Councilmember Bry seconds motion and Councilmember Alvarez and Council President Cole vote in support

This is a big deal.

This is a critical, game-changing piece of legislation that continue to put our state at the forefront of progress on LGBTQ issues, while so many of our brothers and sisters fight every day in other parts of our country to have their voice be heard.

BIG THANK YOU again to our State Senator Toni Atkins, our Assemblymember Todd Gloria, State Senator Scott Weiner in San Francisco, and of course, Gov. Jerry Brown for signing this important, historic bill.

Meanwhile... at the same time our Democratic elected leaders at the state level are taking the time to stand up and give a voice to our community, the same can not be said about some of our elected leaders at City Hall.

Council President Cole, Councilmember Bry, and Councilmember Alvarez... I am looking at you, and I am beyond disappointed. Beyond frustrated.

Councilmember Bry -- heartbreaking enough -- seconded the motion by Trump-Loving, Right-Wing Scott Sherman to approve the Morris Cerullo Legacy Project.

Your collective vote to approve this in Mission Valley -- which amounts to a ringing endorsement of building an 18-acre anti-gay theme park in the heart of our city -- is an absolute betrayal to the LGBTQ community.

As a result of this regretful turn of events,  the Executive Board of San Diego Democrats for Equality have unanimously withdrawn the friendly incumbent endorsement consideration towards Council President Cole in San Diego City Council District 4. At this point, the Board strongly encourages a challenge to her re-election effort.

A series of other measures will be considered by the Executive Board, and will be discussed at the club meeting on Thursday, and our Club President will be introducing a public statement condemning this vote for the Club's consideration.

Thankfully, the Executive Board is extremely proud of Councilmembers Chris Ward and Georgette Gomez for standing for -- and with -- our community. They are #fam and we love them.

A reminder that our monthly meeting is  THURSDAY, October 19 at Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest. Social time at 6:30pm, Meeting starts at 7:00pm.

The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:

Finally, this month also marks the first of three club meetings where representatives from some of our competitive, non-incumbent statewide campaigns may address us. We will be taking up endorsement considerations for those campaigns at our January 2018 meeting.

In Solidarity.

- Statewide Candidate Forum opportunity (2 of 3) (Dependent on candidate schedule dependent):

    - U.S. Senate

    - Governor

    - Lieutenant Governor

    - Attorney General

    - State Treasurer

    - Superintendent of Public Instruction

    - Insurance Commissioner

    - Board of Equalization District 4

January 18th, 2018:

- Final Statewide Candidate Forum and Endorsement Vote (3 of 3):

    - U.S. Senate

    - Governor

    - Lieutenant Governor

    - Attorney General

    - State Treasurer

    - Superintendent of Public Instruction

    - Insurance Commissioner

    - Board of Equalization District 4

- Treasurer Tax-Collector

- County Supervisor District 5

- County Board of Education Districts 3 and 5

February 15th, 2018:

- Superior Court Judges (tentative)

- San Diego Community College Districts A and E

While in the Navy, Bob completed his Masters in Public Administration from National University. Bob worked for two San Diego based government / DoD contractors as an Human Resources Manager and Director.

Throughout Bob's time in San Diego, he has been actively and intimately involved in the San Diego LGBT community. He has served on the Board of Directors of Front Runners & Walkers San Diego, Special Delivery San Diego, San Diego Pride, and the Democrats for Equality. He has also been a long time donor, member and volunteer to Diversionary Theatre, Lambda Archives, and the San Diego LGBT Community Center.

On November 9, 2017, Bob Leyh will be inducted onto The Benjamin F. Dillingham, III & Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor at a ceremony held at the San Diego LGBT Center. The Benjamin F. Dillingham and Bridget Wilson LGBT Veterans Wall of Honor recognizes LGBT veterans with ties to San Diego who have taken the oath to serve our country and have done so honorably, and with distinction, acting as role models in advancing equality. The Veterans Wall commemorates these veterans’ lives in hopes that their courage, bravery and sacrifices will continue to inspire future generations.

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Much of the progressive change in San Diego and in our community can be traced directly or indirectly through the work of our San Diego Democrats for Equality members.

 

We're not finished and we need you to get the job done. If you've let your membership lapse, NOW would be a good time to renew. If you want to be a part of the change, join NOW.  Our members make history . Join us.

Thank you to our latest memberships and renewals!

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The Club depends on membership dues to keep the lights on and promote our candidates and issues to the community. A large number of community members depend on our  Voters Guide  to help them make an intelligent choice when marking their ballots so your membership renewal is critical to ensure those Guides get into those hands. At the risk of sounding like a Public Television pledge drive, if you depend on our endorsements, Voters Guide, newsletters, social media posts and programs,  you should be a member!

If your membership has lapsed or if you want to renew your membership, please re-up now. You might also consider upgrading your membership to a higher level.

You can find out more about the Club's membership levels and benefits online here.

If you would prefer to use a check, please make it out to  Democrats for Equality,  and send to the address below:

San Diego Democrats for Equality

PO Box 33050

San Diego, CA 92163

Note that in order to comply with Federal and State election laws, please include your full address where you are registered to vote and your job title/employer with your check.

Telephone number and email address would be nice too!

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