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Jim and Cameron, I'm not sure which one of you is our GPSCC
Treasurer. However, if we have $400 or more, I suggest that we
contribute $100 or more to Neptun's campaign.<br>
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Up for discussion:<br>
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Fred<br>
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<td>USGP-INT My resignation</td>
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<td>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:24:44 -0700</td>
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<td>Rocky Neptun <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rockyneptun@gmail.com"><rockyneptun@gmail.com></a></td>
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<div>Dear IC members: I find that I must withdraw as the Lavender
Caucus representative to the International Committee. From my
initial contrariness and grumpiness over the many PhDs listed on
the website and complaining about an over abundance of postings; I
have grown to respect both the intellect and the depth of
commitment of all our members on the International Committee. </div>
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<div>The San Diego Renters Union and the San Diego Bus Riders Union
have asked me to be their candidate for Mayor of San Diego in the
2012 election. Although the position is supposed to be
non-partisan, the Republican and Democratic Parties routinely dump
hundreds of thousands of dollars into the race - there has been
only one Democratic Mayor since the early 1900's. With the support
of the local Green Party and my many friends in the Peace and
Freedom Party, I hope to challenge the oligarchy which has
controlled this city for over one hundred years. </div>
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<div>We will be agitating for rent control, free public
transportation, citizen ownership of the crooked Sempra
Corporation's San Diego Gas and Electric, a living wage for all
who work, global warming efforts of mandatory green building and a
mitigation fee on every vehicle in the city (to pay for free
public transport), affordable housing land trusts, neighborhood
credit unions and cooperative buying associations - and, most
importantly, the decentralization of city government into
neighborhood councils, with the budgetary process beginning in
the communities and working its way up, rather than dictated by
downtown politicians and their lobbyists. </div>
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<div>San Diego is a city rapidly gentrifying everyday. Thousands of
working and middle-class families are being forced out because the
city has the highest cost of living ratio to wages of any city in
the nation. Rent costs have been steadily increasing; 50 seniors a
month hit city streets homeless while there are 2,000 evictions a
month because families cannot pay the landlord's extortion.
Libraries are being closed, parks not maintained, fire and rescue
response times are growing, roads and sewage drains are
deteriorating,; yet, the oligarchy which controls this city are
building a boat dock that will only birth million dollar yachts
and are proposing a football stadium downtown with public funds. </div>
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<div>As a former elected Green - the San Diego Mid-City Planning
Board - I have participated in face to face government at the
neighborhood level. This is truly participatory democracy where
lobbyists bribes and campaign contributions by powerful developers
can't be hidden, where we live in the neighborhood and have a
stake in every aspect of its governance, where as neighbors,
homeowners and renters, cooperation, rather than competition, is
the rule. </div>
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<div>We have only raised $21,000 for the campaign so far but still
have 20 months to go. However, the corporate media here, in the
U.S.'s ninth largest city, have obviously been unkind to
challengers of the status quo, so we need to take our message to
the neighborhoods and streets. There are almost 3,541 registered
Greens in San Diego, another 1,390 members of the Peace and
Freedom Party and a whopping 150,489 independents...it is those
votes we seek, in addition to organizing a registration drive. </div>
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<div>My website, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://rocky4sandiegomayor.org">rocky4sandiegomayor.org</a>,
is not up yet but will be by the first of the year. I have sent a
copy of this to the Lavender Greens. Please keep me on your e-mail
list so I can keep up with the wonderful work you do. Thank you.</div>
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<div>In peace and love, Rocky Neptun</div>
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