[Davis Democrats] voluntary action opportunity: Prop 34-SAFE California Act-Pulitzer Prize investigative reporter

[John Chendo]

The Democratic Party has not taken a position on this November 2012 ballot initiative,Prop 34. 

 But to be present at a dinner and awards ceremony  featuring the leading thinkers and speakers on the subject of the death penalty is a truly  great opportunity for our county:

a) Don Heller, the lawyer who wrote the 1978 Briggs initiative, which was passed  by voters 34 years ago to become the current California Death Penalty Law
b)Jeanne Woodford , retired San Quentin warden who carried out 4 executions, now director of Death Penalty Focus, on the board with actor Mike Farrell, who played Dr.B.J. Hunnicutt on the TV series M*A*S*H 
c)Maurice Possley, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, covering criminal justice issues for 36 years, particularly the operation of the death penalty in Illinois
d)Ellen Eggers, California State Public Defender 
e)Franky Carrillo, who lived 19 years on Death Row for a murder he did not commit.

Endorsers of Prop 34 who will not be speaking are former Los Angeles DA Gil Garcetti and Ms. Carmona Sandoval, whose son was a homicide victim. 

This huge criminal justice ceremony is a benefit of the People's Vanguard of Davis, a journalism team headed by investigative reporter David Greenwald, with a crew of dedicated college student interns, who publish an online website to serve Yolo County. Visit the secure website, www.davisvanguard.org. 

You may purchase tickets and/or sponsor the event over the secure website directly or by phone, 530-400-2511.  Basic ticket per individual, including dinner by Ciocolat of Davis, is $35.

  Date: Thursday, July 26, beginning at 5:30pm with silent auction and no host bar, with dinner being served at 6:30pm. Place: Heidrick AG History Center, 1962 Hays Lane, Woodland,CA. 

All citizens register: Please remember to be registered  to vote by October 22 for the Nov. 6,2012 Tuesday election. If you want to vote by mail, the deadline is Oct.29 at 4p.m. by faxing your signed request to fax #530-666-8123, Yolo County Clerk, whose office is physically located at 625 Court St.-Room B-05. If you have changed your place of residence, you should fill out a new registration form indicating the new address by October 22. For information from the County Clerk's Office, phone 666-8133.