From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Tue Sep 6 04:10:52 2005 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 04:10:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democrat Club board meeting on Wednesday, September 7th Message-ID: <20050906111052.3236A2000998@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us> Greetings Davis Democrat Club Boardmembers, There is a Davis Democrat Club board meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7 at the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library. I am sending out an agenda for the meeting. I have not been in contact with the President or Vice President, so I am not sure what is happening as for the final agenda. Thank you for your attention, Richard Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda September 7, 7 pm - 8 pm 315 East 14th Street, Davis I. Introduction (12 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted. iii. Comments and issues from the Public and general members. a. Patricia Lenzi, candidate for Yolo County District Attorney. (rescheduled for this meeting) b. Representative from Bill Lockyear for Calif. State Treasurer. (rescheduled for this meeting) c. Other public for unscheduled presentations. iv. Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, Lyle S. b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats, Lyle or Rich. c. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats, Angela T or Avi S. d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G. II. Treasurer's Report (4 minutes) III. Report on Yolo County Fair Booth (5 minutes) IV. Report on Ice Cream Social (8 minutes) i. finances of the event ii. speakers and timekeeping iii. food iv. other notes and considerations. V. Fall Quarter events sponsored by Club (5 minutes) VI. Club Holiday Party in December at Doug Kaplan's (5 minutes) (preliminary discussion) VII. Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes) i. Complaints by new members, not receiving newsletter ii. Update by newsletter committee iii. Story ideas VIII. New and Unfinished Business (12 minutes) i. Announcements- upcoming events ii. Items for next meeting iii. Next Meeting Time/Location -- for October iv. 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From rjgruska at pacbell.net Wed Sep 21 15:08:18 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:08:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Fwd: Re: Attachments: the two notices for the rally Message-ID: <20050921220818.36291.qmail@web81102.mail.yahoo.com> slobadbobs at aol.com wrote:Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:45:35 -0400 From: slobadbobs at aol.com Subject: Re: Attachments: the two notices for the rally To: rjgruska at pacbell.net Tony since my attachments do not seem to be working, here is a cut and paste. Bob Schelen ___________________________________________________________________________ CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF/RALLY The California Democratic Party, the Yolo County Democratic Central Committee, the Davis Democratic Club, the Woodland Democratic Club, and the Alliance for a Better California will be pariticpating in a rally to support their positions on the ballot in the November Special Election. The Democratic organizations positions are: NO on Prop. 73 NO on Prop. 74 NO on Prop. 75 NO on Prop. 76 NO on Prop. 77 NO on Prop. 78 YES on Prop. 79 YES on Prop. 80 The Alliance for A Better California is concentrating on defeating Propositions 74, 75, 76, and 77. The event is to explain and inform as to why these groups have taken these positions. Please show support for nurses, firefighters, teachers and other member of working families that have been targeted by this costly, unneeded election. Please join elected officials, union representatives and community activists in sending a message to the Governor. It will be from Noon to 3 pm on Saturday, September 24th at the Blanchard Community Room located at the City of Davis Library Branch, 315 E. 14th Street. For more information, you can contact Tamara Rasberry, (916) 813-2423, Bob Schelen, 756-4466, Scott Lay, (916) 213-2232, or Tony Gruska, 759-0428. From rjgruska at pacbell.net Fri Sep 23 16:42:38 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:42:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Reminder - Saturday Campaign Kick off Message-ID: <20050923234238.93522.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com> CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF/RALLY Please RSVP if you can make it to the rally tomorrow, Noon to 3 pm on Saturday, September 24th at the Blanchard Community Room located at the City of Davis Library Branch, 315 E. 14th Street. The California Democratic Party, the Yolo County Democratic Central Committee, the Davis Democratic Club, the Woodland Democratic Club, and the Alliance for a Better California will be pariticpating in a rally to support their positions on the ballot in the November Special Election. The Democratic organizations positions are: NO on Prop. 73 NO on Prop. 74 NO on Prop. 75 NO on Prop. 76 NO on Prop. 77 NO on Prop. 78 YES on Prop. 79 YES on Prop. 80 The Alliance for A Better California is concentrating on defeating Propositions 74, 75, 76, and 77. Please show support for nurses, firefighters, teachers and other member of working families that have been targeted by this costly, unneeded election. Please join elected officials, union representatives and community activists in sending a message to the Governor. From mmyamada at pacbell.net Fri Sep 23 18:09:39 2005 From: mmyamada at pacbell.net (mmyamada) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:09:39 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Reminder - Saturday Campaign Kick off In-Reply-To: <20050923234238.93522.qmail@web81103.