From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon May 1 07:30:21 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 07:30:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday May 2 Message-ID: <200605011430.k41EU56U022487@afes.com> This is the 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 8:43PM. If you wish to submit an item to agenda of the Board Meeting, please contact Arun Sen, John Chendo or Tony Gruska or bring your item to the meeting. This is the agenda and it may change before the meeting only with approval by Arun Sen, John Chendo or 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 - 8:43 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 (15 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 on Conway Ranch Resolution b. From public on Democrat State Party chartered clubs on pre-election endorsements -- requested at the last meeting. c. 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. Selection of new parlimentarian (5 minutes) VI. 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 VII. Champagne Brunch (10 minutes) i. Report on last years Champagne Brunch ii. Date for Event iii. Selection of Chair, volunteers, food and beverage VIII. Preliminary Discussion about 4th of July Booth in the Park (10 minute) IX. 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. X. Content of the Next Newsletter (6 minutes) i. Circulation -- is everyone happy? ii. Update by newsletter committee iii. Volunteer tasks iv. Story ideas XI. Board examination of proposed resolution for support of eminent domain and the Conway Ranch. (15 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. XII. Badges for officers for public events. (5 minutes) Report by President Arun Sen XIII. New and Unfinished Business (5 minutes) i. Unfinished business items from past meetings. ii. Items for next meeting iii. Announcements- upcoming events iv. Next Meeting Time/Location v. Meeting adjournment Time: 1 hour 43 minutes All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so meeting can end by 8:43 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. ========================== 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 jac07 at dcn.org Mon May 1 08:13:41 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (john c. chendo) Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 11:13:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Did you know Corporate America may be helping George Bush illegally spy on you? Message-ID: <31535589.1146496421093.JavaMail.root@i4.prod.democracyinaction.com> ATT may be working with the government to listen to our calls. Join me and the Center for Constitutional Rights in asking AT&T about their possible involvement. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Wed May 3 03:55:10 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 03:55:10 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] General Meeting with Potluck next week on May 9th Message-ID: <200605031055.k43Asc6W049891@afes.com> Democrat Club Presents An Election Panel Balloting Machines and Election Fraud. PROTECT YOUR VOTE Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Time: 6:30PM to 7PM -- Potluck Time: 7PM -- Program on voter machine balloting and election fraud. Featured Guest Panelists: Freddie Oakley, Matt Bishop, Steve Ybarra. Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch, Yolo County Library< Location: 315 East 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 Come share food and break bread with the Democrats of Davis. We have invited and will hear from Experts on Paper Balloting, Voter Machine Balloting and Election Fraud. There will be a potluck on Tuesday, May 9th sponsored by the Davis Democrat Club starting at 6:30PM. People are encouraged to pass out election and Democratic party information or articles to the membership. Please bring your favorite food you like to cook or prepare or purchase, either a main dish, salad or dessert to share with 4 to 6 to 8 people. The Club will provide coffee, cups, forks and spoons and chocolate candies. The suggested donation at the door will be $5. Potluck suggested breakdown of alphabet for food to bring to event. If your last name starts with: A-I Bring a main dish J-R Bring a salad dish (green, macaroni, or potato or other) S-Z Bring a dessert Since the general membership will be at this meeting, this will facillitate the passage of resolution put before the General Members of the Davis Democrat Club. I. We plan to vote to accept of reject a resolution in favor of Imenient Doman concerning the Conaway Ranch. This resolutions has already endorsed by the Davis Democrat Club Board at the May 2nd Board Meeting and passed 14 to 0. II. We also plan to vote on endorsing Barbara Bowen, a member of the Davis Democrat Club, for Secretary of State of California at this general meeting. The Davis Democrat Club Board voted to endorse Barbara Bowen (13 to 1) at the May 2nd Board Meeting. 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 Wed May 3 03:55:12 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 03:55:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Board Meetings and events in May and June Message-ID: <200605031055.k43Asc6X049891@afes.com> Greetings All, First I would like to thank Lyle Smith for all of his hard work in putting together and organizing the General Meeting next week, May 9th, on PROTECT YOUR VOTE. It should be a very informative and educational event. The purpose of this e-mail is to announce the next two meetings of the Davis Democrat Club Board of Directors and our next two general public events. A) The board will meet as an ad hoc committee for further planning of the Annual Champagne Brunch. The meeting will be held at the home of Betty Weir on May 24th, Wednesday, at 7PM. Please contact Arun Sen at bubusen at hotmail.com or Bob Bockwinkel at bbockwinkel at golyon.com or Mike Syvanen at syvanen at ucdavis.edu for more details. All board members should sign up to bring a food item to this event. (I would like to sign up once again to bring the full flat of strawberries.) I) The Champagne Brunch will be on Sunday, June 4th, from 11AM to 2PM and will be once again at the home of Gregg and Marla Cook, 3222 Shelter Cove in Davis, CA B) There will be a formal Davis Democrat Club Board meeting on Tuesday, June 13, at the Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch of the Yolo County Library. We will meet at 7PM and we expect to be done by 8PM. We will be having an election debriefing. II) Please visit us at the Davis Democrat Booth in Davis Community Park on July 4th. We will be there all afternoon from 2 PM until the fireworks start at 9PM. Club members that would like to bring baked items to donate to the club to sell to benefit the club are welcome to participate once again on a spontaneous basis. We will be selling soft drinks and passing out campaign materials. We expect the booth to be more low key this year (no beer sales) and people can stop by, visit and hang out. 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 Mon May 8 15:41:52 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 15:41:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tomorrow - General Meeting with Potluck May 9th Message-ID: <200605082241.k48Met6V081459@afes.com> Democrat Club Presents An Election Panel Balloting Machines and Election Fraud. PROTECT YOUR VOTE Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Time: 6:30PM to 7PM -- Potluck Time: 7PM -- Program on voter machine balloting and election fraud. Featured Guest Panelists: Freddie Oakley, Matt Bishop, Steve Ybarra. Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch, Yolo County Library< Location: 315 East 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 Come share food and break bread with the Democrats of Davis. We have invited and will hear from Experts on Paper Balloting, Voter Machine Balloting and Election Fraud. There will be a potluck on Tuesday, May 9th sponsored by the Davis Democrat Club starting at 6:30PM. People are encouraged to pass out election and Democratic party information or articles to the membership. Please bring your favorite food you like to cook or prepare or purchase, either a main dish, salad or dessert to share with 4 to 6 to 8 people. The Club will provide coffee, cups, forks and spoons and chocolate candies. The suggested donation at the door will be $5. Potluck suggested breakdown of alphabet for food to bring to event. If your last name starts with: A-I Bring a main dish J-R Bring a salad dish (green, macaroni, or potato or other) S-Z Bring a dessert Since the general membership will be at this meeting, this will facillitate the passage of resolution put before the General Members of the Davis Democrat Club. I. We plan to vote to accept of reject a resolution in favor of Imenient Doman concerning the Conaway Ranch. This resolutions has already endorsed by the Davis Democrat Club Board at the May 2nd Board Meeting and passed 14 to 0. It will be decided by motion whether or not this will be a secret or public vote. (A sub-committee was appointed to discuss whether certain words were to be adjusted in this resolution. That sub-committee will present any revisions to this resolution at the meeting.) II. We also plan to vote on endorsing Barbara Bowen, a member of the Davis Democrat Club, for Secretary of State of California at this general meeting. The Davis Democrat Club Board voted to endorse Barbara Bowen (13 to 1) at the May 2nd Board Meeting. It will be decided by motion whether or not this will be a secret or public vote. 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 jac07 at dcn.org Mon May 8 16:16:44 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 16:16:44 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Defend Progressive Champion Jim McDermott(D-Washington state)-the psychiatrist in Fahrenheit 911 movie who called false alarms false alarms In-Reply-To: <20060508195514.8288.62391.qmail@omail1.getactive.com> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: "Roger Hickey & Robert Borosage, CAF" Reply-To: Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 19:55:14 GMT To: John Chendo Subject: Defend Progressive Champion Jim McDermott Campaign for America's Future | www.ourfuture.org Please contribute today to help defend progressive champion, Rep. Jim McDermott from Republican attack, and support his historic fight against Republican corruption. GO ? Dear John, As part of our continuing work to confront Congressional corruption, we're reaching out today to support a progressive champion -- Rep. Jim McDermott -- who House Majority Leader, John Boehner, has attacked as a payback for successfully exposing and punishing Republican corruption. Please help counter Boehner's attack, and continue to fuel the fight against corruption in Congress by contributing today to the Legal Expense Trust of progressive champion, Rep. Jim McDermott. Please contribute today to help defend progressive champion, Rep. Jim McDermott. Rep. McDermott came under attack from Boehner for successfully confronting Republican corruption that was spearheaded in the nineties by Newt Gingrich, Boehner, and other Republican leaders. Here's some background on what prompted Boehner's attack.... In 1997, the House Ethics Committee recommended that then Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, face an unprecedented reprimand from Congress and pay $300,000 for what they deemed an "intentional or...reckless" disregard of House rules. They concluded that Gingrich had used tax-deductible money for political purposes and supplied inaccurate information to officials investigating the issue. Conceding to the Ethics Committee, Gingrich agreed not to make any public comment on the matter, or direct surrogates to mischaracterize it before the House voted on a punishment. 1 Soon after this agreement was made, however, Rep. Boehner participated in a conference call with Gingrich and other Republican leaders and planned a direct violation of the agreement. A Florida couple intercepted Boehner's cell phone signal and recorded the conversation. They brought the tape to the Democratic co-chair of the Ethics Committee -- Rep. Jim McDermott -- who played it for a New York Times reporter and set into motion events that led to Gingrich's resignation. For that act, Jim is still paying today. Majority Leader Boehner was recruited to sue Rep. McDermott in civil court for invading his "privacy". Boehner's suit against McDermott went up and down the court system. Unfortunately, two of three judges of the Washington D.C. Appeals Court recently ruled against McDermott. If not reversed, he must pay fines, penalties, and Boehner's legal costs. If not reversed, this judgment will set an ominous precedent that will impede the flow of information on Congressional corruption to the press. Throughout this long ordeal, Rep. McDermott has been fighting to protect first amendment rights. On April 8th, a Washington Post editorial concluded: "This ruling can't be right; the full court ought to intervene."2 Congressman McDermott had no choice but to appeal this decision, and he has. It will be costly. Please contribute today to help defend progressive champion, Rep. Jim McDermott, and support his historic fight against Republican corruption. Republicans under investigation have Legal Expense Funds into which money pours from Republican supporters. In fact, over the years, Boehner has raised thousands to pursue this case against McDermott. 81% of the voters in Rep. McDermott's district sent him back to the House in the 2004 election. Rep. McDermott needs to focus on fighting for health care, getting our troops out of Iraq, and continuing to tell the truth to people who don't want to hear it -- not raising money to appeal this case. Jim McDermott should not have to do this alone. Please help defend this progressive champion. Please contribute today to Rep. McDermott's Legal Defense Fund, and help spread the word by passing this email along to your friends. Thank you again. Sincerely, Roger Hickey, Co-Director Campaign for America's Future Robert L. Borosage, Co-Director Campaign for America's Future 1 "Ethics Panel Supports Reprimand of Gingrich" , John E. 