Sonoma County Democratic Party Endorses Lynda Hopkins For Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

December 16, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Endorsements / News / Press Releases

The Sonoma County Democratic Party has endorsed Lynda Hopkins for re-election to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in District 5, which includes the City of Sebastopol, Guerneville, Bodega Bay, Occidental, and the western portion of the unincorporated county to the Pacific Ocean on the west, and Mendocino County to the north. Her endorsement was […]

Sonoma County Democratic Party Endorses Susan Gorin For Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

December 16, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Endorsements / News / Press Releases

The Sonoma County Democratic Party has endorsed Susan Gorin for re-election to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in District 1, which includes the eastern portion of Santa Rosa, the City of Sonoma and the unincorporated county to the eastern County Line. Her endorsement was unanimous, recognizing support for her actions on the Board and […]

Resolution in Support of Community Microgrids

December 10, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

WHEREAS, recent power outages have levied enormous costs, the threat of grid disruption is not going away, there is an inherent vulnerability in transmitting large volumes of energy over long distances, transmission networks will always be subject to disruption by natural and human (negligence, terrorism) elements, dramatically declining costs for solar and storage have changed […]

Resolution on the Tree Protection Ordinance and the Climate Emergency

November 12, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

WHEREAS the climate scientists represented in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have made clear that what humans do in the next 11-12 years will determine if we and our planet’s unique biodiversity survive, and the County has passed a Resolution acknowledging the Climate Emergency (September 2019); and WHEREAS trees, woodlands, and forest offer […]

Sonoma County Democratic Party 2020 Campaign Headquarters Grand Opening – November 9, 2019

October 24, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in News / Press Releases

The Sonoma County Democratic Party is hosting a grand opening celebration for its new headquarters November 9, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Located at 635 Fifth St., in downtown Santa Rosa, the offices will serve as an activity hub in preparation for the 2020 elections. The headquarters can be found directly across the street from the […]

Resolution Calling for the Senate to Return from Recess and Pass Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Passed in the House during February 2019

August 13, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in News / Resolutions

Resolution for Senate to Return from Recess WHEREAS gun violence in the United State of America has been growing for decades, reaching a new and intolerable level with the mass shooting in Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago during a one week period. On an average day, 100 people die from gun violence, accidental shootings, […]

Resolution Affirming Support for Ranked Choice Voting in Sonoma County

July 9, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Resolutions

Resolution Supporting Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in Sonoma County WHEREAS in 2002, San Francisco voters adopted Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) at the ballot, a system that allows voters to rank their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd candidate choices and initiates an instant run-off election if no single candidate reaches over 50% of the vote, thereby eliminating […]

Resolution Calling for a Democratic National Committee (DNC)-Sanctioned Climate Debate

July 9, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Resolutions

Resolution Supporting Climate Debate WHEREAS DNC Chair Tom Perez has shown no evidence of a rule prohibiting candidates from showing up to non-DNC-sanctioned presidential primary debates, and such a rule is neither in the memorandum of understanding signed by the candidates nor in the rules passed by the DNC Rules Committee to date; and WHEREAS […]

Sonoma County Democratic Party opposes DCCC blacklisting policy.

April 10, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in News / Resolutions

Resolution opposing DCCC’s blacklisting of firms working with primary challenges against incumbent U.S. House Democrats WHEREAS the possibility of being challenged in a primary is one of the most effective way of holding our incumbent Democratic representatives accountable; and WHEREAS shielding Democratic incumbents from Democratic primary challenges can be seen as an attempt to stifle […]

Sonoma County Democratic Party Endorses Green New Deal Resolution

April 8, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in News / Resolutions

Resolution from 350 Bay Area’s Youth vs. Apocalypse program, urging Democratic Party support for GND Resolution. WHEREAS the time to address the adverse impacts caused by humans on earth’s climate, and the adverse impacts caused by inequality on society is urgent, and WHEREAS the observable signs of climate change – sea rise from the melting […]

Resolution Supporting the California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2020

March 15, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

WHEREAS, since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, cities and counties have faced significant limitations in their main source of funding, the property tax; and WHEREAS, while the intent of Proposition 13 is to help homeowners, loopholes in the system have permitted major commercial and industrial properties to avoid reassessment, a windfall to commercial […]

Statement from California Democratic Party Acting Chair on Resignation of Eric Bauman

November 29, 2018 by sonoma27_wp in Uncategorized

Sacramento, CA – The following is a statement from California Democratic Party (CDP) Acting Chair/First Vice Chair Alexandra “Alex” Gallardo Rooker on the resignation of Eric Bauman as Chairman of the CDP: “As the acting Chair of the California Democratic Party, it is my responsibility to see that we continue to investigate the allegations that […]

CDP Acting Chair Gallardo-Rooker Calls on Congress to Halt Trump Border Insanity