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Our Judicial Endorsements

Last night, the Club came together for one of our longest-standing and most meaningful traditions: our biannual Judicial Candidates Forum. We heard from the final group of candidates seeking our endorsement this primary season, the candidates for Los Angeles Superior Court, bringing our endorsement process for the June 2 primary to a close. After a thorough interview… Read More →

On Wednesday, March 25, we will vote to endorse candidates for all remaining races on the June primary ballot, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Board of Equalization, Congress, Assembly, and Sheriff. (If you missed any candidate visits, recordings are available on our YouTube page now.) We will also consider a new set of… Read More →

The 2026 Sammy Awards

Our Club has been on a remarkable run lately of exciting monthly meetings, record-breaking membership, expanded organizing muscle, and a growing reputation across California as one of the most active and effective Democratic clubs in the state. Now it’s time to meet this moment of fierce urgency in our nation’s history with the resolve that our… Read More →

Feb 25: Xavier Becerra and Mayor Caroline Torosis

Our next SMDC monthly Membership Meeting will be on February 25, 6:30pm, at the Church In Ocean Park. We’ll be joined by former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra (Governor candidate), Oliver Ma (Lieutenant Governor candidate), and Senator Stephen Bradford (Insurance Commissioner candidate). We will also welcome our own Mayor Caroline Torosis for an update from City Council on the Renaissance Plan and her vision… Read More →

Watch our January meeting

Thank you to all who joined us last night, whether it was your first meeting or you’ve been a member since the 70s! We were so grateful to be in community again with our fellow Democrats after these harrowing few weeks.  We were joined by four candidates seeking statewide office last night: Former Representative Katie Porter (candidate… Read More →

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