Palos Verdes Democrats
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Who We Are

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club was founded in 1952.   Although the club name was changed slightly (we are now the Palos Verdes Democrats), all along we have been active in local, state and national politics.

Our monthly meetings often feature guest speakers who address current political or social issues. Special events include opportunities to meet our elected local, state, or national representatives, as well as events where candidates for office can be seen and heard.

The Palos Verdes Democrats Has Lost a Dear Friend

Rascha Hall, a long time Palos Verdes Democrats member, passed away on March 7th after a lifelong battle with lung disease. It was her 83rd birthday. Rascha served as secretary, vice president, and president of the PV Democrats at various times. She was an avid supporter of Democratic ideals, campaign events and candidates. She actively recruited others into the club (including me).

Rascha was a math teacher at PV Peninsula High School for many years and continued to tutor math students after retirement. Rascha was also a board member of Palos Verdes charity group Help the Homeless Help Themselves from the 1980s to 2015, serving as treasurer for many years. She was an active member of Congregation Ner Tamid as well.

Rascha is survived by her husband and PV Democrats member David Hall, children Ronna Harris, Cheryl Hall, Darren Hall, and Laurie Hall; granddaughters Mara Harris, Paige Harris and Eileen Hall; and brothers Mordecai and Jacque Labovitz. A Shiva will be held at Congregation Ner Tamid, 5721 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday 3/13/23 at 7 p.m. All are welcome.

--Kathy Bradford
  Past President
  Palos Verdes Democrats

Our Next Club Meeting

Our next club meeting will be:

PV Democrats April Meeting

April 16 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The theme for this month’s meeting is YES in My Back Yard to Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis

Our featured speakers are:

  • CA State Senator Ben Allen, SD 24, sponsor of SCA 2 – Housing Equity Through Constitutional Modernization

 

  • Konstantin Hatcher, CA YIMBY Senior Director of Community Impact and former Obama campaign director, will talk about YIMBY’s vision for abundant, secure, and affordable housing.

PV DEMOCRATS FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

February PV Dems Meeting Announcements and More

By Ann Nye —

NOTE: A video of the meeting can be seen after this article.  Connie Sullivan, PV Dems President, opened the Palos Verdes… Continue Reading

For about what’s going on with the club, visit this month’s newsletter. 

February Meeting Report – Michael Hiltzik’s Ruminations and 2023 Speculations

From the Activism Chair

PV Democrats Meetings – SAVE THE DATE

Climate Corner February 2023 – Of war, steel, nukes, and a blue metal…

California Democratic Party Report — Assembly District Elections Results

News from LACDP

TRAA Marks the Eighth Anniversary of the Torrance Refinery Explosion

Club News

Volunteers Needed for CA Dem State Convention (CADEM) (3/17/2023) - The State Party Convention is back in person and in Los Angeles! CADEM is looking for dedicated volunteers to help make this event a success… Continue Reading
Call for Trainers: Organize for 2024 and beyond (3/17/2023) - Democrats, Community organizing is a key element of the California Democratic Party’s strategy to build the power of diverse Californians to create communities where we… Continue Reading
Deadline to Request an ADEM Mail-In Ballot is Dec. 31! (12/26/2022) - The governing body of the California Democratic Party is the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) which is made up of approximately 3,200 – 3,600 delegates.… Continue Reading
PV Dems Hosts a Table at the RPV 4th of July Celebration (8/2/2022) - Last 4th of July, the PV Democrats hosted our traditional table at the Rancho Palos Verdes celebration at the City Hall.  This year, the table… Continue Reading
PV Dems Co-Hosts Women’s Rights Rally in Malaga Cove (6/25/2022) - On June 24, 2022 SCOTUS overturned Roe v Wade, reversing decades of rights for individual women and erased a women's Constitutional right to choose. In… Continue Reading
One Member Speaks Out – A Short Essay From One Old Man on Democrats Political Platform (6/20/2022) - By Peter M. Livingston -- I was born in the middle of the Depression (1934) and though I did not experience it directly I was… Continue Reading
May 2022 Bans Off Our Bodies Rally (5/15/2022) - Members of the Palos Verdes Democrats joined over 200 activists who demonstrated in the Palos Verdes Estates Malaga Cove Park to demand Womens Reproductive Rights.… Continue Reading
Stop the Big Lie Rally (1/24/2022) - A year ago, a mob tried to destroy our democracy and obstruct the peaceful transfer of power. On January 6, 2022, the Palos Verdes Democrats,… Continue Reading
A Loss for Palos Verdes Democrats (1/22/2022) - By Kathy Bradford -- This last week we lost long-time PV Dems member Marilyn Weiker.  She passed away on Tuesday, January 11 after a month-long… Continue Reading
PV Dems Help Sponsor Al Muratsuchi Fundraiser (12/8/2021) - Over 60 South Bay Democrats gathered at a beautiful Palos Verdes Estates home to help solidify the Democratic hold on the 66th Assembly District. There… Continue Reading

