from San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/ Sophia Bollag Mon, October 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT 7 min read California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the Election Rigging Response Act at a press conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mario Tama/TNS) Ballots are arriving in mailboxes across California for the upcoming Nov. 4 special election …
Category: Local
Aug 30
Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is on its way to voters. What you need to know
- By Jim Gallagher in Local, National, Slider, State
In Cal Matters by Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang August 21, 2025 In summary Many California Democrats are reluctant to give up the state’s independently drawn congressional districts, but they say it’s a necessary step to counter gerrymanders in Republican states. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own …
Jun 05
California Democratic Party Concludes Convention with Calls for Unity and Activism
- By Jim Gallagher in Local, News, Slider, State
By Gaston Castellanos in the Fullerton Observer on June 4, 2025 • The California Democratic Party (CADEM) concluded its 3-Day Convention in Anaheim with 4,000 activists and delegates that featured speeches by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta and California statewide and legislative leaders. United States Senator Adam Schiff took the stage and so did his colleague Cory Booker, the Senator …
Sep 06
Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino Valley Unified School District’s Forced Outing Policy
- By Jim Gallagher in Local, News, Slider, State
Press Release Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino V… Monday, August 28, 2023 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit to immediately halt the enforcement of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy. The policy, adopted in July, requires schools to …
Jun 05
Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing
- By Jim Gallagher in Local, Slider
Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP UNIONS VOL. 22, NO. 3 Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing Pandemic stress-tested school governance, revealing many flaws Vladimir Kogan Over the past two years, the nation’s school boards have had to grapple with one thorny controversy after another. Local news reports, op-ed pages, and viral …
Jan 04
How Democrats can win in 2022 and beyond
BY DAN HELMER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/12/21 01:00 PM EST 454 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Election Day was a tough night for Democrats across the country. In Virginia, we lost all statewide races and a Democratic majority in the House of Delegates. In reliably blue New …
Nov 27
Help the Homeless this Holiday Season
- By Jim Gallagher in Club, Local, News, Slider
The Chino Valley Democratic Club has agreed to partner with Senator Connie Leyva SD20 to collect clothing and sundry items to help the homeless in the region. Club members are encouraged to bring clothing items, socks, canned food, and blankets to the Holiday Potluck Party event on Dec. 10. Location available on request. The receiving …
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Please contact Jim Gallagher Club Chair, at chinovalleydemocrats21@gmail.com for information regarding the Club or this website. Your comments and questions are appreciated.
We want you to join us at our next meeting, Monday, July 13, at 7:00 pm!
The July 13 meeting of the Chino Valley Democratic Club will host guest speaker Tsegalem Woldemariam, author of Threads of Freedom: Voices of Eritrean Women in the Liberation Struggle”
* Threads of Freedom: Voices of Eritrean Women in the Liberation Struggle highlights the untold stories of women who fought for Eritrea’s independence. Compiled by Tsegalem Woldemariam, the book features intimate testimonies of combatants, medics, and activists who faced front-line combat and oppressive cultural barriers. Their involvement reshaped gender roles in Eritrea, leading to post-independence policies promoting women’s education, leadership roles, and economic independence.
* We will also review current School District and Local Chino and Chino Hills issues and prepare for the November 2026 general election.
Meetings are open to the public. Democrats are encouraged to join and help restore our democracy!
The Club recommends participants contact chinovalleydemocrats21@gmail.com (mailto:chinovalleydemocrats21@gmail.com) for the location or go to the Zoom link https://tinyurl.com/f47tjtj4 and join at the designated time
Membership is only $25 annual
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