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As noted in the Saturday February 27, 2010 edition of the Tracy Press:

The City Council will appoint two people to the five-member citizens’ board at its meeting Tuesday night. Commissioners vote on land-use decisions, though the council has the ultimate say.

Charles Manne seeks to be reappointed to his seat, which he has held since May, when he was chosen to carry out Carol Blevins’ term. He is an insurance agent. Last month, Marc Shishido abruptly resigned from his seat on the commission, which was set to expire next month. Shishido quit after the city made public a letter that accused him of misusing his city post.

Other applicants

• Roger Adhikari, a finance management consultant

• John Forrest, a business systems analyst for a staffing firm

Way to go Roger and John! We wish you the best on your quest. Let us know what happens..

The first meeting of the new year was held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the home of Larry Gamino.

L. Dickinson, J. Forrest, L. Gamino (l-r)

New officers for the 2010 year are:

Larry Gamino, President
Juanita Brandon, Vice-President
Lloyd Dickinson, Treasurer

The position of Secretary is currently vacant.

Brainstorming ideas were gathered from the members and will be tabulated by the officers. Results will be shared at the next meeting.

This year is an election year and so it will be important to concentrate on both voter registration and fundraising.

Looking forward to a great year!

The Tracy Dems participated in the 2009 Tracy 4th of July parade and the after-parade festivities held at Lincoln Park. Congressman Jerry McNerney was there and helped out at our booth as well.

Check out the Tracy Dems Hybrid contingent getting set up for the big parade.

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Special thanks to the proud hybrid owners:

• Lea Austin, Tracy Dems Vice President
• Juanita Brandon, Tracy Dems Community Engagement Committee Chair
• Linda Jimenez, Tracy Dems Secretary

Special thanks also to parade walkers:

• Alisa Alva, from Congressman McNerney’s office
• Cassandra De John, Tracy Dems
• Marvin Rothschild, Tracy Dems Past President
• David Sul, Tracy Dems President

And an extra special thanks to Martha Gamez, Tracy Dems Treasurer for setting up, managing, and taking down the Tracy Dems booth at Lincoln Park.

The Tracy Dems will be hosting their May general membership meeting on Wednesday May 13, 2009. Meeting agenda is attached below.

• meeting-agenda-20090513

Special Election Forum

Many thanks to Delta Sigma Theta and the League of Women’s Voter’s for the information obtained at last night’s Special Election Forum. It provided a lot of the content we will be using tonight.

Download Presentation

The Tracy Dems will be reviewing the state propositions tonight using the following presentation:

• 2009-special-election-forum presentation

We look forward to a robust conversation tonight!