Her name is Rita, and she is life long Republican who has worked at a Coachella Valley casino for ten years. Her pay has finally reached $11 per hour. She has one son who is a local policeman. Her son thinks Democrats are soft on crime. Rita is approaching retirement age, and she is worried about her future. The casino she works for has not been much help as she plans for her retirement. Her son tells her that Republicans will cover her. When asked last year, Rita did no

He walked quickly across the dusty road in Mecca. He needed to reach the Galilee Center for the weekly bag of groceries he and others would receive that day. He would not give his name, only to say he was nicknamed "baby Jose". His dark skinned face was a bit wrinkled so it was hard to tell his age. He was 40. He was a farmworker, working in farm land not far from the tiny downtown Mecca where the Galilee Center is located. "Jose" said he frequented the Migrant Worker Co

Over 100 local Dems and friends attended the DOD gathering yesterday to listen to the Enemy of the People panel. Special guests on the panel included Christy Holstege as moderator, Anita Rufus, Hanke Plant, David Hamlin and Beth Caskie. These media industry professionals discussed the threat to our freedom of speech rights and some of the things we can do as activists. Mayor Rob Moon was in attendance along with Jarvis Crawford from James O. Jesse Desert Highland Unity Cente

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Members of the California Legislature announce their solution to critical labor shortages facing the agricultural and service industries. (Sacramento, CA) – Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) was joined by Assemblymember Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), Assemblymember Devon Mathis (R-Visalia) and Senator Anthony Cannella (R-Ceres) to announce their legislative proposal to address critical labor shortages facing our state’s most vital agr

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE LOOMS IN THE WHITE HOUSE LET'S BEGIN THIS YEAR WITH A POLITICAL BANG ! FOCUS 2018 / COMMIT TO ACT Saturday, January 27 ~ 2 pm ~ Date Palm Country Club clubhouse ~ Cathedral City First Democrats of the Desert Meeting / Event of the Year you will not want to miss !!! * General Monthly DOD meeting DOD board election nominees announced Learn about what candidates locally we must support and get elected in 2018 and meet some candidates who will have informat

Thursday, January 18, 2018 AB 1885, Practical Approach to an Economic Crisis with Smart Immigration Policy (Sacramento, CA) – Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) heads up a bipartisan coalition of California legislators, united across party lines to tackle a looming economic crisis and severe labor shortages facing vital industries. AB 1885, California Agricultural and Service Worker Act (CASA) was introduced this week proposing that our state work with the federal go

NEW YEAR & MORE POISONOUS ATTACKS on our DEMOCRACY and LIBERTIES !! WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AND STAND TOGETHER IN 2018 Commit to Act / Focus on 2018 We need YOU ! Positions open on the DOD board for Feb. 24 elections include: Vice President Executive Secretary Programming Chair Fundraising Chair Contact b or Pris at democratsofthedesert@gmail.com if interested in running for one of these positions on the board. Get involved. We work hard and well together to make a differ

Message from Rob Westwood, President of Democrats of the Desert January 2018 from Louisville, Kentucky Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a special day to commemorate, regardless of where you are. However, I grew up in the South, and I remember as a kid in the early and mid 1960's when the south was a shameful "Whites Only" place: no rest rooms, no water fountains, no movies, no lunch counters, no schools, not much of anything for blacks. I remember wanting to sit in the balco

SUPERVISOR MANUEL “MANNY” PEREZ ECLIPSES $500,000 FUNDRAISING MARK Palm Desert, CA – Riverside County Supervisor Manuel “Manny” Perez announced today that his campaign has raised more than $550,000 as of December 31st. Perez’s complete end-of-year fundraising report will be publicly reported on January 31st. In announcing the strong fundraising numbers, Perez released the following statement: “This fundraising success underscores the support our campaign has earned fro

JANUARY 20 IS HERE AGAIN! MARCH WITH US IN PALM SPRINGS TO SHOW THAT RESISTANCE IS GROWING, NOT GOING AWAY. WHO I’M SENDING THIS TO NEIGHBORS AND OTHER FRIENDS WHO HAVE INDICATED LIBERAL POLITICAL LEANINGS, BUT WHO MAY NOT GET NOTICES FROM OTHER LOCAL DEMOCRATIC SOURCES. PLEASE, PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT COME TO THE MARCH – EVEN IF THEY DON’T VOTE IN CALIFORNIA. IT’S CATHARTIC AND THE MORE WE HAVE, THE BIGGER THE IMPACT. BRING EVERYONE YOU CAN! THIS EVENT IS BEING O