***IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS***
Everything you need to help defend immigrants in our community is available at the link below. Every immigrant in Los Angeles should know their rights.
Immigrant Defenders Organization
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.)
November 15
December 13 **Holiday Party** at a different location
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.)
January 17
February 21
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20-- Possible BBQ at a different location
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 12 **Holiday Party** at a different location
2025 Valley Grassroots Executive Board:
Officers:
President: Patricia Dexter ([email protected])
Vice-President: Cindy Kalman
Secretary: Joyce Fidler
Treasurer: Chad Jones
At Large:
Steve Krantz (Membership)
Doris Dent
Lloyd Dent
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
Holiday Party Dec 13
Holiday fun! Our annual holiday party is a chance to relax, hear from electeds, eat good food, participate in our famous quizzes with a chance to win prizes, and of course, socialize with our fellow members.
Our charity is the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry (NHIFP). Their website is nhifp.org. You may bring items on their wish list to the party. Click this link for their wish list and scroll down the page:
You can also have Amazon deliver it to their Studio City address at this link:
RSVP to get the address. Handicap accessible. We hope to see you there!