Two Initiatives on June 3 Ballot

Props 98 and 99 sound similar -- they both talk about eminent domain. But Prop 98 would also phase out rent control. That's one reason why a vast coalition, ranging from tenants' rights group Coalition for Economic Survival to Dianne Feinstein and Arnold Schwarzenegger oppose Prop 98, and support prop 99.

See more information at http://www.no98yes99.com/

Rock out w/ LA Greens on April 12

It ain’t easy being Green, but on April 12th it’ll rock!

The LA Greens will be throwing a benefit for the Green Party featuring Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney on Sat, April 12th at the Zero Point Artspace located at 1049 32nd St (at Central) in south downtown (north of USC campus).

Featured acts include: The Changos, Killing Cassanova, Laura Walters, Jimmy vs the Ninjas, comedians David Corrado & Rob Fulcher, DJ MissAdventure, and the Blazing Queen of the Rhumba. Help us stick it the Man one band at a time. $10 cover and cash bar with ID.

Click Here to download a pdf version of the flier above

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 20

The next LA Greens meeting is this Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7pm.

This month our guest is Gautam Dutta, Deputy Director of the Political Reform Program at the New America Foundation. He will discuss the progress of their ongoing campaign to bring Instant Runoff Voting to Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Greens meet the third Wednesday of every month at 7PM at The Peace Center, 8124 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048. Meetings are free (donations accepted) and open to the public. Children are welcome. Parking is available behind the building.

The LA Greens are also very active in between meetings. To get involved immediately with outreach, electoral reform, media, impeachment, etc., contact us at losangelesgreens@gmail.com.

Feb. 5 Primary Election Guide (and more)

At the Los Angeles Greens meeting tonight, we affirmed the recommendations in the Green Party of Alameda's election guide. We also reached consensus on Los Angeles's local proposition.

Here are the recommendations:

California
91 - Transportation Funds: NO
92 - Community Colleges: YES
93 - Term Limits Change: NO
94-97 - Indian Gaming: NO

City of Los Angeles
Prop. S - Communication Users Tax: NO

Presidential
No Recommendation. Here are the candidates on the ballot in California:
Jared Ball
Elaine Brown*
Jesse Johnson
Cynthia McKinney
Kent Mesplay
Ralph Nader~
Kat Swift

*Elaine Brown has withdrawn from the race.
~Ralph Nader has not yet announced whether he intends to seek the nomination.

You can find videos from the recent Green Party presidential debate here.


Also at tonight's meeting, Erin Schmidt was re-elected Treasurer of the LA Greens, and Derek Iversen was elected co-facilitator. The positions of Secretary, Media Person and Co-Facilitator (female) are vacant.