Dem Club Conejo Valley – Immigration Forum, 6/12/13
May 17, 2013 No Comments ›› jkapitzNext Meeting:Immigration Reform Topic: Immigration Reform When: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 6:15 PM (networking) / 6:45 PM (program) Guest Speaker: Maricela Morales Where: (click on address below for map) The Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Rd. Newbury Park (Wendy Dr. 101 Fwy Exit) Comprehensive immigration reform: What do the House and Senate bills look like? ...
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Conejo Dems ”Planet Sustainability” Wed 5/8
May 1, 2013 No Comments ›› jkapitzNext Meeting:Planet “Sustainability” in the 21st Century Topic: Sustaining the Planet When: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 6:15 PM (networking) / 6:45 PM (Panel) Guest Speaker: Kirk Prather Where: (click on address below for map) The Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 3327 Old Conejo Rd. Newbury Park (Wendy Dr. 101 Fwy Exit) Find out how all of us can do ...
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2013 Spring Fling
Apr 5, 2013 No Comments ›› Brian LeshonSpring Time in Ventura County Celebrate with Congresswoman Julia Brownley State Senator Fran Pavley State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson State Assemblyman Das Williams City and County Elected Officials and more… Saturday, May 4, 2013 • 11am- 2pm Enjoy fabulous food and mellow music in a springlike garden setting at The Secret Garden Restaurant 255 E High St. Moorpark, CA 93021 www.thesecretgardenrestaurant.com Annual Spring Fundraiser Silent and Live Auctions & Opportunity Drawing TO BUY TICKETS At VCDP ...
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Rick Jacobs on Marriage Equality – Wed. Apr. 24 – Thousand Oaks
Apr 3, 2013 No Comments ›› jkapitzOn Wednesday, April 24, 2013, the Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley welcomes Rick Jacobs to speak on marriage equality. Rick is the founder of the Courage Campaign, an online organizing network that empowers more than 750,000 grassroots and netroots activists to push for progressive change and full equality in California and across the country. ...
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Gun Violence Forum – March 27, 2013
Mar 6, 2013 No Comments ›› jkapitzGun Violence Forum - Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley Topic: Gun Violence When: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 6:15 PM (networking) / 6:45 PM (Panel) Where: Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 The Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley will present a special forum on Gun Violence. We will discuss causes, the role of ...
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Governor Brown: California’s Fiscally Sound State
Jan 31, 2013 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldLong before the phrase “fiscal cliff” was coined, many people were hoping that California would fall off any variety of cliffs. But according to Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address, the state isn’t falling anywhere. Thanks to last November’s voter approval of Proposition 30, which added new tax revenues (among other things), and actions ...
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You are invited to an Inauguration Gala
Jan 10, 2013 No Comments ›› adminYou are invited Sponsored by SEIU 721 Southern California Public Service Workers Come join us as we celebrate the Second inauguration of President Barack Obama. It is time to celebrate our accomplishments In Ventura County! Live entertainment & dancing! When: Monday, January 21, 2013 Time: Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Buffet dinner served at 7:00 p.m. No-host bar Place: French Bulldog Bistro Address: 2433 Ventura ...
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ADEM Election Locations
Jan 10, 2013 No Comments ›› adminThe Assembly District Delegates (ADDs) and Assembly District Executive Board representatives ("EBd Reps") are elected at Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMs) held in each of the 80 Assembly Districts. The California Democratic Party is convening ADEMs on January 12 and 13, 2013, where 12 people (6 men / 6 women) from each Assembly District will ...
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Election Fraud, Voter Suppression – Dem Club Conejo Valley
Jan 7, 2013 No Comments ›› jkapitzWednesday, January 23, 2013 - 6:15 PM - Next Meeting of the Democratic Club of the Conejo Valley Topic: Election Fraud, Voter Suppression and Electoral Transparency Our speaker is Ernest Canning: Ernest has been an active member of the CA State Bar since 1977. In addition to a juris doctor, Ernest holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in ...
