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- Call to Order
- Approval of June Minutes
- New Business
- Early Endorsements
- Candidates gave a stump speech and answered the following questions from membership.
- All Candidates: What do you hope to accomplish if elected/re-elected?
- All Candidates: Given the executive order from Governor Newson regarding the unhoused population, what specific policies will you support to protect the unhoused community in your respective cities
- Candidates for the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale: Would you support the implementation of ranked choice voting for your city’s council and mayoral races?
- All Candidates: 38% of students in K-12 systems statewide go to schools that are not well maintained. Locally, how will you prioritize that K-12 facilities are up to date, especially in budget conversations?
- All Candidates: What does being a progressive mean to you, and how have you demonstrated your commitment to those values in your career?
- All Candidates: What strengths and struggles do you bring with you to your role and how does a young democrat contribute to that?
- Candidates for City Council: What are your plans to retain and support businesses and what will you do differently than your colleagues to support small businesses and entrepreneurs?
- Unanimous vote to endorse the following candidates:
- Emily Ann Ramos for Mountain View City Council
- Erik Poicon for Mountain View City Council
- Charlsie Chang for Sunnyvale City Council
- Juan Rodriguez for Campbell City Council
- Katie Causey for Palo Alto City Council
- Clay Hale for San Jose-Evergreen Community College District
- Sergio Lopez for Campbell City Council
- Change in the bylaws
- Bylaw change regarding endorsement process
- Vote to suspend the bylaws – unanimous vote to pass
- Vote to adopt the new bylaws and send them out to membership via email – unanimous vote to pass
- Old Business
- Announcements
- Two seats are currently open and uncontested for the Evergreen-San Jose Community College District School Board
- The Valley Transportation Authority has released a safety survey for those who use (or choose not to use) their services
- The Bay Area Regional Leadership meeting is taking place on Wednesday, July 31st
- Adjournment