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <002101c5c0a4$a352a880$0500a8c0@MOMHPPAV> I will be there! Mariko -----Original Message----- From: davisdemocrats-bounces at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us [mailto:davisdemocrats-bounces at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rhonda Anthony Gruska Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:43 PM To: DDC; yolodems at yolodems.net Subject: [Davis Democrats] Reminder - Saturday Campaign Kick off CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF/RALLY Please RSVP if you can make it to the rally tomorrow, Noon to 3 pm on Saturday, September 24th at the Blanchard Community Room located at the City of Davis Library Branch, 315 E. 14th Street. The California Democratic Party, the Yolo County Democratic Central Committee, the Davis Democratic Club, the Woodland Democratic Club, and the Alliance for a Better California will be pariticpating in a rally to support their positions on the ballot in the November Special Election. The Democratic organizations positions are: NO on Prop. 73 NO on Prop. 74 NO on Prop. 75 NO on Prop. 76 NO on Prop. 77 NO on Prop. 78 YES on Prop. 79 YES on Prop. 80 The Alliance for A Better California is concentrating on defeating Propositions 74, 75, 76, and 77. Please show support for nurses, firefighters, teachers and other member of working families that have been targeted by this costly, unneeded election. Please join elected officials, union representatives and community activists in sending a message to the Governor. _______________________________________________ DavisDemocrats mailing list DavisDemocrats at mailman.dcn.org http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/davisdemocrats -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.5/110 - Release Date: 9/22/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.5/110 - Release Date: 9/22/2005 From rjgruska at pacbell.net Sat Sep 24 21:01:33 2005 From: rjgruska at pacbell.net (Rhonda Anthony Gruska) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:01:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Campaign kick off follow-up Message-ID: <20050925040133.78070.qmail@web81108.mail.yahoo.com> Hi, This afternoon approximately 30 people showed up at the Davis Library to mobilize for the November Special Election. The game plan is for Dems to take responsibility for walking the precinct where they live in order to educate their neighborhood about the propositions and the importance of voting, preferably by absentee ballot. We distributed a total of 21 precincts this afternoon! Please respond to this message claiming your precinct (or a neighboring one if yours is taken). If you don't know your precinct, just send us your address and we will find it for you. The great news is that the Alliance for a Better California has provided us with four amazing staff to help Yolo with this campaign and is providing funding for headquarters space for the next 7 weeks, so let us know if you have any leads. The bottom line is that we defeated the governor during the last election by re-electing Senator Mike Machado. We can do it again by supporting nurses, firefighters, teachers and other member of working families that have been targeted by this costly, unneeded election. The Democratic organizations positions are: NO on Prop. 73 NO on Prop. 74 NO on Prop. 75 NO on Prop. 76 NO on Prop. 77 NO on Prop. 78 YES on Prop. 79 YES on Prop. 80 The Alliance for A Better California is concentrating on defeating Propositions 74, 75, 76, and 77, however walkers can focus on as many propositions as they feel they have time to cover. Best, Tony and Rhonda From Adrienne at dcn.org Sat Sep 10 19:33:14 2005 From: Adrienne at dcn.org (Adrienne Kandel) Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 02:33:14 -0000 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tell Gov. to sign Voter Verified Paper Trail bill Message-ID: <200509110231.j8B2VIKS013386@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us> -----Original Message----- From: Open Voting Announcements [mailto:alan at openvotingconsortium.org] Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:18 PM To: adrienne at dcn.org Subject: Support Debra Bowen's SB370! Debra Bowen's SB370 was passed by the CA State legislature and is now on the Governor's desk. Please, today, ask Governor Schwarzenegger to sign it into law. Last year's SB1438 requires that paperless Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting machines add a Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), although it didn't specifiy very well how it was to be used. SB370 fills the gap by requiring this paper trail to be used in routine audits and recounts. Like SB1438, SB370 doesn't solve all the problems but it's an incremental step toward what we want: ELECTION RESULTS THAT CAN BE AUDITED. Here is the contact information for the governor: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-445-4633 To send an Electronic Mail please visit: http://www.govmail.ca.gov Faxes and phone calls can be effective. Also, an easy way to get the message to Governor Schwarzenegger is to visit the VerifiedVoting.org Action Center at http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/vevo/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11 59 Thank you. Alan Dechert President, Open Voting Consortium http://openvoting.org alan at openvoting.org 9560 Windrose Lane Granite Bay, CA 95746 916-791-0456 ----------------------------- ON ANOTHER TOPIC (from Adrienne) This week's "This American Life" (http://www.thislife.org/) has compelling stories of people stuck in New Orleans after Katrina. Two little samples: -As a tourist stuck in town explained, people were not allowed to walk out of New Orleans on the bridge to the next town - on pain of being shot at (word was the gov. had given orders to shoot to kill). -If I heard correctly (over noises competing with the radio), an older woman in the astrodome described how young armed men had organized patrols - they got (looted?) and distributed food, and make sure the old and children were protected, perhaps after there had been an incident or two. This seems to be what was reported as anarchy with armed men roving the astrodome. Anyhow, this is a show to listen to. There's so much more than I can write here.