Endorsements
Endorsement Meeting
Endorsement Extravaganza
Thursday, April 19th, 6:30 PM
Dimond Library
3365 Fruitvale Avenue
Please note:
No new club member can vote unless he or she has been a member for at least 20 days. (MGO Const., Art. III, sec.3.)
This rule does not apply to lapsed memberships not more than two years in arrears. Those persons are eligible to vote immediately upon payment of their dues.
Endorsement Meeting for State Assembly
Our March meeting will be on Thursday, March 29 at the Dimond Library,
at 7:30 p.m.
This will be our endorsement meeting for:
State Assembly, District 18.
Candidates Rob Bonta and Joel Young will be joining us;
it is hoped that Abel Guillen will be able to send a representative.
Go here to see Assembly District 18 boundaries.
November 2011 Election: Club Endorsements
The MGO Democratic Club has made the following ballot measure voting endorsements for the Nov. 15th mail-in election in Oakland:
Shall the Oakland City Charter be amended to return the City Attorney to an appointed position?YES – Measure I (needs 2/3 vote)
Shall the City of Oakland establish a five year temporary fiscal emergency parcel tax to preserve essential city services, including fire, police services, and police technology, youth violence prevention, library, services, parks and recreation, and street repair, by establishing an $80 parcel tax for single-family homes and specified amounts for multi-family and commercial properties with an exemption for low-income households?
YES- Measure J
Shall the Charter be amended to allow the City of Oakland to change the deadline for fully funding its Police and Fire Retirement Plan to a new financially responsible deadline?
September 30 Endorsements
From Joe Trapp, Club President:
First, I want to thank all of those who attended and voted, and all of the candidates who came to speak.
Five members of our Executive Board met tonight and counted all of the ballots, following our ranked choice voting procedures.
By the Club’s Bylaws, we do not release the actual vote tallies.
Here are the results for September 30th, 2010:
- Oakland Mayor – No candidate received 60% of the votes, therefore no candidate receives the Club endorsement.
- Oakland City Auditor – The Club endorses Courtney Ruby.
- Oakland City Council, District 4 – No candidate received 60% of the votes, therefore no candidate receives the Club endorsement.
- Oakland Unified School District District 4 – The Club endorses Gary Yee.
- Peralta Community College District Trustee District 3 – No candidate received 60% of the votes, therefore no candidate receives the Club endorsement.
- Peralta Community College District Trustee District 5 – The Club endorses Willam Riley.
Next Endorsement Meeting – Sept 30
Due to a conflict with the League of Women Voters of Oakland Mayoral Candidates Forum on September 23, 2010, we must reschedule our 2nd Fall 2010 Endorsement Meeting to:
Thursday, September 30th, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
The tentative schedule will be:
Oakland Mayor: 10 Candidates (7 Democrats), 7:00 to 7:50
City Auditor: 2 Candidates, 7:50 to 8:00
Oakland City Council District 4: 7 Candidates, 8:00 to 8:35
Oakland School Board District 4: 2 Candidates (1 Democrat), 8:35 to 8:45
Peralta College District 3: 2 Candidates, 8:45 to 8:55
Peralta College District 5: 2 Candidates (1 Democrat), 8:55 to 9:05
Club Discussion of Candidates
- This time, we will supply pizza!
Dimond Library Directions:
By car, 580 east to the Fruitvale Avenue exit. Turn left onto Fruitvale Avenue. 580 West to Coolidge Avenue/Fruitvale Avenue exit, merge onto Montana Street and turn right at Fruitvale Avenue.
By AC Transit, take 53, 57, or NL to Fruitvale Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard.
By BART, exit at the Fruitvale Station. AC Line 53 up Fruitvale to MacArthur. Walk east (towards the hills) one block. The library is on the left across from Safeway.
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