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The Official Publication of ACT P. O. Box 40074, (626) 795-2798

Published by Chuck Hains & Sally Beer

Volume 43 Number 8

September, 2015

October 1 Steering Committee Meeting to Explore Fracking 

The ACT Coalition-Building & Outreach Com-mittee will provide a speaker(s) on their Proposi-tion Against Fracking, both the pros and cons.Members are invited and encouraged to attendand become more informed of the process knownas hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas (akafracking.) The proposition presenting ACT’s pro-posed stand can be viewed in its entirety in thisissue of The Phoenix. After we consider theissue the Steering Committee will decide its posi-tion and is likely to place an issues ballot on frack-ing in the next Phoenix for a membership vote.

Alexandra Nagy, Southern California Organizerfor Food & Water Watch, will address the completeprocess of fracking, as opposed to the conventionaloil recovery method, and how it affects our lives ona daily basis. Even more important, how it willaffect future generations. The topic of policypositions and legislative strategies will also be

discussed. Ms. Nagy received her Bachelor’sDegree in Political Science and Urban Plan-ning from UC Irvine.

Food & Water Watch is a non-profit organiza-tion advocating for common sense policies re-sulting in healthy, safe food and access to safeand affordable drinking water. They havelocations in 15 states, Washington DC andEurope. Also at this meeting we will review the resultsof our PCC board ballot and decide on any con-tributions to campaigns. Everyone is welcome. Please join us on Thurs-day, October 1, at a location to be determined.(7 p.m. for coffee and 7:30 p.m. for the meet-ing.) Please check our website for the location of themeeting, at

http://WWW.ACTPASADENA.ORG.

ACT Endorses Minimum Wage Increases The ACT membership, by a 96% majority, endorsed the following position: That ACT supports the adoption of a minimum wage in the City of Pasadena with the goal of reaching $15 per hour according to a timeline defined by the City Council.”

The details of the vote were as follows: Proposal: Affirmative position: 68 97.1% Negative position: 1 1.5% No position: 1 1.5%

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ACT Proposed Proposition Against Fracking PROPOSITION: Prompt action must betaken by public and private entities, includingsupporting a moratorium or a ban on the pro-cess of hydraulic fracturing aka fracking inorder to preserve the air we breathe and waterwe drink, by protecting and defending ourpeople, state and climate for both present andfuture generations through various proceduresavailable.

Rationale Supporting Proposition:Fracking poses a direct and immediate threatto our drinking water, air, food, health, wild-life, climate, economy and stability of theearth’s crust and fault lines. It has been imp-lemented in CA for more than 30 years. As ofthis date, nearly ½ of all new oil wells in CAemploy this procedure. The depletion of ourwater supply is continuously occurring - onefrack requires 2-8 Million gallons of waterlaced with toxic chemicals, sand and ceramicparticles. One well can be fracked more thanonce and operates 24/7. CA has 50,000 injec-tion wells, 2500 in aquifer areas, which arealso contaminated in the process. All frackingproduces wastewater which has been analyzedindicating carcinogen contamination. Taintedwastewater is stored on site in pits, injectedinto deep underground wells, or treated at awastewater treatment facility. Methane gas(25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide)is released in the process, combined with othergases affecting the air we breathe and theozone. The fracking process is triggeringground instability resulting in an increase ofearthquakes. A new international push hassurfaced to maintain a 2 degree Ctemperature limit goal by 2050, 1/3 of our oilreserves must be left in the ground to avoidgoing above that temperature. Extractive industries are gearing up to frackan estimated 15 Billion barrels of oil in the

Monterey Shale Formation-the nation’s lar-gest reserve, which includes CA’s most pro-ductive farmland, critical water resources andwildlife extending from Salinas Valley to LABasin. The state of New York has maintained a frack-ing moratorium since 2008 to study theeffects. In May, 2015, their Dept. of Environ-mental Conservation released its documentanalyzing health and environmental updates,concluding it is too dangerous to proceed. In ahistoric move, Governor Cuomo banned frack-ing. NY is now in the process of formalizingthe ban. Governors of other states need totake note of this bold move-one being Califor-nia’s Governor Brown. Senator Pavley’s SB4, signed by Gov. Brown(2013), proved to be more of a regulatory toolrather than halting fracking. It does requirean EIR and Independent Scientific Study dueto release July 9, 2015. If real dangers arefound, SB4’s vagueness could eliminate theGovernor’s authority to issue a moratorium.Daily, fracking continues on with little govern-ment oversight. Visit: californiansagainstfracking.com for ad-ditional details. ACTION: The ACT Steering Committee andthe ACT Coalition-Building and OutreachCommittee are authorized to take such stepsas they deem appropriate to implement thisProposition.

Special Thanks to Sustaining Members 

Wendy & Don Cobleigh, Pasadena Larry & Petite Morrison, Pasadena And really special thanks to Benefactor 

Jaylene Moseley, Pasadena

And Thanks for Additional Contributions to ACT's Political Account

Ken Carmichael, Pasadena

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Wonderings and Wanderings By Inman Moore

The “All” Syndrome

I wandered down to the Caltech Campusrecently to see my old Japanese philosopherfriend, Tenjin. There he was in the Garden ofthe Associates as big as life sitting astride hiswater buffalo and reading some tome or other.He briefly looked up from his book and said,“Well, friend, what brings you here today?” I said, “Tenjin, I am disheartened by a philoso-phy that seems to permeate our society thesedays. I gather from some things being saidthat all Mexicans are bad people. All Iraniansare hell bent for war. All Muslims areterrorists. All Christians are bigots. AllDemocrats are unrealistic starry eyed dream-ers. All Republicans are somewhere to theright of Attila the Hun. All women are tooemotional to hold down significant politicaloffice. All young people are not prepared tomake serious political decisions. And the listgoes on. I call it the ‘All’ Syndrome. At any rate, the ‘All’ syndrome is most un-healthy. It is the cause of many mistaken po-litical decisions. It causes us to needlessly goto war. To needlessly mistrust our neighborsnext door and our neighbors around the world.It is at the root of people like Donald Trumpfoolishly stating he would deport eleven mill-ion illegal Mexicans in the fallacious beliefthat all (or most all) Mexicans are not to betrusted. The ‘All’ syndrome may not be theroot of all evil, but it is certainly close. It isdoubly dangerous, because we are all some-what susceptible to it. Even people I love and appreciate get caughtup in it. Bill Maher, a favorite of mine, is notexempt. While he rightly condemns peoplewho say “All Muslims are terrorists,” he turnsright around and condemns religion as though

all religious groups are the same. Of coursethey are not. There are hundreds of differentreligious groups in America. They definitelyare not all alike. I agree wholeheartedly withBill that some religious groups and beliefs areterrible. But Bill needs to take note that agreat many religious people share his views onmost subjects.”

