From rjgruska at pacbell.net Sun Jul 3 11:23:23 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 11:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] location of 4th of July booth Message-ID: <20050703182323.77536.qmail@web81107.mail.yahoo.com> The DDC 4th of July booth is located at the Solar Panels across from the swimming pool which are located behind the Veteran's Memorial Center off of East 14th Street. I suggest parking in the Vet's parking lot and walking on the bike path past the vet's, then the pool. The solar panels will be to your right. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Sun Jul 3 11:41:57 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 11:41:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] 4th of July Sign up list updated Message-ID: <20050703184157.17211.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com> Set Up 2:00-3:00 pm 1. Kandace Richardson 2. Richard Yamagata 3. Jim Provenza 4. Robin Souza 5. Stephen Souza Shift One 3:00-5:00pm 1. Kandace Richardson 2. Joel Butler 3. Barbara Slemmons 4. Pam Nieberg 5. Bob Schelen 6. Shift Two 5:00-7:00pm 1. Kingsley Melton 2. Bob Bockwinkel 3. Adrienne Kandel 4. Anais 5. Julia Sanchez 6. Mike Syvanen 7. Sue Greenwald Shift Three & Clean Up 7:00-10:00pm 1. Tony Gruska 2. Rhonda Gruska 3. Mark 4. Dan Kehew 5. Katherine Domeny 6. Lisa Gruska 7. Michelle Haunold We need chairs, folding tables, cash boxes, coolers, CD boom box, CD's, campaign literature, whatever else members think would be a nice addition. From jac07 at dcn.org Sun Jul 3 20:47:24 2005 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 20:47:24 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] NO to a right wing Supreme Court In-Reply-To: <20050704014029.AC4272000B8C@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us> Message-ID: ---------- From: The Pen Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:55:18 -0800 To: jac07 at dcn.org Subject: [SPAM?] NO to a right wing Supreme Court The People's Email Network Supreme Court Action ALERT The first thing that our Congress needs to understand is that we the people are not going to accept ANY so-called "conservative" replacements for retiring Supreme Court justices. The last time our president checked the bank balance of his political capital it was already OVERDRAWN, with some of his lowest approval ratings ever. The overwhelming majority of the American people do NOT want our country to lurch even slightly more to the right, let alone appoint another ideological extremist We will accept nothing LESS than a centrist, and it's up to our senators to demand that as the representatives of our true mandate that they go to the wall, to enforce an end to this slippage into a corporate police state. It is not a victory to lose yet more ground. Please tell your senators to make it very clear to the president that the intimidation party is over. http://www.usalone.com/supremecourt.htm Please take action NOW! Forward this email to everyone you know, and encourage its posting on blogs and websites. Or if you would like to cease receiving our alerts, just use the function at http://www.usalone.com/optout.htm Powered by The People's Email Network Copyright 2005, Patent pending, All rights reserved From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon Jul 4 13:06:45 2005 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 13:06:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Minutes from June Meeting Message-ID: <20050704200645.A36882002E4F@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us> Greetings All, These are the excellent minutes taken by Kingsley Melton at our June Meeting. These are for approval by the board on July 6th: Democratic Club Meeting Minutes, June 1, 2005 Introduction: Approval of Agenda (Approved, Kngsley motioned, Barbara seconded) Approval of March Minutes (Approved, Julia motioned, Kingsley seconded) Public Comments?None Other Clubs? activity?None to report Betty and others indicated the desire to have a formal club report made by the Yolo County Young Democrats regarding the DDC sponsored trip to the Democratic Convention Treasurer?s Report Betty reports: We have $11,967.52 We have 200 Paid Members III. May General Membership meeting Betty reported the numbers for the event: The cost of the mailing was: $44.28 Invitations $218.00 Postage ($48.49 lost to bad addresses) $300 Food Betty reported income from the event: $145 Raffle $140 Dues Betty reported six new members, with one paid Betty also noted that there are a number of couples that give