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*** THURSDAY  SEPTEMBER 10 THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 @5:30 - 8:00PM "Meet KAMALA HARRIS " Where: FAIRBANKS RANCH Home Of JAMIE SMITH CARR! Meet Attorney General Kamala Harris, Candidate for U.S. Senate,. I would like to invite you to meet Attorney General Kamala Harris and support her campaign for U.S. Senate in an intimate setting at the home of Jamie Smith Carr in Fairbanks Ranch this Thursday, September 10. This is an excellent opportunity to meet this extraordinary woman and candidate.  Attorney General Harris has proven to be a courageous and innovative leader.  She is ready to continue to fight for all Californians in the U.S. Senate.
Meet A.G. Kamala Harris Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Fairbanks Ranch home of Jamie Smith Carr  5:30 - 6:30 VIP Reception with photos 6:30 - 8:00 General Reception, Taco Bar There are several levels of suggested contributions. Democratic Club Members:  $150 Friend $500 Co-Host: $1000 includes VIP reception Sponsor: $2,700 includes VIP reception, personal photo, recognition RSVP: Kamalaharris/september10 For more information, contact [address removed] Or call me for more information at[masked]. Address provided with RSVP   I hope to see you there,

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*** THURSDAY  SEPTEMBER 10 @  4:00PM PST   JOIN Bill McKibben *  - 350.org BILL McKIBBEN . THURSDAY night in New York City, we're kicking it off with an Event: OFFANDON co-hosted by Naomi Klein, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and a ton of activists from around the world -- and we're livestreaming it out around the world. We're going to try and lay out the road ahead for the climate movement -- how we're going to use mass action and divestment to keep turning off dirty energy, and turn on cheap, clean renewable power all over the world. We'll lay out a roadmap past the Paris talks and straight to one of the biggest days of resistance we've ever engaged in. So if you can't be there in the room, be in the virtual room on your computer. Just click here at 7 PM Eastern time tomorrow when the show gets underway, and press play: 350.org/off-on-live  In short, it's a night not to miss. Oh, and tweet in ideas/comments if you're watching; I'll be trying to monitor them during the show. Just use the hashtag #offandon.  With gratitude for all your work,  Bill   350.org is building a global climate movement. Become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing.
Friends,  To be honest, I'm not much a fan of big climate summits. None so far have done hardly anything to solve the problem, and this year's Paris talks may be no different.  But if they're good for anything, it's that for a few weeks at least, the world tends to focus a little more on the state of the climate and our attempts to save it.  And so with the big Paris talks on the horizon, our job is to focus that attention on what it will really take to get serious: keeping at least 80% of fossil fuels under ground and getting to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
What may be different this time is that getting there is actually quite possible. The cost of solar panels is lower than ever and falling, and a big movement has sprung up to oppose new fossil fuel projects from Keystone XL to the Galilee Basin coal reserves in Australia.
We have a whole plan for the coming months: from local workshops this September, to a global day of action at the beginning of the Paris talks, to a mass action to have the final word after they end. And to cap it all off, April of next year we're planning the most ambitious wave of global action yet.  And tomorrow night in New York City, we're kicking it off with an event co-hosted by Naomi Klein, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and a ton of activists from around the world -- and we're livestreaming it out around the world.  We're going to try and lay out the road ahead for the climate movement -- how we're going to use mass action and divestment to keep turning off dirty energy, and turn on cheap, clean renewable power all over the world. We'll lay out a roadmap past the Paris talks and straight to one of the biggest days of resistance we've ever engaged in.
Also, there will be good music!  So if you can't be there in the room, be in the virtual room on your computer.
Just click here at 7 PM Eastern time tomorrow when the show gets underway, and press play: 350.org/off-on-live  In short, it's a night not to miss. Oh, and tweet in ideas/comments if you're watching; I'll be trying to monitor them during the show. Just use the hashtag #offandon.
With gratitude for all your work,  Bill   350.org is building a global climate movement. Become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing.

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*** SATURDAY SEPT 12, 2015 @9:30AM - 4:30PM  &  SUNDAY SEPT 13, 2015 @1:00PM - 6:00PM

Women's Intercultural Network <[address removed]>: WIN-BEIJING +20 ANNIVERSARY 
SEPT 12,13, 2015  at  FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE, THE PRESIDIO

Women's Intercultural Network Celebrates 20 Years and  Looks Beyond for a Post 2015 

Agenda
When: Saturday September 12, Regional Call to Action: Looking Back - Moving Forward, 9:30 am-4:30 pm 

Sunday, September 13, Film Fest “The Many Faces of Women: Women Disrupting, Disrupting Women,": 1:00 pm-6:00 pm  

Where: Futures Without Violence, Open Space, The Presidio, 100 Montgomery St., San Francisco 

Register now at Brown Paper Tickets go to: http://winbeijing20.bpt.me or Download Registration and Sponsor Forms at WIN Event site go to: http://winaction.org/events/wed.html to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and founding of Women’s Intercultural Network (WIN) and California Women's Agenda  

What: Celebrating the dynamic twenty year movement that survived a war on women and made progress. We can't review 20 years of a California, US or global movement in two days, but we can experience these years through different eyes and perspectives.   