Tenjin looked at me for some moments andsaid, “Inman, you may have something there.It does seem, given some thought, that there isa common field of knowledge that binds yoursocieties together. Perhaps you should striveto build on what you share in common whilecontinuing to hammer out your differences.Perhaps this was what motivated the group ofnations who negotiated the Iran deal. Thisjust might save your civilization from theterrible tragedy of another world war.” At thispoint I thanked Tenjin, and walked out of thegarden at Caltech hoping and praying for abetter day.

Inman Moore

The Pasadena Area United Democratic Headquarters’ (UDH) annual Oktoberfest! Fundraiser will be on Sunday, October 18, 2-4 p.m. at Hillmont House, 939 N. Hill Street in Pasadena. This event supports our 2016 Unit-ed Democratic Headquarters and sponsorships are needed. Levels are $125, $250, $500, and $1,000. Mail checks (payable to United Demo-cratic Headquarters) directly to P.O. Box 92404, Pasadena CA 91109, or to make contri-butions by credit card contact UDH Chair Pat-ricia Horton at 818 388-3204.

This is always a wonderful event. We hope to see everyone there. If you are unable to spon-sor, individual tickets will be $35.

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by Jon Fuhrman

Sunday, Sept. 6. Sometimes we political pundits are rathersmug about our understanding of how thingsreally work in the political world. And thensomeone like Donald Trump comes along andupends our entire universe of certainty.

We knew for a fact he couldn’t possibly go any-where. He had no base. He had no experience.He was a showman, with as many peoplelaughing at him as with him. He knew noth-ing about the intricate details of immigrationpolicy, tax policy, foreign policy. And the pollsclearly showed far more people – even amongRepublican voters -- would absolutely nevervote for him than would consider voting forhim. And yet, here he is. He’s poised, not just to bea credible candidate, but to be the odds-onfavorite for the Republican nomination. Hecontinues to lead in the polls, both nationallyand in the key early primary states. He con-

tinues to be the center of conversation, amongRepublicans and in the national press. Heapparently is funding his own campaign at in-creasing levels, while avoiding the time, costand hassle of raising money or creating asuper-PAC to do so on his behalf (while consis-tently needling his opponents for being behold-en to those special interests). He is buildingan infrastructure in Iowa and starting to buildone in New Hampshire, in part at least byraiding key players from the failing campaignsof some opponents. And the crowds at hisappearances just continue to build. What is it about him that people find so ap-pealing? Some of his statements are just ap-pallingly racist and sexist, yet there seem tobe no consequences. He has been effectivelydemolishing Jeb Bush, with snide commentsabout Jeb’s low energy and insinuations abouthis wife’s Mexican heritage. Shortly after aJeb Bush interview with Univision in whichJeb criticized Trump, at some length and influent Spanish, Trump responded in an inter-view with Andrew Breitbart, saying: “I likeJeb. He’s a nice man. But he should really setthe example by speaking English while in theUnited States.” So much for the RepublicanNational Committee’s grand plan to reach outto the Hispanic community and broaden theirtent. No other mainstream candidate could eversurvive such blatantly xenophobic comments.Yet the Donald not merely survives, butthrives. His polling numbers are getting bet-er, not worse; whereas earlier this summernearly 2/3 of all voters said they could neverever vote for him, that number has now fallensharply. One recent poll even had him run-ning ahead of Hillary Clinton nationally. It seems to me that he has tapped into a deepvein of anger and disillusionment amongmany Americans. They are listening, not somuch to what he says, as to how he says it.They hear the music in his rap, the put-downs

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of the elites, the way he disses the “rulingclass”, and his promises to be great, to win, todominate. They hear him talking to them,rather than at them. Trump does have an in-spired way of campaigning. He doesn’t writespeeches – he just wings it. But it’s not entire-ly spontaneous. He really is somewhat of agenius in marketing, and he is out there sell-ing his brand, and knocking down the brandsof others. His jabs at Jeb Bush are ingenious,finding just the right buttons to push to makeyou laugh at Jeb and to diminish Jeb. I haveno doubt he spends quite a bit of time thinkingabout what to say, just how to stick a fork into

yet, but we do have a full four months beforethe first caucuses in Iowa. More critically, wehave another Republican debate in two weeks.The CNN moderators will, no doubt, want to“make their bones” journalistically by trying toget under Trump’s skin, and more of his fellowcandidates will be trying to take him down anotch or two. Yet the Donald will still be frontand center, right in the middle, and thereforemost prominent, among the eleven debate par-ticipants. Will he, once again, dominate? Canhe get away with breezy dismissals of details(such as how he would deport 11 million un-documented immigrants) by saying it’s just a

an opponent, and then simplyweaves that in to his stream ofconsciousness delivery. And hehas the timing of a good stand-up comic. When all of that isfolded together, it’s a prettylethal combination. He does have vulnerabilities. Hereally doesn’t know a lot of de-tails about foreign or domesticpolicy, and he can get caught onspecific questions. Further, he’schanged his position of a multi-tude of issues over the years, migrating from amuch more centrist Democratic stance to onemore acceptable to the Republicans. On keyissues, though, like health care and gay rights(and social issues in general), he’s still muchfurther to the left than most of the RepublicanParty. So far, puzzlingly, this seems not tomatter much. Even with three marriages andcasinos across the country, he still leadsamong Evangelicals. But at some point, willthe house of cards collapse?

