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
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Join your fellow Contra Costa County Democrats for a holiday party on Thursday, December 15, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the IBEW Local 302 Meeting Hall, 1875 Arnold Drive, Martinez. Please bring a donation for the food bank and join us for this potluck dinner. Meet and greet begins at 6:30 with the food to follow when it is set up. Local elected officials and party volunteers hope to see . . . → Read More: Democratic Party of Contra Costa County Holiday Party on December 15
Before an intense crowd of 200, George Miller addressed the crowd on a broad scope of issues and took questions from the crowd, which included a sprinkling of Tea Party T-shirt wearers as well as two challengers to George in the Open Primary. The format was that Congressman would take direct questions from people who raised their hand in the audience which led to some chaos as a few determined to disrupt things and hi-hack the process stood up and interrupted with their questions.After a particularly disruptive incident the Congressman made one of his more poignant comments when he spoke to the crowd directly calming them down and then making the comment that: “I am sure that you are the same people who are complaining why . . . → Read More: Congressman Miller at the Peace and Justice Hall in Walnut Creek  Comments are closed  Congress, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, Elected Officials  Afghanistan, Congress, Democratic Values, George Miller, Iraq, Occupy Wall Street Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, The National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project ,and GenOn Energy, Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming NEED Energy Workshop for K-12 educators on Wednesday, October 19, in Concord from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Salvation Army Center, 3950 Clayton Road, Concord, CA. This workshop will provide professional development opportunities for classroom teachers and to provide engaging and exciting energy curriculum for students in today’s classrooms. Educators who participate in the workshop will receive a free NEED Science of Energy Kit to take back to their schools. The NEED Science of Energy Kit is designed to teach the concepts of force, motion, light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism and energy transformations through hands-on activities. In addition, GenOn Energy and NEED will reimburse school districts for . . . → Read More: Asm. Susan Bonilla Hosts Free Energy Workshop for K-12 Educators on October 19 Assemblymember Nancy Skinner's fall update e-newsletter includes information about her legislation, including internet sales tax, effort to add Sylvia McLaughin to Eastshore State Park's name, and bills on Governor Brown's desk like AB 402, the Hunger-Free Kids bill. Click here to see . . . → Read More: Assemblymember Nancy Skinner’s Fall Update You are invited to help celebrate Asm. Nancy Skinner's birthday with Speaker John Perez on Thursday, September 15, from 5-7 p.m. at the Berkeley Repertory Theater Courtyard, 2025 Addison Street, Berkeley. Tickets are available for $100, with sponsorships available. To RSVP or donate on-line, please visit the Nancy Skinner for Assembly web site. For more information, please contact Cynthia Brantly Pierce . . . → Read More: Celebrate Asm. Nancy Skinner’s Birthday with Speaker John Perez Congressman George Miller will host a Question and Answer Session on National Education Policy in Pleasant Hill on Wednesday, August 24. The event will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Parish Hall at Christ the King Church, 199 Brandon Road, Pleasant Hill. Congressman’s remarks and the discussion will focus on these questions: How can public schools best prepare the young generation for their future roles as citizens, parents, workers, and consumers and how can the Federal Government best support their efforts? What does equity in public education mean? How should assessment data be used? Should federal mandates in public education be federally funded? What are the ramifications to the country when a student chooses to drop-out? How can drop-out rates be reduced? Should the Common Core Standards be mandated of the . . . → Read More: Congressman George Miller to Host Education Policy Town Hall Meeting on August 24 The Saturday Democratic BBQ in Antioch featured a slew of elected officials in an informal open setting that allowed direct access to them and the host of the regulars of the Central Committee. Amongst the elected officials were Congressmen: George Miller and Jerry McNerney State Senator Mark DeSaulnier State Assemblymember Joan Buchanan City Council folks- Jim Frazier (Oakley), Kish Rajan (Walnut Creek). Three Staff representatives from Susan Bonilla's office led by Mark Herbert her District Director.
The food was ample and well prepared by Jim Donnelly and his legion of helpers. The chicken rumored to be marinated in Margheritas was especially liked and cleaned out faster than piranha's on a rib eye. The talks given by the Congressmen spoke of the deep divisions in Washington and how the Tea Party is pushing the . . . → Read More: BBQ Featured Contra Costa Electeds Please join special invited guest Governor Jerry Brown, Honorary Host Committee Members, and many other friends to celebrate State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson's birthday at his birthday bash on Thursday, July 21, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Rotunda Building in Oakland. Tickets and sponsorships are available for this Birthday event. Individual tickets are $50, with educators and senior tickets available for $25. Sponsorships begin at $500. You can purchase your tickets on-line by clicking here. For more information, please contact Gloria Omania at 925-682-9998 or at gloria@tomtorlakson.com. The Honorary Host Committee includes Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, Controller John Chiang, Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee, Senator Ellen Corbett, Senator Mark DeSaulnier, Senator Loni Hancock, Senator Mark Leno, Senator Don Perata (Retired), Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, . . . → Read More: Join State Superintendent Tom Torlakson for his Birthday Bash in Oakland July 21 Gathering at the Antioch City Council Chambers, the mayors of Oakley (Jim Frazier-D), Brentwood (Bob Taylor-R) and Antioch (Jim Davis-R) joined with the Vice Mayor of Pittsburg(Ben Johnson-DTS) in an interesting forum hosted by the East County Democrats for Action club in a very civilized non-partisan forum. Questions were asked from a collection from the audience and ranged all over without any directly partisan or hostile loaded questions. Some basic salient features were: 1. Brentwood has a substantial kids' shadow government program where the kids spend time with Council members and city staff including the Police Chief. It took a few years to develop but the kids have come around to incorporate it into the education culture of the city. This is a good reminder . . . → Read More: Mayor’s Forum in Antioch hosted by East County Dems Comments are closed California Democratic Party, Democratic Club, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, Elected Officials, Events, News and Notes |
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