Meet and Greet Party and Fundraiser – Sun, Sept 9

Posted on September 2, 2012 Updated on September 9, 2012

Dear Candidates, MGO Members and Friends:

You are cordially invited to attend a

Meet and Greet Party and Fundraiser

Hosted by the Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club (MGO)

On

Sunday, September 9^th, 2012

 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

5920 Ross Street,

Oakland

(on the corner of Chabot, in Rockridge)

This is a time for MGO club members and candidates for all local offices to meet in an informal social setting with food and wine.  There will be no candidate presentations, but candidates attending will be announced and identified.

The Meet and Greet has always been a highly enjoyable event for everyone involved.  We will ask for a $20 donation for each person attaending the event.  Drink tickets will be sold at the door.

RSVP to Judy Cox, judysattlercox@gmail.com or 510 531 5423

MGO Needs You to Take Part in Revitalizing Our Club

Posted on July 15, 2012 Updated on August 11, 2012

Our club has a long and illustrious history with many accomplishments.   However, in the last few years we have faced falling attendance at meetings and  a drop in membership.  We need a new direction, one suitable for our current times.

Recently many of you filled out a survey on the club.  Please attend onWednesday to further look into our options to change the club with changing times, to explore what the survey told us, and to help make some important decisions where the club must move.

MGO is your club.  If you care about MGO and its continued existence, please join us.

Wednesday, July 25^th, 7:30 P.M.

Dimond Library

3565 Fruitvale Ave.

Oakland, CA

• Read the July 2012 survey results results here in the The Platform newsletter

Fun, Schmoozing and Gossip

Posted on June 22, 2012 Updated on September 9, 2012

Join MGO Members and Friends

For an evening of

Fun, Schmoozing and Gossip

At the lovely

Lake Merritt Hotel,

1800 Madison St.

At 18^th St.

Just off the Lake.

7 to 9 p.m.

Monday, June 25th, 2012

We’ll have food, a no-host bar, and time to distill our collective wisdom about the primary election just finished, the November races to come and where that leaves the liberal Democrats of Oakland and the East Bay.

Several Councilmembers and candidates will be there, so you can get their ears if you’re quick!

Come for conversations you just don’t want to miss in a place with a beautiful view of the Lake, and a vintage Oakland elegance.

Be there!

Public Safety in Oakland – General Meeting, October 2011

Posted on October 13, 2011

As you all may have read in the papers today, or heard last night, Police Chief Batts has resigned, and Oakland will be searching, yet again, for a new Chief of Police.

A couple of years ago, Chief Batts gave a stirring speech to our club about his plans for fighting crime in Oakland. To paraphrase, at the end of his talk, he said that he could not succeed without the community getting involved. I think that this is equally true for the next Chief.

But what kind of involvement? For years, the City has been trying to strike some sort of balance between increased law enforcement measures, and measures to encourage young people in Oakland from turning towards crime. Chief Batts left behind three law enforcement proposals that have yet to be endorsed or rejected: 1) Expanding the use of Civil Gang Injunctions; 2) Implementing Youth Curfews; and 3) Beefing up our Loitering Ordinance. These are measures that some categorically reject as violations of civil liberties, and that some accept as a necessary measure to save lives and control crime. Many, though, are unsure, or have yet to be heard from.

Though Chief Batts is gone, the City’s acceptance or rejection of these measures will help determine what kind of Police Chief, or what kind of Police Department that we will have for years to come.

At the next Club Meeting, we will discuss these issues and decide whether MGO wants to take a public position as they will soon go back to the City Council.

The meeting will be at:

Dimond Library
3565 Fruitvale Avenue
Thursday, October 20, 2011
7:30 PM

Meet Jean Quan

Posted on April 6, 2011 Updated on September 9, 2012

•               a fresh look at Oakland;

•             a balanced budget with social responsibility and fiscal responsibility;

•             education and youth;

•              jobs;

•             and public safety