 DECEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER |
| CHAIR’S MESSAGE: I think it has been an incredible year! I am so pleased we could get together earlier this month for our first in-person Holiday Party since 2019. It was a wonderful time to celebrate on behalf of our endorsed candidates and all the volunteers who walked neighborhoods, distributed door hangers, phone banked, sent text messages, or donated to our endorsed candidates during this election. We have accomplished a great deal, starting with our successful efforts to defeat the recall effort against Governor Newsom in the fall of 2021. We have much to celebrate in 2022, including:The re-election of District Attorney Diana Becton! The election of Ken Carlson to the County Board of Supervisors! Wins by over 70 percent of our endorsed candidates in the general election! Stopping radical conservative efforts to take over school boards! Increasing the number of our volunteers! Strengthening our finances with more donors! Seeing Democrats win a 51-49 majority in the United States Senate!Winning all of California’s statewide offices! Stopping the mythical red tsunami! These successes were possible only because Contra Costa Democrats and Chartered Clubs worked hard during this election season. You’ll learn more about this work in the elections recap that follows below. We also demonstrated how every vote counts with the recount victories last week for Tamisha Torres-Walker in Antioch and Cesar Zepeda in Richmond. We’ve done a lot. We’ve learned a lot. And I know we will continue to build and strengthen our party in 2023. Stay healthy, and Happy New Year! Katie Ricklefs Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County OUR ENDORSED CANDIDATES WON MORE THAN 70% OF THEIR RACES We have been busy with three election cycles in just 15 months, starting with our work to defeat the recall against Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2021, the primary elections in June 2022, and the general election in November 2022.  With each of these elections, the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, thanks to the leadership of its Elections Committee Co-Chairs Chuck Carpenter and Rebecca Barrett, built on what we learned to involve more volunteers, distribute more materials, and coordinate with our clubs and allies to get out every possible vote in the general election. Our Democratic team ended the year by: Distributing over 100,000 door hangers Mailing 84,000 slate cards Sending over 270,000 texts to voters Hosting coordinated precinct walks in six cities covering all of Contra Costa County. In addition to these efforts, our elections team set up coordinated precinct walks to support our endorsed candidates. Thank you to Amy Scott-Slovick (Martinez); Monica Wilson (Antioch); Victor Tiglao (Pinole); Rebecca Barrett (Concord), Champagne Brown (El Cerrito); and Sabina Zafar, Marisol Rubio, Sarah Butler, and Chuck Carpenter (San Ramon) for helping organize our volunteers to support our candidates! As a result of all of this work, our endorsed candidates won over 70 percent of their campaigns in the general election, including: Statewide offices: 100% Congressional seats: 100% County Supervisors: 100% Mayors and City Councils: 72% School and College Boards: 71% Special Districts: 75% We also improved our ability to communicate with voters and respond to severe attacks against our endorsed candidates. For example, in the Board of Supervisors District 4 race supporting Ken Carlson, we responded with a text to every Democratic voter in the district within four hours after a misleading mailer was discovered to clarify that Ken Carlson was the Democrat in that race. We also were successful at defeating efforts by radical Republicans to take over several of our local school boards. “Elections work is about one more door. It is hard,” Elections Committee Co-Chair Rebecca Barrett said. “People don’t want to get up early on a weekend to knock on doors, but when your democracy and community are on the line, that’s what is required.” “In 2022, we fielded some of the strongest, most committed, and most diverse present and future leaders we have ever offered to the voters,” added Elections Committee Co-Chair Chuck Carpenter. “Great candidates build successes, which will motivate new candidates to seek our help. We build the future on today’s foundation.” Thank you to every person who walked, talked, called, texted, or contributed dollars during the recall, primary, and general elections. Without you, our candidates’ success would not have been possible. CONTRA COSTA DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE AT HOLIDAY PARTY The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County hosted its first in-person Holiday Party since 2019 on Friday, December 16.  We want to thank UA Local 342 for hosting and giving us the opportunity to thank our volunteers and celebrate our election victories. Recruitment Committee Chair Cody Keller did an outstanding job organizing this event, and people once again enjoyed the catering provided by Cindy Gershen. In addition to having the chance to gather together, attendees also heard updates about the efforts of our Committees over the past year, from fundraising to issues, to elections in Contra Costa County and the Central Valley.  Successful County Board of Supervisors District 4 Candidate Ken Carlson told the crowd, “I want to say thank you for how Democrats came together to support my campaign and other endorsed candidates. We still have a lot of work to do together in the future. There are more open seats in the next election, and we need to be prepared for what is coming our way.”  Congress member Mark DeSaulnier also thanked Democrats for their work and urged them to continue their efforts. “There are people who are organizing today because they don’t like that young people and people of color are gaining more of a say in our society. We have to get up every day and work because we cannot assume the future will be okay. The future will only be okay if we fight for it.” Chair Katie Ricklefs also honored several of our volunteers with year-end awards. These included: Chair’s Pick (for the person who best represents what the DPCCC stands for): Carolina Villaseca Full Enthusiasm (for the person who exemplifies energy with excitement, rallying, and fun: Justin Brown and Champagne Brown Grace Under Fire (for the person who held their own under difficult circumstances): Endorsement Committee Co-Chairs Tamela Hawley and Irene Tait Dedicated Democrat (for the person who stepped up when needed and persevered): Amy Scott-Slovick Organizer Extraordinaire (for the person who raised money or was there to move things along in an ordinary fashion): Sue Hamill and Rebecca Barrett Best Dance Partner (fun and self-explanatory): Carolyn Wysinger and Marisol Rubio Went the Distance (person who literally went the distance for our candidates): Sarah Butler and Cecilia Minalga      THANK YOU TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY SPONSORS Thank you to the sponsors of our 2022 Holiday Party! Your support helped us have a successful night celebrating our volunteers and our endorsed candidates!  