From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon Mar 3 15:08:07 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:08:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] FINAL Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday March 4, 2008 Message-ID: <200803032308.m23N87QH046392@backup.afes.com> PLEASE NOTE -- THIS MEETING IS AT THE BLANCHARD ROOM OF THE DAVIS BRANCH YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY. The meeting starts at 7PM and will end before 9PM. We must vacate with the room clean and in order by 9PM. If you received your DDC board member folder, PLEASE BRING YOUR FOLDER TO THE MEETING. 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 Thursday, March 4, 2008, Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda Thursday, March 4, 7 pm - 8:50 pm Place: Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street. I. Introduction (5 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted (Minutes from January Board Meeting may be distributed -- NO VOTE.) II. Treasurer's Report -- Betty Weir (2 minutes) i. General finances and budget of the club III. Budget Committee -- Bill Ritter Chair & Carl Schmid (5 minutes) IV. Content of the Next Newsletter (10 minutes) i. Report by newsletter committee by Bill Ritter ii. Volunteer tasks iii. Story ideas iv. Announcements and articles that must go into the newsletter V. Report from Membership Committee Carl Schmid Chair (5 minutes) i. Report on the 2008 membership renewal ii. Report on update of the DDC Mailing List VI. Davis Democratic Club January General Meeting (15 minutes) i. Date: Thursday, March 20, 6 to 9 PM. -- Please note that March 27 has been reserved -- ii. Place: Blanchard Room iii. Time: 6 to 9PM iv. Suggested program: Teach Peace v. Speakers scheduled by Mike Syvanen and Jim Provenza vi. Suggested food: Potluck vii. How to handle lack of main dishes being brought VII. Future General Meetings (5 minutes) iv. Thursday, April 17, 6 to 9PM. PLACE needs to be finalized v. Champagne Brunch, Date and Program - Report on progress by Mike Syvanen VIII. Report from Community Outreach and Fundraising Committees (0 minutes) Chair for these committees are needed. IX. New and Unfinished Business (15 minutes) i. Discussion of Club e-mailing list complaints ii. Report on NorCal Mail List Project by Mike Syvanen X. Kudos (5 minutes) XI. Communications (18 minutes) i. Comments and issues from the Public and general members. a. From public for unscheduled presentations. ii. Minutes and reports from other clubs and campus Democrats a. Specific report from the Woodland Club, from invited representative. b. Report from Yolo County Young Democrats c. Report from Yolo County Blue (Lyle Smith) d. Report from UCDavis Campus Democrats by President or VP e. Report from Davis High Democrats f. Report on the President's activities for the club, Arun Sen. g. Report on the September meeting of the YCDCC (Yolo County Democratic Central Committee) Who won the election? XII. Closing (8 minutes) i. Items for next meeting ii. Announcements- upcoming events not covered in Communications and Reports. iii. Next Meeting Time/Location (April 1 ?location?, May 6 ?location?, June 3 ?location?) iv. Meeting adjournment Time: 98 minutes All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so meeting can end by 8:48 PM. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon Mar 3 15:24:42 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:24:42 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Club Officer Election Results from February 28 Message-ID: <200803032324.m23NOgQH046861@backup.afes.com> The election meeting at the Blanchard Room of the Yolo County Library on February 28 was attended by 17 members. There were 17 ballots posted. The meeting was called to order by President Arun Sen at 7:13PM. Nomination Committee Chair, Bob Bockwinkel presented the slate of officers nominated by the committee and accepted by the board at the January Board meeting. All of the nominess accepted being placed on the slate and are willing to serve the club. The nominees were: President Arun Sen Vice President Mike Syvanen Treasurer Betty Weir Recording Secretary G Richard Yamagata Corresponding Secretary Julia Sanchez Membership Chair Carl Schmid Publicity Chair Barbara Slemmons Nominees for write-in candidates from the floor were President Cecilia Escamelia-Greenwald Membership Chair Rita Montes-Martin There were no other nominees from the floor. The election results were (Officer election winner listed first): 14 Votes for Arun Sen for President 1 Vote for Cecilia Escamelia-Greenwald 1 Vote for Mike Syvanen 1 no vote on ballot 15 Votes for Mike Syvanen for Vice President 1 Vote for Arun Sen 1 no vote