- Call to order
- Approval of May Minutes (Attach link)
- Officer Reports
- President Allie Hughes – no updates
- Vice President Erik Poicon – working on Summer social event location
- Membership Director Anusha Kondiparti – updated membership roster
- Finance Director Ryan Globus – no updates
- Political Director Neil McClintick – no updates
- Communications Director Jaria Jaug – did marketing materials for meetings, spoke about potential upcoming summer social event
- New Business
- VTA Visonnary Network Plan w/ VTA Staff
- Discussion: Bylaw Amendment to Expand E-Board – will be coming in a future meeting
- E-board Elections 2023 Results
- Unopposed & approved unanimously
- President – Erik Poicon
- Vice-President – Jaria Jaug
- Membership Director – Anusha Kondiparti
- Financial Director – Ryan Globus
- Communications Director – Ashley Guerrero
- Political Director position had a debate & vote: Krista De La Torre and Daniel Huynh
- Political Director – Krista De La Torre
- Unopposed & approved unanimously
- Next Meeting In person: July 31, 2023 @ Maker Nexus 1330 Orleans Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
May General Meeting Minutes
SYVD May 22, 2023
- Call to order
- Approval of April Minutes (Attach link)
- Officer Reports
- President Allie Hughes
- Vice President Erik Poicon
- Membership Director Anusha Kondiparti
- Finance Director Ryan Globus
- Political Director Neil McClintick
- Communications Director Jaria Jaug – not present
- New Business
- E-board elections – June 2023: Nominations were conducted
- VTA Visonnary Network Plan (Canceled)
- Ask a Young Dem: Betty and Ellen Kamei
- Next Meeting In person: June 26, 2023 @ Maker Nexus 1330 Orleans Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
- Old Business
- Adjournment
October 2022 Minutes
September 26, 2022 Minutes
9/26/2022
- Call to order: Erik called to order at 7:07PM
- Approval of August Meeting Minutes: https://svyd.org/august-29-2022-minutes/
- Allie moves, Christophe Seconds
- Officer Reports
- President: Allie Hughes
- Congressional PAID Canvassing opportunity in Congressional district 41 and 45 from Oct 28-30. Will be fully paid (hotels/transportation)
- Vice President: Erik Poicon
- Membership Director: Christophe LaBelle
- Working on Bylaws amendment for dues process
- Finance Director: Ryan Globus
- No major updates
- Political Director: Neil McClintick
- Mentioned upcoming dates for canvassing events over October
- Communications Director: Jaria Jaug
- Updating all social media, gauged where everyone is at to get notified
- President: Allie Hughes
- New Business
- Fremont Unified High School District
- Trustee Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto (Incumbent)
- Trustee Rosa Kim
- Stanley Kou
- Motion to endorse all three candidates from Allie, Seconded by Neil: 11 yes – 0 noes
- Mountain View Whisman School District
- Trustee Devon Conley
- Motion to endorse by Ryan, Seconded from Allie: 11 yes – 0 noes
- Trustee Devon Conley
- Mountain View Los Altos School District
- Thida Cornes
- Motion to endorse by Allie, Seconded from Ryan: 11 yes – 0 noes
- Thida Cornes
- Gilroy City Council
- Ronald Robinson, Jr.
- Motion to endorse by Allie, Seconded from Jaria: 11 yes – 0 noes
- Ronald Robinson, Jr.
