Davis, Calif.- The Yolo County Democratic Party (YCDP) has endorsed its slate of 2020 candidates and a ballot measure for local races.
As the first election to follow the 2019 redistricting effort in Davis, and with both our state and country still on the rebound from the policies of the current Republican administration, 2020 is a crucial year for Californians to keep Democrats in office. After an extensive interview process, the YCDP has determined each candidate as an excellent and highly qualified representative for the city. All Democratic candidates have a strong background in Democratic activism and uphold the values the YCDP seeks in local leaders.
2020 YCDP Endorsed Candidates & Ballot Measure:
Davis City Council – District 2 Dillan Horton
Davis City Council – District 3 Lucas Frerichs
Davis City Council – District 5 Josh Chapman
Davis Unified School District – Trustee Area 3 Cecilia Escamilla-Greenwald
Davis Unified School District – At-Large No recommendation
Los Rios Community College – Trustee Area 4 Kelly Wilkerson
Measure B City of Davis – Support
Considering all public health and safety precautions, YCDP has a coordinated Democratic campaign headquarters that is a staging ground for continuing the effort of supporting all of the endorsed campaigns. Throughout the Primary and General Elections, the YCDP will be working with all of the Democratic endorsed candidates to ensure that California stays blue.
The YCDP will be partnering with our endorsed candidates through their election cycles to ensure that California stays blue. Considering all public health and safety precautions, YCDP’s Headquarters are at 617 G Street in Davis. Please contact Lily Starling at 530.564.2400 for more information.
What, have the Greenwald’s moved?
California, a state run with a Democrat governor and a legislature with a Democrat supermajority blames the Republican administration for its woes?
They left out the word Federal in front of the word administration. Perhaps they took a page from Trump blaming Democratic Governors and Mayors for nation wide problems that he should be held responsible for failing to address.
When I look at the Democrats choices. I agree with only one of the endorsements.
The Davis Democrats appear to have been listening to the same message that Mike Corbett was listening to when he wrote his letter to the Editor of the Enterprise that began and ended with the message ” We need new blood. We desperately need new blood. “
One area where the Democrats and Mike diverge is on Measure B, where Mike’s bottom-line was/is, “Two chose to put the Davis Innovation and Sustainability Campus project on the ballot without first updating the general plan, which still reflects the social, economic and climate conditions that existed 20 years ago, not the conditions we are facing today. This precludes a comparison of alternatives that could thoughtfully be considered by the commissions, council and the public.”
They endorsed, one incumbent, one challenger and one open seat. Not sure how that comports with Corbett’s argument for new blood.
Conveniently, they endorsed their own vice-chair (Dillan Horton).
Maybe next time, they’ll endorse their member Aaron Latta (if he chooses to run)?
https://www.yolodemocrats.org/membership
In any case, maybe this helps explain their pro-development slant.
No position on Measure D. Vote no on D.
A better question is why no position on Measure D . . . they must have judged the outcome to be insignificant.
Probably they were split on it.
Except one . . . “not so much” (Borat)
If you don’t mind me asking, hooooooom might that be?