Point Loma & OB Dems - October Meeting Minutes and Recap - "Crimmigration"
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"Crimmigration"
Watch Today's Panel on "Crimmigration" — www.youtube.com
Our panelists spoke in depth about the current immigration crisis from a legal perspective. Gerry Wasson and Andrew Nietor of the American Immigration Lawyers Association joined Aude Ruffing, the Staff Attorney at the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA,) to discuss how criminal law is applied at the border.
Crimmigration.com – The intersection of criminal law and immigration law — crimmigration.com The intersection of criminal law and immigration law
Save the Date
Tuesday November 9 is the Taste of Ocean Beach!
The Ocean Beach Restaurant Walk will return with over 40 restaurants/breweries offering a variety of local selections to support the O.B. Toy Drive. Tickets will be available via on the OB Town Council Website in the next week or so.
Donations
Today the Club made generous donations to Casa Cornelia, the Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) and to the Ocean Beach Toy Drive.
Check out the organizations that the club's members supported below in order to learn more or donate.
Holiday Food & Toy Drive - Ocean Beach Town Council The holidays will be here in no time, and the Ocean Beach Town Council is gearing up for our Annual Food & Toy Drive! We have an even bigger goal this year to feed and provide presents for over 150 local families and seniors. We need your help to get the job done!
Pro Bono Immigration Lawyer in San Diego | Casa Cornelia Law Center — casacornelia.org Casa Cornelia Law Center has been providing pro bono legal services with a focus on immigration for indigent peoples across southern California since 1993.
PANA — www.panasd.org The Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA) is a research, public policy, and community organizing hub dedicated to advancing the full economic, social, & civic inclusion of refugees.
Redistricting
Redistricting Commission | City of San Diego Official Website — www.sandiego.gov
Redistricting is underway with preliminary map recommendations being released and public meetings. Check here for updates before new maps are released later this December.
Minutes
Please view the minutes here and reach out to Secretary Kip Eischen (kip.eischen@gmail.com) with any suggested edits or changes before a vote to approve the minutes occurs at our next meeting.
Endorsements
The San Diego County Democratic Party has begun scheduling endorsement meetings for City and County races that will occur in 2022.
Please look out for forthcoming club communications about races on which our club members might like to weigh in.
Other News
A Special Relationship With Point Loma Benches — obrag.org
The Point Loma Association has a special relationship with benches throughout the Peninsula. Here’s a very recent text and photo display of their affection for benches, published in their latest weekly online newsletter:
Dems vs. Dem: La Jolla Protests Rip Rep. Scott Peters for Blocking Biden Drug Plan — timesofsandiego.com Their beef: He doesn't completely back President Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda. Peters has issues with letting Medicare negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to lower drug prices.
Point Loma & OB Dems
Patron
Angela Hawkins
Diane Mosely
Sponsors
Judith Collier
Dave Furlano
Gale Hill
Carol Holt
Mike Klinkert
Susan Peinado
Gary Werchak
Sustaining
Marsha Alexander
Toni Atkins
Leslie Bruce
Barbara Bry
Michen Denny
Marilyn Gibbs
Mandy Havlik
Dianne Lane
Joe LeCava
Yvonne Lu
Katherine Merten
Ulrich Merten
Pam Page
Gregg Robinson
Wedad Schlotte
Katherine Sheehan
Louise Titlow
Howard Walker
Chris Ward
Les Williamson
Carl Yaeckel
Dev Zaveri
Point Loma Democratic Club
PO Box 7802, San Diego, CA 92167
(619) 800 5098
Chartered by the San Diego County Democratic Party
John Loughlin, President
Diane Mosely, Vice President
Kip Eischen, Secretary
Angela Hawkins, Treasurer
Central Committee Liaison, Ruth Rollins
Endorsement Committee Chair, Deval Zaveri-Tabb
Membership Committee Chair, Susan Peinado