Please join us on September 25/26 in San Francisco for our 2010 Annual Convention!



This years convention will be geared towards GOTV with workshops and speakers focused on projects and techniques that will help you increase voter turnout during those last crucial 30 days.

• Hear from state-wide candidates and campaigns and find out how you can get involved and help them win.
• Join professionals as they show you the best practices for creating winning field programs, GOTV programs and an overview of the statewide coordinated campaign.
• Introducing ACT (Activist Certification Training) - a new program for certifying activists and campaign workers that will provide the party and campaigns with a network of trained workers!
• Also new this year - special workshops in Spanish!

Date: September 25-26, 2010
Time: Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday: 10:00am-1:00pm
Where: San Francisco State University, Convention Center, 800 Font Blvd, Mary Ward Hall

Packages include:
$95 Complete Package ($115 after September 20)
(includes Saturday  box lunch, all workshops and registration, and the Saturday night dinner)

$45 Convention Only
(includes lunch, all workshops and registration)

$75 Dinner Only ($95 after September 20)
Join us for dinner as we present our annual awards, hear from speakers, and listen to a panel discussion on Prop 19:  Will it help turnout or hurt Democrats?

Click here to register: https://secure.actblue.com/page/convention10

Sponsors, Vendors and advertisers: Download form or click here to sign-up online: http://www.actblue.com/page/cdcsponsors

Directions & Hotel Information . . .


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The Inland Valley Headquarters PAC is providing buttons to Democratic Clubs and Headquarters @ a wholesale price.

The following are available:
3 inch Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer buttons for $1.75 each (3inches)
2 inch Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer buttons for $1.25 each (2inches)

This is an excellent opportunity for Clubs and headquarters to raise funds.

To order, please contact Rudy Mann: rudy.mann©yahoo.com or call (909) 685-4750.

Rudy Mann, President

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Hosted by CDC and the San Diego County Democratic Party



50 activists from Orange, Riverside and San Diego County participated in our day-long training program!

A big THANK YOU to the following sponsors:
San Marcos Democratic Club
Garry Shay
Octavio Aguilar
Lee Ezzes
Dr. Michael McQuary
La Jolla Democratic Club
Fallbrook Democratic Club
Lee Ezzes
Christine Nava
Carmen Miranda-Griffith
Victor Sartoresi

Be a true grassroots leader – sponsor our training for $50 or more!
$50 - Activist
$100 - Supporter
$250 - Organizer
$500 - Leader


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Although over 100 clubs participated in the voting process, unfortunately not enough members voted to reach a quorum.

Therefore, CDC is not able to endorse any candidates or propositions based on this vote.

However, the results of the vote are shown below which indicates the direction that the vote had gone.





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The CDC meeting held on Friday, April 16, at the CDP 2010 Convention was a huge success with standing room only!



Starting out, Trent Lange, Californians for Fair Elections gave us an overview of Proposition 15.

Next, Senator Loni Hancock gave an overview of the Majority Vote Budget initiative which is designed to remove the 2/3 vote requirement from for budget decisions.

Finally Professor George Lakoff, University of Berkeley, talked about the California Democracy Act which is designed to remove the 2/3 vote requirement for both budget and revenue decisions.

One of the world's best-known linguists, Professor Lakoff is widely recognized for his research on metaphorical thought, the embodied mind, and the structure of language. However, his application of cognitive science and linguistics to politics has brought him to national attention.

His latest project is the California Democracy Act, an initiative on the November 2010 ballot designed to eliminate the 2/3 vote requirement for passing the state budget.

Join us as Mr. Lakoff explains his initiative compared to similar initiatives being proposed.

Here are a few words from George Lakoff:

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