Thus, we will hold a series of provocative 'Conversations' with innovators on the front lines of social justice and human rights and a CEDAW ordinance in 100 US Cities. 

SATURDAY Moderated by ELMY BERMEJO, Region Nine Representative to the US Department of Labor. 
Followed by a Film Fest on Sunday moderated by KATHLEEN CHA, Co-Chair WIN.   
Opening KEYNOTE: LIZ ABZUG, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, NYC 
Closing KEYNOTE: SENATOR MAZIE HIRONO, HI, Circle of Courage Awardee Plus Circle of Courage Awardees: ESTA SOLER, Pioneer & President, 
Futures Without Violence; PATTI CHANG, Founder and President, Feed the Hungry Foundation.Jedi Knight Award: DAN BERNAL, Chief of Staff San Francisco, Congresswoman and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.  Stay tuned at WIN Facebook and other media for more awardees, program  updates and special guest information.  Women's Intercultural Network ((WIN), [address removed],[masked] Bringing the Global Local for Twenty Years


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WIN, CAWA, BEIJING+20 AND BEYOND

*******************************************************:*** SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @4 P.M. SECOND SUNDAY AUTHOR SERIES:  Women's Voices, Women's Stories  The Women's Museum and Writer's Ink welcomes Marivi Soliven, author of The Mango Bride, at our Second Sunday Author Series in September.   Marivi Soliven has taught writing workshops at the University of the Philippines and the University of California at San Diego. Stories from her 17 books have appeared in anthologies in Manila and the United States.   After gaining awards for two children's books in 1991 and 1992, she won Grand Prize for the Novel in 2011, all three prizes conferred by the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the Philippine counterpart of the Pulitzer Prize.  $5 Fee covers Museum Admission, Presentation & refreshments.  Point Loma Tea  will be serving some of their favorites for your enjoyment.  Perfect for a Sunday afternoon. For more information please email : [address removed].  Info: [masked] . womensmuseumca.org . [address removed] Where: WOMEN'S MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd, Suite #103, San Diego, CA 92106  - NTC Liberty Station, Barracks 16


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*** TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 @06:00 pm - 9:00 pm  VoiceofSanDiego.org  presents ONE VOICE AT A TIME with State Assembly Member SHIRLEY WEBER Where: Creative, Performing and Media Arts School,  5050 Conrad Avenue,  San Diego, CA  92117 Conversations about public education take place all year long. Parents wonder which schools to enroll their kids into; district officials ask how to prevent dropouts; everyone wants to boost graduation rates. But it’s when students head back to school that these issues really return to parents’ radars.  On Tuesday, September 15, Voice of San Diego will dive into these topics, and more, with a special back-to-school edition of our One Voice at a Time series brought to you by The Learning Curve.  Joining us will be Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a leading voice in California’s education landscape. Weber isn’t only a longtime educator, she has also weighed in on some of the most controversial topics facing schools: teacher tenure, dismissal policies, evaluations – issues at the center of landmark Vergara v. California court case. Yet, the most important question for parents and students is how we build better teachers.  Weber will be there to help us answer the question. We hope you will, too.  Reserve your free ticket here.  Modern Mexican cuisine from Salt + Lime food truck will be available for purchase beginning at 6:00 PM. Theater doors open at 6:30 PM. Talk begins at 7:00 PM.  Questions? Please contact Membership and Events Manager Christina Shih email: [address removed] and she’ll be happy to assist you.
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*** WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @5pm - 8pm  " SDCDP Debate Watch Party " When Wed Sep 16,[masked]pm – 8pm Pacific Time.INFO: www.sddemocrats.org SDCDP Office: [masked]

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*** WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 @ 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM  " CLOWN CAR REPUBLICAN DEBATE PARTY " Tell a friend!  Where: The Beer Company, 602 Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 (in the balcony inside the bar*. Who can resist watching clowns in a parade?   Join us to watch the Republican Clown Car Debate on CNN. The debate will include the antics of the top 10 clowns who have made the cut, fighting  for the title  of top clown.    So who will it be.. will the Donald throw someone out of the debate? Will Christie slow down traffic to keep out his opponents? Will Scott Walker demand a wall built to keep out Canadians such as Celine Dion? Will Ted Cruz self-deport? Will Rick Perry's smart glasses finally work?  Yes, so much drama  and to keep you entertained, we will have contests with prizes.  1.  A contest and a prize for the best clown outfit of the night. Yes, dig out your clown costumes.  2.  A contest to predict the most irrelevant question  by the panel. Will it be about which candidate likes Jello or about which candidate ate the most pork in Iowa?  All questions must be presented to our judges prior to the start of the debate  Yes there will be prizes and party favors.  Come on down, drink a beer for Bernie. As you know, Bernie cannot be bought so the least you can do is buy Bernie a beer at the party. For every beer you buy, we will ask you to contribute the price of a beer to the campaign. FEEL THE BERN!