It’s been almost three months now, and theTrump bandwagon doesn’t show much signs ofslowing down. In 2011, as we went throughRepublican candidates du jour, the electorateturned from one candidate to the next on anearly weekly basis. That’s not happening

matter of good managers, andwe’ll love how he does it, and he’llmake us a great country again?By all logic, that shouldn’t beenough, not by a long shot. Andyet… So, with some trepidation, I’ll goout on a limb and say Mr. Trumpwill be the Republican nominee.He will win in Iowa, by a modestmargin, and New Hampshire aswell. He’ll roll on through theNevada caucuses and be compet-etive in South Carolina, do well

in several of the Super-Tuesday primaries onMarch 1, and then win Florida’s winner-take-all primary (by a narrow margin). With that,both Bush and Rubio’s campaigns will disin-tergrate, and Trump will cruise on in to theconvention, with pretty much everyone shak-ing their heads in wonder.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton stillhas to be the odds-on favorite (and my per-sonal choice). With all her travails, she stillleads in Iowa by 45% to 17%, in one of thelatest polls. Her fundraising shows no signs oflagging. Bernie Sanders seems to be catchingup to her, or maybe even passing her, in NewHampshire, but she has time to recover. More-over, she has the campaign breadth and fund-

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ing to crush Sanders in the March 1 Super-Tuesday primaries, many of which are insouthern states less accepting of Bernie’s hardleft orientation. Lastly, Clinton reportedlyhas commitments from over 400 of the “super-delegates” – elected officials and party big-wigs – which represents nearly 1/5 of the votesshe needs for the nomination. Thus, from aninstitutional perspective, Hillary still seems tohave a substantial advantage. The e-mail controversy continues to plagueher campaign, and in particular, she may bevulnerable to charges about mishandling“secret” information. I put that term inquotes, because if you begin to dive down intowhat was secret, it appears that some of itmay not really be so secret. A significant partof this controversy stems from a long-runningargument within the intelligence communityover what really is secret. On the surface,that would seem a pretty straightforwardquestion. But the devil is in the details.

By the strict rules of the intelligence commun-ity, if an operation (let’s say drone strikes inYemen) is secret, it remains secret even if dis-cussed on the front page of the New YorkTimes. Thus, if a State Dept. employee sentan e-mail to Secretary Clinton saying: “Didyou see the NYT article about the dronestrikes in Yemen? What should we say aboutit?”, that e-mail technically should be classi-fied. Obviously, the cat is already out of thebag, so it’s hard for laymen to understand howreferring to a newspaper article will endangernational security. My sense is that quite a fewof the “secret” e-mails fall into that type ofcategory, discussing issues already in the pub-lic domain but not yet formally declassified bythe relevant security agency. The problem forMrs. Clinton, however, is that she cannotdisclose those sorts of details without againsupposedly breaking secrecy rules, nor canCongressional Democrats defend those e-mailswithout breaking secrecy rules. So the issue

will continue to hang over her campaign, andRepublicans will continue to rub her nose in it,until something more interesting comes a-round to capture press interest (like a govern-ment shutdown in October over defundingPlanned Parenthood or lifting sanctions onIran).

Will Vice President Biden toss his hat in thering? My guess is he will not. He has not yethired any staff. He has not started any fund-raising, even for an exploratory committee.There is no super-PAC raising money to pushhis candidacy. Perhaps he is happy to bide histime, standing back in reserve, in the unlikelycase that some overeager prosecutor tries toindict Hillary. I think part of the Vice-Presi-dent wants to try for it, wants to be President,but a larger part knows full well the incrediblegrind it would be, the institutional advantagesHillary already has, the division it wouldcause in the party, and the likelihood that hewould fail even if he tried. Further, my guessis that Biden’s wife, Jill, is distinctly unen-thusiastic. So my guess is that Biden will notrun, that Bernie will make a spirited run andpush Hillary somewhat toward more assertivepolicies, but that Hillary will be the nominee.

I can’t wait for the Hillary and the Donald to debate one on one. That will be true theater.

-- Jon Fuhrman

ACT’s Web Page 

Visit ACT’s web page,www.ACTpasadena.org.Site manager Bruce Wright has includedphotos, links and more. The online Phoenixis in color and sometimes has items that wecouldn’t include in the print version due tospace limitations. Contact Bruce with sug-gestions at brucewright@sbcglobal.net.

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Research Committee Report 

The Research Committee met on the after-noon of August 16, 2015, to interview the can-didates for Pasadena Community CollegeBoard of Trustees, District 2. The meetingwas attended by, Marguerite Cooper, JonFuhrman, Dale Gronemeier, Dolores Hickam-bottom, Monica Hubbard, Marilee Marshall,George Van Alstine, Ed Washatka, JoanneWendler, Tim Wendler, Felicia Williams, andBruce Wright. (12) The Research Committee, meeting on thesame afternoon, interviewed candidates forDistrict 4. (Marguerite Cooper, Jon Fuhrman,Dale Gronemeier, Dolores Hickambottom,Monica Hubbard, Marilee Marshall, EdwardWashatka, Joanne Wendler, Tim Wendler,and Bruce Wright.) (10) Given the fact that PCC is on probationarystatus largely due to governance issues, asaddressed in the External Evaluation Report,Prepared for the Accrediting Commission onMarch 2, through March 5, 2015, questionswere primarily directed to the candidates withrespect to their knowledge of the report. Therecent unsuccessful PERB appeal regardingthe implementation of a trimester schedulewithout engaging in negotiations with thefaculty, lead to the decision that PCC mustpay the faculty back pay plus 7% interest forthe winter session they were not allowed toteach. The candidates were also asked moregeneral questions to determine their views ongovernance and proper relationships betweenadministration, faculty and students. All ofthe candidates were also asked about recentallegations of racism in hiring at PCC. Theywere not knowledgeable about the specificracism allegations but all candidates are con-cerned and have progressive views about theunacceptability of racial discrimination of anysort on campus. Lastly, although, perhapsonly tangentially relevant, as it impacts the

