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Our next Hot Topic is the environment, in partnership with Resilient Palisades,
a new, local eco-activism group you should get to know
PALIDEMS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY with RESILIENT PALISADES
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Special guests :
ED BEGLEY, JR., actor and environmental activist
STATE SEN. BEN ALLEN
Our Resilient teams will inspire you: To cultivate a GAS-FREE GARDEN
To become mindful of FOOD WASTE • To imagine a SOLAR MICROGRID
To reduce SINGLE-USE PLASTICS • To plant NATIVE GARDENS • Much more
Including a few words on the hot petition to get our local schools to go solar.... Come find out
* * Free! * *
(suggested donation $10 to defray costs)
April update on the Republican effort to recall Gov. Newsom:
Eager to fight back?
CLICK HERE for a new CA Dem Party toolkit that's got a ton of info
and guidance on how best to help
Your Westside Dem HQ is still in action!
At our March board meeting,
PPDC voted to support Healthy Democracy's Citizens' Initiative Review proposal
Learn more about it here
After Covid relief, nothing is more important than democracy reform.
We've got to insist Pres. Biden convince Sens. Manchin & Sinema
to reform the filibuster to pass the For the People Act.
Otherwise democracy itself may be DOA next election.
Click here to learn more and take action
Read our February news/blog post analyzing the Palisades vote in the November 20 general election here,
or click here for the Pali Post analysis
A more-than-fond farewell to our beloved Treasurer Emeritus,
Dick Wulliger, 88
From the L.A. Times:
Richard Charles Wulliger, beloved husband of Marilyn Kudell Wulliger. [Passed away December 2020.] Predeceased by parents Jack and Carrie Wulliger, survived by cousin Jeff Ackerman and many other cousins, nephews and nieces.
A graduate of University High School; UCLA, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa; UCLA Law School where he earned his JD. Lawyer, Administrative Law Judge/Arbitrator and formerly US Army Judge Advocate General. Trustee of California Historical Society, President of Opera Associates of the Music Center, Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commissioner, Los Angeles Civil Service Commissioner, member of Equestrian Commission 1984 Olympics, member of Board of Los Angeles Opera, judge pro tem Los Angeles Superior Court. Member of Los Angeles Police Department Board of Rights.
Active in Pacific Palisades Democratic Club [15 years on the board, 13 as Treasurer], Historical Society, Community Council, and UCLA Alumni Association. Memorial service to be announced. Suggested contributions to American Civil Liberties Union.
Our hearts are heavy, and our sympathies go out to dearest Marilyn.
Dick, we'll miss you, and will always be grateful for your tireless participation and your friendship.
— Your many friends at PPDC
PaliDems 2021 Membership Renewal & Board Openings

Dear PPDC members and supporters:
It's still time to join or renew your membership for 2021 if you haven't yet!
https://www.palisadesdemclub.org/join
The Pacific Palisades Democratic Club held its Annual Meeting on January 31, 2021. Club members in attendance elected the board of directors and its executive slate for 2021.
The Nominating Committee sought candidates young, old, and in between, moderate, progressive, or other — as long as they were committed Democrats who want to be involved with one of the country's most influential Dem clubs on a regular basis. The mission of this committee was to assemble a slate to be voted on at the Annual Meeting that will reflect the broad base of opinions in the Democratic Party.
Local Democrats were invited to express their interest in serving by sending an email to the Nominating Committee. An application for board candidacy was sent to be returned before December 18. Interested for 2022? Let us know.
PPDC signs on to LACDP resolution calling for the resignation of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva
** Read the resolution here **
Biden-Harris victory swag,
Support Newsom / oppose the recall merch, and more
Check out this cool promotional video about our election store,
Or click here and we'll sweep you off your feet and into the store
Click here for
Unsanitized: The COVID-19 Daily Report
Written by American Prospect executive editor
David Dayen,
who was a superb PaliDems Hot Topics speaker!
Most recent past event(s) and announcements
Some hosted or co-hosted by PPDC and the WDHQ, others posted to inform club members
Thanks to all 139 of you who signed up for our
HOT TOPICS SPEAKER SERIES
Electing the President:
The Electoral College Vote and the National Popular Vote
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021, 2 PM
On ZOOM!
Derek Cressman, who has testified in the US Senate, served as an expert in federal litigation, and authored three books, will tell us:
Can the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) finally save us from the anti-democratic Electoral College?
FREE ADMISSION
Missed it but wish you didn't? Click here for the recording. You might want to cut and paste the passcode
Access Passcode: =996r!^o
since it's a little hard to remember or type in, we know — we're working on this!