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The centerpiece of the deal is the two-year extension of tax cuts for capital gains and dividends that will primarily benefit millionaires and is the companion to the ?Deficit Reduction Act? signed by President Bush in February, which cut nearly $39 billion from Medicaid, Medicare, student loans, child support enforcement and other services to help pay for these tax cuts. It is a critical week for members of Congress to show whether they stand for America?s families or the special interests Call your Senators and Representative NOW! You can use this toll-free number: 800-459-1887 OR click here to find your Members? direct office number if toll-free lines are busy. Tell Your Senators: ? Vote ?NO? on the tax cut reconciliation bill, H.R. 4297. It is a giveaway to the wealthy and powerful few, financed by cuts in health care, education, child care, and other vital services and a growing burden of debt for our children. Cutting services to pay for more tax cuts for millionaires are the wrong priorities. Tell Your Representative: ? Vote ?NO? on the tax cut reconciliation bill, H.R. 4297. It is a giveaway to the wealthy and powerful few, paid for by cuts in health care, education, child care, and other vital services and a growing burden of debt for our children. ? Vote ?NO? on any budget proposal that threatens education, child care, health care, nutrition, and other vital services that women and their families rely upon. Cutting services to pay for more tax cuts for millionaires are the wrong priorities. (Thanks again to the American Friends Service Committee for providing the 800 number and to several generous organizations who have shared in the cost.) BACKGROUND An analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities using data from the Tax Policy Center shows that H.R. 4297 would give households with incomes over $1 million with an average tax cut of $42,000. In contrast, middle-income households would get an average tax cut of just $20. Households with incomes under $75,000?who represent over three-quarters of all households?would get just five percent of the tax benefits. Adding insult to injury, House and Senate conferees on H.R. 4297 rejected proposals to cut back on tax breaks for the oil industry to help pay for the new tax cuts. Instead, they are relying on an outrageous budget gimmick : using a new tax cut for the wealthy to ?pay for? another tax cut for the wealthy. Contrary to claims by the Administration, tax cuts have failed to yield strong economic growth or pay for themselves. By squandering the revenues we need to maintain vital services and invest in our future, the tax cuts are threatening our families and our nation?s future. Sarah Fishman Campaign Assistant Fair Taxes For All 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-319-3044 (P) 202-588-5185 (F) support at fairtaxes4all.org www.fairtaxes4all.org ------ End of Forwarded Message From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Tue May 9 21:15:12 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 21:15:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Minutes from General Meeting on May 9th Message-ID: <200605100415.k4A4F46T021701@afes.com> Democrat Club Presents An Election Panel Balloting Machines and Election Fraud. PROTECT YOUR VOTE Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Time: 6:30PM to 7PM -- Potluck Time: 7PM -- Program on voter machine balloting and election fraud. Featured Guest Panelists: Freddie Oakley, Matt Bishop, Steve Ybarra. Place: Blanchard Room of the Davis Branch, Yolo County Library< Location: 315 East 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 There were 38 people in the room at this meeting of which 32 signed in the registration book. There seemed to be less people that attended than the last meeting (over 50) and about the same amount of people as at the officer election night. All three of the guest speakers, Freddie Oakley, Steve Ybarra, and Matt Bishop attended and were well received. I. We voted to accept a resolution in favor of supporting the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and their decision on Imenient Doman concerning the Conaway Ranch. The motion was brought before the club by Bob Schneider. The motion was brought to a vote before the club by Bob Bockwinkel. The motion was seconded by Lamar Heystek. There was no modification of the language. This motion passed 32-0. This resolutions has already endorsed by the Davis Democrat Club Board at the May 2nd Board Meeting and passed 14 to 0. Bob Schneider has permission to publish this endorsement and the Davis Democrat Club corresponding secretary will send the motion out to the media in a press release. II. We vote on endorsing Barbara Bowen, a member of the Davis Democrat Club, for Secretary of State of California at this general meeting. The motion for the Davis Democrat Club to endorse Barbara Bowen was broght before the club by John Chendo. The motion was seconded by Mariko Yamada. The motion carried 30 to 2. The Davis Democrat Club Board voted to endorse Barbara Bowen (13 to 1) at the May 2nd Board Meeting. Barbara Bowen has permission to publish this endorsement and the Davis Democrat Club corresponding secretary will send the motion out to the media in a press release. 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. ========================== 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 mmyamada at pacbell.net Tue May 9 22:27:02 2006 From: mmyamada at pacbell.net (mmyamada) Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 22:27:02 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Minutes from General Meeting on May 9th In-Reply-To: <200605100415.k4A4F46T021701@afes.com> Message-ID: <000001c673f2$5e882b60$0500a8c0@MOMHPPAV> Dear Richard and All Fellow Dems: Thanks for such speedy reporting on tonight's meeting. Great speakers, very good turnout, wonderful food. Just a gentle edit-the endorsed candidate for Secretary of State is Debra Bowen (not Barbara). I hope this will be correctly reported in any press release. Vote-by-mail early and then go chase your friends and neighbors to vote, too! Mariko -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/335 - Release Date: 5/9/2006 From jac07 at dcn.org Mon May 15 12:43:16 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 12:43:16 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Howard Dean's 50-state strategy In-Reply-To: <4tln74$ol0fl7@mailer.democrats.org> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: "Gov. Howard Dean" Reply-To: Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 12:05:32 -0500 To: john chendo Subject: Have you heard the news? Dear john, We're doing something completely new with the Democratic Party. Ordinary Democrats across the country made our 50-State Canvass a huge success, and we need to build on this enthusiasm and commitment. These national organizing days are part of an unprecedented grassroots strategy for the 2006 elections. We're putting our resources on the ground now to build our operation to win in November -- a fundamental shift in strategy for our party. Our 50-state strategy represents a commitment to building a sense of community everywhere and leveraging the power of that community to achieve permanent change. That change is going to start this year in every single state, in elections for every level of office from city councils to the U.S. Senate. We need to build steadily until then -- more staff on the ground, more outreach to ordinary Americans, and more resources to get out the vote. With your help we can raise $250,000 this week that will be focused on winning in 2006. Can you make a donation of $50 or even $25 to make it happen? http://www.democrats.org/wineverywhere Together we are changing the way politics gets done in this country - but we can't ignore reality. Like a business, politics requires long-range strategic planning. In the past, too often our party made real efforts in only a few select states. And too often that operation disintegrated after each campaign cycle, only to have to be rebuilt from scratch next time. Counties, Congressional Districts and even whole states were simply left behind, in some cases for decades. Slowly, the tendency to abandon tough fights shrank the number of places where we bother to compete until only a handful of states were left. We have a plan to build our operation everywhere over the next 6 months to deliver victories up and down the ballot in 2006. Will you make a donation to support this plan? http://www.democrats.org/wineverywhere While the GOP is surely in trouble now, come this fall you can be sure that they will wage a full-on attack. We know that the attacks will be even more shameful the more desperate they get. When Republicans get in trouble, their strategy is to make politics so bitter and divisive that people who want change lose all faith in the process. Our only hope to survive the GOP's scorched-earth campaign is to grow our operation now and build the strength that no negative TV-ad-blitz can take away. It's an ambitious strategy. But it is ultimately up to you to make it happen. Our $250,000 goal this week will jump-start the operation and get us on our way, but only if you make your donation: http://www.democrats.org/wineverywhere We're putting everything on the line with our new strategy. But we're already seeing the benefits across the country -- in unexpected places from Wyoming to Missouri, races that weren't "supposed to be" competitive have become within reach thanks to our party-building work together. You and I know that when we build our operation from the ground-up everywhere, our victories in November 2006 will only be the first of many to come. Thank you for your leadership. Gov. Howard Dean, M.D. Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org . This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Click here to unsubscribe from this mailing list. DNC, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC 20003 ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Mon May 15 13:01:28 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:01:28 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tug of War Over the Internet--led by the same huge monopolies that are data mining for this administration In-Reply-To: Message-ID: with liberty for justice for all From: "Lauren Coletta, Common Cause" Reply-To: Dear john, So far, more than 117,000 Common Cause activists have done their part to oppose the telecom industry's efforts to privatize the Internet and ignore the public interest. We need to reach out beyond the Common Cause community if we want to win the tug of war with an industry that has spent over half a billion dollars lobbying Congress.(1) We want to buy web ads on heavily trafficked websites like MySpace and washingtonpost.com. We need your financial support to amplify our campaign. http://www.commoncause.org/WinTheTugOfWar We know the big telecom companies are feeling the heat. A vote in the House Commerce Committee on the COPE Act (H.R. 5252) was better than we expected, with a number of Representatives switching from their earlier positions - in no small part because of hearing from people like you.(2) The full House will vote on the COPE Act this month, so we need to ramp up our efforts now. Your financial support at this time could make a big difference! http://www.commoncause.org/WinTheTugOfWar There is still time to counter the huge telecom lobby apparatus with their slick TV ads and big footprint in the halls of Congress, but we need millions of people pulling on our side. As always, thank you for all you do for Common Cause. Sincerely, Lauren Coletta, Celia Wexler and Dawn Holian The Common Cause Media Reform Team P.S. If the telecom companies like Verizon and AT&T get their way, the Internet will change from a medium that helps people talk to one another, engage in their democracy more directly and become informed about issues, into a vehicle that only operates efficiently for big companies that want to sell goods and transmit television programs, films and games. Help us impact the debate at this critical moment: http://www.commoncause.org/WinTheTugOfWar. (1) See the Common Cause fact sheet at http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/{FB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665}/TEL ECOM-LOBBYING-DATA.PDF (2) A full analysis of the COPE Act is available at www.commoncause.org/COPE Forward this message: http://www.commoncause.org/TellFriends Support Media Reform: http://www.commoncause.org/SupportMediaReform Discuss this message: http://www.commonblog.org/ To remove yourself from all mailings from Common Cause, please go to http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716535918174328327901965 To modify your profile, please go to http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M716535928174328327901965 ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Tue May 16 21:10:52 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 21:10:52 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Sacramento and Riverside agree... In-Reply-To: <20060516185036.7783.24397.qmail@omail6.getactive.com> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: "Sandra Lloyd Jones, Debra Bowen Campaign" Reply-To: Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 18:50:36 GMT To: john chendo Subject: Sacramento and Riverside agree... Dear john , Help us reach 80,000 targeted voters with a last wave of direct mail. Contribute today! The endorsements just keep rolling in. On the heels of a glowing editorial from the San Francisco Chronicle and the endorsement of the California Democratic Party, Debra is picking up even more support in her campaign for Secretary of State. In recent days, both the Sacramento Bee and Riverside Press-Enterprise formally endorsed Debra Bowen. Take a look at some key passages from these 2 new newspaper endorsements: First, from the Sacramento Bee: > > "...As secretary of state, Bowen could help finish a job she started in the > Legislature to improve the public's ability to track what their leaders are up > to. In 1993, she sponsored legislation to place all of the legislators' bills > and their committee analyses on the Internet. In 1995, she wrote the nation's > first law to help state agencies store their documents on computers, a major > step toward better public access... > > "...Bowen has also taken on, and quite capably, some of the Legislature's most > complex challenges. When the electricity market crashed a few years back in a > failed attempt at relying on private markets, Bowen helped piece the system > back together. She required the operators of the state grid to hold public > meetings and to release records of their activities. She didn't just rail at > the private energy companies that were gouging the state. She worked on ways > to prevent the disaster from happening again... > > "...Vote Debra Bowen in the Democratic primary on June 6." And from the Riverside Press-Enterprise: > > "...Bowen has a good record on fair-election and open-government issues. She > sponsored a bill last year that made the voter-verified paper trail the basis > for recounts in counties using electronic voting machines. She carried a bill > in 1993 that put state legislative information