community of students and employees at PCC,they were asked whether they supported theLivable Wage Ordinance. All but one candi-date supported the ordinance. DISTRICT TWO: (1) Martin Enriques, a consulting socialscientist, was articulate and thoughtful. Hisfamily has lived in Pasadena for three genera-tions and he claims to have been politicallyactive in progressive causes for 30 years. Hismain activity has been Voting Rights here inPasadena and the surrounding communities.While Martin is definitely progressive he doesnot bear further mention because he does nothave a resume, has no campaign budget, andno endorsers he could name. He is, therefore,not considered a viable candidate at this time. (2) James A. Osterling, is a CPA, and holdsa B.S in Business Administration, AccountingMajor, Iowa State University and a Masters ofBusiness Administration (Majors in Manage-ment, Finance and Marketing) from the Kell-ogg Graduate School of Management, North-western University, Chicago. For the last tenyears plus, Jim has been an Associate AdjunctProfessor at the Price School of Public Policyat the University of Southern California (USC)teaching real estate and finance courses in thePlanning curriculum. In addition to his teach-ing duties, he has served as a mentor and pro-vided career guidance to his students andassisted many with the transition to careers oradvanced degrees. He currently serves on the Altadena Commun-ity Standards District committee and on theBoard of Directors of the Arroyos and FoothillsConservancy (AFC). Jim is endorsed by ACT members Tim Wend-ler and Terry Tornek, among others. (3) Tom Selinske, graduated from PCC in1977 and went on to obtain a BS in businessadministration from Cal Poly, and in 1994obtained an MBA from Pepperdine.

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Tom served two terms as a PUSD board mem-ber, elected in both 2007 and 2011. He also,while a student at PCC, created the PCC FleaMarket in 1977; the market grew to generateover $150,000 a year for scholarships and stu-dent activities. He currently teaches "Leader-ship, Entrepreneurship, & Management Stra-tegy" at the Fashion Institute of Design andMerchandising. He has also held communityleadership roles in The Pasadena EducationalFoundation and Leadership Pasadena. Tom is endorsed by ACT member and longtime Board member, Jeanette Mann, as wellas Elizabeth Pomeroy among others. Discussion Neither Jim nor Tom, although pleasant, arti-culate and generally competent, generatedmuch enthusiasm. The differences in theirresponses or suggested approaches to the pro-blems at PCC were minimal, if any. They areboth adequately financed and have reasonablecampaign goals. The recommendation wasbased in large part on their endorsers. Oneperson stated that some of Jim’s endorsershad “tea party connections” which some peoplefelt did not outweigh the endorsements ofwhich we approved. We approved of most, ifnot all, of Tom’s endorsements. One personcorrectly noted that we at least had some ex-perience with Tom on the school board where-as we had no similar experience with Jim. The research committee voted 7-4-1 torecommend the endorsement of TomSelinski The steering committee voted 17-3-0 torecommend the endorsement of TomSelinski DISTRICT 4 (1) William Thomson has a Juris Doctoratefrom Georgetown University and a Bachelor ofScience in chemical engineering from BucknellUniversity. He currently represents the Uni-versity of Southern California on patent mat-

ters and counsels clients on patent, trade-mark, copyright, trade secret, and licensingmatters. He is also a frequent lecturer onintellectual property issues. Bill served as the Mayor of Pasadena (1988 to1990), as a Pasadena City councilmember(1981-1997), and as the chair and a member ofthe Rose Bowl Operating Company and theRose Bowl Aquatics Center. He was elected inNovember 2007 to represent District 4. Public education is and has always been Bill’sstated passion and priority. He is especiallyproud of the fundraiser he and his wife heldfor PCC last year. Bill does not support thePasadena Livable Wage Ordinance, but wouldnot be opposed to a state wide increase in theminimum wage. He is endorsed by Jeannette Mann and SteveMadison, among others.

(2) Hoyt Hilsman holds a B.A. from Colum-bia University and a J.D. from Columbia LawSchool. . Professionally, Hoyt is an award-winningwriter and journalist and is a former instruct-tor at PCC and UCLA. On a volunteer basis hehas taught creative writing in the publicschools in East Los Angeles, has been a volun-teer at Union Station Homeless Shelter, andthe Writers Guild. He has served on numerous local boards andcommissions, including the Community Devel-opment Committee, the Northwest Commis-sion, and as chair of the Pasadena CommunityAccess Corporation. He is currently Presidentof the Democrats of Pasadena Foothills and isa member of the Livable Wage Coalition. Hilsman is endorsed by ACT members ChrisHolden, Anthony Portantino and Terry Tornekamong others. Discussion While, we are all aware of and discussed theprogressive stand taken by Bill in the 70's

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which has earned him the enduring respect ofACT, we felt that Hoyt would bring a breath ofsorely needed “fresh air” to PCC in this trou-bled time and that he would be in the betterposition to restore relationships of trust be-tween the Board, the faculty and students. The research committee voted 8 - 2 - 0 torecommend the endorsement of HoytHilsman.

Endorsement Ballot Instructions The membership of ACT recognizes that ACT is ademocratic organization dependent on the goodwillof its members. Towards this end, the followingrules shall govern the election procedures for ACTendorsements. The purpose of these rules is to pre-vent the manipulation of the endorsement process,to safeguard the voting privileges of members, andto further the democratic principles and proceduresof ACT.

Who can vote? Year 2015 members who are18 years of age or older can vote. Each member onyour address label is entitled to one vote and onlyone vote (if there is one name on the label, you haveone vote; two names, two votes. If a person castsmore votes than authorized, those votes are voided. How do I vote? Mark and return your ballotin the enclosed envelope with the label attached.Or, if you desire a secret ballot, you may enclose itin an additional unmarked envelope. Eachcompleted ballot sent by mail shall be submitted inthe ACT envelope. Each voting member must signthe outside of the ACT ballot envelope. If there is noenclosed envelope, please send the ballot in anenvelope with your name and return address to:ACT, Attn: Endorsement Election Committee, P. O.Box 40074, Pasadena CA 91114-7074.

Ballot rules No proxies or duplicated ballots may be used in voting in ACT endorsement elect-ions. If your ballot is damaged, write "void" on it and send it along with a note indicating how you wish to vote.

Following a lively discussion, the steeringcommittee voted to recommend the endorse-ment of Bill Thomson. Those who favored Billpointed that he was more experienced thanHoyt and also cited all the positive accom-plishments of PCC during Bill’s tenure on theBoard. The steering committee voted 14-7-0 torecommend the endorsement of BillThomson.

