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No on AB 63 – An Authoritarian State Bill to Re-criminalize People for Loitering
There’s an authoritarian move afoot to re-criminalize “loitering with intent to commit prostitution”, by reimposing Section 653.22 of the California penal code, which was eliminated several years ago in decriminalization legislation sponsored by state senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and signed by governor Gavin Newsom. Now another Democrat, Michelle Rodriguez (D-Ontario), has put forward Assembly Bill 63 in an attempt to recriminalize this
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How Now, Ocean Beach Park?
So, Proposition K won. I didn’t vote for it, nor did most westside residents apparently, but it passed. The ballot measure promised to replace the stretch of the Great Highway from Fulton to Lincoln with a park. But it didn’t say what kind of park. So let’s think about this! San Francisco today suffers
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LPSF Ballot Recommendations
The Libertarian Party of San Francisco makes the following recommendations for the November 5, 2024 general election: BALLOT MEASURES Proposition A – NO. The Libertarian Party of San Francisco is the official ballot opponent of Proposition A. You can read our opposing arguments in your Voter Information Pamphlet or online at https://www.sf.gov/information/proposition-schools-improvement-and-safety-bond. This
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The Value of Libertarian Activism
If you’ve spent any significant time engaged in libertarian activism, or even if you haven’t, you’ve probably heard people say things like, “Well, I have a life, I don’t have time to play activist”, or “those people are losers without real jobs or responsibilities”, etc. I can’t count how many times I’ve heard non-activists make
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LPSF Ballot Recommendations – March 5, 2024 Election
Proposition A (“Affordable” Housing Bonds) – NO Here we go again. Another election, another tax increase in the form of borrowing money that taxpayers will be expected to repay – the least fiscally responsible way to fund stuff, since you have to pay a lot of interest on top of the actual amount you borrow. In this
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Freedom of Association – Respecting the Right to Refuse Service
By Derek Varsalona America is obsessed with guns – whether owning, carrying and using them, or trying to prevent others from doing so. Loving them and hating them is part of the national culture, as common (and loathed by some) as sex or cigarettes. And self defense is a natural human right, which translates into the civil right
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Chase Oliver, Libertarian Party covered in Bay Area Reporter
When I learned that LP presidential contender Chase Oliver had received the green light to be the first alternative party presidential candidate to speak at the famed Political Soapbox event at the Iowa State Fair, I realized that some of the local press might recognize this as a newsworthy story and give some coverage. Especially
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Vote Tuesday November 8, 2022!
LPSF Ballot Recommendations – Nov. 8, 2022 Election BALLOT MEASURES PROP. A (Retiree COLA Adjustment) – NO Proposition A is about taking more money from the public to give to former and current government employees. Naturally the whole local political establishment is in favor of it. The San Francisco Chronicle, which also supports it, says
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Vote Tuesday June 7, 2022!
LPSF Ballot Measure Recommendations Prop. A (public transit bond) – NO Anyone familiar with libertarian thinking know we dislike bond measures, and this year’s Prop. A is no exception. They are a form of tax increase, despite politicians’ efforts to disguise this reality by engaging in a fiscal shell game that keeps property taxes at
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The Mini-Panic Over SF Shoplifting
Since Chesa Boudin was narrowly elected (with the LPSF’s support!) as San Francisco district attorney in November 2019 over the mayor’s interim DA appointee Suzy Loftus, who was heavily backed by the San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA) and other law enforcement interests, there have been plenty of folks unhappy with that outcome. As in