Annual Holiday Party

December 10, 2011
6:00 PMto8:30 PM

Saturday, December 10, 2011
6:00-8:30 PM.
Home of Jean and Arnie Fong,
734 Palmera Court, Alameda.
(510) 908-3731

Please join us at our Annual Holiday Potluck Dinner! Guests are invited to bring an appetizer, main entrée, side dish, or dessert serving 8-10 people. Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.

There will also be a short general meeting to vote on a revision of our By-laws and to elect new officers for 2012. If you would like to look at the By-laws beforehand, a copy of the current and proposed ones are available on our website, http://apacaucus.org/by-laws.

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Caucus Founder Voted “Democrat of the Year”

Long-time Party activist, former Alameda County Supervisor, Alice Lai-Bitker (right) and a fellow awardee.

Alice Lai-Bitker was honored as The Democrat of the Year by the Alameda County Democratic Party at their Unity Dinner on October 1st. “It was one of the easiest choices the Committee has ever had to make,” said Robin Torello, County Central Committee Chair. “Alice’s is a generous and experienced mentor for new candidates or those considering running. She works hard to get other Democratic candidates elected – walking, phoning, organizing for their campaigns.”

Well-known Alameda pastor, Rev. Michael Yoshi, praised her saying “One of the things I’ve appreciated about Alice as a leader is that she has never lost her moral compass nor personal integrity while serving the community. This is a rarity in politics today where all are challenged by difficult decisions.”

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Fall Forum on Redistricting Well Attended

This was by far the largest turnout for one of our educational forums. The unknown impact of Redistricting changes brought out many of our members and friends to hear and see how the political landscape has been altered for the API community.

  • Jennifer Pae of the East Bay Voters Consortium gave a PowerPoint presentation on how the newly drawn district lines have shifted API and other minority communities.
  • Michelle Romero presented the Greenlining Institute’s viewpoint on what the nonpartisan Redistricting Commission did and how they responded to community feedback on the new district lines.
  • Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski of the 20th Assembly District expressed his concerns on representing divergent groups in different cities that were not previously within his district.

Senator Majority Leader Ellen Corbett made a guest appearance and gave her opinions and overall viewpoint on the redistricting changes and how it would impact the Democratic leadership in Alameda County. She also noted that ours was one of the best redistricting presentations she has attended.

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