Make a Difference

Links (5/18/2021) - Links to Other Local Democratic Clubs Torrance Democratic Club Beach Cities Democrats Long Beach Democratic Club San Pedro Democratic Club Progressive Democratic Club Links to… Continue Reading
Demand That Facebook Reform Their Disinformation Policy (6/14/2020) - In 2016, we saw what happens when social media platforms are left unchecked and allow disinformation to run rampant, putting the integrity of our elections… Continue Reading
Check Out Our Links to Other Activist Organizations (6/14/2020) - Continue Reading

Posts

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Volunteers Needed for CA Dem State Convention (CADEM)

The State Party Convention is back in person and in Los Angeles from May 26 thru 28!

CADEM is looking for dedicated volunteers to help make this event a success to elect.

All volunteers will receive an Observer pass to attend events typically reserved only for credentialed delegates, after you’ve completed your volunteer shifts!

For more info, click here.


Also, the party is looking to train thousands of activists to organize in their communities to talk to Democrats all over California. The goal is to train other Democrats on key organizing skills such as phone banking, volunteer management and recruitment, and more using the resources and tools provided by CADEM.

CADEM will be hosting an in-person training session for trainers accepted in the program at the Convention in Los Angeles.

For more information, click here.

Over 300 School Shootings Since Columbine

Data Source: Washington Post

Columbine High School, Apr. 20, 1999
Scotlandville Middle School, Apr. 22, 1999
Heritage High School, May. 20, 1999
John Bartram High School, Oct. 4, 1999
Dorchester High School, Nov. 3, 1999
Deming Middle School, Nov. 19, 1999
Fort Gibson Middle School, Dec. 6, 1999
Ridgewood High School, Jan. 19, 2000
Alicia Reyes Elementary School, Jan. 26, 2000
Duke Ellington Elementary School, Feb. 14, 2000
Horn Lake High School, Feb. 22, 2000
Tecumseh High School, Feb. 24, 2000
Buell Elementary School, Feb. 29, 2000
Hugo High School, Apr. 6, 2000
Carmichael Elementary School, May. 10, 2000
Lake Worth Middle School, May. 26, 2000
Dimmitt Middle School, Jul. 17, 2000
Mount Healthy North Junior High, Sep. 18, 2000
Carter G. Woodson Middle School, Sep. 26, 2000
Hueneme High School, Jan. 10, 2001
Lake Clifton Eastern High School, Jan. 17, 2001
Pearl C. Anderson Middle School, Feb. 6, 2001
Santana High School, Mar. 5, 2001
Bishop Neumann Junior-Senior High, Mar. 7, 2001
Granite Hills High School, Mar. 22, 2001
Lew Wallace High School, Mar. 30, 2001
Monroe City Alternative Center, Apr. 20, 2001
Ennis High School, May. 15, 2001
Belmont High School, Jul. 30, 2001
Latonia Elementary School, Sep. 12, 2001
Redondo Union High School, Oct. 26, 2001
Caro Learning Center, Nov. 12, 2001
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School, Jan. 15, 2002
Gardena High School, Feb. 6, 2002
Benjamin Tasker Middle School, Oct. 7, 2002
Lincoln High School, Oct. 29, 2002
St. James Catholic School, Nov. 7, 2002
Mount Pleasant High School, Jan. 22, 2003
Ranum High School, Feb. 5, 2003
Cardozo High School, Apr. 1, 2003
John McDonogh High School, Apr. 14, 2003
Delhi Middle School, Apr. 15, 2003
Red Lion Area Junior High School, Apr. 24, 2003
Vicksburg High School, Sep. 10, 2003
Lewis and Clark High School, Sep. 22, 2003
Rocori High School, Sep. 24, 2003
Burns Middle School, Sep. 25, 2003
Rio Cazadero High School, Oct. 1, 2003
East Mecklenburg High School, Nov. 13, 2003
Ballou High School, Feb. 2, 2004
Columbia High School, Feb. 9, 2004
T.M. Peirce Elementary School, Feb. 11, 2004
Castlemont High School, Jun. 9, 2004
Proviso East High School, Aug. 30, 2004
