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Hope Hot Off The Grill

Jeanna Harris - 0
Dear Readers, I hope this message finds you well. These recent weeks have felt like a nonstop onslaught of traumatic events and yet, we are expected to carry on with our normal responsibilities like nothing is wrong. The recent attacks on our community by ICE and seeing the military deployed against US citizens has brought a new level of unease to our community. We are...
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Know Your Rights

Cynthia Hart - 0
By Cynthia Hart “The surest way to protect our Constitution is to act like we still have one. The surest way to lose it is to act like we don’t.” Thomas Wolf, Brennan Center for Justice As of this writing, the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution are still on the books. You still have rights as a protester, an immigrant, a community bystander, or...

Protest in Culver City was the biggest one yet

Politics Pete Rockwell - 0
By Pete Rockwell I’ve been to three protests in Culver City in the last three months and they keep getting bigger. There was one April 5, another on May 1, and the biggest one yet (five million people nationwide) was on June 14. Thousands of...

Wait, What Just Happened?

President's message Jeanna Harris - 0
President’s Message by Jeanna Harris Last week, literally like thieves in the night, House Republicans passed a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”. Despite the name, there is nothing “Beautiful” here folks. This dangerous agenda steals more tax dollars for...

Summertime is Here! Join CCDC for Pride and 4th of July!

Club Special Events Jeanna Harris - 0
We can't wait to see you at the Culver City Pride Rally and our annual 4th of July BBQ Potluck. If you are interested in volunteering with us at please fill out our volunteer form here. We look forward to seeing you there! ...

These hidden provisions in the budget bill undermine our democracy

Opinions Eric Kashdan - 0
By Eric Kashdan, Campaign Legal Center President Donald Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a narrow vote of 215-214. This massive legislation—totaling more than 1,000 pages—uses a complicated congressional procedure known as “budget reconciliation” to allow...

Report of the CCDC Legislative Committee

Legislation Leah Pressman - 0
At our March meeting, the club membership approved the package of bills recommended by the club’s Executive Board and legislative committee. Letters of support have been sent to the authors of the bills.  Our Club has signed on to letters written by organizations advocating...

The Power of a Butterfly— A May Day Meditation

Opinions Cynthia Hart - 0
Did you know that Monarch butterflies migrate from Mexico to as far north as Canada? The small creatures on fragile wings hon-est-to-God succeed because they organize. No one butterfly achieves this alone on “the feeble strength of one.” Their union makes them strong. The butterflies...

Turning Protest Energy into Lasting Change

President's message Jeanna Harris - 0
Lately, the rallies and protests have reminded us of our collective power when we can stand united. I stood with my union and fellow activists among the 36,000 in Grand Park with Bernie Sanders and AOC a few weeks ago. With every chant, every...

Special May Program with Alec Karakatsanis

Club Life Jeff Schwartz - 0
Alec Karakatsanis was the guest speaker for our May 14 online meeting, discussing his new book Copaganda: How Police and Media Manipulate Our News, just published by the New Press. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/yginJXd-YAQ Karakatsanis is one of the leading abolitionist voices within the legal profession. The founder...

The ACLU says “Know Your Rights”

Politics ACLU - 0
Good news! The First Amendment is still in effect! We still have rights. Now is the time for all of us to review our rights and know what to do when we believe that our rights have been violated. Follow this link to get...

Hands Off! Culver City Fights Back!

Announcements Hands Off! - 0
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Culver City is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the...

The Missing Element in Politics: Courageous, Daring Leadership

President's message Jeanna Harris - 0
President’s Message by Jeanna Harris *Disclaimer: This is not a critique or attack but a reflection of my thoughts and experience.  In 2018, I was promoted into a nursing management position and I came to the realization that being a manager at work is very different...

An Opportunity for Affordable Housing May be Lost

Op-Eds Our Culver - 0
Jubilo Village is a 93-unit, 100 percent affordable housing development, ready to be built at 4464 Sepulveda Boulevard, on a major transit corridor, right next door to the Culver-Palms YMCA. The development is “shovel-ready,” with all necessary approvals, but it has a $16 million...

If This Were Trump’s Playbook, Democrats Would Be Screaming

Op-Eds Jasmyne Cannick - 0
Power grabs don’t always happen in grand, theatrical takeovers. Sometimes, they come disguised as simple bureaucratic tweaks—like lowering the threshold to change bylaws in the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) from two-thirds majority consent to 60 percent to quell “the obstructionists.” If the largest...

March 2025 Report of the Culver City Democratic Club Legislative Committee

Legislation Leah Pressman - 0
Here are some of the bills our legislative committee will bring to the Executive Board and then the membership this month. We hope you will all be excited to vote to endorse these important bills. Links are included for those who want a deeper...

Resistance

President's message Jeanna Harris - 0
Dear Members, Friends, and Curious Readers,  What does resistance mean to you? For me, resistance means going beyond the zone of comfort for what is right. No longer accepting the bare minimum when I know I work hard and deserve so much more. It means...

Tell Congress: Save Us from the SAVE Act

Legislation Cynthia Hart - 0
The Republican Party figured out a long time ago that their platform is not in the best interests of the majority of voters, and so they have striven for decades to develop creative barriers to voting. Now, while they have Congressional majorities, they are...

Meet the Candidates for Democratic Party District Delegates

Club Life Cynthia Hart - 0
This month you have the opportunity to vote in an internal party election for delegates (ADEMS) to represent your values at the California Democratic Party convention. The ADEMS will play a role in shaping the future of our state party as it recovers from last...

Let’s Build Our Shield

President's message Jeanna Harris - 0
Dear members, friends, and curious readers,  I want to offer my sincerest gratitude for electing me as the new president of the Culver City Democratic Club and thank my fellow Executive Board members for their commitment to serve alongside me. I would like to give...

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