AUGUST 2008 SAVE THESE DATES

SUPPORT LOCAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

(1) Aug. 28, Thur., 6:00 pm “Denver in Danville”

(2) Aug 28, 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm Youth Outreach to Host Acceptance Speech Watch Party

(3) Sept. 8, Mon., 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Let’s Help Send Joan Buchanan to the CA Assembly

(4) Sept. 21, Sun., 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Berkeley Dem Club hosting Gary Hart for Obama

(5) Oct. 5, Sun., Noon -2:00 pm Brunch for Jerry McNerney

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(1) “Denver in Danville”– The Central Contra Costa County United Democratic Campaign (CCCUDC) has undertaken an unprecedented effort to bring federal, state & local Democratic election campaigns together in one place with a Democratic Headquarters Office, 1501-A N. California Blvd., Walnut Creek at Bonanza, opposite corner from the Willie McCovey restaurant.Here, an office will work together to elect local grassroots candidate choices with campaigns for state & national candidates. BUT, they need our support – both volunteers and funds! A fundraiser for this office’s efforts to solicit volunteers to work to on campaign efforts such as those needed to produce Get Out The Vote (GOTV) packets, phone banking and precinct walks.This fundraiser,

“Denver in Danville”, will be held at the Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, on August 28th, Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Please join fellow Democrats from our central county areas to hear, watch & celebrate Barack Obama as he accepts his nomination while enjoying great food and drinks on 2 large screen TV’s.

VIP @$200 for 2 tickets and 4 drinks, Family @$100 for 2 adults + children, General $60 and Seniors & Students @$35].Please RSVP UDC Office: ( 925) 262-8544, John Hall: (925) 323-2796 or Judy Link: (925) 820-5009. Download Payment & Registration forms Here denver-in-danville-v-3.pdf

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Aug

18

WHAT’S AT STAKE DURING THE 2008 ELECTIONS

August 18, 2008 | .

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The Lamorinda Democratic Club will kickoff the 2008 campaign season by hosting Christine Pelosi at our meeting on Friday, September 12, at the Orinda Community Church. Pelosi will speak about “What’s at Stake During the 2008 elections.” Read more

Aug

5

Congratulations Eartha!

August 5, 2008 | .

Lamorinda Democratic Club member Eartha Newsong has been reading the alarming stories about the impact of the state budget standoff on the people who serve the most vulnerable people in our community.

Instead of just letting it go with a shrug of resignation, Eartha got to work. She helped to draft a letter to the Governor and has gotten more than 150 people to sign the petition.

There is a great post about Eartha’s work now up on the Calitics blog. I urge you to click here to read more about Eartha’s effort to seek a sane solution to the state budget crisis.

Jul

19

Obama Fundraising Events in Contra Costa County

July 19, 2008 | .

click here for more information about event locations and contact information

Jun

30

All Aboard the High Speed Train

June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

By Carlyn Obringer
From Carlyn’s Column

As California begins planning for the 60-million population explosion expected by 2050, funding for high- speed rail appears to be off track, in a state lacking enough freeway space to accommodate such growth. Even though a bullet train speeding at 200 mph between Los Angeles and the Bay Area would help ease the Golden State’s transportation problems while combating global warming, under the 2007 state budget, the California High-Speed Rail Authority received little of the $106 million necessary for further research and infrastructure development. Read more

Jun

24

Frances Burks Newman - paralegal in S.F. dies

June 24, 2008 | .

Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Frances Burks Newman, a longtime legal worker and widow of California Supreme Court Justice Frank Newman, died in a Walnut Creek hospital on June 11. She was 94.

A memorial service is scheduled for Sept. 28 at the UC Berkeley Faculty Club. The family suggests memorial contributions to Human Rights Advocates, P.O. Box 5675, Berkeley, CA 94705, or to the Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Law Clinic, USF School of Law, 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117.

(Frances had been a long-time member of our Lamorinda Democratic Club, we will miss her.) Read more