Valley West Democratic Club

Join the Valley West Democratic Club for its annual garden dinner for paid up members! The dinner will be held on Saturday evening, September 20, 2008 at the home of Agnes & Ben Goodman, at 6:30 PM. The featured speaker is Fran Pavley, the Democratic candidate for the State Senate seat being vacated by Sheila Kuehl. Agi Kessler, Chair of DPSFV, will inform the membership of the many opportunities to become involved in this very important election.

Please call Zita Kass at 818-888-8718 for your dinner reservation. Memberships may be paid at the dinner or mailed to Zita at 24330 Bessemer Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Paid members' guests are welcome but will be asked to contribute $10/person for the dinner. Call Zita or Al Saur, club president (818-348-8610) for addition information.

The development, or over development, of Warner Center will be one of the topics addressed by Council member Dennis Zine at the May general meeting of the Valley West Democratic Club.
Zine has been elected to represent the third district for two terms and has a reputation of being one of the few members of the Council who is willing to take tough and often controversial stands.
In addition to the growth of Warner Center, it is expected that the Councilman will also address such issues as the looming budget deficit for Los Angeles, the proposed clean up of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and the on-going construction at Pierce College.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear a candid discussion, and pose your own questions, about what's happening in the West Valley in particular and the City of Los Angeles in general.
There is ample parking and of course, no fee. The public is welcome to join us!

Two highly qualified and well respected Democrats are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed State Senator Sheila Kuehl, who represents the 23rd Senatorial district.
Lloyd Levine, the current Assemblyman representing the 40th A.D, and former Assemblywoman Fran Pavley (41st A.D.), will face voters at the April meeting of the Valley West Democratic Club. Members of the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions of each candidate and then be able to, hopefully, make a decision about who will best represent the District and address its concerns.
The meeting is open to the public; ample parking is available and there is no admission charge. Don't miss this chance to participate in the democratic process!

"Uncounted" is the recently released documentary film about our past error-laden elections and what needs to be done to ensure accurate vote counts in November. The film exposes the real threat to the heart of our democratic principles, the right for every vote to count!
"This film documents deliberate cheating by Diebold, an Ohio manufacturer of voting machines, and other problems around the country where honest tallies were falsified."
A speaker will be available after the showing to answer questions and lead discussion. Don't miss this presentation about a topic which affects voters throughout the United States!

Join the Valley West Democratic Club for its regular meeting on February 20 at 7 PM. Professor Norm Levy of Pierce College will analyze the results of the February 5 primary. He will try to describe the likely scenario of the June and November elections as he dissects the current results.
Professor Levy is a specialist in American Government and International Relations; he holds degrees from UCLA and CSUN, having done graduate studies at Harvard Law School, University of Illinois and Claremont Graduate School. In addition to being the co-author of two text books, he's been named three different years in Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
The meeting is open to the community and of course, all Democrats, and there is no fee. Ample parking is available in the parking lot of the synagogue.

Join us at our regularly scheduled meeting to hear representatives from the candidates for the Democratic Party's nomination for President. The candidate's representatives will have the opportunity to respond to questions from the audience after their initial presentation. We have issued invitations to the campaigns of Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama and Richardson; hopefully all will be represented at the meeting.
The meeting is open to the public at no charge and there is plenty of parking available.