January 2009 Newsletter

Volume 10 Issue 1 January 2009

News ‘n’ ViewsOF, BY AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE HUBERT H. HUMPHREY DEMOCRATIC CLUB

HHHDC February 2009 MeetingMonday, February 16 , 2009

Coco’s Restaurant11510 South Street, Cerritos, CA (¼ mile east of the 605 freeway)

Dinner (optional) at 6:00 p.m. - Meeting begins at 7:00 pm

Program: Annual Election of Club Officers

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Announcements .....................Page 1

Annual Holiday party Photos ...Page 2

Internet Pipeline….……….…………Page 3

A Message to Barack Obama ....Page 3

Going Green ……………………………Page 4

Madera Unified article …………...Page 5

Advertisements …………..…..……..Page 6

Cartoon ………………….………..…….Page 6

Membership Form………..………..Page 8

AnnouncementsNewsletter submissions are due 10 days before the next scheduled club meeting. You may email them to [email protected].

The Hubert H. Humphrey Democratic Club now has its calendar of events available online:

1. Go to: http://hhhdemocrats.org/

2. At the top of the page click “Community Calendar”

3. Once you are on the calendar page, go to the date of the event .

4. Click the event and you will get a pop-up window with all the details, such as date, time, location and description.

If you are interested in serving on the HHHDC Eboard then be sure to attend the next meeting and submit your name for consideration.

January 2009 News ‘n’ Views

The HHHDC Annual Holiday Party at El Torito Restaurant was a resounding success. Here are some photos, courtesy Marisela Cervantes, of the festivities:


A Message to Barack ObamaIt is Time to End the Cuban Embargo

By Charlie Ara

Dear President Obama:

It is our hope that one of your first acts as President of the Unites States will be to end the decades-old embargo on Cuba. It is our opinion that this embargo has outlived its time and is counter-productive. It hurts the people of Cuba, rather than the Castro government. It would surely have been replaced by now with a more viable policy except for the fact that George W. Bush threatened to veto any legislation that altered the status quo.

It is time to heed the calls of Canadian and European governments, the Unites Nations General Assembly, and many religious bodies for a change in our Cuban policy. Now is the time to end the suffering it has caused for the men, women and children of Cuba.

In addition, our economic interests would be furthered should trade be resumed. We enjoy the benefits of commerce with such communist countries as China and Russia, so the time to isolate and boycott communist regimes is obviously an outdated strategy. In fact, an increase in communication and business is sure to foster the desire and implementation of increased freedom and human rights in Cuba.

Congratulations on your election and inauguration. We Democratic activists are enthusiastically looking forward to all the changes for the better you and your administration will be making for us and our country.

INTERNET PIPELINE

by Newsletter Editor Mike Stabile

This month’s noteworthy internet site: Calculated Risk: http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/.

I visit this site at least daily. The site’s author has a reputation for posting (throughout the day) and analyzing most of the important financial news and events currently affecting financial, housing and manufacturing markets not only in the U.S but worldwide.

Spending a few minutes each day reviewing his analyses of the financial issues of the day will leave you with an informed and knowledgeable foundation with which you will be able to better understand the myriad of financial issues affecting the Obama Administration, financial and stock markets and industry. I have found this site to be invaluable in following and understanding the daily financial events reported in the news.


Going Green with Norma and Alan

The Green Car of the Future is HERE!

by Norma and Alan Williamson, HHHDC Members

Without much fanfare or media coverage, Tesla Motors, (CEO Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal and CEO of SpaceX) has quietly delivered it’s 100th zero emissions, all-electric sports car to its 100th celebrity type customer in December, 2008. Governor Schwarzenegger, Chris Paine (film director of “Who Killed the Electric Car?”) and actor George Clooney are among the first lucky few who have been able to afford its $98,000 price tag.

This sleek, handsome sports car accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and demonstrates that a high performance automobile can be environmentally friendly and be a powerful tool to combat global climate change. It travels up to 250 miles on a single charge, which is made possible by its lithium ion batteries.

With their purchases, these electric vehicle aficionados are helping to usher in a new age for transportation: “These early customers are pioneers, helping lay a foundation that will make electric cars possible for everyone — enabling Tesla Motors to develop future models at price points that eventually work for every budget” from a Tesla Motors Press Release:

http://www.teslamotors.com/media/press_room.php?id=29

If you’d like to support the growth of the zero emissions, electric vehicles movement, come to the “Inaugural Parade West” sponsored by Plug in America on Saturday, January 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Santa Monica Civic Center. Vehicle #23, purchased by Ms. Linda Nicholes, President of Plug in America, will lead the parade. And if you catch her after the parade, she assured us that she’d be happy to give a demonstration ride to any of our HHHDC members. (Visit www.pluginamerica.org for more details and a map).


Protocol for Meetings1. Turn your cell phone off or place it on “vibrate”.2. During meeting please do not engage in side conversations.3. If ordering food, please do so before start of meeting.4. If you wish to speak, please raise your hand for recognition by the chair. Do not interrupt speakers.5. Please keep your remarks short and concise.6. Photographs should be taken only without interrupting the meeting.

Got an Ad? We’ve got the space!Check out details on Page 6.

And check out our new, reduced ad rates!New advertisers are needed for the newsletter. If you are interested, or know of a person or business who would like to advertise in our publication, please contact President Nikki Noushkam, for details and instructions. As a no-cost bonus, all ads will also appear on the club’s new website.

“It was once said that the moral test of Government is how that Government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who

are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.”

Hubert H. Humphrey

Madera Unified case is changing elections throughout California

The heavily Latino district's voting system made it hard for Latinos to win school board seats. A judge ruled it violated the state Voting Rights Act. Other cities are taking note. - By Mitchell Landsberg - January 4, 2009

Reporting from Madera, Calif. -- You would never mistake Jesse Lopez Jr. for a revolutionary. Soft-spoken, with a shy smile beneath his gray mustache, the retired school custodian and amateur mariachi singer hardly seems like an instigator.

Yet if Latinos come to dominate California politics someday, Lopez will have helped make it happen.Lopez was one of three plaintiffs in a lawsuit earlier this year against the Madera Unified School District aimed at greater Latino participation on the school board in the San Joaquin Valley town.

An injunction in the case is forcing Madera Unified, which is 82% Latino, to change the way it elects its board.

The decision has already begun to reshape school boards, city councils and special districts throughout California. …

(Editor’s Note: This is an extensive L.A. Times article that I came across and highly recommend. Follow this link to read the entire text.)

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2008 HHHDC OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

2008 Executive Board

President Nikki Noushkam 562-712-4072

Vice-President Marisela Cervantes 213-445-1152

Treasurer Denise Stabile

Rec. Secretary Mike Stabile 562-505-5807

Committees

Legislative Anal. Maureen Allen 562-746-7569

Newsletter Editor Mike Stabile 562-505-5807

Membership Beverly Porter

Historian Charlie Ara 562-865-4075

Parliamentarian Marisela Cervantes 213-445-1152

Joseph Cho, Ph.D.

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