The New DemocratThe New DemocratA Publication of the Peninsula Democratic Coalition (PDC) May 2019

Anna Eshoo’s Third AnnualActivist Summitby Mary McVey Gill

At Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s (CD-18) Activist Summit onApril 17 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Anna thanked all the activistsfor their dedication and effectiveness and gave a brief history ofsome successful resist events since Trump’s 2016 election: thelargest Women’s March in US history in January, 2017; ConorLamb’s race (He knew about Anna because of all the work herconstituents did to elect him!); the election of the most diverseHouse with the most women in the 2018 Midterms. She saidCalifornia is playing a prominent role in House oversight andinvestigation committees, including three House committees withchairs from California: Adam Schiff, CD-28, Intelligence; MarkTakano, CD-48, Veterans Affairs, and Zoe Lofgren, CD-19, HouseAdministration. Also, 21 CA Dems are chairs of subcommittees,including Anna who chairs the House Sub-committee on Health).

Anna informed us of the chaos in Washington, D.C. Becauseof unfilled positions, if you call an agency, chances are no onewill answer the phone. Recently, on a return flight to CA,Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss told Anna that it willtake 8-10 years for our country to repair the damage caused bythe Trump Administration. Looking forward to 2020, activists

Mark YourCalendar!

Friday, May 17, 2019The Santa Clara County

Democratic Partypresents its

28th Annual DemocraticVictory Dinner

Celebrate the Year ofVictorious Women!Hayes Mansion

200 Edenvale Avenue, San JoseGeneral No-Host Reception 5:30-7:00 PM

Dinner and Program 7:00-9:00 PM

Keynote Speaker: California Lieutenant

GovernorEleni Kounalakis

The evening is expected to be a smashing hit!Get your tickets now because space is limited! Welcome New Democrats!

Welcome the cutest babies and

rising stars of the Democratic

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PDC President Leora Tanjuatco,is offically excused from writing thismonth’s President’s Column due tothe fact that she is now the motherof a brand new addition to bothher family and the Democraticfamily as well! Precious babyAvery Ross, the handsome son bornto Leora and her husband, ZacheryRoss, the PDC Board Member andformer PDDC President, was bornApril 10, 2019. He came in to theworld weighing 9lb-3oz and 211/2” long. He attended his veryfirst PDC Board Meeting on May 8!

President’sColumnLeora Tanjuatco

Another Precious Bundle A super Progressive Democrat was born February 15, 2019,

in Vancouver, B.C. to Debra Rolfe and Ross Allan. The proudgrandparents are longtime PDC Board members, Joe andDiane Rolfe. Eve weighed 7 lbs. 9 ounces and was 21” long.Baby, Mom, and Dad are very doing well. Joe and Diane areover the moon proud!!

Join Us for a Night ofComedy & Politics!

Join us Thursday, May 30, 6:30-9 p.m. in Woodsidefor a dinner comedy show and make a difference in ourgovernment at the same time!

Over pizza and beer, we’ll spend the eveninglaughing about our government (for a change...) withcomedian Dan St. Paul, who has opened for suchsuperstars as Jerry Seinfeld, Natalie Cole, and, SmokeyRobinson. And while you’re laughing, you’ll be helpingensure Democrats regain control in 2020 of the 12thlargest state in our country, Virginia.

The event is a fundraiser for Shelly Simonds, who isrunning to flip the Virginia House District 94 seat blueon November 5. Democrats need to flip just three seatsin the Virginia House and Senate to take control of thelegislature and make Virginia the 15th DemocraticTrifecta state in the country with Governor and bothchambers Democratic and the first truly progressiveSouthern state in history. Peninsula DemocraticCoalition (PDC) and Peninsula Young Democrats (PYD)are cohosting the event with Sister District CAPeninsula.

RSVP HEREhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgoeSpvTXIZ9PzuMOPfuvUrAj-fcM26fqTQkOb9vAiuwhfig/viewform to make yourdonation of $60 per person payable with RSVP viaActBlue or by check at the event. Donation to be split$40 to Shelly Simonds’ campaign, $20 for the performerand to cover event food and drink. Address providedupon RSVP.