- Campbell Union High School District
- James Kim
- Motion to endorse by Allie, Seconded from Jaria: 11 yes – 0 noes
- James Kim
- CA State Assembly District 28
- Gail Pellerin
- Motion to endorse by Ryan, Seconded from Allie: 11 yes – 0 noes
- Gail Pellerin
- Fremont Unified High School District
- Old Business
- Announcements
- CYD – Membership Director – Christophe LeBelle
- Canvassing Dates
- October 1st – Richard Mellinger w/ Stonewall
- October 2nd – Supervisor Chavez, Councilmember Wahab, Jaria Jaug
- October 9th – Supervisor Chavez, Councilmember Arenas, Councilmember Esparza
- Adjournment
August 29, 2022 Minutes
August 29, 2022
- Call to order
- Approval of July Minutes
- Officer Reports
- President Allie Hughes
- Vice President Erik Poicon
- Membership Director Christophe LaBelle
- Finance Director Ryan Globus
- Political Director Neil McClintick
- Communications Director Jaria Jaug
- New Business
- Rank Choice Voting: Gave presentation
- Endorsements
- Oak Grove School District
- Trustee, Dr.Taunya Jaco – Endorsed
- Santa Clara City Mayor
- Councilmember Anthony Becker – Endorsed
- Milpitas City Mayor
- Councilmember Karina Dominguez – Endorsed
- Councilmember Anthony Phan
- San José Unified Area 2 Trustee
- José Magaña – Endorsed
- Berryessa Union School District
- Jaria Jaug – Endorsed
- Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 6
- Maimona Afzal Berta – Endorsed
- Oak Grove School District
5. Old Business
6. Adjournment
September 26, 2022 Agenda
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- Call to order
- Approval of August Meeting Minutes: https://svyd.org/august-29-2022-minutes/
- Officer Reports
- President: Allie Hughes
- Vice President: Erik Poicon
- Membership Director: Christophe LaBelle
- Finance Director: Ryan Globus
- Political Director: Neil McClintick
- Communications Director: Jaria Jaug
- New Business
- Fremont Unified High School District
- Trustee Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto (Incumbent)
- Trustee Rosa Kim
- Stanley Kou
- Mountain View Whisman School District
- Trustee Devon Conley
- Mountain View Los Altos School District
- Thida Cornes
- Gilroy City Council
- Ronald Robinson, Jr.
- Campbell Union High School District
- James Kim
- Endorsements
- Fremont Unified High School District
- Old Business
- Announcements
- CYD – Membership Director – Christophe LeBelle
- Canvassing Dates
- October 1st – Richard Mellinger w/ Stonewall
- October 2nd – Supervisor Chavez, Councilmember Wahab, Jaria Jaug
- October 9th – Supervisor Chavez, Councilmember Arenas, Councilmember Esparza
- Adjournment
June 27, 2022 Minutes
Erik Poicon calls the meeting to order at 7:06pm.
Ryan Globus moves to approve the May minutes, seconded by Alexander Gvatua. Passes unanimously.
Officer Reports
- Membership Dir Christophe
- Survey for meetings: 4th Monday of the month. Strong interest in hybrid format
- New SVYD year starts July 1
- Finance Dir Ryan
- Social in July
- PD Mustafa
- June 2022 Election Results
- VP Erik
- Pay dues ASAP for voting rights (and 2 meetings/events)
- Pres Allie Hughes
- Call to action to support women getting healthcare. Donate to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. Allie will match up to $250.
- Raised $940 PLUS Allie’s match -> $1,190 (as of 7:25pm)
- Plus 250 @7:29 (total $1,440)
New Business
- D1 Supervisor
- Motion to endorse Sylvia Arenas by Mustafa, seconded by Alexander. Motion passes 14-0.
- San Jose City Council D7
- Motion to endorse Maya Esparza, seconded by Allie. Motion passes 12-0.
- Mountain View City Council
- Motion to endorse Lucas Ramirez and Ellen Kamei by Patrick Ahrens, seconded by Angel Martinez. Motion passes 12-0.
- Sunnyvale City Council D3
- Motion to endorse Justin Wang by Daniel Huynh, seconded by Mustafa. Motion passes 14-0.
- San Jose Mayor
- Motion to endorse Cindy Chavez by Lucas Ramirez, seconded by Erik Anciaux. Motion passes 11-1.
- Board Elections
- Motion to suspend bylaws by Lucas Ramirez, seconded by Mustafa. Motion passes 11-0.
- Motion to move election to July by Allie Hughes, seconded by Lucas Ramirez. Motion passes 11-0.
