September 2000 Newsletter.........Website: www.lafn.org / politics / gvdc.........E-mail: gvdc@lafn.org

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! – 7 WEEKS TO THE ELECTION – Though Al Gore and Joe Lieberman hold a commanding lead in California, the South Bay area is still a battleground -- in our fight to win back the U.S. House of Representatives. Jane Harman, who represented the 36th Congressional District until her run for Governor two years ago, is in a tough fight to take back her seat from the incumbent Republican. Gerrie Schipske is vying to unseat an incumbent in the 38th Congressional District in Long Beach. We need only five more seats to take back the majority in Congress, and in the Los Angeles area we can gain three, our two South Bay seats plus Adam Schiff in Pasadena. And our votes are crucial to re-elect Dianne Feinstein to the United States Senate. All of you deserve thanks for all the work you've done in recent years to make California a Democratic State. It took a lot of hard work on your part to win California twice for President Clinton and Vice President Gore, then to win back the State Legislature and to make Gray Davis our Governor, after a 16-year drought. But we shouldn't be complacent. A low voter turnout on November 7th can hand victory to the Republicans. We need you again now, and for the next seven weeks. We will be grateful for whatever you can do, from contributing, to displaying yard signs, to hosting a coffee, to stuffing envelopes, phoning or walking your precinct. Anything you can do will help. Or, if you can't help physically, talk to your friends. Get them to register to vote, and to vote Democratic! MEETING NOTICE: Monday, September 18, 2000 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Nakaoka Community Center 1700 West 162nd Street in Gardena, California SPEAKER: Jim Stanbery, Professor of Political Science at Los Angeles Harbor College. Always interesting! ALSO: We will take positions on the November Ballot Propositions. Only Club members can vote. WEEKLY BREAKFAST: (Join us & chat about politics!) Every Sunday (except Oct. 1st) 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon Ana's La Gran Fonda Restaurant 1060 W. Gardena Boulevard (in the banquet room) in Gardena, California CAMPAIGNS -- VOLUNTEER! Al Gore for President /Joe Lieberman (CDP South Bay Coordinated Campaign in the Friends of Jane Harman office) 2802 Pacific Coast Highway Torrance, CA 90505 ph: (310) 891-0003 Senator Dianne Feinstein ph: (310) 229-2999 Jane Harman for Congress (36th) 2802 Pacific Coast Highway Torrance, CA 90505 ph: (310) 328-9125 Gerrie Schipske for Congress (38th) 3910 E. 4th Street Long Beach, CA ph: (562) 856-3351 Senator Betty Karnette (27th) 4250 Atlantic Boulevard Long Beach, CA ph: (562) 997-2901 Assemblyman George Nakano (53rd) 1304 El Prado Avenue, 2nd Floor in old town Torrance, CA ph: (310) 328-6074 Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal (54th) 3340 Los Coyotes Diagonal Long Beach, CA ph: (562) 595-4050 Assemblywoman Sally Havice (56th) 9735 Flower Street Bellflower, CA ph: (562) 804-7679 MEET THE CANDIDATES! We have invited all of our endorsed candidates, and a number have accepted. See page 2. $10 donation. Sunday, OCTOBER 1st, 2000 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in the beautiful Normandie Casino Showroom (people of all ages can attend) 1045 W. Rosecrans Avenue (just west of Vermont Ave. and the Harbor Freeway) in Gardena, California