VOLUNTEER ACTIVISM REPORT FOR 2022 Contra Costa Democrats continued and expanded our volunteer activist group efforts in 2022. With the spirit to promote and support activities or contacts led by other clubs, labor, and groups, we actively partnered with local organizations, as well as other Central Committees, labor, and grassroots organizations. We accomplished so much, and Contra Costa Democrats are trending as the “go-to” organization for Bay Area activism. There is certainly extensive planning and work still to be accomplished as we expand and evolve toward the 2024 elections. Founding Partner of Bay Area Coalition – The Coalition launched in early 2022 to harness the power of Bay Area activists to win elections in key races to promote a democratic, equitable, and just society, focusing on California Central Valley, Arizona, and Nevada. We were joined by more than 20 partners, including six SwingLeft groups, East Bay Activist Alliance, Commit to Democracy, Democracy Action Marin, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco central committees.Our congressional leaders, led by Congressmembers Garamendi and Lee, organized close to $30,000 in funds for our partner Central Committees to support CD22 canvasser gas, hotel, food, and supply costs. In addition to their direct help, they arranged for funds received from Congressmembers DeSaulnier, Eshoo, Thompson, and Lofgren. Additionally, CADEM provided CD22 lunches of almost $2,500, plus ballot-curing hotel rooms.To promote our volunteer actions, we created Training and Speaker Series programs, with recordings on our Bay Area Coalition YouTube channel. These included:Motivational interviewing and Telling your Personal Story trainingSpeakers Dan Pfeiffer and Mike LuxAlthough CD22 was our primary canvassing focus, we promoted door knocks for Josh Harder (CD9) in coordination with his campaign team and Adam Gray (CD13) in coordination with the North Valley Labor Federation. Despite our Central Valley outcomes, I’m proud of what we accomplished leading up to the election:  Partnership with Central Valley Matters – Contra Costa Democrats partnered with Central Valley Matters (https://www.centralvalleymatters.org/), a group of Bay Area volunteers that raises funds for grassroots groups in the Central Valley…and, as of today, raised $500,000 for these very deserving organizations. Central Valley Matters, like the Bay Area Coalition, is an all-volunteer group. CD22 Next Steps Steering Group Representing Contra Costa Democrats, Cecilia Minalga remains an active member of this statewide group supporting CD22. Field Team 6 Partnership Contra Costa Democrats continue to partner with FT6 to promote both their California and national virtual actions. Communications Team We continue to support the communications team, who launched our new and improved DPCCC website. Sent 27 Action Network email blasts to our mail lists of over 9K contacts, of which over 5K are in the Contra Costa county area. Mobilize postings, via CADEM account. This continues to be an effective promotion tool for local, California, and national actions, in addition to supplying new “opted-in” contacts from all our events. We appreciate all of the work that Cecilia Minalga has done to organize our efforts in the Central Valley. As Central Valley Matters put it in a post-campaign mailing, “Although there are way too many people to thank individually, we do want to give a special thank you to Cecilia Minalga for her tireless leadership throughout our canvassing process.” DPCCC DUES ARE DUE JANUARY 1 To remain a member in good standing, which enables DPCCC members to vote in the upcoming DPCCC Organizational Meeting elections on January 19, 2023, you must pay your DPCCC dues by January 1, 2023. Please click here to pay your dues ($40 for Regular Members; $24 for Associate Members). If your dues are not paid by the deadline, you cannot vote at our January 19, 2023, Organizational Meeting! DPCCC REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING ON JANUARY 19, 2023 On Thursday, January 19, 2023, the DPCCC will hold a membership meeting focused on our organizational structure for the next two years. Regular members in good standing will vote for DPCCC Officers (Chair, First Vice Chair, Second Vice Chair, Controller, and Secretary). Regular and Associate Members in good standing (dues paid) will vote for District Directors and DPCCC Delegates to CADEM. DPCCC Dues must be paid by January 1, 2023. Click here to pay your DPCCC dues now. DPCCC Officers To date, several candidates have submitted Candidate Statements for DPCCC Officer positions (Chair, First Vice Chair, Second Vice Chair, Controller, and Secretary). To view all Candidate Statements, go to candidatestatements.contracostadems.com. Nominations for these positions will remain open until January 19th, and you can submit a candidate statement by emailing it to secretary@contracostadems.com. You can also click hereto learn more about the responsibilities of these positions. District Directors After the election of our Officers, we will split into Supervisorial District caucuses, where we will vote for District Directors and CADEM Delegates. To view all Candidate Statements submitted so far for District Directors, please visit candidatestatements.contracostadems.com. DPCCC Delegates to CADEM For more details about these elections, please click here. Candidates who seek election as a Delegate to the Democratic State Central Committee are encouraged to submit a Candidate Statement. Click here for the DSCCC Candidate Statement Form. REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE CADEM ASSEMBLY DISTRICT DELEGATE ELECTIONS Don’t forget that the California Democratic Party’s ADEM Vote By Mail Participant Registration window closes on December 31, 2022. Assembly District Delegates are elected at CADEM Assembly District Elections Meetings held in each of the state’s 80 Assembly Districts in January of each odd-numbered year. Each Assembly District will elect seven “self-identified female” and seven “other than self-identified female” delegates and one Executive Board member. You can click here to register to vote by mail or in person for your Assembly District’s ADEM election. To learn more about what an Assembly District Delegate does, please click here. To see the list of candidates for whom you can vote for in your district, click on the links below: District 11 (Discovery Bay/Knightsen/Oakley) District 14 (Albany/Berkeley/El Cerrito/El Sobrante/Hercules/Pinole/Richmond/San Pablo) District 15 (Antioch/Bay Point/Brentwood/Clayton/Concord/Martinez/Pleasant Hill/Pittsburg) District 16 (Alamo/Blackhawk/Danville/Lafayette/Moraga/Orinda/San Ramon/Walnut Creek)These Assembly Districts are new after redistricting. Please click here if you would like to confirm the Assembly District in which you live. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK Do you have any questions or feedback about this DPCCC Newsletter? We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments to commsdir@contracostadems.com. |
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November 2022 Newsletter
| NOVEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER |
| CHAIR’S MESSAGE I want to thank each and every one of you who walked neighborhoods, distributed door hangers, phone banked, texted, donated, and supported our endorsed candidates during this election. Contra Costa Democrats and Chartered Clubs worked hard to help elect great candidates across the county. We walked neighborhoods and distributed over 100,000 door hangers, mailed 84,000 slate cards, sent over 270,000 texts to voters, and phone banked for hours. I am also happy to share that our newly designed website received over 48,000 unique user visits focusing on our 2022 election pages. We may be exhausted, but I think we all have a right to feel very proud of our work. We are still waiting for the final results in a few races, but so far we know we helped elect 44 of our 68 endorsed candidates, a win ratio of 65 percent. There were many close elections, proving once again that our work is vital because every vote counts! Finally, please plan to celebrate all of our efforts on Friday, December 16, when our DPCCC Holiday Party will be held at the UA Local 342 Union Hall at 935 Detroit Avenue in Concord starting at 6:30 p.m. More details about the Holiday Party are included below in this newsletter, and early-bird tickets are available now! Stay healthy and enjoy your holidays, Katie Ricklefs Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County DPCCC HOLIDAY PARTY IN CONCORD ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 Join us in Concord at UA Local 342 for an indoor, festive, and fun Holiday Party starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 16! Click here to get your tickets or get a sponsorship now! Early-bird prices are available through 11:59 p.m. on December 2! The Union Hall is located at 935 Detroit Avenue in Concord. We will provide food and