By events, on February 16th, 2012%
The San Ramon Valley Democratic Club will feature a presentation by Rep. Pete Stark at its Thursday, February 23, meeting. The secondary speaker that night will be the American Heart Association's Terry Mock discussing the California Cancer Research Act (Proposition 29) on the June 5, 2012 ballot.
Here is your chance to meet and talk with Congressman Pete Stark. His new congressional district includes San Ramon and the Crow Canyon Country Club section of Danville. Find out what his goals are for the next congressional session and let him know our areas specific concerns.
The meeting will take place at the Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, in Danville. Social time at 6:15 p.m., dinner at 6:45 p.m., with the program at 7:15 p.m. Members and . . . → Read More: San Ramon Valley Democratic Club Features Rep. Pete Stark on Feb. 23
By Edi Birsan, on February 14th, 2012%
At the State Democratic Convention the Organizational Meeting discussed the issues of the selection method of County Central Committees . The background is fairly simple: Elections cost money to run. The State does not want to pay for it. (Like they ever wanted to pay for anything?) With the passage of Proposition 14 *the Top Two System*, the only pure party only election in the state is the Presidential Primary. The current terms of Central Committees runs 2 years so that in the Gubernatorial years there is no pure party only election. So the State passed a bill AB1200 (approved by our elected officials) that gives the local county committees three choices as of now:
1. Conduct a government election once every 4 years during the Presidential . . . → Read More: Central Committee Election Procedure Changes
By events, on February 3rd, 2012%
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan invites you to join her for an early evening reception with Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez on Tuesday, March 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The reception will be held at Round Hill Country Club, 3169 Round Hill Rd, Alamo, CA 94507. Tickets are $50, with sponsorships available.
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Pam Clemmons by phone 415-518-3430 or by email at pam(at)joanbuchanan.com. You can download a pdf of the invitation and you can purchase tickets on-line . . . → Read More: Assm. Joan Buchanan Reception on March 6 with Speaker John Pérez
By events, on January 29th, 2012%
Please join honorary hosts Rep. George Miller, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. John Garamendi, and State Senator Mark DeSaulnier in celebrating Assemblymember Susan Bonilla's 2012 Re-Election Kickoff Celebration on Friday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Contra Costa Country Club (801 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill).
Tickets are $50 with sponsorships available.
To RSVP, please email luis@susanbonilla.com or call 925-360-8053. Click here for . . . → Read More: Assemblymember Susan Bonilla’s 2012 Re-Election Kickoff Celebration
By events, on January 15th, 2012%
Please join Senator Mark DeSaulnier and his supporters for his 6th Annual Crab Feed on Friday, January 27, 2012! The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Centre Concord, located at 5298 Clayton Road, Concord. For more information, please . . . → Read More: State Senator Mark DeSaulnier’s 6th Annual Crab Feed
By events, on November 7th, 2011%
The Contra Costa Labor Club, Democrats of Rossmoor, Diablo Valley Democratic Club, Lamorinda Democratic Club, and San Ramon Valley Democratic Club are joining together for to kickoff the 2012 campaign on Saturday, November 12 with a fundraiser for the 2012 Democratic Campaign Office.
Rep. George Miller will be the principal speaker at the November 12 event, which will be hosted by the Democrats of Rossmoor from 3-5 p.m. at the Diablo Room, Hillside Clubhouse, Rossmoor. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
State Senator Mark DeSaulnier and Assemblymember Joan Buchanan will also attend.
General admission is $10 and sponsor admission is $25. You can download an event flyer by . . . → Read More: Advancing the Progressive Democratic Agenda with Rep. George Miller on Saturday, Nov. 12
By Craig Cheslog, on June 13th, 2011%
Democratic Party of Contra Costa Chair Chuck Carpenter encourages you to check out this cool tool on the Los Angeles Times' web site. Enter an address and see what the current and proposed Congressional, State Senate, and State Assembly districts look . . . → Read More: Compare Current Districts to the Redistricting Commission’s Proposals
By Craig Cheslog, on June 12th, 2011%
The first draft maps from the California Citizens Redistricting Commission were released on Friday. They are slightly different from the ones we saw earlier this week.
If these lines are implemented, Contra Costa's political landscape in Congress and the State Legislature will change — especially in East Contra Costa County, where Oakley is separated from the rest of the county in all three maps (click here to see the Commission's first draft maps, click here to see the maps with additional analysis from Redistricting Partners).
For example, for Congress, Contra Costa would find itself split into four Congressional Districts. Rep. George Miller's district (click here for pdf map) would fit entirely within Contra Costa County, but taking Rep. Miller to Lamorinda and Danville and San Ramon. Rep. John . . . → Read More: First Draft of Redistricting Commission’s Maps
By Edi Birsan, on June 9th, 2011%
The Lamorinda Democratic club hosted the political action wing of the Planned Parenthood organization in a presentation about the recent efforts against Planned Parenthood from the Republicans in Washington and elsewhere. They characterized the attack as not just about abortion (which represents only 3% of their operations and receives no FEDERAL funds.) but as a major attack or a grab for control over women's reproductive rights including contraception. They detailed that in 26 states the Republicans have control over both houses of the state's legislature and that there were some 900 anti-women's reproduction rights bills introduced with about 33 passing.
There were some astounding numbers given out including the following:
1. One in Five women in America will eventually use Planned Parenthood
2. One in three women in America . . . → Read More: Lamorinda Dems hear from Planned Parenthood Political Wing
By Craig Cheslog, on June 7th, 2011%
Redistricting Partners has posted visualizations of what could be staff drafts of new Congressional, State Assembly, and State Senate Districts being considered by the Citizens Redistricting Commission. As the site notes:
The Citizen’s Redistricting Commission has posted some less-than-clear maps of staff direction during their line drawing meetings over the past few days. We have taken many of these maps, imported them into maptitude with the PDI voter dataset, and have for you some new maps and analysis you can email around to your friends. There are three sections;
Congress: http://redistrictingpartners.com/crc-visualizes-congress-analyzed/
Assembly: http://redistrictingpartners.com/crc-visualizes-assembly-districts-analysis/
Senate: http://redistrictingpartners.com/crc-visualizes-state-senate-analyzed/
Take a look at how Contra Costa could be redistricted by clicking on the links above. The Redistricting Commission is scheduled to release its draft lines on Friday, June 10.
Needless to say, that will prove an . . . → Read More: Are These The Draft Redistricting Lines?
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