SBDC presents Garrick Percival

South Bay Democratic Coalition Presents
An Evening With Garrick Percival

Political Science Dept. Chair, SJSU
Mon. Sept 29th, 7 ~ 9pm

The State Of Our Country Since 2024
Upcoming Elections 2026 & Issues For 2028

Audience Q&A Follows
Free Event
Open To The Public

Please join us on Monday, September 29 as Garrick Percival, Ph.D., well respected Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science SJSU and published author, speaks on the upcoming 2026 election, the state of our country after the 2024 election, and the prospects and important issues for Democrats in 2028. Please join our Coalition as Mr. Percival shares his thorough research on policy and politics and his thoughts on the inequality at the state and local levels of government. Q&A will follow. Mark your calendars for this well-known speaker and esteemed author and commentator.

Santa Clara County Democratic Party HQ
2901 Moorpark Ave #110, San Jose
For the Zoom Link, email: rkstoken@sbcglobal.net

September 2025 Central Committee Recap

On Thursday, September 4, 2025, the Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee took the following actions:

  • Endorsed in the November 4th Special Election for County Assessor
    • dual endorsement
      • Neysa Fligor
      • Yan Zhao
  • Announced a vacancy in AD 26
    • to be filled at the October meeting
  • Heard
    • Comments from Josh Friday, candidate for Lieutenant Governor
    • Reports on
      • Ad Hoc Committee on Housing and Homelessness
      • Measure A Organizing Update
      • Proposition 50 (Redistricting) Organizing Update
    • General announcements
    • Officer and Director reports
      • Communications for Candidates Presentations
    • Club reports

Candidate Meet & Greet: Josh Newman for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

You are invited to the following event:

Candidate Meet & Greet: Josh Newman, former Senator, running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

EVENT DETAILS:

JDCBA invites you to join Josh Newman, former State Senator and candidate for California Superintendent of Public Instruction for a conversation on education, equity, and the Jewish values that guide our community.

Refreshments will be served. Kindly RSVP at the link.

Wednesday, Sept 17th
5:00p – 6:30p
Private residence in Los Gatos
(Address provided upon RSVP)

For questions, please contact: JDCBA.events@gmail.com

Best regards,
Jewish Democratic Coalition of the Bay Area (JDCBA)

17x17k Rally on El Camino Real

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DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY AND SAY NO TO FASCISM.

We are back to do it again, expanding our rally to 17 miles of El Camino, from Santa Clara to Redwood City, along the south side once again. Please note, mobilize requires us to select one location, which is not representative of the actual locations!

ONCE YOU REGISTER, you will be able to connect with us directly with questions and comments!!

To find a place to stand, you must sign yourself up for a segment, at signup.com: https://tinyurl.com/17x17ksegmentsignup. We cannot assign a spot for you, we really need you register yourself on this other site to get accurate counts. On June 14, we united 20k people to stand proudly together in our community, to protect everyone, and defend our democracy, in a joyful, powerful 7 mile line of solidarity. We told the world NO KINGS, and we’re doing it again!

Google map of the segments: https://tinyurl.com/17x17kmap

Register: https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/815494/

Labor Day Pre-Protest Gathering

There will be a Labor Day Protest from 11AM-1PM on Mon Sep 1st along El Camino Real from Santa Clara to Redwood City. The Santa Clara County Democratic Party is hosting a pre-protest gathering from 9:30-10:30 AM on Mon Sep 1st at the headquarters, 2901 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA 95128.  Come and meet other activists pre-protest, have a snack, and grab a bottle of water to take with you. We’ll have supplies for sign making and we’ll help facilitate those who’d like to ride together to the protest.  Sign up here to join us!

Data Bootcamp

🗳️ ATTENTION 2026 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES & CAMPAIGN STAFF!

Planning your run for 2026? Your victory starts with mastering voter data NOW. Join us for our Voter Data Targeting Bootcamp – the training that turns campaign dreams into election wins.

Essential Skills for 2026 Success: ✅ Find and target your exact voter universe ✅ Time your outreach for maximum impact
✅ Build winning voter contact strategies ✅ Turn spreadsheets into votes

Three Training Sessions: 📅 September 24, October 23, or November 19 🕕 6-7 PM 📍 Santa Clara County Democratic HQ (2901 Moorpark Ave., Suite 106, San Jose)

Whether you’re exploring a 2026 run for city council, school board, county supervisor, or state legislature – OR you’re campaign staff who needs to deliver results – this intensive will give you the data skills that separate winning campaigns from losing ones.

Led by Frances Herbert, President of VoterVote – the data platform behind winning Democratic campaigns.

Seats are limited! 👉 Secure your competitive advantage: bit.ly/demdatabootcamp

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