Wirt High School, Sep. 15, 2004
Thurgood Marshall High School, Oct. 21, 2004
Booker T. Washington High School, Nov. 12, 2004
Emmanuel Christian Academy, Dec. 7, 2004
Woodruff High School, Jan. 26, 2005
Bowen High School, Feb. 8, 2005
Maplewood Comprehensive High School, Mar. 9, 2005
Red Lake High School, Mar. 21, 2005
Canton High School, Apr. 7, 2005
Highland Elementary School, May. 17, 2005
Maury Middle School, Aug. 25, 2005
Sojourner Truth High School, Sep. 2, 2005
Harlan Community Academy High School, Sep. 13, 2005
Farmington High School, Oct. 11, 2005
Saginaw High School, Oct. 20, 2005
Campbell County High School, Nov. 8, 2005
Central High School, Dec. 6, 2005
Mary McLeod Bethune Academy, Jan. 11, 2006
Milwee Middle School, Jan. 13, 2006
Indian River High School, Jan. 18, 2006
Will C. Wood High School, Jan. 23, 2006
Lakeview Centennial High School, Jan. 27, 2006
Westinghouse High School, Feb. 21, 2006
Roseburg High School, Feb. 23, 2006
Pine Middle School, Mar. 14, 2006
Venice High School, Jun. 5, 2006
Orange High School, Aug. 30, 2006
South Hills High School, Sep. 8, 2006
Platte Canyon High School, Sep. 27, 2006
Weston High School, Sep. 29, 2006
West Nickel Mines Amish School, Oct. 2, 2006
Memorial Middle School, Oct. 9, 2006
Henry Foss High School, Jan. 3, 2007
Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School, Jan. 8, 2007
William L.Sayre High School, Jan. 18, 2007
Herbert Henry Dow High School, Mar. 7, 2007
Chicago Vocational Career Academy, Apr. 9, 2007
Springwater Trail High School, Apr. 10, 2007
Liberty Memorial Middle School, May. 15, 2007
George S. Middleton High School, Jun. 6, 2007
SuccessTech Academy, Oct. 10, 2007
Groves High School, Oct. 15, 2007
Crossroads Charter High School, Jan. 16, 2008
Hamilton High School, Feb. 4, 2008
Notre Dame Elementary School, Feb. 7, 2008
Mitchell High School, Feb. 11, 2008
E.O. Green Junior High School, Feb. 12, 2008
Friends of Children Head Start center, Mar. 18, 2008
Roosevelt High School, Apr. 16, 2008
Central High School, Aug. 21, 2008
Dillard High School, Nov. 12, 2008
Central High School, Feb. 17, 2009
John Muir Elementary School, Feb. 20, 2009
Ribault High School, Mar. 10, 2009
Larose-Cut Off Middle School, May. 18, 2009
Stamford Academy, Sep. 8, 2009
Virginia Randolph Community High School, Sep. 16, 2009
Mattituck Junior-Senior High School, Oct. 8, 2009
Carolina Forest High School, Oct. 16, 2009
Booker T. Washington High School, Dec. 11, 2009
Discovery Middle School, Feb. 5, 2010
Deer Creek Middle School, Feb. 23, 2010
Woodrow Wilson High School, Apr. 28, 2010
South Gate High School, May. 18, 2010
Sullivan Central High School, Aug. 30, 2010
Socastee High School, Sep. 21, 2010
Alisal High School, Oct. 1, 2010
Kelly Elementary School, Oct. 8, 2010
Marinette High School, Nov. 29, 2010
Millard South High School, Jan. 5, 2011
Gardena High School, Jan. 18, 2011
Louisiana Schnell Elementary School, Feb. 2, 2011
Martinsville West Middle, Mar. 25, 2011
Sheeler Charter High School, Apr. 13, 2011
Ross Elementary School, Apr. 19, 2011
Cape Fear High School, Oct. 24, 2011
Cummings Middle School, Jan. 4, 2012
North Forest High School, Jan. 10, 2012
Walpole Elementary School, Feb. 10, 2012
Armin Jahr Elementary School, Feb. 22, 2012
Chardon High School, Feb. 27, 2012
Episcopal School of Jacksonville, Mar. 6, 2012
LeFlore High School, Mar. 15, 2012
Mary Scroggs Elementary School, May. 25, 2012
Perry Hall High School, Aug. 27, 2012
Normal Community High School, Sep. 7, 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dec. 14, 2012
Apostolic Revival Center and Christian School, Jan. 7, 2013
Taft Union High School, Jan. 10, 2013
Price Middle School, Jan. 31, 2013
La Salle High School, Apr. 29, 2013
