From jac07 at dcn.org  Sat Apr  1 21:57:08 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:57:08 -0800
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: John Dean Blasts Warrantless
 Eavesdropping-Support Feingold's ensure of Pres
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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Apr  3 09:47:33 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:47:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Preliminary Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board
	Meeting on Tuesday April 4
Message-ID: <200604031647.k33Gl9jV068245@afes.com>

This is a preliminary agenda for the Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting.
This meeting will be held before the General Meeting.  If you wish to submit
an item to agenda of the Board Meeting, please contact Arun Sen, John Chendo
or Tony Gruska.  This is a preliminary agenda and it may change before
approval by Arun Sen and Tony Gruska.

Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday April 4

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, April 4, 7 pm - 8 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                315 East 14th Street.

The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.

I.  Introduction   (10 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda  
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted 
              (Minutes from March 7 Meeting.  These are at the web site at:  
               http://yvm.net/vme/democrats/minutes/0603DDC.doc ).
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
              a. from 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.
              d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
                 and Arun Sen.
              e. Report on the February meeting of the YDDC.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (1 minutes)

III. Last minute items for April 4 General Meeting.     (5 minutes)

IV.  General Meeting on May 9   (10 Minutes)
        i.   Report by Chair on progress for meeting planning, Lyle Smith
        ii.  Call for volunteers for work needed to be done before meeting

V.   Champagne Brunch   (5 minutes)
        i.   Report on last years Champagne Brunch
        ii.  Date for Event 
             (someone needs to bring the Cook's Phone number if date not
selected)
        iii. Selection of Chair, volunteers, food and beverage

VI.  Preliminary Discussion about 4th of July Booth in the Park  (2 minute)

VII. Preliminary Discussion about Ice Cream Social (1 minute)
     (We can try to telephone Jerry for a preliminary date for event)
        
VIII. Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
        ii.  Update by newsletter committee
        iii. Volunteer tasks
        iv.  Story ideas

IX. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)
        Report by Arun Sen

X.  New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location 
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  60 minutes

All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
meeting can end by 7PM.  


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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, 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, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Apr  3 15:45:13 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:45:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Final Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board
	Meeting on Tuesday April 4
Message-ID: <200604032245.k33Mj7jT016251@afes.com>

This is a final agenda for the Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting.  The
minutes are 6 pages in length, so can be found on-line at the url given in
the agenda.  I have made copies for the board members.  Also, for the Board
Members that did not attend the last meeting, I have their DDC folders.  If
you received your DDC board member folder, please bring it to the meeting.  

This meeting will be held before the General Meeting from 6PM to 7PM.  If
you wish to submit an item to agenda of the Board Meeting, please contact
Arun Sen, John Chendo or Tony Gruska.  This is a preliminary agenda and it
may change before approval by Arun Sen and Tony Gruska.

Please note that all Davis Democrat Club members are welcome to attend the
board meeting.  Usually, we have several guests, both members and
non-members, at these meetings.

Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday April 4

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, April 4, 6 pm - 7 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                     315 East 14th Street.

The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.

I.  Introduction   (10 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda  
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted 
              (Minutes from March 7 Meeting.  These are at the web site at:  
               http://yvm.net/vme/democrats/minutes/0603DDC.doc ).
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
              a. from 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.
              d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
                 and Arun Sen.
              e. Report on the March meeting of the YCDCC 
                 (Yolo County Democratic Central Committee.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (1 minutes)

III. Last minute items for April 4 General Meeting.     (5 minutes)
        i.   California Democrat Central Committee rules on endorsement
        ii.  Report on candidates party affiliations according to
Registrar's Office.
        ii.  Club Endorsement procedure

IV.  General Meeting on May 9   (10 Minutes)
        i.   Report by Chair on progress for meeting planning, Lyle Smith
        ii.  Call for volunteers for work needed to be done before meeting

V.   Champagne Brunch   (5 minutes)
        i.   Report on last years Champagne Brunch
        ii.  Date for Event 
             (someone needs to bring the Cook's Phone number if date not
selected)
        iii. Selection of Chair, volunteers, food and beverage

VI.  Preliminary Discussion about 4th of July Booth in the Park  (2 minute)

VII. Preliminary Discussion about Ice Cream Social (1 minute)
     (We can try to telephone Jerry or wait until the General Meeting)
        
VIII. Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
        ii.  Update by newsletter committee
        iii. Volunteer tasks
        iv.  Story ideas

IX. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)
        Report by President Arun Sen

X.  New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location 
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  60 minutes

All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
meeting can end by 7PM.  


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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, 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, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Tue Apr  4 14:53:34 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Tue,  4 Apr 2006 14:53:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Condensed Announcement for Tonight
Message-ID: <20060404215334.7D8D72007607@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

I have been receiving numerous phone calls about tonight.  Please find the
Frequently Asked Questions below:

Q. Where is the meeting?  When is the meeting?

A. The General Meeting and Potluck is being held in the Blanchard Room of
the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  The Address is 315 East 14th
Street.  
The meeting starts with the potluck at 7 PM.  
The Candidates Forum starts at 7:30 PM.  
There will be voting on endorsing candidates at 8:30 PM.  
We need to be out of the room at 9 PM or the club will be fined by the library.