drinks and present some fun awards! The party will run from 6:30-9:30 p.m. We are asking our attendees to bring nonperishable food items for a Concord & Solano Food Bank Donation Bin. Donations are down, and so we want to give back while we celebrate. Masks will be encouraged, and we will have a health check at the door. So dress your best for photos, come to socialize, and celebrate with friends, new members, and our candidates who ran for office this year! We’ll hear briefly from our club leaders on our 2022 annual report and from electeds. We’ll finish off with some club awards as we look ahead to 2023. NOVEMBER MEETING REPORT The DPCCC’s November 17 Membership Meeting featured a review of our activities to help our candidates and get out the vote for the November election in Contra Costa County and the Central Valley. We will have a summary of all of this work in our next newsletter, including details about specific efforts to combat misinformation impacting one of our endorsed candidates. DPCCC members deliberated and passed a revised procedure for electing Central Committee delegates to the California Democratic Party. This election will happen at our January 2023 Organizational Meeting. More details will be posted on the DPCCC website soon. Chair Katie Ricklefs reminded everyone that the end of the year brings the end of the term for our current officers and committee leaders. So this is the time for people to start thinking about the possible roles they may wish to have in January 2023. All of our members should pay their dues now so they won’t have to worry about the deadline to be a member in good standing to vote during our January 19, 2023, biennial Organizational Meeting. More details about these elections will also be posted on the DPCCC website soon. Finally, there will not be a regular Membership Meeting in December, so join us for our Holiday Party in Concord on Friday, December 16! Would you like to learn more? Under DPCCC’s file access policy, access to all non-confidential DPCCC files is available to any DPCCC member (including Associates) upon request by emailing the Secretary. You can pay your dues by clicking here! If you are not a DPCCC member and wish to attend the monthly membership meeting, which is typically held on the third Thursday of the month, please RSVP to the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. If you are a DPCCC member, you should receive an email with details for the meeting about seven days in advance. If you do not, please email the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. AN APPRECIATION FOR REPRESENTATIVE JERRY MCNERNEY You are cordially invited to attend the Appreciation Celebration for Representative Jerry McNerney on Sunday, December 4th, from 2–5 pm at Brentwood’s Co.Co. County Wine Company at 633 1st Street in Brentwood. This event is sponsored by the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, the Marsh Creek Democratic Club, and the San Joaquin County Democratic Party. To reserve your space, please RSVP to mcvillaseca@yahoo.com. We hope to see you there!  CONSIDER RUNNING TO BECOME A CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ASSEMBLY DISTRICT DELEGATE Do you want to have more influence in the California Democratic Party (CADEM)? Then consider running to become an Assembly District Delegate or Executive Board Member! Assembly District Delegates are elected at CADEM Assembly District Elections Meetings held in each of the state’s 80 Assembly Districts in January of each odd-numbered year. So the next election is coming up in January 2023! Click here to learn more about these positions and the voting process on the CADEM website. Each Assembly District will elect seven “self-identified female” and seven “other than self-identified female” delegates and one Executive Board member. To run for Assembly District Delegate, you must register as a candidate by noon on Friday, December 9. Click here to register! Becoming an Assembly District Delegate gives you the opportunity to: Increase your political impact by voting for the endorsements of the California Democratic Party for partisan legislative and statewide office in California, vote for positions CADEM takes on the Ballot Propositions, build a community with passionate and diverse California Democrats, take on greater responsibility as a voice for your local district when establishing the official California Democratic State Platform (in even-numbered years), and elect 16-25 CADEM Regional Directors who function as your liaison between the California Democratic Party, County Central Committees, and Democratic Party Clubs. All California Democrats can run to become an Assembly District Delegate or vote in this Assembly District Election. Registration to vote by mail or in person in these elections will open at noon on Monday, December 12, at this website. More details will be shared in December. RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATION The DPCCC adopted the following proclamations and resolutions at its November 17, 2022, meeting: Proclamation Recognizing February 2023 as Black History Month Resolution Supporting the Rights of the People of Iran to Free Expression and Standing in Solidarity with the Women and People of Iran Resolution in Support of a State Windfall Profits Tax on Oil Corporations You can learn more about the Issues Committee’s process for reviewing legislation, resolutions, and proclamations by reading its submission guidelines and application for consideration. You can review an index of the Resolutions adopted by the DPCCC since 2022 and a Legislative Tracker of all the bills on which the DPCCC has taken a position during the 2021-22 session. DPCCC EVENT CALENDAR This calendar is for DPCCC and other Democratic Party events to which all DPCCC members are invited. To request the addition of an item to the calendar, please email secretary@contracostadems.com. Click on the DPCCC EVENT CALENDAR to get more details! LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK Do you have any questions or feedback about this DPCCC Newsletter? We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments to commsdir@contracostadems.com. |
Central Valley Matters acknowledges Cecilia Minalga’s contribution to 2022 campaign
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| Dear Katie, We hope you all had a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for this year. We wanted to inform everyone that our work in the Central Valley continues. Unfortunately, as you may know, Rudy Salas did not defeat his Republican opponent in CD-22. Below is a twitter link to a message Rudy sent about his race. Collectively we put forth a great effort. We canvassed, we concierged, we raised funds, we contacted friends and activists near and wide and enlisted their support for our fundraising, phonebanking, postcarding and canvassing. We have lots to be proud of; we believe we had one of the finest team efforts in catalyzing volunteers and working with the Rudy Salas team. Hopefully, what we did will become a model for how activists can work with campaigns. Although there are way too many people to thank individually, we do want to give a special thank you to Cecilia Minalga for her tireless leadership throughout our canvassing process. If you were at Rudy Salas’ watch party, you heard Dolores Huerta say it best. She thanked people from the Bay Area for coming out to canvass; she said we kept coming and coming and coming. And on top of that, Dolores said, we raised $500K to support local grassroots organizations. Let’s take a moment to be thankful and to be proud of what we did. Here is Rudy’s twitter message. |
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| Thank you for investing in and supporting our Central Valley neighbors, Your friends on the Central Valley Matters team |
Election 2022 Results – DPCCC Chair
Dear Democrats,
After a long night of watching election results, I want to thank each and every one of you who walked neighborhoods, distributed door hangers, phone banked, texted, donated, and supported our endorsed candidates.
