LA JOLLA DEMOCRATIC CLUB
April Newsletter
April Meeting will be the 2rd Sunday
NEW DATE to avoid conflict with Easter!
Sunday, April 13, 2014, 2-4 p.m.
Community Room,
AMC Theaters La Jolla 12
8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, 92037
TOPIC: The Truth About San Diego’s Water, or How Will We Have Enough?
SPEAKER: Teresa Penunuri, Public Affairs Supervisor of the San Diego County Water Authority, which wholesales water to the City of San Diego and to the numerous independent water districts around San Diego County.
Did you miss the February meeting at which Dr. Jeoffry Gordon, M.D., presented on the Wealth Divide?
If so, you can catch up by viewing a posting of his presentation on the La Jolla Democratic Club Website.
Download PowerPoint Presentation
April 11-13, 2014
17th Annual Western Health Care Leadership Academy
will meet in the San Diego Convention Center. It is sponsored by the!
California Medical Association and the California Medical Group Management Association
The featured keynote address will be by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, live via satellite teleconference!
Concurrently there will be a DRIVE FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE RALLY and a showing of the HEALTHCARE MOVIE
For details see the schedule on page 2
www.healthcaremovie.net
Register voters at the Westfield (UTC) Shopping Center.
Contact Michelle Marzullo to inducate interest. She will contact you with a date when you can sign up for one-hour shifts.
Call 202-489-5122 or michelle.mazullo@gmail.com
CONTINUING THE CAMPAIGN FOR CLEAN ELECTIONS
Momentum Builds to Get Money Out of Politics
While many will say that the “Clean Elections” proposal (aka public funding of
campaigns) is not as urgent as the 2014 races, it is important to know that initiatives,
such as the “Clean Elections,” proposal take time to build. Your ongoing support is
important. John Hartley is steadfastly leading the charge.
Clean Elections Campaign - Alert/Update
We have a unique opportunity before us. The U/T has published two letters in the
last two days in favor of clean elections or public financing of elections. These
letters were written in response to the latest scandal of big money donors trying to
influence our local elections.
We have a chance to get more letters and more public awareness of clean elections,
which in my view, levels the playing field of politics, allows people to run for office
who are not wealthy, has been effective in electing more women and people of color
in the states of Arizona and Maine where clean elections have been in effect since
2000, and limits the influence of big money donors.
Can you write a letter to the letter to the U/T in response to these
two letters? The U/T counts letters. The more written on an issue,
the more they print. All you have to do is put some thoughts
together, include your name and neighborhood and daytime phone
number (they will not publicize your phone number, they use it to
call you to see if you are indeed the letter writer) and send it by e mail to
letters@utsandiego.com. You can take time to write a well written, well thought
out letter or just dash off a few lines!
Second, we need your help in reaching out to groups, research and whatever you
would want to do to further the cause of reforming our political system through
clean elections.
You are always invited to our monthly coordinating committee
meeting which we currently hold on the third Tuesday of the month at 6pm. The
next one will be on Tuesday, February 18 at 6pm. - John Hartley
Contact:
John Hartley at 619-299-8870 or hartley2k@aol.com. Make contributions at www.sdcleanelections.org.
Support the Clean Elections Campaign, www.sdcleanelections.org.
Looking Ahead - 2014 Democratic Candidates for San Diego
After the Mayoral Election
When the San Diego mayoral election are behind us, we will need to
role up our sleeves and get ready for the mid-term elections -
primaries in June and run-off in November. We’ll be focusing on
important races:
House of Representatives, Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District) David Peiser, Congressman (to unseat Darrell Issa), 49th District
California Assemblywoman, Speaker, Toni Atkins (Assembly District 76)
San Diego Unified School District, President, Kevin Beiser
Watch this space for more information about these races and how you can assist.
Sarah Boot,
candidate for District 2,
former federal prosecutor,
community advocate, public servant.
SarahBoot4citycouncil.com
Carol Kim,
candidate for District 6,
former teacher, health educator, community
organizer.
CarolKim6.com
Dr Mike McQuary
For School Board 2014
Candidate SDUSD
Trustee - District C
Former president of La Jolla Democratic Club
drmike4schools@gmail.com
Dave Peiser
candidate California's 49th Congressional District
“I
won
today
at
the
Democratic
Party
pre--endorsement
conference
with
85%
of
the
vote….
in
order
to
be
placed
on
the
consent
calendar
at
the
Democratic convention
occurring
March
7,
8
and
9….
I
was
running
against
two
other
Democrats
who
had
requested
endorsement.
I
received
28
votes.
Drew
Leavens,
from
Poway,
received
5
votes.
And
Johnny
Moore,
who
was
a
no--show,
received
zero….”
(from
email
from
Dave
Peiser,
2/8/14)
BRING A FRIEND (first timer) to our club meetings. On the first
occasion that your friend attends, you will be given a ticket to enter
into a quarterly raffle to win a complimentary dinner.
LA JOLLA DEMOCRATIC CLUB 2014 MEMBERSHIP!
Dues for 2014 are now due.
Membership is on a calendar basis and is not prorated.
Receive the monthly newsletter, help cover meeting costs and help get Democrats elected!
Fill out the linked membership
form and send it with a check to La Jolla
Democratic Club, PO Box 288, La Jolla,
CA 92038.
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