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California Legislature, Christopher Cabaldon, Meeting reflections

Brief Meeting Notes – January 14, 2025

BRIEF MEETING NOTES
JANUARY 14, 2025

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Our January general membership meeting was held on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 7pm, via Zoom.

AGENDA

  • Call to Order – Kathy Kerridge, Chair
  • Quorum – Maggie Kolk, Secretary
  • Acknowledgements
  • Welcome to new members and steering committee members
  •  Announcements
    • Club Dues of $30 for the coming year can be paid here
    • Benicia Community Martin Luther King Day Celebration
      • January 20 – 7:00 pm 1305 W. 2nd St.
      • Honoring Dr. King in story, recollection, song, and commitment. All welcome.
    • Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
      • January 30, 4-7:30 pm, Cal Maritime, Rizza Auditorium
    • CADEM Elections – AD-11
      • Sign up on line to register to vote in this election
    • Solano County Democratic Central Committee Dinner
      • March 8 – 6:00 pm at the Nelson Community Center in Suisun – Silent and Dessert Auction

Speaker

California State Senator Christopher Cabaldon, Dist. 3

Next Meeting: Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Meeting Recording Link

Here is a link to the video recording of the meeting. If asked for a passcode, it is:

e&rUW2=6

 

2024 Election, CA State Senate Race, California Legislature, Endorsements

Meeting Notes – September 13, 2023

MEETING NOTES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023


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Our September general membership meeting was held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 7pm, via Zoom.

Agenda:

  • Call to Order
  • Quorum
  • Treasurer’s Report
  • Acknowledgements/Announcements
  • CA State Senate District 3 Candidates
  • Endorsement Poll – membership discussion
  • Vote to support Solano Co. Boards & Commissions
  • Wrap Up

Announcements

  • 9/30 – Northern Solano Dems 71st Anniversary Dinner
  • PDB – Subcommittee and Steering Committee volunteers
  • Save Our Streets – Maggie Kolk
  • www.Beniciasaveourstreets.com/
  • Google Docs – Jack Kolk

State Senate District 3 Candidates

There is a hotly contested State Senate race this year to replace Bill Dodd.  The candidates (in alphabetical order) are Christopher Cabaldon, former Mayor of West Sacramento, Jackie Elward, City Council Member of Rohnert Park, and Dr. Rozzana Verder-Aliga, Vice-Mayor of Vallejo. We heard from all three candidates who are running to replace Bill Dodd in the State Senate.

Membership Poll

We have offered members an opportunity to vote on which candidate to endorse via the PDB website.  The bylaws state “New Members shall be entitled to vote on all Club matters sixty (60) days after payment of dues. Existing members, upon payment of membership renewal dues, shall be eligible immediately to vote on all Club matters.”

The membership voted to endorse Christopher Cabaldon for California State Senate.

Meeting Link

Here is the link to the video recording of this important meeting! If asked, enter the passcode:   %.iqbYM3

Next Meeting: Tuesday October 10, 7:00 pm on Zoom

We’re excited to have our new city manager, Mario Giuliani, as our guest speaker.  He’ll be addressing Benicia’s budget crisis and the various and complementary ways the City is working to manage it.  We’ll also have a Q&A period for our attendees.

Don’t miss this important meeting!

 

California Legislature, Endorsements, Meeting notices

Our Next Meeting – Wednesday, September 13

MEMBER MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 7:00 PM

ZOOM MEETING

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There is a hotly contested State Senate race this year to replace Bill Dodd. We have the fantastic opportunity to hear from and ask questions of all three candidates at our next meeting on Wednesday (note the day), September 13, at 7 pm. Many of you met the candidates at our July Garden Party.

This will be a more formal meeting with each candidate presenting separately, followed by a time for us to ask questions.  The candidates (in alphabetical order) are Christopher Cabaldon, former Mayor of West Sacramento, Jackie Elward, City Council Member of Rohnert Park, and Dr. Rozzana Verder-Aliga, Vice-Mayor of Vallejo.

 

From left to right: Christopher Cabaldon, Jackie Elward, & Rozzana Verder-Aliga

The candidates have answered a few questions in writing to give you more background before this meeting:

State Senate Race 2024:
Candidate Questions & Answers

 

Please read through them. We want to be able to really zero in on their responses to these questions and use this meeting for your more specific questions.

After the meeting, we plan to use our Google Group to discuss the candidates before we have our endorsement vote.  We will have our endorsement vote a week or so after our candidate meeting, and we will most likely run it through our website.  In the primary only the top two candidates will advance, so our endorsement is important.  The top two will likely be from this group.  Please make sure your dues are paid, as only current members can vote.  

We will also hear briefly about the Save our Streets initiative that is currently gathering signatures. You can sign at the Farmer’s Market for the next few weeks.

Finally, we will vote as a club on whether or not to send a letter in support of Solano County boards and commissions.

Check Out the United Dems Candidate Interviews

The United Democrats of Southern Solano have already held in-depth, hour-long interviews with Jackie Elward and Christopher Cabaldon.  The recordings of these interviews are available on their Facebook Page.  Their last interview will be with Rozzana Verder-Aliga and will take place on Wednesday, September 6 at 7pm.  Everyone is welcome to attend and we will share the link when it is available.

An endorsement from the Progressive Dems is important both to candidates and to our club, and there may not be unanimity in our membership regarding who we support. Watching these interviews in advance, reading the questionnaires when we send them out and seeing all three on the same night will help you make an informed decision.

Zoom Sign-In

Our Zoom meeting details are below.  Our Zoom link and sign-in details will be the same through October if you would like to save them to your calendar.

Join PDB Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82362109045?pwd=bG9SMzE3RnA5VlJWeXhUMWhUNjk5Zz09

Meeting ID: 823 6210 9045
Passcode: 039610
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Don’t miss this important meeting!

See you on Zoom, Wednesday, September 13 at 7:00 PM!