far more than their dues (3 Couples @ $200) Lyle Reports: There were about 60 people. There were a couple of things we had to compete with: Whole Earth Festival, 1st nice day of spring, Mothers Day, but even with those as competition, we managed to attract 60 people. There were new faces and a lot of folks really liked Steve Ibarra. Even some Greens remarked about how well he spoke. Rhonda: There were also a lot of the same people that attend many of our events. We need to have more new folks in order for the event to "be worth it." Maybe a March or April date next year closer to the election Barbara: Everyone really liked the raffle and we made good money (all agreed) Tony: We might want to limit the number of speakers next time. It might have been too much talking for the audience to handle. A little less music might be better and allow more folks to talk. We should do it again closer to the election Lyle: Yeah, I agree. Next year maybe June, we?ll have a chance to work out the kinks for the next time. Kingsley: I want a report. We can?t do this from scratch again. We have to have a guide that documents the events so that we?re not reinventing the wheel. Please everyone, make reports when you chair an event. Mike: I think the event was successful. There were great speaker?s and just an inspirational feeling about the whole event. Ibarra was great. Hey, it was a new idea, and it?s never gonna go perfect the first time, it was a good event. Champagne Brunch: Kingsley went over the event. Mike went over the food. Mary Lou discussed the need for people to give for the raffle or it gets expensive for people. 4th of July Booth: Tony was very pleased to inform that the DDC had one the drawing for the beer booth at the 4th of July day event at the City Park. He proposed the idea of having the Budweiser keg-truck to come and take up a lot of space. He also explained that the unused kegs could be returned. It was agreed by the club that he should pursue the idea. Tony also said that he was familiar with the liquor license procedure to insure the legality of the booth. He also received permission to spend club money to attain the permit. He asked for lights for the booth. There are none provided by the city. Announcements: Lyle said Jackie Speir Would be speaking at Delaine Easton?s House in the near future Meeting was adjourned at 8PM quickly due to a group waiting on the space. Next meeting is July 6th. Submitted by Kingsley Melton, acting secretary. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Vice President of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169. ========================== The Virtual Markets ============================= Visit The Woodland Opera House at: http://www.vme.net/opera/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Davis Virtual Market - http://virtual-markets.net/vme/ Fresno - http://vme.net/fvm/ Rochester, NY - http://vme.net/rvm/ Sacramento - http://virtual-markets.com/svm/ Vacaville - http://vme.net/vvm/ Woodland - http://vme.net/wvm/ "Pet, Vets, You, and Dr.Sue - http://vme.net/dvm/DrSue/ The thoughts expressed are my own and do not reflect the policies or opinions of DVM, FVM, GVM, RVM, WVM, VVM, VME Inc, DDC, DCN, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon Jul 4 17:44:52 2005 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 17:44:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, July 6th Message-ID: <20050705004452.66DF72002E67@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us> Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers, The agenda is on the bottom of this e-mail. This is the final agenda. Please print out this agenda and bring it to the meeting. I will not be able to attend. I am a member of the Davis Community Network Resource Allocation Committee. I need to be at the meeting to present and vote on web site resources, which include the Davis Democrat Club web site. The bottomline is that I will not be able to attend the DDC meeting this month. I should be able to attend the August and September meetings. If you wish to get anything else on the DDC agenda, you will need to go through the formalized process. The President and other board members had input in the formulating of this agenda. There will be a Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, July 6th at 7 PM in the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library. The address is 315 East 14th Street. The meeting time is 7 to 8 PM. Please note that any Davis Democrat Club member is welcome to attend the meetings. We normally have