Please join us for a fundraiser in San Jose next Thursday, November 20, 6pm-7:30pm, address provided upon RSVP, to help re-elect Assemblymember Gail Pellerin.

As Chair of the Committee on Elections, Assemblymember Pellerin – a former county chief election officer herself – has guided through the Assembly legislation critical to protecting our voting rights and processes, including ACA 8, which put Proposition 50 on the ballot, at a time when the integrity of our elections is under attack by Trump.  We need her voice and experience in Sacramento now more than ever.

Note the discounted donation levels for seniors and youth attendees.

We hope to see you there!

Regards, Bill James
Santa Clara County Democratic Party Chair

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee took the following actions:

• Welcomed
  • Nichelle Hendersen
    • candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Steve Bradford
    • candidate for Insurance Commissioner
• Heard
  • Election Recap
  • Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month presentation
    • presentation slides
  • SCCDP Food Drive and Fundraising for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
    • https://impact.shfb.org/DemsCare
• Adopted
  • Resolution for A Safe South Bay for All
• Heard
  • Officer and Director reports
    • Communications for Candidates Presentations
      • 11/20 at 7 PM
      • in person at SCCDP Headquarters
  • Club reports

The Immigrant Protection and Empowerment Network (IPEN) is conducting a “Privacy Self Defense” training hosted by Amigos de Guadalupe this Saturday and we’re invited to attend and share with our friends and networks.

From the event hosts:

You are invited to IPEN Movement Building’s Privacy Self Defense Training led by Oakland-based nonprofit Secure Justice on Saturday, 11/8 from 10:00am – 1:00pm at the Amigos de Guadalupe office.

Learn about practical resources and strategies to protect your rights and minimize surveillance impacts on your digital privacy. Join this interactive session and plan to share what you learn with others to help build our collective capacity to protect our community!

Register by 11/6 at http://bit.ly/4qJxlzY

Questions? Contact Jeremy Barousse, Director of Policy and Organizing, Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment at 408-341-9197 or jbarousse@amigosdeguadalupe.org.

Peter Coyote tells the story of how we the people have been called on repeatedly throughout our history to organize to defeat oligarchy, and that authoritarian takeovers happen in five predictable steps. It concludes with an assessment of our current situation, and ways to take action. Discussion with the filmmaker to follow. Sponsored by Move to Amend. More info: patmck13@gmail.com

Date: November 13, 2025
Time: 7 PM to 9 PM
Location: San Jose Peace and Justice Center
48 S 7th St. #101, San Jose, CA 95112

Democrats for Palestinian Rights – Bay Area invite you to attend

Lunch & Learn
November 15, 2025
12 – 1.30pm

Guest Speaker
Josh Paul

Title: The Law Does Not Have Exceptions: Israel and U.S. National Security Law

Josh Paul resigned from the State Department in October, 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration’s decision to rush lethal military assistance to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza.

RSVP Required: tinyurl.com/TeachSeries3

Palestinian Lunch will be Served! Please Join Us

SCCDP Headquarters
2901 Moorpark Ave #110,
San Jose, CA 95128