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PALISADES DEMOCRATIC CLUB | LAST ELECTION was MAY 19, 2009 (City General Election)
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Special alert:
We always knew corporate interests and right-wingers would fight back hard against healthcare reform.
But did we think it would get this bad?In light of the disruption and intimidation at Congress members' recent town hall events, we want to share with you the following list of upcoming L.A.-area meetings.
If you care about civil discourse, if you want healthcare reform that will make people's lives better (rather than enrich insurance companies, drugmakers and other corporate interests), please plan to attend one or more of these meetings and stand up for the things you believe in.
Otherwise we are giving in to the forces allied against us.
Here's the sad thing: Bringing you this list took a bit of searching. And what rose to the top of the search engines were not Democratic, progressive, left-leaning sites.... No, the Republicans are taking the lead. Let's take it back.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Rep.
Lucille Roybal-Allard
• 8/8 9am
- 2pm
Open
Foreclosure Forum* - Downey Adult School, 12340 Woodruff Avenue,
Downey
Rep. Ed Royce
• 8/8 1pm
Town
Hall - Placentia City Hall , 401 E Chapman Ave, Placentia
Rep. Adam Schiff
[supports Public Option]
• 8/11 7 - 8:30pm
Health Care Townhall - Alhambra Civic Center Library Community Room, 101 S. First Street, Alhambra
Rep. Henry Waxman
• 8/21 10am - 12pm
Climate Change Forum* - Korn Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, 110 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles
[*Billed as forums on other
topics, but the agenda could certainly change depending on who shows
up. The anti-reform crowd seem to be planning to attend.]
And
keep the pressure on by
calling and demanding true healthcare
reform every day you can find a couple of minutes to pick up the phone.
Contact your Senators and Representatives by clicking here.
Keep it simple and polite, speak your mind, and you're done.
Unless you'd like to take some extra time and write letters
to
the editor, spread the word to friends, post your opinions in
online forums. Conservatives are doing this with gusto,
giving them
influence out of proportion to their actual numbers... It's
up to us to even the score.
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Thanks for visiting the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club online. We've posted pictures and info about our July 9 event featuring Gavin Newsom.
We're
also working to bring you
improved content, topical and frequently updated, on the site.
Check back often to see what one of the largest and most
active Democratic clubs in California is up to: parties, speaker
forums, film screenings, etc.
And feel free to contact us about sitting in on one of our board meetings—generally the first Tuesday each month—if you'd like to get involved. We'd love to tell you more.
Upcoming and Recent Events:
[Some sponsored by PPDC, others listed here FYI]
Upcoming events:
Adam Schiff Health Care Townhall
Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 7pm
Alhambra Civic Center (Library Community Room)
101 S. First Street
Alhambra, CA
Accessibility: Accessible
Friends of Congressman Adam Schiff and Residents of the 29th
Congressional District are invited to discuss the state of health care
in America.
The Health Care Townhall will be moderated by Dr. Bruce Hensel, the
medical, health, and science reporter/editor for NBC4.
We are sure there will be a lively discussion of the proposed
National Heath Care proposals. We hope Democrats will attend and keep
the discussion on the discussion -- not on the expected "NO's" from
the party of "NO."
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Recent events:
WEST L.A. DEMOCRATIC
CLUB AND FRIENDS
Present
A Conversation and Book Signing
with best-selling author, columnist, commentator on contemporary
politics and, most famously, White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973 and the key government witness of the Watergate prosecution
JOHN W. DEAN
author of
Blind Ambition: The End of the Story
Present
A Conversation and Book Signing
with best-selling author, columnist, commentator on contemporary
politics and, most famously, White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon from 1970 to 1973 and the key government witness of the Watergate prosecution
JOHN W. DEAN
author of
Blind Ambition: The End of the Story
WHAT: John Dean speaking on Torture and the Abuses of Governmental Power
WHEN: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7 - 9pm (doors open 6:30pm)
WHERE: Venice Center for Peace with Justice and The Arts
2210 Lincoln Blvd., corner Victoria Ave., Venice 90291
Street and Lot Parking
Suggested Donation: $5.00 (no one turned away for lack of funds.)
RSVP for reserved seating: ingrid0034@aol.com.
Co-Sponsored by: Pacific Palisades Democratic Club, 4-Star, LAX-Area, Westwood-Westside, Westchester and Progressive Democrats of Los Angeles Democratic Clubs; Westside Progressives
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BILL ROSENDAHL, L.A. CITY COUNCILMEMBER
TO DISCUSS STATE CONSTITUTION REFORM
AT TOWN HALL
Public Invited
Who: Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
State Assemblymember Julia Brownley
Santa Monica Councilmember Michael Feinstein, former mayor
Santa Monica Councilmember Pam O’Connor
Nancy Greenstein, Santa Monica College Board of Trustees
Jim Wunderman, president of the Bay Area Council
Steve Hill, New America Foundation
Mark Paul, New America Foundation
Robert Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies
Dan Walters, columnist for the Sacramento Bee
When: 6:15 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Where: The Broad Stage at Santa Monica College
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Councilmember Bill Rosendahl will join community leaders for a discussion on California’s need for a constitutional convention and the impacts it would have on the state’s economy and its ability to function.
On July 1, the State of California entered a new fiscal year without having enacted a budget to fund state services. As a result, the state has been forced to issue IOUs to contractors and municipalities, at a great cost, both financially and in terms of service, to California taxpayers. To prevent similar budget crises in the future, Rosendahl will discuss the merit of a California Constitutional Convention to enact necessary reforms to the state constitution.
In 1978, the passage of Proposition 13 greatly redefined California’s budget process. Along with its reduction in state revenue through property taxes, the proposition imposed a 2/3-majority in both Houses of the State Legislature in order to pass a budget. As a result, the state has not had an on-time budget for the last several decades. In 1990, term limits were imposed on legislators by voters, further complicating the budget process.
Discussion of these issues and many others, their impact on the budget process, and the potential and need for reform will be highlighted at the forum. It will provide the public an opportuni ty to weigh in on the issues, and to address whether California should hold a constitutional convention in the near future to reform the process.
www.councilmanrosendahl.com
City Hall (213) 473-7011 West LA (310) 575-8461 Westchester (310) 568-8772
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