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Labor Day, Spirit of Unity barbecue a Sizzling Success!!

The annual Labor Day barbecue, combined with the postponed Spirit of Unity event, was a sizzling success at Oak Park in Santa Barbara. Organized by Democratic Service Committee and Democratic League, more than 300 participated, meeting local candidates for elected office and representatives of ballot propositions and measures. State Controller John Chiang also visited with rousing remarks. See many of the speakers in the video episode of Off-Leash Public Affairs:
http://www.offleashpublicaffairs.net/2008/10/episode-028-yes-we-can-chan...

NEWS COVERAGE
Edhat photos by Gina Fischer:
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id=847&event=demPicnic
Santa Barbara Daily Sound:
http://www.thedailysound.com/2008/09/dem-picnic-kicks-off-election-seaso...
Noozhawk:
http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/090108_local_democrats_candid...
Ventura Star about some of the same Democrats gaining traction in East Ventura County:
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/sep/02/democrats-enter-gop-te...

Next Meeting, Democratic Central Committee

Dem. Party meeting: Thu., 06Nov.2008, Buellton
7:00 pm in Buellton (Pea Soup Andersen's...

ENDORSEMENTS by Dem Central Committe, Nov. 2008 election

(with website links to campaigns and local videos)

USA President
* Barack Obama (local video)
23rd Congressional District
* Lois Capps (local video)
24th Congressional District
* Marta Jorgensen
19th State Senate District
* Hannah-Beth Jackson (local video 1, 2, 3, 4)
33rd State Assembly District
* Robert Cuthbert
35th State Assembly District
* Pedro Nava (local video 1, 2)
3rd Supervisorial District
* Doreen Farr (local video 1, 2)
Goleta City Council
* Margaret Connell (local video)
* Ed Easton (local video)
Carpinteria City Council
* Kathleen Reddington
Lompoc City Council
* Cecilia Martner (local video 1, 2)
* Darrell Tullis
Santa Barbara School Board
* Annette Cordero
* Susan Deacon (local video)
Goleta Water Board
* Lauren Hansen (local video)
* Bill Rosen (local video)

Local Ballot Measures

Measure A: YES (Countywide transportation sales tax continuance) (LOCAL VIDEO)
Measure G: YES (Santa Barbara City utility tax continuance)
Measures H & I: YES to both (Santa Barbara schools 4-yr. parcel tax)

State Ballot Propositions

Prop 1: YES (high-speed train bond)
Prop 2: YES (treatment of farm animals)
Prop 3: YES (children's hospital bond)
Prop 4: NO (parental notification mandated for reproductive choice) (LOCAL VIDEO)
Prop 5: YES (non-violent offenders rehabilitation)
Prop 6: NO (mandatory spending for more incarceration)
Prop 7: YES (renewable energy statute with teeth)
Prop 8: NO (limit existing legal right to marriage by changing State Constitution) (LOCAL VIDEO)
Prop 9: NO (change parole criteria by altering State Constitution)
Prop 10: NEUTRAL (pay people to buy usually-foreign electric cars)
Prop 11: NO (new Commission for legislature redistricting)
Prop 12: YES (home and farm loans for Veterans)