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Metropolitan-Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Program Announcement: A Presentation on Reparations with Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley
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| Dear MGO Members and Friends: Join us on Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30pm for a presentation on Reparations with Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley. In the MGO tradition, there will be time for questions and answers. Tuesday, May 23, 2023 – 7:30pm Register/Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlcu6hpzssGtSU5KkMNrOftSaDrNLx2kJl#/registration Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club Presenting Local Government–Keeping It Accountable–Promoting Democratic Values |
Metropolitan-Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club March 14, 2023 Program Announcement:A Conversation with Libby Schaaf, Former Oakland Mayor and Current Director of Emerge California
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| Dear MGO Members and Friends: Libby Schaaf, who served as mayor of Oakland from 2015 to 2022 and is now the current interim director of Emerge California, will join us to talk about Emerge’s history, accomplishments and goals. According to its website, Emerge California has trained and recruited over 800 women Democratic women leaders to run for elected office since 2002. It claims to have over 200 alums currently serving in elected positions. They include California’s Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, State Controller Malia Cohen, State Assemblymember Mia Bonta whose district includes Oakland, and San Francisco Mayor London Breed. We also invited Mayor Schaaf to share her personal views about the general direction and paths she would like to see Oakland take over the next few years. In the MGO tradition, there will be time for questions and answers. Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – 7:30pm Register/Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlc-yqrz4jEt1_omCRlgXo-H4UIZ9M62y8 Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club Presenting Local Government–Keeping It Accountable–Promoting Democratic Values |
Metropolitan-Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club January 31, 2023 Program Announcement: A Presentation by Rob Boston, Senior Advisor at Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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| Dear MGO Members and Friends: Have you been following the political thunderstorms from the Religious Right? Have you watched its intense efforts to twist and diminish our country’s Constitutional values? Are you watching women being forced to endure pregnancies they don’t want? Have you watched gays and lesbians being refused service in public accommodations, Jewish couples prevented from adopting children from Christian-run adoption agencies, or non-believers subjected to or embarrassed by school prayer? Do you want to know the best ways to stop this Religious Right assault and its post-Roe contours? On January 31 at 7:30pm MGO is proud to host a virtual presentation by a speaker with some answers: Rob Boston. Rob is Senior Advisor at Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) and Editor of Church & State, AU’s monthly membership magazine. AU is a 75-year-old civil rights organization with over 75,000 members. It is the country’s only organization dedicated solely to defending the separation of church and state. Join us! Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – 7:30pm Register/Join the Zoom Meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkduGgqDMqH9OYRwBYyMn413jzhfBZpGS8 Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club Presenting Local Government–Keeping It Accountable–Promoting Democratic Values |
2022 General Election Endorsements
Dear MGO Members
Thank you for participating in our endorsement votes! Here are the Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club’s endorsements for the local elections in the November primary:
Oakland City Council, District 2: Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Council, District 4: Janani Ramachandran
Oakland City Council, District 6: Kevin Jenkins
AC Transit At-Large: Alfred Twu
EBMUD Ward 3: Marguerite Young
Peralta Community College Board, Area 5: Saleem Gilmore
Peralta Community College Board, Area 7: Seth Steward
Measure D (Open space initiative) YES
Measure H (Oakland schools parcel tax extension) YES
Measure Q (Affordable housing authorization) YES
Measure R (Gender neutral language) YES
Measure S (Noncitizen parent voting in school board elections) YES
Measure T (Progressive Business Tax) YES
Measure U (Bond measure for housing, streets, and facilities) YES
Measures Y (Parcel tax to fund the Zoo) YES
Prop 1 – Yes
Prop 26 – No
Prop 27 – No
Prop 28 – Yes
Prop 30 – Yes
Prop 31 – Yes
No candidate met our threshold for endorsement (60%) for Oakland school board districts, 2, 4, and 6, AC Transit Ward 3, or Peralta Area 3.
The Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club (MGO) is the oldest Democratic club in Oakland, and has been involved in Oakland politics and public policy for over 60 years.
Metropolitan-Greater Oakland Democratic Club
Presenting Local Government–Keeping It Accountable–Promoting Democratic Values
Sept 20 Peralta College Board Candidate Forum
| The Metropolitan-Greater Oakland (MGO) Democratic Club Invites You to Attend our Peralta Colleges Endorsement Meeting Tuesday Evening September 20, 2022, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucOispjoiHtOINKu_Tv9NTinUcOCR5l6j See Appearance Schedule Below |
| Dear Members and Friends of MGO,You are invited to join our candidate endorsement night on Sept 20, 2022 election. We are inviting Peralta College candidates who are running for positions on the Schedule that appears below. As there have been many candidate forums for Mayor of Oakland, we are not having our own forum. You may wish to watch the one of the many other ones, such as the one by the League of Women Voters on October 3. Alfred, I don’t see this event on the League’s announcement of upcoming events. Are you sure of this date?Additionally, we are not scheduling the discussions on local and state ballot measures until the voter information information guides have been mailed out and members have had time to review them. Below is the tentative schedule for the Sept 20 zoom meeting, which lists all candidates who have filed papers. 7:30 –7:40 Welcome and Meeting Plan (10 min) 7:40-8:00 Peralta Colleges District 3 Louis Quindlen Tarrell Gamble 8:00-8:20 Peralta Colleges District 5 Cindi Reiss Saleem Gilmore 8:20-8:40 Peralta Colleges District 7 Seth Steward Sheweet Yohannes 8:40 –9:00 Discussion MGO can only endorse candidates who are currently registered members of the Democratic Party. By requesting to be included as a speaker you are confirming your current Democratic Party registration. To accept this invitation, reply here to Gary Sirbu, e-address gsirbulaw@aol.com. You should at the same time register for this event by clicking on the zoom registration link at the top of this invitation. That will ensure you have access from the beginning of the program. |
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