Q. What is happening at 6 PM?  

A. There is a Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting at 6PM to 7PM.  All members
are invited to attend.  At this time any new agenda items will need to be
voted on at the next meeting in May.  The final agenda for this meeting has
gone out, but new agenda items can be added for a vote on them at the next
board meeting.


Q. What can I bring to the Potluck at 7 PM?

A. You can bring your favorite food to feed 4 to 6 people.  The follwing is
a suggestion or a guideline.  For last names starting with the following
letters:
N-Z  Bring a main dish
I-M  Bring a dessert
A-H  Bring a salad dish (green, macaroni, or potato or other)


Q. What is the format of the candidate's forum at 7:30 PM?

A. Because there are not that many City Council Candidates and few
candidates for the other contested races, we are not going to have a panel
discussion, like in other years.  The candidates will present a prepared
statement to the club as to why they should be supported by the club and the
general public in the June Election.


Q. How will the endorsement votes be conducted at 8:30 PM?

A. The endorsement votes will be conducted by secret ballot.  You must be an
up-to-date member of the club that has paid his or her dues to vote.  We
have currently over 130 members that have paid their dues, but we think that
only 40 members will turn out for this event.


If you have any further questions, please call Richard Yamagata at 848-8634.  





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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, 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, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Tue Apr  4 21:49:31 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Tue,  4 Apr 2006 21:49:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Minutes for Davis Democrat Club General Meeting
	on Tuesday April 4
Message-ID: <20060405044931.61F5F2001D40@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

                Davis Democratic Club Meeting 
                Tuesday, April 4, 7 pm - 9 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                    315 East 14th Street.

These minutes are for the General Meeting of the Davis Democrat Club meeting
held on April 4th in the Blanchard Room from 7PM to 9 PM.

There were 58 people present (only 40 people signed into the meeting log
book) and of these 15 of 18 of the Davis Democrat Club Board were present.
This was a fantastic turnout with 20 more people than our general meeting
for club elections.  

Arun Sen presided as president of the Davis Democrat Club.  The meeting was
called to order at 7:45 PM.

Speakers were:

Yolo County District Attorney Candidate:  Pat Lenzi
Yolo County Assessor Candidate:  Joe Butler
Davis City Council, Re-election Candidate:  Ruth Asmundsen
Davis City Council Candidate:  Lamar Heystek
Davis City Council Candidate:  Mike Levy
Yolo County Supervisor Candidate (Woodland): Frank Seiferman (John Chendo
speaking for him)

MOTION/VOTE
Arun Sen after the forum speeches made the motion that the club endorse all
6 individual for their respective public office.  (We are the Davis Democrat
Club and will endorse Democrats and that is in our charter and by-laws.)
The motion was seconded by Tony Gruska.  The vote was done by a voice vote
and the motion carried with under 5 people opposing the resolution.  

The corresponding secretary is requested to contact all the media outlets
that the Davis Democrat Club endorses these 6 candidates in their respective
races.  Candidates that were endorsed may use the Davis Democrat Club
general membership as an endorsement in their campaigns, designated as an
endorsement by the Davis Democrat Club.

Next on the agenda, there were two speakers supporting Democratic Candidates
running in the primary for Governor of California.  

California Governor Candidate:  Phil Angelides represented by Bob Schelan.  
California Governor Candidate:  Steve Wesley represented by Aline ? 
                               (Could not find name in roll book to record
last name.)

There was no motion or vote for these candidates.  The policy of the Davis
Democrat Club according to its by-laws is that it does not endorse
Democratic Candidates for primaries of State or Federal offices.  The club
will endorse the candidate that will be running and representing the
Democratic Party in November 2006.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Davis Mayor Pro-Tem Sue Greenwald announced that this weekend is important
for those that support independent films in Davis.  Supporters of first run
independent films being show in Davis at the Varsity Theater should
patronize the film this weekend on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 7, 8
and 9).

Ellie Fairclough our local aide and representative for US Representative
Mike Thompson announced his annual fundraiser event.  The event in on
Sunday, April 23, 2006.  The address for this event is just down the street
from the General Meeting at the Veterans Memorial Center, 203 14th Street,
Davis.  There are multiple levels for people to sponsor this event and
tickets are available.  Please call Mary Jane Bowker at 707-226-8989 for
more information.  

Andrea Jones, our aide to County Supervisor Mariko Yamada, announced
Mariko's May Matsuri, a fundraiser event.  The event is on Sunday, May 7,
2006.  To attend, the cost is $25 for the general public and $10 for
students.  The event is at the Valente Room at 646 A Street Davis.  Please
call Andrea Jones at 756-4770 for more information.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:47PM.