on ballot 17 Votes for Betty Weir for Treasurer 16 Votes for G Richard Yamagata for Recording Secretary 1 Vote for Bill Ritter 16 Votes for Julia Sanchez for Corresponding Secretary 1 no vote on ballot 16 Votes for Carl Schmid for Membership Chair 1 vote for Rita Montes-Martin 16 Votes for Barbara Slemmons for Publicity Chair 1 no vote on ballot The ballots were counted by DDC Board Member Lyle Smith and DDC Member Mariko Yamada, who were not running in this election for club office. We thank them for their service to the club. Respectively submitted, G Richard Yamagata G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Wed Mar 5 01:56:04 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 01:56:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Candidate Forums for Yolo County 4th Supervisrial District Message-ID: <200803050956.m259u4QH096080@backup.afes.com> The Davis Democratic Club is going to have two candidate forum nights for the Yolo County 4th Supervisrial District. The Executive Board of the Davis Democratic Club is having a special board meeting regarding the Club's endorsement of a Democratic candidate in the Yolo County 4th Supervisrial District for the June 3, 2008 election. Date: Thursday, March 6, 2008 Time: 5:30 PM (Doors open at 5:15 PM) Location: Barry Wilson Residence 1108 Dartmouth Place Davis, CA The format will be a ten-minute presentation by each candidate followed by a question and answer period. [Above Information provided by DDC Board Member Lyle Smith] =================================== The Davis Democratic Club is going to have a candidate forum night for all of the Democrats running for seats in the June 3, 2008 election. This includes City Council, Supervisorial, Assembly, and State Senate. The format will be a five to ten-minute presentation by each candidate, depending on the number of candidates that accept our invitation. No questions are planned at this time. This forum is being presented so that Davis Democratic Club members can meet the candidates and get to know them. Candidates are encouraged to bring campaign literature to this meeting. This is a General Meeting of the club membership and will be a potluck. This will take place on Thursday, April 17. A place is currently being sought for this meeting. Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Time: 6 PM Time: Program begins at 6:30PM Location: TBA Davis, CA Suggested Potluck Item for people to bring: A to H Main Course I to P Dessert Q to Z Salad (Please note that there will be a March 27 Potluck -- more in the next e-mail) G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From jac07 at dcn.org Wed Mar 5 11:57:33 2008 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:57:33 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: John, Veto the FCC's Big Media Handout In-Reply-To: <15719970.1204740078006.JavaMail.www@app18> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: "Alexandra Russell, FreePress.net" Organization: Free Press: media reform though education, organizing and advocacy Reply-To: "Alexandra Russell, FreePress.net" Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:51:20 -0600 (CST) To: Subject: John, Veto the FCC's Big Media Handout Dear John, Congress can overturn the FCC's bad rules to further consolidate local media. Take Action Now Now's your best chance to stop media consolidation in California. The Senate introduced legislation this morning that would reverse the Federal Communications Commission?s decision to let the nation's largest media companies swallow up more local and independent news outlets. Congress has just 60 legislative days to pass this bill. By acting now, you can help make it happen: Veto the FCC's Big Media Handout We have Big Media to blame for local news that's steeped in celebrity gossip, corporate hype and sensationalism. If the FCC gets its way, you'll see your local news get even worse. The FCC's decision further consolidates local media markets, taking away the independence and diversity that comes from local ownership. Simply put, this is a sweetheart deal for a handful of companies that have been breaking media ownership rules for years with impunity. In December, 200,000 people called on their senators to take action against the FCC. The Senate has responded with a ?resolution of disapproval,? a type of congressional veto that would throw out the new rules. Now we need to get another 50,000 citizens on the record supporting the Senate?s action. Tell Your Friends: Veto Big Media Companies like News Corp. and Sinclair already have shown their willingness to abuse the public trust for political ends. During this election year, when diverse, quality and unbiased information is essential for