on the Internet, and > co-sponsored a bill in 2000 that made public records available electronically. > > "And Bowen's 2001 legislation that limited the practice of using Social > Security numbers as identification in government and business made her a > leader on privacy issues. > > "...We support Bowen." It's true -- grassroots activists, political advocacy groups, and newspaper editorial boards across California are all coming to the same conclusion: California needs Debra Bowen as our next Secretary of State. But in these closing days before the June 6th primary, we need your help to spread the word to the voters across California: Please contribute to our $25,000 grassroots fundraising drive that will deliver 80,000 pieces of mail to targeted Democratic voters in the final week before Election Day. We're already on our way to our May 31st fundraising goal -- but your $100, $50, or $25 contribution right now will help us get there. Thanks for your continued support! Just 21 more days and counting... Sincerely, Sandra Lloyd-Jones Campaign Manager Debra Bowen for Secretary of State P.S. Please forward this email to everyone you know! Help us spread the good news about Debra's campaign to voters across California. Contribute Today! Paid for by Debra Bowen for Secretary of State 578 Washington Blvd. #409, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 (c) 2006 Debra Bowen for Secretary of State, ID #1271345 Invite your friends and family to join Debra Bowen's campaign for Secretary of State today! Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Debra Bowen For Secretary of State . This message was sent to jac07 at dcn.org. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop ALL email from Debra Bowen For Secretary of State, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line). ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Wed May 17 12:15:46 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 12:15:46 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: Have you heard the news? Governor Howard Dean In-Reply-To: <4tln74$onc5q7@mailer.democrats.org> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: "Gov. Howard Dean" Reply-To: Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 15:00:05 -0500 To: john chendo Subject: Have you heard the news? Dear john, Here's what readers of the Washington Post woke up to on a recent Sunday morning: > Confident Democrats Lay Out Agenda Democratic leaders, increasingly confident > they will seize control of the House in November, are laying plans for a > legislative blitz during their first week in power that would raise the > minimum wage, roll back parts of the Republican prescription drug law, > implement homeland security measures and reinstate lapsed budget deficit > controls. The buzz is finally building in the press about what nearly 70% of Americans know, according to recent polls: enough is enough, and it's time for real change. Democrats are on the rise, but the November elections are six months away and we can't let this opportunity slip. We need to build steadily until then -- more staff on the ground, more outreach to ordinary Americans, and more resources to get out the vote. With your help we can raise $250,000 this week that will be focused on one goal: winning in 2006. Can you make a donation of $50 or even $25 to make it happen? http://www.democrats.org/win2006 Every single day our operation across the country makes personal contact with more and more Americans. People are responding to our simple, common-sense agenda: 1. Honest Leadership Open Government -- We will end the Republican culture of corruption and restore a government as good as the people it serves. 2. Real Security -- We will protect Americans at home and lead the world by telling the truth to our troops, our citizens and our allies. 3. Energy Independence -- We will create a cleaner and stronger America by reducing our dependence on foreign oil. 4. Economic Prosperity Educational Excellence -- We will create jobs that will stay in America by restoring opportunity and driving innovation. 5. A Healthcare System that Works for Everyone -- We will join 36 other industrialized nations by making sure everyone has access to affordable health care. 6. Retirement Security -- We will ensure that a retirement with dignity is the right and expectation of every single American. These six simple points will be the keys to our victory in 2006. If you're ready to be a part of the change, make your donation now: http://www.democrats.org/win2006 Day by day, with the resources you provide, we are rebuilding a sense of community in our country. The year 2006 can be a year of change only if ordinary Americans come together and decide that it's time to start providing real solutions to problems that we face. It's going to take a lot of work between now and November to get our message out and reach every voter who wants change. But with your donation it can happen. Please contribute whatever you can afford to push Democrats to victory in 2006: http://www.democrats.org/win2006 Democrats are ready to lead, and with your help we're going to be leading a new majority in Congress and countless new elected officials in every state at every level of office. But it's up to you to take the lead now and drive this victory. You have the power to transform our government -- and that's exactly what we're going to do. Thank you. Governor Howard Dean, M.D. Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, www.democrats.org . This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Democratic National Committee, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003 Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Click here to unsubscribe from this mailing list. DNC, 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC 20003 ------ End of Forwarded Message From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Fri May 19 18:00:35 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 18:00:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Special Ad Hoc Committee Meeting Message-ID: <200605200100.k4K10GV2060582@afes.com> Champagne Brunch -- pre-event meeting on May 24. The Davis Democrat Club will be having an ad hoc committee meeting for the Champagne Brunch. This is a yearly event where the board members supply all of the food for this event. This is one of two events that are put on by the Board, the other being the Holiday Party. (For instance, for the Champagne Brunch I usually bring a flat of strawberries, Bob Bockwinkel picks up the champagne, the Vice President supplies the orange juice, Betty Weir supplies a substantial food item and in the past others have supplied pastries and other food items like croissants stuffed with ham or poached eggs on english muffins, etc.) The meeting will be at the Home of Betty Weir on Wednesday May 24 at 7PM. We expect to be done by 8PM. We would like board members to attend this meeting or reply to Mike Syvanen as to what you will be providing for this event, which will be on Sunday June 4 from 11AM to 2PM. Anyone else that would like to help out at this event and supply food items, please attend this meeting. If you need directions to Betty Weir's home, please contact Richard Yamagata (848-8634), Bob Bockwinkel (219-1986) or Tony Gruska (rjgruska at pacbell.net). 