental health, housing, "job training," free clinics, etal...and funds to relocate and house seniors, veterans, terminally ill, and general assistance recipients... are identified, secured and protected.
Raise your voice, take some time to protect the disenfranchised and marginalized poor populations from conservative hacks seeking public office.
Act locally!
Raise your voice, take some time to protect the disenfranchised and marginalized poor populations from conservative hacks seeking public office.
Act locally!
As a US citizen, elder with heart, but defrauded for assisting an alien, told over 50 is incompetent for employment, and now cannot even get in the breadline
of a city I lived in for 20+ years. And you, as residents, thru action or not, put millionaire-worm Gavin into office to speak for ...who?
OK, lets' do this another way, Make me a city Rep, I have never cheated anyone, I have my lifelong hurts, I do not take them out on anothers life; I am not a Willie brown. SF is unique, ...you need unique Reps' working for you, not for their cronnies.
Serious? Yes I have seen police and government work
in colusion to step on the unsalaried homeless; dog-kickers in government, you don't need. Putting up lights on the GG-bridge you don't need. Another party you don't need. My hero? Moscone.
of a city I lived in for 20+ years. And you, as residents, thru action or not, put millionaire-worm Gavin into office to speak for ...who?
OK, lets' do this another way, Make me a city Rep, I have never cheated anyone, I have my lifelong hurts, I do not take them out on anothers life; I am not a Willie brown. SF is unique, ...you need unique Reps' working for you, not for their cronnies.
Serious? Yes I have seen police and government work
in colusion to step on the unsalaried homeless; dog-kickers in government, you don't need. Putting up lights on the GG-bridge you don't need. Another party you don't need. My hero? Moscone.
The "Care's" not There!
Today the Board of Supervisors will be deciding on whether to implement Prop N or not. PLEASE, write, call, go to the board of Supervisors and insist that Proposition N not be implemented until funding, housing, services are identified and secured.
Sophie.Maxwell [at] sfgov.org, chris.daly [at] sfgov.org, Bevan.Dufty [at] sfgov.org, Matt.Gonzalez [at] sfgov.org, Fiona.Ma [at] sfgov.org, Jake.McGoldrick [at] sfgov.org, Aaron.Peskin [at] sfgov.org, Gerardo.Sandoval [at] sfgov.org, tom.ammiano [at] sfgov.org
Jake McGoldrick - District 1 (415) 554-7410
Aaron Peskin - District 3 (415) 554-7450
adamantly supports enactment of Prop N
Fiona Ma - District 4 (415) 554-7460
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Matt Gonzalez - District 5 (415) 554-7630
Chris Daly - District 6 (415) 554-7970
Tony Hall - District 7 (415) 554-6516
Bevan Dufty - District 8 (415) 554-6968
(Supports Care Not Cash)
Tom Ammiano - District 9 (415) 554-5144
Sophie Maxwell - District 10 (415) 554-7670
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Gerardo Sandoval - District 11 (415) 554-6975
sample letter:
Dear Supervisors:
I urge you to not implement Proposition N without
first identifying and securing funds necessary to
effectively enact all aspects of Prop N. How will the
city "care" for the seniors, vets, poor families,
chronically ill who will be displaced from shelters
and housing to make room for Prop N targets? Please
note, the care is not there, the housing's not there,
and the city lacks funding to provide
comprehensive services outlined in Prop N.
Across the country, non-profits servicing our poor and
indigent are facing huge budget deficits and are
losing government funding, corporate grant money due
to tax cuts and economic downturn. SF Non-profits
cannot bear the brunt of this heartless measure,
heartless because there is no way to effectively
implement Prop N during this budget crisis and serious economic downturn. Jobless rates are higher than ever, and many families face homelessness. The
so-called "Care not Cash" campaign has done a great
disservice to our community by creating a political
wedge during polarized, economically stressful times.
Secure San Francisco's legacy as the city that knows
how to care. San Francisco is known for it's heart,
and truly, only 27% of all registered voters supported
this measure, or were unknowingly duped by this saavy, callous media campaign during a slow vote year. Please note, Newsom misinformed voters when he carelessly lied about a clinical study's conclusions regarding homeless deaths, drug use and check disbursements published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Newsom was reportedly ordered by the journal to cease and desist from illegal, unauthorized use of their logo on 2002 GOTV door-hangers.
