Hi all,

I didn't realize that Yolo was the county being discussed in this thread -- would have appreciated Faygo approaching us directly, or at least identifying us by name.

We've endorsed two local candidates in non-partisan races.  Both candidates approached us, requesting our endorsement (we've been approached by other local candidates, but have not endorsed).  Both, so I am told, are registered Democrats (I didn't check because these are non-partisan races, and it was their candidacies that appealed to us, not their voter registration).  Both are running grassroots, individual donation campaigns.  We know their campaigns and their supporters very well, and they are solid people with good Green values.

We've endorsed a candidate for Davis City Council, Eric Gudz, because he's running the most progressive campaign in a very crowded field. His main campaign issue is the problem of affordable housing and ending low-income housing precarity in Davis.  This is a huge issue here, as it is across most of California, and we think having Eric elected to City Council would be far better than not having Eric elected to City Council, at least as it relates to moving beyond NIMBY/YIMBY/big developer projects to find affordable housing solutions (hint: build social housing).  He's also a labor activist, which is very important to our county party (my union also endorsed him).

We've endorsed Dean Johansson for Yolo County District Attorney, because he is challenging our three-term-incumbent DA, Jeff Reisig, who has one of the worst records as a DA throughout California -- more felony charges per capita than anywhere else in the state, more trials, and far more acquittals in jury trials (41%, I believe).  In this particular non-partisan race, party affiliation is spectacularly unimportant to us: the immediate issue is putting an end to state violence, oppression of communities of color, police violence, the carceral state, etc., at least in the confines of our county, and supporting any candidate who credibly vows to do that. 

This is not a lesser-evilist position -- it's a bad/good position: the incumbent, if re-elected, will continue to overcharge defendants, including residents of neighboring counties (Sacramento and Solano) arrested in Yolo County, will continue to tolerate or ignore police violence, will continue to resist community oversight, and will continue to "profile" communities of color (particularly in Woodland and West Sacramento), subjecting them to punitive and disparate treatment within the criminal justice system.  His challenger, Dean Johansson, has pledged to do the opposite of all of that.  My only regret in voting to endorse Dean is that I can't devote more time to his campaign.  Those of you who know Cres Vellucci may want to ask him about this race, as he's been covering it in our local media.

Our other local candidate endorsement in a partisan race is Eric Frame's NPP bid for SD-06.  Statewide, we've endorsed Josh, Erik, and Gayle M.  All endorsements were made by consensus at county meetings with more than 1% of registered Yolo Greens in attendance.

In solidarity,

Adam
Yolo





On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 7:45 PM Erik <erikrydberg34@gmail.com> wrote:
If the Green Party of Yolo County chooses to endorse candidates in a Non-Partisan Race that happen to be registered Democrats and they have no Green option... that is their decision to make. They are the authority in their county. Non-Partisan races are not allowed to promote political party. The Green Party of Yolo County know their own political environment better than anyone from GP Sacramento. It is not the business of any member of GP Sacramento whatsoever. 

On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 5:50 AM cab <2call41cab@gmail.com> wrote:










Sounds good.  We could also include the 4 pillars and/or TKV.







On 4/19/2018 6:14 PM, 1 wrote:








Is

anyone here familiar with CFAR? Anyone?






Hey,

Dumbocrats (neoliberal/corporatist judiciaries, legislators

& executives at the state and federal political level,

not the U.S. Voting Republic) are the left side of

the Repiglicans (the crazies, not the U.S. Voting Republic),

they both suck, and we all know that, but the CFAR is missing one important

demand... "Allow 3rd or more political parties to

participate on the debate stage - no matter what the polls

say." 


We

must demand many things from those that we endorse,

including the CFAR, and most importantly to

allow Greens in Debates and, the CFAR does not have that

indicated, anywhere.







I

strongly believe that we need our own contract with those

that we support/endorse that are not Greens, and it should

include the following:


The

Green New Deal


Allow

3rd + Parties to Debate


CFAR


uhhh,

that's all I can think of right now.







Mahalo,

all! 







James

Young


SGA

O.C. / MCM GPCA





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Subject: Re: [gpca-forum] Endorsing Dems?!?!?


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Is anyone here familiar with CFAR?

Hey, dems are the left side of the repubs, the both

suck, and we all know that, but the CFAR is missing one

important demand...


"Allow 3rd or more political parties to participate

on the debate state - no matter what the polls say."


We must demand many things from those that we

endorse, including the CFAR, and most importantly to

allow Greens in Debates.


Which, the CFAR does not have, anywhere.


We need our own contract with those that we

support/endorse that are not Greens.







James Young


SGA O.C. / MCM GPCA

















On Wed, Apr 18,

2018 at 3:07 PM, james clark via gpca-forum <gpca-forum@lists.cagreens.org>

wrote:






Noticing a certain county endorsing

a lot of demoncrats. I find this problematic as it

helps raise up a corrupt party, and works to

delegitimize the values of the green party. Should

county's not seeking to find greens to run, or

find non corporate party candidates rather than

endorse candidates from a party we are trying

overcome? If we are to be taken seriously we

should avoid empowering the very party's that

fight against greens having a place on the ballot.

Thoughts??





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