We look forward to seeing you on May 30! (Eventaddress provided upon RSVP.)

SEE PAGE 5 for more information.

Fewer than 20 months remain before the 2020 presidentialelection, so this must be the time to comment on all thingsrelated to presidential politics.

Starting impeachment proceedings now would be a mistake.Trump has demonstrated disdain for the law and disdain fortelling the truth; that along with other acts could be a legitimatebasis for impeachment. But impeachment proceedings wouldfocus attention on Trump, would rally his base, and would notsucceed in conviction by the Senate at this time. The Democratshave a far stronger strategy: open and pursue investigativehearings on the material in the Mueller Report. If those hearingsuncover strong proof of impeachable offenses, this evidence willbe a chance to reconsider an effort to impeach.

Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress should concentrate onproducing results and on paving the way to a sound defeat ofTrump in 2020 while holding their majority in the House andretaking the Senate.

RRRThe Electoral College distorts the popular vote for President

in two ways: first, the smaller states are over-represented in thetotals since every state gets two electoral votes plus a numberdependent on population; and second, all of the votes in a statego to the winner of that state rather than having the vote split inproportion to the popular vote.

The first condition is written into the Constitution; the secondcondition is not written into the Constitution.

The second condition skews the results far more significantlythan does the first, and it can be cured without a ConstitutionalAmendment.

So, rather than working for a Constitutional Amendment toeliminate the Electoral College, it would be far better to work fora federal law mandating that all states allocate their electoralvotes in proportion to the popular vote in that state. The recentelections won in the Electoral College with a minority in thepopular vote would have gone the other way had the state-by-state Electoral Votes been split in proportion to the popular votein the state.

RRRThe Mueller Report seems to hold nothing startling, nothing

that, by itself, is going to change anyone’s mind about what wenton. It does provide leads for further investigation by Congressand by State Attorney’s General. We can expect months, if notyears, of watching the legal process turn out further detail. Itseems clear that material in that report will send more people tojail.

There is one point that seems strange. Citizens have anobligation to report criminal activity. If you stand by and watchwhile thieves ransack your neighbor’s house, if you don’t botherto phone the police, then your neighbor is likely to be greatlyannoyed – and with good cause. Mueller concluded that hecould find no evidence of the Trump campaign actively

coordinating with Russian interference in the election; he didmake it clear that the Russians did their best to interfere – and heseems to make it clear that the Trump campaign, including Trumphimself, was well aware of those attempts. Why, then, is there noformal statement that Trump and his campaign should havereported the interference at the time; and why is it not illegal forthem to have benefitted from the illegal activities while theyfailed to report them?

The situation seems analogous to that of watching one’sneighbor being burglarized, then not only failing to report thecrime in progress but being willing to accept a few pieces ofjewelry – while, of course, not actually helping with the robbery.

RRRWith more than 20 declared Democratic candidates for the

Democratic Nomination for President, what we need in acandidate is someone who can work to get things done andsomeone capable of mounting a campaign that will carry the dayin November. We can hope that whoever wins in the summerwill have demonstrated the ability to win in the fall. DenyingTrump a second term is of paramount importance to our country,our democratic system of government and our sanity.

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EDITORIALby PDC Member Martin Gorfinkel

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And the Enthusiasm GoesOn!by Stephanie Grossman

After oursuccessful campaigns of2018, I was somewhatconcerned but—I alsomust admit—a littlerelieved that now thatthe DVC was on hiatus,there might be a littledowntime before thenext election cyclebegan. But the beatgoes on, the enthusiasmgoes on, and thenecessity to dosomething to preserveboth our sanity and ourcountry has never beengreater. While Trumpis still in office, weactivists still have anabsolute burning desireto do everythinghumanly possible to dodamage control. Werealize that doingnothing until 2020 isnot an option.

That said, I amhappy to report thatwhen I volunteered tohost a letter-writingparty for Swing Left, a

party to send letters to unregistered voters in swing states, wehoped to send out a few hundred letters. Optimist that I am,and also thinking about our anti-Trump postcard-writing party forthe DVC in 2017, I ordered 1500 names and addresses, thinkingthat other groups would use them at a later party.

