The website will most-likely be unavailable most of this weekend. I’m going to be transferring over our hosting from GoDaddy to Dreamhost. Expect outages on the website and the @11thlddems.org email addresses will likely have issues too. I’ll send out an all-clear when things are back to normal.
Feb 22
Meeting notes from 2/21/2012
Congrats to Azziem Underwood, the new chair of the 11th Legislative District Democrats. Jerri Wood was elected as our new secretary, and Chris Anderson was elected as our new treasurer. Thank you to Marlene Allbright, Roxanne Kangas, and Martha Koester for your service in these positions! Bill Taylor has also volunteered to be our new newsletter editor.
Representative Adam Smith paid us a visit and received our early sole endorsement. Also speaking to us were other candidates: for state Senate: Bob Hasegawa and Bobby Virk. For state Representative, position 1: Holly Krejci and Jim Flynn. For position 2: Rob Holland.
More pictures after the cut:
Feb 20
General Meeting – February 2012 – Updated Agenda
The updated agenda has been posted here: https://www.11thlddems.org/blog/event/general-meeting-february-2011/
Just a reminder, we will be holding elections for the following positions:
- Chair
- Vice-Chair
- Treasurer
- All other open positions
Adam Smith will be speaking to us. The meeting agenda will be determined by the newly elected chair.
And… Roxanne and I will be serving up some delicious baked ziti for dinner. Please attend!
Feb 18
I’m revamping our twitter account. To subscribe to our updates via twitter, please friend us there if you have an account. https://twitter.com/#!/11thlddems
Feb 15
General Meeting – Food
Hey all, please show up to the February general meeting. Roxanne and I are going to be serving up some baked ziti (both vegetarian and meat options). Also, just a reminder, we will be electing a new e-board during that meeting, so please participate.
https://www.11thlddems.org/blog/event/general-meeting-february-2011/
Feb 15
Rep. Hasegawa to host town hall meeting Saturday
11th District State Representative Bob Hasegawa recently hosted a town hall meeting via telephone, but this Saturday, February 18, Hasegawa is hosting a live and in-person town hall to give constituents an update on the legislative session.
The meeting in Tukwila will include discussions on the many issues brought up in Olympia this session, including the proposed Jobs Bill, the Washington Investment Trust, and the state budget.
The event will take place this Saturday, February 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Tukwila Community Center Social Hall, 12424 42nd Avenue South, Tukwila. All 11th Legislative District residents are invited to bring their questions, comments and ideas. The 11th District includes parts of South Seattle including the western part of Beacon Hill, Burien, Sea-Tac, Tukwila, and part of Renton.
From: http://beaconhill.seattle.wa.us/2012/02/15/rep-hasegawa-to-host-town-hall-meeting-saturday/
Feb 13
Gov. Chris Gregoire signs gay marriage bill into law
Gregoire just signed the gay marriage bill for Washington State. The law will take effect on June 7th.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gregoire-set-to-sign-gay-marriage-bill-139215284.html
Feb 09
Azziem Underwood
Congratulations are in order for Azziem Underwood who was elected by his fellow state committee men and women in the 8th Congressional District to be their leader!!
He ran in a contested race and won handily. Azziem will represent the 8th Congressional on the WSDCC Executive Board.
Three cheers for Azziem – I believe this is a first for the 11th LD Democrats!!
Feb 06
Newsletter – February 2012
The February 2012 newsletter has been posted. You can view it here: 2012-02 February. Please note, information about the upcoming e-board election on February 21st is included. Please take a look.
Feb 03
Reorganization
On February 2nd, 2012, our chair, Martha Koester, resigned. She has served the district well, but the redistricting means she’s not going to be in the district anymore and it’s time for a re-org. Elections for all e-board positions will be held on February 21st at our general meeting. Until then, our vice-chair, Marvin Rosete, will serve as chair. More details will follow soon.
Jan 30
Workshop: “Creating a New Economy” – Feb 5th, 2-6 pm
When? Sunday, February 5th
2:00-6:00 pm
Where? North Seattle Friends Church
Directions 7740 24th Ave NE, Seattle 98115
Jan 30
Diane Ravitch on Charter Schools
Below is an introduction to why Democrats oppose charter schools. The attrition rate for KIPP, the “successful” franchise that is being pushed hard by Stand for Schools and the League of Education Voters, is 30% per year in grades 6, 7 and 8, with the rate for African American males being 40% per year. This is how the low performers are “counseled out.” Of course, they end up back in their neighborhood schools.
Jan 23
Democrats Happy Hour / Mixer location move
The Mixer on January 30th has been moved.
Amore had a fire and is temporarily closed.
New venue:
Oasian Kitchen
800 5th Ave (downtown)
FREE underground parking (with validation)
4:30- 7:00
https://www.11thlddems.org/blog/event/democrats-happy-hourmixer/
Jan 21
Looking for Foreclosure Stories
From Dwight Pelz:
Please help us in our search for Washington homeowners who have faced foreclosure trouble as a result of the predatory and fraudulent practices on Wall Street. We need folks who are willing to share their stories publicly, and tell Rob McKenna why his record on Wall Street is unacceptable.
If you have family, friends or co-workers who fit the bill, please contact our communications director Reesa Kossoff at 206.457.3518 or reesa@wa-democrats.org.
Jan 20
General Meeting – January 2012
The general meeting has been rescheduled for Monday the 23rd. Details are here: https://www.11thlddems.org/blog/event/general-meeting-january-2012/
