Pt Loma & OB Dems - Sep 25 Minutes and Recap: Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 30-foot Height Limit
Pt Loma & OB Dems - Sep 25 Minutes and Recap: Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 30-foot Height Limit
The progressive voice of Point Loma, OB and Loma Portal since 1954
How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Passing of the 30-foot Height Limit?
Many thanks to our panelists Mandy Havlik, Geoff Page, and Linda Lukacs who along with club members and guests discussed how to best celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the 30-foot height limit ordinance.
We were disappointed not to receive replies from clubmember Dike Anyiwo, Chair of the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Planning Group nor Dr. Jen Campbell and her campaign staff who we reached out to attend the meeting.
Following the lively discussion club members voted unanimously to:
Support championing the 50th anniversary of this historic landmark - by voting No on measure C.
Vote of No Confidence in Will Rodriguez-Kennedy as Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party
At the September 25 meeting of the Point Loma Democratic Club, members voted in support of submitting this letter to Central Committee leadership to express our strong position of “No confidence” and opposition to Will Rodriguez-Kennedy resuming duties as Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party.
We understand he is involved with competing lawsuits in the Superior Court in San Diego, and is also the subject of a related investigation conducted by our Party’s Ethics Committee.
Given the facts made public in recent days: We support retaining Becca Taylor as the “Acting Chair” of the County Party so she can continue to focus on raising funds and electing Democrats in the November 8 midterm election.
We also support waiting until the regularly scheduled elections at the January 2023 meeting to elect a new Chair and other Central Committee leadership positions at that time.
We are especially concerned about Party finances since many of our members and friends have stated firmly that they will not contribute to the Party as long as Will Rodriguez-Kennedy remains Chair.
We are sharing our recommendations for actions in this matter with our sister Democratic Clubs.
We are better than this.
Notes:
The vote was unanimous with one abstention.
Short link to article: https://bit.ly/wrkno
August Meeting Minutes — docs.google.com
Linked here are the minutes of the August meeting for review before approval at our next regular general meeting. Please reach out to Secretary Kip Eischen at kip.eischen@gmail.com with any questions or edits.
Linked here are the minutes of the September meeting for review before approval at our next regular general meeting. Please reach out to Secretary Kip Eischen at kip.eischen@gmail.com with any questions or edits.
Recording of the Sep 25 Meeting
If you weren't able to catch the meeting here's your chance to catch up on the issues raised and questions asked and answered at the meeting.
Oct 23 Meeting - Ballot Measures & Propositions
Our October meeting will cover Local Ballot Measures and State Propositions, if you’re not sure how to vote on these important initiatives save the date Oct 23, 4PM on Zoom.
Politifest 2022
Politifest 2022 | Voice of San Diego — voiceofsandiego.org
Clubmember Lori Saldaña will be part of a panel discussion on Oct 8, 10AM with Dike Anyiwo, Linda Lukacs and Chris Cate — Midway Height Limit, Redux
Yard Signs are Available
Yard signs are now available for most of our candidates. Show your support. Send an email to treasurer@pointlomadem.org and we’ll arrange to get signs to you in the Pt Loma and OB area.
OB Pancakes on the Pier
Enjoy Charles Landon’s short video of “Pancakes on the Pier” — on the Annual OB Pier Pancake Breakfast, Sat., Sept. 17. Original lyrics and guitar by Phil Rockhold. All proceeds go to the generous efforts of the OB Town Council, such as the Toy & Food Drive during the holidays. OBRag
Barbara Bry Texting Event
Thanks to everyone for coming out today and helping to send ~200k text messages for Barbara Bry, our endorsed candidate for San Diego County Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk. Sign up for more events: https://barbarabry.com/
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Point Loma & OB Dems
President’s Circle
Dave Furlano
Patron
Angela Hawkins
Mike Klinkert
Gary Werchak
Sponsors
Barbara Bry
Judith Collier
Gale Hill
Carol Holt
Dianne Lane
Susan Peinado
Mike Schaefer
Sustaining
Toni Atkins
Leslie Bruce
Karen Cornell-Froehner
Marilyn Gibbs
Gerry Halpern
Anne Hoiberg
Joe LaCava
Deborah Malloy
Katherine Merten
Ulrich Merten
Katharine Sheehan
Louise Titlow
Howard Walker
Les Williamson
Nescett Wright
Carl Yaeckel
Dev Zaveri
Point Loma Democratic Club
PO Box 7802, San Diego, CA 92167
(619) 800 5098
Chartered by the San Diego County Democratic Party
John Loughlin, President
Leslie Bruce, Vice President
Kip Eischen, Secretary
Angela Hawkins, Treasurer
Central Committee Liaison, Ruth Rollins
Endorsement Committee Chair, Deval Zaveri-Tabb
Membership Committee Chair, Susan Peinado