VOTE FOR THESE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS! The election is upon us. Ballots drop within a couple months. Regina BANKS for Elk Grove Unified School District (Area 1) Chinua RHODES for Sac City Unified School District (Area 5) Jaya BADIGA for Folsom City Council Fatima MALIK for SMUD Board (Ward 5)
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2020 General Endorsements (Part 1)
VOTE FOR THESE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS! The election is upon us. Ballots drop within a couple months. Ali MOUA for Elk Grove City Council (D1) Maureen CRAFT for Elk Grove City Council (D3) Chris YATOOMA for Los Rios Trustee (Area 3) Tami NELSON for Los Rios Trustee (Area 7)
Statement on the Police Lynching of George Floyd
BLACK LIVES MATTER We condemn the police’s murder of George Floyd – a modern day lynching. George Floyd’s death is yet another highly visible extrajudicial execution in a horrifically long list of thousands of Black and brown people killed by police. From Breonna Taylor to Meagan Hockaday, to Oscar Grant and Stephon Clark – thereContinue reading “Statement on the Police Lynching of George Floyd”
Demand an equitable pandemic response.
Now is the time to call your legislators. Make sure they don’t follow Trump’s reckless “leadership”, or resort to typical, ineffective, neoliberal, trickle-down band-aids. Find your City Council Member Find your County SupervisorFind your US House Member Find your CA State Legislators Contact Senator Feinstein Contact Senator Harris Wellstone is suggesting theseContinue reading “Demand an equitable pandemic response.”
2020 Primary Voter Guide
Voting in Sacramento for the 2020 Primary? Of course you are, because you exercise your right to vote! Confused by the tons of candidates and measures? Here’s our 2020 Primary voter guide!
Let us know how we’re doing!
PLEASE TAKE OUR SWOT SURVEY! As part of our ongoing efforts to be transparent and bring in as many stakeholders as possible as we draft our first ever Strategic Plan in 2020 (a YUGE election year), we want to ensure all members can easily provide input. The SWOT Survey is a standard assessment tool thatContinue reading “Let us know how we’re doing!”
Ballots ‘n’ Brunch February 8th
Join us for brunch on February 8th to fill out your ballot alongside members of the community. We will be at 1033 S Street from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – drop by any time and bring a friend! Please RSVP via Facebook! Sacramento voters receive ballots by mail at the beginning of February –Continue reading “Ballots ‘n’ Brunch February 8th”
2020 February Meeting
We meet the first Thursday each month at 7PM, in the First Floor Auditorium at Shriner’s Hospital, 2425 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817. Click here for our complete Agenda. RSVP via Facebook Events. Announcements Guest Speaker: Michelle Pariset with Sacramento for Real Rent Control Officer Reports President Campaigns update Vice President Treasurer Legislative Director ScoreContinue reading “2020 February Meeting”
2020 January Meeting
An abridged agenda is below. Check out our always-up-to-date Agenda here! We are at Shriner’s Hospital on Stockton Boulevard moving forward. Announcements Guest Speaker Schools and Communities First Initiative Officer Reports Action Item A Approve $500 donation to Mai Vang for City Council (D8) Approve $500 donation to Gregg Fishman for County Supervisor (D3) ActionContinue reading “2020 January Meeting”
2019 December General Meeting
We’ve endorsed… County Supervisor (D3): Gregg Fishman Sacramento City Council (D8): Mai Vang Sacramento City Council (D4): Katie Valenzuela Elk Grove Mayor: Steve Ly Sacramento Mayor: No Endorsement We also elected our new board! President: Timothy Irvine Vice President: Brian Sittner Recording Secretary: Patricia Johnson Corresponding Secretary: Shirley Toy Treasurer: Phillip Kim Political Chair: Magali Kincaid Legislative Chair: Aaron MinerContinue reading “2019 December General Meeting”
Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento 