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California Clean Money & DISCLOSE Act with Pete McCloskey
California Clean Money, the Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley, and others invite you to join us as Former Congressman Pete McCloskey speaks on the importance of Clean Money in politics and the California DISCLOSE Act. The event is Sunday, November 15, 2015, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. The location, in Portola Valley, will be …
DFA Link Meeting – Book Club
July’s meeting was very stimulating with discussion of an important book on saving the middle class and at the same time curbing environmental exploitation, With Liberty and Dividends for All by Peter Barnes. If you want to read it you might be able to borrow it from one of us. We found it to be provocative and …
Tom Orozco advances to runoff in San Jose District 4
In a Special Election held 4/7/15, the Dean Club’s endorsed candidate, Tim Orozco, has placed first among nine candidates, advancing to the runoff on 6/23/15. The race for second place, between Manh Nguyen and Lan Diep, remains too close to call. Tim has expressed his thanks to the Dean Club for our support of his candidacy. …
Garden Tour Saturday, May 2, 2015
Garden Tour featuring Master Gardener Sue Zaslaw Saturday, May 2 We saw a lovely sustainable garden featuring fruits, vegetables, flowers, and a koi pond; we learned about irrigation, worm and hot composting, and raising chickens (these produce beautiful colored eggs!) After the tour, we had a Q&A session and refreshments (with a Cinco de mayo theme).
Dean Club Table at the JJ Dinner
The Dean Club had two tables at the annual Santa Clara County Democratic Party JJ Dinner. State Senator Jim Beall and his wife, Pat, joined us at one table and State Assembly Member Kansen Chu and his wife, Daisy, sat at the other Dean Club table. The speaker, John Laird, Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, was …