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*** THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 @7:00PM - 8:30PM   "  Organizing Meeting #StopTPP " Thursday Sept 17 7pm- 8:30pm  Where: International Association of Machinist Hall, 5150 Kearny Mesa Road, San Diego, CA 92111 Plenty of parking in the parking lot for the Machinist Hall  Contact [address removed] Please invite your SD area friends to the Facebook event and share in SD pages and groups https://www.facebook.com/events/997666613606682/ Nicole “Kali” Gochmanosky [address removed] Office [masked] Cell[masked] Twitter: @kalikatt __________________ Citizens Trade Campaign Southern CA Organizer

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FRIDAY & SAT, SEPTEMBER 18 & 19, 2015 IN L.A. "The Cannabis World Congress & Businesss Exposition (CWCBExpo)" was specifically designed

for those looking to grow, build, or invest in the cannabis industry.

 

CWCBExpo in LA is sponsored by the International Cannabis Association (ICA) and is the leading event on the West Coast providing the

latest information, resources and tools for producers, processors, dispensary owners, healthcare professionals, investors, lawyers and

entrepreneurs. We are excited to announce that we have partnered with the premier cannabis business conference taking place on the West Coast

in Los Angeles this September.  This business-to-business conference and trade show is taking place in the

heart of downtown Los Angeles -- the 2nd largest city in the United States -- an established and expanding cannabis marketplace.

Participate in educational conference sessions. Walk the expo floor which will be filled with exhibitors, information, business advice,

demonstrations, and insight into what's ahead and what's next for the industry. Connect with thought leaders and innovators!

For more information go to http://www.cwcbexpo.com/los-angeles-show/?source=MPPLA Sincerely,  Sarah Holyhead,

Major Gifts Officer Marijuana Policy Project Los Angeles, CA   Where: Venue: Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 South Figueroa Street,

West Hall B Los Angeles, CA 90015

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*** SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2015  @9AM – 12noon " I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO ~  " COASTAL CLEANUP DAY  " Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday September 19, 2015. Countywide event at an estimated 100 cleanup sites Registration is now open! Organized locally by I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD), Coastal Cleanup Day is part of the statewide California Coastal Cleanup Day and International Coastal Cleanup, which has included over 90 countries and half a million volunteers since its inception more than 30 years ago. Locally, the event successfully brings together roughly 7,500 volunteers, local businesses, community organizations and government agencies, all working towards the same goal: a cleaner and healthier San Diego. Please visit www.CleanupDay.org for more information!

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*** SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 @2:00pm-4:00pm " La Jolla Democratic Club monthly meeting ~ DENNIS CUSHMAN, Asst. GENERAL MANAGER of the SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, a wholesale public agency that provides water to 3.2 million residents and supports a $206 billion regional economy. More info on the SD County Water Authority: GO TO > http://www.sdcwa.org/leadership-executive-team WHERE: La Jolla AMC COMMUNITY ROOM, (next to) AMC La Jolla 12 - La Jolla Village Square,  8657 Villa La Jolla Dr #129 San Diego, CA 92037WEBSITE: http://www.lajollademocrats.org

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*** SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20 @2:00pm-4:00pm " La Jolla Democratic Club monthly meeting ~ DENNIS CUSHMAN, Asst. GENERAL MANAGER of the SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, a wholesale public agency that provides water to 3.2 million residents and supports a $206 billion regional economy. More info on the SD County Water Authority: GO TO > http://www.sdcwa.org/leadership-executive-team WHERE: La Jolla AMC COMMUNITY ROOM, (next to) AMC La Jolla 12 - La Jolla Village Square,  8657 Villa La Jolla Dr #129 San Diego, CA 92037WEBSITE: http://www.lajollademocrats.org

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*** SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 @8:00AM -6:00PM  IN Washington, D.C. PSR presents " CLIMATE HEALTH SUMMIT " Washington, District of Columbia Health professional training on the health threats of climate change and achieving the health benefits of climate solutions. PSR ~  Physicians for Social Responsibility, Center for Climate Change and Health, Health Care without Harm and George Mason Climate Change Communications Center Sunday, September 20 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT)  Where: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey, NW, Washington, DC TARGET AUDIENCE This symposium is designed for all Health Professionals and health professional students. Continuing education credits are being sought.  OVERVIEW: Climate change and the burning of fossil fuels contribute to heatwaves and drought, air and water pollution, extreme weather and other conditions that create serious health impacts that affect our patients, our practices and our health care facilities. While we can prepare for some of these impacts, we must take action through public policy to prevent catastrophic climate change.  The Climate Health Summit will inform participants about the health implications of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions; provide communication skills useful for informing the public and policymakers about this critical issue; and provide resources and communications guidance to deliver that message effectively to decision-makers. OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the symposium, participants will be able to:  Describe the major impacts of climate change on public health and health equity. Describe the health co-benefits of climate action strategies. Understand the major health threats of climate change in their region of the country and identify resources for additional information. Summarize the ethical and justice implications of climate change impacts. Advise and guide their practices and facilities to improve recognition of the effects of climate change on diverse medical conditions. Advise and counsel planners and political leaders about the ongoing and anticipated health impacts of climate change. Advise their state decision-makers on the health benefits of implementing the Clean Power Plan with energy efficiency and renewable energy to reduce the severity of climate change. Speak about climate risks and climate solutions to peers, colleagues, patients, and the public. Registration and hotel reservations pending. WHERE: Hyatt Regency, Washington on Capitol Hill 400, New Jersey, NW, Washington, DC