While we need to be patient to get the final results from our work, I am particularly proud of all the work Contra Costa Democrats and Chartered Clubs did to help elect great candidates across the county. We walked neighborhoods and distributed over 100,000 door hangers, we mailed 80,000 slate cards, we sent over 270,000 texts to voters, and phone banked for hours. I am also happy to share that our newly designed website received over 48,000 unique user visits focusing on our 2022 election pages.
We may be exhausted, but I think we all have a right to feel very proud of our work. So far, with preliminary results in, we have helped elect 44 of our 68 endorsed candidates, a win ratio of 65 percent. I also hope we will add more to this list as the rest of the votes are counted. Importantly, our key candidate for the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Ken Carlson, won his race with over 54 percent of the vote.
On the national level, we can breathe a sigh of relief that Democrats beat the historical odds and kept some balance in Washington, D.C. Instead of the poll and pundit predictions of a huge Republican wave, we delivered a strong Democratic response to push back against extreme Republican issues and candidates. The vote counting is incomplete, and a few key races have yet to be called, but it looks like nearly a 50/50 split in Congress. We may retain control of the Senate and have a stronger-than-predicted situation in the House of Representatives.
California races saw Democratic wins up and down the ticket. We retained our full Democratic statewide officer team. Plus, John Garamendi, Josh Harder, Mark DeSaulnier, Lori Wilson, Buffy Wicks, Tim Grayson, and Rebecca Bauer-Kahan won their Congressional and State Legislative races.
Join me in congratulating the DPCCC Endorsed candidates who won their election. You can find the results in Contra Costa County at https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/november-8-2022-election-results/.
Finally, please plan to celebrate all of our efforts on Friday, December 16, when our DPCCC Holiday Party will be held at the UA Local 342 Plumbers & Pipefitters location at 935 Detroit Avenue, Concord starting at 6 pm. More details about the Holiday Party will follow soon!
With tremendous pride and appreciation,
Katie Ricklefs, Chair – Democratic Party of Contra Costa County
September 2022 DPCCC Newsletter
 SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER |
| CHAIR’S MESSAGE The election is almost here—voters will start to receive their 2022 general election ballots in just over two weeks. I hope you will join me in working every day to help elect our candidates. The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County has endorsed 68 candidates for offices ranging from Ken Carlson for the County Board of Supervisors to the city councils, school boards, and special districts throughout the county. Our candidates represent the diversity of our county, with 21 being first-time candidates. Each one needs our support to win and make a difference for their community. You can see more about these candidates in a story later in this newsletter. Getting Ken Carlson elected to the Board of Supervisors is one of our top priorities. His election could change the board’s balance for many years to come. If Ken wins, our priority issues and values have a chance to be realized. If Ken loses, our push for housing, healthcare, social justice, climate sustainability, and economic equity will all suffer. This is a race with generational importance. Please add your energy and voice. I want to urge you to join me in picking a few key races at the local level to get involved in and help us Get Out the Vote! In addition to Ken’s campaign for the Board of Supervisors, other local candidates are facing coordinated efforts to get MAGA Republicans elected to our school boards. Please pick a few campaigns to help by knocking on doors, making phone calls, sending texts, or making contributions. A few hours a week will help us elect our 68 locally endorsed candidates and our statewide and Congressional officials. You also will see later in this newsletter how you can take action to help Democrats win close elections in the Central Valley and keep our House majority. It is a lot of work. But I believe electing Democrats is the reason we are here. Let me know if you have any questions. You can email me at chair@contracostadems.com. I hope to see you on the campaign trail! Stay healthy and strong, Katie Ricklefs Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County SEPTEMBER MEETING REPORT The DPCCC’s September 15 Membership Meeting featured the wrap-up of our endorsement process, a report from our Issues Committee (see report later in this newsletter), and updates from our committees on the work they are doing to prepare for election day. Chair Katie Ricklefs thanked Tamela Hawley and Irene Tait for their excellent handling of the endorsement process, working with our District Directors and endorsement committee members. Chair Ricklefs also announced that she was appointing Jeff Koertzen and Robyn Kuslits as the Ad-Hoc Transition Committee for the January 19, 2023, DPCCC Organizational Meeting. First Chair Susana Williams announced that Rebecca Barrett was appointed to co-chair our Elections Committee, joining Chuck Carpenter. The two co-chairs have talked with the District Directors and endorsed candidates, especially new candidates and have received input on what our priority races should be from them and our club leadership. We learned more about what all of our members can do to help elect our endorsed candidates. DPCCC members discussed and approved a revised budget for the rest of the year. Communications Director Jan Bell reported on updates to the DPCCC website to showcase endorsed candidates and encouraged people to provide feedback about this newsletter at commsdir@contracostadems.com. Would you like to learn more? Under DPCCC’s file access policy, access to all non-confidential DPCCC files is available to any DPCCC member (including Associates) upon request by emailing the Secretary. You can pay your dues by clicking here! If you are not a DPCCC member and wish to attend the monthly membership meeting, which is typically held on the third Thursday of the month, please RSVP to the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. If you are a DPCCC member, you should receive an email with details for the meeting about seven days in advance. If you do not, please email the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. DPCCC ENDORSES 68 CANDIDATES FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County has endorsed 68 candidates for local offices. These endorsements include the County Board of Supervisors, city councils, school boards, and special districts. The DPCCC’s website has the full list of these endorsed candidates, grouped by east, central/south, and west county. Our endorsement website includes candidate questionnaires, campaign videos, and other useful information. The DPCCC has also endorsed Measure K, a Martinez Unified School District Bond, and Measure Q, a Voter Protected Open Space Initiative for the City of Brentwood. You can also see the California Democratic Party’s endorsements for federal and statewide offices and the statewide propositions on the November ballot. Most