Young Democrats Meeting to Take Place Wednesday the 24th
Jun 20, 2009 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsDue to the Father's Day holiday on Sunday, the meeting of the Ventura County Young Democrats has been switched from Sunday afternoon to Wednesday evening the 24th. Title: Young DemocratsLocation: Peet's Coffee on Moorpark Rd. in Thousand OaksDescription: Ventura County Young Democrats meeting at 7pm. Location: 595 Moorpark Road, Suite B Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360 (805) 497-8366 Start Time: 19:00Date: ...
Continue ReadingTony Strickland Sides With Tobacco Companies Again
Jun 20, 2009 No Comments ›› Marie LakinIN A MOVE THAT WILL SURPRISE absolutely nobody, State Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Moorpark) voted in committee last week against a proposal to tack a tax on cigarettes to raise about $1.2 billion annually for the state's ailing general fund. He also recently voted against two measures, SB 602 and SB 603, which would make it harder ...
Continue ReadingEric Bauman Endorses Pedro Nava for Attorney General
Jun 17, 2009 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsAn email went out a few hours ago from LACDP Chair and Male Vice-Chair of the California Democratic Party Eric Bauman, indicating his endorsement of AD-35 Assemblymember Pedro Nava for Attorney General. From the email: I'm Eric Bauman, California Democratic Party Vice-Chair. I Endorse Pedro Nava for Attorney General. Click here to watch video Pedro ...
Continue ReadingBrown Inches Closer to CA Governor’s Race
Jun 16, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleState Attorney General Jerry Brown, the former two term governor, all but announced his candidacy for governor today with a fund raising appeal sent to his supporters. The email included what will likely be his theme. "This state is desperately in need of creativity and new ideas. The state also needs...the know-how and experience to ...
Continue ReadingLocal Democrat Challenges Assemblywoman Strickland on Budget Solution
Jun 16, 2009 No Comments ›› Bruce LittleThe following letter to the Ventura County Star is in response to an opinion column by Assemblywoman Audra Strickland from June 14, 2009. Once again Assemblywoman Audra Strickland wastes three columns of print on the Opinion page of the Sunday Star. She calls for the legislative leadership to reform and streamline the budget process, ...
Continue ReadingHearing On Concrete Crushing Operation, Tuesday June 23, 2:30 p.m., Ventura County Board Of Supervisors
Jun 16, 2009 No Comments ›› Carmen RamierzAn Environmental Justice Issue To my friends who work at the Juvenile Justice Center and those who care about the people and the children who are working and living there and nearby: There is a proposal to start a rock crushing operation with possible extreme noise, dust and air pollution at a location immediately behind the Juvenile ...
Continue ReadingMessage from CDP Chairman John Burton About Budget Choices
Jun 15, 2009 No Comments ›› Sandra KinslerDear Democrat, In the coming weeks, our state legislators will face stark choices about our state budget – choices that will touch the lives of nearly all Californians. If our legislators do as Governor Schwarzenegger asks, California will slash billions from public schools and community colleges, eliminate health care for nearly two million people (half of them ...
Continue ReadingA Purple and Gold Revolution?
Jun 15, 2009 No Comments ›› 1st Vice Chair David AtkinsFor all the complaints about the extreme difficulty in getting Californians to pay attention to budget battles, and all the money spent on attempting to convince a generally apathetic voting public that the crisis is real, very little seems to break through. Many legislators seem resigned to the idea that huge, painful cuts may ...
Continue ReadingCause Hosts: Green Jobs and the Green Economy Action Summit – CA Central Coast
Jun 12, 2009 No Comments ›› Sandra KinslerThe time to act is now! Green Jobs and the Green Economy Action Summit - CA Central Coast Please join us for the region's first Green Jobs and the Green Economy Action Summit on Wednesday, June 17 from 7:30 am - 12:00 pm at Oxnard College. This half-day action summit will focus on four critical ...
Continue ReadingReaching Consensus – Gradients of Agreement
Jun 8, 2009 No Comments ›› Sandra KinslerReaching Consensus - Gradients of Agreement In an ideal world, Central Committees should aim for a fair and respectful decision-making process that results in group consensus on the issues that come before its members. A vote usually leaves someone feeling aggrieved if they are in the minority. But consensus is sometimes time-consuming and is overlooked in ...
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