Ballot Deadline Ballots must be received by5 p.m. Wednesday, September 30th . Further en-dorsement election information can be found in thisPhoenix. Why do we vote? ACT's endorsement canmean access to donor files, computer data, and suchfinancial contributions as are voted by the SteeringCommittee. Endorsement Requirements 1. A 60% majority of ballots cast is required toendorse a candidate. Abstentions will not becounted, i.e. only ballots cast in each race will becounted as part of the percentage. 2. No quorum is required. Example: (family has 3 ACT members qualified tovote), Member #1 supports Candidate X; Member#2 supports Candidate Y; Member #3 decides tovote "No endorsement":

Vote for one Voter: #1 #2 #3 Candidate X ................................. x � � Candidate Y ................................. � x � No Endorsement .......................... � � x

Arroyo Democratic Club Endorsement Ballot Instructions

This is a double ballot, one for ACT and one for the Arroyo Democratic Club. Following each candi-date’s name, the first set of check boxes are for ACT voters and the second set are for ADC voters. The ADC guidelines are identical to ACT with the excep-tion that only Democratic candidates have boxes for vote check marks.

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California Historian Kevin Starr is Featured Speaker on the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs Distinguished Speaker Series

Wednesday, October 14, 6-8 p.m. Cal State LA 5151 State University Dr

Los Angeles, CA To register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ebi53qveb49ac107&oseq=&c=&ch =

Kevin Starr is University Professor, professor of history at USC, and Associate Dean of USC Libraries. He previously served as the state librarian for California. Professor Starr has written extensively on the history of California and in 2006 then President George W. Bush awarded him the prestigious National Humanities Medal for his work as a scholar and historian. He is the inaugural director of the Academy for Polymathic Study at USC.

-- Monica Hubbard

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ACT & ADC ENDORSEMENT BALLOT For PCC Elections

(Note: ADC, as a Democratic club, cannot endorse candidates who are not Democrats. In District 2, only one candidate, Martin Enriques, is a Democrat. In District 4, only one candidate, Hoyt Hilsman, is a Democrat. Candidates must receive 60% of ballots cast, including No Endorsement votes, to receive an endorsement.)

Pasadena Community College District 2:

Research Committee recommends endorsing Tom Selinske (7 - 4 - 0). Steering Committee recommends endorsing Tom Selinske (17 - 3 - 0).

Vote for one ACT Voter: #1 #2 #3 ADC Voter: #1 #2 #3 Martin Enriques ....... � � � ............................ � � � James Osterling ........ � � � Tom Selinske .............. � � � No Endorsement ......... � � � ............................ � � �

Pasadena Community College District 4:

Research Committee recommends endorsing Hoyt Hilsman (7 - 3 - 0). Steering Committee recommends endorsing Bill Thomson (14 - 7 - 0). Vote for one ACT Voter: #1 #2 #3 ADC Voter: #1 #2 #3

Hoyt Hilsman ............ � � � ............................ � � � Marshall Lewis .......... � � � Bill Thomson ............. � � � No Endorsement ......... � � � ............................ � � �

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From 41st District Assemblymember Chris Holden

Dear ACT Friends,

Midnight September 11 marks the end ofthe 2015 Legislative session with hundreds ofbills being approved in the final days. As I write this, I am very pleased that themajority of my bills have passed the Legisla-ture, though there are still some key measureswaiting for approval. The Governor has al-ready signed four of my bills into law and hasuntil October 11 to take action on the remain-ing measures. Among my bills this year: first-of-its-kind-inthe-nation legislation to help small busi-nesses by giving franchise owners strongerprotections against corporate owners. I workedclosely with Democratic leaders, franchiseowners and labor to craft compromise legis-lation with franchise corporations. I took a harder look at mutual water compan-ies and authored legislation to make sure theywere open and transparent. I also fought forextending the statute of limitations in HumanRights cases and provided used car buyerswith more protection from abusive practices. Ialso headed a bi-partisan effort to expandaccess to community college courses for highschool students through Concurrent or DualEnrollment. I am hopeful Governor Brown will sign theseimportant bills into law. As you probably have read, environmentalgoals are the subject of intense debate in thesewaning days of the session. SB 350 (de Leon)would make California a leader in the fightagainst climate change by reducing gasolineconsumption.

Oil companies have mounted an expensivelobbying campaign to win support in killingthe bill. As of this deadline I am working withAssembly leaders to help pass this criticallegislation. There are several amendmentsunder consideration to provide more oversight.Recently, some of the state’s biggest utilitiesadded their support. If the Assembly doesn’tpass the bill by Friday the 11th, we’ll have towait until next year. I want to let you know about an importanthearing on Regional Transportation Solutions– “Moving Goods, Moving People”, that I’mchairing October 15 at the U.S. Court ofAppeals, 125 S. Grand Avenue, Pasadena.Space is limited so please call for reservationsat 626.351.1917. Check out my website forfurther details: www.asmdc.org/members/a41. It was great seeing so many of my ACT friendsat our annual block party in August. I lookforward to seeing more of you as I present myCapitol Update in communities throughoutthe 41st Assembly District.

Chris R. HoldenHolden can be reached at: www.asm.ca.-gov/holden

President Obama Wants You President Obama has proclaimed Septem-ber 22 as National Voter Registration Day inhonor of the 50th Anniversary of the VotingRights Act. The right to vote is one of themost fundamental rights of any democracyproviding equal opportunity for all. We are allaware of recent challenges to this fundamen-tal right that have set up roadblocks along theway. As a result, we must work harder toachieve this right. The League of Women Voters has taken thelead. Help is needed to get as many volun-teers registering on September 22 as possible.The League will be registering locally-Pasa-dena and Altadena at 6 locations. This is aperfect opportunity for ACT members to assist

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the League with their efforts. There will be 2shifts: 9-Noon, 12-3. A short training sessionof 15-30 minutes will be given to each volun-teer. Let’s answer President Obama’s call andsupport the League by giving only 3 hours tothis cause.

I will coordinate with the League and provideyou with all the information necessary to reg-ister voters. Contact info:

seasideatdelmar@gmail.comEach one of us has the potential to make a difference, together we make change.

-- Barbara Paul

From 25th District State Senator Carol Liu...

