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The '''Libertarian Party of San Francisco''' is a local affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party of California]]. The city and county of San Francisco are contiguous, with a unified government, so unlike the other county parties in California the LPSF is directly concerned with a single municipality. | The '''Libertarian Party of San Francisco''' is a local affiliate of the [[Libertarian Party of California]]. The city and county of San Francisco are contiguous, with a unified government, so unlike the other county parties in California the LPSF is directly concerned with a single municipality. | ||
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==Activism== | ==Activism== | ||
Some of the main activities of the LPSF circa | Some of the main activities of the LPSF circa 2018 include: | ||
• Filing ballot arguments each year to be published in the San Francisco Voter Handbook distributed each election to several hundred thousand registered San Francisco voters (some free arguments selected as official ballot arguments by lottery, others paid arguments typically costing several hundred dollars each, based on the number of words). | • Filing ballot arguments each year to be published in the San Francisco Voter Handbook distributed each election to several hundred thousand registered San Francisco voters (some free arguments selected as official ballot arguments by lottery, others paid arguments typically costing several hundred dollars each, based on the number of words). | ||
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• Periodically running candidates for local office | • Periodically running candidates for local office | ||
• Publishing commentary on LPSF.org, principally about local political issues | • Publishing commentary on [https://lpsf.org LPSF.org], principally about local political issues | ||
==Executive Committee== | ==Executive Committee== | ||
The following were Libertarian Party of San Francisco officers as of January | The following were Libertarian Party of San Francisco officers as of January 2018: | ||
[[ | [[Nick Smith]], ''chair''<BR /> | ||
[[ | [[Rebecca Lau]], ''vice chair''<BR /> | ||
[[Jawj Greenwald]], ''treasurer''<BR /> | [[Jawj Greenwald]], ''treasurer''<BR /> | ||
[[ | [[Aubrey Freedman]], ''secretary'' | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [ | * [https://lpsf.org/ Libertarian Party of San Francisco] | ||
* [https://lpsf.org/ | * [https://lpsf.org/newsletter/signup newsletter] | ||
==Address== | ==Address== | ||
520 Frederick Street, #17, San Francisco, CA 94117 | |||
Revision as of 22:31, 18 May 2018
| Libertarian Party of San Francisco | |
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| General Information | |
| Jurisdiction: | San Francisco County, California |
| Status: | Active |
| Officers | |
| Chair: | Nick Smith |
| Vice-Chair: | Rebecca Lau |
| Secretary: | Aubrey Freedman |
| Treasurer: | Jawj Greenwald |
| Media | |
| Website: | Website |
| Facebook: | |
| Twitter: | |
| Meetup: | Meetup |
The Libertarian Party of San Francisco is a local affiliate of the Libertarian Party of California. The city and county of San Francisco are contiguous, with a unified government, so unlike the other county parties in California the LPSF is directly concerned with a single municipality.
Activism
Some of the main activities of the LPSF circa 2018 include:
• Filing ballot arguments each year to be published in the San Francisco Voter Handbook distributed each election to several hundred thousand registered San Francisco voters (some free arguments selected as official ballot arguments by lottery, others paid arguments typically costing several hundred dollars each, based on the number of words).
• Operating an outreach booth for two days at San Francisco Pride festival each year
• Issuing voting recommendations on local ballot measures
• Leaders speaking at local schools
• Hosting an annual panel discussion event (started out as a Tax Day event)
• Periodically running candidates for local office
• Publishing commentary on LPSF.org, principally about local political issues
Executive Committee
The following were Libertarian Party of San Francisco officers as of January 2018:
Nick Smith, chair
Rebecca Lau, vice chair
Jawj Greenwald, treasurer
Aubrey Freedman, secretary
History
Region Numbers
San Francisco was Region 38 of the Libertarian Party of California in the numbering system in which regions generally corresponded to counties.
San Francisco was part of Region 4 in the earlier 20-region numbering system.
Past officers and appointed positions
James R. Elwood, treasurer (c. 1995)
Gerry Pico, chair (c. 1995)
Mark Read Pickens, vice chair (c. 1995)
Anton Sherwood, elections director (c. 1995)
Mark Valverde, secretary (c. 1995)
Marcy Berry, chair
Ron Getty, vice chair
Jawj Greenwald, treasurer
Les Mangus, secretary
Rob Power, webmaster
Francoise Fielding, media relations
Starchild, outreach director
Speakers Bureau, libertarian speakers for classrooms or groups
External Links
Address
520 Frederick Street, #17, San Francisco, CA 94117
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