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\nCandidate for District 9 Supervisor, Eric Quezada, announced Friday
\nhe has won the endorsement of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club.
\nFile photo by Luke Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n
From the campaign to elect Eric Quezada<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n September 27, 2008<\/p>\n Gaining 75 percent of all first-place votes, Eric Quezada won the support of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club Thursday night – an influential endorsement in a tight three-way race for District 9 Supervisor.<\/p>\n “I’m really honored and proud to have this endorsement,” Quezada said. “We may not have the Democratic machine, but we have the grassroots Democrats. This is the most critical Bernal Heights endorsement, and I think it proves we have a winning coalition.”<\/p>\n The endorsement adds to Quezada’s growing base of support, which includes endorsements from the Tenants Union, several major labor unions (including the California Nurses Association, UNITE HERE Local 2, and AFSCME Local 3299), Supervisor Chris Daly, former School Board President Eric Mar, and dozens of leaders from business, public health, education, environmental and arts communities.<\/p>\n “It’s really an astonishing endorsement,” said Bernal Heights Democratic Club executive board member Steve Shapiro. “The board was completely convinced that Eric’s experience and background and values make him the best candidate to lead district 9. Tom Ammiano set a very high bar, and the 75 percent margin by which the neighborhood endorsed Eric to carry on the mantle is very significant.”<\/p>\n Quezada has strong roots in the Bernal community. In addition to his decades of successful organizing for affordable housing and crime prevention in the Mission District, Quezada has resided in the same Bernal Heights rental house on Peralta Avenue since 1990, and he serves on the board of the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center.<\/p>\n The Bernal Democratic Club, founded in 1992, has a history of courageous endorsements – having almost lost its Democratic Party certification after supporting Green Party member Matt Gonzalez for Mayor in 2003. The endorsement of Quezada Thursday by the group’s 101 members represents a significant development and adds to the Quezada campaign’s momentum as this November’s election enters the homestretch. The Bernal endorsement carries added meaning as it is the last Democratic club in San Francisco that still walks its slate cards to every house in Bernal Heights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Candidate for District 9 Supervisor, Eric Quezada, announced Friday he has won the endorsement of the Bernal Heights Democratic Club. File photo by Luke Thomas From the campaign to elect Eric Quezada September 27, 2008…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6413,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,19,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-opinion","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n