10/23-11/8 Phone Banks & Precinct Walks to Defeat Arnold's Props 73-78

It is barricades time to defeat Nazi Schwarzenegger's propositions on the California ballot, Props 73 through 78. We need you now, whether or not you are a voter, and regardless of age, to make phone calls and walk precincts 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Join us at 1338 Mission Street between 9th and 10th Streets (Civic Center BART) in San Francisco, or any of the other Northern California campaign offices listed below, from http://www.betterca.com/norcal_offices
7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., for phone banks, and during the day, precinct walking. We have over 500 precincts in San Francisco and we must identify all our supporters, which is about 85% of San Francisco's 300,000 voters and push them to the polls by phone during Get Out The Vote (GOTV) weekend, 11/6-8/05. The hard work is being done now, and we have at least 50 phone lines, which should be used 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. That means we need everyone now to stop this vicious attack on the workingclass, our school system, and every other advance in this society. A special election is always difficult for a workingclass victory because it is usually a low voter turnout election. We have to maximize our votes, and that is especially true in the 9 counties of the Bay Area, where the opposition to Schwarzenegger is the strongest. We have done it before and won, and we must do it again.

The food is great and plentiful including sumptuous sandwiches, sodas, chips and delicious homemade chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies. There is also unlimited coffee and hot tea. The neighborhood has good hot food, and as we get closer to election day, we can be sure more food will be at campaign headquarters as labor campaigns usually have lots of good food.

Everything is well organized at the SEIU union hall at 1338 Mission Street, and we have scripts in Spanish for voters who feel more comfortable speaking Spanish.

TODAY, NOW, EVERYONE, GET OUT AND CAMPAIGN. If you have not voted, vote absentee at your registrar of voters, which in San Francisco is at City Hall, basement on the Van Ness side between Grove and McAllister, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on the weekends of Oct 29-30 and Nov 5-6. Register as a permanent absentee voter so you receive the ballot at home in every election and can mail it immediately. Anyone can register as a permanent absentee voter.

The following are listings of campaign offices in Northern California from http://www.betterca.com/norcal_offices

Northern California Alliance Field Offices
Alameda County Alliance Headquarters
c/o Alameda County Central Labor Council
7992 Capwell Drive, Oakland, CA 94621 [Map]
Phone: 510-569-3655 Fax: 510-569-9784
Campaign Manager: Jen Roitman

Contra Costa County Alliance Headquarters
c/o Contra Costa County Central Labor Council
1333 East Pine Street, Unit I, Martinez, CA 94553 [Map]
Phone: 925-335-0858 Fax: 925-335-0643
Campaign Manager: Tony Teresi

San Francisco County Alliance Headquarters
c/o Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers
1338 Mission, San Francisco, CA 94103 [Map]
Phone: 415-503-5797 Fax: 415-563-9914
Campaign Manager: Robert Haaland

San Mateo County Alliance Headquarters
c/o Carpenters Union Local 217
1153 Chess Drive, #205, Foster City, CA 94404 [Map]
Phone: 650-572-9921 Fax: 650-638-1495
Campaign Manager: Jay Gertsema

Santa Clara County Alliance Headquarters
c/o South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
2101 Almaden Road, #107 San Jose, CA 95125 [Map]
Phone: 408-266-3790, ext.582 Fax: 408-266-2653

Greater Sacramento Regional Alliance Headquarters
1800 21st Street #100 Sacramento, CA 95814 [Map]
Phone: 916-457-4008 Fax: 916-457-4212
Campaign Manager: Rick Wathen

Fresno County Alliance Headquarters
c/o Service Employees International Union Local 1000
1551 East Shaw Ave, #139, Fresno, CA 93710 [Map]
Phone: 559-226-0756, ext.108 Fax: 559-226-7679
Campaign Manager: Kevin Hall

Butte County
c/o California Teachers Association
1430 East Ave., #1, Chico, CA 95926
Phone: 530-345-9743
Contact: Tamara Yates

Humbolt/Del Norte Counties
c/o California Teachers Association
630 J Street, Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: 703-443-6341 Fax: 707-443-9580
Contact: Patrick Riggs

Marin/Sonoma Counties
c/o California Teachers Association
210 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA 94903
Contact: John Dalrymple

Mendocino/Lake Counties
c/o California Teachers Association
367 N. State St. #102E, Ekiah, CA 95482
Phone: 707-468-8197
Contact: Susan Savage

Merced/Mariposa Counties
c/o California Teachers Association
Merced/Mariposa Universv Counrcil
3175 Collins Drive, Merced, CA 95438
Phone: 209-723-8871 Fax: 209-723-9598
Contact: Rolf Tallberg

Monterey County
c/o California Teachers Association
1418 S. Main St. #104, Salinas, CA 93908
Phone: 831-783-2000
Contact: Dale Morejon
Contact: Rosa Escamilla

Napa/Solano Counties
c/o California Teachers Association
4751 Central Way, Suisun City, CA 94585
Contact: Deb Jachens

Nevada County
134 Joerschke, Grass Valley, CA 95945
Contact: Mary Longmore

San Joaquin County
5375 West Lane, Stockton, CA 95210
Phone: (209) 472-6111
Contact: Marcie Bayne

Santa Cruz County
c/o Monterey Bay Labor Council
10353 Merritt St., Castroville, CA 95012
Contact: Francisco Rodriguez
Contact: Daniel Dodge

Shasta County
c/o California Teachers Association
1734 West Street, Redding, CA 96001
Phone: 530-243-2463
Contact: Cork McGowan

Stanislaus County
c/o California Teachers Association
3900 Mitchell Rd., Ceres, CA 95307
Phone: 209-537-0702
Contact: Bill Walley

Yuba/Sutter Counties
c/o California Teachers Association
950 Tharp Rd., #901, Yuba City, CA 95993
Phone: 530-755-2082 Fax: 530-755-0641
Contact: Ann Snyder

On the California ballot, vote No on 73 through 78, yes on 79 and 80.
On the San Francisco ballot, vote No on A, B, F and H, and Yes on C, D, E and I. I is the College not Combat initiative.

For more information on all these initiatives, see:
California Propositions:
http://www.calvoter.org/voter/elections/2005/special/props/index.html
and
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm
http://www.betterca.com/

San Francisco propositions:
http://www.sfgov.org/site/election_index.asp