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*** TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22  @1:30 PM  OWL/WILPF MONTHLY MEETING  SAVE THE DATE! Older Women's League and WILPF meet every FOURTH TUESDAY of the month at the WOMEN'S MUSEUM of CALIFORNIA.   The meeting is open to everyone. Bring your friends.  Light refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information please email : [address removed].  Info: [masked] . womensmuseumca.org . [address removed] Where: WOMEN'S MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA, 2730 Historic Decatur Rd, Suite #103, San Diego, CA 92106  - NTC Liberty Station, Barracks 16


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*** WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 @10:15am - 12:15pm  At the NATURALIZATION CEREMONY ~ VOTER REGISTRATION ~ DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO. Greetings,  Volunteers are needed to register voters at the Naturalization Ceremony downtown. Please RSVP if you will be able to attend. We'll bring the supplies and train new volunteers. All you need to do is show up. Thank you for your continued support.  Where: CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, 3rd Ave and B Street, In Plaza near Civic Theatre  PARKING in Horton Plaza has free parking for 3 hours with validation. It is just two blocks from the Civic Center Plaza. Additionally, the C Street trolley stops adjacent to the Plaza. Otherwise the area has meters and pay parking lots.  email: [address removed] SDCDP: [masked]  Website:  www.sddemocrats.org
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On Saturday, September 26, more than 8,000 individuals, teams, social clubs, local businesses, schools and universities, faith organizations will come together for AIDS Walk & Run to remember those who have been lost to the disease and raise funds to support the more than 20,000 San Diegans living with HIV/AIDS. Please join us for San Diego’s largest HIV/AIDS fundraising event and be part of this incredible experience. Find out more at www.aidswalksd.orgor find us on Facebook!

AWSD crowd 2015 date  Woof, Woof -- AIDS Walk Welcomes Pets! AWSD Woof WoofRegister for AIDS Walk & Run San Diego and bring your dog to walk with you on Saturday, Sept. 26!   AIDS Walk & Run is proud to welcome furry friends at this year’s event. We will even provide a special pet rest area sponsored by Traci’s Paws for them enjoy some treats and water in a shaded area.  So, join the fun, walk the dog  – and support the more than 20,000 people living with HIV in San Diego by registering today!   Not Sure Who to Walk With? Walk with us! Join The Center’s Team here and enjoy the festivities with a wonderful group of San Diegans committed to bringing our community together to fight HIV. We’d love to have your join our team!   AIDS Walk & Run T-Shirts Are In! AWSD 2015 tshirtTake a look at this year’s AIDS Walk & Run T-shirts. Our fabulous T-shirts are always a collector’s item and you can earn yours by raising $100 or more for AIDS Walk!   Just register online, ask a couple of friends to sponsor you – and this lovely T-shirt can be yours!    Disco fever zumbathon AWSD 2015Disco Fever Zumbathon Set for Sept. 18  It's time to warm up for The Walk with a little Zumba! On Friday, Sept. 18 from 6-7:30pm, sweat to some groovy disco music with some of San Diego's best Zumba instructors. Zumbathon will take place at the San Ysidro Health Center’s location at[masked]th St., San Diego, CA 92154. A $10 donation is requested and proceeds benefit AIDS Walk & Run San Diego. For more information, contact Karla Torres at[masked].    Necklaces, Bracelets & Charms Sales Benefit AWSD silpada jewelryPurchase this Silpada /Keep Collective jewelry and proceeds will go toward the fundraising efforts of AIDS Walk Team Sempra/SDG&E. View and order Silpada jewelry at http://sild.es/Wvc and Keep Collective at https://www.keep-collective.com/soc/1uu38 For catalog orders or to view samples, please contact Mary Elliott at [address removed]. Each jewelry purchase enters you into a drawing for free and half-price jewelry!

