With our first meeting of 2023 we'll be looking back, and forward —
3:30PM Social time & check-in, 4:00PM start, Zoom registration
Election Analysis
Longtime club member Cynara Dawn Kidwell, who was recently elected to Director of Clubs for the San Diego County Democratic Party, will review the results of the local elections last November. She’ll discuss what we can learn from our successes and failures — the impact of walking precincts, coalescing behind community candidates, and acting strategically.
Boards and Commissions
A staff member from Terra Lawson-Remer’s County Supervisor’s office will talk to us about applying and serving on county Boards and Commissions such as the Human Relations Commission, Behavioral Health Advisory Board, Civil Service Commission, and the Committee for Persons with Disabilities.
These advisory boards are an extension of our County Board of Supervisor’s office and Terra Lawson-Remer relies on appointed members to advise her and the full Board of Supervisors in making good decisions.
There’s also a webinar on Monday Jan 9, 6PM and you can register here.
ADEM Elections
If you didn’t already register to vote by mail, you can still register to vote in person and for Assembly District 77 vote on Saturday, Jan 21 at:
La Jolla Village Square Community Room
La Jolla Village Square Shopping Center
8657 Villa La Jolla Dr
La Jolla, California 92037, United States
Sat 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Please consider voting for club members and friends of the club:
Derek B Casady
Edward Sweed
Nancy Cassady
Diana Aguirre
Gregg Robinson
Nate Fairman
Loxie Gant
More details are available on the CADEM website here.
AD74, Jan 22, VBM — Rob Howard
AD75, VBM — Ehab Shehata, Judy Ki
AD76, Jan 21, VBM — Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson, Homayra Yusufi
AD78, VBM — Wedad Schlotte, Brian Polejes, Doris Bittar, Kip Eischen. Oren Robinson, Aleena Jun Nawabi
AD79, VBM — Mejgan Ali Afshan, Darwin Fishman, Kevin L Lourens, Yasmeen Obeid, Brenda Miller
AD80, Jan 22, VBM — Georgette Gomez
Membership Renewal 2023
Please pay your dues and confirm your Democratic credentials — online here.
Meeting Schedule 2023
We look forward to seeing you online in January and February, and then with our first in-person meeting back at the Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St, 92106 in March.
Our tentative schedule for meetings is:
January 22 — Zoom registration
February 26 — Zoom registration
March 26 — Point Loma Assembly
April 30 — Point Loma Assembly
May — Picnic
June 25 — Point Loma Assembly
July 23 — Point Loma Assembly
August — Summer Holiday Party
September 24 — Point Loma Assembly
October 22 — Point Loma Assembly
November/December — Winter Holiday Party
News
Becca Taylor Unchallenged for San Diego Dem Chair as Scandalized Leader Bows
Rebecca “Becca” Taylor was an aviation electrician in the Navy. Now she has the San Diego County Democratic Party wired to become its elected leader. Read the full article here — with a mention of this club’s ‘valiant’ position opposing the return of the previous chair.
Reparations Task Force
California Assembly Bill 3121 establishes the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, with a Special Consideration for African Americans Who are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States.
The Reparations Task Force is meeting in San Diego on January 27 and 28th.
More details and sign up for mailing list here.
Maggie Haberman, the Confidence Man’s Chronicler
During the Trump era, Haberman became an avatar of journalism’s promise as well as of its failures. She sees herself as a demystifier. Read New Yorker article here.