San Diego, CA Focus

EVENTS:

You can find great calendar of events for San Deigo, California, thanks to the San Diego County Democrats. Check it out and get involved with your local community. That is how change happens from the bottom up.

Here are some particularly important events coming up:

Democratic Leadership Training
Saturday, July 31, 2010, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Lake San Marcos Pavilion, 1025 La Bonita Drive, Lake San Marcos, 92078

This full day of intense training consists of a variety of political workshops intended for club/party leaders and activists who want to advance their leadership roles in the Democratic Party or are just getting started in politics! Includes light breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.

Contact: (800) 446-9709
Email: training@cdc-ca.org
Website: www.cdc-ca.org/

Chicano Democratic Association Meeting
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sherman Heights Community Center, 2258 Island Ave, San Diego 92102 (little yellow house to the right)

Contact: (619) 384-4353
Email: chicanodem_club@sddem.org
Website: www.chicanodemocrats.com

San Diego Democracy For America August 4 Meetup
Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Giovanni's Restaurant 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92123. On the Corner of Clairemont Mesa Blvd & Ruffin Road. (Across from the Voter Registration Offices).

MIKE AGUIRRE, Former Democratic City Attorney & Activist will be speaking at our Wednesday, August 4th, Joint Meetup with SD PDA Metro meeting. Michael Aguirre, former City Attorney for San Diego, will discuss the reforms necessary to prevent another derivative market crash and the worldwide effort to reform the banking system and the financial securities market. Mr. Aguirre will outline the issues and offer solutions for dealing with Wall Street's misbehavior and the devastating resultant impact on Main Street and Our Street. NOTE: Social begins at 6:00pm.
Location:

Contact: (858) 459-7044
Email: cchangus@san.rr.com
Website: www.dfa.meetup.com/23

A Summer Evening Party -- Black Mountain Democratic Club
Friday, August 6, 2010, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Home of Sylvia & Jerry Ollinger, 9050 Flanders Drive, San Diego, CA 92126

Please join your fellow Democrats at this fun social gathering. This will be a good time. Democratic candidates Francine Busby running for Congress in the 50th, Kevin Beiser running for the San Diego City Schools' Board, Paul Garver running for the California Assembly in the 75th and others will join us. This is a potluck event. Please bring something to share.

Cost: Make donations to candidates.

Contact: (858) 689-9185
Email: jerryollinger@hotmail.com
Website: www.blackmountaindemocrats.org

Voter Registration at the Chula Vista Lemon Festival!
Sunday, August 8, 2010, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
3rd Avenue in Chula Vista

Voter Registration at the Eastlake Bonita Club's Booth. FUN FUN FUN - Spend a nice couple of hours with Democratic Friends and then stroll around the lemon festival and enjoy yourself! How to sign up? Times: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, 1:00pm to 3:00 pm, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm To sign up just Phone or Email Jessica Hayes - see below. Please include a phone # where we can contact you in the event of any unforeseen changes. Training and supplies will be provided. All you need to do is to show up!

Contact: Jessica at (619) 200-4612
Email: jessica.w.hayes@gmail.com

Bob Filner in support of Kevin Beiser for School Board (THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CRITICAL BUT OVERLOOKED RACES...PLEASE HELP OUT!)
Sunday, August 8, 2010, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Provided upon RSVP to KevinBeiser@yahoo.com

Please Join US Congressman Bob Filner and support Kevin Beiser "San Diego Math Teacher of the Year" for San Diego Unified School Board, District B. The general election in November is city-wide and everyone in San Diego is invited to attend.
RSVP to KevinBeiser@yahoo.com
Cost: $50 Friend, $100 Sponsor; $250 Co-Host; $500 Host (VERY IMPORTANT RACE!)

Contact: (619) 838-5274
Email: KevinBeiser@yahoo.com
Website: www.KevinBeiser.com

Filipino-American Democratic Club Meeting
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Filipino-American Veterans Association, San Diego 92102
Contact: (619) 764-8926
Email: filipinoamerican_club@sddem.org

San Diego Democratic Women Club Meeting
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
City Heights-Weingart Branch Library, 3795 Fairmount Ave (2nd Floor Community Room) San Diego 92105
Contact: (619) 948-4515
Email: president@women.sddem.org
Website: www.women.sddem.org

San Diego County Democratic Convention and Rally
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Harry Griffen Park, 9550 Milden St., La Mesa 91942

Save the date for this half-day rally, potluck, and volunteer recognition event! More details coming soon, including special guests and entertainment.

Contact: (858)277-3367
Email: info@sddemocrats.org


BIODIESEL IN SAN DIEGO:

Biodiesel is one of the alternatives I have been pushing for some time. It can be used in any diesel engine, is less polluting and has a smaller carbon footprint than regular diesel.

