The California Supreme Court Grants Review on Proposition 8
Nov 30, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminBy Andre Verdun On November 19th, 2008 the California Supreme Court agreed to consider a legal challenge by several groups who are contesting the Constitutional validity of proposition 8 along with the legal status of same sex married couples that have entered into a legal marriage during the time same sex marriage was a recognized fundamental ...
Continue ReadingHannah-Beth Jackson Concedes; Tony Strickland Watch Begins
Nov 27, 2008 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsThe protracted count is finally over, and it appears that Hannah-Beth Jackson's outsize effort to defeat Phony Tony Strickland has come up just short. With only a few hundred ballots left to count, Strickland currently maintains a 903 vote lead out of 414,587 ballots cast. That margin is .2%: well within the margin ...
Continue ReadingOjai Valley Democratic Club Annual Holiday Party
Nov 26, 2008 No Comments ›› adminTitle: Ojai Valley Democratic Club Annual Holiday PartyLocation: The Hitching Post Clubhouse 410 Church Road, OjaiDescription: (Guest parking is limited, so please park on Church Road) RSVP to Pam Prince at 450 4209 We provide the turkey and ham-you bring the fixings! Names beginning A-M something savory N-Z something sweet. This year we will again be ...
Continue ReadingVentura Democratic Club Holiday Party
Nov 24, 2008 No Comments ›› adminTitle: Ventura Democratic Club Holiday Party Location: Bella Vista at Promontory Point Recreation Building Address: 1724 Tanager St. Ventura, CA Link out: Click here Description: Please RSVP to Anne Donlon at annelisedon@hotmail.com or Vern Novstrup at xnovstr@pacbell.net All Democrats and Friends are invited Last names A-L bring your favorite dessert to share Last names M-Z bring your favorite appetizer or ...
Continue ReadingStrickland’s Lead Cut in Half
Nov 22, 2008 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsThere's good news and bad news, and then some possibly good news again, and then some possibly bad news again. The good news: latest vote counts have cut Strickland's lead in half, down to just under 1,300 votes. The bad news: the votes out of Santa Barbara County, Jackson's strongest base, are pretty ...
Continue ReadingProp 8 Proponents Threaten California Judges
Nov 21, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminProp 8 proponents threaten California judges. Read about it in today’s New York Times article “With Same-Sex Marriage, a Court Takes on the People’s Voice” by Jesse McKinley at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/us/21marriage.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
Continue ReadingShame and reconciliation in California
Nov 18, 2008 No Comments ›› VCDCC AdminBy Karin Quimby Sunday, November 16, 2008 The vote on Proposition 8, which eliminated the civil right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California, was a crushing, disgraceful vote. The moment I learned of the outcome, I felt like my home had fallen down on top of me. And atop my crumpled house and my ...
Continue ReadingJoin the Impact – Over 1,000 in Downtown Ventura
Nov 15, 2008 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsYes, Ventura, there is a Progressive Left--and it came in force today for Join the Impact. It's a common joke here that we live in "Ventucky", though our situation less resembles that of the deep South and more that of a clinging outpost of Red, stuck between the swaths of Blue that are Los ...
Continue ReadingJackson, Handy Evacuated in Tea Fire
Nov 15, 2008 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsOur thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the Tea Fire, and major thanks go out to all the firefighters and emergency personnel who have worked so diligently to protect our communities. Special condolences go out to those in Montecito and elsewhere who have lost homes and loved ones as a result of ...
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