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What: Democratic Leadership Training offered by the California Democratic Council and
San Bernardino County Democratic Party

When: 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13

Where: Democratic Headquarters, 136 Carousel Mall, San Bernardino

Cost: Free (Requested donation of $10.00 to help cover food and materials) Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

RSVP:  training@cdc-ca.org or 800-446-9709 by Dec. 10

Courses: the California Democratic Party Structure, How to Run a Meeting: Robert's Rules of Order, Club Finances: How to Stay Out of Jail, Fundraising Fundamentals and Guidelines, Increasing and Keeping Your Membership, Recruiting Candidates for Local Office Technology and Clubs. This training consists of a variety of workshops for club/party leaders and political activists who want to advance their leadership roles in the Democratic Party or are just getting started.

NOTE: Please DO NOT RSVP unless you can stay the entire day.

What: San Bernardino County Democrats' Election Night Extravaganza

When: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Where: San Bernardino Hilton Hotel, Inland Empire Ballroom

Tickets: $20 advance purchase $25 at the door
$10 for volunteers working 10 hours in GOTV

Tickets available at the San Bernardino Democratic Party Headquarters
136 Carousel Mall, San Bernardino 92401
909-889-9255

The San Bernardino County Democratic Party has endorsed the following Candidates:
Adelanto:

School District, Mike Olson

Barstow:

Mayor, Joe D. Gomez
City Council, Carmen Hernandez
Fire Protection District., Eddie U. Garcia
Community College, Robert Conaway

Bear Valley Unified School District, David Foltz

Chaffey Joint Unified High School District, Andrea Woore

Chino Unified School District, Silver Aguilar

Colton:           

City Council District 3, Jeremy Baca
City Council District 5, Deidre Bennett

Etiwanda School District, Guillermo Canjura

Fontana:

City Council, Angel Santiago
Fontana Unified School District, Jesse Sandoval

Needles Unified School District Area 2, Michael Breaux

Ontario Montclair School District, Samuel Crowe

Rialto:

Mayor, Grace Vargas
Rialto Unified School District, Walter Scott Hawkins
Rialto Unified School District, Corey Jackson
City Clerk, Barbara A. McGee

San Bernardino County Board of Education, Area C - Edward Velasquez

San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees, John Futch

San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water Dist., Mark Alvarez

San Bernardino Unified School District, Barbara Flores  

Victor Valley HS District, Barbara Dew

According to numbers posted on the Registrar of Voters Web site this morning, registered Democratics now exceed registered Republicans in San Bernardino County.

The county has long been a Republican stronghold, but political experts credit enthusiasm for the upcoming election for the recent increase.

The Democrats' registration efforts seemed to be stymied just weeks ago when a voter fraud scandal implicating a Republican political campaign company unravelled in the county. The head of Young Political Majors was arrested and charged with two felonies slightly more than a week ago.

With the meltdown crisis looming, Rep. Joe Baca, a Democrat from Rialto, urged his colleagues to include legislation from his bill the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation Act, into a new version of the proposed financial rescue legislation which failed to pass the House, according to a news release. 

The bill creates a new entity within the federal government, the Family Foreclosure Rescue Corporation (FFRC), that would be responsible for financing loans to people currently in foreclosure or in serious default. 

Rep. Baca voted against H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, because he felt the legislation did not do enough to help everyday Americans, in particular distressed homeowners.
 
"With San Bernardino and Riverside counties currently ranking fifth in the nation in overall rates of foreclosure, too many Inland families and children have been hurt by this crisis," said Rep. Baca.  "My bill language can reverse this trend, and keep families in homes by providing immediate assistance to those who are already suffering through foreclosures.  It is critical to include this homeowner assistance in any financial rescue legislation.  If we are going to help the people on Wall Street who caused this crisis, then we need to take care of our families."

The San Bernardino County Democratic Party will kick off the county's "Yes We Can California '08" political campaign with a reception for voters and volunteers on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in its headquarters at 136 Carousel Mall.

The California Democratic Party (CDP) has designated the county offices as a Coordinated Campaign Headquarters for its "Yes We Can California '08" campaign.  The state party has assigned a full time field organizer, installed eight new phone lines and helped refurbish and redecorate the offices.

The reception will be to welcome voters and volunteers to participate in a variety of tasks during the next five weeks of the campaign.  Refreshments will be served.  

For more information call Carol Robb at 909-783-2404 or 909-835-7278, or Edil De Los Reyes at 909-945-7561.

The San Gorgonio Pass Republican Women Federated is hosting a grand opening celebration today for the headquarters of Assemblyman Paul Cook.

Cook, a Republican from Yucaipa, is running for re-election against Democratic candidate Carl Wood.

The clebration will be held 5 pm - 8 pm at 3724 W. Ramsey, Banning.
 
For more information, contact Glenda Gurzi at 951.7690726 or
Bob Botts at bbotts@dc.rr.com or 951.2953950

The San Bernardino County District Attorney confirmed Wednesday that an investigation is underway into a claim of voter fraud filed by the local Democratic Party.

The Democrats claim the group Young Political Majors that used a petition drive as a front to register San Bernardino County residents as Republicans without their knowledge.

Young Political Majors collected signatures at Wal-Marts in Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Rialto and San Bernardino, said Carol Robb, chairwoman of the county Democratic Party. Students at Chaffey and San Bernardino Valley colleges also unknowingly registered Republicans,  Robb said.

Over the past few months, it looked like a sure thing that the San Bernardino County Democrats were going to turn our red county blue. Not so fast. A dramatic surge in Republican voter registration this month has upset that trend.

As of a couple weeks ago, the Dems were behind the GOP by only a few hundred registered voters. But in the latest numbers released by the county Registrar of Voters, the small divide has widened. Currently, there are 307,132 registered Republicans compared to 303,531 registered Democrats in the county. Of course, the recent allegations of Republcan voter fraud might change those numbers further.

The county Democratic Party had planned on clebrating turning the county blue in October. But the party has had to change its plans. Now the Democrats will just be celebrating a "bluer" county, and not a takeover.

The party will be held 4-11 p.m., Oct. 11 at Bob Molina Memorial Park behind the Brotherhood of Teamsters local #63 at 379 West Valley Boulevard in Rialto.

Tickets for the celebration are available for a contribution of $40 per person, and can be ordered on the County Party's website at www.SanBernardinoDemocrats.org.

Among those attending will be Lt. Gov. John Garamendi and California Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres.

You can check out the latest voter registration numbers by clicking here: http://www.sbcounty.gov/rov/general_info/distsummary.pdf.

The San Bernardino County Democratic Party disclosed details today implicating a Republican voter registration group that may have changed voters' party affiliation or registered them as Republican without their knowing.

Democratic leaders said at a press conference outside the Registrar of Voters office in San Bernardino that the group Young Political Majors had fanned out at Wal-Marts across the county asking people to sign a petition to stop sexual predators from getting out of jail.

Thirty-three voters who signed the petition said their party affiliation had been changed from Democrat to Republican, said Carol Robb, chairwoman of the county Democratic Party.

Similar allegations surrounding the group have emerged in Riverside, Ventura and Orange counties, said Sam Clauder, spokesman for the San Bernardino County Democratic Party.

The District Attorney is evaluating the claim of voter fraud, and it is unclear when a decision will be reached about conducting an investigation, said Susan Mickey, District Attorney spokeswoman.

"I'm not sure at this time they know how long it will take," she said.