The weather is warm and we’ve got a hot meeting lined up for Wednesday, March 3 at 7 pm on Zoom: A forum for Democratic candidates for the 79th Assembly District seat recently vacated by Shirley Weber. Candidates speaking at our public, general meeting are:
Aeiramique Glass Blake, an advocate for racial justice, equity, and reimagined public safety, founder and director of Generation Justice, youth and student activists organizing for change in San Diego.
Labor organizer Leticia Munguia.
Shane Parmely, a classroom teacher and advocate for students, their families, and our communities.
Akilah Weber—wife, mother, physician, and La Mesa City Councilmember.
The meeting is Wednesday, March 3, 7 pm. Join us early for unstructured conversation, starting at 6:30 pm. Here’s the Zoom link.
The primary is April 6, and general election is June 8.
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And mark your calendar for our March meeting–Wednesday, March. 3–when we’ll hear from candidates for the 79th Assembly District, to succeed Shirley Weber. Programming starts at 7 pm, with unstructured conversation at 6:30 pm. Join us! Zoom.
February’s general meeting of the La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club, featuring Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) and epidemiologist Rebecca Fielding-Miller, was one of our best ever.
Congresswoman Jacobs talked about her experience as the subject of the violent Capitol insurrection Jan. 6, as well as her leadership in holding the insurrectionists and Republican Congressional accomplices, accountable. She also talked about COVID and economic relief.
Dr. Fielding-Miller discussed COVID, of course. Of particular interest was her discussion of best practices for masking, and what to do with your anti-masking conspiracy-minded friends, family and neighbors. (Short version: Listen. Yelling at somebody and calling them idiots changes zero minds.)
Missed the meeting? Watch it on YouTube:
What made this such a great meeting? Our speakers were great, sure, but your participation is what made the difference. There was a constant stream of great questions coming from the audience, one after the other. I had prepared my own list of questions but I quickly just threw those aside and let you guys run things. As I said at the end of the meeting: I was as proud of our club that day as I have ever been, and it’s because of all of you.
Don’t miss our next meeting, March 3, which will feature a forum for Democratic candidates for the 79th District seat vacated by Shirley Weber when she became Secretary of State recently. Business starts at 7 pm, with informal social discussion starting at 6:30 pm. Join us on Zoom.
Going forward we’re going to be using the same link for general meetings, which are on the first Wednesday of the month, same time. Just drop that on your calendars and you’re good to go.
Now here’s your chance: The La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club board has open positions for a VP Programming, Secretary and Treasurer. If you’re interested in joining our motley crew, reply to this email.
Join us Wednesday evening for a blockbuster meeting with two very special guests. Epidemiologist Rebecca Fielding-Miller recently agreed to speak with the club, joining Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego).
Dr. Fielding-Miller is an epidemiologist working on COVID research at UCSD. She will with us about the state of the pandemic, how it’s hitting San Diego, what we are doing and should be doing, and the future outlook.
Prior to the pandemic, Dr. Fielding-Miller did interesting and important work in HIV and gender, in both the US and sub-Saharan Africa. She received her PHD in behavioral sciences and health education from Emory University in Atlanta, and a Masters of Science in Public Health in international health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
Also joining us as a guest is Congresswoman Jacobs. Ms. Jacobs was sworn in to Congress less than a month ago, but since then she’s been a dynamo. She joined the influential House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, as well as the Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, and has been a prominent voice calling for the impeachment of Donald Trump and investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Ms. Jacobs ran on a platform emphasizing racial justice, support for small business, health care, immigration, housing and homelessness, and more.
We’ll talk with Ms. Jacobs about her experiences on Jan. 6, and plan for the country going forward. (Isn’t it great to have the adults running the country again, by the way?)
The meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 3–that’s this week! Programming starts at 7 pm, and join us for unstructured conversation starting at 6:30 pm. See you then!
We’ve got a very special guest for our Wednesday, Feb. 3 meeting: First-year Congresswoman (and friend of the club) Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego).
Rep. Jacobs was scheduled to join us at our January meeting, but she had to cancel at the last minute – something to do with the Capitol being under attack by a pro-Trump terrorist mob. Maybe you heard about it in the news?
Ms. Jacobs ran on a platform emphasizing racial justice, support for small business, health care, immigration, housing and homelessness, and more.
We’ll talk with Ms. Jacobs about her experiences on Jan. 6, and plan for the country going forward. (Isn’t it great to have the adults running the country again, by the way?)