The enthusiasm does go on because starting at 10 a.m. at myOpen House, we sent out all 1500 letters plus another 200 thatwere left over from a previous party. By 3 p.m. we were turningaway volunteers who showed up to write because we had runout of letters. And this was not a heavily publicized happening.Swing Left and DVC had sent out the announcement to theirmembers only four days before the event.

Yes, we are fired up and ready to go! We cannot, we mustnot, let all this enthusiasm lie dormant. We need to keep theenthusiasm alive by offering the volunteers who want to do“something” the support——the places, the candidates, thematerials, the leadership—and the opportunity to do“something.”

How the World ReallyWorks!by Trudy Myrrh Reagan, PDC member

“Don’t stand there with the refrigerator door open!” “But Mom, I’m trying to cool off!”“That’s ridiculous!” The explanation is even more ridiculous than your mother

knew. When you study a little physics, you learn that the fridgedoesn’t create cold air; it is a heat extractor, sending the warmthaway from the box and into the room. This is counterintuitive. Inalmost every field I studied in higher education, I encounteredthe “counterintuitive,” and it made learning fun. Unfortunately,many voters vote based on faulty reasoning, and it is so very hardto convince them to back public policies that seemcounterintuitive to them.

Related to this are actions that are counterproductive, likespanking children for being mean. We see this in public policy:Since birds ate grain growing in the fields, Chairman Maodecreed that peasants should kill all the birds. The next year,insects devastated the crops. Our vindictive instinct towardcriminals to “just lock’m up” with no rehabilitation puts themback on the street with no new skills or resources, and theyreoffend. It is dismal how many incarcerated are functionallyilliterate to begin with. In contrast, some European countries offerplenty of courses to prisoners, including practical skills they willneed when they are released. My nephew is in prison inWashington State. The diet was so stingy, mostly junk calories,that the legislature recently realized that it was paying enormoussums for medical care. Diabetes! Heart trouble! The foodimproved almost overnight last year with more funding.

Trump wants to withdraw aid from Central American countriesfor sending “those people up here.” Cuts include programsfunding education and food aid to help Central American citizensstay where they are. Counterproductive!

And then, there are vicious cycles. Punishing a country byimposing tariffs starts a trade war. Our soybean farmers aresuffering because the Chinese retaliated to Trump’s tariffs onChinese goods with tariffs on US soybeans. Or, take the armsrace. An arms buildup on our side may provoke our opponentsto match and exceed ours, inciting us to accelerate our weaponsstockpile, on and on. We saw this during the Cold War, drainingmoney from programs like low-income housing. Now, wewonder why we can’t get a handle on homelessness. It was justdumb luck that the nukes were never used.

I am reading The Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberg. Wehave never had enough safeguards on nukes. It’s chilling. Trumpis revving up weapons production up again, “We have toupgrade our nuclear arsenal.” Viscous cycle! Over and overagain, Trump leads with his gut, indulging in childish, self-defeating and ignorant policies that are “counterintuitive,”“counter- productive,” and a “vicious cycle”—to our peril.

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Join us Thursday, May 30, 6:30 -9pm in Woodside for a dinner comedy show and make a difference in our government at the same time!

Over pizza and beer we'll spend the evening laughing about our government (for a change...) with comedian Dan St. Paul, who has opened for such superstars as Jerry Seinfeld,

Natalie Cole, and, Smokey Robinson. And while you're laughing, you'll be helping ensureDemocrats regain control of the 12th largest state in our country, Virginia, in November.

The event is a fundraiser for ShellySimonds, who is running to flip the VirginiaHouse district 94 seat blue on November 5.Democrats need to flip just 3 seats in theVirginia House and Senate in order to takecontrol of the legislature and make Virginiathe 15th Democratic Trifecta state in thecountry (with governor and both chambersDemocratic) and the first truly progressive

Southern state, in history. PeninsulaDemocratic Coalition and Peninsula YoungDemocrats are cohosting the event with

Sister District CA Peninsula.

RSVP HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgoeSpvTXIZ9PzuMOPfuvUrAj-fcM26fqTQkOb9vAiuwhfig/viewform

We’re asking $60 per person when you RSVP and pay online or by check at the door. Proceeds split as follows:

• $40 pp donation to Shelly Simonds’ campaign via ActBlue• $20 pp donation for the performer and to cover cost of food and drink.

