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The campaign for Larry Johnson, candidate for state Senate from California’s 14th Senatorial District, invites you to attend a ‘Barbecue, Meet-and-Greet, Mixer and Fundraiser’ event, scheduled 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at the home of Kenneth Bobu, 2740 Heritage Avenue in Clovis. To attend, RSVP to Ann Johnson at (559) 325-1977, or via e-mail to tuftz@comcast.net. Contributions of $50, $100 or $200 are respectfully requested. The Fresno County Democratic Women’s Club, a chartered club of the Fresno County Democratic Party, will host its annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner this week, scheduled 5:30-9 p.m. Tursday, Aug. 12, at Pardini’s Restaurant, 2257 W. Shaw Avenue in Fresno. Ticket prices for the event are $75 per person, with student tickets available at $35 per person. For more information or to reserve your tickets, contact the Fresno County Democratic Women’s Club at (559) 486-5422, or via e-mail to fresnodemocrats@gmail.com. Fresno Stonewall Democrats will discuss endorsements among the November ballot initiatives at their August meeting, scheduled 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 at Carrow’s Restaurant, 4280 N. Blackstone Ave. in Fresno. Dinner is scheduled at 6 p.m., with the meeting brought to order at 7 p.m. The Stonewall Democrats also plan to discuss the court decision overturning Proposition 8, and will organize a Stonewall Table for the Fresno County Democratic Women’s Club’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner. Stonewall Democrats planning to attend the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner are asked to contact Chuck Krugman so he may reserve space at the dinner. Fresno Stonewall Democrats represent the interests of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Fresno and the surrounding area. For more information, contact Chuck Krugman at (559) 266-9237 or via e-mail, ckrugman@sbcglobal.net. From Michael Evans, FCDCC Chair, and Patty Hughes, Stanislaus County DCC and Regional Field Organizer OFA, comes this: Hi Friends — We need all boots on the ground at an opposition rally against Carly Fiorina, scheduled noon today, Aug. 6, at the Tri-Boro Fruit Company, 2500 South Fowler Avenue in Fresno. Carly will be speaking at the Tri-Boro Fruit Company. I have notified the Boxer campaign and have permission for this event. I have also notified the North Valley Labor Federation President and Executive Director and ask them to contact their labor associates in Fresno. The Democrats in Action office has some Boxer signs but the campaign would like homemade Fiorina signs. The DIA office will be open just for the purpose of making signs from 9-12 a.m. today, Aug. 6. The Boxer campaign sent me some talking points and sign messages that will be forwarded … Read the details. The Esswein for Assembly campaign invites you to participate in a ‘walk party’ and volunteer training event, scheduled 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-8, at the Esswein residence in Clovis. The walk party and training event will kick off Mr. Esswein’s campaign to take back California’s 29th Assembly District. For more information about the event, call (559) 472-8255 or send an e-mail message to contact@essweinforassembly.com. Mr. Esswein is the FCDCC-endorsed candidate for the AD29.For more information about his campaign, visit his campaign website at EssweinforAssembly.com. From the Huffington Post: President Barack Obama is urging liberal activists and bloggers to “keep up the fight” to bring change to Washington. In a video played Saturday at the annual Netroots Nation convention, the president acknowledged that some in the party’s left wing have been unhappy with the pace of change. Liberals have been disenchanted on issues from the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the failure to create a government-run insurance option in the health care overhaul. The president says in the brief video that the combat mission in Iraq will end in August. It’s a tough election year for Democrats, but Obama warned about returning to Republican policies “that got us into the mess.” He says “change is hard,” and he urged hundreds of activists and bloggers in the audience to “keep making your voices heard.” Obama urged the crowd to “consider what we’ve accomplished,” then … Read the details. From Ryan O’Hara at McNerney for Congress comes the following announcement: Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright is scheduled to be the special guest at a campaign event in support of Congressman Jerry McNerney, running for reelection from California’s 11th District. The event is scheduled 1 p.m. Thursday, July 15, aboard the U.S.S. Hornet in San Francisco Bay. For more information, visit the Re-elect McNerney for Congress website at http://www.jerrymcnerney.org/.
From our friends at Organizing For America comes the following invitation: The weekend of July 17, Organizing For America and local volunteers are teaming together to connect with voters in Fresno as part of our Vote 2010 Day of Action. From city streets and rural farms, to suburban parks and local strip malls, we’re doing everything possible to get folks to commit to vote in November’s elections. This commitment is as important as it is simple and could tip the balance in races across the country that could be close. In 2008, millions of new voters registered and turned out to cast their ballots in the November election, and that was a key part of President Obama’s victory. Our Vote 2010 program is similarly designed to register new voters and get those who cast votes for the first time … Read the details. The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee (FCDCC) today elected Michael D. Evans as chair at its biennial reorganizational meeting. Evans replaces Gary Alford, who is stepping down after one term as FCDCC chair. From left: Gary Lasky, incoming chair Michael D. Evans and Larry Johnson are sworn in as Executive Board members by outgoing FCDCC chair Gary Alford. Evans ran on a platform of unifying the party, building relationships and getting the work done. “We are all Democrats with the same broad set of goals. What brings us together is far greater than what separates us. Working together, we can accomplish all of our goals.” Noting that the voter registration in Fresno County recently shifted to a Democratic advantage, Evans said that “we have turned the county blue in terms of voter registration, but that won’t mean much unless they actually vote and vote Democratic. It will take the talents of many … Read the details. From the Sacramento Bee’s ‘Capitol Alert’ column: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has announced the numbers assigned to those ten measures that have qualified for the November ballot. Here is the line up: Proposition 18 – Water bond. (Thanks to Chuck Krugman for the heads-up on this.) In accordance with its bylaws, the Fresno County Democratic Central Committee has scheduled its biannual Reorganization Meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, in the first-floor conference room of the Hugh M. Burns State Building, 2550 Mariposa Mall, in downtown Fresno. Two meetings will actually take place. At the first meeting, the outgoing Chair will oversee the election of officers for the incoming Committee. After a short break, the newly elected Chair will call to order the second meeting. One item of business at the second meeting will be nominations to fill the openings on the Central Committee. José Dominguez, candidate for Fresno County Board of Education from District 1, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the West Fresno Democratic Club, scheduled 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at Salaam’s Restaurant, 841 F Street in Fresno. (The meeting was originally scheduled June 19.) With more than 15 years service as a member of the school board, José is running to help the Fresno County Board of Education meet the following goals: Closing the achievement gap and promoting better literacy; To attend, contact WFDC President Mikki Addison at (559) 453-0935 or via e-mail at fortheinside@hotmail.com. |
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