The Center's AIDS Walk & Run San Diego <[address removed]> http://events.thecentersd.org/site/TR?fr_id=1100&pg=entry
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*** THURSDAY OCTOBER 1 @6:00PM  "  Meeting of the Minds: Discovery| " Reuben H. Fleet Science Center | 6 p.m.  There's a drive inside many people who live, or have lived, in San Diego.  It's a hunger to harness technology, to identify the elusive solution to a problem facing the planet, to uncover the simple and elegant metaphor that perfectly describes a complex idea.  At our next Meeting of the Minds, we'll tap into that spirit of discovery, and San Diego's investment over the years to help discoveries happen.  Hosted by VOSD CEO Scott Lewis, the event will follow a pecha-kucha format. Each speaker will have just about seven minutes to highlight discoveries that have made a mark on their fields. There will also be a Q&A with all speakers to close the night.  Our six guides to notable local discoveries: Karen Possemato | Chief of Staff, Illumina   Alexis Miller | Chief Conservator of Paintings, Balboa Art Conservation Center    Tom Deméré, Ph.D. | Curator of Paleontology, San Diego Natural History Museum    Larry Goldstein, Ph.D. | Scientific Director, Sanford Consortium of Regenerative Medicine    Claire Walthen | Corporate Programs Manager, Center for Bioinspiration at the San Diego Zoo   Gabe Miller, Ph.D. | Director of Research and Development, Center for Bioinspiration at the San Diego Zoo To purchase or reserve tickets:  Thursday, October 1 6:00 PM - Doors Open 7:00 PM - Talks Begin  WHERE: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center  1875 El Prado | San Diego, CA 92101 Non-Members Join today at $5/month - includes free admission to all VOSD events General admission tickets - $20 each (membership not included)   Members 1 member ticket - free to members 2 member tickets - free to $501+/year members Where: | Reuben H. Fleet Science Center,  |

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***  THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015  SAVE THE DATE!  " WE CAN DO BETTER'S 7th ANNUAL CONFERENCE  " - in PORTLAND, OR Please save the date so you can Learn, Connect and Act with us on October 1, 2015. More details to come.  We are currently offering opportunities for conference sponsors and exhibitors. Please contact Amy at [address removed] for more information 

***  THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015  SAVE THE DATE! WE CAN DO BETTER'S 7th ANNUAL CONFERENCE - in PORTLAND, OR Please save the date so you can Learn, Connect and Act with us on October 1, 2015. More details to come.  We are currently offering opportunities for conference sponsors and exhibitors. Please contact Amy [address removed] for more information We Can Do Better 2015 Conference Connecting the Dots for a Healthier Oregon   October 1,[masked]:30 am – 4:30 pm Portland Art Museum Register Now for Early Bird Rate extended to September 15!  We Can Do Better's 7th Annual Conference on October 1 at the Portland Art Museum will be Connecting the Dots for a Healthier Oregon.  See where you fit in to create a healthier Oregon. Some of the dots we will be connecting: How to create Health Equity with Intentionality. (Dr. Winston Wong, Kaiser Permanente)  Where in your community can health be addressed?  Barbers as Community Health Advocates (North by Northeast Health Center Cuts and Checks program)  How to Access Complementary Medicine? (Dr. Deborah Howe, OCOM) How does transportation planning impact health outcomes? (TriMet is sponsoring Dr. Larry Frank, University of British Columbia, Vancouver) OpenNotes: How medical transparency improves patient engagement (Dr. John Santa and others) What's next for the ACA in Oregon? (Dr. Sam Metz, HCAO) Navigating End of Life Conversations with the Conversation Project starter kit!  Register Now!
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***WED OCTOBER 7TH, @ 7pm-9pm" SAN DIEGO DFA MEETUP "  Our Speakers: TBA.  ACTION PLANS for 2015:  VOTER REGISTRATION- WEALTH INEQUALITY-OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED. Where: TBA

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*** THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 @  * OUR 24th ANNUAL "STAND NOW! "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of the Pacific Southwest is fighting back, and we need you standing with us. Join us on Thursday, October 22, for our 24th annual Stand Now! Party. With your help, the Action Fund can protect Planned Parenthood from these attacks and ensure that every woman, man, and young person has access to essential reproductive health care, including safe and legal abortion.  Stand Now! by purchasing tickets today.


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*** SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Oct. 24: Save the Date! This year's San Diego County Democratic Convention will bring hundreds of volunteers, club members, candidates, elected officials, and allies into the heart of North County. On Saturday, October 24, we'll be taking over the California Center for the Arts in Escondido for the County Party's biennial event. The all-day convention is opportunity for Democrats to learn, strategize, network, and prepare for 2016. While general sessions will showcase up-and-coming Party leaders, you can round out the day with your choice of breakout sessions and trainings.     Registration is now open, so sign up today! More details will be posted at www.sddemconvention.org as the date approaches. Where: California Center for the Arts in Escondido


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II. ANNOUNCEMENTS

#1. BERNIE STICKERS

Single Bernie stickers:  http://www.peaceteam.net/winning_bernie_sticker.php And if you like the free sticker you already got, and can kick in a  little something nominal to get a bulk pack to spread them around  even faster, here is the link for that.

Bulk Bernie Stickers:  http://www.peaceteam.net/bulk_bernie_stickers.php

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#2. San Diego DFA members   CALL to ACTION
MIKE AGUIRRE requested San Diego DFA members call TONI ATKINS Call & Email TONI ATKINS
Ask Toni Atkins to put all her efforts in demanding Southern California Edison release all the documents, Edison refuses to turn over on lawsuits the lawyers filed against the company The California Public Utilities Commission must disclose & release all the CPUC Papers of the secret meetings and all meetings regarding SDG&E discussions, liability, accountability, & conclusions in determining the power rates San Diego citizens must pay!
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#3. *** How to Include Everyone in San Diego’s Innovation Economy *** 14 Facts About Obama's Presidency Most People Don’t Know

 

How to Include Everyone in San Diego’s Innovation Economy

POSTED BY EDITOR ON AUGUST 13, 2015 IN OPINION | 279 VIEWS | LEAVE A RESPONSEScientists at work at San Diego life sciences company. Courtesy CONNECT.org

By Barbara Bry

A recent study by the University of Southern California seriously questioned San Diego’s future potential for growth. Among the reasons given were “economic and racial disparity.”