Sacramento Update

We are now in the final weeks of this year’slegislative session. Usually this is a time ofmad scrambles and some surprises as mem-bers use techniques like “gut and amend” tomove bills that were stuck in a committee orfailed passage in one of the houses. This year,however, has been relatively calm and theprocess straight forward. But that doesn’tmean without controversy. Still in questions are the outcomes for theDemocrats’ climate change package accelera-ting the shift away from fossil fuels. I ampleased to say my own small piece of the pack-age, putting more focus on sustainability inthe state transportation plan, has been sent tothe Governor’s desk. As a matter of practice, I try to move all of mybills ahead of the end-of-session fray. It justmakes the last few days less frenzied. Mybills already on the Governor’s desk include:

● SB 64, State Transportation Plan ● SB 68, Minor Parents Reunification

Services ● SB 219, Alternative Custody ● SB 255, Commission on the Status of

Women ● SB 445, Homeless Youth School Enrollment ● SB 575, Long Term Care Insurance ● SB 675, Hospital Discharge and

Transitional Care You can find out more about these measuresat www.leginfo.ca.gov. The Governor has un-til October 10th to sign or veto bills. I have several bills awaiting further actionand some that are now two-year bills, thelatter meaning I will have to work with theopposition to see if we can find middle groundand amend the bills in January to move themalong. These include SB 608, The Right toRest Act that addresses the criminalization ofhomelessness. Homelessness is a growing pro-blem in our state. I recognize the impact ithas on communities and businesses, but I alsobelieve we are a humane society that can findanother way besides criminalizing the home-less to assist this segment of our population. Ilook forward to working with our advocates,local community representatives, and the Lea-gue of Cities to see if we can come up with amutually agreeable approach. I will also be working on the SB 547 and SB571, bills directed toward making the state’saging and long term system more effectivesand navigable for consumers. Folks over 65will make up one-fifth of the state’s populationby 2030. If we don’t meet this “silver tsunami”with a manageable and affordable set of ser-vices and supports, the state is going to beoverwhelmed. This older population is alsoprojected to be the highest growth segment ofCalifornians living in poverty. My work in education reform including com-munity schools, teacher quality, and early

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childhood education will be at the forefront ofmy 2016 legislative agenda, as will my work inaging and long term care and poverty. Mean-while, I am looking forward to the Governor(hopefully) signing my 2015 legislation.

I hope you all enjoyed a restful Labor Dayweekend and I send best wishes to all stu-dents, teachers, and professors who have re-turned to school.

-- Carol LiuSenator Liu can be reached at senate.ca.gov/LIU.

From 43rd District Assemblymember Mike Gatto Do you have a $25,000 idea? The 21st century has presented us with manyexceptional challenges, from resource protect-tion, sustainability practices to energy conser-vation, as well as knowledge sharing and pri-vacy preservation. Our ability to meet thesechallenges and improve the quality of life forCalifornians will require creative solutions --innovation will be the key to our success. In 2011, the Defense Advanced Research Pro-jects Agency (DARPA) launched the “Experi-mental Crowd-Derived Combat Support Vehi-cle Design Challenge” with a $7,500 prize. More than 150 submissions came in duringthe month-long contest, and it was ultimatelywon by Victor Garcia, who was working anentry level job at a truck manufacturer. With-in fourteen weeks, his prototype was built anddelivered, with keys, to President Obama. That’s why I introduced Assembly Bill 2138, abill that creates up to a $25,000 prize for Cali-fornians who provide intellectual property tosolve a specific problem or otherwise stream-line a system within a state agency. AB 2138was signed into law in September 2014 by

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

California’s “$25K Find a New Way” contestwill reward actual intellectual property, notjust vague ideas. As in the DARPA example,the agency did not acquire a mere idea, (i.e.,“you should build a new combat transport”),but actual intellectual property (plans andblueprints), that would normally cost millionsof dollars and a significant amount of time. Now, as a result of my AB 2138, the Depart-ment of Transportation, the Department ofAlcoholic Beverage Control, and the Depart-ment of General Services, will be holding"$25K Find a New Way" Innovation Conteststo facilitate solutions for some of the state’smost pressing challenges. Winners will beannounced by December 31, 2015. Submityour idea before October 13th, 2015 at

www.findanewway.ca.gov. This is a remarkable opportunity to cultivateCalifornia innovation. The people of Califor-nia are creative, resourceful, and innovative. Incentives like this showcase Californians’creative solutions to resolving the inefficien-cies of government. I look forward to seeingyour submissions. Mike Gatto can be reached at www.asm.ca.gov/gatto

Democratic Party Delegation Selection Process This is your official notification about Arro-yo Democratic Club delegate selection. Ourmeeting will be Thursday, December 4 prior tothe ACT Steering/ADC meeting at a locationto be determined. Selection of Representatives to CaliforniaDemocratic Party Pre-Endorsing Conferences: 1. The Club is entitled to elect one represent-tative, resident in the Assembly District andduly registered as a member of the DemocraticParty of California, for each full (not a fraction

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thereof) 20 members in good standing register-ed to vote in that Assembly District who werelisted on the roster submitted to Los AngelesCounty Democratic Party and to theappropriate Regional Director of the CDP nolater than July 1 of the year immediately priorto the endorsing process. 2. For purposes of this Section: a. Only mem-bers in good standing as of the July 1 deadlineshall be included on the roster; b. The statusof such members shall be certified by theClub’s President, Secretary, or Treasurer; and,c. The Club’s representatives to any particularpre-endorsing conference must be selectedfrom the roster described above and that theoverall list of representatives to all conferen-ces be equally apportioned between men andwomen, to the extent possible. 3. Said representatives shall be selected bythe Steering Committee at a regularly sche-duled meeting at which the selection processhas been agendized and described in the priormonth’s Phoenix. 4. No later than October 1, of each odd num-bered year, the Club shall inform its member-ship of the process for selection as a Represen-tative to the California Democratic Party Pre- Endorsing Conferences.

--Tim Wendler, ADC VP

Successful Judy Boggs Fundraiser Thank you to everyone who made our JudyBoggs Fundraiser a big success. We haveraised $5168 already, nearly meeting our goalfor next year of $6,000 to fund two interns atthe United Democratic Headquarters. Ourgrateful thanks go to everyone who attendedand everyone who worked to make the event asuccess. (Especially to hosts Marilee Marshalland Bruce Wright who opened their lovelyhome for us and did the preparation heavylifting!)

