On October 10th, CDC made the trek north to Humboldt County for a full day of leadership training.

Thanks to Humboldt County Democratic Party Chair Milt Boyd and all of the Humboldt activisits who made us feel so welcome.  Even though the crowd was a bit smaller than our usual training sessions, we felt it was a successful day and that it was important to provide the same training opportunities that the rest of the state receives.

Special thanks to these generous sponsors who helped make the training possible:

• Milton Boyd
• Del Norte County Democratic Central Committee
• Ukiah Valley Democratic Club
• Susan Araiza Boys
• Matthew Owen

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Over 400 activists from across the state came together for the California Democratic Council and the San Diego County Democratic Party's joint Grassroots Democratic Convention held on September 26th in beautiful San Diego.



Our Grassroots Democratic Convention featured a full day of workshops, forums, and networking opportunities on Saturday.  There were morning, lunchtime, and afternoon plenary sessions where candidates and elected officials introduced themselves.  California State Attorney General (and possible gubernatorial candidate) Jerry Brown spoke during the morning session.






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Hosted by CDC and the Santa Clara County Democratic Party

Almost 60 activists braved the summer heat and spent a long day in San Jose learning about politics.  Attendees came from San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento and even as far as Los Angeles.




Sponsors for this training (=>$50):

• Chris Stampolis
• Mathew Hudson
• Linda Richardson
• Santa Clara County Democratic Club
  
• Richard Dunkle
• Leslie Bannerman
• Javier Gonzalez
• Jay Jackman
  
• Yoriko Kishimoto
• Elena Ong
  

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CDP Chairman John Burton and his new staff have been hard at work during their first 60 days!

At the E-Board meeting in Burlingame, Mollie Culver (Political Director) announced the launching of a new training program designed for candidates and campaigns.

The new "Learn to Win 2010" program is a two-day training session that will begin with its first workshop on August 22/23 in Ventura.

The comprehensive training included collaboration from a variety of experienced campaign workers, including CDC President Henry Vandermeir.

For more information and to register for one of their trainings, visited the CDP Website.

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On June 28, 2009, activists and party leaders from San Luis Obispo and surrounding counties converged on Grover Beach to spend their Sunday in a day-long training consisting of a variety of political workshops.

Hosted by CDC and the San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party, the workshop featured training by prominent party leaders such as Eric C. Bauman, CDP Vice Chair and Chair, Los Angeles Democratic Party and Jess Durfee, Chair, San Diego Democratic Party and DNC member.

Additional trainers included: Katie Mantz, Campaign Manager, Hedrick for Congress; Lori Vandermeir, Southern Vice Chair, CDP Rural Caucus and Communications Director, Orange County NOW, and Henry Vandermeir, President, CDC.

Sponsors for this training:

• Jeen Alvord
• Marc Berman
• Dan Pitre
• Working Blue Democratic Club
• Garry S. Shay
• Cheryl Conway
• Mary Ellen Maldonado
• Atascadero Democratic Club
• Gary Lasky
• Mary Fleischbein
• John Sims
  

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This intense training consists of a variety of workshops for club/party leaders and political activists who want to advance their leadership roles in the Democratic Party or are just getting started!

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