Huge Momentum

When I opened the mail today, I had an absentee ballot looking back at me. I wasn't the only one.

On Monday, I received a great piece of mail from Proposition 89 supporters. I'm hoping that most absentee voters felt the way I did when I looked at the piece.

But the best way to influence absentee voters is for them to hear from other voters. The Phone Banks are hopping. Join in: San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and Sacramento. tcahill@calnurses.org, 510-273-2248

San Francisco Bay Guardian Endorses Prop 89

SFBG:

Proposition 89

PUBLIC FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS

YES, YES, YES

Our dysfunctional political system and the shortsighted policies it creates won’t change until we have serious campaign finance reform. This measure would create the best of all possible campaign systems, similar to the ones now working well in Arizona and Maine. It creates a public finance system for those running for state legislature and constitutional offices, paid for by a 0.2 percent increase in the corporate tax rate, and lowers contribution limits to candidates who opt out of public financing. It also limits the political expenditures of lobbyists, unions, political action committees, and corporations while taking into account court rulings on political speech. Vote yes.

I appreciate how the Guardian states that Prop 89 would create the "best of all possible campaign systems, similar..." to Arizona and Maine. I think it is important to understand that Proposition 89 isn't just a cut-n-paste job of the other systems, but takes what has worked successfully in other states and adapts it to California with processes for scheduled adjustment as we move forward.

Embracing best practices is a way to learn from experience and to turn lessons into solutions.

Clean Windows for Clean Elections

Tomorrow morning, Nick Nyhart, Executive Director, Public Campaign Action Fund and Chellie Pingree, President and CEO, Common Cause will be in San Francisco for an exciting event to highlight Proposition 89.

Along with local politicians, they will be offering to clean your car windows for free in order to produce a clear vision for clean government in California.

The event will begin at 8:30 AM at Olympia Gas Station on the Northwest Corner of South Van Ness and Chesar Chavez.

Join us!

Phone Bank for Proposition 89

We need your help phone banking for Proposition 89. These personal contacts with voters are very important to our statewide field plan. Starting this Wednesday (9/13), the Nurses are coordinating phone banks at the following locations:

• Sacramento
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Glendale
• Oakland

The program begins this Wed, Sep 13th and then will run every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thursday from 5-9pm. They are flexible about the length of slots. Food and refreshments will be served each night.

If you can volunteer, please contact:

Ted Cahill
Prop 89 Field Director
Email: tcahill@calnurses.org
Phone: 510 273 2248

Please help spread the word.