[Rescue Muni] Re: Digest rescuemuni.v001.n436

RICHARD WINN (seerichardwinn@juno.com)
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 08:08:09 -0800

Well done Dan , Andrew and all on the Steering Com. who perservered in
moving forward at this curical time.
Congratulations and Thank you
Richard Winn
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>From: Daniel Murphy <daniel@well.com>
>Subject: Rescue Muni Endorses Charter Amendment
>Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 00:26:38 -0800
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>For those of you who weren't there for the ballot count last night,
>Rescue Muni ENDORSED the Muni Reform Charter Amendment, with almost
>85%
>of members attending voting yes.
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>Thanks to everyone who voted. If we're going to pass this ballot
>measure, we're going to need a lot of help. At the beginning, we'll
>especially need help with circulating petitions. Charter amendments
>require a very large number of signatures to qualify for the ballot
>(most local ballot initiatives are ordinances, which don't need nearly
>as many signatures to qualify, hence our twice-annual vote on trivia
>like "Police Officer Puppet").
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>Stay tuned for details on the kickoff of our petition drive. Our
>petition volunteers will, I think, have an easier job than most. Muni
>riders gather at bus stops and Metro stations, especially at rush
>hour.
>I think our volunteers will get a very warm reception from a public
>that
>wants real change. I don't think they'll have to twist any arms.
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>Rescue Muni spent about 18 months developing this ballot measure.
>Over
>that time, we learned that the problems facing Muni are deeper, more
>complex, and more interconnected than they appear. We think this
>measure addresses the broad array of issues facing Muni and re-orients
>the organization toward delivery of service to passengers.
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>Tonight's vote was a milestone in the history of the organization;
>Rescue Muni's members put in a lot of time and energy to create an
>organization with the credibility to float a ballot measure like this
>and be taken seriously.
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>The work ahead of us is enormous, but I think it's worth taking a
>moment
>to look back on how far we've come in the last two and a half years.
>Muni was a back-burner issue and now it's the #1 issue in the city.
>Rescue Muni was just an idea; now it receives press coverage weekly
>(sometimes even more often). We've got a long way to go before we
>have
>the kind of Muni service we all dream about, but we're a step closer
>tonight.
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>-- Daniel
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