City of Santa Barbara Elections


The Time Has Come

Ballots for the city election go out to voters the week of October 9, and need to be returned by mail by Tuesday, November 7. Ballots may be brought in to the City Clerk’s office prior to Election Day, and there will be four other drop off locations open on Nov. 7, but there are no traditional polling places. For full details about voter registration deadlines and ballot collection click here
The endorsed candidates, Cathy Murillo for Mayor, Jim Scafide (District 4), Eric Friedman (District 5) and Gregg Hart (District 6) for City Council, are busy walking neighborhoods and phoning voters from the recently opened party headquarters at 1025 Castillo St. It’s a job requiring lots of volunteer effort. Here’s how to help:
Contact Tyler Gibson at 805-364-2685 or wtylergibson@gmail.com

 

“It’s YOUR Party: General Planning Meeting” at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for “It’s YOUR Party: General Planning Meeting” at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion.
You’ll learn about Party structure, local clubs, campaign strategies, opportunities for engagement, and more.A few logistical details below… 

Directionshttp://www.ucen.ucsb.edu/about-the-ucen/maps-directions
Parkinghttp://www.aw.id.ucsb.edu/maps/images/aw_pdfs/Corwin_UCSB.pdf
Food: a light lunch will be provided; if you’d like to purchase additional snacks/coffee, the UCen cafe will be open
Schedule:

10:30 a.m. Check-in: suggested donation of $10
11:05 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
11:30 a.m. Why the Party Matters
11:50 a.m. The Organizing Director’s Role
12:00 noon Club Introductions
12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
1:15 p.m. Working Lunch: Party Structure and Platforms
2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions
3:15 p.m. Closing Session
3:50 p.m. Opportunities for Engagement and Closing Remarks
4:00 p.m. Event Ends
5:00 p.m. informal mixer off-campus (Rusty’s)

No matter what happens in Washington, D.C., Santa Barbara County Democrats are committed to fighting for our core values of truth, respect, and perseverance. With nearly 39 million people living within our borders, California will lead the nation in the fight to protect the dignity and basic human rights of all who live here. And our voices will be heard.

California has led the way: creating millions more jobs, passing equal pay legislation, establishing a living wage, protecting our invaluable natural resources and expanding health care for all.

There’s lots of work to do, so join us at the 2017 Santa Barbara County Democrats General Planning Meeting where we’ll map out how we can continue to lead the nation in the fight for progress together.

RSVP for the General Planning Meeting: Saturday, September 16, 2017 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at UCSB’s Corwin Pavilion. Suggested donation of $10 to help offset the cost of lunch.

Help shape the party platform.

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State Party News

New Party Officers

The main business of the CA Democratic Party’s recent state convention (May 19-21) was to elect new party officers to lead the most powerful blue state into an uncertain future. In a hotly contested election among the 3,000 convention delegates, Eric Bauman narrowly defeated Kimberly Ellis for state party Chair, 

Fierce floor demonstrations by Kimberly Ellis supporters (in pink) and Eric Bauman’s backers (yellow signs) made last month’s state Democratic convention particularly contentious. Bauman was elected party Chair, but the battle may continue in the courts.

replacing John Burton, who’d served since 2009. Ellis has not yet to conceded. Santa Barbara County Chair Daraka Larimore-Hall won election as Vice Chair-Male and Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker as Vice Chair-Female. Jenny Bach won a Sunday morning run-off to become party Secretary, and Daniel Weitzman was elected as Controller. Santa Barbara County Vice Chair David Atkins became the Region 10 Director and will oversee party operations in four South Coast and northward Assembly districts.

Upcoming Global Climate Change Forum

The annual BBQ was the biggest and best attended ever

 

https://youtu.be/JwMt5AyZofU

The Re-Sisters performing “I Can’t Keep Quiet”

Our program of speakers included Rep. Salud Carbajal, Assembly Member Monique Limón, SB Mayor candidate Cathy Murillo, and the endorsed candidates for SB City Council Districts 4, 5, and 6 —Jim Scafide, Eric Friedman, and Gregg Hart respectively.

All photos by Marian Shapiro.

Thanks everyone!

 

America the Beautiful by Ray Charles

Annual 4th of July BBQ

Invitation to 4th of July Democratic picnic

What will the Republican health care bill cost you?

 

 

March For Truth in Santa Barbara

#MarchForTruth about #TrumpRussia

On Saturday June 3 there will be over 100 peaceful marches where Americans DEMAND we get to the bottom of Trump and Russian collusion in the 2016 election. MARCH FOR TRUTH in Santa Barbara!

Restore Our Faith in Government

When:  11 AM, Saturday/Sábado June 3, 2017

Where:  de la Guerra Plaza

Local Contact For More Information: luvpaz16@gmail.com

For more information why we need to come out for a peaceful demonstration please go to: WWW.MarchForTruth.Info

Memorial Day