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PRIDE CELEBRATION 2016: THANK YOU, PRIDE TEAM!
Written by Aubrey Freedman, Chair of the Libertarian Party of San FranciscoWell, another Pride has come and gone, and I’m glad we were there again. This year we added our Spinning Wheel of Crazy San Francisco Laws, and I’m glad we included the ordinance and government code numbers because most folks were astounded at how crazy
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MARC ALLAN FELDMAN: “THAT LIBERTARIAN”
The Libertarian Party lost one of its own today, Dr. Marc Allan Feldman, 2016 LP presidential candidate. Marc’s “No Votes for Sale” campaign exemplified what all campaigns should be like. His closing speech at the LP convention in Orlando in May 2016 gave us a picture of what a “Libertarian” should be. We are trying,
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SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE 2016
The Pride Celebration is always a big time for the Libertarians. It brings us back to decades earlier when “equality” was not even an “in” word, when you better love the “right” person, when others told you who you are. Way back then, Libertarians already felt in their hearts and minds that equality is a given,
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GARY JOHNSON NOMINATED LP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Latest news on the national front: Former governor of New Mexico and Libertarian 2012 presidential candidate Gary Johnson was nominated on May 29 at the Libertarian National Convention as the presidential candidate to represent the Libertarian Party in November. Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld won the vice presidential nomination. There are factions in every political party,
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SERGIO KLOR DE ALVA WILL BE MISSED
The Libertarian Party of San Francisco lost a friend. Sergio Klor de Alva, an enthusiastic and affable 24-year old already a veteran of political campaigns of several local office holders, was killed in a car accident on April 26. Several of us at the LPSF had the pleasure of knowing Sergio, and were uniformly impressed not
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TRANSPORTATION PANEL: THANK YOU’S FROM THE HEART
The Libertarian Party of San Francisco extends huge thanks to the participants of the 3rd Annual Panel Discussion – Bay Area Growth and Transportation of Sunday, April 10th. The room was full, the audience was most attentive, and the Q&A lively. Starchild did his usual great work as panel moderator, keeping the discussion moving but
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PANEL DISCUSSION: GETTING WHERE WE WANT TO GO
Whether you are a long-time San Francisco resident, a new arrival, or are planning to take a job in the City, you will need to figure how to get around. If you live and work in the City, is MUNI reliable, or is there parking if you choose to drive? If you commute, are highways
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I-280 TRAFFIC BARRELING DOWN YOUR STREET?
Libertarians are fond of pointing to consequences of a paternalistic state. Free healthcare, free education, free shelter, free MUNI all come at a price. In addition to the obvious price that somebody has to pay for what is free to others, there is the price of loss of control over our own lives. Zelda Bronstein’s
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GOOD JOB, YOUNG AMERICANS FOR LIBERTY!
Young Americans for Liberty had their Second Annual Spring Debate at San Francisco State University on March 1, 2016. Teams of libertarians and progressives did an excellent job pointing out the downsides and the benefits of a managed economy. The truly free market vs. elected socialism.The first set of debaters tackled health care. Progressives rallied
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SAN FRANCISCO LEGISLATION, CHAIN REACTION, AND LUCY
San Francisco is once again going through epic changes. True to its rising Phoenix, the City has survived conflagration and political sea changes. Hopefully, it will survive the current Board of Supervisors. Each day brings news of another scatty proposal. As we at the Libertarian Party of San Francisco have repeatedly noted, each proposal when