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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.)
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
September 19 Meeting
Come join us!
We will be voting on many items. In order to vote, you must attend and have been a club member for 60 days prior to the meeting.
We will finish nominations for our club's Officers and Board At-Large members, and immediately follow-up with voting. Positions begin work on January 1, so we have new officers/ at-large members join our next board meetings to begin learning what will be expected of them in January. In order to be considered for a position, you must have 30 hours of club approved volunteer time, in the year immediately preceding our meeting.
We will again be presenting info on ballot measures and will be voting on whether to endorse each. There are 9 left:
County Measure
E: Charter Amendment-Ethics Commission & Community Investment Budget Allocation
City Charter Amendments:
LA: City Infrastructure, Budget, Finance & Contracting
PL: City Planning Department
EE: City Ethics, Elections & Governance
PRK: City Department of Recreation & Parks Budget
PRT: City Airports, Harbor and Water & Power Departments
SC: Campaign Rules Related to Board of Education Elections
Other City Measures:
TE: Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Victims of January 2025 Fire Disaster
FD: Funding for the LA Fire Department Through a 1/2% Sales Tax
Hope to see you there! Please rsvp.