at least 3 to 4 guests per meeting. We have never had a meeting without someone from the public in attendance. If you have any suggestions for future meeting agendas, please send them to Kingsley, Tony, or me via the list. Please also be aware that someone will be telephoning the board members to remind them of the meeting, probably Betty Weir. AS FOR THE ESTIMATED TIMES -- THESE ARE APPROXIMATE AND JUST A GUIDELINE TO KEEP THE MEETING ON TRACK. If we use more time, the meeting will go over and we may be requested to leave at 8PM if there is another group that has the room reserved. Thank you for your attention, Richard Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda July 6th, 7 pm - 8 pm 315 East 14th Street, Davis I. Introduction (10 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for June meeting iii. Comments and issues from the Public and general members iv. Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats a. Specific report from the Woodland Club. b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats. c. Report on the President's activities for the club. II. Treasurer's Report (4 minutes) III. Champagne Brunch (7 minutes) i. Report from Chairs of event ii. Final overview of the success of event IV. 4th of July Fundraiser Report (8 minutes) i. Report from Chair of event ii. Final overview of the success of event. V. Yolo County Fair Booth (5 minutes) VI. Choice Voting Forum, a DDC General Meeting (8 minutes) VII. Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes) i. Update by newsletter committee ii. Story ideas VIII. New and Unfinished Business (12 minutes) i. Announcements- upcoming events ii. Items for next meeting iii. Next Meeting Time/Location -- need to set date for August iv. Meeting adjournment Time: 60 minutes From jac07 at dcn.org Tue Jul 5 17:35:48 2005 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 17:35:48 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Shield journalists & whistleblowers-pass Federal Laws S.340&H.R.581-RALLIES WEDNESDAY NATIONALLY In-Reply-To: <31242049.1120585439764.JavaMail.root@scotch.democracyinaction.org> Message-ID: ---------- From: "Josh Silver, Executive Director" Reply-To: list at freepress.net Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 12:43:59 -0500 (CDT) To: jac07 at dcn.org Subject: Shield journalists and whistleblowers Dear john c. chendo: Last week, the Supreme Court refused to hear a case that could imprison two reporters for refusing to reveal their anonymous sources to a federal prosecutor investigating who leaked the identity of former CIA operative Valerie Plame. The decision deals a serious blow to the rights of journalists and to the First Amendment. It has cast a chill over investigative reporters who promise confidentiality to sources in exchange for sensitive information on government wrongdoing. Crucial information will not be made public without laws to shield journalists from this sort of government inquiry. Forty-nine states have such ?shield laws? on the books or judicial precedent that recognizes a reporters? right to protect their sources. But there?s no protection for reporters in federal court. ?The Free Flow of Information Act,? a bipartisan bill pending in the Senate (S. 340) and the House (H.R. 581), would establish a federal shield. Sign our petition to support a federal shield law protecting journalists and their confidential sources. Judith Miller of the New York Times and Matthew Cooper of Time magazine could be sentenced to jail as soon as tomorrow. But the impact of their case will be felt for much longer. All anonymous whistleblowers are at risk if journalists face jail time for refusing to reveal their sources. Fearing reprisal, whistleblowers will not come forward. Without a federal shield law, matters of vital public importance will never see the light of day. This isn?t merely bad for journalists. It?s dangerous to our democracy. Please sign the petition urging Congress to pass S. 340 and H.R. 581. Then forward along this message to everyone you know. Onward, Josh Silver Executive Director Free Press www.freepress.net P.S. The Newspaper Guild is holding RALLIES TOMORROW to protest the jailing of reporters and to promote a federal shield law. Events are planned for Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dayton, Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Rochester, SAN JOSE, St. Louis, St. Paul and Washington, D.C. Click here for more information. