Hear From Candidates in Hot East Bay Races September 18!

Written by: Janet Stromberg on Sep 14, 2006 11:07 PM EDT

Linked to groups: East Bay DFA

Monday September 18, local candidates in hotly contested East Bay races are coming to East Bay for Democracy!

Strong incumbents and challengers from Oakland through Berkeley to Albany will ask for our votes:

What's up with the Peralta Community College District? Are changes in store for the direction of our most grassroots friendly institution of higher learning in the East Bay?

Who would think the City Auditor position in Oakland would offer a key opportunity for change? Is it needed? Should we take a stand?

Local races in Berkeley, our most reliably progressive
city, offer competing visions of the progressive agenda. Who will capture the imagination of the voters? Who should we support?

Albany voters will be thinking about their precious shoreline and the economic priorities of their home town. We will hear from one of East Bay for Democracy's founding members, Marge Atkinson, about what she will do if elected to the Albany City Council.

No less important are bond measures and State propositions. The Republicans are back with their ugly power grabs which need to be stopped, but WE have Clean Money (Prop 89) and Oil Severance fees (Proposition 87) that could move California forward. We will learn more an take our stand.

We hope to see you there!

Suggested donation for pizza & drink is $5, otherwise the event is free.

** RVSPs VERY MUCH APPRECIATED **

Go to:

www.dfalink.com/event.php?id=119...

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18

REDWOOD GARDENS * 2951 Derby, Berkeley

AGENDA

6:30 pm Pizza Social
7:00 pm Program

++ Announcements - Campaign updates, East Bay Democracy Corps (NEW!) proposal, etc.

++ Local Candidates

Berkeley Mayor
* Zelda Bronstein
* Tom Bates (Incumbent)

Oakland City Auditor
* Courtney Ruby
* Roland Smith (Incumbent, not yet confirmed)

Berkeley City Council District 7
* George Beier
* Kriss Worthington (Incumbent)

Albany City Council
* Marge Atkinson, EB4D Club member - only candidate invited

Peralta Trustee District 7
* Abel Guillen
* Alona Clifton (Incumbent)

City of Alameda recommendations - Dan Wood, EB4D Activist & California State Dem Party Delegate

++ Ballot Measures


Bond Measures Presentation - Hilary Crosby, El Cerrito
Democratic Club

State Propositions Presentation and Recommendations - Mal Burnstein, EB4D Political Coordinator

++ Motions and Discussion

++ Vote (East Bay for Democracy Democratic Club members only)

Reclaiming our democracy with you, in every way we can imagine,

Eden, Janet S, Mal, Norman, Yvonne and Janet F

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Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA 94702