From GOOD Club November 2009 Newsletter: “IT’S DOWN TO THE WIRE WITH MEASURE E”
Oct 30, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comEndeavoring to Ensure Educational Excellence for Every Child The monies generated by Measure E will make a huge impact on the lives of students, teachers, and the Oxnard community, but it’s going to be close on Election Day, November 3rd. it won’t happen without the help of people like you. Here are some ways that you ...
Continue ReadingFrom GOOD Club November 2009 Newsletter: “GEARING UP FOR 2010″
Oct 30, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comFor Americans in general and members of the Greater Oxnard Organization of Democrats in particular, all current indicators are pointing toward an acceleration of political pace between November 2009 and November 2010. Crises beget opportunities. So the opportunities are many. In addition to the elections, which will determine if Obama is able to sustain the political ...
Continue ReadingFrom the GOOD Club October Newsletter: “Calling All Advocates of Children and Public Education”
Sep 30, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comThe Oxnard School District’s Educational Foundation has formed a committee in support of Measure E, the only ballot issue that Oxnard voters will decide on Tuesday, November 3rd. The committee is in need of and inviting concerned citizens willing to “walk the walk” by actively participating in a campaign to support Measure E, the $99 ...
Continue ReadingFrom GOOD Club October Newsletter: “Working for a Better Tomorrow,” Bio of Board Member Carmen Ramirez
Sep 30, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comI am a baby boomer, born in Oklahoma City, after WWII, where my father, John, was stationed and actually met my mother, Eleanor, at an USO dance. He was a 7th generation Californian, having descended from one of the founding families of the City of Los Angeles, Jose and Maria Moreno, who arrived by foot ...
Continue ReadingGOOD Club October 2009 Newsletter: “From the President”
Sep 30, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comBehind current hot-button controversies there is a common, usually unmentioned, thread: the dominant role of mega-corporations and their impact on our freedom under a rule of law. Three current examples should prove the point: The current Supreme Court case of Hillary, the Movie, in which corporations seek exemption from campaign finance regulation as violations of their ...
Continue ReadingThe GOOD Club Pays Tribute to John Flynn’s Service
Aug 27, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comThe turnout at a GOOD Club tribute in John Flynn’s honor held on August 12th demonstrated that he still holds his place in the hearts of many in Ventura County although Tuesday no longer finds him on the dais at the Board of Supervisors representing the 5th district. About 100 of his friends gathered to ...
Continue ReadingFrom the September 2009 GOOD News: “Speakers at the General Meeting, July 9″
Aug 27, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comGloria Roman introduced the speakers: Beatriz Garcia, a long-time organizer in Southern California and presently a staff person of CAUSE, discussed the comprehensive Immigration Reform bill under discussion by the Obama administration and the reasons why its passage is urgent: The main principles of the Obama Administration’s proposal are: security – development of a strategic ...
Continue ReadingFrom the September 2009 GOOD News: “Focus on Ray Ledesma: GOOD Club membership chair”
Aug 27, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comBorn in Los Angeles to Ray and Tencha LeDesma on July 8, 1937, Ray LeDesma, GOOD Club membership chair, grew up in Oxnard amidst scores of aunts, uncles and cousins. Growing up, Ray enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing throughout the county. When his sister, Arlene, was born mentally retarded, the result of a difficult birth, ...
Continue ReadingFrom the September 2009 GOOD News: “Health Care Reform Now!”
Aug 27, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comEver since our July meeting, demonstrators have rallied around the club banner each Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. at the Topa Financial Center sidewalk to express support for real health care insurance reform. These demonstrations began as a reaction to an Organizing for America presentation, concluding that immediate public pressure for real and deep health ...
Continue ReadingFrom GOOD Club September 2009 Newsletter: “A Toolkit to Repair California?”
Aug 27, 2009 No Comments ›› allendirrim@yahoo.comWith a media assist from the Ventura County Star’s Timm Herdt, Tim Wunderman, CEO of the Bay Area Council, came to Ventura County August 2 to promote Repair California’s plan for calling a state constitutional convention. It seeks to sidestep the legislature’s sole power to convene a constitutional convention by using two constitutional initiatives ...
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