By Austin Turner/ Jeff Nguyen Updated on: June 4, 2026 / 4:38 PM PDT / CBS LA Add CBS News on Google Millions of Californians filled out their 2026 primary election ballots over the last several weeks either at home or at the polls, expressing their constitutional right to vote in a free and fair …
Category: State
Feb 02
January 28, 2026 California Democratic Party and Contest Every Race Announce Statewide Candidate Recruitment Initiative
- By Jim Gallagher in Candidate, Club, News, Slider, State, Uncategorized
SACRAMENTO – On Saturday, January 31st, the California Democratic Party is launching a statewide texting campaign to recruit hundreds of Democrats to run for local office, with a focus in rural areas where GOP incumbents often run uncontested. This is CADEM’s fifth cycle participating in this national campaign by Contest Every Race to ensure that no …
Oct 07
Prop 50: What to know about California’s 2025 special election
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 …
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 …
Aug 03
Spotlight on State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- By Jim Gallagher in Slider, State
Tony Thurmond California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is State Superintendent of Public Instruction, responsible for the largest public school system in the nation, with nearly 6 million students and over 10,000 schools. Since taking office in 2019, he has created and championed historic initiatives to close the achievement gap, support student mental …
Nov 10
Elections and Voter information from the CA SOS website
- By Jim Gallagher in Slider, State
Go to https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections For election results go to https://electionresults.sos.ca.gov/ Election results are updated as often as new data is received from county elections offices after the polls close at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots continue to be counted after Election Day during the canvass period; county elections officials must report final official …
Feb 03
Redistricting in California after the 2020 Census- Ballotpedia summary
- By Jim Gallagher in Candidate, Slider, State
From: https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting_in_California_after_the_2020_census California’s 52 United States representatives and 120 state legislators are all elected from political divisions called districts. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census. Federal law stipulates that districts must have nearly equal populations and must not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity. The California Citizens Redistricting …
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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, June 8, at 7:00 pm!
The June 8 meeting of the Chino Valley Democratic Club will host guest speaker Kevin Smith
- Kevin Smith is a USAID Foreign Service Officer, with over 20 years’ experience in international development. Having served in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria, he worked and consulted for several international NGOs and conducted field research in East Africa prior to joining USAID. He holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. .
- The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) was officially dissolved and closed down last year under the Trump administration. Following massive funding freezes and the termination of over 80% of its programs, the agency formally ceased operations, with its remaining functions absorbed into the U.S. State Department.
- We will review current progress and results of the June 2 Statewide Primary election.
- The club also plans to organize for June 14 and Juy 4 rallies, and local Chino Valley school district issues.
- The annual election of club executive board officers will also be conducted..
Meetings are open to the public. Democrats are encouraged to join and help restore our democracy!
The Club recommends participants contact 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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- Why does it take so long to count votes in California? Here’s why the process may feel even slower this election June 6, 2026
- The next hybrid meeting of the Chino Valley Democratic Club will be on June 8 in person and online June 6, 2026
- Voting Rights Act has been stripped! May 2, 2026
- The next meeting of the Chino Valley Democratic Club will be May 11 at 7 pm. Watch for details! May 2, 2026
- No Kings Day III Protest in Chino Hills March 28, 2026! March 26, 2026