voters, we cannot allow Big Media to silence even more independent voices. It?s our turn to use our collective grassroots power to stop Big Media and make sure that our airwaves are used to better serve the public. Onward, Alexandra Russell Program Director Free Press http://www.freepress.net/ http://www.stopbigmedia.com/ P.S. Learn more about this important legislation at: http://www.stopbigmedia.com/blog Take action on this important campaign at: http://free.convio.net/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=243 Tell your friends about this campaign at: http://free.convio.net/site/Ecard?ecard_id=1109 You (jac07 at dcn.org) are receiving this email as an opt-in subscriber to Free Press' E-activist Network. You can unsubscribe or manage your account at any time. Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, and universal access to communications. Learn more at www.freepress.net ------ End of Forwarded Message From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Wed Mar 5 15:10:37 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (yamagata at virtual-markets.net) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:10:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] CANCELLED -- Candidate Forums for Yolo County 4th Supervisrial District Message-ID: <200803052310.m25NAbQH015283@backup.afes.com> The Executive Board of the Davis Democratic Club is canceling the special board meeting regarding the Club's endorsement of a Democratic candidate in the Yolo County 4th Supervisrial District for the June 3, 2008 election. There will be no meeting on Thursday, March 6. There will be a chance for all of the Members of the Club to hear the Yolo County 4th Supervisorial District candidates on April 17, our April General Meeting Potluck. We will also be having a March 27, 2008 General Meeting and Potluck featuring a guest speaker. For more about the candidates forum on April 17, please see below: =================================== The Davis Democratic Club is going to have a candidate forum night for all of the Democrats running for seats in the June 3, 2008 election. This includes City Council, Supervisorial, Assembly, and State Senate. The format will be a five to ten-minute presentation by each candidate, depending on the number of candidates that accept our invitation. No questions are planned at this time. This forum is being presented so that Davis Democratic Club members can meet the candidates and get to know them. Candidates are encouraged to bring campaign literature to this meeting. This is a General Meeting of the club membership and will be a potluck. This will take place on Thursday, April 17. A place is currently being sought for this meeting. Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Time: 6 PM Time: Program begins at 6:30PM Location: TBA Davis, CA Suggested Potluck Item for people to bring: A to H Main Course I to P Dessert Q to Z Salad (Please note that there will be a March 27 Potluck -- more in the next e-mail) G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From jac07 at dcn.org Thu Mar 6 19:57:15 2008 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:57:15 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] Stop Chairman Reyes (D-TX), chair of House Intelligence Committee, from undermining Speaker Nancy Pelosi In-Reply-To: Message-ID: ------ Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 03:49:34 +0000 To: Subject: FW: Stop Chairman Reyes with liberty for justice for all > From: info at democracyforamerica.com > > Subject: Stop Chairman Reyes > > > > > Dear John, > > [http://img.getactivehub.com/dawn/custom_images/dfa/Reyes_Action_Box.GIF] From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Sat Mar 8 01:39:20 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 01:39:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] 1 Week to Sunday March 16 Fundraiser for Friends of Stephen Souza Message-ID: <200803080939.m289dKQH097334@backup.afes.com> This is not an official Davis Democratic Club (DDC) function, but the Club is chartered to help elect Democrats to public office. Stephen Souza was president of the DDC for 4 years and continues to help the DDC with its events. All candidates that are club members can submit their announcements to this list. SECOND ANNUAL SOUZA HUKILAU In Support of Stephen Souza for Davis City Council Date: Sunday, March 16, 2008 Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Location: WildHorse Club House 2323 Rockwell Drive Davis, CA Donation: $35/person Please Call Robin Souza to RSVP at 758-2964 or e-mail Stephen at sasouza at sbcglobal.net BBQ'd Mango Ribs, Salmon, Shrimp, other Hawaiian treats and drinks. The work Hukilau comes from Hawaiian