Club Endorsements
City of Oakland
- City Attorney: Barbara Parker
- City Council, At Large: Rebecca Kaplan
- City Council, District 1: Dan Kalb
- City Council, District 3: Club declined to endorse
- City Council, District 5: Mario Juarez
- City Council, District 7: Club declined to endorse any candidate
Peralta Community Colleges:
- Peralta CC Trustee, Area 1, Club declined to endorse any candidate
- Peralta CC Trustee, Area 2, Meredith Elayne Brown
- Peralta CC Trustee, Area 4, Nicky Gonzalez Yuen
- Peralta CC Trustee, Area 6, Cy Gulassa
Oakland School Board:
- Oakland School Board, District 1, Jody London
- Oakland School Board, District 3, Richard Fuentes
- Oakland School Board, District 5, Club declined to endorse any candidate
- Oakland School Board, District 7, Club declined to endorse any candidate
AC Transit:
- AC Transit Director, At Large, Chris Peeples
- AC Transit Director, Ward 2, Greg Harper
East Bay Municipal Utility District:
- EBMUD Director, Ward 5, Doug Linney
- EBMUD Director, Ward 6, William “Bill” Patterson
East Bay Regional Park District:
- East Bay Regional Parks, Ward 2, John Sutter
- East Bay Regional Parks, Ward 4, Doug Siden
Bay Area Rapid Transit:
- Bart Director, District 3, Rebecca Saltzman
- Bart Director, District 7, Zakhary Mallett
Local Measures:
- Measure A1, Oakland Zoo Parcel Tax, YES
- Measure J, Oakland Schools Parcel Tax, YES
State Propositions:
- Proposition 30, Taxes: Jerry Brown’s Tax Increase, YES
- Proposition 31, State budget: Two-Year Budget Cycle, NO
- Proposition 32, Labor: Ban on corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates, NO
- Proposition 33, Insurance: Car insurance rates can be based on a person’s history of insurance coverage, NO
- Proposition 34, Death penalty: “End the Death Penalty”, YES
- Proposition 35, Law enforcement: Prohibition on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery, Club declined to endorse either position
- Proposition 36, Law enforcement: Repeal of the “Three Strikes” Law, YES
- Proposition 37, Regulations: Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food, YES
- Proposition 38, Taxes: Molly Munger’s State Income Tax Increase, Club declined to endorse either position
- Proposition 39, Taxes: Income Tax Increase for Multistate Businesses, YES
- Proposition 40, Redistricting: Referendum on the State Senate Redistricting Plan, YES
Meet and Greet Party and Fundraiser – Sun, Sept 9
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 9th, 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
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 25th, 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
Join MGO Members and Friends
For an evening of
Fun, Schmoozing and Gossip
At the lovely
Lake Merritt Hotel,
1800 Madison St.
At 18th 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!
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.
