Contra Costa Democratic Party

[ March 15, 2008; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Join us at Dublin Lions Club’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 15th.

You are invited to march with Congressman McNerney during the city of Dublin’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Other activities during the day include a morning pancake breakfast prepared by Firefighters Local 55, live entertainment, arts crafts, carnival rides and the Shamrock 5K fun […]

And a reminder I need to get out and do some shopping!
Here it is:
On Valentine’s Day, we’re sending some love Debra Bowen’s way. And by “some,” we mean lots; and by “love,” we mean chocolate.

Why? Because for months Secretary of State Bowen has been unfairly attacked for standing up for our voting rights, and things […]

When Secretary of State Debra Bowen was attacked this week, we fought back.
On Tuesday, we asked you to write a letter to your newspaper to Stand up for Debra Bowen. Over 450 of you responded, and your letters were published in the LA Times, SF Chronicle, Sac Bee and other newspapers throughout the state. But […]

From Lisa Vorderbrueggen’s blog:
There’s a new Democratic club in town and it’s not all politics all the time. And you won’t find them in a community center sitting on metal folding chairs, either.
The Ironhorse Democratic Club caters to what it calls “youngish” voters age 25-40 and vows to hold its meetings in Walnut Creek establishments […]

The famous duo that brought down a corrupt Republican President who had little use for the Constitution (why does that sound so familiar) will be a part of the Lesher Speaker Series.
Read about it here.

The budget deficit continues to worsen in California.
Read about it here.

Brought to you by Jon Lynn and Brian Lawrence (so you know who to blame):
Biden would keep talking and talking to shirt until it got bored and ironed itself.
Kucinch would wait for the aliens to drop off another shirt.
Tancredo would try to find an illegal immigrant to do it for him […]

I wasn’t living in the East Bay at the time, so I checked out Wikipedia for a recap of the 12 month period in 1998 and 1999 when it seems like every political office in the East Bay was subject to a special election.
Rehash the excitement here.

The Legislature approves the bill, 45-31.
Read about it here.

Dear Democratic Party of Contra Costa County,
Thank you for your efforts last year to help pass SB 840, Senator Kuehl’s single payer universal healthcare bill.
Thanks to the hundreds of organizations like yours and thousands of individuals, we were able to get SB 840 through the state legislature, a first in the history of California. […]