Contra Costa Democratic Party

Assemblyman Mark Leno’s has his bill vetoed again.
Read about it here.

A useful site for tracking the toll that this war is taking- http://icasualties.org/oif/
You can also click here.

One of the hottest races to watch next year will be the Senate primary race between former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla and Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier.
The Contra Costa Times editorial on the race is here.

[ September 15, 2007; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Read the details in the Pleasanton Weekly here.

I think he is as fired up about stopping the GOP attempt to hijack California’s electoral votes as I am!
Read his email here.
Republicans, once again, are putting partisan ambition over good government. They want to change the rules to help themselves. They did it in Florida; they did it in Ohio; and now they […]

The Dispatch
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State Chair Art Torres has launched a “do not sign campaign” in response to the Republican ballot initiative that would radically change how California awards electoral votes.
Read details here.

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[ September 16, 2007; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Email from Senator Torlakson:

I wanted to send you a reminder about my Ninth Annual All-Star Barbeque and Chili Cook-Off this Sunday, September 16. I hope you will join us for this opportunity to see friends and meet new people who are joining our Torlakson Team!

The event is scheduled from 1-5 p.m. at the Marina Waterfront […]

The LA Times has denounced (rightfully) UC Irvine for rescinding an offer to prominent legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky to become the founding Dean of the new law school. His crime? He is apparently too liberal for some of the UC Regents.
Read the LA Times editorial here.
This is a bigger train wreck than Britney at the […]