(It's coming up tomorrow! - promoted by Brian Leubitz)
Yup, for the holidays, we're going to have a grand ol time up here in SF. We're teaming with the Courage Campaign and Credo (formerly Working Assets) to have a little get together for the holiday season, or really, just to get together. As always, you can feel free to give to our ActBlue page, but you can feel free to do that any day (and twice on Sundays). We won't be turning anyone away; however you must RSVP, Shroeder's has space limitations.
Rick Jacobs from the Courage Campaign and Becky Bond from CREDO will be there to join in the festivities. And as a bonus, I hear that Rick and the folks from CREDO might want to buy you a drink. :)
The details are as follows:
When: 7-9:30 Tuesday 12/18
Where: Schroeder's right off the Embarcadero BART/Muni station. 240 Front Street (map) in SF.
RSVP: To me (brian AT calitics DOT com) or on the facebook page.
We had another stellar turnout for our Q3 Quarterly in Santa Monica, with close to 100 people coming out to meet and greet. Thanks to everyone that made it down; and all props have to go to Jesse Rubin and Lucas O'Connor for coming up from San Diego for the event; that's some dedication right there, and now I'll have to return the favor. And they had plenty of friends to hang out with. Let me see if I can name them all...
We had LA City Councilman Bill Rosendahl out, and he thundered forth with a big speech about his work getting an Out of Iraq Resolution through the LA City Council (after being bottled up in committee, it should finally happen in October). Congressional candidates Russ Warner and Ron Shepston met and mingled, talking to each other about where they're going to room in Washington when they both get elected next year. Of course, the SoCal Calitics team was there (Hekebolos, Shayera, even Andrew from the Liberal OC), along with national bloggers Todd Beeton from MyDD, Kossacks thereisnospoon and BruinKid and vernonlee and Major Danby, and the inimitable Digby. The LA for Edwards people told me that they're starting to see more interest in their meetups. The West LA Democratic Club was out in force, as were our Drinking Liberally regulars. And Marcy Winograd showed up with some PDA members and told us about a public hearing on yet another proposed LNG terminal off the SoCal coast (there weren't a lot of people at the meeting, apparently; time to raise public awareness on this one).
But I was happiest to see Tim Goodrich and two other members of Iraq Veterans Against the War in atendance, handing out bumper stickers and relating their experiences to the crowd. Tim, by the way, told me that he's running for Torrance City Council, which is fantastic. These are just the kind of nonpartisan seats that the progressive movement needs to start paying attention to, building from the ground up.
We had a great time at the Q3 Quarterly, up in SF. Mark Leno stuck around for quite awhile, as did AD-15 candidate Steve Filson. We sort of took over much of the bar for the evening, but Nickie's was a pretty rockin' place for such an event. It's no Zeitgeist, but, well, it's no Zeitgeist. On a warm evening like yesterday, I'm sure it would have been crrrraaazy.
With the San Francisco and Los Angeles Quarterlies ready to kick off tomorrow (watch out LA, I'm coming), let's take a pictoral tour through last week's San Diego event. Consider this an open thread, but focus on how great Calitics is :).
Some of the last revelers of the night (L to R: cmanaster, Ron Shepston, orangeclouds115, Major Danby, a very demonic looking Lucas O'Connor)
(Where are you going to be at 7:30 TONIGHT? - promoted by Brian Leubitz)
Today's the day, come hang out with some cool bloggers!
What: SF Calitics Q3 Quarterly with Special Guest, Assemblyman Mark Leno. When: 9/26, 7:30-9:45ish Where: Nickie's on Haight Street (map here) How much: Whatever you can afford, Suggested Donation $10-20 at our ActBlue page Why: Why not? It will be tons o' fun.
OK, here are the details on our LA event, we're already chock full of special guests, and hopefully there will be more to come:
What: LA Calitics Q3 Quarterly, featuring Congressional candidates Russ Warner and Ron Shepston, LA City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, Tim Goodrich and other members of Iraq Veterans Against the War, and bloggers we like such as Digby and the whole SoCal Calitics gang. When: 9/26, 7:00-? Where: The Cock And Bull, 2902 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica (cross street is Ashland) How much: We encourage a donation to the ActBlue page, then stop on by. Why: Because we like you.
Getting ready to kick this thing off, but surprise news arrived just an hour ago in my inbox that I wanted to pass along. In a completely unexpected move, Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders here in San Diego has announced that he will sign the resolution passed by the city council to file a friend of the court brief in support of full marraige equality. His full statement on the flip, updates and comments to come from local activists throughout the night.
Bill Clinton is in San Diego tonight hosting a fundraiser and I won't be there. Can't afford it. $500 to get in the door. Unless I suddenly don't need to pay rent next month, it ain't gonna happen. Maybe you're like me, and you constantly wish that someone would hold a kickass fundraiser that you can afford? Well now somebody is. If you're in driving distance of San Diego, we expect to see you at the Calitics Quarterly Fundraiser.
We've got office seekers and holders at the federal, state and local level. We've got the beloved local blogger Terry Williams (terryfaceplace) and notoriously non-prolific blogging gadfly Lucas O'Connor. We've got the San Diego Drinking Liberally crew led by founder Jesse Rubin, so you know it'll be a party. And most importantly, we have tireless, brilliant and criminally underappreciated activists from throughout the San Diego area.
We don't have Slick Willie, but we have a chance for you to pitch in and have a great night for $20, $40, or whatever it is you can afford. We don't quibble over pennies. What we're after is the passion. See you Wednesday.
Russ Warner ran in the primary last year, and seemed to be the overwhelming favorite in the primary. But a funny thing happened on the way to the general. He got punked by identity politics. He raised $55K for the primary, and chipped in $150K of his own money for the primary, but ended up losing to Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews. Matthews then preceded to spend less than $20K on the race, and served as little more than token opposition.
Well, Russ is back for another shot at the apple. In 2006, he was endorsed by General Wes Clark, and he has already picked up the endorsement of Calitics favorite, Hilda Solis (D-El Monte). Warner has a new campaign manager, who I'm sure will work towards raising his name ID in the district and throughout the state.
Warner will also be considered for the Calitics ActBlue list in the future. The process is still being determined, but we expect to get that up and running for Q3. And so, speaking of the ActBlue list, don't forget about the Calitics Quarterlies in SF Area and the LA Area. Press release over the flip.
Yup, for the holidays, we're going to have a grand ol time up here in SF. We're teaming with the Courage Campaign and Credo (formerly Working Assets) to have a little get together for the holiday season, or really, just to get together. As always, you can feel free to give to 
