Sierra Club Loma Prieta Candidate Endorsement Recommendation for <City Council or Board of Supervisors
*** CONFIDENTIAL/INTERNAL ONLY ***
Updated August 2011
When completed please send to Chairs of Political Committee.
Remove instructions in Italics before submitting
Please save this file with the name of the year and the race hast this form E.G. 2009 Cupertino Endorsement recommendation.doc
Chapter: Loma Prieta
% of district in other Chapters: 100 % for all 2011 City Council and District Races
Public Office: City Council
Number of Seats /Open Seats:
Are Candidates running in districts?
Interview Team: (include email/phone numbers as it saves the PolCom chair a lot of work when the time comes to say thanks to our volunteers.)
Team Lead:
Location of Interview/Host:
Recommendation: Endorsement for ______and _____
Endorsement Team vote: (yes: no: abstain)
ExCom Concurrence:
Date of ExCom Vote Sept 6th, 2011 Email vote (yes/no?) To be filled in by PolCom chairs
SC California or Concurrence: To be filled in by PolCom chairs
Race Result (vote count / % of votes by candidate) To be filled in after the election in by PolCom chairs
Have ALL endorsed candidates been asked for a jpeg photo of themselves?? Critical for print and web endorsement pages)
Principal Rationale for Recommendation:
ExCom and Sierra Club California needs to a short summary of the reasons the interview team chose to recommend the endorsements they did. Use this space for a brief comparison of candidates,
The following candidates chose not to participate in our process and why? This is critical for Sierra Club California.
Instructions for the Position and Record Columns scoring
1. Position score should be based on this information and be supported in the comments. It shows the candidates position relative to the Sierra Club’s Position. Grading scale: F- opposes, D- mixed/undecided C- weak support/no record, B- medium support/limited record, A- strong support, proven record.
2. Use “NR” in the Record columns if the candidate has no past record. Otherwise, use same grading scale as for Positions
Candidate Name:
Incumbent Yes/No
Campaign Office Address:
Election ID (FPPC): (applied for)
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Political Party:
Prior Sierra Club Endorsements (list years and office):
Position/Record Comments / Position / RecordCandidates Environmental Record (# 1) What have you done to protect natural resources and the environment? “Past Experience”
Candidate’s Environmental Priorities (# 2) What are the top environmental issues for this community, and the region and what are your priorities?
Climate Protection (# Issue Questionnaire # 1) How will your community achieve AB 32 and SB275 goals?
Green Building (#2.) What can be done to ensure all new construction and remodeling will implement strong green bldg. principles? How will you do this?
Landuse & Transportation (#3) Support creation of downtown & transit hub specific plans that zone for building heights sufficient to generate significant economic value that will benefit your entire community?
Open Space & Urban Recreation – Access to Nature (#4 ) How will you ensure your citizens will have access to safe & enjoyable parks & open space?
Water Conservation & Recycling, Rivers & Creeks (#5) What do you recommend be done to better manage the water supply and demand.
Zero Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility (#6) How will you take the leadership role in getting all organics from residential and commercial sources in your community removed from landfills and sent to appropriate composting or anaerobic digestion facilities as an immediate climate change action? Will you get your community to do to stop all plastic waste from entering our creeks, the bay and the ocean?
Campaign Reform (#7) Do you support and or participate with voluntary campaign fundraising and spending limits?
Campaign Readiness & Viability: (CR # 1) Using the scale and compared to the other candidates: can this candidate win? Also use, fundraising and organization of campaign to see if the candidate is truly going to run a competitive race.
Endorsements (CR 2): List only big names and local environmental leaders. Do not include the entire list of endorsees. This is a measure of viability and a way to gauge support from others in environmental community.
Candidate Name:
Incumbent Yes/No
Campaign Office Address:
Election ID (FPPC): (applied for)
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Political Party:
Prior Sierra Club Endorsements (list years and office):
Position/Record Comments / Position / RecordCandidates Environmental Record (# 1) What have you done to protect natural resources and the environment? “Past Experience”
Candidate’s Environmental Priorities (# 2) What are the top environmental issues for this community, and the region and what are your priorities?
Climate Protection (# Issue Questionnaire # 1) How will your community achieve AB 32 and SB275 goals?
