SF opens endorsement season with state Dems' convention

This weekend is a big one for state Democrats, several thousand of whom will converge on Moscone Center in San Francisco to try to decide who to endorse for races for governor down to the Board of Equalization.

The 3,500 delegates and others will be treated to speechifying from party leaders and elected officials, discussions of causes and policy, hospitality suites for schmoozing and workshops and training, including panels on organizing in the “Age of AI” and “Virtual Volunteer Engagement.”

Events around town include a walk at Sunset Dunes Park on Friday afternoon, a California Young Democrats reception at the Hibernia SF on Friday night, a Saturday LGBTQ happy hour at The Alchemist and a large Saturday night dinner at a local hotel honoring U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is not seeking reelection.

Kicking the weekend off, the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee Friday afternoon will host what is billed as a series of fireside chats with all nine major Democratic candidates for governor at the Commonwealth Club on The Embarcadero. About 400 people are expected to attend the event, for which in-person tickets are sold-out. The event will also be streamed online (enter SFDCCC for free admission).




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