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Welcome to Valley Grassroots for Democracy! Since 2005 we've been one of the most active Democratic Clubs in the San Fernando Valley.
Come to one of our meetings and see what we're all about. You can find our meeting information and upcoming events on our calendar page.
Visit us on BlueSky at [email protected] and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/valleygrassrootsfordemocracy
All Saturdays 10:00am to 12:00pm, IN PERSON, State Building Auditorium, 6150 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys.
Metered parking and entrance on Calvert. Door is to the right of the big gates. (Hard to see while driving by since it's at an angle.)
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 12 **Holiday Party** at a different location
2026 Valley Grassroots Executive Board:
Officers:
President: Joyce Fidler ([email protected])
Vice-President: Trish Dexter
Secretary: Cindy Kalman
Treasurer: Chad Jones
At Large:
Steve Krantz
Doris Dent
Lloyd Dent
Niki Mohr
Sonya Steele
Amy Rafti
Gregg Solkovits
Sue Weber
CALLS TO ACTION:
Phone numbers for our representatives. (Regarding Senators, you may need to try different offices in order to get through.)
U.S. Senators
Senator Adam Schiff:
DC office: (202) 224-3841
Los Angeles office: TBD
Senator Alex Padilla:
DC: (202) 224-3553
Los Angeles: 310-231-4494
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Brad Sherman (32nd):
DC: (202) 225-5911 Local: (818) 501-9200
Congresswoman Laura Friedman (30th):
DC: (202) 225-TBD Local: TBD
Congresswoman Luz Rivas (29th):
DC: (202) 225-6131 Local: TBD
State of California Assemblymembers
Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez (43rd District Website) or (818) 504-3911
Assemblymember Nick Schultz (44th District website) or 916-319-2044
Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (46th District Website) or (818) 380-2460
State Senators
State Senator Caroline Menjivar (20th District Website) or (818) 901-5588
State Senator Sasha Renee Perez (25th District Website) or (818) 409-0400
State Senator Henry Stern (27th District Website) or (818) 876-3352
State Attorney General
Attorney General Rob Bonta 800-952-5225 (oag.ca.gov; you can sign up for a newsletter here)
Los Angeles County Supervisors:
3rd District Website Lindsey Horvath (3rd District) (213-974-3333)
5th District Website Kathryn Barger (5th District) (213-974-5555)
Los Angeles City Council Members
Adrin Nazarian (2nd District Website) or (818) 755-7676
Bob Blumenfield (3rd District Website) or (818) 756-8848
Nithya Raman (4th District Website) or 213-473-7004
Katy Young Yaroslavsky (5th District Website) or (323) 866-1828
Imelda Padilla (6th District Website) or (213) 473-7006
Monica Rodriguez (7th District Website) or (213) 473-7007
August 15 Meeting
This will be a busy meeting; we have a lot to discuss and vote on, so come join us!
We will hear from Jason Berlin, the founder & leader of Field Team 6. His organization registers voters throughout the country, and we've been writing their postcards.
We will be voting on one more race, the LA County Sheriff's race. Robert Luna will be on a consent calendar.
We will be presenting, discussing, and voting on the remaining 10 state-wide ballot measures. Unlikely, but if time, we will begin discussing city ballot measures. (There are 8 of them.) There is a remote possibility of discussing another county measure that is expected to appear on the ballot.
Nominations for 2027 club officers and board members will begin. Nominations can be taken up to the time we vote in September's meeting. To be eligible for these positions, our bylaws require 30 hours of volunteer activity for VGFD in the year preceding the September meeting.
Lastly, we will have Vote Forward letters available to take home and write. Letters can also be emailed to you. These letters are to Get Out The Vote in November in Nevada and North Carolina, and are to be mailed in October. 1st class stamps and envelopes are required. We will provide stamps and envelopes to those who need them, but please realize quantities are limited.
Hope to see you there!