Event address will be provides with RSVP. We look forward to seeing you on May 30! We lookforward to seeing you on May 30th! (Event address will be provided to rsvp’s.)

need to focus not only on defeating Trump, but also ondefending recently won House seats and electing Democrats tostate legislatures.

Anna’s remarks were followed by two panels comprised ofPanel One: leaders from newer Resist groups and Panel Two:leaders from older Democratic Establishment groups.

Titus Lin, the Bay Area Organizing Director for the CaliforniaDemocratic Party, moderated the first panel comprised of RitaBosworth, Sister District; Jennifer Eis, Deputy National Director ofSwing Left; Celeste Walker of Orchard City Indivisible.

Rita Bosworth reported that Sister District now has 45,000members with 76 teams across the country. Gerrymandering is ahuge problem. Bosworth said that Dems would have had 18more members in Congress if districts reflected voter’s politicalparty registration. For example, in NC, PA, VA, Trump won lessthan 50% of the vote, but more Congressional seats went toRepublicans. Sister District is working hard to flip seats in statelegislatures before the 2020 census because state legislaturescontrol redistricting. The focus for 2019 is on VA, MS, LA. In2020, the focus will be on FL, TX, MI, WI, PA, OH, NC, MN.

Jennifer Eis said that Swing Left is sharply focused on voterregistration. People turn out for presidential elections so we cancount on a higher turnout in 2020, but we need to expand theelectorate. She said a recent loss in WI by only 6,000 votes for astate supreme court seat would adversely affect WIgerrymandering. Republicans will be racking up donations now;for example, they spent $1.3 million in WI recently; DevinNunes brought in $1.1 million last quarter. The Republicans willspend $$$ on ads, calls, paid precinct walkers. Republicans areportraying Democratic candidates as socialists. Eis urged us todonate time and money now, mentioning several websites.

Celeste Walker reviewed the history of how Indivisible beganand the 23-page document “Handbook for Saving Democracy,”which in part used the Tea Party tactics as a model. In the firstyear, 5000 local groups were formed, of which hers (OCI) is justone. Actions include protests, showing up at town halls ormeetings that Republicans hold; making phone calls to theiroffices, setting up interviews in their local offices.

During Q&A, Alice Smith mentioned People Demanding

Action (Andrea Miller’s group) and the importance of supportingthem. The group is contacting people in MS, GA, AL to get themto register to vote. Rita Bosworth said Sister District will beworking in MS and LA this year. To win, Dems need to do morethan run against Trump; we need to focus on issues voters careabout (the economy, health care, minimum wage, education,homelessness, student debt, the environment).

Anna described HR1, which would outlaw gerrymandering,and listed some of its many endorsers. She moderated Panel Twocomprised of Donnie Fowler, EdTech for America, a politicalconsultant who has played a national role in eight presidentialcampaigns; Chris Masami Myers, Executive Director of CaliforniaDemocratic Party; Amanda Rentería, President of Emerge andformer Congressional candidate in CA-21

Anna noted that this year CA will have more influence overthe presidential election because of moving up our primary toMarch 3. Our area has lots of money—an ATM for manycandidates—but also many volunteers. Amanda Rentería pointedout that CA is making headlines because we have so muchdiversity and such a large youth population. Fowler noted thatwe had had early primaries in 2000, 2004, 2008 also, held fromlate February to early March. He said that polls right now do notmatter. In his experience, the poll taken near Christmas time isusually the most significant. By California’s March 3, 2020,primary, the United States will have elected 40% of delegatesnationwide, and by end of March, 70%. The process will moverapidly between Christmas and April. Fowler predicted that byApril, 2020, the field of Democratic candidates with be no morethan four candidates. Fowler said that Obama’s two presidentialcampaigns were bottom up in contrast to Hillary’s 2016campaign which was top down. He encouraged people to startworking for their candidates and not wait for the national party’spermission. Money matters now.

Myers explained a detailed handout on CA delegate selectionand answered questions.

