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Putting the Ventura County Central Committee on the Map: Obama Inauguration Fundraiser

Jan 27, 2009 No Comments ›› KK01

A big thank you to those of you who were able to join us at the Ventura County Democratic Party Central Committee Inaugural Celebration Dinner on January 20th, 2009. The event took place at the My Florist Cafe and Wine Bar and drew activists, donors and elected officials from throughout the county to beautiful ...

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Sustainable Transportation in the Obama Era: Santa Barbara Celebrates Measure A

Jan 26, 2009 No Comments ›› KK01

The Santa Barbara based Alliance for Sustainable and Equitable Regional Transportation (ASERT) convened a panel discussion at the Santa Barbara Central Public Library on Saturday January 24th, 2009. The event celebrated the Nov 2008 passage of Measure A, which funds county transportation projects through a dedicated sales tax, while anticipating future challenges and opportunities ...

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Tony Strickland Puts His Cards on the Table

Jan 24, 2009 No Comments ›› KK01

Well, the stealth press release went out late Thursday night for Tony Strickland's card table event, but that didn't stop Democrats and Independents of Senate District 19 from showing up to ask Phony Tony some tough questions about the state budget crisis. And it's a good thing we showed up, or this would have ...

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Inauguration Pics by Jay

Jan 24, 2009 No Comments ›› jkapitz

[caption id="attachment_469" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="View From Silver Standing Section "][/caption] See the full album at  http://www.flickr.com/photos/14069177@N06/sets/72157612891740754/          

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Notes From the Inauguration of Barack Obama – Inauguration Day

Jan 21, 2009 No Comments ›› jkapitz

IT IS 6 AM. I have been awake for 24 hours . I have been sandwiched and squeezed and pressed against 2 million to gain access to a plot of earth that was home to stand for half a day. I opened my door at 6 AM and thousands of marchers were marching in unending rivers. Four of ...

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More Notes From The Inauguration of Barack Obama – Monday

Jan 20, 2009 No Comments ›› jkapitz

More Notes From The Inauguration of Barack Obama - Monday We took group pictures on the Capital Steps in the morning.  Our group included Rep. Capps and about 30 folks from Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.  This evening 50 friends and community organizers from Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties met for dinner at La Tomate in ...

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More Notes from the Inauguration of Barack Obama – Sunday

Jan 19, 2009 No Comments ›› jkapitz

More Notes from the Inauguration of Barack Obama – Sunday   Today I was one of a half million who witnessed the opening ceremonies for the inauguration of Barack Obama.  I planted myself in front of a big screen about 2/3 of a mile from the Lincoln Memorial - closer to the  Washington Monument - to listen ...

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Notes from the Inauguration of Barack Obama

Jan 18, 2009 No Comments ›› jkapitz

Some DC inauguration notes, though not very noteworthy yet.   Forgot my camera cable so no pics.  Remembered my thermals and other cold weather gear - very good thing.  I was planning on staying in Virginia and taking Metro in and out of DC - even rented bike for inauguration day - but at the last minute ...

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The Bush Administration in Eight Minutes

Jan 16, 2009 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David Atkins

Kudos to Keith Olbermann and the team at Countdown for putting this together. What is most astonishing is that Keith was only able to cover half of the Administration's malfeasances, and then only cursorily. Truly the Worst. President. Ever.

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Brian Dennert Interviews LACDP Chair and CDP Vice-Chair Candidate Eric Bauman

Jan 16, 2009 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David Atkins

Head over to Brian Dennert Here for an excellent and informative interview with current LACDP Chair and CDP Vice-Chair Candidate Eric Bauman. Dennert talks with Eric about Proposition 8, partisanship, the budget crisis and much more. Don't miss out!

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