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Bills We Endorsed in the California Legislature

At our February meeting, the Club voted to endorse the following bills and the legislative committee will submit letters in support as they make their way through the legislative process to various committees. ABโ€‰1810 (Isaac Bryan, Tina McKinnor, and Mia Bonta)โ€”Menstrual Products in Prisons. Currently...

Why I Support George Gascรณn for DA

I am grateful to represent Culver City. grateful to be your Congressperson, and grateful to have the opportunity to continue to support George. I supported him when he ran the first time and Iโ€™m supporting him now. George and his family immigrated from Cuba. He...

The Case for Letting 16-Year-Olds Vote in Culver City Elections

In 2022, just 16 voters decided the future of youth enfranchisement in our city. At Vote16, our measure to expand the voting age received 49.95% of the citywide vote and more โ€œYESโ€s than any city council candidate that year. The 16-vote margin, along with...

Our Culver Launches Community Outreach

Prioritizing a truly progressive agenda in Culver City is only possible when residents are informed and educated on local policy choices. That's especially true now that big money donors have waded into local politics to prioritize their economic interests over our communities' needs.  Culver City...

The Real Estate Empire Strikes Back

Fellow Democrats,      Our March program will be former LA City Council Member Mike Bonin discussing the article he co-wrote with Occidental College professor Peter Dreier for the February 12 issue of The Nation, entitled โ€œLAโ€™s Corporate Class Wants to Reverse Progressive Gains.โ€ I encourage you...

Meet the Press!

Local journalists Brett Callwood (Culver City News/LA Weekly), Todd Flora (Westside Voice), and Judith Martin-Straw (Culver City Crossroads) discussed their work at our February 14, 2024 meeting. Writer Christian May-Suzuki, formerly of the Culver City News, now with Westside Voice) joined them during the...

Our Culver: Building Grassroots Power

Building grassroots power is essential to making Culver City a more welcoming, equitable and inclusive community. To accomplish this, a group of long term and new community activists are taking action through Our Culver. We invite you to join us.  We have a lot to...

More on Our Endorsements

Barbara Lee for US Senate by Alex Fisch Barbara Lee is the rare candidate who brings grassroots progressive passion and values together with the pragmatism necessary to get legislative results. She had the courage to stand alone in Congress, presciently calling out the Authorization for Use...

We Support Measure E for Excellent Culver Schools

Why I endorse Measure E by Dr Kelly Kent, President, CCUSD Board of Education I support Measure E, because it is essential to our students and staff. Currently every dollar we spend on building repair and maintenance draws from the dollars we use for teaching and...

Spilling Tea on the LACDP

Fellow Democrats, Thank you for electing me to another term as Club President. It is a great honor to have your support to continue to lead Culver Cityโ€™s original Democratic club. Since Iโ€™ve been in office, we have expanded our scope by endorsing in some...

A Guide to Judicial Candidates

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What You Need to Know About Our Clubโ€™s January 10 Endorsing Votes

Last month, our Club took endorsing votes on offices and propositions that will appear on Culver City ballots with the exception of the judges. In January we will vote on judicial races and our neighboring LA City Council District 10. Los Angeles City Council District...

The Culver City Democratic Clubโ€™s Endorsements for the March 5 Primary Electionโ€”So Far

The Culver City Democratic Club continues to be the city's largest publisher of political information and analysis, as well as the westside's original progressive Democratic organization. After the December  meeting, members voted on endorsements using the secure and confidential Election Buddy service. The first round...

Letโ€™s Talk About Proposition 13

During the 1970s, as California became a global leader in business, the arts, and education, and homeowner groups organized to fight development, the value of property increased dramatically. Working-class people and retirees who owned their homes were unable to afford the property taxes assessed...

Finding a Solution to Gaza, Israel, and Palestine Requires Breaking through Old Narratives

As someone who has spent over ten years trying to build bridges in our party, the last several months have been particularly frustrating, if not disappointing. While many Culver City Democrats know me because of my work as a DNC member and Jewish community...

Meet the March 2024 Candidates!

At our Dec. 13, 2023 General Meeting, the Culver City Democratic Club heard from dozens of candidates who will appear on the March 2024 ballot for offices including US Congress (CD37), Los Angeles County District Attorney, numerous LA County Superior Court Judges, and Los...

Holiday Fundraiser – This Weekend!

Culver City Democratic ClubPop-Up FundraiserSaturday, December 2 & Sunday, December 3Village Well Books & CoffeeWhat a great way to do some holiday shoppingand support the CCDC at the same time! Hereโ€™s How It WorksWhen you purchase any in-stock merchandise or cafรฉ item in the store...

A Jewish Case for an End to the War

I recently came to realize just how many core memories from my upbringing center around my Judaism. I remember beaming on the bimah as I became a Bar Mitzvah, speaking at religious school graduation, being awarded a college scholarship from my temple, and traveling...

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