importantly, remember to VOTE by November 8th and donate or volunteer for Democrats running for office! TAKE ACTION – Calling all volunteers, phone bankers, and canvassers! The path to the next House majority goes through California Join Contra Costa Democrats for a one-day bus trip to work some canvassing magic in Tulare on Saturday, October 15. https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/514161/ Join Contra Costa Democrats as we turn voices into votes…calling voters in Kern and Kings counties on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 5 p.m., Saturdays at 10 a.m., and Sundays at 1 p.m. https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/439762/ Knock doors every Saturday in Hanford, Kings County, through election day! https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/445111 Knock doors on Fridays through Sundays, beginning on September 30 in Bakersfield, Kern County, through election day! https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/494449 For more information on volunteering, contact Cecilia at volunteer@contracostadems.comor call 510-693-4259. RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATION The DPCCC adopted the following proclamations and resolutions at its September 15, 2022, meeting: Proclamation in Support of Veteran’s Day 2022 Proclamation In Celebration of American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, November 1 – 30, 2022; California Native American Day, September 23, 2022; and National Day of Recognition of Native American Heritage, November 25, 2022 Resolution Urging that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors conduct Open Study Sessions on Critical Contra Costa County Sheriff Department Functions Related to the Internal Investigations Process from an Equity Lens, Including Potential Oversight Mechanisms Resolution Re-Committing to Core Principles of Our Democracy—Free & Fair Elections The DPCCC voted at its September 15, 2022, meeting to take positions on the following statewide and local measures on the November 2022 general election ballot: SUPPORT Proposition 1 (Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment to the California State Constitution). Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. SUPPORT Measure K, Martinez Unified School District Bond. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. SUPPORT Measure Q, City of Brentwood Voter-Protected Open-Space Initiative. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. You can learn more about the Issues Committee’s process for reviewing legislation, resolutions, and proclamations by reading its submission guidelines and application for consideration. You can review an index of the Resolutions adopted by the DPCCC since 2022 and a Legislative Tracker of all the bills on which the DPCCC has taken a position during the 2021-22 session.SUPPORT OUR ENDORSED CANDIDATES Our Communications team is posting canvassing and fundraising events for our endorsed candidates on the DPCCC website and the DPCCC’s event calendar. There are events all around Contra Costa County. Please support as many of our endorsed candidates as you can as Democrats work to get them elected this November! ANNOUNCEMENTS The Alameda County Democratic Party is hosting its 50th Anniversary Democratic Unity Dinner at the Oakland Airport Hilton on Saturday, September 24, at 6 p.m. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. If you have an announcement you would like us to consider including in next month’s newsletter, please email commsdir@contracostadems.com. DPCCC EVENT CALENDAR This calendar is for DPCCC and other Democratic Party events to which all DPCCC members are invited. To request the addition of an item to the calendar, please email secretary@contracostadems.com. Please click HERE to go to the DPCCC Calendar. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK Do you have any questions or feedback about this DPCCC Newsletter? We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments to commsdir@contracostadems.com. |
DPCCC endorses 67 local candidates for November 8th Election
The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County has just endorsed sixty-seven local candidates for the upcoming election on November 8th. To help you select candidates on your ballot, which will be mailed to you around October 10th, please CLICK HERE TO VIEW this list of our endorsees.
August 2022 DPCCC Newsletter
| AUGUST 2022 NEWSLETTER |
| CHAIR’S MESSAGE At our August 18 General Membership meeting, DPCCC members heard an important message from Planned Parenthood Northern California (PPNC) President and CEO Gilda Gonzales and Director of Public Affairs Margaret Martinez Franks. I appreciated their update and the call to action they shared with us. You can read more about their presentation in the August Meeting Report. Our Endorsements Committee has been hard at work in all five districts preparing to make recommendations for the candidates we should support in the November elections. We will have a lot of work to do to counteract the statewide and national efforts of Republicans and their allies. CalMatters reported on what is happening in school board elections throughout California. I am glad the reporter pointed out what we have been doing to support our school board members in Contra Costa. Please let me know if you want to learn more about our endorsement and overall election efforts. You can email me at chair@contracostadems.com. I also hope you are enjoying this edition of our DPCCC newsletter. Please let our Communications Committee know what you think by emailing its Chair, Jan Bell, at commsdir@contracostadems.com. Best wishes, Katie Ricklefs Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County AUGUST MEETING REPORT The DPCCC’s August 18 Membership Meeting featured a presentation by Planned Parenthood Northern California (PPNC) President and CEO Gilda Gonzales and Director of Public Affairs Margaret Martinez Franks. Gonzales and Martinez Franks discussed Reproductive Freedom: Meeting the Moment at the Ballot Box. This issue has become even more of a priority for DPCCC members in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to end the federal right to abortion. Martinez Franks explained that California is a Reproductive Freedom State and outlined how California Planned Parenthood Affiliates are the key to fulfilling this commitment. She introduced DPCCC members to PPNC’s operations that cover 20 California counties from Contra Costa north to the Oregon border. There are six health care centers in Contra Costa County. Overall, PPNC serves over 70,000 patients. Preventative care makes up most of the services provided by PPNC, including sexually transmitted disease screening and treatment, pregnancy testing, contraception services, and cancer screening. Gonzales then discussed what we could expect in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “The situation will get worse before it gets better,” she said. “The only way it will get better is through positive electoral outcomes—and California needs to lead the way.” Gonzales shared that PPNC, like abortion providers around the country, is dealing with the legal ramifications in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision and the efforts of abortion-hostile states to criminalize efforts to help people who can become