Respectfully submitted by:
G Richard Yamagata
Recording Secretary
Davis Democrat Club










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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, 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, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Thu Apr  6 11:10:04 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Thu,  6 Apr 2006 11:10:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Meeting at Betty Weir's on Friday to plan for May
	9 Club Event
Message-ID: <20060406181004.3FC8020057B5@mx.dcn.davis.ca.us>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Board Members,

There will be a meeting of the planning committee for the next general
meeting and potluck event.  Lyle Smith is the chair for this event and needs
your help to make this general meeting a success.  Club members that can
volunteer time are welcome to attend.   

The meeting is at the home of Betty Weir, tomorrow, Friday at 6PM.  The date
is April 7.  The address of the home is 887 Linden Lane, Davis, CA.

The next General Meeting of the Davis Democrat Club is on May 9th.  The big
item that will be on the agenda, is that the public is asking the Davis
Democrat Club to endorse the eminent domain act involving the Conway Ranch.
Just to let you know, the Davis Democrat Board has yet to endorse this
motion.  This could be the chance for the membership to lead the way.

Take care,

Richard
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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, 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, DCN, DDC, BLWD, DPBE, or IOOF.




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Fri Apr  7 04:58:45 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 04:58:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Preliminary Minutes for DDC Board Meeting on
	Tuesday April 4
Message-ID: <200604071158.k37BwbuN062282@afes.com>

Minutes of Club meetings were requested by the Recording Secretary, Julia
Sanchez, to be done as soon as possible, so people will know what their
assignements and jobs are.  There are many things that need to be done, now
that we are having monthly General Meetings with Potlucks.  Board members
and voluteers, please keep your eye open for ACTION ITEM for work that was
committed to by DDC board members or assigned to members in their absence.  

These minutes have yet to be approved.  

Davis Democrat Club Meeting
April 4, 2006

This meeting was held at the Blanchard Room in the Yolo County Library. 
Present (14 members total) were:
President: Arun Sen,
Vice President: John Chendo
Treasurer: Betty Weir	
Recording Secretary: G Richard Yamagata
Corresponding Secretary: Julia Sanchez
Membership: duties being filled by John Chendo
Past President: Tony Gruska
Newsletter Editor: Committee representative present 
Past Publicity: Barbara Slemmons
Special Adjunct Membership Chair: absent
Parlimentarian: Vacant
Board members:  Lyle Smith, Mike Syvanen, Rhonda Gruska, Joyce Wilson,
Adrienne Kandell, Pam Nieberg, Max Rothe.

Absent from Meeting:   Past President Bob Bockwinkel; Past President Stephen
Souza; Past Vice President Kingsley Melton; Board Member Jim Pollock;
Publicity Mary Lou Hernandez; Newsletter Editor Tanya Chalupa

Guests:  There were seven guests at this meeting: Davis Democrat Club
members Lamar Heystek, Dick Fisher, Mike Levy, Donna Provenza, Bob
Schneider, and Bill Ritter.  Woodland Democrat Club member and member of the
Yolo County Central Committee, Joe Butler was also present.

Arun Sen called the meeting to order at 6:10 PM. 

AGENDA:  The agenda was moved for approval by Mike Syvanen.  It was seconded
by Barbara Slemmons.  The agenda passed with no objections.

MINUTES OF PAST MEETINGS: 
The minutes from the March 7  meeting were distributed.  The minutes were
posted on the web and sent to the list on March 14th for people to know what
their responsibilities were.  Barbara moved that the minutes be accepted.
Adrienne Kandell seconded the minutes.  The minutes were approve with no
changes or revisions.

COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC
A resolution calling for the endorsement of the eminent domain and purchase
of the Conway Ranch.  Arun Sen ruled that we do not have time to pursue this
at this time.  If we have time, the club will address the general meeting
with this item.  If not, this item will be featured on the May 9 agenda for
both the board meeting and the general meeting.
 
OTHER MINUTES
Joe Butler was able to report on the activities of the  Woodland Democrat
Club.   He announced that the club endorsed Joe Butler for Assessor, Pat
Lenzi for District Attorney and Frank Seiferman Jr for Supervisor.

There were no representatives present for the campus Democrats, the high
school Democrats, and the Young Democrats.  The President and Tony had
nothing to report on their activities on behalf of the club.

Joe Butler was able to report on the activities of the Yolo County
Democratic Central Committee.  They are undergoing a process of interviewing
candidates to endorse them.  At the April 10 meeting, it is expected that
they will endorse.

TREASURER'S REPORT
It was announced that $17,529.77 was in the club's treasury.   We currently
have 165 paid memberships.  Betty would like to see a letter going out to
the 180 other people on the mailing list that still need to pay their dues.
Betty said that she will do this (with the help of the corresponding
secretary, Julia Sanchez).  

ACTION ITEM
Betty will write a letter to the 180 other club members that have not paid
their dues.  Julia said that she will help Betty with this task.  

