Endorsements
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Endorsements as of March 16, 2010:
These following groups and individuals have endorsed our campaign, officially signing on to George Lakoff’s California Democracy Act Initiative. Special thanks to these organizations and individuals for their help and support in changing California’s future.
ORGANIZATIONS
AFSCME Council 57, AFL-CIO
Alcosta Retired Teachers / CTA
Berkeley - East Bay Gray Panthers
Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
California Council of Churches - California Church Impact
California Common Cause
Campus Progressive Alliance - University of the Pacific
Campus Progressive Alliance - Sacramento State
Center for Elders Independence
Community College Student Senate, Region III
Consumer Federation of California
Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA)
The Davis Faculty Association
Education For All
Endangered Habitats League
Fremont Unified District Teachers Association
Friends Committee On Legislation Of California (FCL)
Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger & Homelessness
Mt. Diablo Education Association
Oakland Education Association
Peralta Federation of Teachers Local 1603, AFL-CIO
Richmond Progressive Alliance
San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC), AFL-CIO
Sierra Progressive Alliance
Sonoma State University Faculty Association
Southern California Americans For Democratic Action
UC-AFT Local 2034
UC Berkeley Faculty Association
UC San Francisco Faculty Association
UC Santa Cruz Faculty Association
United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) AFT/CFT #61, AFL-CIO; NEA/CTA
UPTE-CWA Local 9119, AFL-CIO
United Public Workers For Action (UPWA)
United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA-PACE)
Women's Political Study Group of San Francisco
GOVERNMENT
Berkeley City Council
Berkeley Unified School District
Oakley City Council
San Francisco Board Of Education
San Francisco Board Of Supervisors
ELECTED OFFICIALS
John Garamendi, US Congressman
George Miller, US Congressman
Diane Watson, US Congresswoman
Bill Lockyer, Treasurer of the State of California
Darrell Steinberg, President ProTempore, CA Senate
Alberto Torrico, Assembly Member Majority Leader
Ellen Corbett, CA State Senator
Mark DeSaunier, CA State Senator
Mark Leno, CA State Senator
Jenny Oropeza, CA State Senator
Curren Price, CA State Senator
Steve Bradford, CA Assembly Member
Julia Brownley, CA Assembly Member
Joan Buchanan, CA Assembly Member
Mike Davis, CA Assembly Member
Hector De La Torre, CA Assembly Member
Mary Hayashi, CA Assembly Member
Jerry Hill, CA Assembly Member
Dave Jones, CA Assembly Member
Ted Lieu, CA Assembly Member
Bill Monning, CA Assembly Member
Nancy Skinner, CA Assembly Member
Sandre Swanson, CA Assembly Member
Tom Torlakson, CA Assembly Member
Liz Figueroa, Former CA State Senator
Tom Hayden, Former CA State Senator
Susan Bonilla, Contra Costa County Supervisor
Federal Glover, Contra Costa County Supervisor
Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor
Tim Sbranti, Dublin Mayor
Christine Krolik, Hillsborough Mayor
Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor
Jim Frazier, Oakley Vice Mayor
Joyce R. Starosciak, San Leandro Vice Mayor
Shane Brinton, Arcata City Council Member
Martha Parsons, Antioch City Council Member
Bill Quirk, Hayward City Council Member
Janice Hahn, Los Angeles City Council Member
Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica City Council Member
Kish Rajan, Walnut Creek City Council Member
Sheila Jordan, Alameda County School Superintendent
Karlo Silbiger, Culver City School Board Member
Ben Allen, Santa Monica School Board Member
Tomi Van de Brooke, Contra Costa Community College District Board Member
Don Horseley, Former Sheriff, San Mateo County
Phil Ting, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
H.E. Christian "Chris" Peeples, Alameda - Contra Costa Transit District
Joel B. Young, Director, Alameda - Contra Costa Transit District
POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
California Democratic Council
California Young Democrats
California College Democrats
California Democratic Party Regions 10, 12, 13 & 14
Alameda County Democratic Party
Calaveras County Democratic Party
Contra Costa County Democratic Party
Napa County Democratic Party
Sacramento County Democratic Party
San Luis Obispo County Democratic Party
Santa Cruz County Democratic Party
Siskiyou County Democratic Party
Sutter County Democratic Party
Alameda County Green Party
Peace and Freedom Party California State Central Committee
41st AD Alliance
47th AD Democratic Club
53rd AD Democratic Club
Beach Cities Democratic Club
College Democrats of UC Santa Cruz
Concerned Citizens of Laguna Woods
Culver City Democratic Club
Democracy For America - Orange County
Democratic Club of Santa Clarita Valley
Diablo Valley Democratic Club
Four Star Democratic Club
Glendale Democratic Club
Hayward Demos Democratic Club
Ojai Democratic Club
Laguna Woods Democratic Club
Merced Associated Democrats
New Frontier Democratic Club
Pacific Palisades Democratic Club
Palos Verdes Peninsula Democratic Club
Potrero Hill Democratic Club
Progressive Democrats Sonoma County
Progressive Democrats Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club
Sacramento Progressive Alliance
San Mateo Coastside Democrats
Santa Barbara Progressive Democrats (Chapter of PDA National)
Stonewall Democratic Club
Torrance Democratic Club
Tri-Cities Democratic Forum
Tri Valley Democratic Club
Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club
West LA Democratic Club
Westchester Democratic Club
Westside Progressives
Windsor Democratic Club
ACADEMIA
George Lakoff, Professor - UC Berkeley
Robert Reich, Former US Labor Secretary & Professor - UC Berkeley
Robert Meister, Chair CUCFA - UC Santa Cruz
Maneesh Agrawala, Stanford University
Akos, UC San Diego
Peter Alagona, UC Santa Barbara
Robert Alter, UC Berkeley
Andrew Apter, UC Los Angeles
Victoria E. Bonnell, UC Davis
Bernhard Boser, UC Berkeley
Margaret Brose, UC Santa Cruz
Paul Burke, Sacramento State University
Ellen S. Burt, UC Irvine
Luz Calvo, California State University East Bay
Lucy Corin, UC Davis
Galen Cranz, UC Berkeley
Julian DelGaudio, Long Beach Community College
Lauren Derby, UC Los Angeles
Lewis DeSoto, San Francisco State University
Ricardo Dominguez, UC San Diego
Dru Dougherty, UC Berkeley
Ivan Evans, UC San Diego
Peter Evans, UC Berkeley
Ralph Fertig, USC School of Social Work
Janet Fish, Cal State Northridge
Craig Flanery, Coalition of UC Faculty Associations
Nancy Gallagher, UC Santa Barbara
Per Gjerde, UC Santa Cruz
Stanton A. Glantz, UC San Francisco
Brian Goldfarb, UC Davis
Kevis Goodman, UC Berkeley
Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, UC Berkeley
Drew Halfmann, UC Davis
Lisa Hajjar, UC Santa Barbara
Timothy Hampton, UC Berkeley
Leslea Hlusko, UC Berkeley
Shannon Jackson, UC Berkeley
Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley
Ian Kennedy, UC Davis
Roshanak Kheshti, UC San Diego
Rebecca Klatch, UC San Diego
Scott Kleinman, Cal State Northridge
Hilda Koopman, UC Los Angeles
Per Kraus, UC Los Angeles
Greg Kuperberg, UC Davis
John Leyva, UC Davis
Kari Lokke, UC Davis
Lisa Lowe, UC San Diego
Richard Madsen, UC San Diego
Beatriz Manz, UC Berkeley
Susan Maslan, UC Berkeley
Micah Perks, UC Santa Cruz
Michael Pollan, UC Berkeley
Daniel Press, UC Santa Cruz
Teed Rockwell, Sonoma State University
Christine Rosen, UC Berkeley
Robin Russin, UC Riverside
Michael Saler, UC Davis
Suzana Sawyer, UC Davis
Juliana Schiesari, UC Davis
Freya Schiwy, UC Riverside
Susan Slyomovics, UC Los Angeles
Annmaria Shimabuku, UC Riverside
Dr. Angelica M. Stacy, UC Berkeley
Hertha D. Sweet Wong, UC Berkeley
Elisa Tamarkin, UC Berkeley
Dean Toji, CSU Long Beach
Melissa Vandeveer, Sonoma State University
Cristina Venegas, UC Santa Barbara
Marguerite Waller, UC Riverside
Harvey M. Weinstein, UC Berkeley
Steve Wheeler, UC Davis
Rob Wilson, UC Santa Cruz
INDIVIDUAL ENDORSERS
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