Additional reports have also questioned San Diego’s educational progress and cite the city’s low math, science and graduation statistics.

To avoid a “Tale of Two Cities” scenario, we need a plan to develop better-paying high-tech jobs accessible to those currently shut out of our innovation economy.

That plan should involve introducing our youth to the high-tech world and start cultivating their talent.

Barbara Bry

This December, there is a global movement called the Hour of Code that offers anyone, anywhere, one-hour coding tutorials (available in over 30 languages) with no experience necessary and no age limits. Anyone can organize that “Hour” in their community.

We can expand existing partnerships with UC San Diego and local tech companies and seek donations or loans of computers for any student wishing to participate. This is a fun, crowd-sourced global learning experience.

More young San Diegans should be joining the tens of millions of students around the world spending an hour writing code during Computer Science Education Week so that they start preparing for those high-paying science and engineering jobs of our “smart” future.

Some estimates of average annual salaries for these jobs are near $115,000—more than double the non-innovation, non-tech average of $48,650, according to data from CONNECT.

Next, I propose the establishment of a “Coding Academy” in San Diego’s underserved neighborhoods—complete with a robust loan and scholarship program open to everyone eager to learn.

In addition, given our city’s reputation as an innovation leader, we should focus on recruiting a top tech company like Google or Facebook to open a major facility south of Interstate 8, where land and rental space are more affordable. This company could anchor an entrepreneurship ecosystem, fostering development of retail, housing, and other commerce. We need to herald San Diego as the “smart city” it is, and secure our future as a destination for innovation.

Lastly, we should encourage CONNECT to establish a downtown (or south of downtown) for-profit accelerator that provides seed capital to start-ups using the YCombinator or TechStars model. CONNECT has been helping to launch high-tech and life science companies for 30 years by linking entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success.

Over the last 30 years, I have seen the innovation economy grow exponentially. However, as the USC study finds, some of our residents have been left behind in this boom. To ensure that all of our companies continue to thrive, we need to increase access to training, resources, and jobs throughout the city, to create a world-class, diverse workforce.

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Barbara Bry was co-founder of one of the first software companies to locate in downtown San Diego, Atcom/Info, which developed early versions of the software that provides Internet access in public places. She was also on the founding team of ProFlowers.com, a pioneering ecommerce company based in San Diego. Additionally, she served as the first associate director of CONNECT, and she is the founder of Athena San Diego, the leading organization for women in the San Diego tech and life science community. Currently she is a candidate for San Diego City Council District 1.

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Subject: *** 14 Facts About Obama's Presidency Most People Don’t Know
President Obama visiting Iowa

Obama's Presidency: The Facts

People have many perceptions of how the US economy or the country as a whole has done in recent years. Depending on your political views, you may think the country is doing exceptionally well or is teetering on the verge of collapse.Listed below are fourteen objective facts, without interjected opinion, about the state of America under the leadership of President Obama. Every statement is followed up with a link to a reputable source where you can verify the fact for yourself.

1. We've now had 65 straight months of economic expansion.

That’s right: For sixty-five consecutive months, the US economy has gotten progressively better. That includes fifty-six consecutive months of private sector job growth. Forbes magazine (which is no fan of President Obama) crunched the numbers and demonstrated how the economic recovery under President Obama has been better in just about every measurable way than the recovery under President Reagan.Source: Obama Out-Performs Reagan on Jobs, Growth, and Investing; Forbesmagazine.

2. We are currently enjoying the longest period of private sector job creation in American history.

This statistic also comes from the Forbes magazine article listed above. In fact, we've enjoyed 63 straight months of private sector job creation. That is the longest period of job creation since the Department of Labor has been keeping statistics.Source: Obama’s Claim That Businesses Are in the "Longest Uninterrupted Stretch of Job Creation": The Washington Post.

3. Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 5.4% by Spring of 2015.

Not only has the unemployment rate dropped significantly, but since the recession ended, the US economy has gained over twelve million new jobs. (You can refer to the Forbes article above or check the article below.)Source: Democratic Presidents Bring It: Obama Shatters Clinton’s Record For Private Sector Job Growth: PoliticusUsa.

It is also worth noting that during the 2012 presidential election, Obama's opponent, Mitt Romney, promised to lower the unemployment rate to 6% by the end of 2016. President Obama succeeded at lowering unemployment to under 6% two full years earlier than Romney had promised.Source : Romney vows to lower unemployment to 6% by the end of 2016: The Hill

4. The stock market continues to set new record highs since President Obama took office.

Since early 2009, there has been a steady upward trend in stock market growth. The Dow Jones Industrial averages reached an all-time high of 18,098 in August, 2014. Since most Americans have 401K retirement investments in the stock market, this growth benefits millions of middle class Americans.Source: Dow Jones Industrial Average Last 10 Years: Macrotrends.

