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Resolution:

CA. Gov. June Primary

WHEREAS California has a top two primary system where the top two vote getters advance to the November Election no matter how low their vote totals are regardless of what their Party Affiliations are;
WHEREAS the filing period for candidates running the California Governor’s race is between February 9 and March 6, 2026 for the June Primary;
WHEREAS there are over 9 Democrats running for Governor running thereby making it mathematically probable that we will have 2 Republicans making to the November Election; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club calls on every Democrat polling under 10% to drop out of the Governor’s race.

Resolution Passed by the La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club (LMFDC) at its General Membership Meeting February 4, 2026. The LMFDC is a chartered club by the San Diego County Democratic Party. This Resolution is a Club Resolution only, not a County or State Dem Party Resolution.

Please contact the following Candidates and send them this resolution:

Candidates:
Katie Porter: https://katieporter.com/
 info@katieporter.com    press@katieporter.com 909-457-7850
Tom Steyer: https://www.tomsteyer.com/ press@tomsteyer.com
Eric Swalwell: https://www.ericswalwell.com/ info@EricSwalwell.com
Xavier Becerra: https://www.xavierbecerra2026.com/
Ian Calderon: https://www.ianforgovernor.com/ info@ianforgovernor.com
lerna@ianforgovernor.com
Matt Mahan: https://mahanforcalifornia.com
Tony Thurmond; https://www.tonythurmond.com/ info@tonythurmond.com
Betty Yee: https://bettyyee.com/ info@bettyyee.com
Antonio Villaraigosa: https://www.antonio2026.com/ contact@antonio2026.com

February 4, 2025

Location: La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942

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December 6, 2023

Join us for our May 3, 2023 Meeting

We meet on the first Wednesday of the month.

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: 4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942

WELCOME LISA GARCIA OF RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL

Lisa, Garcia, Project Manager, of Recovery International. Ms. Garcia has worked for Recovery International for 25 years. As the project manager, she oversees the San Diego office. Lisa leads peer-support hybrid meetings online and in person in San Diego County to clubhouses, dual diagnosis programs, and veterans programs. She developed and launched the Recovery International with Faith training program in partnership with the Catholic Diocese and Temple Emanu-El, of which she is a member. Lisa is active with many mental health organizations in San Diego, including the Suicide Prevention Council, the Community Alliance for Healthy Minds, and the Coalition for Mental Health.

Guests: Judi Bakke, who has been an active member of Recovery International for over 20 years. Judi serves on the Board of Directors, is Chair of the Program Committee and a Recovery International Group Leader. Also attending is Nancy Campbell, who has been in Recovery International for over 50 years. She served as a group leader for 35 years and also served as an Area Leader in San Diego County. She is active on a number of national committees.

🥳 🎉Come to our holiday party—celebrate with fellow Democrats!

The La Mesa Foothills Democratic Club cordially invites you, your friends, and family to our annual Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 7th, 6:30 PM at the La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive, to celebrate the holidays and a very good year for local Democrats.  You will enjoy delicious food, drinks, music by the Joseph Luna Band, and great conversations with fellow Democrats and friends—all for the low price of $10.  Be sure to come and kick up your heels!!

We’re asking members to contribute side items for dinner, things such as side dishes, salads, small entrees, and desserts. The LMFDC Board is providing turkey and ham along with the usual foods provided for meetings. Last names A-H please bring a side dish; I-P please bring salad or small entrees; Q-Z please contribute a dessert.  

Please RSVP to Merrill Perry at (619) 820-2199 or mynylacat@gmail.com. We need a head count! And contact Merrill directly with questions or concerns.

Our holiday theme is “MAKE IT A WARM SEASON FOR ALL”, so we are asking for donations of new/gently used warm coats, jackets, sweaters, sneakers, boots for the La Mesa Methodist Church to distribute to those in need of assistance. There is a real need for men’s items.  We will happily accept food donations for the church as well.

Don’t miss a great time with fellow Democrats!

Our October meeting will be great—you don’t want to miss it

We’re meeting Thursday evening, Oct. 6, when we’ll hear from local candidates for East County offices, as well as get refresher training on GO Team.

Candidates we’re expecting to hear from include; 
– U.S. Rep Sara Jacobs, incumbent running for re-election in the 53d district. 
– Barbara Bry for San Diego County Assessor
– Greg Hodosevich for San Diego County Treasurer/Tax Assessor
– Jennifer Mendoza and Alysson Snow, for Lemon Grove City Council
and more!

We’ll also get refresher training on GO Team, getting up to speed on how to go door-to-door in the community to drum up support for candidates. If you need complete training, contact club President Tina Rynberg, treehugger1309@yahoo.com

The meeting starts at 7 pm–but do come early, at 6:30 pm, for the usual casual conversation with fellow Democrats. As usual, the meeting is at the La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive.

Important: We’re moving the meeting to a new day for October only, to avoid conflict with Yom Kippur. Beginning in November, we’ll be back to our normal meeting day, first Wednesday of the month.

La Mesa candidates stir support | GO Team | Watch the video of our September 2022 meeting

At our September, 2022 meeting, we heard from more than a dozen candidates for La Mesa local offices—as well as a few surrounding communities—who will help make East County blue(r) this year. These include:

  • Mejgan Afshan and Patricia Dillard for La Mesa City Council. Kathleen Brand announced she’s dropping out of that race, leaving two Democrats running in contested elections for two open seats, and clearing a path for victory. We thank Brand for her sacrifice.
  • Matt Strabone for La Mesa City Treasurer.
  • For La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board: Rebecca MacRae, current board president, running for re-election; Brianna Coston; Caitlin Tiffany.
  • Andrea Beth Damsky, running for Helix Water District, Division 2
  • Debbie Justesen, for Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District Governing Goard. Justesen is currently board president.
  • Arnie Levine, for El Cajon Mayor
  • Mike Schaefer, for State Board of Equalization, 4th District
  • Victoria Abrenica for Spring Valley Community Planning Group
  • And Steve Jesionka, speaking on behalf of Stephen Houlahan, who’s running for US Congress against MAGA favorite Darrell Issa.

Also, club President Tina Rynberg provided tips on participating in the Grassroots Organizing Team—GO Team—volunteers who fan out over neighborhoods to go door-to-door to urge Democrats to vote for San Diego endorsed party candidates. That kind of precinct-walking is one of the best things you can do to help elect Democrats.

For questions about GO-Team, contact Rynberg at treehugger1309@yahoo.com.

We’ll be doing GO Team training at our October meeting. We’ll also hear from more candidates, from across East County.

The October meeting is Thursday, October 6, 7 pm at the La Mesa Community Center, 4975 Memorial Drive—but do come early for unstructured conversation, starting at 6:30 pm.

Important: We’re moving the meeting to a new day for October only, to avoid conflict with Yom Kippur. Beginning in November, we’ll be back to our normal meeting time, first Wednesday of the month.)

Also: Volunteer for Oktoberfest, Sept. 30-Oct. 2.