Announcements
- Jobs at SVLG: https://svlg.bamboohr.com/jobs/
- Donate to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-mar-monte/donate-locally
Erik adjourns the meeting at 9:23pm.
Agenda
- Call to order
- Approval of May Minutes
- Officer Reports
- President Allie Hughes
- Vice President Erik Poicon
- Membership Director
- Meeting Time/Place Survey
- Finance Director Ryan Globus
- July Social
- Political Director Mustafa Arshad
- June 2022 Election Update
- Communications Director Ali Sapirman
- New Business
- Endorsement: Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1
- Endorsement: San José City Council District 7
- Endorsement: San José Mayor
- Item to be heard at 8pm
- Endorsement: Mountain View City Council
- Endorsement: Sunnyvale City Council District 3
- Board Elections for SVYD 2022-23 Year
- Announcements
- Adjournment
May 23, 2022 Minutes
Eric Poicon calls the meeting to order at 7:20pm.
Officer Reports:
- Finance Director Ryan: Spent money on pro-choice rally for water
- Membership Director Christophe: Fill out meeting/election survey
- Political Director Mustafa: Events: https://www.facebook.com/events/756449355362695/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/1732708590416240
- Comm Director Ali S: No report
- President Allie H: Meeting dedicated to reproductive health. Donate to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte.
Quorum reached at 7:24pm.
Mustafa moves to approve April minutes. Passes unanimously.
New Business:
- Presentation of walking for endorsed candidates by Mustafa
- Resolution to Protect Access to Abortion Care
- Discussion about PPMM and ways to advocate for abortion
- Planned Parenthood Volunteer Communications: https://www.weareplannedparenthood.org/onlineactions/JIZSD2sEJEKtzX7TBArNqw2?_gl=1*uz81et*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE2NDg0MTk0ODUuQ2p3S0NBandsb0NTQmhBZUVpd0EzaFZvX1VfWDJPVWpCYlljVTlZLXo0R3JJZV9aVnFrRU1PZmYtNFpjT285MF80RzI2M3NRdW1ZT1B4b0M4NWtRQXZEX0J3RQ..&_ga=2.57038189.677837538.1653346715-144679967.1643397681
- Planned Parenthood Volunteer Opportunities: https://www.weareplannedparenthood.org/onlineactions/JIZSD2sEJEKtzX7TBArNqw2?_gl=1*uz81et*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE2NDg0MTk0ODUuQ2p3S0NBandsb0NTQmhBZUVpd0EzaFZvX1VfWDJPVWpCYlljVTlZLXo0R3JJZV9aVnFrRU1PZmYtNFpjT285MF80RzI2M3NRdW1ZT1B4b0M4NWtRQXZEX0J3RQ..&_ga=2.57038189.677837538.1653346715-144679967.1643397681
- Brigid Alliance: https://brigidalliance.org
- Discussion of surveys
- Fill out survey! https://tinyurl.com/SVYoungDemsSurvey
- Suspension of bylaws for the consideration of endorsement for Rosemary Kamei for San Jose District 1
- Motion to suspend bylaws to consider endorsing Rosemary Kamei by Lucas Ramirez, seconded by Kevin Ma. Motion passes 9-0-1 yes-no-abstain.
- Angel moves to endorse Rosemary Kamei for D1, seconded by Christophe. Motion passes 10-1.
Announcements
Meeting adjourned at 8:16pm.
April 25, 2022 Minutes
Eric Poicon calls the meeting to order at 7:05pm.
Allie Hughes moves to approve March 28 minutes, seconded by Angel Martinez. Approved unanimously.
