The Peebles-funded Measure L campaign has been hiring paid canvassers [1] from out-of-town to go door-to-door in Pacifica. The canvassers were hired and organized by FieldWorks [2] of Washington, D.C., through their San Francisco office. The Peebles-funded campaign is apparently paying FieldWorks $103,455.39 [3] to knock on doors in Pacifica.

Door-to-door canvassers are reportedly getting paid $10-$15/hr. The organizer is getting $4,000-$6,000 per month, according to a Craigslist posting from last month, excerpted here:

Local Land Use Campaign

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Date: 2006-09-27, 3:17PM

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Job Description:
The canvass director/field organizer will be responsible for quickly recruiting and hiring a team of canvassers, training and managing paid canvassers for persuasion and/or GOTV canvass operation, managing data from the canvass, careful tracking of numbers and budgets and other organizing activities as needed. This is NOT a fundraising canvass.

Timeline: Jobs will start within the next week and go through November 7, 2006.

Salary: $4000 to $6000 per month, plus benefits. Salary is dependent on positions, skills and experience. Possible help with housing and or relocation.

Location: Pacifica, CA

Original URL: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/npo/213119663.html [4]

$103,455.39 is some expensive Trick-or-Treat'ing.