Next
meeting: 4th Tuesday on every month 7:00PM at the Faith
Lutheran Church 20080 Redwood Rd.
Graydon Room.
(Map)
Castro Valley
Farmers' Market 9:00am to 1:00pm at BART
Station
Castro Valley Democratic
Club Annual Holiday Party
December 11th Time: 2 pm to 5pm
Place: Carole Georges’
home 3646 La Costa Avenue (Map)
Castro Valley (off Parsons Ave) Rsvp Karl Hodges 510-889-8132 Please bring appetizer, dessert or beverage to share.
Castro
Valley Democratic Club Endorsements for
November 2, 2010 Election
CASTRO
VALLEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB ENDORSEMENTS FOR NOVEMBER 2, 2010 ELECTION Candidates
and Measures for Castro
Valley, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Ashland areas
A.C.
Transit Director Ward
3 - Hon. Elsa Ortiz Ward
4 - Mark Williams At-Large
- Hon. Joel Young
Castro
Valley Sanitary Dist. Director (elect 2) Hon.
Harry Francis
Castro
Valley USD Director (elect 2) Hon.
Janice Friesen Hon.
George Granger
Chabot-Las
Positas CCD director Area
2 - Hon. Isobel F. Dvorsky Area
6 - Hon. Hal Gin
EBMUD
Ward 7 Hon.
Frank Mellon
Eden
Township Hospital District Director Hon.
Carole Rogers Susan
H. Reisz
Hayward
Area Recreation and Park District Director Hon.
Paul Hodges, Jr.
Hayward
USD Director William
McGee Lisa
Brunner
San
Leandro USD Director Dist
4 - Hon Mike Katz
Local
Measures F
- Alameda County $10
Vehicle Registration Fee increase to fund transportation improvements Yes
M
- San Leandro USD Bond
issue $25/$100,000 assessed property value mostly funds sports facilities
improvements Yes
Z
- City of San Leandro .25%
Temporary Sales Tax measure to support general municipal services - expires
in 7 years NP
Statewide
Measure 19
- Legalizes marijuana in State but not fed law. Permits local govt to regulate
and tax commercial production, distribution, & sale Yes
20
- Adds Congressional redistricting to recently authorized 14 member state
redistricting commission Dem/Rep/neither No
21
- $18 vehicle lic surcharge towards state parks/wildlife
programs. Allows paid vehicles admission to state parks Yes
22
- Prohibits State borrowing or taking funds used for transport/redevelopment/local
govt projects and services. NP
23
- Suspends air pollution control law AB32 until state unemployment drops
to 5.5% or below for one full year. No
24
- Repeals recent legislation allowing business to lower tax liability.
Two provisions specific to large businesses. Should increase revenues by
1.3 billion Yes
25
- Simple Majority vote to pass State Budget and budget related legislation;
retains 2/3 vote to change taxes - Constitutional Amendment Yes
26
- Requires 2/3 vote to increase some fees , including environmental, health
and regulatory fees that mitigate the effects of business activities. No
27
- Eliminates 14 member redistricting commission returning the authority
to elected representatives. NP
California
Democratic Party OFFICIAL
Recommendations - November 2, 2010
Propositions Proposition
19: Neutral Changes California Law to
Legalize Marijuana and Allow It to Be Regulated and Taxed.
Proposition
20: No Redistricting of Congressional
Districts.
Proposition
21: Yes Establishes $18 Annual Vehicle
License Surcharge to Help Fund State Parks and Wildlife Programs and Grants
Free Admission to all State Parks to Surcharged Vehicles.
Proposition
22: No Prohibits the State from
Taking Funds Used for Transportation or Local Government Projects and Services.
Proposition
23: No Suspends Air Pollution Control
Laws Requiring Major Polluters to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
That Cause Global Warming Until Unemployment Drops Below Specified Level
for Full Year.
Proposition
24: Yes Repeals Recent Legislation
That Would Allow Businesses to Carry Back Losses, Share Tax Credits, and
Use a Sales-Based Income Calculation.
Proposition
25: Yes Changes Legislative Vote
Requirement to Pass a Budget from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority. Retains
Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Taxes.
Proposition
26: No Increases Legislative Vote
Requirement to Two-Thirds for State Levies and Charges. Imposes Additional
Requirement for Voters to Approve Local Levies and Charges with Limited
Exceptions.
Proposition
27: Yes Eliminates State Commission
on Redistricting. Consolidates Authority for Redistricting with Elected
Representatives.
The
event honored
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
and Fortney "Pete" Stark.
This event highlighted their significant contributions in our community,
and how they courageously stood up to challenges, injustice and social
barriers to pursue equality and freedom for all.
May
15, 2010, 11:00
A M - 1:00PM Where:
Castro Valley Library 3600 Norbridge, Castro Valley 94546
Introductory
remarks by Mr. John Bass, followed by comments from Alberto Torrico for
Attorney General, Rev. Byron Williams, Mrs. Carolyn Moskovitz and
Bobbie Seal.
Castro
Valley Rowell Ranch Rodeo Parade May 8, 2010
Civil Rights
Victory and Civil Rights Lost by Bob Swanson
Castro Valley Democratic Club Webmaster
November 9, 2008
I felt an extraordinary exhilaration in
the milestone victory of civil rights with the election of our first African
American President Barack Obama.
Then my exhilaration
was diminished with the knowledge that on the same ballot the civil rights
of a minority were trampled on by what I hoped to be an enlightened electorate.
Haven't we learned
that freedom, the liberty to live the way we wish is the ideal of this
nation under god?
Somewhere between
5 to 10% of our state have been stripped of their inalienable right to
life liberty and the pursuit of happiness by being denied their right to
marry whom they love. This is a terrible sin.
Who will be next
in the state to lose their civil rights?
It is time for
good people to speak up once again.
Dr. Martin Luther
King went to the mountain top and he saw the other side. What he saw was
a world not tainted by convoluted thoughts of discrimination but a world
of genuine equality.
Captured in stone
in the New England Holocaust Memorial are the words of Lutheran Pastor
and concentration camp survivor Martin Niemoeller:
“They came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't
a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't
a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't
a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a
Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak
up.”
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pay your dues! $15/individuals $20/households $7.50 for members under
18 years of age low-income members at
the discretion of the Treasurer. Make payable to:
Castro Valley Democratic Club. Bring to next meeting
or send them to: P.O. Box 20866 Castro Valley, CA 94546 Your support is greatly
appreciated
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