At our July 28 Membership meeting, Santa Monica Democrats: – welcomed Assemblymember Alex Lee to discuss some of his bold, progressive legislation across many different topics including social housing, Brown Act reform, and the Wealth Tax; – endorsed six more state bills: SB343 Allen, SB433 Allen, AB1487, SB551, AB1009 Bloom, and AB1454 Bloom; – heard… Read More →
July 28: Asm. Alex Lee on Social Housing
Our California legislature is filled with so many interesting and unique perspectives who make our state great. One such assemblymember is Alex Lee (李天明), who represents AD25 (Milpitas, San Jose) He serves his community by fighting to address the growing issues in housing, homelessness, traffic, education, and climate change. Lee currently serves as the youngest legislator… Read More →
6/30: George Gascón on Public Safety Reform
RSVP for the June 30 meeting here: https://forms.gle/h6UmeeZ297vrrfRt6 Last November, reformer George Gascón defeated the incumbent District Attorney who had a troubling record addressing the systemic criminal justice issues of our time. Since then, District Attorney Gascón has been living up to his promises: implementing policies that promote rehabilitation, not recidivism, eliminating cash bail for non-violent… Read More →
Virginia Del. Danica Roem at D&I Committee Next Monday
RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/RGWipfCBVCd9sYPz7 For almost a year now, the SMDC Diversity & Inclusion Committee has been holding its own meetings twice per month, establishing a safe space within our Club to discuss issues pertaining to the pursuit of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in our Santa Monica and Democratic communities. During this time, the Committee… Read More →
ICYMI: Watch our Membership Meetings 📺
Our goal is to make our meetings accessible to all of our members, whether or not you’re available on Wednesdays at 7pm. If you missed the most recent meeting or part of it, we hope you are able to catch up on your own time in the next few days. Here are the links to… Read More →