Category Archives: Meeting notices

Endorsements, Meeting notices, Solano County Board of Supervisors

Our Next Meeting – Tuesday, February 13

MEMBER MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2024, 7:00 PM

ZOOM MEETING

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Our February meeting will be packed with election information and also exciting news about an upcoming event.

District 1 Supervisor Candidates

Last month we heard from the candidates running for District 2 for the Solano County Board of Supervisors.  This month we will hear from and vote to endorse one of the Democratic candidates, Cassandra James or Michael Wilson, who are running for District 1, a seat currently held by Erin Hannigan.

Cassandra James (left) currently serves as the Senior Community Development Specialist at the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development in San Francisco.  Michael Wilson is departing Supervisor Erin Hannigan’s District Representative.

To learn more about the candidates, click their names above to be redirected to their campaign websites, and click the links below to see how they responded to PDB’s Candidate Questionnaire in February 2024 and the Solano County Democratic Central Committee’s Candidate Questionnaire in December 2023.

CASSANDRA JAMES MICHAEL WILSON
PDB Feb. 2024 Questionnaire PDB Feb. 2024 Questionnaire
SCDCC Dec. 2023 Questionnaire SCDCC Dec. 2023 Questionnaire

Benicia’s Measure C, the State Senate Race & More!


Sheri Zada, president of the Benicia Unified District School Board, and BUSD Superintendent Damon Wright will tell us about Measure C on the March 5  ballot.  We will also vote on whether or not to endorse that measure.

Christopher Cabaldon has been endorsed by the Progressive Democrats of Benicia in his run for state senate.  He will fill us in on what we can do to help his campaign.

 

We will also have an announcement from Sheri Leigh about the upcoming Fiesta La Primavera to be held in City Park on March 23.

Renew Your Membership

Please remember that you should pay your dues now (thank you to those of you who have).  Only members who are current in their dues and have been members for 60 days will be able to vote in these endorsements.  You can renew your membership at this link: https://progressivedemocratsofbenicia.org/pay-dues-donate/.

Zoom Sign-In

Our Zoom meeting details are below.

The link and sign-in information for most PDB membership meetings in 2024 is below.  If we have an off-schedule or special meeting we may have a special link, but for the most part you can use this link, meeting ID, and passcode through 2024.  To download the invitation to your preferred electronic calendar system, you can click the link and follow the instructions below.  And we will always resend the Zoom details with our meeting notices.

Topic: PDB General Meeting
Time: FEb 13, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86273821941?pwd=WktDazJLaTJHVTBPNWd3dzlXaGd2Zz09

Meeting ID: 862 7382 1941
Passcode: 528756

One tap mobile
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See you on Zoom, Tuesday, February 13 at 7:00 PM! 

 

Endorsements, Meeting notices, Solano County Board of Supervisors

Our Next Meeting – Tuesday, January 9

MEMBER MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2024, 7:00 PM

ZOOM MEETING

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We’re starting the year off with a bang. We will have our first meeting on Tuesday, January 9, at 7pm, held on Zoom.

Monica Brown (left) and Rochelle Sherlock, Democratic candidates for Board of Supervisors in District 2, will speak.   I have asked the candidates to answer a few questions and the answers we have received are now available on the Progressive Democrats of Benicia website, with the specific page linked below:

→ Supervisor Candidate Questions & Answers

 

After the interviews, we will open an endorsement poll online for our members (the poll will be open to members starting after the candidate interviews through to midnight on Friday).

Mayor Steve Young will also be speaking about the tax measures A and B on the March 5 ballot.  Members can vote on whether or not the club should endorse these measures using that same online poll for the supervisor endorsements.  (Terry Mollica was originally scheduled to speak in January but will now be speaking in February to update us on the latest information on the Benicia Industrial Safety and Health Ordinance.)

Renew Your Membership

Be on the lookout for our next meeting notice with the Zoom link and don’t forget that our membership dues are now due.   Membership dues will increase to $30 a year (please contact me if this is a hardship) so PDB can take a more active role in the upcoming elections.  You can renew your membership, or submit an application to become a new member, at this link: https://progressivedemocratsofbenicia.org/pay-dues-donate/.

Zoom Sign-In

Our Zoom meeting details are below.

The link and sign-in information for most PDB membership meetings in 2024 is below.  If we have an off-schedule or special meeting we may have a special link, but for the most part you can use this link, meeting ID, and passcode through 2024.  To download the invitation to your preferred electronic calendar system, you can click the link and follow the instructions below.  And we will always resend the Zoom details with our meeting notices.

Topic: PDB General Meeting
Time: Jan 9, 2024 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86273821941?pwd=WktDazJLaTJHVTBPNWd3dzlXaGd2Zz09

Meeting ID: 862 7382 1941
Passcode: 528756

One tap mobile
+16699006833,,86273821941#,,,,*528756# US (San Jose)
+16694449171,,86273821941#,,,,*528756# U

See you on Zoom, Tuesday, January 9 at 7:00 PM! 

 

Meeting notices

No December Meeting – Happy Holidays!

MEMBERSHIP MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

NO DECEMBER MEETING

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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In case you missed the message at our last meeting, the Progressive Democrats of Benicia will not meet in December.  Instead, on behalf of the steering committee, please accept our best wishes for happy holidays and a great start to your new year.

Invitation to December 11 NSDC Meeting

While PDB won’t be meeting this month, our friends from the Northern Solano Democratic Club (NSDC) are inviting PDB members to attend their upcoming December meeting.  This is a meeting you will not want to miss.  They are having an informational deep-dive on the history of Flannery Associates/California Forever’s activity in Solano County, what is going on right now, what is coming up, and what we can do about it – together.  NSDC’s meeting will feature speakers Duane Kromm and Marilyn Farley (and others to be confirmed).

All are welcome to attend NSDC’s (free) Monday, December 11 meeting, to be held at 7pm over Zoom.  To get the Zoom link, email NSDC President Jeanie White at [email protected], and she’ll work with her team to ensure you get the Zoom invitation when it’s ready.

California Forever: Benicia Town Hall

Meanwhile, if you haven’t signed up to attend California Forever’s Town Hall in Benicia, scheduled for Thursday, December 14, from 6 to 8 pm, you can do so by clicking this link and ordering mobile tickets.  There are very few tickets left so sign up now if you want to join.  I’ll be there, and I hope to see many of our members there, too.

Our Next Meeting

PDB’s next meeting will be Tuesday, January 9, at 7pm, and will be held over Zoom.  By then our membership renewal drive for 2024 will be in full swing.  We’ll send out more emails about that as we get closer and let you know more about our program for that meeting.  If you’d like to renew early, you can click this link and follow instructions.

We look forward to reconnecting with you in 2024.