Official
Notice of Motions to Endorse the Following:
According to our bylaws, a 5-day notice to
the membership is required before an endorsement motion may be
considered by members. Notice is hereby given that on May 20,
at our General Meeting, in addition to the California Senate
District 15 endorsement, above, the following motions for Silicon
Valley Democratic Club (SVDC) endorsements will be made as follows:
Motion #1:
Public Banks
That the SVDC endorses AB
857 which enables public entities in California to create a
public bank. Furthermore, the SVDC endorses the development of
a regional public bank or network of public banks within Santa Clara
County, to provide cost-saving services to public entities and to
serve local needs including affordable housing, transportation and
education investment adhering to principles of economic, racial and
environmental justice.
Motion #2:
Environmental Issues
That the SVDC endorse the recommended
positions of the Environmental
Committee’s Legislative Priority List. This Priority List
is a comprehensive list of bills pending in the California State
Legislature which the Environmental Committee endorses passage or
defeat.
For a complete listing of the
Environmental Committee's endorsements, click here.
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The SVDC Environmental Committee is
prioritizing vital bills impacting our community, state and planet.
Many of these bills are being tracked by environmental groups with
solid track records, including Bay Area 350, Sierra Club California,
Californians Against Waste, and the Indivisible California Green
Team.
The SVDC Environmental Committee believes
in proactive environmental policy that pushes forward ambitious, yet
achievable solutions that keep California on the forefront of the
battle against climate change. We know that this is not only an
environmental issue, but a social justice issue that
disproportionately affects those that live in poverty as well as
communities of color. Our state has played a vital role in enacting
climate justice and energy policies that have not only helped to
decarbonize all sectors of our economy, but has led to drastic
economic benefits and job creation. With the passage of SB 100 last
year, which was already endorsed by our Club, the legislation will
usher in 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045, California has played
a key role in resisting the science-denying, environmental rollbacks
of the Trump administration.
Upcoming
Progressive Events:
Wed May 8, 2019
7:00pm A Conversation About Sexual
Harassment in San Francisco • Where: Manny's, 3092 16th
Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. RSVP
here.
Mon May 13, 2019
5:30pm - 8pm America to Me Screening and
Speaker Series • Where: CERAS 101, 520 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA
94305
Mon May 13, 2019
6:30pm - 8:30pm Dean Club Program Meeting:
Meet the Candidates • Where: Calabazas Branch Library, 1230 S Blaney
Ave, San Jose, CA 95129
Sat May 18, 2019
9am - 12pm Guadalupe Creek Monthly Cleanup
- Hosted by: Shay Franco-Clausen & @IBEW 332 • Where: 1050 E
Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA 95121, USA
Sat May 18, 2019
9am - 2pm Thank You Canvass in Tracy with
South Bay Swing Left • Where: Democratic Club of Greater Tracy, 902 N
Central Ave, Tracy, CA 95376, USA
Mon May 20, 2019
7pm - 9pm Silicon Valley Democratic Club General Meeting •
Where: Orchard City Banquet Hall - Campbell, 1 W Campbell Ave,
Campbell, CA 95008, USA
Mon May 20, 2019
5:30pm - 8pm America to Me Screening and
Speaker Series • Where: CERAS 101, 520 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA
94305
Wed, May 22, 2019
7:00pm -
9:00pm SVDC April E-Board Meeting • Where: Headen-Inman House,
1509 Warburton Ave. Santa Clara, SVDC Members Only
Wed May 22, 2019
7pm - 8:30pm Rapid Responder Training •
Led by Sacred Heart Community Service, PACT and Pangea Legal Services
• Where: Sacred Heart Community Service, 1381 S 1st St, San Jose, CA
95110, USA
Mon Jun 3, 2019
5:30pm - 8pm America to Me Screening and
Speaker Series • Where: CERAS 101 - 520 Galvez Mall, Stanford, CA
94305
Find Details and RSVP on our SVDC
Progressive Partners Calendar
President's
Note:
Your
SVDC endorsement votes matter! Our Club, along with the Sunnyvale
Democratic Club, recently endorsed by a 2/3 majority, Kimberly Ellis
for California Democratic State Party Chair. Elections will be held
in San Francisco during the California State Convention and our
endorsement will have an impact.
At our May 20th General
Meeting our votes will matter once again! Come vote for our Club
endorsement for California State Senate District 15. There will be an
opportunity to meet and greet the candidates, Nora Campos, Dave
Cortese and Ann Ravel from 6:45-7:15 pm. We will also have
endorsement votes for a wide range of environmental bills and for
Public Banking. These are both important issues that may have
significant effect to everyone’s lives and livelihoods. Please come
out to vote and participate in our Club’s democratic activism.
On June 17 your participation will matter
once again! We will have the mayor of the 10th largest city in
United States joining us for a talk on housing and transportation!
These issues impact each and every Club member living in Silicon
Valley. San Jose Mayor, Sam Liccardo, will speak and answer
questions. We’ll also have a presentation from housing activist Sandy
Perry and transportation guru Jason Baker. Following the meeting
there will also be an endorsement vote TBD.
Special congrats to Linda Sell and Vinod
Menon for their recent SVDC appointments to Corresponding Secretary
and Recording Secretary respectively. We thank both Sita Stukes and
LezLi Logan for their contributions in their past respective SVDC
board roles.
The last meeting at our new location was,
by all feedback, a smashing success. That was particularly due to the
fantastic behind-the-scenes work of the Meeting Committee chaired by
Belinda Stow and Catherine Williams. Special kudos to our endorsement
and programming chairs, Fred Rehhausser and Jennifer Hutchinson for
planning and organizing last month’s event. And another thanks to
Jeff Levin, our newsletter editor, for whom without his time and
dedication you wouldn’t be reading this.
Last meeting we amended our bylaws to
allow all members who join to immediately participate in club voting
rights. That means, new members who join the day of the General
Meeting, can now vote on issues and endorsements being brought to the
Club that day and all year round through their paid-up membership.
The month of May includes some important
dates to watch statewide and nationwide. First we
have coming before Congress on May 15th. That should be an epic
and enlightening event. Then May 31-June2, I (as an observer) will be
attending the California State convention in San Francisco. Many of
our members will be attending as delegates voting on numerous issues
including the voting for California’s new Democratic Chair. In other
news, Voter Choice passed the county board of supervisors which means
voting in Santa Clara shall be mail in for ALL. Voting centers will
be set up to make it easy to drop off your ballot, if you prefer,
rather than mailing it in. Gone are the days of long lines at the
polls or going to the wrong voting precinct. Any voting center is
good to go within the County. Not registered yet? You can register
and have your vote tallied up to the day of the vote and as long as
you're verified as a County resident and citizen! It has worked well
in nearby counties such as San Mateo and now Santa Clara will enjoy
these same benefits for the March 2020 primary!
With this month’s note, I want to end with
an important quote from Mahatma Gandhi where he enumerates his
version of the seven deadly sins:
- Wealth without work,
- Pleasure without conscience,
- Knowledge without character,
- Commerce without morality,
- Science without humanity,
- Worship without sacrifice and
- Politics without principle.
Let’s elect new leaders that don’t commit
these sins.
- Art Cohen, President
www.SiliconValleyDemClub.org
May Silicon Valley Democratic Club General
Meeting & Candidate Forum for State Senate District 15