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 rosouza at sbcglobal.net Sat May 20 13:49:54 2006 From: rosouza at sbcglobal.net (Robin Souza) Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 13:49:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Special Ad Hoc Committee Meeting In-Reply-To: <200605200100.k4K10GV2060582@afes.com> Message-ID: <20060520204954.24507.qmail@web80726.mail.yahoo.com> Stephen and I will contribute mini bagels and cream cheese to the Champagne brunch. Robin G Richard Yamagata PhD wrote: Champagne Brunch -- pre-event meeting on May 24. The Davis Democrat Club will be having an ad hoc committee meeting for the Champagne Brunch. This is a yearly event where the board members supply all of the food for this event. This is one of two events that are put on by the Board, the other being the Holiday Party. (For instance, for the Champagne Brunch I usually bring a flat of strawberries, Bob Bockwinkel picks up the champagne, the Vice President supplies the orange juice, Betty Weir supplies a substantial food item and in the past others have supplied pastries and other food items like croissants stuffed with ham or poached eggs on english muffins, etc.) The meeting will be at the Home of Betty Weir on Wednesday May 24 at 7PM. We expect to be done by 8PM. We would like board members to attend this meeting or reply to Mike Syvanen as to what you will be providing for this event, which will be on Sunday June 4 from 11AM to 2PM. Anyone else that would like to help out at this event and supply food items, please attend this meeting. If you need directions to Betty Weir's home, please contact Richard Yamagata (848-8634), Bob Bockwinkel (219-1986) or Tony Gruska (rjgruska at pacbell.net). 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. _______________________________________________ DavisDemocrats mailing list DavisDemocrats at velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/davisdemocrats From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Tue May 23 15:16:33 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 15:16:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tomorrow, Wednesday, Special Ad Hoc Committee Meeting Message-ID: <200605232216.k4NMFnYh096230@afes.com> Champagne Brunch -- pre-event meeting on May 24. The Davis Democrat Club will be having an ad hoc committee meeting for the Champagne Brunch. I have been informed by John Chendo that Helen Thompson will be our keynote speaker. She will introduce another speaker, Bob Schneider. I am not sure if the Mayor of Davis is going to show up, but we expect Mayor Pro-Tem Sue Greenwald to say a few words. This is a yearly event where the board members supply all of the food for this event. This is one of two events that are put on by the Board, the other being the Holiday Party. (For instance, for the Champagne Brunch I usually bring a flat of strawberries, Bob Bockwinkel picks up the champagne, the Vice President supplies the orange juice, Betty Weir supplies a substantial food item and in the past others have supplied pastries and other food items like croissants stuffed with ham or poached eggs on english muffins, etc.) The meeting will be at the Home of Betty Weir on Wednesday May 24 at 7PM. We expect to be done by 8PM. We would like ALL active board members to attend this meeting or reply to Mike Syvanen as to what you will be providing for this event, which will be on Sunday June 4 from 11AM to 2PM. Anyone else that would like to help out at this event and supply food items, please attend this meeting. If you need directions to Betty Weir's home, please contact Richard Yamagata (848-8634), Bob Bockwinkel (219-1986) or Tony Gruska (rjgruska at pacbell.net). I have been asked to MC the event, but have to decline, because I plan to buy a flat of FRESH strawberries at 7AM on Sunday for this event at the Sacramento Farmer's Market and help set-up at the Cook's at 9AM. I usually have gone home after that for a 3 hours nap and return at 2PM to take down things and clean up at the Cooks. This has been my routine for the past 6 years for this event. I have asked Bob Bockwinkel, past President of the Davis Democrat Club and keeper of the champagne and champagne glasses, to MC and he has agreed. UNFORTUNATELY -- we both cannot come to this planning meeting. We both have an IOOF Lodge meeting tomorrow at the same exact time as this planning meeting. We should not be missed, because we already know what we will be bringing to this event. Bob will be bringing the champagne and champagne glasses and I will be bringing a flat of strawberries, some cleaned and in two bowls. There are a number of IOOF Lodge members on the Board of the Davis Democrat Club and they will not be able to attend. 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 jac07 at dcn.org Tue May 23 19:06:53 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 19:06:53 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Tell the FCC: Stop Merger Mania In-Reply-To: <20060523201227.389.18291.qmail@omail4.getactive.com> Message-ID: The largest phone and cable companies are fighting to shut down a free and open Internet. They keep raising prices while making empty promises about serving all Americans. They've even illegally handed over the personal information of millions of Americans to government eavesdroppers. Now they want the government to help them get even bigger. AT is trying to buy BellSouth, which would make it the largest telecom company in the world. Comcast and Time Warner -- the country's two largest cable and Internet companies -- are trying to wrap up their purchase of Adelphia, the nation's fifth-largest cable company. Tell the FCC right now to stop these mega-mergers The FCC is in the final stages of deciding whether these large corporations should be allowed to merge. If these deals go through, Comcast, Time Warner, and AT will control over half of all the high-speed Internet connections in the United States. AT would dwarf its nearest competitor. If it successfully merges with BellSouth, the number of "Baby Bells" would morph from the original seven into three massive companies. Together with Verizon, AT will control two-thirds of all local phone connections. Time Warner and Comcast want to not only grow bigger, but swap entire cable systems across the country in a practice called "clustering." If successful, this will increase their control over national and regional programming, making it even harder for independent content to reach Americans. They will also become the dominant broadband providers in their regions, giving them control over how tens of millions of Americans use the Internet. The FCC can only approve a merger if it serves the public interest. That means more than just protecting competition. It means protecting the public's right to hear controversial views, see independent programming and create their own media. Speak out and add your voice to the FCC's public record. It only takes a minute. Tell the FCC to stop merger mania Your actions make a difference. Thanks for all you do, Russell Newman Research Director Free Press www.freepress.net P.S. Live near Boston, Chicago, New York or San Francisco? Join legions of local activists on Wednesday for the National Day of Out(R)age ! Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this. Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Free Press . This message was sent to jac07 at dcn.org. Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop receiving E-Activist Network, click to unsubscribe . To stop ALL email from Free Press, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line). You (jac07 at dcn.org) are receiving this as a Free Press E-Activist . To stop receiving these messages, click here . ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Wed May 24 07:55:11 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:55:11 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Dr. Bill Durston only Democrat running vs. Lundgren: Four Freedoms Dinner May 25, Thursday, at Radisson, Sacto, 6pm In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Dems: I haven't received the Dem slate cards from the Yolo County Dem Central Committee. Can anyone expedite getting these in the mail? Voters by mail have already had 5 days to vote, without our recommendations. These voters by mail are about 40% of our Dem voters.We're missing the boat, and the vote! In the meanwhile, this is a motivational gathering happening on May 25, Thursday night by the Stonewall Dem Club in Sacto. But everything is subordinate to the goal of getting Dems elected--get out an informed vote and make sure it is counted (votes by mail are most likely to be accurately counted). Let's do it! John c From: Durston for Congress Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 15:01:10 +0200 To: Subject: Four Freedoms Dinner May 25 Tickets are still available for the Four Freedoms Dinner on May 25 at the Radisson Hotel. The event is sponsored by the Stonewall Democrats, who have endorsed Bill's candidacy for House of Representatives. Bill will be at the dinner, and he encourages his supporters to attend this lively and entertaining event. Details provided by the Stonewall Democrats are as follows: Four Freedoms Award Dinner Date: Thu., May. 25, 2006 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Radison Hotel Description: Sacramento Stonewall Annual 4 Freedoms Dinner Join the Stonewall Democrats as they honor: Willie Brown "Freedom of Speech" Supervisor Illa Collin "Freedom from Want" Rev.Dr. David Thompson, Westminster Presbyterian Church "Freedom of Religon" Yvonne Neis "Freedom from Fear" Individual Tickets $100 Sponsorhips: $2,500 - $1,000 - $500 Call (916) 441-1787 for more info Web link: http://sacstonewall.org/events/4Freedoms Thanks, Sacramento Stonewall Democrats This message is authorized and paid for by Durston for Congress. _____________________________ Change address / Leave mailing list: http://ymlp.com/u.php?durstonforcongress+jac07 at dcn.org Hosting by YourMailingListProvider ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Wed May 24 22:37:36 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 22:37:36 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Reminder: Deadline for Requesting Absentee Ballot is May 30 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: California Democratic Party Reply-To: Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 18:59:13 -0700 To: Friend Subject: Reminder: Deadline for Requesting Absentee Ballot is May 30 Reminder: Deadline for Requesting Absentee Ballot is May 30 Good news!? Absentee voting is on the rise! Back in 1962, absentee voting was a mere 2.63 percent, but fast-forward to the 2005 Special Election and absentee voting accounted for 39.95 percent of the vote -- nearly 3.2 million votes! If you are not already a Permanent Absentee Voter, and if you haven?t already requested an Absentee Ballot for the June 6th Primary Election, you have until May 30 to do so. You can access the forms and more information on our website. Remember: The deadline is approaching ? you must submit your Absentee Ballot request to your county elections office by Tuesday, May 30 at 5 p.m. Once you send in your request, you should receive your Absentee Ballot within a few days.? Call your?county elections office ?if you do not receive it. Make your life easier by requesting an absentee ballot.? Forward this email to family and friends so they can do the same. 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Her opponent, a prot?g? of Dave Henderson, is not so inclined. ------ Subject: Fwd: Your Phone Records: Act Now in a Nationwide Call for Regulation > > Subject: Your Phone Records: Act Now in a Nationwide Call for Regulation > Reply-To: "Anthony D. Romero, ACLU" > > > **************************************** > American Civil Liberties Union > YOUR PHONE RECORDS: ACT NOW IN A NATIONWIDE CALL FOR REGULATION > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=amMWHNveSjLsVgvpKMadtA.. > **************************************** > > > > It's illegal and un-American for your phone company to hand over your phone > records to the government without a legal order. But it looks like that's just > what they're doing: violating the privacy and rights of millions of innocent > Americans in the process.? > > The phone companies have no right to forfeit your privacy.? And just last > night we learned that the FCC has refused to investigate these illegal > actions, using the same "state secrets" excuse used by the very phone > companies it's supposed to hold accountable.? > > Today, the ACLU is launching a nationwide consumer campaign demanding that > regulators do their jobs and protect our privacy. We need your help. > > Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy: > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=JfaIBlbeJJnJ7tOdy6QiBw.. > > It's outrageous that the agency created to guard the people's interest is > burying its head in the sand during what may be the most massive abuse of > customer privacy in American history. ? > > We can't stand idly by while corporations, federal regulators and even our > elected leaders fail to champion our rights or uphold our basic system of > checks and balances. The power to right these wrongs ultimately resides in the > hands of the American people. > > The ACLU is filing formal documents with the Federal Communications Commission > (FCC) insisting that they fulfill their regulatory obligation and investigate > this breach of consumer trust. At the same time, ACLU offices across the > country are filing similar demands with regulatory authorities in dozens of > states. > > Regulators need to hear that the public demands action. The longer the list of > names, the more powerful our message.? Federal and state officials must use > their authority to investigate and fine the phone companies, and your voice > will make a difference.? > > Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy: > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=lZUZ11KDTiWU0vEw9VexRA.. > > We must not allow the government and the phone companies to collude in this > massive illegal attack on our privacy and our trust.? ? > > And we certainly can't wait for Congress to act, or for the phone companies to > reverse course.? > > Join us in telling the FCC that we won't take no for an answer-- they must > investigate.? And don't let the states follow the FCC's wrong-headed example. > We are simultaneously filing 20 actions across the nation TODAY.? > > Please add your name and your voice.? All you have to do is use our online > form.? We'll add your name to our demand for FCC action and to local filings > in applicable states. After you sign on, you can also send an email directly > to each of the four FCC commissioners letting them know Americans want answers > and