Concerns came from the audience about how to preserveparty unity. Anna talked about the DVC and said how proud shewas that everyone worked together under the same roof asequals, without contention. “We have a big tent.” She talkedabout the respect that Nancy Pelosi gets both in DC and abroad.When she travels, people know her and respect her leadership.Anna stressed the need to unite around ideas and say what weare for, not what we are against.

Myers said to learn more, go to cadem.org to get tickets forthe convention. The majority of the presidential candidates willbe attending. During Q&A, a member of the audience said thatthe Dems need to coalesce around a set of similar ideas andshow a united front. Anna responded that candidates usuallywant to distinguish themselves from others. We should not beafraid of tough debates. She thinks it is good we have manycandidates at this point in the campaign.

In answer to a question about what to do about Fox news.Anna said she thinks the FCC should make broadcasters releasefinancial records, follow the money. Rentería said she hopesmore candidates will be interviewed on Fox because in districtslike CA-21, many voters watch Fox. If Democratic candidates areinterviewed on Fox programs as Bernie Sanders has been, someof their viewers may open their minds.

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Save Our Democracy!Do Voter Registration & Issue Outreach!

June through October 2019Sponsored by the PDC and special friends: PYD & the Dean Club

Learn what voters are thinking, enjoy spirited conversation, talk to folksabout issues, collect petition signatures, build up the Democratic network,

and have FUN while strengthening our democracy!

We are looking for Volunteers and Leads to staff local Fairs and Festivals this summer.We need folks all summer long, so check your calendars and

contact Voter Registration Coordinator Karl Kramer with the dates and times you are available. All training and supplies will be provided.

• Los Altos Art and Wine - July 13 & 14 (10am-6pm) • Palo Alto Clay & Glass - July 13 & 14 (10am-5pm) • Menlo Park Summerfest - July 20 & 21 (10am-6pm)

• Palo Alto Festival of the Arts - Aug 24 & 25 (10am-6pm) • Mountain View Art & Wine - Sept. 7 & 8 (11am-7pm, 10 am-6pm)

Getting voters registered is the first step to supporting Democrats. Help eligible voters exercise their right to participate in our democracy by registering voters.

The Peninsula Democratic Coalition’s website is www.peninsulademocrats.com

For more information, contact Volunteer Coordinators: Karl Kramer: karlpdcvotereg@gmail.com

Laura Martinez: lauramartinezforepa@gmail.comAlexander Melendrez: alexander.melendrez.140@gmail.com

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• Trump quoting Carly Fiorina on trade today. Right, thewoman who did such a good job at HP, they paid her $14million to go away.

• The World According to Trump - Okay for his personallawyer to go talk to [a] foreign government to dig up dirt on HISelection opponent. But not okay for former FBI director to speakpublicly about his investigation into a foreign governmentinterfering in OUR election.

• Some parents are protesting achievements of LGBTAmericans being taught in schools. Well, hope at home they areexplaining to their kids why they are not allowed to watch Disneymovies. Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Little Mermaid - lyrics forall written by Howard Ashman who died of AIDS. Lion King -music written by Sir Elton John, who has son w/ his husband.

• Giuliani heading to Ukraine in hopes of getting theirgovernment to give him information that can be used againstDemocrats in 2020 election.

The equivalent of "I could obstruct justice in the middle of 5thAvenue and get away with it."

• Kansas Senator Grassley joins Senator Burr in backing thesubpoena for Jr. to testify; have to wonder, how long until DonaldTrump throws his own son under the bus?

• Alabama Senate trying to pass one of most restrictiveabortion laws in country, making it illegal as soon as fetus is “inutero.”

But to be fair, at the moment of conception, a fetus is only 14years away from being a suitable date for Roy Moore.

• Since anyone who is an accessory can also be tried formurder, and it DOES take two to conceive, shouldn’t all theserestrictive new abortion laws also mean states should chargefather of fetus for abortions too?

• Trump says John Kerry “should be prosecuted” for violatingthe Logan Act for talking to Iran. Did Putin tell him to say that?

• First it was Kim Jong Un, now Trump says Chinese PresidentXi Jinping wrote him a “beautiful letter.”

