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Canvass at Acalanes Ridge for Patch, Honig, Deschambault and Reicher

Saturday morning 10/26 at 10 am at Acalanes Ridge we’ll meet to canvass for Laura Patch, running for Walnut Creek City Council, Diana Honig, running for Contra Costa Community College, Lynda Deschambault, running for East Bay Regional Parks and Wendy Reicher, running for Acalanes Unified High School School District Board – all DPCCC endorsed candidates.
We will meet at the Buena Vista Elementary School at the backside of the parking lot at Alvarado and Clark Lane in Walnut Creek at 10 am to assign turf with Kathleen Van Winkel.
Questions?  Call  925-917-4855.

Community Town Hall with Olga Smith & Dee Brown, Antioch USD candidates

Come listen to Olga Cobos-Smith and Dee Brown, candidates for Antioch Unified School District Board, on Wednesday, October 16th at 6 pm at the Delta Bay Community Church in Antioch as they discuss school safety, community transparency and family engagement. Students welcome.

For more information about Dee Brown, go to https://deebrownca.com

For more information about Olga Smith, go to https://olgasmith4antiochschools2024.com

May Patel for Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Area 5, Weekends in October Canvassing

Canvass for May Patel, DPCCC endorsed candidate for Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board in Area 5 weekends in October.

October 5 & 6 at 8:30 am

October 12 & 13 at 8:30 am

October 19 at 8:30 am

October 20 (Special canvassing Day & Dinner) – Please email may4mdusd@gmail.com for more details about the dinner.

October 26 & 27 at 8:30 am

Text (925) 864-1228 for canvass location details.

Meet California Democratic Party’s candidate for CCC Board of Education – Anthony Caro

Hosts State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Supervisor John Gioia, Councilmember Cesar Zepeda and Councilmember Gabe Quinto invite you to meet Anthony Caro, running for Contra Costa County  Board of Education, Area 1. Thursday, October 17th from 5 to 7 pm at Riggers Loft Wine Company, 1325 Canal Blvd., Richmond.  Tickets start at $100, food and a glass of wine will be provided.  To buy your ticket and to help fund Anthony’s campaign, go to www.anthonyecaro.com/democrat_fundraiser.

Meet Labor’s Candidate for CCC Board of Education – Anthony Caro

United Teachers of Richmond, Contra Costa Building & Construction Trades Council and the Contra Costa Central Labor Council are hosting this fundraiser for Anthony Caro, running for Contra Costa County Board of Education, Area 1.  Tuesday, September 24th from 5 to 7 pm at Baltic Kiss, 135 Park Place in Richmond.  To RSVP and to donate to Anthony’s campaign, go to www.anthonyecaro.com/labor_fundraiser.

Resolution In Support of State Funding for Adult School Classes for Older Adults

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DPCCC membership approved the following resolution at the October 20, 2022 regular meeting.

WHEREAS the California Masterplan for Aging, which seeks to establish “A California for all ages” by 2030, has as one of its goals Inclusion and Equity, not Isolation, for California’s seniors; and

WHEREAS the California Democratic Party Platform for 2022 includes support for Adult Education and Community College programs for life-long learning; and

WHEREAS education programs for older adults are a low-cost, effective way to combat isolation and promote healthy aging that can reduce the likelihood of participants contracting dementia by 18% (American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 155, No.12, June 15, 2002) and can save the state money by improving healthy life expectancy; and

WHEREAS California had, for decades, a robust network of free education opportunities for Older Adults offered through the state’s adult schools and community colleges which was funded by the state, but was completely defunded in adult schools in 2013 and has also been much reduced in the community colleges; and

WHEREAS this network of education opportunities for Older Adults still exists in vestigial form in some community colleges and adult schools and could be brought back in order to fulfill the goals of the Master Plan on Aging.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County recognizes that the State of California needs state-funded educational opportunities for Older Adults in order to fulfill the goals of the California Master Plan on Aging; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County declares support for state funding educational opportunities for older adults through the state’s adult schools and community colleges; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County will review and consider proposed legislation that restores state funding for adult school and community college educational programs for Older Adults.

Submitted by Maria Alegria, Elected Member, District 1 and Kristen Pursley, West County Adult School Teachers United 

Approved by the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, October 20, 2022

Resolution in Support of West Contra Costa Adult Education Teachers

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DPCCC membership approved the following resolution at the October 20, 2022 regular meeting.

WHEREAS teachers in the West Contra Costa Adult Education system provide instruction in High School Diploma, GED and English as a Second Language, classes for Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities, as well as low cost vocational training and a rich variety of low-fee classes responsive to the changing interests and needs of West County residents, all of which contributes to the economic vitality, physical and emotional health, cultural richness, technological aptitude and academic success of West County’s diverse communities; and

WHEREAS Adult School Teachers United, a union representing adult school teachers in the West Contra Costa Adult Education system, was recognized by the Public Employee Relations Board and West Contra Costa Unified School District in 2017; and 

WHEREAS Adult School Teachers United is still bargaining its first contract with West Contra Costa Unified School District, and negotiations in 2022 have ground almost to a halt.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County recognizes that the work of West Contra Costa Adult Education teachers is a crucial resource for West Contra Costa County which greatly enriches the economic and cultural life of the area; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County declares support for adult educators; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County urges the West Contra Costa Unified School District to conclude negotiations for the first contract for West Contra Costa Adult Education teachers with all possible speed.  The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County will make this request in a letter to the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education of the West Contra Costa Unified School District. 

Submitted by Maria Alegria, Elected Member, District 1 and Kristen Pursley, West County Adult School Teachers United 

Approved by the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, October 20, 2022