action.? > > Act now to stop phone companies from abusing your privacy: > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=ADBMwpIVJo2gaaFO0wwDaA.. > > As always, thank you for standing with us. Every voice in this fight is going > to matter, so please take action today. > > Sincerely, > > Anthony D. Romero > Executive Director > ACLU > > ******************************************* > VIEW OUR AD DEMANDING FEDERAL AND LOCAL ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL SPYING > > We are running an ad across the country today, to urge people to join our > nationwide filings with phone regulators. Add your voice now and tell your > friends to get involved.? > > Join in the nationwide demand that the FCC and state utility commissions:? > > :: Investigate reports of unlawful sharing of consumers' call records with the > National Security Agency. > > :: Issue cease-and-desist orders to any phone companies that are found to have > been engaging in such practices. > > This campaign will do more than insist that our federal and local government > act to protect our privacy; it will send a message to the phone companies that > this practice will not be tolerated by their customers. They are already > scrambling to explain their involvement, so let's keep the pressure on.? > > Take action now:? > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=14-d2z-lrcMszIYk7W8YUQ.. > > Tell a friend now: > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=BjYSOCezQz9-IGvDj25MhA.. > > View our ad here: > http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=YjOeBJOWxZXRpnzHnqFR8Q.. > > To unsubscribe from all future email, paste the following URL into your > browser: > http://action.aclu.org/site/CO?i=LewdeFY7R78hBmaq98QoZcuvYgCxFlW-&cid=0? > ------ End of Forwarded Message From jac07 at dcn.org Thu May 25 13:13:48 2006 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 13:13:48 -0700 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Debra Bowen's campaign for Secretary of State to guarantee fair and Diebold-free elections In-Reply-To: <20060525181510.12744.7014.qmail@omail4.getactive.com> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: Debra Bowen Reply-To: Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 18:15:10 GMT To: john chendo Subject: We're in the homestretch Dear john , Help us reach our $25k fundraising goal. Contribute today! A couple weeks ago, my campaign manager, Sandra Lloyd-Jones, wrote to you with an urgent appeal -- raising $25,000 by May 31st to fund one last batch of direct mail to 80,000 targeted households in California. Reaching these 80,000 key households is critical. In fact, getting these voters to the polls could well be enough to lead us to victory on June 6th. As of today, we're very close to reaching our $25,000 goal. But we need to have the money in-hand by May 31st to fund this last mailing and get it in voters' mailboxes before Election Day. Won't you help us reach our goal? Please contribute to my campaign today! Our staff and volunteers -- with your help and support -- are doing a terrific job getting the word out. We're making tons of phone calls, racking up lots of critical endorsements, and doing everything we can to reach every voter across California. But all the polling I've looked at shows the race for Secretary of State to be extremely close. Most voters still haven't decided who they'll be casting their ballots for -- so this election will certainly come down to how well we execute in these last 12 days. That's why these 80,000 targeted households, and the $25,000 we need to reach them, is so critically important. Help us reach these 80,000 key households -- contribute to our $25,000 grassroots fundraising drive today! I can't tell you how much I appreciate the help and support you've already given me throughout this campaign. Now, in these final 12 days before June 6th, I hope I can count on your help once more. We've already come so far and done so much -- now we've got to do everything we can here in the homestretch to deliver a tremendous victory for California on Election Day. Please contribute $25, $50, $100, or whatever you can afford today -- and drive our campaign to victory! Thank you so much! Sincerely, Debra Bowen California State Senator P.S. 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To stop ALL email from Debra Bowen For Secretary of State, click to remove yourself from our lists (or reply via email with "remove" in the subject line). ------ End of Forwarded Message From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Wed May 31 21:13:45 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 21:13:45 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] This Sunday, The Davis Democrat Club Champagne Brunch Message-ID: <200606010413.k514DFS2077696@afes.com> The Davis Democrat Club Presents THIS SUNDAY Champagne Brunch -- The Annual Democrat Event in Davis Date: Sunday, June 4, 2006 Annual Champagne Brunch At Gregg and Marla Cook's 3222 Shelter Cove in Davis, CA $15 Donation at the door Food served at 11:30AM Keynote speaker and other events at 12:30PM. The Keynote Speaker will be Helen Thomson, Yolo County Supervisor and former 8th Assembly Representative. An additional honored speaker will be Mayor of Davis, Ruth Asmundsen. Please join us for this distinguished slate of speakers. All elected Yolo county Democrats are being invited. This event will feature champagne, orange juice, strawberries, salmon, mini-bagels with cream cheese, cheese cake, pastries, and other delectible brunch food items. Call Betty Weir at 530-848-8634 for reservations. For more information call Bob Bockwinkel at 219-1896 or G Richard Yamagata at 848-8634 or Mike Syvanen during the day at 752-4991 or all other hours at 756-5831. 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 Wed May 31 22:50:31 2006 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 22:50:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Champagne Brunch-Theme and Speakers Message-ID: <200606010550.k515oQRu091059@afes.com> THE PROGRAM The program will start at 12:15. (Brunch will start to be served at 11:30AM) Helen Thomson, Yolo County Supervisor, is the keynote speaker. She will be speaking about Conaway Ranch and the current Yolo County court case. She will also introduce Bob Schneider, who is leading the grassroots campaign to support the Yolo County Board of Supervisors in their reasonable exercise of eminent domain (an exchange for fair market value) in order to preserve this open land for our common heritage. Following that, there will be the Mayor's traditional greeting, and the other endorsed Democratic candidates will have an opportunity to speak. Bob Bockwinkel, Past President of DDC, and John Chendo, Vice-President of DDC, will co-moderate the presentations. A Special Guest will be Dr. Bill Falzett, a USAF veteran, one of the seventy two fighting Dems who are running for Congress against Republican incumbent congressmen. There will be information and GOTV actions available to take home with you to mobilize for the Tuesday, June 6, election in Yolo County. Let's work to elect Democratic representatives to offices of public trust. The DDC has resolved to support Democratic candidates who will urge re-deploying our military forces from Iraq, the invasion of which was a bad decision of this president. 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.