Redland Middle School, May. 23, 2013
Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, Aug. 20, 2013
Carver High School, Aug. 30, 2013
Agape Christian Academy, Oct. 4, 2013
Lanier High School, Oct. 15, 2013
Sparks Middle School, Oct. 21, 2013
Newman Elementary School, Oct. 23, 2013
West Orange High School, Dec. 4, 2013
Arapahoe High School, Dec. 13, 2013
Liberty Technology Magnet High School, Jan. 9, 2014
Berrendo Middle School, Jan. 14, 2014
King Elementary School, Jan. 15, 2014
Delaware Valley Charter School, Jan. 17, 2014
Rebound High School, Jan. 27, 2014
President Theodore Roosevelt High, Jan. 28, 2014
Bend High School, Feb. 7, 2014
Salisbury High School, Feb. 10, 2014
Success Academy, Feb. 20, 2014
Benjamin Banneker High School, Mar. 25, 2014
D. H. Conley High School, Apr. 9, 2014
Reynolds High School, Jun. 10, 2014
Stellar Leadership Academy, Sep. 9, 2014
Fern Creek High School, Sep. 30, 2014
Albemarle High School, Sep. 30, 2014
Marysville Pilchuck High School, Oct. 24, 2014
Hand in Hand Montessori, Jan. 26, 2015
North Thurston High School, Apr. 27, 2015
W.S. Hornsby Elementary School, Aug. 25, 2015
Harrisburg High School, Sep. 30, 2015
Karen Wagner High School, Oct. 15, 2015
Vereen School, Nov. 5, 2015
Lecanto High School, Nov. 10, 2015
Harmony Grove High School, Jan. 13, 2016
Benjamin Franklin High School, Jan. 29, 2016
Independence High School, Feb. 12, 2016
Madison High School, Feb. 29, 2016
Huffman High School, Mar. 15, 2016
Alpine High School, Sep. 8, 2016
Townville Elementary School, Sep. 28, 2016
CF Vigor High School, Oct. 11, 2016
Linden-McKinley STEM Academy, Oct. 13, 2016
June Jordan High School for Equity, Oct. 18, 2016
Union Middle School, Oct. 25, 2016
Bay City Western High School, Nov. 11, 2016
Mueller Park Jr. High, Dec. 1, 2016
West Liberty-Salem Middle/High School, Jan. 20, 2017
Scotlandville Magnet High School, Feb. 6, 2017
Robert E. Lee High School, Mar. 16, 2017
North Park Elementary School, Apr. 10, 2017
Moss Bluff Elementary School, May. 15, 2017
Greensboro High School, May. 24, 2017
Warren Elementary School, Jun. 16, 2017
Columbus Scioto 6-12, Sep. 8, 2017
Freeman High School, Sep. 13, 2017
Mattoon High School, Sep. 20, 2017
Pattengill Academy, Nov. 3, 2017
Benjamin Banneker High School, Nov. 9, 2017
Rancho Tehama Elementary School, Nov. 14, 2017
Aztec High School, Dec. 7, 2017
High Point Central High School, Dec. 11, 2017
Italy High School, Jan. 22, 2018
The NET Charter High School, Jan. 22, 2018
Marshall County High School, Jan. 23, 2018
Murphy High School, Jan. 25, 2018
Salvador B. Castro Middle School, Feb. 1, 2018
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Feb. 14, 2018
Dalton High School, Feb. 28, 2018
Huffman High School, Mar. 7, 2018
Seaside High School, Mar. 13, 2018
Big Sky High School, Mar. 16, 2018
Douglass Park Elementary School, Mar. 19, 2018
Great Mills High School, Mar. 20, 2018
Forest High School, Apr. 20, 2018
Highland High School, May. 11, 2018
Dixon High School, May. 16, 2018
Santa Fe High School, May. 18, 2018
Noblesville West Middle School, May. 25, 2018
Villa Heights Elementary School, Aug. 30, 2018
Canyon Springs High School, Sep. 11, 2018
Denali Montessori Elementary School, Oct. 3, 2018
Battle Creek Academy, Oct. 12, 2018
Paul Laurence Dunbar School, Oct. 22, 2018
Butler High School, Oct. 29, 2018
Simonsdale Elementary School, Nov. 20, 2018
Dennis Intermediate School, Dec. 13, 2018
Cascade Middle School, Jan. 11, 2019
Frederick Douglass High School, Feb. 8, 2019
V. Sue Cleveland High School, Feb. 14, 2019
Robert E. Lee High School, Feb. 26, 2019
Highlands Elementary School, Mar. 1, 2019
Blountsville Elementary School, Mar. 22, 2019
Prescott High School, Apr. 1, 2019
Saint Clair Evans Academy, Apr. 3, 2019
