ECDC will hold two endorsement discussions for races and several measures on the November 4 ballot.

  • The first is on Tuesday, Aug 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the basement Social Hall of the United Methodist Church, 6830 Stockton Ave (Near Richmond) in El Cerrito.
  • The second will be held on Saturday, Sep 6 at 1:00 p.m. in the Social Hall of St. Peter CME Church, 5324 Cypress Ave, also in El Cerrito.

All members of the community and all candidates in the races shown below are invited and encouraged to participate. All participants are reminded that while everyone attending is able to submit questions and listen to the discussions, only paid up members of ECDC may vote in any endorsement actions. Any members with a question about their status, should contact ECDC VP Membership, Yvonne Steffen at ysteffen@sbcglobal.net or 510-237-0250. Also, while all candidates have been invited to participate, ECDC bylaws only permit endorsement of registered Democrats and limit the number of endorsements in each race to the number of seats being decided.

The following races and Propositions/measures will be addressed at the August 26 meeting:

  • El Cerrito City Council (3 Seats)
  • Kensington Fire Protection District (2 seats)
  • Kensington Police Protection & Community Services District (2 seats)
  • EBRPD Ward 1 (1 seat)
  • Proposition 12 (YES, NO, or No Position)
  • AC Transit parcel tax extension (YES, NO, or No Position)

The following races will be addressed at the September 6 meeting:

  • WCCUSD (2 seats)
  • Contra Costa Community College Ward 2 (1 seat)
  • Contra Costa Office of Education Area 1 (1 seat)
  • West Contra Costa Healthcare District Full Term (2 seats)
  • AC Transit (At Large) (1 seat)
  • AC Transit Ward 1 (1 seat)
  • BART District 7 (1 seat)

All registered Democratic candidates who could be identified prior to the newsletter deadline were invited to submit a photo and statement up to 250 words. All other candidates were invited to submit a photo. At deadline time for the ECDC News there were 30 candidates for the races listed above.