- Housing Element Meeting, Wednesday, Aug 13, 6:00 p.m. 10940 San Pablo Ave El Cerrito
- El Cerrito City Council Meeting, Tuesday, Aug 19, 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 10940 San Pablo Ave
- El Cerrito Planning Commission, Wednesday, Aug 20, 7:30 p.m. El Cerrito Council Chambers, 10940 San Pablo Ave
- Contra Costa County Central Committee Meeting Thursday, Aug 21 7:30 p.m. Martinez Senior Center, 818 Green St, Martinez
- ECDC Endorsement Forum Meeting, Saturday, Aug 23, 1:00-5:00p.m. El Cerrito High School Cafeteria 540 Ashbury Ave, El Cerrito
- Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce 4th Annual Golf Tournament, Sunday Aug. 25 11:00 a.m. Lake Chabot Golf Course, 11450 Golf Links Rd, Oakland-for more information call 510-268-1600
- Emerge California Policy Forum on Healthcare, Wednesday, Aug 27 6:00 p.m., Goldman School of Public Policy, 2701 Hearst Ave Room 105, Berkeley
- ECDC Endorsement Meeting, Tuesday, August 26, 6:00 p.m. Zion Presbyterian Church, 545 Ashbury Ave, El Cerrito
- Men of Emerge California, Wednesday, September 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Roe Night Club, 651 Howard St, San Francisco
- National Organization of Women, Contra Costa Chapter-AAUW and Planned Parenthood sponsor tribute to Congressman George Miller, Saturday, September 13, 11:30 a.m. Crown Plaza Hotel, Concord-for more information call 925-945-1938
2014 Endorsement Forum
Our Endorsement Forum for the 2014 November election will be held in the El Cerrito High School cafeteria on August 23. Full details will be available once candidate filing has closed, but here are the races that we are considering:
- Assembly District 15
- West Contra Costa Unified School District Board
- Stege Sanitary District Board
- El Cerrito City Council
- Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District
- AC Transit Board – At-large
- West Contra Costa Healthcare District Board
- Contra Costa Community College District – Ward 1
- Kensington Fire Protection District
Additional details on the agenda and voting will come once the filing period has passed.
ECDC endorsements are made in each election cycle according to our by-laws (pdf). Only members in good standing for 30 days prior to the endorsement forum may vote, and the ECDC may only endorse Democrats in any race whether partisan or non-. A candidate must be selected on 60% of the members present to gain the club’s endorsement.
July 24 – Membership Deadline for August Endorsements
Under ECDC’s by-laws, only members in good standing for 30 days are allowed to vote in an endorsement forum. Our forum for the November election will be held on August 23, which means the membership cutoff is July 24. Join the ECDC, or renew your membership, on our website.