Congratulations! Three dedicated grassroots volunteers from CD30, running together as a slate, successfully garnered the most votes to represent our district as Obama delegates to the National Convention in Denver.
They are:
Victoria von Szeliski
Shayne Adamski
Bob Vanderet
Participating in the caucus as a candidate myself was incredibly exciting. Plus, I learned a lot about the process - both positive and negative.
On the positive side, before this election I was unaware of the California caucuses. I was pleasantly surprised to know that such a process exists in California that truly brings the election to the constituents; providing voters, volunteers and campaigns an opportunity for personal interaction and dialogue.
In CD30, however, questions about gerrymandering persist, especially in light of the language used by the successful slate in their campaign correspondence - specifically, referring to CD30 as the "West LA Area". Clearly, with at least 40% of Democratic voters in the District residing North of West LA, in the San Fernando Valley, Conejo Valley and Malibu, as well as East of West LA, namely in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, in no way can CD30 be accurately described as the "West LA Area".
I hope Victoria, Shayne And Bob appreciate that they do indeed also represent the Obama voters in ALL of CD30, not just the Westside.
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