Does anyone think Donald has ever even written “beautifulletters to his wives?

• Trump laughed about a rally supporter’s suggestion to shootmigrants. Like he laughs about extending his term. And thatoldie-but-goodie ‘Russia, if you’re listening…..”

• Trump has formally asserted executive privilege over theMueller report. This worked out so well for Nixon.

• An anti-vaxx Kentucky teen who sued the school overvaccines has come down with chicken pox. Is it wrong to hopewhen he’s an adult that he gets shingles?

• Jim Jordan wants the public to know as much about theMueller Report as he wanted them to know about the sexualabuse of wrestlers at Ohio State. Period.

• Trump tweeting today about visiting “one of my favoriteplaces, the Florida Panhandle.”

Not that Donald would ever go there, except that if Panhandlewere (rightly) part of Alabama, Florida would be a blue state.

• Trump sarcastically attacking Mayor Pete, “We have ayoung man, Buttigieg. … He’s got a great chance, doesn’t he?He’ll be great, representing us against President Xi of China.”

Uh, considering Pete knows eight languages and can probablylearn Mandarin, he might be great.

And he’d probably p*ss off fewer other countries.• So much division in this country, but can we get bipartisan

agreement on one thing? It should be a felony to get in ExpressLine at a crowded supermarket with a really complicated refundor exchange item.

• "…year after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost moremoney than nearly any other individual American taxpayer.” NYTimes

• "You know, if you let me write $200 billion worth of hotchecks every year, I could give you the illusion of prosperity too.”Lloyd Bentsen

• If Jerry Falwell Jr’s “racy” pictures were sent to his wife, itwould be a non-story, and perhaps him quoting Corinthians “Donot deprive one another.” Just saying.

• Julian Castro is the latest candidate to qualify for 2020Presidential debates. At this point the real limiting factor onnumber of participants is likely to be the decision of the firemarshal.

• Trump gave Tiger Woods medal of honor “because of hisincredible success [and] comeback in sports, and moreimportantly, life.”

Translation, how long until there’s a Tiger Woods-brandedcourse at one of Trump’s golf resorts?

• Florida Senator Rick Scott ranting on Twitter about what heconsiders a “terrible idea” – ‘If you want to buy a gun, CoryBooker wants you to register with the federal government.”

Gosh, next the government might want you to register your car.• Why we all love Prince Harry. After the birth of his and

Meghan’s son – “How any woman does what they do is beyondcomprehension.”

• Ken Starr, complaining about Mueller letter about Barrbeing leaked “That is, to me, the unforgivable sin.”

“Unforgivable sin?” Right, as opposed to ignoring rape andsexual assaults by athletes at Baylor?

• Betsy Devos doesn’t think teachers should go on strike,because “it hurts students.” Well, maybe if we arm teachers thosecontract negotiations might go faster?

• Trump insisted Democrats have ” stolen two years of my(our) Presidency.” Whatever does he mean? That they have icedit? Hard to imagine they could have added more nuts?

• Trump fundraising email this month references hisupcoming dinner in New Orleans.

Wonder if anyone has told him that city of New Orleans voted80% for Hillary Clinton.

• So if you can overturn a Kentucky Derby finish based onseeing a foul after the fact, how about a Presidential election?Asking for a country.

• All this hype over betting odds in 2020. Another reminder,one reason Bill Clinton, who announced his candidacy inOCTOBER 1991, got the 1992 nomination is that many powerfulDemocrats figured George H.W. Bush was a cinch for re-electionand didn’t run.

Funnies by JaniceBy Janice Hough, PDC Member

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MONTHLY MEETINGSSanta Clara County Democratic Central Committeemeets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at 70 West Hedding, San Jose. Call 408/445-9500 for information. All arewelcome to attend.

San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee meets for their General Meeting on the third Thursday of every month at7:30 pm at the Transport Workers Union, Local 505 building located at1521 Rollins Road in Burlingame.

The PDC Board of Directors meets at 7:30 p.m. on the secondWEDNESDAY of each month at the Palo Alto Unitarian Church, 505 EastCharleston Road, Palo Alto, Fireside Room; all are welcome.

