Response to SJ Merc article

By Angelica Ramos This letter is in response to an article by the San Jose Mercury News titled “San Jose mayor and council race money pouring in — what did everyone raise?“ Dear Editor: What About the Women? I was disappointed that Mr. Rosenberg’s article on San José campaign finance (Feb. 2) failed to discuss the significant …

Minutes – SVYD State of the Union Watch Party and Early Endorsement Vote

Location: UFCW Local 5, 240 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Watch Party began at 6:00 p.m. Joshua Barousse called the meeting to order on 7:37 p.m. A motion was put forth to the membership for an early endorsement of  SVYD member, Raul Peralez There were 30 members with voting privileges in attendance 20 votes needed for …

Endorsements 2013

Santa Clara County Supervisor – District 2 Cindy Chavez   Santa Clara County Board of Education Darcie Green   CYD Latino Caucus Vice Chair Robert Parra   AD 28 (Early Endorsement) Evan Low   Resolutions and Bills  Northern Santa Clara County Representation on the Caltrain Board H.R. 2454: Aaron’s Law Act of 2013  CA Student …

Bylaws of the Silicon Valley Young Democrats of California

Download PDF ARTICLE I: NAME AND AFFILIATION Section 1 Name i.    The name of this organization shall be the Silicon Valley Young Democrats (hereinafter, “SVYD”). Section 2 Affiliation i.    SVYD will be chartered with, and affiliated with the California Young Democrats (CYD), California Democratic Council, Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee, California Democratic Party, and …

SVYD-Women’s Leadership Committee November Meeting Minutes

SVYD-Women’s Leadership Committee November Meeting Wednesday, November 6th at 7pm at the Fairmont in San Jose Download PDF   Recap-‘Voices from the Trenches’ What Can Change: Next time we should try not to conflict with other events. Suggested for 2014 (Election Year): March & August to avoid conflicts. What Went Well: Great speakers Timely, on …

Job Opportunity: Field Outreach Coordinator

Position Summary Save The Bay seeks a Field Outreach Coordinator to conduct targeted outreach and education on issues affecting the long-term health and sustainability of San Francisco Bay. Successful candidates will work with colleagues to implement elements of a regional campaign to engage communities in support of restoring Bay wetlands, expanding public access to the …

SVYD November Membership Meeting – Monday, November 18, 2013

Download PDF Location: UFCW Local 5, 240 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 I. Welcome and Introductions Raul Peralez just put in his papers (congrats) II. Guest speaker: David London, eBay view video Questions: How can we get the party or our local organization to reach out in the tech community. Answer: reach out …

Agenda – SVYD November Membership Meeting – Monday, November 18, 2013

Download PDF Location: UFCW Local 5, 240 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 I. Welcome and Introductions II. Guest speaker: David London, eBay III. SVYD Officer Reports    A. President- Joshua Barousse         i. Santa Clara County Democratic Party update               a. Call to Action II: Building a Democratic Pipeline- Sat 11/9         ii. Bylaws committee …

Minutes – SVYD October Membership Meeting – Monday, October 21, 2013

I. Welcome and Introductions II. Special speakers: Steve Preminger and Bob Wieckowski Steve Preminger went over what the local party does (Central committee meetings) and how it integrates with SVYD Bob Wieckowski talked about the Student Bill of Rights and urges us to contact our state assemblyman to get it passed III. SVYD Officer Reports …