SF voters, Help progressives take over the DCCC in CA Assembly District #13

Vote the Progressive Hope Slate:
Robert Haaland
Aaron Peskin
Laura Spanjian
Rafael Mandelman
Bill Barnes
David Chiu
David Campos
Eric Quezada
Chris Daly
Debra Walker
Shirley Golub
Michael Goldstein

Showdown of S.F.'s progressives, moderates

A full-fledged political battle is brewing between San Francisco's moderate and progressive forces - and this time it's not over affordable housing, the mayor or any other topic the two sides usually love to debate.

Control of a little-known political group that insiders call the "D-triple-C"- the nickname for the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee - is up for grabs June 3, and the contest has the two camps jockeying to claim victory.

Though the obscure organization rarely attracts the attention of anyone outside City Hall, it is the official hub of the local Democratic Party, and its influential political endorsements are highly coveted by candidates.

The outcome of the DCCC vote has the potential to steer the course of the Board of Supervisors election in November, when voters will elect six of the board's 11 members and decide whether the progressive bloc should maintain control of City Hall's legislative branch or pass the torch to moderates, who have not held a majority on the board for nearly a decade.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/11/BA5N10IGTD.DTL

Supervisors Run for DCCC; Progressive Slate Formed
by Paul Hogarth‚ Mar. 10‚ 2008

Heads are still buzzing as to why three San Francisco Supervisors, one School Board member and five November candidates for Supervisor all filed papers on Friday – to run for the Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC). Criticized by some as a heavy-handed tactic, Supervisors Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin said that it’s about raising the profile of an obscure political body – and making the Democratic Party more relevant, more vocal and more progressive. For the first time in years, progressives will run a full slate in June for the body’s 24 elected seats – and while the focus is on the “big names” who are running, a good number of West Side activists were also recruited. On the East Side, Daly and Peskin’s presence on the ballot all but guarantees that some incumbents – perhaps a few progressives – will lose, but some DCCC members believe that it’s worth the risk.

The DCCC represents all registered Democrats in San Francisco, and is the official voice of the local Democratic Party. Members of Congress and the state legislature from San Francisco have a seat on the committee (as “super-delegates”), but the other 24 members are elected in June – with 12 from each State Assembly District. The Committee’s task is to build the Party though voter registration and fundraising efforts, and it publishes a very influential slate card at every election – with its official endorsements in local races.

As a friend of mine once put it, “the DCCC might just be the most expensive office to run for that you’ve never heard of.” Running for the San Francisco DCCC is as cut-throat as running for City Council in other places, and candidates wage fierce campaigns to win.

http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Supervisors_Run_for_DCCC_Progressive_Slate_Formed_5453.html

:applause:

Robert Haaland
Rafeal Mandelman
David Chiu
David Campos
Luke Klipp
Darolyn Davis
Scott Weiner

:applause:

you've got to be kidding me

his fake Prop F only accomplished one thing-make sure that Prop G won and won big

which was a good thing, to quote Martha