The South Bay Democratic Coalition will be hosting Dr. Matthew Harrigan at a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 7:00 PM.

Dr. Harrigan who will speak about The Filibuster: Origins, Evolution and Reforms.

southbay@sccdp.org

Join the Silicon Valley Democratic Club on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 7 pm, to discuss California Wildfires and a call to action for climate justice. Our guest speaker is Dr. Michael Wara, Director of Climate and Energy Policy Program and Senior Research Scholar, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University. We hope to see you there!

Meeting agenda here

About Dr. Michael Wara

Michael Wara is a lawyer and scholar focused on climate and energy policy. Wara is Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program and a senior research scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, where he provides fact-based, bipartisan, technical and legal assistance to policymakers engaged in the development of novel climate and energy law and regulation. He also facilitates the connection of Stanford faculty with cutting edge policy debates on climate and energy, leveraging Stanford’s energy and climate expertise to craft real world solutions to these challenges. Wara’s legal and policy scholarship focuses on wildfire, carbon pricing, energy innovation, and regulated industries. He collaborates with economists, engineers and scientists in research on the design and evaluation of technical and regulatory solutions to climate and energy challenges. He is also an expert on international environmental law with a particular focus on the ozone and climate treaty regimes.

Wara was appointed in 2019 to the California Wildfire Commission which made recommendations to the state on better managing utility caused wildfires and currently serves on the California Catastrophe Response Council, the oversight board of the Wildfire Fund.

Prior to joining Woods, Wara was an associate professor at Stanford Law School and an associate in Holland & Knight’s government practice. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School and his Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Best regards,
Silicon Valley Democratic Club

Join SwingLeft Thursday, June 10, 2021, from 5 PM to 6 PM, as we meet three inspiring grassroots leaders from the Central Valley :

• Dolores Huerta, founder, The Dolores Huerta Foundation (Kern County),
• Ruth López, Executive Director, Valley Voices (Kings County),
• Reyes Uviedo, Program Manager, Valley Forward (Fresno County)

They will share their insights on working to bring about lasting, systemic change in California Congressional District 21. These groups are focused on empowering under-represented residents of the Central Valley.

There is no cost to attend and this 1-hour fundraiser will give you new insights into how we can help support efforts to mobilize voters.

All donations go directly to these three highly effective community organizations.

Please register in advance using this link: https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/389892/

On Thursday, June 3, 2021, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee took the following actions:

The Committee heard from Special Guest Ken Yeager, BAYMEC Community Foundation, about an exhibit “Coming Out: 50 Years of Queer Resistance and Resilience in Silicon Valley,” scheduled to open June 24, 2021, at History San José (aka “History Park”) and from Special Guest Milan Balinton, AACSA, about the 40th Annual Juneteenth in the Park.

The Progressive Democrats for Social Justice made a presentations about a potential legal challenge to Gov’t Code §3205 (county employee solicitation of candidate donations).

Notice was given of a vacancy in AD 29, to be filled at the next meeting.

One resolution was passed:

• Resolution In Support of Opportunity Housing in Santa Clara County

Two resolutions presented for emergency consideration failed to gain the two-thirds support required for such consideration. The resolutions are returned to the Executive Board for consideration under regular order at a future Central Committee meeting.

• Resolution in Support of H.R. 2590, The Palestinian Children and Families Act
• Resolution in Support of Peace, Not Apartheid in Palestine

The Meeting was adjourned In Memory of the VTA Rail Yard Victims.

Attention Democrats!

Did you or a colleague work or intern for Senator Jim Beall during his public service career? If so, please email beallcelebration@gmail.com.

We are hosting a party for Jim on June 12th (RSVP HERE) and would like to acknowledge the staff and interns in the program.

Santa Clara County has moved to the State’s least restrictive Tier in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the Yellow Tier. Changes are effective on May 19, 2021.

To see what has changed, visit: https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/