We’ll have other speakers too, but we’ll tell you about them another day. ‘Til then, mark your calendars for Wednesday, Feb. 3. Programming starts at 7 pm, and join us for unstructured conversation starting at 6:30 pm. See you then!
And please, if you’re active on Facebook, join our new Facebook Group: La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club. Anyone can join and post to that group – that means you! – but posts must be approved by the moderators.
Why do we have both a Facebook Page and Group? Well, Groups seem to be more visible than Pages, and more suited to updates and discussion. Other than that, like a lot of things on Facebook, it really makes no sense, so just go with it.
We’re also thinking about starting a subreddit, because that seems to be a good way to reach people. Your VP Communications loves Reddit.
We’ve achieved our longtime goal of turning the county Blue – now what? Newly elected San Diego City Council Member Raul Campillo and Nathan Fletcher, chair of the San Diego Board of Supervisors, discuss priorities, including economic development, mitigating racial and ethnic injustice, taming the COVID monster, and more, at our January meeting
Watch the video here:
We kicked off the meeting with board elections and swearing-in. Also: Doug Case, political affairs director for Senator Toni Atkins, updates us on goings-on in Sacramento. LMFDC board member Evlyn Andrade fills us in on her new position as policy advisor to San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, advancing a progressive agenda and advising on one of biggest issues of our time, the climate crisis. And past president Linda Armacost discusses the importance of education.
Exciting news! Sara Jacobs, San Diego’s latest Congressional representative, has agreed to join us for our meeting Wednesday at 7 pm, adding to an already stellar line-up of guests that includes San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher – who was selected chair of the county board just this week – and Dr. Jennifer Campbell, president of the San Diego City Council.
It’s a new year – and a new era. After literally decades of work, we’ve finally made San Diego into a Democrat-majority city and county. So now what? How will a Democratic-led government handle issues including housing, homelessness, transit and more – while first taming the Covid-19 monster? Find out from Fletcher and Campbell, two of the people who will be leading the charge into the new era.
And how can we expect the US to change with an adult in the White House?
Discuss those issues and more with the people who can make change happen. Meeting starts at 7 pm, but come early for unstructured conversation at 6:30 pm.
Also on the agenda: We’ll take a few minutes at the start of the meeting to elect the La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club board for 2021. This club is not a spectator sport – you can – and should! – join the board. Find out more here: Run for the La Mesa Democratic Club board!.
And we have a couple of other guests, friends of the club we’re delighted to have join us for the new year. We’re not telling you now because, well, we like surprises.
Represent your community to the state Democratic Party: Jan. 11 is the deadline to register to vote for representatives to the California Assembly District Electoral Meetings (ADEMs), who work with the state Central Committee to set the direction for the party statewide. Register here.. Find your AD Candidates here: Assembly Districts and find your Assembly District here
We’re ready to kick off the New Year with our first general meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 7 pm – that’s this Wednesday – when we’ll look ahead for the new year in the county and city of San Diego. We’re talking with two of the county’s leading Democrats: San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, and San Diego City Council President Jennifer Campbell.
It’s a new year – and a new era. After literally decades of work, we’ve finally made San Diego into a Democrat-majority city and county. So now what? How will a Democratic-led government handle issues including housing, homelessness, transit and more – while first taming the Covid-19 monster? Find out from Fletcher and Campbell, two of the people who will be leading the charge into the new era.
Meeting starts at 7 pm, but come early for unstructured conversation at 6:30 pm.
Also on the agenda: We’ll take a few minutes at the start of the meeting to elect the La Mesa-Foothills Democratic Club board for 2021. This club is not a spectator sport – you can – and should! – join the board. Find out more here: Run for the La Mesa Democratic Club board!.
And we have a couple of other guests, friends of the club we’re delighted to have join us for the new year. We’re not telling you now because, well, we like surprises.
But wait there’s more: We need your help to turn Georgia, and the US Senate, Blue. (And by “we” we mean “the United States”). That election is Tuesday – you can help by phone-banking. Find out more here: Help Georgia Democrats Flip the Senate
Represent your community to the state Democratic Party: Jan. 11 is the deadline to register to vote for representatives to the California Assembly District Electoral Meetings (ADEMs), who work with the state Central Committee to set the direction for the party statewide. Register here.. Find your AD Candidates here: Assembly Districts and find your Assembly District here
Candidates in the 71st Assembly District include a slate of Pragmatic Progressives:
Self-identified Females:
Estela De Los Rios, executive director, non-profit housing agency (CSA)