Green Building (#2.) What can be done to ensure all new construction and remodeling will implement strong green bldg. principles? How will you do this?
Landuse & Transportation (#3) Support creation of downtown & transit hub specific plans that zone for building heights sufficient to generate significant economic value that will benefit your entire community?
Open Space & Urban Recreation – Access to Nature (#4 ) How will you ensure your citizens will have access to safe & enjoyable parks & open space?
Water Conservation & Recycling, Rivers & Creeks (#5) What do you recommend be done to better manage the water supply and demand.
Zero Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility (#6) How will you take the leadership role in getting all organics from residential and commercial sources in your community removed from landfills and sent to appropriate composting or anaerobic digestion facilities as an immediate climate change action? Will you get your community to do to stop all plastic waste from entering our creeks, the bay and the ocean?
Campaign Reform (#7) Do you support and or participate with voluntary campaign fundraising and spending limits?
Campaign Readiness & Viability: (CR # 1) Using the scale and compared to the other candidates: can this candidate win? Also use, fundraising and organization of campaign to see if the candidate is truly going to run a competitive race.
Endorsements (CR 2): List only big names and local environmental leaders. Do not include the entire list of endorsees. This is a measure of viability and a way to gauge support from others in environmental community.
Candidate Name:
Incumbent Yes/No
Campaign Office Address:
Election ID (FPPC): (applied for)
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Political Party:
Prior Sierra Club Endorsements (list years and office):
Position/Record Comments / Position / RecordCandidates Environmental Record (# 1) What have you done to protect natural resources and the environment? “Past Experience”
Candidate’s Environmental Priorities (# 2) What are the top environmental issues for this community, and the region and what are your priorities?
Climate Protection (# Issue Questionnaire # 1) How will your community achieve AB 32 and SB275 goals?
Green Building (#2.) What can be done to ensure all new construction and remodeling will implement strong green bldg. principles? How will you do this?
Landuse & Transportation (#3) Support creation of downtown & transit hub specific plans that zone for building heights sufficient to generate significant economic value that will benefit your entire community?
Open Space & Urban Recreation – Access to Nature (#4 ) How will you ensure your citizens will have access to safe & enjoyable parks & open space?
Water Conservation & Recycling, Rivers & Creeks (#5) What do you recommend be done to better manage the water supply and demand.
Zero Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility (#6) How will you take the leadership role in getting all organics from residential and commercial sources in your community removed from landfills and sent to appropriate composting or anaerobic digestion facilities as an immediate climate change action? Will you get your community to do to stop all plastic waste from entering our creeks, the bay and the ocean?
Campaign Reform (#7) Do you support and or participate with voluntary campaign fundraising and spending limits?
Campaign Readiness & Viability: (CR # 1) Using the scale and compared to the other candidates: can this candidate win? Also use, fundraising and organization of campaign to see if the candidate is truly going to run a competitive race.
Endorsements (CR 2): List only big names and local environmental leaders. Do not include the entire list of endorsees. This is a measure of viability and a way to gauge support from others in environmental community.
Candidate Name:
Incumbent Yes/No
Campaign Office Address:
Election ID (FPPC): (applied for)
Phone:
Email:
Website:
Political Party:
Prior Sierra Club Endorsements (list years and office):
Position/Record Comments / Position / RecordCandidates Environmental Record (# 1) What have you done to protect natural resources and the environment? “Past Experience”
Candidate’s Environmental Priorities (# 2) What are the top environmental issues for this community, and the region and what are your priorities?
Climate Protection (# Issue Questionnaire # 1) How will your community achieve AB 32 and SB275 goals?
Green Building (#2.) What can be done to ensure all new construction and remodeling will implement strong green bldg. principles? How will you do this?
Landuse & Transportation (#3) Support creation of downtown & transit hub specific plans that zone for building heights sufficient to generate significant economic value that will benefit your entire community?
Open Space & Urban Recreation – Access to Nature (#4 ) How will you ensure your citizens will have access to safe & enjoyable parks & open space?
Water Conservation & Recycling, Rivers & Creeks (#5) What do you recommend be done to better manage the water supply and demand.
Zero Waste and Extended Producer Responsibility (#6) How will you take the leadership role in getting all organics from residential and commercial sources in your community removed from landfills and sent to appropriate composting or anaerobic digestion facilities as an immediate climate change action? Will you get your community to do to stop all plastic waste from entering our creeks, the bay and the ocean?