APRIL GENERAL MEETING
Report on California Democrat Central Committee rules on endorsement.
John Chendo reported that the club is free to endorse candidates for
non-partisan elections.  There was a general discussion of this item.  Max
Rothe stated that anyone can endorse any candidate as an individual.  John
Chendo wanted to endorse candidates in the primary election.  Tony wanted to
stay away from making an endorsement in the local city council race.  G
Richard Yamagata stated that the club endorsed all of the Democrats running
for city council.  It was stated by Mike Syvanen that he saw this as a
useless endeavor and he wanted to endorse 2 candidates that would be
selected by secret ballot.  Betty Weir stated that this was against our
by-laws to do pre-primary endorsement and called our attention to the
section of the by-laws.  G Richard tried to state that the club has in the
past endorsed candidates in the non-partisan elections.  Rhonda Gruska
further clarified this point in stating that these are not pre-primary
endorsements, but are the elections for non-partisan offices and that this
section of the by-laws does not apply.  

MOTION
John Chendo had made the motion that we hold secret ballots and vote to
endorse candidates for non-partisan and pre-primary elections.  This motion
was seconded by Mike Syvanen.  

There was discussion on this motion.  It was pointed out that we cannot just
ignore the by-laws when it did no suit us.  It was explained what needed to
be done to amend the by-laws and what was done in the past to make the
by-laws more representative of the club meetings that what hypothetically
should be occurring.  What was then done was John Chendo withdrew his
original motion and moved to amend the by-laws to allow for pre-primary
endorsements.  

MOTION/VOTE
John Chendo made the motion that we change the by-laws to read that the club
is not prohibited from endorsing primary candidates for State Elections.
(There is no rule that prohibits the club from doing this according to John
Chendo.)  This motion was seconded by Adrienne Kandell.  The motion failed 7
to 7.  Three fourths vote is necessary to pass a motion to change the
by-laws and this was a 50-50 split of the board.

G Richard Yamagata at this time reported that all three Davis City Council
candidates coming to the  general meeting were registered  Democrats.    He
further reported that Bob Milbrodt and Joe Butler were both registered
Democrats (Bob Milbrodt was expected to attend this meeting.)   Pat Lenzi,
candidate for DA, was a registered Democrat.  Frank Seiferman Jr and Anne
Cedarblade running for Supervisor in Woodland were both registered
Democrats.  It was expected that someone would be speaking for these
candidates and that they would not be attending this meeting.  For all these
candidates for non-partisan offices, their political affiliations were
confirmed by the Yolo County Registrar's office.  

At this time, Arun Sen stated that he wanted to make sure that the club will
not have secret ballots for city council and that the club will endorse
Democrats and will not endorse all parties.  There was no motion and
consequently no vote on this item.  

[It was understood before the meeting that John Chendo would be in charge of
the candidate forum and the time keeper, but no mention was made of this.
There was confusion as to who was the chair of this meeting.  I, as
recording secretary, understood that John Chendo had stepped up to be the
liason with Mary Zhu as chair.  Please read the minutes of the March 7
meeting.  Also, John Chendo was addressing the club during the time period
that is normally left for the chair of the event to address the group.  None
of these items were resolved and time was running short.  What is clear is
that 50 minutes is not enough time to address all of the issues before the
club board.  We need at least 80 minutes and I recommend that if we have a
meeting before the general meeting, it must be convened at 5:30PM.]

MOTION/VOTE
At this time, Max Rothe made the motion that someone from the State Central
Committee be invited to explain the rules and procedures for pre-primary
endorsements.   Rhonda seconded the motion.

ACTION ITEM
John Chendo said that he will try to get someone from Sacramento from the
State Democratic Party Central Committee to the next meeting to address this
issue.  


MAY GENERAL MEETING AND POTLUCK
The chair of this event, Lyle Smith informed that he had secured 3 of the 4
speakers for this panel event on voter balloting issues.  He is inviting
Matt Bishop, Steve Ybarra aand Deborah Bowen or someone representing her to
this meeting.  There was one other person that was mentioned before  Matt
Bishop.  This will be the four on the panel.  

It was mentioned that people were complaining that they had not gotten
enough notice about this potluck and meeting being held in 20 minutes.  They
wanted to know where this event was noticed.  It was stated that it was
published in the newsletter and the Davis Enterprise.  It was stated that
there should have been an invitations separate from the newsletter mailed out.

MOTION/VOTE
There was a motion that the club will send out an invitation to the Davis
Democrat Club mailing list an invitation to attend a panel discussion about
balloting issues and election fraud.  The motion was made by Adrienne Kandel
and seconded by Lyle Smith.  

ACTION ITEM
Adrienne will write a postcard.  Lyle Smith will hold an envelope stuffing
party and even try to make phone calls for people to attend this event.

ACTION ITEM
It was generally agreed that there will be a subcommittee meeting to do
further planning for this event on Friday, April 7, at the home of Betty
Weir from 6 to 7PM.  The address is 887 Linden Lane.  

CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
The Champagne Brunch will be held at the Cook's.  There was no one that
stepped up to be chair of this event.  [Mike Syvanen was the chair last year
for the food portion of this event.  Last year, Tony Gruska was the chair
for this event for the program side of things.]  The selection of the chair
of this event is deferred to the next meeting.

ACTION ITEM
Betty stated that she did not want to be chair of the event, but would
contact the Cook's to find a date for this event in June.  Tony has the
invitation design from last year's Champagne Brunch.  Tony will get the
invitations and the labels printed for this event and get them put together.

FOURTH OF JULY
It was mentioned that this event was chaired last year by Tony Gruska.  The
club received permission to be the concession that sold beer in the park.
The club made over $1000 selling beer.  There is a chance that the club
could get the beer concession again next year.  [Just a note, that last year
before the club received the beer concession, the club was ready to
negotiate selling fruit freezes from a dispenser machine owned by a neighbor
of Kingsley Melton.]  We will discuss this more, later.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL
ACTION ITEM
Arun Sen will get a list or the date for this event from Jerry Kaneko.  

Jerry Kaneko wants to MC this event if it is going to be held at his home as
in all past year that this event has been held.  

CLUB NEWSLETTER
Tanya is working on a candidate's issue for the May newsletter.  It will
contain candidate statements and candidate ads.  There was discussion about
the need for more articles submitted to the newsletter.  It was stated that
we should publish the results of tonight's endorsement vote and the vote on
the Iraq War resolution.


BADGES FOR CLUB OFFICERS
Arun Sen researched the price of badges.  He talked to Davis Trophy Shop and
found out that the cost of a 3 line pin badge was $5/badge.  The cost of a
magnetic badge (no holes in the wearer's clothes) was $8/badge. 

MOTION/VOTE
Max Rothe made the motion that the club authorize the purchase of the
magnetic badges at the cost of $8/badge.  G Richard seconded the motion.
The motion carried 13 to 1 in favor of the motion.  

ACTION ITEM
Arun Sen will take care of purchasing the badges.    

The meeting was adjourned at 7PM with agenda item X  of I through X not
completed.  It was understood that the next board meeting would be held on
May 9th, before the next potluck event.  [It is strongly recommended by G
Richard Yamagata that we start the board meeting at 5:30PM in view of the
fact that we did not get through the entire agenda and that we need to
address the report and discussion on the candidate's forum meeting, the
report from the representative form the California State Democratic Central
Committee, further planning for the Champagne Brunch and Ice Cream Social,
last minute planning for the voter balloting issues and election fraud panel
meeting, and the scheduling of the June, July and possibly August Davis
Democrat Club meetings.

Respectively submitted by
Recording 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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

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From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Apr 18 08:19:03 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:19:03 -0700
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: from Barack Obama, DSCC
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From jac07 at dcn.org  Tue Apr 18 16:43:40 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:43:40 -0700
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: BARACK OBAMA AT THE GRIDRON DINNER
In-Reply-To: <373.267458c.3176b4be@aol.com>
Message-ID: <C06AC7BC.9B4A%jac07@dcn.org>


