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Home | Opinion Section
August 25 - August 31, 2000
Democratic National Convention
Wrap-up
(in National News)
California SAT 9 Scores Up After Prop. 227
(in Bay Area News)
AsiaCentral: A Multilingual Marketplace
(in Business)
Sacred Drums of India
(in A&E)
Lead Editorial
San Francisco’s District Elections — Get Educated
In this presidential election year, San Francisco voter turn-out is expected to reach 60 percent. Drawn to the polls with the prospect of having a say in who leads our nation over the next four years, many will be well informed on where Bush and Gore stand on issues such as health care, education, tax cuts and social security. Most, however, may know much less about what’s going on right here in San Francisco. That is unless the public gets a heavy dose of education between now and Nov. 7.
For the first time in 19 years, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will be chosen in district elections, a system in which voters select from candidates running in their particular neighborhood. District elections in general encourage more people to run and increase diversity on the elected board. This year an estimated 12 Asian Pacific Americans will be running for 11 district seats.
The problem is most people are ignorant of the system. In fact, last March a poll conducted by the Chinese American Voter Education Committee (CAVEC) and David Binder Research found that 92 percent of voters surveyed did not know which district they lived in.
To learn more about the process and the candidates running in each district, attend one of the following debates sponsored by the New California Media:
District 11 (Ocean View, Merced and Ingelside, Excelsior and Outer Mission): Aug. 24, 7-9 p.m. Community Assemblies of God, 355 Ocean Ave.
District 9 (Bernal Heights, Mission): Aug. 29, 7-9 p.m. Theater Artaud, 450 Florida St.
District 6 (South of Market, Hayes Valley, Civic Center, Potrero Hill): Sept. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. St. Anthony’s Foundation, 121 Golden Gate Ave.
The San Francisco League of Women Voters will sponsor the following debates:
District 2 (Pacific Heights): Aug. 24, 7-9 p.m. Marina Middle School, 3500 Fillmore.
District 8 (Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Duboce Triangle): Aug. 29, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Everett Middle School, 450 Church St.
District 4 (Sunset=: Sept. 6, 7-9 p.m. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St.
District 7 (West of Twin Peaks, West Portal, St. Francis Wood, Lake Merced): Sept. 14, 7-9 p.m. Hoover Middle School, 2290 14th Ave.
District 3 (Chinatown, North Beach, Russian Hill): Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. Jean Parker Elementary School, 840 Broadway.
District 5 (Haight-Ashbury, Western Addition, Inner Sunset): Sept. 27, 7-9 p.m. Franklin Middle School, 1430 Scott St.
District 10 (Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill): Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m. Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Ave.
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Home | Opinion Section
Democratic National Convention
Wrap-up
(in National News)
California SAT 9 Scores Up After Prop. 227
(in Bay Area News)
AsiaCentral: A Multilingual Marketplace
(in Business)
Sacred Drums of India
(in A&E)
Lead Editorial
| Democratic National Convention Wrap-up (in National News) California SAT 9 Scores Up After Prop. 227 AsiaCentral: A Multilingual Marketplace Sacred Drums of India |
San Francisco’s District Elections — Get Educated
In this presidential election year, San Francisco voter turn-out is expected to reach 60 percent. Drawn to the polls with the prospect of having a say in who leads our nation over the next four years, many will be well informed on where Bush and Gore stand on issues such as health care, education, tax cuts and social security. Most, however, may know much less about what’s going on right here in San Francisco. That is unless the public gets a heavy dose of education between now and Nov. 7.
For the first time in 19 years, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will be chosen in district elections, a system in which voters select from candidates running in their particular neighborhood. District elections in general encourage more people to run and increase diversity on the elected board. This year an estimated 12 Asian Pacific Americans will be running for 11 district seats.
The problem is most people are ignorant of the system. In fact, last March a poll conducted by the Chinese American Voter Education Committee (CAVEC) and David Binder Research found that 92 percent of voters surveyed did not know which district they lived in.
To learn more about the process and the candidates running in each district, attend one of the following debates sponsored by the New California Media:
District 11 (Ocean View, Merced and Ingelside, Excelsior and Outer Mission): Aug. 24, 7-9 p.m. Community Assemblies of God, 355 Ocean Ave.
District 9 (Bernal Heights, Mission): Aug. 29, 7-9 p.m. Theater Artaud, 450 Florida St.
District 6 (South of Market, Hayes Valley, Civic Center, Potrero Hill): Sept. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. St. Anthony’s Foundation, 121 Golden Gate Ave.
The San Francisco League of Women Voters will sponsor the following debates:
District 2 (Pacific Heights): Aug. 24, 7-9 p.m. Marina Middle School, 3500 Fillmore.
District 8 (Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Duboce Triangle): Aug. 29, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Everett Middle School, 450 Church St.
District 4 (Sunset=: Sept. 6, 7-9 p.m. Giannini Middle School, 3151 Ortega St.
District 7 (West of Twin Peaks, West Portal, St. Francis Wood, Lake Merced): Sept. 14, 7-9 p.m. Hoover Middle School, 2290 14th Ave.
District 3 (Chinatown, North Beach, Russian Hill): Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. Jean Parker Elementary School, 840 Broadway.
District 5 (Haight-Ashbury, Western Addition, Inner Sunset): Sept. 27, 7-9 p.m. Franklin Middle School, 1430 Scott St.
District 10 (Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill): Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m. Southeast Community Facility, 1800 Oakdale Ave.
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