A.  Executive Board: Hope Allen Cahan

Discussed need for Clubs to volunteer for voter registration at events within the community Discussed Call to Action updates with the Committee Chairs Discussed the next Call to Action on Sept. 6

B.  Chair: Steve Preminger

See Vice Chair report  

C.  Vice Chair: Drina Collins

API met with Sandy James for an informal discussion. That meeting is a prelude to a larger meeting that will be coordinated with Gap Kim.  

D.  Treasurer: Gap Kim  $101.40 in the account  

E.  Secretary:  Hope Allen Cahan

Visitors, please sign the visitor list  

F.  Community Services & Voter Registration: Liz McDavit

G.  Finance: Jim Thurber

H. Candidate Recruitment and Endorsement:  Candidate interviews will be held on three nights: 8/26, 8/27, and 9/2  

I.  Campaign Services: Phaedra Ellis Lamkins

Steve Preminger began working on the Fight the Connerly Campaign with Phaedra. Additionally, they are both working on the anti-recall effort. Steve and Phaedra will develop a campaign for Oct. 7^th election and will be asking for volunteers for campaign work soon  

J.  Issues: Emy Thurber

K. Political Outreach: Tom Cochran

The Executive Board is working on building an organization that is strong on voter registration. The clubs are including their efforts in voter registration.

L. Regional Directors: Madge Overhouse

The Regional Directors E-board meeting was changed from September to October 24^th and 25^th.  

M. Democratic National Committee: Chris Stampolis  

N.  Pro-Choice Coalition:  Claudia Shope No meeting in August  

Urges everyone to continue to fight the recall, as it negatively affects services   Unfortunately, the Nuremberg files (a website hit lists against doctors) are still in existence.  

O.  DTV Report:  Steve Chessin  

P.  CDC Report:  David Wilkes This year is the 50th anniversary of the CDC.  We celebrated by having our convention in Fresno, the site of the first CDC convention. It was nice to have a larger Bay Area contingent there.

The major speakers at the convention were Congressman Dennis Kucinich, former Congressman Jim McDermott of Washington (who is also a psychiatrist), and State Senator Joseph Dunn. 

Jim Clarke was reelected president; Chris Stampolis as secretary, David Wilkes as Trustee North. Herb Engstrom is the new regional VP.

The workshops were:
-Healthcare, which was mainly about SB921, the single payer bill. They were for it.
-Energy. No surprise. The report supported re-regulation, hybrid vehicles, alternative energy tax credits, and the indictment of Ken Lay. The report was against federal support of nuclear plants.
-Electronic voting. Dennis Paul went over the opportunities and problems. The problems seem to outweigh the good points at this time.
-Economic security.
-Three strikes.
-Transportation
-Medical Marijuana

Chris Stampolis did a morning session on club building and an afternoon session on finance and fundraising.  He was in favor of both.

Important comments:
Evict the liars club!
If its not single payer, its not universal.
Bush accepts responsibility for what he said, but he has no idea what it means.
Invading small countries is not a good strategic plan.

Recall:
Have your own elevator speech ready. Points:
The energy crisis and the economy are not Davis fault.
The Republicans do not have a program; they are just spoilers.
Recalls will snowball.
It is a misuse of the recall process.
It is antidemocratic: Someone can win with only a small percent of the vote.
It is a waste of money.
Davis kept the lights on; don’t put us in the dark now.
He defended overtime.
He expanded Healthy Families.
He increased funds for education.
He increased Workers Compensation and Minimum Wage.

Greetings:
Bernie Gold sends his regards; he is living in Fresno now.

Want to get more involved with CDC? Be sure your club has appointed a delegate to each of CDC's 12 standing committees.

Check out CDC's website at http://www.cdc-ca.org. Every affiliated club now has a website! Please review yours to keep it up-to-date.
Finally, pass the word about CDC-chat to your club members. Invite them to join the statewide conversation.    

Q. Welfare Reform:  Sal Alvarez        

Political outreach clubs and ADs

20th AD committee:

21st AD Committee: Mike Markman

22nd AD Committee:

23rd AD Committee:

24th AD Committee:

28th AD Committee:

African-American Democratic Coalition: Tony Alexander

American Sikh Democratic Club:

Asian-Pacific American Democratic Club:

Clinton*Gore Action Network:

Democratic Action for Women Now (DAWN): Carol Garvey

There will be a potluck brunch on 8/17 at 10:30 at the Ponderosa Park on the corner of Iris and Henderson. This will be co-hosted by the Latino Coalition and will be a mentoring clinic for anyone interested in running for office. Speakers will be: Sally Lieber, Judy Chirco, and Nora Campos. The Endorsement Brunch will be Sunday, September 17^th at 10:30, location to be determined.

Evergreen Democratic Club at the Villages: Beverly Wharton

Members of the Club helped staff the Democratic Booth at the Santa Clara County Fair on Friday, August 1. The Club approved a resolution on the recall for submission to the CDC convention in Fresno on Saturday, August 2, 2003. This resolution calls for Lt. Gov. Bustamante’s name to appear on the ballot, that he be well-financed to campaign against the recall, to educate the public about the dangers of this recall process, and also to bring an emergency legal case to the US Supreme court to review the constitutionality of the 1911 law. The speaker for our August 5^th meeting was Jennifer Farris, Field Representative for Assemblymember Diaz. Invitations to our annual BBQ on Sunday, September 7 from 3-6pm at the Gazebo Park in the Villages will soon be mailed. Anyone wishing to join us, please let us know so we can add you to our guest list. The BBQ takes the place of our usual first Tuesday of the month General Meeting.

Mission City Democratic Club:

Peninsula Democratic Coalition: Mike Markman

Peninsula Young Democrats: Genni Gerard

Santa Clara County Democratic Club: Alicia Lanies

Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum: Teresa Alverado

South County Democratic Club: Mark Moore

West Valley Democratic Club: Barbara Nesbit  

8. OLD BUSINESS Call To Action Reports

• Speakers Bureau: Hope Cahan

The Speakers Bureau has been hard at work on the speakers training and survey. Additionally, they are looking for contacts in organizations that may have events in which they would like our speakers to speak.

• Media Committee: Jennifer Myronuk

The media committee has been working hard on the creation of an electronic newsletter for the website and in assisting the other committees.

• Message Committee: David Cohen

Working with the other committees to provide good material and messages. Always seeking new members for this committee, please contact David if you are interested.

• Volunteer Committee: Hope Cahan

Have been working hard to coordinate with the other committees. The addition of the volunteer sign up toggle on the website has resulted in a number of new volunteers. We have created literature for use at the voter registration booths and are coordinating with clubs for increased volunteerism. We are still looking for volunteers for the San Jose Jazz Festival.