Please join us for our monthly meeting on Thursday, January 21st at Villa Gardens, 842 E. Villa Street in Pasadena. We will be meeting in the main conference room on the fifth floor.

A spokesperson from the California Clean Money Action Fund will discuss AB583, the California Fair Elections Act, which will appear on the June 8, 2010 primary election ballot.  The measure provides for public financing of candidates running for California Secretary of State in the 2014 and 2018 elections.

Coffee and snacks at 7:00PM. Meeting starts at 7:30PM. Hope to see you there!

~ by Michael Lee

What a difference a year makes!  Last year, at this time, we Democrats were celebrating a spectacular national victory in winning the Presidency and control of both houses of the Congress.  President Obama campaigned as the candidate of change.  He would avoid the pettiness of partisan politics and work with the community to address our long neglected national problems and end the era of Bush-Cheney.  While President Obama has effectively changed and ended major Bush policies at the cabinet level, his accomplishments in working to get Congress to act are excruciatingly slow.


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One Community, a grass roots think tank, will present "The Green Economy - Climate Control to Job Creation." This discussion forum will be held on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Pasadena City College's Forum Hall located at 1570 E. Colorado Blvd, in Pasadena.  Confirmed speakers include: Phyllis Currie from Pasadena Water and Power; John Picard, Consultant/Activist/Futurist; and Dr. Josh Willis of JPL, an expert on climate control and global warming.

All are invited and admission is free.  Continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.  There will be a panel discussion from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.  From 12 noon to 1 p.m., lunch will be served and there will also be an opportunity for job networking.

For more information, please contact Chris Holden at (626) 683-0947.

The Democrats of Pasadena Foothills endorsements for the November 3, 2009 elections:

Pasadena Area Community College District

Trustee, Area No. 3    -   Consuelo (Connie Rey) Castro

Trustee, Area No. 7    -   Tony Fellow

Date: Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Location: IATSE Local 80, 2520 W Olive Ave., Burbank, CA

Sunday afternoon, October 11, California Democratic Party Regions 12 and 13 and Los Angeles County Democratic Party Regions 2 and 3 will hold a joint platform hearing at IATSE Local 80, 2520 West Olive, in Burbank. The purpose is to gather input for the 2010 state Party platform, which is adopted at the spring convention.

More details to follow.

~ Michael Lee, Club President

As we enter the political silly season during the August Congressional recess, let's keep our focus on the need for true health care reform.  President Obama recognizes the need for reform based on three core principles: (1) reduce costs, (2) guarantee choice, and (3) ensure quality care for all.

The present system simply is too expensive and still does not cover 46 million Americans.  Millions of Americans who are employed with big companies are within a layoff notice of losing coverage for themselves and their families.  Governor Howard Dean has identified a rising problem in that Americans with health insurance cannot rely on it if they get sick and require more than routine office visits and medication.  The percentage of small business employees being offered health coverage declined from 67% to 38% from 1995-2008.  Under the current policy, private and public spending on health care now totals more than 15% of our gross domestic product and, within a few years, it is likely to be more than 20% of GDP.


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Date:  Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Time:  7:00 - 8:30 PM

Location:  Alhambra Civic Center Library Community Room, 101 S First Street, Alhambra, CA 91801

Moderator:
Dr. Bruce Hensel, Medical, Health, and Science Editor/Reporter for NBC4

Panelists:
Dr. Benjamin Chu, President, Southern California Region, Kaiser
Dr. Richard Brown, Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Jerry Flanagan, Health Care Advocate, Consumer Watchdog
Leeba Lesain, President, CareMore Health Plan

Congressman Schiff of the 29th District, California, recently gave a short speech on the House floor in support of a robust public option.

~ Bill Hacket

Thom Uber and I were married on September 21, 2009. It was a happy time for both of us. We met December 15, 2001 and I knew immediately that there was something truly special about him. Our love has grown over the years and so when the California Supreme Court ruled that we could in fact get married we seized that opportunity immediately. And for two reasons. Namely, that we love each other, but also because we knew that Proposition 8 would be on the ballot and if it passed the opportunity for us to marry would be lost.

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