pregnant receive these vital health care services. DPCCC members can help with this fight right now have three significant ways. First, Gonzales encouraged Democrats to be “all-in on Proposition 1—it is vital for California to send a message.” Proposition 1 will enshrine abortion and birth control access in the California Constitution. Visit YesOn1CA.com to learn more. Second, support abortion funds like Access Reproductive Justice (ARJ). There is a need not just in hostile-to-abortion states, but also here in California. As ARJ explains, “Reproductive rights are meaningless when you don’t know where to get birth control, no abortion provider accepts your insurance, you are afraid to seek prenatal care because of your immigration status, or the closest clinic is hours from your home.” Third, she said that we all needed to elevate abortion stories to minimize abortion stigma. “There should be no shame. And this is everybody’s issue,” Gonzales emphasized. The DPCCC, through its Issues Committee, has made abortion a focus of the legislation we have supported this year. The DPCCC voted to support several federal bills that attempt to address what the Supreme Court ruled in its Dobbs decision and a concurring opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas. You can review these on the DPCCC’s Legislative Tracker. The DPCCC also adopted the updated California Democratic Party Code of Conduct. The DPCC will share it with candidates seeking the DPCCC’s endorsement. The DPCCC will also ask its chartered clubs to review the Code of Conduct and consider adopting it. The Elections Committee is preparing to support the candidates the DPCCC endorses at its Special Membership Meeting on September 1 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. Elections Committee Chair Chuck Carpenter noted that our school board and city council members are under attack by coordinated Republican efforts. Would you like to learn more? Under DPCCC’s file access policy, access to all non-confidential DPCCC files is available to any DPCCC member (including Associates) upon request by emailing the Secretary. You can pay your dues by clicking here! SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FOR ENDORSEMENTS The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County will hold a special membership meeting on Thursday, September 1, at 6 p.m. via Zoom to consider endorsements for the November General Election. If you are not a DPCCC member and wish to attend, please RSVP to the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. If you are a DPCCC member, you should receive an email with details for the meeting about seven days in advance. If you do not, please email the DPCCC Secretary at secretary@contracostadems.com. IN THE NEWS The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County’s efforts to support our local school board members during some of the more contentious meetings about public health measures and teaching accurate history over the past year were featured in a Cal Matters story about how California Republicans are betting big on local school board races in 2022. After hearing from some Contra Costa school board members asking for help, the DPCCC adopted two resolutions to support our School Board members. In addition to sharing the resolutions with our members and posting them on our website, DPCCC members and leadership, including Chair Katie Ricklefs, attended school board meetings to share the resolutions. The Republican efforts to take over school boards are happening in Contra Costa County. That’s why supporting the DPCCC’s endorsed school board candidates in the November elections will be one of our top priorities. TAKE ACTION JOIN US IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY TO TALK TO VOTERS, ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME! There are less than three months left to reach voters and the path to the next House majority goes through California. Canvassing is the most effective way to introduce voters to Rudy Salas, help support Democrats, and get your steps in! Lodging and carpool options are available. Knock doors every Saturday in Hanford, Kings County, through election day! https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/445111 Knock doors on Fridays through Sundays, beginning on September 30 in Bakersfield, Kern County, through election day! https://www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/494449 Don’t worry if you’ve never done this before—when you arrive at the staging location you will be trained and given all the supplies you need. And once you get going, you’ll find that talking to voters is fun and rewarding! For more information on volunteering, contact Cecilia at volunteer@contracostadems.com or call 510-693-4259. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE DPCCC BBQ PARTY Save the date! The DPCCC’s annual BBQ will be on September 10 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Concord Community Park (3501 Cowell Rd, Concord, CA 94518). Early Bird Tickets are now available through August 31! We’ll enjoy music, a taco bar (our BBQ Chair will BBQ too), plenty of fun drinks, cornhole, giant Jenga, speeches, tabling from our candidates and clubs, and the opportunity to meet and speak with electeds and other activists and volunteers. Bring a friend or new member, bring your dog, wear your Democratic Party of Contra Costa County (DPCCC) shirts or hats, and come ready to have fun! Sponsorships are available and play a vital role in supporting the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County in recruiting and electing democrats both here and in critical or contentious races locally or across the state or country. Your sponsorship also helps support our County party infrastructure to be able to host more fun events, recognize members and support our members. Click here to purchase a ticket or sponsorship!  RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATION The DPCCC adopted the following resolutions at its August 18, 2022, meeting: Proclamation in Support of National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15, 2022 – October 15, 2022 Proclamation Recognizing and Commemorating the 77th Anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, October 2022 The DPCCC voted at its August 18, 2022, meeting to take positions on the following bills currently under consideration in the United States Congress: SUPPORT H.R. 8296 (Authored by Representative Judy Chu), the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, which would create a federal right for patients to receive and providers to provide abortion care, ensuring every American—regardless of where they live—can make decisions about their own lives and bodies. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. SUPPORT H.R. 8297 (Authored by Representative Lizzie Fletcher), the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, which would prohibit anyone acting under state law from interfering with a person’s ability to access out-of-state abortion services. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. SUPPORT H.R. 8373 (Authored by Representative Kathy Manning), the Right to Contraception Act, which would provide statutory protections for an individual’s right to access and a health care provider’s right to provide contraception and related information. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. SUPPORT H.R. 8404 (Authored by Representative Jerrold Nadler), the Respect for Marriage Act, which would provide statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application.You can learn more about the Issues Committee’s process for reviewing legislation, resolutions, and proclamations by reading its submission guidelines and application for consideration. You can review an index of the Resolutions adopted by the DPCCC since 2022 and a Legislative Tracker of all the bills on which the DPCCC has taken a position during the 2021-22 session. DEMOCRATS AROUND CONTRA COSTA COUNTY The primary focus of our District Directors during the past month has been organizing and managing our candidate endorsement process for the November 2022 election. Check back next month for more details on what is happening around the county!BIDEN/HARRIS ACCOMPLISHMENTSTo counteract the Republican negative campaign against the Biden/Harris administration, we’ve generated one slide that summarizes their long list of accomplishments under three major goals they have achieved. You can use this information when you’re out canvassing, for talks with your friends and family members and—if you’re really brave—with moderate Republicans! In any event, don’t give in to the Republican negative messages—defend the Biden/Harris administration’s accomplishments! Click here to see the slide: https://contracostadems.com/biden-harris-accomplishments/. ANNOUNCEMENTS Farm workers are marching to win the right to vote for a union free from intimidation and threats. This march is to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AB 2183, the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act (AB 2183-Stone). The bill would give more choices to farm workers so they can vote free from intimidation. Farm workers would be able to vote in secret whenever and wherever they feel safe. You are invited to join the Farm Workers as they complete the final mile of their march in Sacramento on Friday, August 26 at 9 a.m. Click here for more details! The Alameda County Democratic Party is hosting its 50th Anniversary Democratic Unity Dinner at the Oakland Airport Hilton on Saturday, September 24, at 6 p.m. Early bird tickets for $110 are available until Friday, September 2. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. If you have an announcement you would like us to consider including in next month’s newsletter, please email commsdir@contracostadems.com. DPCCC EVENT CALENDAR This calendar is for DPCCC and other Democratic Party events to which all DPCCC members are invited. To request the addition of an item to the calendar, please email secretary@contracostadems.com. Please click on the image to get more details!LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINKDo you have any questions or feedback about this DPCCC Newsletter? We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments to commsdir@contracostadems.com. |
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Sign Petition for AB 2183
Dear Democrats,
Please sign the petition and help farm workers deliver a strong message to CA Governor Newsom to sign AB 2183, the CA Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act, when it reaches his desk.
The bill would give more choices to farm workers so they can vote free from intimidation. Farm workers would be able to vote in secret whenever and wherever they feel safe. AB 2183 offers the same voting choices Gov. Newsom used to defeat the GOP recall election in September 2021. Yet, that month he vetoed last year’s farm worker voting choice bill. His veto came despite huge support for the bill in both state houses.
Join the March from Delano to Sacramento. The March ends on Friday, August 26 at the step of the State Capitol.
June 2022 DPCCC Newsletter
JUNE 2022 NEWSLETTER |
CHAIR’S MESSAGEI want to thank all DPCCC members, Democratic Clubs, and Democrats across Contra Costa County for your hard work during the recently concluded June 7 primary elections. JUNE MEETING REPORT
TAKE ACTIONKEEP NEVADA BLUE PHONE BANKS: Join Contra Costa Democrats on Wednesday, June 22, 5 p.m. (PDT) to hear from Andrea Miller, President of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, an advocacy group working to create change from the ground up, to protect and advance access to reproductive healthcare. With the Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, this is the time to hear about the decision and our next steps. REGISTER NOW to hear Andrea Miller and then call voters in Nevada—where we need to hold a critical Senate seat in order to codify abortion rights. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is running in a toss-up race! No experience is needed; our coaches will train you. GET YOUR DPCCC SWAG
The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County is partnering with ForeAmerica, a California-based, Democratic woman-owned small business and union printer, to provide all the Democratic accessories you need. ForeAmerica can connect you with American-made (and reasonably priced!) shirts, buttons, bumper stickers, signs, hats, and fun masks to keep you safe during COVID. FREE SHIPPING! RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATIONThe DPCCC voted to take positions on the following bills currently under consideration in the California State Legislature: SUPPORT SJR 13 (Authored by Senator Cortese), which would urge the United States Congress and the Department of the Interior to reaffirm and restore the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe as a federally recognized Indian tribe. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. SUPPORT SB 300 (Authored by Senators Cortese and Durazo), the Sentencing Reform Act, which would address the injustice of the felony-murder special circumstance law by allowing a sentence other than the death penalty or life in prison without parole for a person who did not cause, or intend, a death during the commission of a felony. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. DEMOCRATS AROUND CONTRA COSTA COUNTYDISTRICT 1: Democrats in District 1 participated in many activities leading up to and through the June 7 election. West County’s three Democratic Clubs took the lead by distributing lawn and window signs and walking precincts. Local Democrats also hosted a Meet and Greet for endorsed 8th Congressional District candidate John Garamendi. ANNOUNCEMENTSThe Recruitment Committee is seeking volunteers for the DPCCC’s upcoming BBQ. You can volunteer by completing this form. DPCCC EVENT CALENDARThis calendar is for DPCCC and other Democratic Party events to which all DPCCC members are invited. To request the addition of an item to the calendar, please email secretary@contracostadems.com. Please click on the image to get more details! LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINKDo you have any questions or feedback about this DPCCC Newsletter? We would love to hear from you! Please send your comments to commsdir@contracostadems.com. |
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We were excited to have Assembly Member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan join the DPCCC’s June 16, 2022, General Membership Meeting. She updated us about her legislative priorities and explained what Democrats could do to help her and her colleagues. 