Flex High School , Apr. 17, 2019
STEM School Highlands Ranch , May. 7, 2019
Menta Academy North, Jun. 10, 2019
Hendley Elementary School, Jun. 12, 2019
Blount Elementary School, Aug. 8, 2019
Hollenbeck Middle School, Aug. 27, 2019
South Aiken High School, Sept. 10, 2019
Aiton Elementary School, Sept. 25, 2019
Ridgway High School, Oct. 22, 2019
Achievement Academy, Nov. 11, 2019
Esteban Torres High School, Nov. 13, 2019
Saugus High School, Nov. 14, 2019
Waukesha South High School, Dec. 2, 2019
Oshkosh West High School, Dec. 3, 2019
Sacred Heart School, Dec. 10, 2019
Decatur High School, Dec. 10, 2019
Catholic Academy of New Haven, Dec. 16, 2019
Bellaire High School, Jan. 14, 2020
McAuliffe Elementary School, Jan. 23, 2020
West High School, Feb. 13, 2020
Antioch High School, Feb. 19, 2020
Cesar Chavez Community School, Feb. 21, 2020
Sagemont School, Mar. 5, 2020
Ribault High School, Oct. 9, 2020
Lincoln Elementary School, Nov. 13, 2020
Hendersonville Middle School, Nov. 24, 2020
Wayne Central Middle School, Mar. 1, 2021
Watson Chapel Junior High, Mar. 1, 2021
Achievement First Amistad High School, Mar. 4, 2021
Edwards Elementary School, Mar. 8, 2021
Bishop Hartley High School, Mar. 9, 2021
Selma High School, Apr. 1, 2021
Austin-East Magnet High, Apr. 12, 2021
Ply­mouth Middle School, Apr. 26, 2021
Smyrna Middle School, Apr. 27, 2021
Urban Dove Team Charter School, Apr. 29, 2021
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary School, Apr. 30, 2021
Ware Shoals High School, May. 5, 2021
Rigby Middle School, May. 6, 2021
North Forest High School, Jun. 9, 2021
Saint Francis de Sales School, Aug. 6, 2021
Lithonia High School, Aug. 12, 2021
Washington Middle School, Aug. 13, 2021
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, Aug. 18, 2021
New Hanover High School, Aug. 30, 2021
Mount Tabor High School, Sept. 1, 2021
LaVergne High School, Sept. 7, 2021
Tri-County Education Center, Sept. 8, 2021
Heritage High School, Sept. 20, 2021
Cummings K-8 Optional School, Sept. 30, 2021
Newton County Elementary School, Sept. 30, 2021
YES Prep Southwest Secondary, Oct. 1, 2021
Timberview High School, Oct. 6, 2021
Little Rock Central High School, Oct. 12, 2021
Wendell Phillips Academy High School, Oct. 12, 2021
James McDade Classical School, Oct. 13, 2021
Cathedral School, Oct. 26, 2021
Poughkeepsie High School, Nov. 15, 2021
P.S. 44, Nov. 16, 2021
Hinkley High School, Nov. 19, 2021
Thornton Township High School, Nov. 24, 2021
Cesar Chavez High School, Nov. 29, 2021
Oxford High School, Nov. 30, 2021
Sam Rayburn High School, Dec. 1, 2021
Jesse C. Carson High School, Dec. 9, 2021
Great Oaks Charter School, Dec. 9, 2021
West Charlotte High School, Dec. 13, 2021
Eau Claire High School, Dec. 16, 2021
Auburn High School, Jan. 4, 2022
Oliver Citywide Academy, Jan. 19, 2022
Seminole High School, Jan. 19, 2022
Magruder, Jan. 21, 2022
South Education Center, Feb. 1, 2022
Mount Vernon High School, Feb. 8, 2022
Liberty Point International School, Feb. 22, 2022
Jonesboro High School, Feb. 28, 2022
Olathe East High School, Mar. 4, 2022
East High School, Mar. 7, 2022
North Gardens High School, Mar. 9, 2022
De Anza High School, Mar. 11, 2022
Eisenhower High School, Mar. 15, 2022
Mott-Regent School, Mar. 21, 2022
Rippon Middle School, Mar. 22, 2022
Western High School, Mar. 29, 2022
West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary School, Mar. 31, 2022
Tanglewood Middle, Mar. 31, 2022
Lowellville Junior/Senior High School, Apr. 5, 2022
Erie High School, Apr. 5, 2022
Pine Bluff High School, Apr. 11, 2022
Aspen Ridge Elementary School, Apr. 26, 2022
Walt Disney Magnet School, May. 17, 2022
Robb Elementary School, May. 24, 2022

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