Endorsements!!
MGO is proud to endorse:
- 18th Assembly District, Abel Guillen
- Superior Court Judge: Tara Flanagan
- Alameda County Supervisor, District 4: Nate Miley
- Alameda County Supervisor, District 5: Keith Carson
- Prop 28 – Change Term Limits: Support
- Prop 29 – 5 cent sales tax: Support
- Measure B – Peralta Parcel Tax: Support
15th AD Central Committee, (the following candidates received 60% or greater):
- Jesse Arrequin
- Sharon Ball
- Elizabeth Echols
- Beverly Green
- Kathy Neal
For the 18th AD Central Committee, because of problems with the ballot, we will re-vote on the endorsements by mail. Those members who are currently paid in full, will receive ballots and instructions with their Platform newsletter, along with a stamped return envelope. We apologize to all for the problems with the ballot, but we believe that this measure is the fairest way to determine our endorsements for the office.
Further, we will take the opportunity with the mail-in ballot to vote on endorsements for Assembly, State Senator, and other offices.
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.
Next Meeting: Oakland’s New Budget
Public Safety in Oakland – General Meeting, October 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
Metropolitan Greater Oakland Democratic Club 