Contra Costa Democratic Party

The Republicans have resurrected the electoral college ballot initiative- fitting news for Halloween week. But we are fighting back.
Read about it here.

There are reasons that we have an income tax. It is progressive. It is (somewhat) fair. Yet the last time I crossed the Bay Bridge, I didn’t have to answer a single question about my income. Nobody is excused from paying these fees (well, some people are for other reasons…carpool, etc.) and we all pay […]

[ November 18, 2007; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Senator Feinstein will be hosting a birthday party for Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher. You can download the flier below or contact Mitchell Lester at mlester@lesterconnect.com .

Tauscher Birthday Party Flier

Our friends in Souther California need every bit of help they can get. We don’t want to hear that bureaucracy delayed the efforts.
Read about it here.

Ughhh. The GOP apparently has not given up hope of trying to bamboozle 20+ electoral votes out of California. Howard Dean says that it is an attempt to neuter California Dems.

Read about it here.

Treasurer Bill Lockyer raises the possibility of privatizing the world’s best public university system.
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Hank Shaw over at Recordnet.com has the details:
New voter registration numbers out
New voter registration data is out, and as expected, “decline-to-state” voters saw the largest increase. Interestingly, the overall numbers are down — a phenomenon that often happens after elections. Here’s the latest breakout for all of the area’s contested districts:
For the 11th Congressional District
Republicans […]

Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee writes about the perpetual campaign. Recalls, special elections and special sessions are just a few examples of how we always have something happening politically here in the Sunshine state.

Read it here.

[ October 25, 2007; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Date: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Start Time: 6:30 pm End Time: 9:00 pm
(Time Zone: US/Pacific)

Mudd’s Restaurant
10 Boardwalk
San Ramon CA 94583

Description

The monthly meeting of the San Ramon Valley Democratic Club will be held at Mudd’s Restaurant in San Ramon on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 6:30 pm. The speaker will be State Assemblywoman Loni […]