Progressivism

Mowry, The California Progressives, 1951. From YIMBYwiki library

Progressivism is the support for or advocacy of social reform. As a philosophy is based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancements in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to the improvement of the human condition.  [see more on historical background in Wikipedia: Progresssivism]. 
 

 

Progressive Movement (California)

See also Wikipedia: California Progressive Party. 

 

Progressives (San Francisco)

see DeLeon & Latterman, PVI (Progressive Voter Index). 
Note: a play on the older and better-known Cook Partisan Voter Index, also referred to as PVI. 
because, special snowflake. 

 

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References

• DeLeon, Richard Edward (1992). Left Coast City: Progressive Politics in San Francisco, 1975-1991. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-0555-2.
   
• Latterman, David. "PVI 6.0: Revised 2015 San Francisco Progressive Voter Index and changes in the San Francisco electorate." Fall Line Analytics. March 2015. 
   
• Mowry, George E. The California Progressives (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951).
   
• Omotalade, Jacquelyn. "The Progressives' Black Problem." San Francisco Examiner.  November 1, 2016. http://www.sfexaminer.com/progressives-black-problem/.