Join Obama Venice/MDR by going here or email to veniceplus@gmail.com .

 
This group presently does phone banking from Venice
and joins in trips to Las Vegas to campaign.  Currently,
they are calling Las Vegas Democrats to encourage
more active local participation in this year's campaign.

                           Everyone's Invited

     

                      West LA Democratic Club events

   

WE INVITE YOU TO A  LOS ANGELES COUNTY 
   DISTRICT ATTORNEY CANDIDATE FORUM

        WITH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

 

 

Jackie Lacey       Bobby Grace 

 

        Danette Meyers

 

This is a non-partisan office, but so, ostensibly, is the U.S. Supreme Court:

...Bush v Gore...Citizens United v FEC...and coming up ..Affordable Care Act

 v no health care.

 

 PLUS Special Guest Speaker Senator Ted Lieu

 

              When:   Saturday, May 12, 2012  2:00pm-4:00pm  

           (Doors open at 1:45pm. Meeting begins at  
                   2:00pm sharp.) 

           Where: LMU University Hall
                   McIntosh Meeting Room #3999

                1 LMU Drive, Westchester, CA 90045

           (Enter LMU campus from Lincoln Blvd. and 

           park  in parking  structure across from first guard 

           station. )

 

The Westchester Democratic Club, West LA Democratic Club, 

LAX Area Democratic Club and Beach Cities Democratic Club
invite you to join the three Democratic candidates seeking the

office of the "People's Prosecutor," Los Angeles County District

Attorney.  The District Attorney of Los Angeles County is the

lawyer for the people, a non-partisan official who is elected every

four years whose office is responsible for prosecuting felony crimes.

The race has turned into a hotly contested race with candidates 

attempting to defeat front runner, Los Angeles City Attorney
Carmen Trutanich. This an excellent opportunity for you to hear
the Democratic D.A. candidates answer and rebut questions from
panelists representing each club.  Audience Q&A immediately
following panelist questions. 
 

Election for this non-partisan office will take place June 5th. 

Prior to the forum, Senator Ted Lieu will discuss Propositions 28  

- Legislative Term Limits & 29 - Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research,


which will also be on the June 5th ballot.

Join us for what promises to be an informative and lively afternoon. 

Then cast your ballots even more informed.

Thank you and see you on the 12th!

 

     For further information contact Sheila at 

       pres@westchesterdemclub.org

           or call (424) 225-1504.  


  

    $5.00 Donation requested to help defray event costs.

                    (No One Turned Away.)  
                               
 

  

The West LA Democratic Club, in conjunction with the Westchester Democratic Club, held

a Judicial Candidates Forum on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at St. Bede's Episcopal Church.  

 

Guest speaker Sharan Kyle led off the  forum with an informative discussion on the American penal system. Ms. Kyle is the prolific writer and voice at the L.A. Progressive. The penal system is a subject

she has become only too aware of due to the disheartening experience of someone very close to her.

 

The forum was attended by five L.A. Superior Court judicial candidates and exceptionally well       
moderated by WLADC President Alan Bail and Westchester Democratic Club Vice President

William Roberts.  The candidates fielded challenging and insightful  questions prepared by our

moderators.

 

With the entirety of the voting public generally unfamiliar with judges, this type of event
gains in value. We were able to learn that all five professed to be Democrats with the same
values that most of us have on topics such as the death penalty and the three strikes law.
 
Therefore, on the upcoming June ballot you can look for the following names:

Craig Gold - office 3

Douglas Weitzman - office 38

Shannon Knight - ofice 65

Eric Harmon - office 114

Ben Brees  - office 114

 

For more information that may help you decide on the candidates, you can start with a

judge voter's guide here.

 

The WLADC did endorse all unopposed candidates along with Eric Harmon.

 

At our March event Congressman Henry Waxman was our guest speaker.

See all our recent events by going here.

 
 
 For those who haven't been there, our new venue of St. Bedes Episocopal Church in Mar Vista
has proven to be more attractive and popular than our former home in Venice. Everything makes
it a vast improvement. There is plenty of parking, less traffic, better acoustics and lighting, 
more comfortable seating and  a more intimate and informal setting to better
interact with our speakers. We hope to see you there.   
 
   All our events are listed on the web site and are well publicized in our E Letter and

   also appear  in the Argonaut and Venice, Mar Vista and Santa Monica Patch.

   If you do not receive our E Letter, please let us know at jungle101@aol.com.

 
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                           TWO ACTION ITEMS......

 

  

Presently, the Insurance Commissioner does not have the power of approval over healthcare insurance rate changes.  We support

the initiative that will change that.

 

We are circulating the Official Ballot Petition that, if sucessful in

reaching the required number of signatures, qualifies the initiative

for the November ballot.

 

We will be asking people to sign the petition at our voter registration

tables. We need this initiative to get control of health insurance prices in California. Insurance companies will have to justify their rate

increases thru the state's Insurance Commissioner. 

            To download the petition go to

                  www.justifyrates.org

 

 

Next ....

    

Protect Schools and  Public Safety Initiative

 

There are too many petitions  floating around so don't get  confused.This is the Governor's  initiative to save our schools  from drastic cuts in a fair and  orderly way.

 

We must do  what the Republicans have made impossible  at the federal level: 

Sensible taxes for  those who can well  afford it to cut the deficit  and maintain

our schools and public safety.

 

Go here to download and circulate.. 

  

 

                      
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones
recently appeared at the Palisades Dem Club's
"The State of Healthcare: 2012 and Beyond" event
March 25 at Bergamot Station. His message can
be summarized in two parts. He strongly
supports the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)
which has many benefits for the country (UNLESS
the RIGHT WING Supreme Court strikes it
down!!).
 
However, secondly, he emphasized the need for
passage of the above proposition which gives him
the power to regulate rate increases.

 

    Jimmy Gow President of the

    Torrance Democratic Club,

    Cara Robin and Alan Bail of the

    WLADC at our summer party

 

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                            The times they are a changing, again

             The following is the current 2012 Democrat's lineup  of local candidates.

 

             We will be holding debates prior to the elections in which you can

             attend and provide your own questions for each to discuss. 

 

             One way to find out where the new districts are and what district you are in

             is to go to Aroundthecapitol.com .  For example, link to a state assembly

             district, enter your address, click on pin and adjust the map with the + or -.     

 

 

 

 

Richard Bloom, Betsy Butler and Tori Osborne

 

 

                                              State Asembly District 50 Candidates

 

  Betsy Butler             Current Assembly District 53 Assembly Woman  betsybutler.com

  Torie Osborn            Mayoral policy advisor,community organizer      torieosborn.com

  Richard Bloom         Mayor of Santa Monica                                          richardbloom.com

 

 

                                              State Asembly District 66 Candidates

 

  Al Muratsuchi            Torrance School Board President                        almuratsuchi.com