Subject: BARACK OBAMA AT THE GRIDRON DINNER

Senator Barack Obama not only has impeccable timing, but the freshman
Democratic senator from Illinois also can sing. And at the annual dinner
of The Gridiron Club, Obama took the spotlight to poke fun at the Bush
administration, lampoon Vice President Dick Cheney's hunting mishap and
even take a few pokes at himself and his own party. He rolled it all out
with extraordinary ease and unloosed a song to boot, sung to the tune of
"If I Only Had a Brain,'' with the punch-line landing on John McCain.
Obama,opened with a show of pleasure for the "extravaganza'' of the
evening, attended by Bush, Cheney, half the Cabinet, Chief Justice John
Roberts Jr., the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and a cast of
media stars. "Men in tails. Women in gowns,'' Obama marveled. "An
orchestra playing, as folks reminisce about the good old days. Kind of
like dinner at the Kerrys'.
"Nice to see you, Mr. President and Mrs. Bush,'' Obama said to the
president seated to his right and first lady to his left. "I think it
takes a great spirit for the president, who we all know is an early
riser, to sit here until midnight and hear himself lampooned, when he
could be back at the White House enjoying a quiet, peaceful night,
watching TV and approving secret wiretaps.'' "The truth is, I'm terrified
to be here,'' he said. "Not because you're such a tough audience, but
because they're serving drinks. I'm standing about 30 yards from the vice
president, and I'm a lawyer. The only thing that could make this more
dangerous is if he considered me a friend.
"Mr. Vice President, I know you came here expecting to be a target,
which, it turns out, may prove easier for you than shooting at one,''
said Obama.
"But I do want to thank you. For years, we Democrats have succeeded in
doing little more than shooting ourselves in the foot. You've taught us a
valuable lesson,'' Obama told Cheney. "Aim higher.'' "There's probably
only one person more sick of these jokes than you, and that's your
wife,'' Obama continued. "It's an honor to share this stage with Lynne
Cheney - a great personage in her own right. Scholar. Author. A few years
ago, she wrote a book called, Telling the Truth, or as they call it in
the vice president's office, Telling the truth - 24 hours later."
Obama noted the absence of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: "You
know, the president promised a muscular foreign policy. And anyone who's
seen the Condi Rice workout tapes knows he means business.
"This appearance is really the capstone of an incredible 18 months,''
Obama said, turning to his own brief career in the U.S. Senate. "I've
been very blessed. Keynote speaker at the Democratic convention. The
cover of Newsweek. My book made the best-seller list. I just won a Grammy
for reading it on tape. And I've had the chance to speak not once but
twice before the Gridiron Club. "Really, what else is there to do?'' he
asked. "Well, I guess I could pass a law or something.
"About that book, some folks thought it was a little presumptuous to
write an autobiography at the age of 33,'' the senator said. "But people
seemed to like it. So now I'm working on volume two - the Senate months.
My remarkable journey from 99th in seniority to 98th. "Believe me, when
you're the last guy to ask questions at every committee hearing, you have
plenty of time to collect your thoughts,'' he said. "Especially when Joe
Biden's on the committee.
"I'll tell you, my recent Grammy was a big surprise. I thought, for sure
Jack Abramoff would win for his rendition of 'It's Hard Out Here for a
Pimp.' This whole ethics thing has been an adventure,'' said Obama, cast
by his party to help seek ethical reforms in the aftermath of the
Abramoff scandal. "I was really excited when they asked me to be the lead
Democratic spokesman. But I don't know. Turns out, it's a little like
being given the Kryptonite concession at a Superman convention. I mean,
how did I know it was a freshman hazing? Maybe I can explain it this
way:'' And with that introduction, the band struck up a familiar refrain
from The Wizard of Oz, and Obama proceeded to sing from the podium, with
a steady, unflinching, and even in-tune delivery of a song about the
senator from Arizona with whom Obama recently shared a rough-edged
exchange of letters:
"I'm aspiring to greatness, but somehow I feel weightless. A freshman's
sad refrain. I could be a great uniter, making ethics rules much tighter,
If I only had McCain.
"I could bring us all together, no storm we couldn't weather. We'd feel
each other's pain. Red and blue wouldn't matter, party differences would
shatter, If I only had McCain.
"Oh why is it so hard, for honest men of good will to agree. If we ever
found a way to strike a deal, would we survive. politically?
"When a wide-eyed young idealist confronts a seasoned realist, there's
bound to be some strain. With the game barely started, I'd be feeling
less downhearted, If I only had McCain.
"Still I hope for the better, though I may rewrite my letter, cause I
gotta have McCain.'' Obama offered an unnecessary apology for his solo
performance: "Needless to say, my Grammy was in the spoken word category.
"I should say that I really do get along well with Sen. McCain,'' Obama
told the hotel ballroom. "But as you know, not everyone in politics does.
Because of his superstar status, his virtuous image, the kind of hero
worship treatment he gets from all of 'you, some of my colleagues call
John a prima dona. Me? I call him a role model. Think of it as
affirmative action. Why should the white guys be the only ones who are
over-hyped?'' "By the way, before I forget,'' Obama prodded the media
rich audience.
"Raise your hand if Karl Rove didn't tell you about Valerie Plame. Some
folks say you've lost your investigative intensity. You were a little
slow to question the weapons of mass destruction. Maybe got a little used
on that whole Valerie Plame thing. But, by God, you brought Dick Cheney
to justice, and the world's better off for it. Or, at least Gridiron
speakers and late-night comedians were better off for it.'' Turning on
his party, Obama said: "You know, the Gridiron Club is an aging
institution with a long, proud history, known today primarily for
providing a forum for jokes. To some,'' he said, "that may sound like the
Democratic Party.
"You hear this constant refrain from our critics that Democrats don't
stand for anything. That's really unfair,'' he said. "We do stand for
anything.
Some folks say the answer for the Democratic Party is to stop being so
calculating and start standing up for principle,'' he said. "In fact
(Senate Minority Leader) Harry Reed's appointed a task force to study
this option.
"The Republicans have been poking fun at Democrats for not being united
behind a single voice in our party,'' Obama said. "I think that's unfair,
and it smacks a little of sexism. And just because the leading voice in
our party is a strong-willed, outspoken liberal woman with a famous
husband does not mean the Democrats are adrift.. And I, for one, want to
thank Barbra Streisand for her great leadership.
"I'm sick of people attacking Democrats as being out of touch, saying we
lose elections because we're all a bunch of snobby intellectuals who
can't speak the common man's language,'' he said. "I mean, what kind of a
supercilious argument is that?
"Take John Edwards. He's leading a new war on poverty - from his Chapel
Hill estate. And he's educating us. I had no idea there was so much
poverty in New Hampshire.'' "Speaking of New Hampshire, a lot of
speculation that that 2008 campaign could come down to Sen. McCain and
Hillary Clinton. The thing I don't think people realize is how much John
and Hillary have in common. They're both very smart. Both very
hard-working. And they're both hated by Republicans.'' "I mean, wow, it
really has been a rough period for you, Mr. President,'' Obama said. "I
missed the Oscars, so when I picked up the paper the next morning and saw
Crash in the headlines, I just assumed it was another Bush poll story.
"And how about that ports deal?'' he added, with a reference to the
attempted takeover of several U.S. port operations by an Arab firm and a
shot at Bush's experience with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.. "I
feel for you, sir. It's tough getting trapped in a storm, when no one
comes to help.'' "And then there's the flap about global warming,'' Obama
said. "You know, the Bush administration's been a little skeptical about
the whole concept of global warming. It's actually not the warming part
they question. It's the globe.. The president was so excited about Tom
Friedman's book, The World is Flat. As soon as he saw the title, he said,
'You see? I was right.''' "But when people say the administration is
hostile to science, that's really a bad rap. Just last week, they asked
for a hundred million dollars for the NIH to fund new research into leech
therapy.
"I was told that this dinner is off the record,'' Obama said, moving on
to the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic eavesdropping in
search for terrorists. "No taping or recording of this event, unless, of
course, secretly authorized by the president. I completely trust the
president with that authority, by the way. But just out of an abundance
of caution, and not implying anything, I've asked my staff to conduct all
phone conversations in the Kenyan dialect of Luo.
"Truth is, this domestic spying has all kinds of useful applications for
homeland security,'' he said. "And I have a suggestion in this regard,
Mr.
President: you can spy on the Weather Channel, and find out when big
storms are coming.
"You all watch the winter Olympics?'' he asked. "I'm sure a lot of us in
politics were following that figure skating, because we can identify with
performers who spin wildly and sometimes fall on their butts. I also
enjoyed that biathlon, where they ski and shoot at the same time.Probably
not your sport, Mr. Vice President.'' Obama closed with thanks for all
the celebrity he has found during his brief tenure. "Most of all, I want
to thank you for all the generous advance coverage you've given me in
anticipation of a successful career,'' he said.
"When I actually do something, we'll let you know.''