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Thu Jul 7 21:25:56 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 21:25:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Re: [Yolodems] The Yolo County Fair Booth NEEDS YOU!!! In-Reply-To: <017101c581ef$c53b4590$0300a8c0@KTSPC> Message-ID: <20050708042556.2860.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com> Hi Katie, The Davis Democratic Club would like to sign up to cover all day Saturday. Please let me know the start and end times. I will provide you with the list of names after we get our club members to sign up for their preferred shifts that day. Best, Rhonda Katie Villegas wrote: This year the Yolo County Democratic Central Committee in conjunction with the Woodland, Davis and the West Sacramento Democratic Clubs will have great exposure with our annual Yolo County Fair booth. We really need people to volunteer to staff the booth - it's easy, it's fun & it's only 2 hours of your time! We will be registering voters, talking with Democrats & selling really great campaign items (t-shirts, buttons, etc). Please let me know if you can help us! If you have questions, please call me at home 916.375.1132. Thanks! Take care, Have a great day!Katie Villegas katievillegas at charter.net tel: fax: 916-375-1132 916-372-4559 Signature powered by PlaxoWant a signature like this?Add me to your address book... _______________________________________________ Yolodems mailing list Yolodems at yolodems.net http://yolodems.net/mailman/listinfo/yolodems_yolodems.net From rjgruska at pacbell.net Mon Jul 18 18:32:36 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:32:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Yolo County Fair Sign Up List Message-ID: <20050719013236.60619.qmail@web81102.mail.yahoo.com> The Davis Democratic Club is staffing the Yolo County Fair Booth on Saturday, August 20th. Please sign up for a shift. 12:00 - 2:00pm 1. Max Rothe 2. 3. 1:00 - 3:00pm 1. 2. 3. 3:00 - 5:00pm 1. 2. 3. 5:00 - 7:00 pm 1. 2. 3. 7:00 - 9:00pm 1. 2. 3. 9:00 - 11:00pm 1. 2. 3. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Tue Jul 19 21:26:36 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:26:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fair Booth Sign up Update Message-ID: <20050720042636.6498.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com> The Davis Democratic Club is staffing the Yolo County Fair Booth on Saturday, August 20th. Please sign up for a shift. 12:00 - 2:00pm 1. Max Rothe 2. Supervisor Mariko Yamada 3. Barbara Slemmons 1:00 - 3:00pm 1. Pam Nieberg 2. 3. 3:00 - 5:00pm 1. 2. 3. 5:00 - 7:00 pm 1. 2. 3. 7:00 - 9:00pm 1. 2. 3. 9:00 - 11:00pm 1. 2. 3. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Fri Jul 22 16:50:25 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:50:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fair Booth Update Message-ID: <20050722235025.17837.qmail@web81110.mail.yahoo.com> The Davis Democratic Club is staffing the Yolo County Fair Booth on Saturday, August 20th. Please sign up for a shift. 12:00 - 2:00pm 1. Max Rothe 2. Supervisor Mariko Yamada 3. Barbara Slemmons 1:00 - 3:00pm 1. Pam Nieberg 2. Jerry Kaneko 3. Jackie Horn 3:00 - 5:00pm 1. Teresa Kaneko 2. 3. 5:00 - 7:00 pm 1. 2. 3. 7:00 - 9:00pm 1. 2. 3. 9:00 - 11:00pm 1. 2. 3. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Sat Jul 23 13:59:39 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:59:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Yolo County Fair Booth sign up-update Message-ID: <20050723205939.70108.qmail@web81104.mail.yahoo.com> The Davis Democratic Club is staffing the Yolo County Fair Booth on Saturday, August 20th. Please sign up for a shift. 12:00 - 2:00pm 1. Max Rothe 2. Supervisor Mariko Yamada 3. Barbara Slemmons 1:00 - 3:00pm 1. Pam Nieberg 2. Jerry Kaneko 3. Jackie Horn 3:00 - 5:00pm 1. Teresa Kaneko 2. John Chendo 3. 5:00 - 7:00 pm 1. Jim Provenza 2. 3. 7:00 - 9:00pm 1. 2. 3. 9:00 - 11:00pm 1. 2. 3. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Sat Jul 30 10:01:32 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:01:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fair Booth update Message-ID: <20050730170132.16308.qmail@web81107.mail.yahoo.com> The Davis Democratic Club is staffing the Yolo County Fair Booth on Saturday, August 20th. Please sign up for a shift. 12:00 - 2:00pm 1. Max Rothe 2. Supervisor Mariko Yamada 3. Barbara Slemmons 1:00 - 3:00pm 1. Pam Nieberg 2. Jerry Kaneko 3. Jackie Horn 3:00 - 5:00pm 1. Teresa Kaneko 2. John Chendo 3. Tanya Chalupa 5:00 - 7:00 pm 1. Jim Provenza 2. 3. 7:00 - 9:00pm 1.Julia Sanchez 2. 3. 9:00 - 11:00pm 1. 2. 3.