June Meeting Minutes

June 15th, 2026 General Membership Meeting 

• Call to Order President Cathie Hyatt 6:33pm
• Agenda Approval
  • Approved unanimously
• Candidate Comments
  • N/A
• Elected Officials/Representatives
  • Michelle Krug Regional Board Director Region 2 – CADEM Ex. Board meeting on 7/31 – 8/2 at Sheraton hotel near the San Diego airport. ICE out of SD every Thursday 10:30am-12pm at the Downtown Courthouse, 880 Front Street.
  • Danny Avitia for Supervisor Paloma Aguirre – Retire the Debt fundraiser for the month of June, Quigley’s in Downtown 5pm – 7pm https://secure.actblue.com/donate/quigleyfundraiser
• Presentation by Founder/President Women of Color Roar, Angela de Joseph
  • Acknowledging and admiring Black women and the milestones that Black women have done in this country, in politics, in government.
    • If Only Y’all Had Listened To Black Women…
    • Donate to Women of Color Roar https://sites.google.com/view/wocroar/donate?authuser=0
• Meeting turned over to Endorsement Chair Stephanie Wells
  • Chula Vista Elementary School District Board, Seat 1
    • Dr. Debra McLaren 27 votes, 2 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
      • Q&A
      • Speakers for and against
  • Chula Vista Elementary School District Board, Seat 3
    • Dr. Leticia Segura 21 votes, 6 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
      • Q&A
      • Speakers for and against
  • Encinitas Union School District, (3 at-large seats)
    • Jillian Cocayne 26 votes, 2 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
    • Christine Hargrave 26 votes, 2 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
    • Bill Shen 25 votes, 3 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
    • Q&A
    • Speakers for and against
  • La Mesa City Council (2-at-large seats)
    • Amanda-Dawn Natalia 27 votes, 1 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
    • Moana Alo 27 votes, 2 no endorsement – endorsed
      • 5 Minutes for candidate to speak
    • Q&A
    • Speakers for and against
• Business (Unfinished/New)
  • Jane Yang – SB 4009, the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act, is a bipartisan bill aimed to curtail forced organ harvesting in China, and to prevent Americans from becoming complicit in it. Ways to support: Spread the word about SB 4009, Call/write to Senator Alex Padilla, urging him to co-sponsor Bill SB 4009. Sen. Padilla’s online message page: https://www.padilla.senate.gov/contact/contact-form/ For more information, please visit: China Tribunal on Forced Organ Harvesting: https://chinatribunal.com/final-judgment/ Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting: https://dafoh.org/ , Petition to the US Senate on S. 4009: https://www.fgpa-petition.org/
• Announcements
  • Moana Alo – www.moanaforcitycouncil.com
  • Anne Hoiberg – Invites everyone to celebrate a free event in honor if World Refugee Day on 6/20 at the Hall of Nations in Balboa Park.
  • Stuart Gaeber brings attention to important races in California 48
  
  • Kate McCulloch – Please comment and call your congresspeople to fight the politicization of science by this administration, in particular the recent threats to research grant funding by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The deadline for comments is July 13. Go to https://www.standupforscience.net/ for more information, call scripts, and templates.
  • Dr. Brenda Miller District 4 Juneteenth flag raising – 1600 Pacific Highway at the East Plaza 6/18 @ 1:30pm
  • Alyce Pipkin-Allen – Officially, Juneteenth National Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19th to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday’s name first used in 1890, combines June and 19th, referring to June 19th, 1865.
  • Krystle Johnson – upcoming meet and greet, Karaoke in Lemon Grove on Friday, June 26th from 9-11pm at Dirk’s Niteclub.
• Officer Reports
  • Director of Membership Patricia Wojdowski
    • Please remember to sign in
    • 145 members
    • For Treasurer Beatrice Cubitt $2300 in DWC account
  • Vice President External Samantha Jenkins
    • Please ask or reach out to any organization to come and make a presentation to our club about the work that they do and how the Democratic Women’s Club can get involved in supporting this. This would be an initiative with a goal to, expand our membership, as well as get us even more invested in community service. event invite pic for Juneteenth
  • Vice President Internal Amber Niuatoa Oceanside for our Juneteenth celebration on 6/20 from 10am to 5pm
• Adjourn President Cathie Hyatt 9:09pm