From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Fri Apr 21 05:45:56 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:45:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] May 2nd Davis Democrat Club Board meeting
Message-ID: <200604211245.k3LCjTsc001011@afes.com>

Greetings Davis Democrat Club Board Members,

There will be a board meeting on Tuesday, May 2nd at the Blanchard Room of
the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  An agenda will be mailed out
on Sunday.  Please look for this preliminary agenda.  Agenda items can be
sent to G Richard Yamagata at yamagata at virtual-markets.net  

The agenda items need to be approved by Arun Sen, Tony Gruska and John
Chendo.  Items may also be submitted at the club board meeting from the
floor, but will not be voted upon until the following meeting.  The agenda
mailed out will be a preliminary agenda.  An approved agenda will be mailed
out on April 30.

Take care,

Richard
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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

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From jac07 at dcn.org  Fri Apr 21 16:32:28 2006
From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo)
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:32:28 -0700
Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Congress Is Selling Out the Internet
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From: "Robert McChesney, FreePress.net" <list at freepress.net>
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Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:21:03 GMT
To: John  Chendo <jac07 at dcn.org>
Subject: Congress Is Selling Out the Internet

 <http://www.freepress.net/>
 Dear John , 
 <http://www.savetheinternet.com> Congress Sells Out After accepting
hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from big telecom firms,
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is sponsoring a bill to hand over the Internet to
these same companies. He's not alone. Where Does Your Representative Stand?
<http://www.savetheinternet.com/=map>

Act Now: Save the Internet
<http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet/i78nieb2fjnx8jd?>

 

Congress is about to sell out the Internet by letting big phone and cable
companies set up toll booths along the information superhighway.

Companies like AT, Verizon and Comcast are spending tens of millions in
Washington to kill "network neutrality" -- a principle that keeps the
Internet open to all.

A bill moving quickly through Congress would let these companies become
Internet gatekeepers, deciding which Web sites go fast or slow -- and which
won't load at all -- based on who pays them more. The rest of us will be
detoured to the "slow lane," clicking furiously and waiting for our favorite
sites to download. 

Don't let Congress ruin the Internet:

Tell Congress to Save Net Neutrality Now
<http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet/i78nieb2fjnx8jd?>
Our elected representatives are trading favors for campaign donations from
phone and cable companies. They're being wooed by people like AT's CEO, who
says "the Internet can't be free" and wants to decide what you do, where you
go and what you watch online.