words, "huki" meaning pull and "lau" meaning net. The community would gather together to pull the fishing nets into the shore and then celebrate the catch with a feast! Come enjoy live music from a Hawaiian band performing at this event! For those that came to last year's Hukilau, it is the same great food that is just to die for! Last year the Hawaiian Potato Salad went fast and with the BBQ'd Mango Ribs -- the perfect meal combination! And there is Much, Much More to sample and eat! I am going to fast for 2 days to eat at this event. Ry G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From jac07 at dcn.org Sat Mar 8 08:41:40 2008 From: jac07 at dcn.org (John Chendo) Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:41:40 -0800 Subject: [Davis Democrats] FW: DN!: FCC Launches Probe of Alabama TV Station//FCC & Censorship//Bush Prepares to Veto Anti-Torture Bill In-Reply-To: <20080306153656.7521@list.democracynow.org> Message-ID: ------ Forwarded Message From: Democracy Now! Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:36:57 -0500 To: Daily Digest Subject: DN!: FCC Launches Probe of Alabama TV Station//FCC & Censorship//Bush Prepares to Veto Anti-Torture Bill DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST March 6, 2008 = = = = = = = = = * Read Amy Goodman's latest column * "As Goes Vermont" http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080305_as_goes_vermont/ Consider writing your local newspaper and asking for them to carry the column, distributed by King Features. Many papers across the US have done so already. 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Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald and her husband, David, help Bill Ritter, put out our Monthly DDC Newsletter. All candidates that are club members can submit their announcements to this list. ------------------------ Announcement The Democratic Club is chartered to help elect Democrats to office and Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald, a life-long Democrat, has been a member of the Davis Democratic Club since she was a student at UC Davis 18 years ago. At that time she was co-founder and first President of College Democrats at UCD and over the years has volunteered on numerous projects for the Davis Democratic Club, even traveling to St. Louis to be the Volunteer Director for Kerry / Edwards in 2000. Most recently she has served as the co-editor of the newsletter. TODAY, Saturday, March 8th - JOIN Pat Lenzi and Assemblyman Dave Jones at a BIRTHDAY BASH CAMPAIGN KICKOFF for CECILIA FOR CITY COUNCIL DATE: TODAY, Saturday, March 8, 2008 TIME: 5:00 to 7:00 PM LOCATION: 3463 KOSO STREET, Davis, CA Take Mace Blvd. South, Turn Right on Cowell, Turn Left on Koso We invite you to join us for good food, wine and celebration!! Donation levels:$10 students; $35 Supporter; $50 Friend; $100 Birthday Bash Sponsor. Please RSVP to: ceciliaforcitycouncil at yahoo.com or call (530) 400-2512 G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Sat Mar 8 14:19:20 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:19:20 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] About Candidate use of this list Message-ID: <200803082219.m28MJKQH017521@backup.afes.com> Dear DDC Members, Just to explain the club policy on posting to this list, I wanted to explain the rules. Any club member running for public office can submit campaign related events to either G Richard Yamagata or John Chendo for posting on this list. The following disclaimer is placed at the top of each listing: "This is not an official Davis Democratic Club (DDC) function, but the Club is chartered to help elect Democrats to public office. All candidates that are club members can submit their announcements to this list." If the candidate or their representative has given considerable service to this club, I will try to insert what their relationship is to this organization to give the club members an idea of who they are and what they have done for the club. Because of the many hats I wear, if you want IMMEDIATE action on your posting, people should telephone and ask me to look for their e-mail. My phone number is 848-8634. I am available at that number from 1PM to 1AM Daily. If you do not reach me, please leave a voice mail. If you have caller ID turned on, I will more than likely return the phone call before listening to your message. Please understand that I do this as a volunteer member of the Davis Democratic Club board, so please be patient with me. Thank you, G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Mon Mar 10 14:37:36 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:37:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] 5 Days to Sunday March 16 