This is last year for our club to be in existence. We need to use up our money. If we don't, the money goes back to LACDP. The Money can go to GOTV,candidates. The cut-off date will be after the Nov election.
Question regarding date of redistricting, ballot measure amendment will challenge it.
Old business:
1. Walking for Harrison Katz for SCV City Council(April 13 election) and for Prop 15 (CA fair Elections Act) June 8. Walking dates are on Sat 2/27;Sun 2/28,Sat 3/6,Sun 3/7,3/14,3/21, and Sat 3/28.
Meeting at 3pm Newhall Post Office from 3pm until dusk. Hitting high propensity Dem's. Will distribute fliers for Harrison and Prop 15. You can return walking lists at the post office or deliver them to Carole Luteness's house. Kristin will walk for Harrison's as well as Steve and Marcia. Return lists to Nick so he can scan them. Call Harrison if there are any questions.
2. Voter registration in Sylmar will be on 2/20,4/10,and 6/15. Email or call Carole when you can help. Kristin and I will help on 3/20. If you have any questions ask Carole.
3. June primary: Jerry Brown is running for Governor and Diana Shaw is running for 38th Assembly. She is a retired lawyer, progressive and excited about running. Call Mike 661-373-5397 or Carole if there are any fairs, neighborhood councils meetings, clubs, open or house
4. Prop 15-CA Fair Election act for the June ballot. We'll do GOTV for the April and June eletions for Prop 15. Meeting regarding prop 15 at Caruso's. Meeting will be on 3/7/10 at 7pm..
5. In response to Bob Kellar's racist comments, people are working on a draft from the DAA regarding this issue and are making a constructive response. Steve says let them become citizens. People want the city council to oppose abusing people.
New business:
1. Election of new officers - Dorri Raskin becomes Secretary and Todd Hoover is now the DPSFV with Lynne Plambeck as the alternate.
Annoucements
*Diana Shaw has a face book page and will be having a web site.
*Marcia Schneider says it's a tight race for Barbara Boxer. She will get bumper stickers for us. We need to get people to the polls.
* Carole spolke about LA city ethnic committee making it easy for corporations to give money. They changed their ruling based on the Supreme Court's decision. LA will now have difficulty being a union city. Shop at thrifts.
*Problems with judges and money-In N C, the tobcco industry bought the judges.
* Jackie Conaway is running for the 25th Congressional District .
* Black Hisory month will be celebrated next month instead of this month because since working on statement against Kellor has been deemed a higher priority. It will be at St. Stephens.
* Steve would like a calender of events.
* This Sat, SCV Minutemen rally. Discussion - should we have a counter rally, osbserve and videotape/photograph people there.
Dave Lutness made the statement that if Jewish people hadn't existed, they would have had to create them since they needed someone as a scapegoat. He said it was 2 tier Nazi that said this.
*Lynne Plambeck would like to have something against coroporations - the public isn't your credit cards.
Next meeting will be on March 31,2010 at Urbane Cafe - the Old Road - just off the 5
All voted to end meeting. Adjourned 8:30pm
See you on 3/31/10.
Dorri Raskin, Secretary