The Sonoma Valley Democrats are planning to resume our Voter Registration
The Sonoma Valley Democrats are planning to resume our Voter Registration and Information table at the Friday Farmers’ Market in the Depot Park parking lot. In addition to voter reg. we will have info about key issues/actions and outreach for our club. They are in need of volunteers! All the materials will be provided and they will have an umbrella for shade. Email contact@svdems.org Training for voter reg. is available if needed and there is also a good video on our training page.
Food Bank Donations
Many of us are looking for ways to make a difference in our community. In the spirit of mutual aid; the Sonoma County Democratic Party is accepting food donations during open office hours at our Headquarters at 448 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa. Office hours are Wednesdays: 11:00am – 2:00pm & Thursday – Friday: Noon – 3:00pm There is a box by the front door for folks to deposit their food donations. From the Redwood Empire Food Bank website: Our Most Needed Items: Canned Tuna Canned Chicken Peanut Butter Rice Pasta Oats Dry Beans Low Sugar Cereal
Resolution in Support of Petaluma Mobile Residents United and Their Ongoing Fight Against Coercion Tactics to Displace Residents
WHEREAS, mobile home park residents in Petaluma, many of whom are seniors and vulnerable individuals, have faced relentless legal and financial attacks from corporate park owners seeking to undermine their rights and security; and WHEREAS, Petaluma Mobile Residents United (PMRU) has raised over $420,000, incurring significant debt to defend residents from predatory rent increases, unlawful conversions, and retaliation; and WHEREAS, PMRU has successfully advocated for protections, including a senior park overlay for all five senior parks in Petaluma, preventing illegal conversions and displacement; and WHEREAS, mobile home park residents continue to face harassment, intimidation, and legal battles: Youngstown: Residents have [...]
Resolution in Support of the California Fair Elections Act — SB 42 (Umberg-Allen-Cervantes-Lee)
WHEREAS, many Californians are rightly concerned they lack a full voice in elections because their small contributions can’t compete with big secret money from wealthy interests; WHEREAS, five charter cities — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, and Long Beach — have adopted public financing systems that amplify the voices of everyday voters and provide candidates with an alternative fundraising system to relying on wealthy donors, but such systems are banned everywhere but charter cities in California; and WHEREAS, the California Democratic Platform says California Democrats will “Support and encourage the implementation of legislation for full public financing of election campaigns at the [...]
Resolution in Support of the Santa Rosa Teachers Association and Calling for the Resignation of Superintendent Daisy Morales
WHEREAS, the Santa Rosa Teachers Association (SRTA) conducted a vote of no confidence resulting in 97% of voting members expressing no confidence in Superintendent Daisy Morales’s leadership; WHEREAS, SRTA President Kathryn Howell and numerous teachers, counselors, and nurses have voiced strong objections to recent administrative decisions, including the reassignment or removal of more than a dozen school administrators, citing disruption and a breakdown in trusted relationships; WHEREAS, Superintendent Morales’s leadership tenure has been marked by repeated incidents of instability and turmoil, paralleling challenges in her previous district where 82% of teachers also voted no confidence in her leadership; WHEREAS, significant budgetary shortfalls, site closures, [...]
SCDP Message on Freedom of Speech
The Sonoma County Democratic Party stands with our local officials and their ability to express themselves freely as their first amendment right. When our constitutional rights are being threatened at the federal level, we must remember that change starts locally. We cannot forget the MAGA strategy to infiltrate school boards across the nation in order to sensor and restrict access to public education. These are truly difficult times across our country however, the Sonoma County Democratic Party stands against the local Republican chapter and their tactics of sharing local elected officials on their social media and calling for censorship and [...]
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Resolution in Support of Sustainable, Regenerative, and Organic Farming
WHEREAS, for more than 60 consecutive years, California has been the number one agricultural state in the nation, producing more than 400 food items and accounting for approximately 50 percent of the nation’s supply of [...]
Anti-Hate Resolution
IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHEREAS, Sonoma County has recently seen rising and unacceptable levels of hateful conduct aimed at Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, and Arab members of our community; that this conduct has now expanded beyond direct action [...]
Resolution to cease hostilities in the Middle East
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHEREAS, we support the right of the peoples of Israel and of Palestine to live in peace and harmony, and WHEREAS Hamas committed a horrendous war crime by killing over the reported [...]
Resolution in Support of the California State Association of Counties AT HOME Plan to Significantly Reduce Homelessness in California
WHEREAS, California Democrats believe that shelter (including affordable housing) is a basic humanright, but we know that homelessness is an urgent humanitarian crisis with an estimated 172,000unsheltered individuals across California and we acknowledge that the [...]
Resolution to Support Implementation of the Brown Act to Allow Remote Meetings
WHEREAS, for the past three years the Ralph M. Brown Act (Open Meeting law) was suspended during COVID emergency which allowed for meetings to be hosted on remote sharing platforms such as Zoom; andWHEREAS, people [...]
A Resolution-TO-Call For the Independent Investigation of Crises at the Palms Inn, and Support the Residents Thereof
WHEREAS, the Palms Inn was established in 2016 as a long-term housing solution for military veterans and vulnerable residents experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County; and CONCERNED, with resident testimony stating dangerous and broadly inhumane conditions [...]