5. The Federal budget deficit is shrinking. It’s been reduced by two-thirds since 2009.

The $1.4 trillion federal budget deficit that Obama inherited in 2009 was in a large part due to the high rate of unemployment. When millions of people were put out of work in 2008 and 2009, it resulted in far less income taxes and less economic activity to generate federal revenue. As ten million people have regained employment, there have been billions more tax dollars generated. As a result, the deficit has been shrinking each year. The 2014 deficit was below $500 billion, the smallest deficit since 2007, and roughly a third of what it was in 2009.Source: What is the Deficit?: USGovernmentSpending.com.

6. Under President Obama, government spending has increased only 3.3% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president.

You may have heard critics say that President Obama is spending money wildly and running up our debt. According to this article from Forbes, Obama has increased spending by 1.4% annually, far less than President Reagan (8.7%) or George W. Bush (8.1%). According to a more recent article from the Washington Post, Obama has increased spending 3.3% annually. In either case, Obama has increased spending less than any president since Eisenhower.Sources: Who Is the Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It's Barack Obama? Forbes magazine.
The Facts About the Growth of Spending Under Obama: Washington Post.

7. For 95% of American taxpayers, income taxes are as low or lower than they were at almost any point in the last 50 years.

After President Obama took office, thousands of Tea Party members all over the country held rallies protesting Obama’s tax increases. At that time, President Obama had actually passed several tax cuts to stimulate the economy. Most of the Tea Partiers who were protesting had only seen their taxes decrease under Obama, yet polls indicated that most Tea Party members wrongly believed their taxes had gone up.In fact, the only people whose income taxes have gone up during Obama’s presidency are those making $400,000 per year or more. That's less than 2% of the population. Today, for the vast majority of people, tax rates are lower than or exactly where they were when Obama first took office. The article below from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explains this in greater detail.Source: Federal Income Taxes on Middle-Income Families Remain Near Historic Lows, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

8. Dependence on foreign oil has shrunk due to record domestic oil production and improved fuel efficiency standards.

While some claim that oil production has declined under President Obama, the truth is just the opposite. Oil production has reached record highs. The United States now produces so much oil that we export more oil and gasoline than we import.Source: IndexMundi.

9. At least 10 million more Americans now have health insurance than before.

Depending on whose numbers you use, anywhere from 10 to 16 million Americans acquired health insurance due to the Affordable Care Act. Now that those millions of Americans have insurance, the rest of us are no longer on the hook to pay for their healthcare when they get sick. This saves the American people billions of dollars in the long run.Source: Obamacare Helped Up to 10 Million Get Insurance, Gallup Finds: NBC News.

10. The Affordable Care Act has added years to the life of Medicare.

The Medicare trust fund had been on course to run out of money by the end of 2016. But due to cost savings from the Affordable Care Act and lower healthcare expenses, Medicare’s trust fund will now remain stable until the year 2030 without cutting benefits.Source: Medicare, Social Security Disability Fund Headed in Different Directions;The Wall Street Journal.

11. Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, we are seeing the slowest rate of increase in healthcare costs since 1960.

Contrary to the Republican predictions, healthcare costs have increased at a much slower pace since the passage of the ACA.Source: Trends in Health Care Cost Growth and the Role of the Affordable Care Act; White House Report.

12. We currently have fewer soldiers, sailors, and airmen in war zones than we did at any time in the last 11 years.

With the end of the Iraq war and the steady withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, we have fewer people in war zones now than we did at any time since 2002.

13. There have been zero successful attacks by al Qaeda on US soil since Obama became president.

Despite Dick Cheney’s warning that if voters elected a Democrat as president, we’d be “hit again and hit hard” by al Qaeda, we have actually been far safer from terrorist attacks on US soil in recent years than we were under the previous president. There have been several unsuccessful attacks against the US under both Bush and Obama, but under Obama, al Qaeda has been largely unsuccessful in striking the US on our home soil.Source: Timeline of Al Qaeda Attacks

14. We now successfully catch and deport more illegal immigrants than ever before.

Despite the mythology being spread by President Obama's political opponents about our "open border" with Mexico, the numbers prove that President Obama has turned back and deported more illegal immigrants than any other president.Politifact checked the claim that President Obama turned away more illegal immigrants than any other president, and they confirmed that under President Obama, the US has turned back or deported an average of 32,886 people per month. That's a far greater rate than any other president in history by far.Source: Has Barack Obama deported more people than any other president in U.S. history? Tampa Bay Times.