Campaign Reform (#7) Do you support and or participate with voluntary campaign fundraising and spending limits?
Campaign Readiness & Viability: (CR # 1) Using the scale and compared to the other candidates: can this candidate win? Also use, fundraising and organization of campaign to see if the candidate is truly going to run a competitive race.
Endorsements (CR 2): List only big names and local environmental leaders. Do not include the entire list of endorsees. This is a measure of viability and a way to gauge support from others in environmental community.
Copy paste to add more than 4 candidates.
SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA - STATE/LOCAL CANDIDATE APPROVAL FORM – 2011
From (your name and chapter): ANN SCHNEIDER, LOMA PRIETA CHAPTER (SCLP)
Action needed by (date): Friday Sept 9 or sooner if possible, articles going to graphic artist on Friday the 9th and it helps if we have to get back to the candidate for artwork or advertisements.
Name of candidate:
Party: Non-partisan
Office sought (incl district number):
How many seats are to be filled?
Date of election: November 8, 2011
Candidate's campaign address & phone number: Please see attached LP Recommendation Form for each candidate.
FPPC number (if known): SEE ABOVE FOR EACH CANDIDATE (IF AVAILABLE)
Candidate's campaign manager (if known): SEE ABOVE UNUSUAL TO HAVE A CAMPAIGN MGR FOR LOCAL RACES.
Candidate's present office (if any):
Other major candidates (list names, party, & whether they are incumbents): ALL CANDIDATES ARE LISTED IN TOP OF SCLP FORM. WE ASK ALL CANDIDATES TO PARTICIPATE AND THEN NOTE REASONS THEY DON’T PARTICIPATE.
Chapter approvals:
ExComm approval by 2/3 on (date): September 6, 2011
Vote tally: Yes ___ No ___ Abstain ___ Absent ___ Vacant positions ___
Total number of executive committee members eligible to vote ___
[Note: A proposed endorsement must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the executive committee members present and voting, provided that the number supporting the action is more than 50% of the members eligible to vote (total membership excluding vacancies and those who cannot vote because of conflict of interest or government imposed restrictions. An abstention for other reasons has the same effect as not voting).]
If a member has been excluded from the total number of members eligible to vote, please provide a rationale: NONE- LOMA PRIETA CHAPTER ALWAYS INVITES EVERY CANDIDATE TO PARTICIPATE
[For example, a membership held by a member who for reasons of conflict of interest or government-imposed restrictions declines to participate or abstains from voting is not counted for purposes of determining the total number of voting memberships.]
Chapter Pol. Comm. on (date): WE USE ‘ENDORSEMENT INTERVIEW TEAM’ voting dates are in the top box and vary based on candidate interview dates.
Vote tally: Yes ___ No ___ Abst ___
Group ExComm on (date): WE DO NOT USE GROUPS FOR ENDORSEMENT DECISIONS
Chapter research process included--
_X_ Questionnaires (always recommended).
_X_ Interviews (list interviewers, if less than 3):
_X_ Other (describe): WE REVIEW SAMPLE BALLOT STATEMENTS, CANDIDATE WEBSITES, CHECK IN WITH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS AND CHECK IN ADVANCE WITH OUR CORE LEADERS FOR ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH A RACE OR A SPECIFIC CANDIDATE.
Is this race for an office representing an area that includes portions of more than one chapter? NO
Were ALL candidates given an opportunity to submit a questionnaire or be interviewed?
If not, please explain. YES WE DO FOR EVERY RACE. WE ALSO OFFER INTERVIEWS TO ALL CANDIDATES WHO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE. GENERALLY WE FIND CANDIDATES DROP OUT BY CHOOSING NOT TO COMPLETE QUESTIONNAIRE.
Our chapter requests approval to begin the following activities--
[Check each activity you may want to do for this candidate.]
_XX_ Endorsement of candidate and other activities listed below
_XX_ Political activities listed below without endorsement--
_X_ Club communication to Club members (newsletter, mail, phone)
_X_ Candidate communication to Club members (mail or phone)
_X_ Use of Club leader name and title for identification purposes only
_X_ Club communication to the general public**
__ Press Conference