Join us for the last Presidential Debate on Thursday 22 October at 6pm PT. Watch on your own TV while chatting with us on Zoom. Register here.
Sep 08
Meet Club Endorsed Josh Becker, Running for the California Senate
The Coastside Democrats and friends will have the opportunity to hear Josh Becker, the Democratic candidate for the California Senate, District 13, speak on Sunday the 13th, from 2-3 pm. District 13 has been represented by Club friend Senator Jerry Hill, who is termed out and cannot run again. Josh is opposed by a Republican and is very likely to win the seat. Our Club endorsed his candidacy last week.
This is an excellent opportunity for Club members and guests to hear directly from Josh and to ask him questions. He comes from Menlo Park and is interested in learning more about the issues on the Coastside.
Click here to register for the Zoom meeting
Here are some facts about his background:
- Created the Full Circle Fund, which funds non-profits creating positive change and building civic leaders for the future.
- Founding Trustee at the University of California, Merced.
- Serves as a County Commissioner on the Child Care Partnership Council in San Mateo County.
- Appointed by Governor Brown to serve on the California State Workforce Development Board.
- Founded Clean Tech for Barack Obama.
- Founded a legal tech accelerator to support entrepreneurs who want to innovate in law and public policy.
- Co-founded and managed the Stanford Board Fellows program, which trains students to serve on the boards of local non-profits.
- Co-founded New Cycle Capital, a pioneer in building socially responsible businesses.
Sep 05
Local Candidate Information
Since none of the following local candidates were endorsed by the Coastside Democrats, we wish the best of luck to all. We are providing all of the candidates’ questionnaires as a public service.
Proceed to our Election 2020 page for more information.
| Coastside District and San Mateo County Elections | ||
|---|---|---|
| City Council of Half Moon Bay District 3 |
Adam Eisen CD Questionnaire Facebook Page |
Joaquin Jimenez CD Questionnaire |
| Cabrillo Unified School District Trustee Area D |
Sophia Layne CD Questionnaire |
Yvonne Seeley CD Questionnaire |
| San Mateo County Community College District Trustee Area 1 |
Eugene Whitlock CD Questionnaire Web Site |
Lisa Petrides CD Questionnaire Web Site |
| San Mateo County Harbor District District 4 |
Lee Fernandez CD Questionnaire Web Site |
Tom Mattusch CD Questionnaire |
Sep 04
Results of Endorsement Meeting
The Coastside Democratic Club would like to present the results of its endorsement meeting. It is said that Democracy is messy – our process resulted in an endorsement only for Senate candidate Josh Becker, whom the club endorsed enthusiastically. There were no endorsements for local candidates. However, we do believe the process was valuable for our members. There were two good candidates for many of the seats, and our members had different priorities and split their votes.
Participants read the statements from the candidates, heard them speak, and were able to ask them questions. Members had the option to vote to endorse candidates, vote for “no endorsement”, or to decline to vote in each race. In order to be endorsed, 60% of the voting members needed to vote for any candidate. We are proud that we were able to bring additional insights to our members and provide a fair process for endorsement.
Here are the results:
| City Council of Half Moon Bay, District 3 No endorsement |
Adam Eisen: 57% No endorsement: 43% |
| Cabrillo Unified School District, Area D No endorsement |
Sophia Layne: 49% Yvonne Seeley: 37% No endorsement: 14% |
| San Mateo Community College District, Area 1 No endorsement |
Lisa Petrides: 59.459% Eugene Whitlock: 29.7% No endorsement: 10.8% |
| SM County Harbor District, District 4 No endorsement |
Lee Fernandez: 6% No endorsement: 94% |
| State Senate Endorsed by the Club |
Josh Becker: 100% |
However you speak, vote.
