Ballot Measures
California has a long history of ballot measures intiated by the legislature or by business and citizen groups through popular demand, and every election features many of them. It can […]
Category Archives: Monthly Meetings
program materials and video from past meetings
Meeting the Candidates
Over 70 members attended our September 12th Zoom meeting. Several of the Democratic candidates presented their positions. San Diego County Board of Supervisors Candidate Dr. Terra Lawson-Remer spoke to us about the challenges […]
The County Party and the Future
Our August speaker was Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, chair of the San Diego Democratic Party. Will shared his insights regarding the upcoming presidential election, identified the key races in San Diego County, […]
The Reality of Voter Suppression
Vote suppression is very real and very serious; several Republican-controlled states have taken aggressive actions to make the voting difficult, particularly for traditionally Democratic voting blocs. At the national level […]
The Vallecitos Water District
Our June speaker was Tom Scaglione, for CFO of the Vallecitos Water District and a frequent critic of its pro-developer actions, Tom demonstrated how the District has not been enforcing […]
Presidential Trivia
Our May meeting was a departure from our usual intensely political subjects. Raconteur, punster, and humorist Richard Lederer, founding host of A Way With Words on KPBS and a very mush in […]
April Meeting Notes
The San Marcos Democratic Club held its first ever virtual (i.e., online) meeting in April using the Zoom application. The dangerous and predictable nature of the coronavirus has most everyone […]
March Meeting Cancelled
Due to the dangerously unpredictable nature of the coronavirus and the lack of any effective vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection, we have cancelled our monthly meetings for the time being […]
February Meeting Notes
Our members are active, informed, and involved, and this month was no different. Carl Crider told us about the play, An American Story—Raghead. It will be performed on April 4 […]
January Meeting Notes
Such an informative and productive meeting! We elected Heather Roberts as our new club president and heard from several judicial candidates. Proponents and opponents of Measure A both made their […]