Endorsements Archive

  • Alice 2011 Endorsements

    Alice 2011 Endorsements

    November 2011 Election * Openly LGBT Candidate City Races: Mayor – Ranked Endorsement DENNIS HERRERA – #1 BEVAN DUFTY* – #2 ED LEE – #3 District Attorney George Gascon – Sole Endorsement Sheriff Chris Cunnie – Sole Endorsement Ballot Measures A – School Bonds YES B – Road Repaving and Street Safety Bonds YES C [...]

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  • October Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    October Co-Chair’s Column by Bentrish Satarzadeh

    Keeping Public Sentiment in Favor of the LGBT Movement On Friday, September 30, 2011, I was invited to join Leader Nancy Pelosi at a private function to celebrate the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Members of the United States Military as well as many LGBT activists were present at the event. Our very own [...]

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  • Alice PAC 2011 General Election Recommendations

    Alice PAC 2011 General Election Recommendations

    General Membership Endorsement Meeting Monday, September 12, 2011 LGBT Center, 1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA August has been a very busy month for the Alice Political Action Committee (PAC), made up of Alice’s Board of Directors, Emeritus Board, and any/all former Co-Chairs and Presidents of the Club from throughout the last 40 years. The [...]

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  • Alice Standing Up for Democratic Principle

    Alice Standing Up for Democratic Principle

    Following the election of November, 2010, Alice sent a letter to the an Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) taking principled stances on the issue of the last-minute emails and mailer attacking fellow Democrats in the local supervisorial elections. Alice specifically requested an agenda item at the soonest time available by the DCCC to discuss [...]

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  • Judge-Elect Victoria Kolakowski Swearing-In

    Judge-Elect Victoria Kolakowski Swearing-In

    As you all know, Alice endorsed Victoria Kolakowski for Alameda County Superior Court Judge and she won! Alice along with BALIF, EQCA, NCLR, TLC and Marriage Equality USA will all be listed as co-sponsors of the Induction ceremony reception for Judge-Elect Victoria Kolakowski. On January 4, 2011, Victoria Kolakowski will be inducted as Alameda County Superior [...]

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  • An Important Message to Voters in District 8

    An Important Message to Voters in District 8

    Last-minute Barrage of Lies and Fraudulent Attacks Against Scott Wiener. Scott Wiener has been the subject of a last-minute barrage of misinformation and lies in emails and flyers that grossly misrepresent Scott’s positions on hot-button issues such as rent control and health care. Scott has forcefully responded to these lies on his website and we [...]

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  • Print Our November Election Slate Card

    Print Our November Election Slate Card

    Here are our recommendations and endorsements for the November 2nd, 2010 statewide election. Volunteer If you would like to volunteer, contact David Fujimoto for more details at Davidfujimoto85@gmail.com. To download the slatecard in PDF format, click here or on the image below. Help us spread the word, by clicking on the logos to the left [...]

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  • November Election Endorsements

    November Election Endorsements

    November 2010 Election * Openly LGBT Candidate The Alice B Toklas LGBT Democratic Club has made the following endorsements for the November Election: State & Federal Races: U.S. Senate Barbara Boxer Governor Jerry Brown Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Attorney General Kamala Harris Board of Equalization District 1 Betty Yee State Senate District 8 Leland Yee [...]

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  • Alice supports Michael Nava for Judge

    Alice supports Michael Nava for Judge

    Alice supports Michael Nava for San Francisco Superior Court Judge. Michael is a a third-generation Californian of Mexican descent, first in his family to attend college, and a graduate of Stanford Law School. He has dedicated his 28-year career to public service because he believes in a legal system that is inclusive and fair and [...]

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  • D8 Candidate Debate

    D8 Candidate Debate

    On Wednesday, September 22nd, we will co-host a debate for the District 8 Supervisor seat. The debate organized by SFYD, and we are joined by the Harvey Milk Democratic Club and the Eureka Valley/Castro Neighborhood Association The candidate debate will be moderated by Melissa Griffin, the San Francisco Examiner’s irreverent political reporter, and will be [...]

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