175+ attended the
PALIDEMS 2021
ANNUAL MEETING
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2021
2 – 3:30 PM (1:30 – 2 PM mingle)
MEET & GREET YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS*, including…
Happy last-minute addition
Mayor Eric Garcetti
Missed it? No sweat, you can click here to watch
(please skip the beginning — program starts at 33 minutes, 45 seconds in)
Click here for more info, including meeting agenda/schedule Click here to see our 2021 board
Members in good standing for 2021 in attendance at the Annual Meeting voted unanimously to ratify the slate
There are CA Dem Party elections in which you can have a voice from home via Vote by Mail
They're the ADEMs, and by proxy, >you< can help shape the Democratic Party platform
But you have to have registered by Mon., 1/11/21
and your mailed vote must be postmarked by 1/27 and received by 1/30
Two PPDC board members are running
and seek your support
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The inauguration is done at last, and our relief and pride are palpable:
JOE BIDEN & KAMALA HARRIS are President and Vice President of these United States
Battle for Senate continues — no wait, we WON! ! !
What a testament to all the hard work on the ground, especially in Georgia
but also right here in California with >your< calls, texts, postcards, and donations.
We all did this together!
Want to celebrate with a little political merch memento while supporting our efforts?
Check out this cool promotional video about our election store,
or click here to go right to the store
Your election HQ is still rocking and rolling...
We know everyone just wants to collapse,
but your help is much needed!
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None of the above times open for you? Find other
L.A.-based daily ops via our friends at the Grassroots Dems HQ
https://linktr.ee/grassrootsdemhq
This is the real deal, the meat and potatoes of fighting for the Senate
(OK, make that tofu and potatoes if you're vegetarian)
And >you< can make a real difference
Please consider donating to or working for Jon Ossoff and/or Raphael Warnock
Ossoff: https://electjon.com/
Warnock: https://warnockforgeorgia.com/
This is our best hope for the possibility of being able to make major legislative progress these next four years!
PPDC donated an additional emergency $1000 to each campaign on Nov. 5
Archives of previous home-page posts can be found here:
2020 & 2019
2018
2017 – 2012
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What's New
PPDC supports Citizens' Initiative Review
At our March board meeting, PPDC voted to support Healthy Democracy's Citizens' Initiative Review proposal.
Healthy Democracy is a US-based nonpartisan nonprofit that designs and coordinates innovative deliberative democracy programs.
They pioneered the Citizens’ Initiative Review process, which provides voters with high quality information on initiatives and referenda. This is voter information written by voters, for voters.
Read more about Healthy Democracy here, and the Citizens' Initiative Review pilot project for California here.
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Feb 21 analysis Nov 20 election
Here's an interesting article that appeared in this week's Palisadian Post on how Pacific Palisades voted in the 2020 general election..In the Palisades precincts, 87% of registered voters turned out to vote. This bested L.A. County's turnout of 74.6% — high, but lower than turnout in the 2008 Obama–McCain contest. -
Time to end the filibuster?
It's a good time to read up on the filibuster and get informed, and if we agree it's a good idea, possibly to take action and pressure Democratic leadership to act. (Watch this space to see if PPDC recommends specific actions.)
Here are some informative articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/opinion/democrats-filibuster-congress-mcconnell.html
https://www.vox.com/21424582/filibuster-joe-biden-2020-senate-democrats-abolish-trump (Ezra Klein)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kill-the-senate-filibuster-or-watch-bidens-agenda-die
See all posts
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Upcoming events
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 06:30 PM · 112 rsvps
ZoomResilient Pali enviro event
Our next Hot Topic is the environment, in partnership with Resilient Palisades,
a new, local eco-activism group you should get to know
PALIDEMS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY with RESILIENT PALISADES
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Special guests :
ED BEGLEY, JR., actor and environmental activist
STATE SEN. BEN ALLEN
Our Resilient teams will inspire you: To cultivate a GAS-FREE GARDEN
To become mindful of FOOD WASTE • To imagine a SOLAR MICROGRID
To reduce SINGLE-USE PLASTICS • To plant NATIVE GARDENS • Much more
Including a few words on the hot petition to get our local schools to go solar.... Come find out
* * Free! * *
(suggested donation $10 to defray costs)
RSVP below
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 06:30 PM · 3 rsvps
ZoomResilient Pali enviro event YO page
Use this page to RSVP if you came via our Youth Outreach effort!
Everyone else, please RSVP at the main event page, here
Our next Hot Topic is the environment, in partnership with Resilient Palisades,
a new, local eco-activism group you should get to know
PALIDEMS CELEBRATES EARTH DAY with RESILIENT PALISADES
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Special guests :
ED BEGLEY, JR., actor and environmental activist
STATE SEN. BEN ALLEN
Our Resilient teams will inspire you:
To cultivate a GAS-FREE GARDEN
To become mindful of FOOD WASTE
To imagine a SOLAR MICROGRID
To reduce SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
To plant NATIVE GARDENS & much more
Including a few words on the hot petition to get our local schools to go solar.... Come find out
* * Free! * *
(suggested donation $10 to defray costs)
RSVP below