It's bad enough Newsom is utilising unethical campaign techniques to seduce voters, so please, don't let downtown developers, realty magnates, big industry, and republican political action groups manipulate voters, San Francisco's poor nor should they be allowed to direct public health policy.
Cash-strapped service providers have been testifying before you informing the board that the "Care" is not there. Please, do not implement Proposition N until the Board is able to secure all funding necessary for services, housing, and most importantly, "Care." Is this how millionaires who benefited from Bush's tax-cut re-invest in America? Layoffs, scapegoating, and wedge issues? Stand up for misled voters and San Francisco's poor by saying no to Newsom's slick campaign ploy, mis-nomered "Care not Cash."
Sincerely,
Today the Board of Supervisors will be deciding on whether to implement Prop N or not. PLEASE, write, call, go to the board of Supervisors and insist that Proposition N not be implemented until funding, housing, services are identified and secured.
Sophie.Maxwell [at] sfgov.org, chris.daly [at] sfgov.org, Bevan.Dufty [at] sfgov.org, Matt.Gonzalez [at] sfgov.org, Fiona.Ma [at] sfgov.org, Jake.McGoldrick [at] sfgov.org, Aaron.Peskin [at] sfgov.org, Gerardo.Sandoval [at] sfgov.org, tom.ammiano [at] sfgov.org
Jake McGoldrick - District 1 (415) 554-7410
Aaron Peskin - District 3 (415) 554-7450
adamantly supports enactment of Prop N
Fiona Ma - District 4 (415) 554-7460
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Matt Gonzalez - District 5 (415) 554-7630
Chris Daly - District 6 (415) 554-7970
Tony Hall - District 7 (415) 554-6516
Bevan Dufty - District 8 (415) 554-6968
(Supports Care Not Cash)
Tom Ammiano - District 9 (415) 554-5144
Sophie Maxwell - District 10 (415) 554-7670
(Supports Newsom for Mayor)
Gerardo Sandoval - District 11 (415) 554-6975
sample letter:
Dear Supervisors:
I urge you to not implement Proposition N without
first identifying and securing funds necessary to
effectively enact all aspects of Prop N. How will the
city "care" for the seniors, vets, poor families,
chronically ill who will be displaced from shelters
and housing to make room for Prop N targets? Please
note, the care is not there, the housing's not there,
and the city lacks funding to provide
comprehensive services outlined in Prop N.
Across the country, non-profits servicing our poor and
indigent are facing huge budget deficits and are
losing government funding, corporate grant money due
to tax cuts and economic downturn. SF Non-profits
cannot bear the brunt of this heartless measure,
heartless because there is no way to effectively
implement Prop N during this budget crisis and serious economic downturn. Jobless rates are higher than ever, and many families face homelessness. The
so-called "Care not Cash" campaign has done a great
disservice to our community by creating a political
wedge during polarized, economically stressful times.
Secure San Francisco's legacy as the city that knows
how to care. San Francisco is known for it's heart,
and truly, only 27% of all registered voters supported
this measure, or were unknowingly duped by this saavy, callous media campaign during a slow vote year. Please note, Newsom misinformed voters when he carelessly lied about a clinical study's conclusions regarding homeless deaths, drug use and check disbursements published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Newsom was reportedly ordered by the journal to cease and desist from illegal, unauthorized use of their logo on 2002 GOTV door-hangers.
It's bad enough Newsom is utilising unethical campaign techniques to seduce voters, so please, don't let downtown developers, realty magnates, big industry, and republican political action groups manipulate voters, San Francisco's poor nor should they be allowed to direct public health policy.
Cash-strapped service providers have been testifying before you informing the board that the "Care" is not there. Please, do not implement Proposition N until the Board is able to secure all funding necessary for services, housing, and most importantly, "Care." Is this how millionaires who benefited from Bush's tax-cut re-invest in America? Layoffs, scapegoating, and wedge issues? Stand up for misled voters and San Francisco's poor by saying no to Newsom's slick campaign ploy, mis-nomered "Care not Cash."
Sincerely,
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