Our special thanks go to our sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Linda Centell & Ed Washatka Beth Gertmenian Dale & Temetra Gronemeier Marilee Marshall & Bruce Wright Silver Sponsors: Bill & Claire Bogaard Ellen Coles Lawrence Eggers Susan Kane & Jon Fuhrman Bobbi & Henry Moon Ann Munger Jeanne & Fred Register Copper Sponsors: Sally Beer Helen Brown Ray Fisher Jeanette Mann Liz Pomeroy Nat Read Wendy Soltes Lois Tandy Joanne & Tim Wendler

Next Meeting - Progressive Discussion Group Friday Morning Progressive DiscussionGroup meets on every first and third Friday ofthe month, 9 a.m. at Dupar’s Restaurant, 214S. Lake Ave., Pasadena. The next meeting ison Friday, September 18. The topic is wagetheft, an aspect of the living wage problem.The speaker will be Tia Koonse of the UCLALabor Center.

Come, join the discussion. Everyone is wel-come. Order breakfast, coffee, etc., or not.Check with Inman Moore at 626-795-2201 orinmanmoore3@gmail.com for additional infor-mation.

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Phlunte Riddle, State Senate Candidate, 25th District Numbers Count. Now I know why thereare fewer women than men in the Legislature.After six and a half months of campaigning, Irecognize it takes real commitment and 200%effort to be taken seriously as a candidate.Running for elective office presents a chall-enge for women raising families, pursuingcareers, and/or advancing their education. It’sNOT impossible, but it is very difficult. For-tunately, the opportunity to run for the officeof Senator, 25th District, comes at the righttime in my life and career. In August 2015, we celebrated the 95th anni-versary of the 19th Amendment giving womenthe right to vote. My mother-in-law is 97years young and shares the history of thisstruggle from a woman of color’s perspective.She is an amazing woman of courage. In thepast 95 years, there has been great opportun-ity to continue to educate and embrace thepower of the vote and its phenomenal impacton our lives and the lives of our families. Iappreciate and value casting my vote andteaching others the importance of voting. As I study the history of elections to the Cali-fornia State Legislature it is disheartening tosee the decreasing number of capable Demo-cratic women being elected. Of the 120 Cali-ornia legislators presently serving, only 31 arewomen with 13 of those, women of color. Thisis in spite of women making up 58 percent ofthe state’s population. With California’s di-verse population and the increasing number ofwomen obtaining higher education, excellingin the workplace, and breaking glass ceilings,it is perplexing that women and women ofcolor continue to be underrepresented. Clear-ly, women’s voices and perspective make adifference especially when it comes to bringingissues like early childhood education, domesticviolence, equal pay, and discrimination to theforefront.

I admire and am inspired by women who madethe difficult decision to serve the publicthrough political office, especially our ownSenator Carol Liu who became the first AsianPacific Islander elected to the Senate in 2008.As she completes her thirteenth year, she isthe longest serving Asian Pacific Islanderwoman legislator in history. When she termsout in 2016, Senator Liu will leave a legacy ofeducation, human services, public safety, andenvironmental policy that benefits all Califor-nians.

I will not be the first African American womenelected to the legislature, but I do believe Iwould be the first woman police officer. Withthat comes another unique perspective that Ican bring to deliberations based on my exper-ience in public safety, education, and commun-ity collaboration.

As I seek to follow in the footsteps of the ac-complished women who have gone before me, Iam honored to have the personal endorsementof current Senators Holly Mitchell (D-20th) andConnie Leyva (D-30th) and retired Assembly-member Yvonne Brathwaite Burke. I am alsoproud and honored to have received the en-dorsement of the Legislative Women's Caucus.

In my travels back and forth to Sacramento and across the 25th Senate District, I have met so many wonderful people who have encour-aged me and offered their support. I look for-ward to continuing my journey on the cam-paign trail.

Phlunte Riddle

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Drilling for Answers By John Grula, reprinted from the Pasadena Weekly with permission

Assemblyman Chris Holden’s failure to get Democrat support for a groundwater monitoring bill raises concerns

It’s no secret that California is at least sev-eral years into a serious water crisis. Risingto the challenge of this crisis will require sac-rifice on the part of all of our citizens. In par-ticular, our state’s top politicians must havethe courage and vision to help lead us out ofthis mess or things will only get worse.

As it turns out, one of California’s top politi-cians is our local representative in the stateAssembly, Democrat Chris Holden. First elec-ted to the Assembly in 2012, the former Pasa-dena City Council member has already risenin his second term to the post of MajorityFloor Leader, second in rank only to the Ass-embly Speaker in the Democratic chain ofcommand. His has been a rather meteoric riseto the top of the power structure in Sacra-mento.

This brings us to a little story about what hap-pened recently in the Assembly to a common-sense piece of legislation, Assembly Bill 356,or the Oil and Gas: Groundwater MonitoringBill. Introduced by Assemblyman Das Will-iams (D-Carpinteria), this bill would have re-quired the monitoring of groundwater nearinjection wells that are used to dispose ofwaste water from conventional oil and naturalgas extraction wells as well as those stimulat-ed by fracking or acidizing.

The waste water from fracked or acidized oiland gas wells is contaminated with brine andchemicals, some of which are very hazardousto human health, and there is major concernthat these harmful compounds could end up

contaminating underground aquifers fromwhich drinking and irrigation water areobtained.

Let us recall just how important these aqui-fers have become during our current drought.Central Valley farmers, according to reports inthe Los Angeles Times, are drilling into andpumping them like crazy in a desperate at-tempt to obtain water for their thirsty crops.At the same time, other places in the CentralValley, such as the Porterville area, havepumped their aquifers so much that ground-water levels have plummeted and wells andfaucets are now running dry, the Times re-ports. Groundwater is being rapidly depletedall over our state and to contaminate it in anyway is potentially a criminal act.