The best ideas never come from those with the deepest pockets. If the phone
and cable companies get their way, the free and open Internet could soon be
fenced in by large corporations. If Congress turns the Internet over to
giants like AT, everyone who uses the Internet will suffer:
* Google users -- Another search engine could pay AT to guarantee that it
opens faster than Google on your computer.
* iPod listeners -- Comcast could slow access to iTunes, steering you to a
higher-priced music service that paid for the privilege.
* Work-at-home parents -- Connecting to your office could take longer if you
don't purchase your carrier's preferred applications. Sending family photos
and videos could slow to a crawl.
* Retirees -- Web pages you always use for online banking, access to health
care information, planning a trip or communicating with friends and family
could fall victim to Verizon's pay-for-speed schemes.
* Bloggers -- Costs will skyrocket to post and share video and audio clips
-- silencing citizen journalists and amplifying the mainstream media.
* Online activists -- Political organizing could be slowed by the handful of
dominant Internet providers who ask advocacy groups to pay a fee to join the
"fast lane." 
* Small businesses -- When AT favors their own services, you won't be able
to choose more affordable providers for online video, teleconferencing, and
Internet phone calls.
* Innovators with the "next big idea" -- Startups and entrepreneurs will be
muscled out of the marketplace by big corporations that pay for a top spot
on the Web. 
We can't let Congress ruin the free and open Internet.

Let Congress Know that You Want Net Neutrality Now
<http://action.freepress.net/campaign/savethenet/i78nieb2fjnx8jd?>
We must act now or lose the Internet as we know it.

Onward, 

Robert W. McChesney
President
Free Press
www.freepress.net 

P.S. Visit www.SavetheInternet.com <http://www.savetheinternet.com> to
contact your representative, learn more about this issue, and discuss this
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From yamagata at virtual-markets.net  Mon Apr 24 04:07:03 2006
From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD)
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:07:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Davis Democrats] Preliminary Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board
	Meeting on Tuesday May 2
Message-ID: <200604241107.k3OB6GGO042567@afes.com>

This is a preliminary agenda for the Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting.  For
the Board Members that did not attend the last meeting, I have their DDC
folders.  If you received your DDC board member folder, PLEASE BRING YOUR
FOLDER TO THE MEETING.  

This meeting will be held from 7PM to 8:30PM.  If you wish to submit an item
to agenda of the Board Meeting, please contact Arun Sen, John Chendo or Tony
Gruska.  This is a preliminary agenda and it may change before approval by
Arun Sen and Tony Gruska.

Please note that all Davis Democrat Club members are welcome to attend the
board meeting.  Usually, we have several guests, both members and
non-members, at these meetings.

Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday May 2

              Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda 
                Tuesday, May 2, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
     Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library.  
                     315 East 14th Street.

The meeting may be moved to the conference room in the library.

I.  Introduction   (10 minutes)
        i.    Approval of Agenda  
        ii.   Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted 
              (Minutes from April 4 Meeting.  These minutes were sent out
earlier this month.
        iii.  Comments and issues from the Public and general members.
              a. from 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.
              d. Report on the President's activities for the club, Tony G.
                 and Arun Sen.
              e. Report on the March meeting of the YCDCC 
                 (Yolo County Democratic Central Committee.

II.  Treasurer's Report     (1 minutes)

III. Discussion of the April 4 general meeting (10 minutes)
        i.   What went right.
        ii.  What went wrong.
        iii. Discussion of how to resolve problems in the future.

IV.  Selection of Interrim Publicity Officer (5 minutes)

V.  General Meeting on May 9   (5 Minutes)
        i.   Report by Chair on progress for meeting planning, Lyle Smith
        ii.  Call for volunteers for work needed to be done before meeting
        iii. Potluck breakdown of alphabet for food to bring to event.
                A-I  Bring a main dish
                J-R  Bring a salad dish (green, macaroni, or potato or other)
                S-Z  Bring a dessert

VI.   Champagne Brunch (10 minutes)
        i.   Report on last years Champagne Brunch
        ii.  Date for Event              
        iii. Selection of Chair, volunteers, food and beverage

VII.  Preliminary Discussion about 4th of July Booth in the Park  (10 minute)

VIII. Preliminary Discussion about Ice Cream Social (10 minute)
        i.   Date of Event
        ii.  Report on last years event
        iii. Selection of this year's chair for event.
        
IX. Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes)
        i.   Circulation -- is everyone happy?
        ii.  Update by newsletter committee
        iii. Volunteer tasks
        iv.  Story ideas

X.  Board examination of proposed resolution for support of 
     eminent domain and the Conway Ranch. (10 minutes)
        i.   Wording of Resolution
        ii.  Voting on acceptence by Board
        iii. Decision by the board to send or not to sent the resolution to
the general              membership.  

XI. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes)
        Report by President Arun Sen

XII.  New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes)
        i.   Announcements- upcoming events 
        ii.  Items for next meeting  
        iii. Next Meeting Time/Location 
        iv.  Meeting adjournment

Time:  1 hour 27 minutes

All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so
meeting can end by 8:27 PM.  


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, a member of the board of the Business Link of Woodland and Davis,
Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democrat Club, President 
of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer 
of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications 
liason of the Independent Order of Oddfellows Chapter 169.

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