MAYFriday, May 17 5:30-7 p.m. No-Host Reception; 7-9 p.m. Dinner & Program28th Annual Fundraiser & Victory Dinner: Celebrate theYear of Victorious Women!

Join Santa Clara County Democratic Party of Silicon Valley forour Annual Gala

Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave., San Jose, CA 95136

Congresswoman Jackie Speier, State Senator Jerry Hill,Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, and San Mateo CountySupervisor Dave Pine for the discussion:A Conversation About America: A Robust Economy and a Housing Crisis- What are Solutions? Saturday, May 18, 2019 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Skyline College Theater Building 1, Room 1250 3300 College Drive, San Bruno

Come Fight Big Money in Politics ~ with 2 NEW bills justannounced ~ SB 47, AB 1784, AB 1217, and SB 636+ signatures at CA Dem ConventionPeninsula Action Group Meeting in Palo AltoWith Clean Money Regional Volunteer Coordinator NancyNeffTuesday, May 217 - 8:30 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Church505 E Charleston Rd, Palo AltoDETAILS & RSVP:

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Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s Annual Birthday BashFundraiser - Celebrate with Sparkles & Chocolate!Friday, May 315 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Light Bites & Sparkling LibationsLOCATION: A Private Hillsborough Garden, address provided

upon RSVP. Please wear flats and bring a wrap as we will beoutside. Sparkly attire optional!

PLEASE RSVP:https://act.myngp.com/jackiespeier/birthdaybash2019?midqs=mIk_855ejUebD-AAt-MB0g

JUNEConsidering Charter Schools: Movie Screening of“Backpack Full of Cash”Sunday, June 22 p.m.

Mountain View Community Center,Redwood Hall201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain ViewFREE and OPEN TO ALL!Questions: Danielle James, daniellejames99@gmail.com

PENINSULA | Sharing Our Oceans: How Virtual Reality CanSave Our Blue PlanetWednesday, June 05, 2019 (Doors open: 7 p.m., Program: 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.)

Where: Los Altos Youth Center, 1 North San Antonio Rd., LosALtos

Hosted by Peninsula ChapterGuest Speaker: Erika Woolsey, Marine Biologist, Stanford

Center for Ocean SolutionsMore Information:

http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/chapters/peninsula-chaptern

Free and Open to the Public

Peninsula Young Democrats Flag Day Party!Friday, June 14th 6:30 p.m.Burlingame, CA

Food, drink, and patriotic fun!Immature Democrats (age 35 & under):$25Mature Democrats (36 & up): $45Young at Heart Sponsorship: $100To RSVP or more info: president.pyd@gmail.com

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Answer (page 2) Who am I? Michael Farrand Bennet

Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is anAmerican businessman, lawyer, and politician serving as thesenior United States Senator from Colorado since 2009. Amember of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seatwhen Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior.Bennet previously worked as managing director for the AnschutzInvestment Company, chief of staff to Denver Mayor JohnHickenlooper, and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.

On May 2, 2019, Bennet announced his candidacy for theDemocratic nomination for President of the United States.From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bennet

[Note from Kristen: I will be featuring this presidential quizevery month until I run out of Democratic candidates! As of5/10/19, I count 22 candidates! We’ll see who still jumps inand who drops out. Wow, what a bumpy road we’re on!!]

Urban Planning, Housing & Transportation in Silicon ValleyJune 16, 20191 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303Come hear from Don Weden, the retired Principal Planner

from Santa Clara County, and Adrian Fine, Palo Altocouncilmember about their visions for the area. Traffic has gottenuntenable, while rents have skyrocketed. How can we tacklethese interrelated problems?

$20 for non-members$15 for members

JULYAn Afternoon Reception with Congressman Jerry McNerneySunday, July 7 - Time to be announced. SEE PAGE 9 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AUGUSTThe Annual PDC Family Potluck Picnic and Auction Sunday, August 18, 20194-7 p.m.Cuesta Park in Mountain View

Be sure to mark your calendars!! Cuesta Park is locateddirectly beside the El Camino YMCA and El Camino Hospital, inMountain View.

Guest speaker: TO BE ANNOUNCED.

Calendar (Continued from page 11)