Here are some gas stations that offer biodiesel in the San Diego area:

Carr's Car Center: 3940 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA 92054, 760-433-2166. Offers B5 (5% biodiesel, good for any diesel engine). Open M-SAT 6AM-6PM.

Soco Group: 145 Vernon Way, El Cajon, CA 92020, 858-627-0440. Offers B20 (20% biodiesel, good for any diesel engine). Open 7 AM - 5PM M-F.

Pearson Ford/RTC Fuels: 4067 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92105, 619-243-0456. Offers B99 (99% biodiesel, good for new engines, some old engines not ok). Open 7AM-10PM.


SAN DIEGO FOOD CO-OPS:

Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Co-op
4765 Voltaire St.
San Diego, California 92107
Phone: (619) 224-1387
FAX: (619) 224-5089
editor@oceanbeachpeoples.com
http://www.obpeoplesfood.coop

Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Market is a member-owned vegetarian consumer co-op that has been serving the community since 1971. Originally a worker's collective, the cooperative has grown to include 6000 feet of retail space and more than 8000 member/owners. The Co-op offers an extensive selection of organic produce, grocery, dairy, and bulk foods and herbs, as well as vitamins and homeopathics, cruelty-free bodycare, and aromatherapy products. Enjoy a full service sit-down deli featuring a delicious selection of home-style vegetarian and vegan entrees, salads, sandwiches, freshly prepared baked goods, desserts, and more! At People's, San Diego's only community owned grocery store, we specialize in products that are organic, wholesome, minimally processed, cruelty-free, and environmentally safe.

They also have a good community events calendar.

The UCSD Food Coop
0323F Student Cooperative Center,
San Diego, California 92093
Phone: (619) 546-8339
foodcoop@burn.ucsd.edu

I used to shop at this one way, way back when I went to UCSD. It was great then!

Since its introduction to the campus in 1978, the Food Co-op has committed itself to providing the UCSD community with a natural food alternative, as well as a resource for environmentally conscious products and information.

The Food Co-op carries a variety of food and non-food products ranging from baked goods, juices, sandwiches, fresh organic produce, macro-biotic and ethnic foods to cruelty-free cosmetics and environmentally safe cleaning agents. Many foods are stocked in bulk to reduce the price to the customer and the waste of packaging (please bring bags when buying!). Special orders can be made at discount prices (good for items not necessarily carried in the store, as well!).

Come in to shop, get informed, and/or volunteer as a general member of our store. For more information, call (858) 546-8339.

I will also point out some other UCSD co-ops that I liked when I was a student there.

The Ché Café

The Ché Café Collective is dedicated to providing cheap, healthy vegetarian food, all-ages entertainment, and alternative education. We have All-We-Can-Eat dinners every Thursday from 5 pm to 7 pm. Entertainment at the Ché ranges from poetry readings and plays to forums, or shows of local bands.

The Ché Café is surrounded by a grove of old eucalyptus trees and is next to the beautiful garden of the Farm Co-op. Tables and chairs inside and outside of the Ché and its close proximity to the Farm Co-op make it an inviting place to eat, study, or just hang out.

The Ché Café is open to having people come by and help out. The Café provides a great opportunity for people to get involved in the process of cooking, running a restaurant and/or putting on events at any level they feel comfortable at. Stop by or call us at (858) 534-2311.

(The Ché Café is located on the Revelle campus behind the Undergraduate library and down the hill from Stonehenge. We're the building with all the murals on it.) Read more about the Che Cafe Collective at its very own website: http://checafe.ucsd.edu/.

General Store

The General Store Co-op is a student-run store which was founded in 1980 to offer students a less expensive alternative to the high Price Center. [EDITOR'S NOTE: This is not quite right...the Price Center didn't even exist when the General Store was founded and greatly appreciated by students like myself.] As a student cooperative, we try to provide the University community with the best quality merchandise at the lowest prices. And we succeed! The General Store Co-op carries items such as selected essential school and office supplies, household and personal items, stationery and gift wrap, clothing (including UCSD logos), craft-center jewelry, and some food and snack items -- all of which range from 5-25% less than anywhere else on campus.

Students are generally most interested in the fact that we sell textbooks, which are guaranteed to cost less than at the UCSD bookstore. We also try to carry as many used texts as possible. Also, we buy back current editions year round. Stop by to check which classes' books we're carrying.

We encourage everyone to visit the General Store Co-op for our low prices and friendly service. Additionally, anyone is invited to come in and volunteer anytime as volunteers are the backbone of our organization. For further information or friendly help please feel free to call us at (858) 534-3932.