Back to AB-356, which would have requiredthe monitoring of groundwater aquifers to getbaseline readings now, before contaminationoccurs. Sounds pretty sane and sensible,right? What harm could this collection ofscientific data possibly do, and without it howwill we know when contamination of an aqui-fer has occurred? Guess what? The Assembly recently rejectedAB-356. How and why did this happen? Thisis where Holden comes into the picture. Aftersupporting AB-356 in a May 28 vote in theAppropriations Committee, Holden failed tovote on the bill when it reached the Assemblyfloor on June 4. He was joined in not record-ing a floor vote on AB-356 by 19 other Assem-bly members, 16 of whom are Democrats. As a result, AB-356 failed to get the 41 “yes”votes it needed for passage. So, in this case,Holden’s failure to vote was essentially a “no”vote and AB-356 was killed. As the MajorityLeader in the Assembly, Holden almost cer-tainly influenced the other 15 Democrats whodid not vote on this bill and, if so, is the personmost responsible for its demise. Both phoneand email inquiries to Holden’s Pasadena off-

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ice seeking an explanation were not answered.

This is not the first time Holden has failed tovote on bills that will affect the oil and gas in-dustry. How do we explain his dereliction ofduty? After all, the voters don’t send politi-cians to Sacramento so they can fail to take astand on important pieces of legislation.

It turns out that Holden is beholden to the oiland gas industry. According to a report re-leased last year by California Common Causeand the ACCE Institute, “Big Oil Floods theCapital,” in 2013 he accepted $7,100 from theoil industry. While that may not sound likemuch money, 2013 was only Holden’s firstyear in the Assembly. At this rate, and if heremains in state government for more than adecade in either the Assembly or Senate, hecould easily zoom to the top of the “Big Oil”list. If our state is going to survive the droughtwe’re currently experiencing, people and theirwater needs must be put first and the oil in-dustry is going to have to sacrifice as much asif not more than the rest of us. AssemblymanHolden’s lack of leadership is not what weneed now from California politicians. Let ushope he finds the courage to do the right thingthe next time he gets an opportunity to vote onAB-356 or whatever legislation replaces it.

John Grula, Ph.D., is affiliated with the SouthernCalifornia Federation of Scientists.

BOOK REVEW In her new book, The Age of Dignity: Pre-paring for the Elder Boom in a ChangingAmerica, author Ai-jen Poo says the country ison the cusp of a major shift.

The baby boom generation is reaching retire-ment age at a rate of 10,000 people per day.By 2050, 27 million Americans will need someform of long-term care or assistance,

Poo is the director of the National DomesticWorkers Alliance and the co-director of CaringAcross Generations, an organization focusedon improving the long-term care system in theU.S. She also received a MacArthur fellow in2014.

There is a real risk of poverty for those seekingnursing home care. The average nursing homestay for a private room is about $87,000 peryear.

There is a growing need for home-care workers.Home care is already the fastest-growingoccupation in the country. The average wagesof a home care worker are less than $9 perhour. So the workers that we're counting onto take care of our families cannot take care oftheir own on the poverty wages that they'reearning. Now is a moment, with such a hugeincrease in the need for care, for us to trans-form that and bring the kind of dignity andvalue to that work that is long overdue.

There is a fundamental problem in the currentU.S. health care model. The way that weapproach aging and dying in this country isfrom a place of scarcity and fear, and whatthis book is saying is that getting older isactually a blessing and an opportunity. Livinglonger is about loving longer, learning longer,teaching longer, connecting longer

This is a book of problems finding solutions.It’s the solution to the personal and economicchallenges we face in this country. It doesn’tjust heal or comfort people individually; itreally is going to save us all. CARE must be-come part of the infrastructure. We have in-frastructure for railroads, highways, electri-city, the internet. Now we need to build aninfrastructure for CARE

--Grace W. Tiessen

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Address Label Red Checks A red check on your address label on this Phoenix means we haven’t yet received your 2015 membership dues. Hey, it’s time! Please use the form below and mail your check c/o ACT/ADC, P. O. Box 40074, Pasadena, CA 91114-7074. Or you may renew online at www.ACTpasadena.org. ACT and ADC dues are still a bargain, especially if you join both organizations. Thanks to everyone who has already renewed. And special thanks to those who have renewed atvery generous levels along with those who have made additional contributions to the political and/oroperating accounts. P.S. If you have any questions about your membership contact Executive Director Jon Fuhrman atjon_fuhrman@charter.net or 626-795-5255.

I'd like to join both groups for one low price! (Checks payable to ACT/ADC) � $40 Single � $70 Single Sustaining � $25 Each additional member per household � $90 Double Sustaining � $15 Student or limited income � $150 Patron � $275 Benefactor I'd like to join ACT (Checks payable to ACT) � $35 Single � $60 Single Sustaining � $20 Each additional member per household � $85 Double Sustaining � $15 Student or limited income � $125 Patron � $20 Gift Membership (NEW!) � $275 Benefactor I'd like to join the Arroyo Democratic Club (Checks payable to ADC) � $35 Single � $60 Single Sustaining � $20 Each additional member per household � $85 Double Sustaining � $15 Student or limited income � $125 Patron � $275 Benefactor Extra Contribution  � $ ___________ Political Account (for endorsed candidates and issues) � $ ___________ Operating Account (for organizational costs) $ __________ Total enclosed

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Calendar Sept 18 Progressive Discussion Group Friday at Dupar’s Restaurant, 214 S. 9 a.m. Lake Ave., Pasadena. Tia

Koonse from the UCLA Labor Center discusses wage theft. Contact Inman Moore at 626 795-2201 for details.

Sept 22 National Voter Registration Tuesday Day. To help the LWV register voters contact Barbara Paul at

seasideatdelmar@gmail.com.

October 1 ACT Steering Committee/ADC Thursday meeting at a TBD location. 7 p.m. Program: Fracking. Coffee at 7;

meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

October 2, 16 Progressive Discussion Group. Friday Details same as September 18.

October 18 UDH Oktoberfest! Fundraiser Sunday at Hillmont House, 939 N Hill 2-4 p.m. Ave., Pasadena. Funds support

our 2016 United Democratic HQ. Tickets $35. See item inside about sponsorships.

An Endorsement Ballot for PCC Districts2 and 4 is included on page 10. See theResearch Committee and Steering Com-mittee recommendations in the ResearchCommittee Report on page 7 in thisPhoenix.

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Let us know where you’ve been recently. Please share your high-resolution photo with us at hains27@sbcglobal.net for inclusion in The Phoenix.

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