32nd District Democrats

Monthly Meeting

   April 13, 2011 Wednesday

Masonic Hall Shoreline, 753 N 185th St, Shoreline

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 Agenda

7:00PM   Meeting Called to Order

7:15PM   Program:  A State Bank for Washington

                                 (see below for more information)

8:15PM   Endorsements Considered:  Jesse Soloman, Shoreline City Council

                                                          Richard Mitchell, King County Council

8:30PM   Guest introductions

                                 Gael Tarleton, Seattle Port Commissioner  

                                  Stephanie Wright, Snohomish County Council

8:35PM    Business Meeting, Committee Reports,

8:30PM    Unfinished Business

                 New Business

                 Good of the Order

9:00PM Adjourn

*Remember to renew your membership by March 31 to be eligible to vote at the April 13th meeting.

Program Topic:  A State Bank for Washington 

April 13, 2011 

Wondering how to be more involved?  Volunteer with the 32nd District Democrats!  Volunteering is a great way to promote the causes and issues important to you!           
    

At our February Monthly Meeting Richard Wells of SustainableWorks presented information on bringing low cost home energy audits and retrofits to our community. Having an energy efficient home is the first step towards employing renewable energy.

We are asking for your help in getting the word out to the Shoreline Community.  Can you help drop off program announcements tomorrow?

SustainableWorks combines an energy audit and retrofit with utility incentives, federal energy efficiency funding and loan financing working with all residents, regardless of income and coordinates with the state low income westernization program.

Conserving energy is THE most important step homeowners can take to reduce our use of important energy resources.

Teams of enthusiastic volunteers will be heading out Saturday morning to distribute literature.  This is a simple literature drop, we're not doorbelling or talking about programs.  We need help putting door hanger announcements at every house in selected Shoreline neighborhoods. Many hands make light work and we hope to see you on Saturday.

WHAT DAY:           Saturday, 3/26
 WHAT TIME:         10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
 WHERE:                 Richmond Beach Congregational Church
                              1512 Northwest 195th Street
                              (Down the hill on Richmond Beach Road)
 RSVP:                  Please reply to MarynW@aol.com 

 For questions about the program or to sign up for an energy audit email Richard Wells at info@sustainableworks.com or call 206-575-2252

SustainableWorks is a stimulus funded non-profit whose mission is to provide low cost energy efficiency audits and housing retrofits for homes in WA state.  

 

 King County Democrats Legislative Action Team

Here is a link to the King County Democrats Legislative Action Committee's Bill Status Chart, updated as of Saturday. We hope you will print it out and use it. The next legislative cutoff date for bills to clear policy committees is March 25th. The list is only 3 pages, because so many of our priority bills died at the cutoff.

These include Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson's HB 1550 and Sen. Prentice's SB 5598 to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana; Rep. Billig and Sen. White's HB 1271/ SB 5194 limiting the use of fertilizer containing phosphorous; Sen. Nelson's 5231 regarding making children's products safe from toxic chemicals (also Rep. Dickerson's HB 1319); Sen. Kline's SB 5234 creating a medicine return program (also HB 1370, Rep. Van De Wege); Sen. Kline's SB 5236 reforming the 3-strikes law for certain low-level offenders; Rep. Kelly's campaign finance disclosure HB 1732; Rep. Reykdahl's HB 1668 and Sen. Nelson's SB 5297 that would have strengthened the citizen initiative process; and Sen. Nelson's Clean Water Jobs Act SB 5604 (also Rep. Ormsby's HB 1735).

We thank all these champions of our Democratic values and the lobbyists who worked hard behind the scenes for our coalition partners. We sincerely hope to see them back next year.

Please continue to advocate for our priorities and budget issues. Our budget represents our Democratic values, even in the Great Recession.

Sarajane Siegfriedt and Craig Salins, co-chairs
King County Democrats Legislative Action Committee

 

32nd District Legislative District Representatives

 
 State Legislative Contacts

• Senator Maralyn Chase
• Rep. Cindy Ryu
• Rep. Ruth Kagi