Officer Reports
- Membership Director Chrisophe LaBelle: SVYD year restarts July 1. Make sure contact info is update: https://svyd.org/join-us/membership/
- Finance Director Ryan Globus: Ballots drop soon – support our endorsed candidates
- Political Director (Christophe for Mustafa)
- April 30th Sajid Khan: Backesto park 10:30am
- May 7th Claudia Rossi walk location TBD
- May 12th phone bank Aisha Wahab + womens list
- May 14th Alex Lee Cataldi Park with APA Dems
- May 28th Aisha Wahab location TBD
- President Allie Hughes: Supe Susan Ellenberg sent new business item #3 about sexual harrasment at state capitol
New Business
- Assemblymember Alex Lee bills
- Presentation by Maria Montchal from Assemblymember Lee’s office about AB 2053 Social Housing Act
- Lucas Ramirez moves to endorse AB 2053, seconded by Angel Marinez. 11-0 motion passes.
- Rolando Bonilla resolution to resign from San Jose city council campaign
- Daniel Huynh moves to endorse the resolution, seconded by Allie Hughes. 9-0 motion passes.
- Letter Urging CA legislature to Address Sexual Harassment & Discrimination in State Capitol: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdws6aSBm2-fuUDVsLwN3TcWX5375_MawCS7ZXToA1KAespMQ/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3V5XAtfAGjB5e_-eXHUFIfusv7ZpEVpV7oHAauE88LOITSJQpIcksPchU
- Allie Hughes moves to endorse the letter, seconded by Christophe LaBelle. 12-0 motion passes.
- Future general membership meeting date
- Eric Anciaux moves to continue at the next meeting after Board can poll membership, seconded by Ryan Globus. 10-0 motion passes.
Announcements
- Christophe: SVLG event Wednesday morning https://www.svlg.org/events/buildingforward/
- Lucas Ramirez: Eric did great job running meeting
- Eric Poicon: Peter Ortiz walk at 10am on Saturday
- Angel Martinez: Raul Peralez phone bank Friday April 29 5-6pm. Campaign office open house Saturday April 30.
- Alexander Gvatua: Second Lucas’s announcement. Rob Moore campaign kickoff Saturday afternoon for Los Gatos Town Council.
- Daniel Cao: Rosemary Kamei is seeking volunteers for D1 election.
Eric Poicon adjourned meeting at 7:47pm.
March 28, 2022 Minutes
March 28, 2022 General Membership Meeting Minutes
Allie Hughes calls the meeting to order at 7:05pm.
Early announcement from Andrew Crockett: Volunteer form for assessor campaign https://forms.gle/8fBHW3EXsjNwkuwN8 .
Donations to https://secure.actblue.com/donate/elect-crockett-santa-clara-county-assessor-2022-1
Motion to approve the February 28, 2022 minutes by Ryan Globus, seconded by Erik Poicon. Approved unanimously.
Officer Reports
- Acting President Allie Hughes
- No announcements
- Political Director Mustafa Arshad: Events for endorsed candidates
- Peter Ortiz April 2 10am-1pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/3053520998311388
- Raul Peralez Text Banking March 29 5-6pm: https://www.mobilize.us/raulperalezformayorofsanjose/event/440216/ls
- Finance Director Ryan Globus
- Show up for endorsed candidates
New Business
- Special VP Election. Erik Poicon is nominated by Angel Martinez, seconded by Alexander Gvatua. Erik elected unanimously.
- Motion to make Allie Hughes President (no longer Acting) by Allie Hughes, seconded by Brenda Zendejas. Passes unanimously.
- Motion to endorse San José Measure B by Lucas Ramirez, seconded by Brenda Zendejas. Passes unanimously.
Announcements
- Richard Mehlinger: Donation link: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mehlinger-for-sunnyvale-city-council-district-5–2022-1
- Alexander Gvatua: San Jose council agenda tomorrow to raise commercial linkage fees. https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10675803&GUID=0618A159-506F-4DE5-B453-EBC31EB1555C
- Angel Martinez: Raul Peralez Walk on April 16.
- Erik Poicon: Peter Ortiz virtual fundraiser on Thursday at 6pm. Event registration at https://www.efundraisingconnections.com/c/PeterOrtiz/MujeresParaPeter. General donation at https://www.efundraisingconnections.com/c/PeterOrtiz
Allie adjourns the meeting at 7:53pm.