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Sandy Emberland “officially” re-elects President Barack Obama
Jan 7, 2013 No Comments ›› jkapitzElectoral College member Sandy Emberland, representing the 26th Congressional District joined other electors in casting their ballots for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. The 55 members of California's Electoral College cast their votes for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, in ...
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We Won!
Nov 12, 2012 No Comments ›› jkapitzDemocratic candidates won key elections—including the first Democratic member of US Congress in 70 years representing most of Ventura County—in statewide and local contests on November 6, the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee (VCDCC) reported. The contests marked a change from Republican to Democrat in Ventura County for two important seats; US Congress and State Senate. The elections ...
Continue ReadingResolution on fair, comprehensive immigration reform passes
Mar 5, 2013 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldThe Ventura County Democratic Central Committee passed a Resolution on fair and comprehensive Immigration Reform on a near-unanimous voice vote, showing the Central Committee's unity on this important policy. The resolution supports CAUSE, the Coastal Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, based in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, and its ongoing efforts toward fair and comprehensive ...
Continue ReadingThank You, Reps. Capps, Brownley, for “Unchaining CPI”
Feb 19, 2013 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldLet’s give a huge round of thanks to our U.S. Congressional representatives Julia Brownley and Lois Capps, who signed on to a letter to President Obama opposing Republican-backed cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. These cuts include the so-called “chained CPI,” which would reduce benefits by recalculating inflation rates. “Chained CPI” would alter the Consumer ...
Continue ReadingProposition 40 — Vote Yes
Nov 2, 2012 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldIn 2008, Proposition 11 called for the creation of a citizens commission to change the district boundaries for the state assembly and senate. In 2010, Proposition 20 added U.S. Congressional districts to the Citizens Redistricting Commission. Proposition 40 proposes to approve of the current State Senate districts, as redrawn by the citizen’s commission. Why vote Yes? While ...
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Proposition 36 — Vote Yes
Nov 2, 2012 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldProposition 36 would revise the “Three Strikes” law (passed by Proposition 184 in 1994), so that anybody convicted of two serious or violent felonies would be sentenced to life imprisonment only if the third conviction was serious or violent. The current law states that a third felony conviction of any kind (not necessarily violent or ...
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Proposition 35 — Vote Yes
Nov 2, 2012 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldProposition 35 would increase penalties for human trafficking (for sex trafficking, i.e., forcing a person into prostitution, or for labor trafficking, in which people are fraudulently and or forcefully required to work or provide other services, usually for free). Penalties would increase to: 12 years for labor trafficking 20 years for forced sex trafficking of an adult 12 ...
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Obama GOTV in Conejo Valley – 11/3-11/6
Oct 30, 2012 No Comments ›› jkapitzHi to all of you, our great volunteers, This is it, we must win, the alternative is not acceptable. Please join us for this all important final push. YES, you do need your call and bring your charger. If you have a laptop, bring that as well so you can do our predictive dialer system. Below are ...
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Julia Brownley & Sandra Fluke in Ojai for final Presidential Debate
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Proposition 34 — Vote Yes
Oct 10, 2012 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldProposition 34 would repeal the death penalty in California, and replace it with the sentence of life imprisonment without parole. It also would establish a $100 million fund for state and local law enforcement agencies to enable those agencies to solve homicide and rape cases. This funding would last from 2012 until 2016. Why vote Yes? Project ...
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Proposition 33 — Vote No
Oct 10, 2012 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldProposition 33 would allow insurance companies to price auto insurance policies based on how long a driver has had insurance with any company. The proposition attempts to work around California regulations on auto insurers (invoked by Proposition 103 in 1988), which prohibits insurance companies from using the lack of prior insurance to determine what a ...
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Proposition 32 — Vote No
Oct 9, 2012 No Comments ›› Andy PorterfieldProposition 32, the so-called “Stop Special Interest Money Now Act,” proposes to prohibit corporations and labor unions from making direct political contributions to candidates and/or candidate-controlled committees. It also would prohibit organizations from using payroll deductions as a source of political contributions—a practice common to labor unions, but not among corporations. Further, the measure would ...
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