Fundraiser for Grand Opening of the Friends of Yamada 2008 Campaign Headquarters Message-ID: <200803102137.m2ALbaQH088037@backup.afes.com> This is not an official Davis Democratic Club (DDC) function, but the Club is chartered to help elect Democrats to public office. Mariko Yamada has been a contributing sponsor of the DDC and has attended all of our events for well over 10 years. All candidates that are club members can submit their announcements to this list. --------------------------- You Are Cordially Invited Grand Opening of the Friends of Yamada 2008 Campaign Headquarters: Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 11 a.m. 187 Butcher Road, Suite C Vacaville, CA 95687 Please join us for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, food, music, and a good old-fashioned grassroots mailing party as the Yamada for Assembly 2008 campaign reaches out across the 8th Assembly District! To RSVP, call 530-867-3776 in Yolo, 707-386-4282 in Solano or email info at marikoyamada.net We look forward to seeing you! Mariko G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From mmyamada at pacbell.net Mon Mar 10 14:46:46 2008 From: mmyamada at pacbell.net (Mariko Yamada) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:46:46 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] 5 Days to Sunday March 16 Grand Opening of the Friends of Yamada 2008 Campaign Headquarters In-Reply-To: <200803102137.m2ALbaQH088037@backup.afes.com> Message-ID: <390773.13678.qm@web81504.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dear Davis Dems: Thank you to Richard Yamagata for posting this invitation to all of you. One clarification: This is an Grand Opening, not a fundraiser (altho' donations are welcome at any time!) Please join us as honored guests as we reach across-the-district to open our headquarters. Thanks so much for all your support and friendship! Mariko G Richard Yamagata PhD wrote: This is not an official Davis Democratic Club (DDC) function, but the Club is chartered to help elect Democrats to public office. Mariko Yamada has been a contributing sponsor of the DDC and has attended all of our events for well over 10 years. All candidates that are club members can submit their announcements to this list. --------------------------- You Are Cordially Invited Grand Opening of the Friends of Yamada 2008 Campaign Headquarters: Sunday, March 16, 2008 - 11 a.m. 187 Butcher Road, Suite C Vacaville, CA 95687 Please join us for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, food, music, and a good old-fashioned grassroots mailing party as the Yamada for Assembly 2008 campaign reaches out across the 8th Assembly District! To RSVP, call 530-867-3776 in Yolo, 707-386-4282 in Solano or email info at marikoyamada.net We look forward to seeing you! Mariko G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, 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 Mar 11 16:49:07 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:49:07 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Davis Democratic Club General Meeting and Potluck on March 27 Message-ID: <200803112349.m2BNn7QH025398@backup.afes.com> The Davis Democratic Club is going to have a General Meeting of the membership and a Potluck on March 27, 2007 The Davis Democratic Club is Sponsoring Potluck and Teach Peace In Davis At the Blanchard Room Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 Address: Blanchard Room Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 Doors Open: 6 PM Program: 6:30 PM The Davis Democratic Club will be inviting "Teach Peace" to come present to the membership. They are a local non-profit that "teaches peace." Their web site is http://www.teachpeace.com Come join us and break bread with fellow Democrats in Davis. Suggested Potluck Item for people to bring: A to H Dessert I to P Salad Q to Z Main Course For more information, call Arun Sen at 756-7093 or G Richard Yamagata at 848-8634. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Thu Mar 20 17:11:55 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:11:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] 1 Week to Club General Meeting on March 27 Message-ID: <200803210011.m2L0BtQH043850@backup.afes.com> The Davis Democratic Club is Sponsoring Teach Peace In Davis At the Blanchard Room Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 Address: Blanchard Room Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 Doors Open: 6 PM Program: 6:30 PM The Davis Democratic Club will be inviting "Teach Peace" to come present to the membership. They are a local non-profit that "teaches peace." Their web site is http://www.teachpeace.com Come join us and break bread with fellow Democrats in Davis. Suggested Potluck Item for people to bring: A to H Dessert I to P Salad Q to Z Main Course For more information, call Arun Sen at 756-7093 or G Richard Yamagata at 848-8634. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Thu Mar 27 10:21:31 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:21:31 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Davis Democrats] TONIGHT: Last Minute Reminder Club General Meeting on March 27 Message-ID: <200803271721.m2RHLVpo003226@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us> The Davis Democratic Club is Sponsoring TONIGHT Teach Peace In Davis This is a potluck and General Meeting of the Membership At the Blanchard Room Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 Address: Blanchard Room Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street Davis, CA 95616 Doors Open: 6 PM Program: 6:30 PM The Davis Democratic Club will be inviting "Teach Peace" to come present to the membership. They are a local non-profit that "teaches peace." Their web site is http://www.teachpeace.com Come join us and break bread with fellow Democrats in Davis. Suggested Potluck Item for people to bring: A to H Dessert I to P Salad Q to Z Main Course For more information, call Arun Sen at 756-7093 or G Richard Yamagata at 848-8634. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From mmyamada at pacbell.net Thu Mar 27 10:41:48 2008 From: mmyamada at pacbell.net (mmyamada at pacbell.net) Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:41:48 +0000 Subject: [Davis Democrats] TONIGHT: Last Minute Reminder Club GeneralMeeting on March 27 Message-ID: <253754561-1206639733-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1304928945-@bxe002.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> Sorry I can't join you this evening--have two county-related meetings back-to-back. We all want peace. Mariko Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Fri Mar 28 15:47:31 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:47:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] Preliminary Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday April 1, 2008 Message-ID: <200803282247.m2SMlVQH032956@backup.afes.com> PLEASE NOTE -- THIS MEETING IS AT THE BLANCHARD ROOM OF THE DAVIS BRANCH YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY. The meeting starts at 7PM and will end before 9PM. We must vacate with the room clean and in order by 9PM. If you received your DDC board member folder, PLEASE BRING YOUR FOLDER TO THE MEETING. 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 1, 2008, Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda Thursday, April 1, 7 pm - 8:50 pm Place: Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street. I. Introduction (5 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted (Minutes from March Board Meeting may be distributed -- NO VOTE.) II. Endorsement of Candidate(s) for Yolo County Supervisor 4th District (60 Minutes) 1. Introduce the two candidates and the office they are seeking. Only the Candidates were asked to attend this meeting. 2. John F goes first, Jim P second. 3. Each speaks for 10 minutes max, or less (IF they desire). They will be timed. The Board will ask questions, one question per member for round 1. Total time 14-30 minutes. 4. Room Cleared for Board Decision 10 minutes a. Voting by secret ballot or hand sign b. Voting eligibility on the board c. Vote (endorse one, both or neither candidate?) 5. Announce the decision - 2/3rds + 1 of the members present required to select a candidate. III. Treasurer's Report -- Betty Weir (2 minutes) i. General finances and budget of the club IV. Davis Democratic Club April General Meeting (15 minutes) i. Date: Thursday, April 24, 6 to 9 PM. -- Please note that April 24 has been reserved -- ii. Place: Blanchard Room iii. Time: 6 to 9PM iv. Suggested program: Candidate Forum for All Elected Offices v. Speakers scheduled by Mike Syvanen and Jim Provenza vi. Suggested food: Potluck vii. Main dishes -- were there enough last time? V. Future General Meetings (10 minutes) i. TBA by chair, Lyle Smith, 6 to 9PM. Lamppost Pizza 1260 Lake Blvd ii. Champagne Brunch, Date and Program - Report on progress by Mike Syvanen VI. Content of the Next Newsletter (10 minutes) i. Report by newsletter committee by Bill Ritter ii. Volunteer tasks iii. Story ideas iv. Announcements and articles that must go into the newsletter VII. Report from Membership Committee Carl Schmid Chair (5 minutes) IF TIME IS AFTER 8:30, this will be postponed to next meeting i. Report on the 2008 membership renewal ii. Report on update of the DDC Mailing List VIII. Kudos (5 minutes) IF TIME IS AFTER 8:35, this will be postponed to next meeting IX. Communications (0 minutes) CANCELLED FOR LACK OF TIME X. Closing (8 minutes) THIS ITEM MUST OCCUR AT 8:42 at the lastest in the evening. i. Items for next meeting ii. Announcements- upcoming events. iii. Next Board Meeting Time/Location Tuesday 7 to 9 PM (May 6 ?location?, June 3 ?location?) iv. Meeting adjournment Time: 110 minutes All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so meeting can end by 8:50 PM. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF. From yamagata at virtual-markets.net Fri Mar 28 16:14:45 2008 From: yamagata at virtual-markets.net (G Richard Yamagata PhD) Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:14:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Davis Democrats] REVISED Preliminary Agenda for Davis Democrat Club Board Meeting on Tuesday April 1, 2008 Message-ID: <200803282314.m2SNEjQH033635@backup.afes.com> PLEASE NOTE -- THIS MEETING IS AT THE BLANCHARD ROOM OF THE DAVIS BRANCH YOLO COUNTY LIBRARY. The meeting starts at 7PM and will end before 9PM. We must vacate with the room clean and in order by 9PM. If you received your DDC board member folder, PLEASE BRING YOUR FOLDER TO THE MEETING. 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 1, 2008, Davis Democratic Club Meeting Agenda Thursday, April 1, 7 pm - 8:50 pm Place: Davis Branch, Yolo County Library in Davis. 315 East 14th Street. I. Introduction (5 minutes) i. Approval of Agenda ii. Approval of Minutes for past meetings as they are submitted (Minutes from March Board Meeting may be distributed -- NO VOTE.) II. Endorsement of Candidate(s) for Yolo County Supervisor 4th District (60 Minutes) 1. Introduce the two candidates and the office they are seeking. Only the Candidates were asked to attend this meeting. 2. John F goes first, Jim P second. 3. Each speaks for 10 minutes max, or less (IF they desire). They will be timed. The Board will ask questions, one question per member for round 1. Total time 14-30 minutes. 4. Room Cleared for Board Decision 10 minutes a. Voting by secret ballot or hand sign b. Voting eligibility on the board c. Vote (endorse one, both or neither candidate?) 5. Announce the decision - 2/3rds + 1 of the members present required to select a candidate. III. Treasurer's Report -- Betty Weir (2 minutes) i. General finances and budget of the club IV. Davis Democratic Club April General Meeting (15 minutes) i. Date: Thursday, April 24, 6 to 9 PM. -- Please note that April 24 has been reserved -- ii. Place: Blanchard Room iii. Time: 6 to 9PM iv. Suggested program: Candidate Forum for All Elected Offices v. Speakers scheduled by Mike Syvanen and Jim Provenza vi. Suggested food: Potluck vii. Main dishes -- were there enough last time? V. Future General Meetings (10 minutes) i. TBA by chair, Lyle Smith, 6 to 9PM. Lamppost Pizza 1260 Lake Blvd ii. Champagne Brunch, Date and Program - Report on progress by Mike Syvanen VI. Content of the Next Newsletter (10 minutes) i. Report by newsletter committee by Bill Ritter ii. Volunteer tasks iii. Story ideas iv. Announcements and articles that must go into the newsletter VII Board Vacancies (5 Minutes) Up to this point time = 1 hour 47 minutes. VIII. Report from Membership Committee Carl Schmid Chair (5 minutes) IF TIME IS AFTER 8:30, this will be postponed to next meeting i. Report on the 2008 membership renewal ii. Report on update of the DDC Mailing List IX . Kudos (5 minutes) IF TIME IS AFTER 8:35, this will be postponed to next meeting X. Communications (0 minutes) CANCELLED FOR LACK OF TIME XI. Closing (3 to 8 minutes) THIS ITEM MUST OCCUR AT 8:42 at the lastest in the evening. i. Items for next meeting ii. Announcements- upcoming events. iii. Next Board Meeting Time/Location Tuesday 7 to 9 PM (May 6 ?location?, June 3 ?location?) iv. Meeting adjournment Time: 110 minutes All times are approximate and only placed to help keep meeting on track, so meeting can end by 8:50 PM. G Richard Yamagata PhD CEO/President VME Inc. http://www.vme.net/ http://vme.net/bcards/bio.html Phone: 530-VIV-VMEI or 530-848-8634 G Richard Yamagata is a member of the Davis Community Network Board of Directors, Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Davis Democratic Club, President of the board of Virtual Market Enterprises, Inc, Secretary-Treasurer of the board of the Davis Progressive Business Exchange and communications liason for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Chapter 169 and the Business Link of Woodland and Davis. For public service to the Democratic Party of Yolo County, Recipient of the 2007 Williamson-Weir Award ========================== 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/ Reedley - 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, WBL, DPBE, or IOOF.