Representative Ted Lieu, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Former Mayor Ted Winterer, Irene Kao from Courage Campaign, and Danielle Wilson from Unite HERE join the SMDC Membership to break down the election results from national, statewide, regional, and local perspectives. Plus, the Club’s winning endorsed candidates stop by. Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cPeLKsTkwk Be sure to join… Read More →
Category Archives: Local
Our Endorsed Candidates
At our most well-attended virtual meeting ever, hundreds of Santa Monica Democrats gathered to determine our endorsements for the 2022 election. You can watch the entire meeting which included a robust discussion on all statewide and countywide ballot measures on the ballot this year, followed by our endorsement voting, farewell remarks from some of Santa Monica’s departing… Read More →
Weds 9/28: VOTE on Club Endorsements
You’ve read their written questionnaires; you watched their board interviews; and you’ve seen the candidates debate each other head-to-head. Now, it’s finally time to vote to endorse the best of these candidates. September 28 6:30pmStatewide Ballot Measures DiscussionEndorsement VOTE for All RacesIntroduction of Proposed Bylaws Changes RSVP for our endorsement vote meeting here:https://forms.gle/E2daRsdFYiM8zM5x5 This Wednesday evening, please join… Read More →
8/2: Rally To Save Rent Control
Members of our City Council are attempting to change our 43-year-old rent control law to benefit landlords! This puts renters at risk. We are organizing a rally on Tuesday, August 2nd at 6:30 PM outside Santa Monica City Hall, one night before the Council meets again to discuss the proposed Charter Amendment ballot measure that would… Read More →
7/27: Progressives Rising in LA City
On Primary Election Night last month, early returns showed developer and Trump supporter Rick Caruso ahead in the Los Angeles mayoral race. National and statewide media spoke of “tough lessons for progressives” as they claimed progressive candidates were losing and that supposedly meant we had to moderate our messaging and platform in order to win… Read More →