Additional Facts About Economic Gains with Obama's Presidency

Although all of the facts stated above can be confirmed through multiple sources, most Americans are not aware of these positive statistics. I invite you to do your own research and check these facts for yourself.The truth is, most other presidents would envy President Obama’s record which has flourished despite the fact that he inherited the results of the worst economic crash since the Great Depression.If you feel particularly ambitious, feel free to research these additional facts:

1. Since Obama became president, our economy has gone from losing 750,000 jobs per month to adding 250,000 jobs per month. That’s a net improvement under Obama of about 1 million jobs per month!
2. Before Obama became president, our financial system was in ruins and millions of people were at risk of losing their life savings. Now, the financial loopholes have been fixed and we are no longer at risk of another financial collapse.
3. In just 6 years under Obama, there were more than twice as many jobs created as there were in the whole 8 years under George W. Bush.
4. President Obama passed credit card reforms that protect consumers from excessive fees, rate hikes, deceptive marketing, and unreasonable due dates.
5. Thanks to Obamacare, senior citizens have saved billions of dollars on prescription drugs.
6. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to spend at least 80% of collected premiums on healthcare. As a result, millions of Americans have received refunds from their health insurance companies.

Source: Health Insurers Set to Give Out More Obamacare Refunds; Huffington Post Business.Despite the unprecedented obstructionism and record number of filibusters used by Republicans to kill even the most routine legislation, the fact remains that the American people are profoundly better off today than they were before President Obama took office, in almost every measurable way.

Note From The Author

For those of you who disagree with, or dislike this article and you want to leave a comment, please give some specifics or make some meaningful comment about what you disagree with. I have always kept all comments visible, positive or negative. But if all you are going to do is say this article is BS without elaborating or specifying what you disagree with, then I will no longer keep those kinds of comments.Feel free to tell me this article is BS but put some thought into your comments and don't just waste time with pointless insults.
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,Jane Hamsher shut down Firedoglake at the end of July.

She also revealed Brian Sonenstein and I would launch a new independent press organization, Shadowproof.com.1S

hadowproof launched on August 2. We are a movement publication, which builds relationships with grassroots organizations and elevates voices from within those groups.2We need your support to publish the work of a diverse range of independent journalists committed to exposing abuses of power in government and corporations. Together, we can build on Firedoglake’s legacy.

Donate $10 to Shadowproof to fund our second month of hard-hitting independent, investigative journalism.The organization is in its fourth week of operations, and in that time, we have:

• Reported on latest efforts by US Army to intimidate, harass, and silence Chelsea Manning3
• Exposed major corruption within a for-profit jail healthcare contractor, Advanced Correctional Healthcare4
• Called attention to extremely wasteful government spending on the F-35 aircraft5
• Featured our first freelance contribution from journalist Laura Muth about the government’s “Countering Violent Extremism” program and its impact on the Boston Muslim community6
• Grown our presence on social media, with over 1,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter7

Shadowproof would like to publish work from writers, who regularly report on topics such as climate change, labor, abuses against immigrants, the school-to-prison pipeline, and the lack of accountability for police and corrections officers who commit crimes.We’ve received some wonderful emails from our readers describing how impressed they are with what we have been able to do in this short amount of time.8 But we have much more we would like to do, and in order to achieve even greater success, we need your support.Can you please donate $10 to Shadowproof to fund our second month of hard-hitting independent, investigative journalism?The work we plan to do here will be wholly impossible without you. We are very excited to have this opportunity to build something special, and we hope that you will support Shadowproof and help make us a success.Thank you,Kevin Gosztola
Managing Editor
Shadowproof.comPS: In case you’re looking for it, Firedoglake’s entire archive or posts and content is still online, hosted at Shadowproof.com. We’re still brand new and are working on making the site the best it can be, so please send us your feedback at [address removed]:
1. After Firedoglake. Jane Hamsher, 7/30/15.
2. Introducing Shadowproof. Kevin Gosztola and Brian Sonenstein, 8/2/15
3. Chelsea Manning Coverage.
4. Gaming the System: Advanced Correctional Healthcare's Brutal Brand of Jailhouse Medicine.
5. F-35: Trillion Dollar War Plane May Still Not Be Ready For Combat. Dan Wright, 8/10/15
6. DOJ, DHS Pilot Program Encourages Boston Muslims to Spy On Each Other. Laura Muth, 8/5/15.
7. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
8. What's In A Comment and Other Feedback on Shadowproof's Launch. Kit O'Connell, 8/4/15.

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Correction: Spying TVs-California story



http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/20/california-bill-aims-to-warn-consumers-about/?ap#sthash.m15Wfwpf.dpuf




Correction: Spying TVs-California story



http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/20/california-bill-aims-to-warn-consumersabout/?FILE - In this photo taken Aug. 14, 2015, file photo a Samsung Smart TV is for sale in Sacramento, Calif. Owners of these new smart TV's have been surprised to learn their household conversations could be recorded without their knowledge. California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Glendale has introduced legislation that would require that users be explicitly informed when their smart TVs, with wireless voice recognition capability, are installed that the devices could start collecting what they say. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story Aug. 20 about legislation to warn consumers about recording TVs,

The Associated Press reported erroneously that Samsung changed its policy on recording conversations.

The company changed its manuals to reflect that its smart TVs do not record or store conversations.

AP also erroneously reported that Samsung supports the legislation by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, AB1116.

The company has not taken a public position on the bill.