DPCCC Newsletter – July 2022
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JULY 2022 Newsletter |
CHAIR’S MESSAGEOn Saturday, we will have 100 days left until election day–and only 74 days remaining before the deadline for county elections offices to mail out ballots to voters. We are working hard to be ready for this election. I am so pleased that Tamela Hawley and Irene Tait have stepped up to co-chair our Endorsements Committee. That committee’s members will be working long days in the coming weeks to make recommendations for endorsements in November’s city council, school board, and special district elections. Our District Directors have been working with Clubs and DPCCC members in their districts to plan endorsement interviews and candidate outreach. Now is an excellent time for Democrats to get involved with these efforts! We are working to have a great Democrat running in every seat this fall. The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County has made its first endorsement for the November election by voting to support Ken Carlson for Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 4. You will learn more about this endorsement in the July meeting summary below. It will be vital for DPCCC members to work together and unify around supporting the candidates, like Ken, that we endorse. We will need to focus through November 8 on endorsing candidates, planning for the election, and turning out our county’s Democratic voters. I hope all Contra Costa Democrats will join me in committing to work at least an hour a week, from now until Election Day, to support the endorsed candidate or candidates of your choice! Please let me know if you want to learn more about our endorsement and overall election efforts. You can email me at chair@contracostadems.com. I also hope you are enjoying this second edition of our DPCCC newsletter. Please let our new Communications Committee know what you think by emailing its Chair, Jan Bell, at commsdir@contracostadems.com. Best wishes, Katie Ricklefs – Chair, Democratic Party of Contra Costa County JULY MEETING REPORT
Carlson had prevailed in the June 7 primary, garnering more votes than the other four candidates in the race. The district represents Pleasant Hill, Clayton, and the majority of Concord and Walnut Creek. After the announcement, Carlson said he was humbled and thankful for the support of the Democratic Party. DPCCC Chair Katie Ricklefs stated, “Ken is a great guy and excellent candidate. He has outstanding experience and a passion for the position that will make him an exceptional supervisor.” Carlson has also been endorsed by Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades, Contra Costa Central Labor Council, Senator Bill Dodd, Assembly Member Tim Grayson, and over 30 elected officials across the county. He is the first and only openly LGBTQIA+ person to hold a seat on Pleasant Hill’s city council, and he would be the first to serve on the County Board of Supervisors. For more information about Ken Carlson’s campaign for Contra Costa County Supervisor, District 4, please visit www.kencarlson.vote. Please save the date for our next regular meeting on Thursday, August 18, as we will host Gilda Gonzales, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Northern California. She will discuss Reproductive Freedom—Meeting the Moment at the Ballot Box. Would you like to learn more? Under DPCCC’s file access policy, access to all non-confidential DPCCC files is available to any DPCCC member (including Associates) upon request by emailing the Secretary. You can pay your dues by clicking here!TAKE ACTIONConnect with voters…one conversation and one voter at a time! CALL VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA! KNOCK DOORS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY EVERY SATURDAY! VOTER COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP Our Voter Communication expert, Kathi Walsh, will lead these workshops on communication techniques focused on active listening, goal-focused communication, scaling, and sharing information. For more information on volunteering, contact Cecilia at volunteer@contracostadems.com or call 510-693-4259.2022 DPCCC BBQSave the date! The DPCCC’s annual BBQ will be on September 10 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Concord Community Park. Taco Bar, music and more! Details to follow. RESOLUTIONS AND LEGISLATIONThe DPCCC voted to take positions on the following bills currently under consideration in the California State Legislature:SUPPORT AB 2091 (Authored by Assembly Member Bonta), which would enhance privacy protections for medical records related to abortion and pregnancy. Click here to read the Issues Committee Application. DEMOCRATS AROUND CONTRA COSTA COUNTYDISTRICT 1 (Michael Nye, Director): The West County Democratic Club has been reorganizing. We are still recruiting candidates for open positions, especially in Richmond, and preparing for our endorsement process. DISTRICT 2 (Tom Duckworth, Director): District 2 clubs and volunteers are focused on the endorsements process for November’s general election. DISTRICT 3 (Carolina Villaseca, Director): East Contra Costa Fire finished its merger with Contra Costa Fire. This will result in more fire coverage in the area. A new fire station in Oakley has opened, and Bethel Island finally has coverage. Antioch passed a ban on oil and gas drilling. Oakley has a ban on their August agenda. Much credit goes to Ian Cohen (member of Marsh Creek Dems Club and now a senior at Heritage High School), his friends, and the Sunflower Alliance for organizing, writing, and saving our future. Next steps, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors! It’s election season! Please check with me if you are interested in running for City Council, School Board, or any Special District (like water district). We have lots of seats that are open or where only GOP candidates have pulled papers. My e-mail is District3Director@ContraCostaDems.com. DISTRICT 4 (Ady Olvera, Director): Please join us and other area Democrats as we implement our endorsement process for candidates running for office in 2022. We will be establishing interview questions, participating in interview panels, and making recommendations to the DPCCC. Everyone is welcome as long as they are a registered Democrat. We are creating safe spaces for Black, Indigenous and other People of Color to participate. Please encourage your BIPOC neighbors and loved ones to participate.Monday, August 1, 6-9 p.m. Develop Interview Questions & Preparing Panels DISTRICT 5 (Amy Scott-Slovick, Director): Anamarie Ávila Farías was in the national news because of a Facebook post about not wanting to celebrate the 4th of July after Roe was overturned. The DPCCC responded with this press release. A March for Reproductive Freedom was held in Martinez before July 4. Martinez Farmers Markets are raising food for the food bank and engaging with voters. ANNOUNCEMENTSDemocrats of Rossmoor are hosting In-Person Postcard Events on THURSDAYS beginning July 21st until the end of September (except for August 11). We will meet from 5–7 p.m. in the Oak Room at the Gateway Building (1001 Golden Rain Road) in Rossmoor, Walnut Creek. Registration is NOT necessary. All are welcome to attend!Postcards and lists from Commit to Democracy will be made available at each event.Bring your blue pens and stamps and come for an hour or stay for two!Bring 3 friends! Volunteers will help get you started on this very effective Get Out the Vote effortDonations for postcards accepted on The Commit to Democracy website: https://www.committoflipblue.com/donateThe Lamorinda Democratic Club is hosting its annual Hot August Night Political Trivia Championship on Thursday, August 11, at 6 p.m. Just like last year, the 2022 ”Trivia Night” will take place at the Lafayette Library, outside, on the patio. Seating is limited, so please register soon using this link: https://forms.gle/Cwq55VapXFsQJJNM7. You can learn more by reviewing LDC’s event announcement. The Alameda County Democratic Party is hosting its annual Summer Picnic on July 30, from 12 noon-5 p.m. at San Felipe Park in Hayward. There will be food, trivia, and games! It will also be a great opportunity to mix and mingle with candidates for office. Click here to purchase tickets. 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The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County voted unanimously to endorse Ken Carlson for election to the County Board of Supervisors in District 4 at its July 21 meeting.