Join fellow PV Dems Members as we Canvass for Derek Tran Congressional District 45

The Palos Verdes Democrats will be holding our monthly meeting on Sunday April 19 at the Peninsula Library Community Room and on Zoom.

Our meeting starts at 2:30, but join us at 2:00 to meet other like-minded residents.

This month, we will host Heather Hargreaves, campaign director for the Tom Steyer for Governor campaign.
We will also be joined by independent investigative researcher Alfred Tom, producer and host of a digital series leveraging the reach and accessibility of social media to unmask the power, structures and dark money networks operating beneath the surface of the American political landscape.
Lastly, Mikey Weinstein is an attorney, activist and former Air Force officer. Weinstein is the founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Join as together we celebrate May 1st through action and community.

The Palos Verdes Democrats will be holding our monthly meeting on Sunday April 19 at the Peninsula Library Community Room and on Zoom.

Our meeting starts at 2:30, but join us at 2:00 to meet other like-minded residents.

We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.

What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading from small towns to city centers and across every community determined to defend democracy. Join Indivisible and make this peaceful movement is bigger than ever.

Join Indivisible LA South Bay to demand

• An immediate halt to escalating military actions

• Real congressional oversight and democratic accountability

• Diplomacy, de-escalation, and international cooperation instead of war

• Investment in people and communities—not endless military conflict

On Sunday March 15 the Palos Verdes Democratic Club will present acclaimed author Sasha Abramsky speaking about his new book American Carnage: How Trump, Musk and DOGE Butchered the U.S. Government. 

Join fellow Palos Verdes Democrats for a tour of this Blue Economy Hub, where some of the world’s finest climate and marine scientists and engineers together to conduct breakthrough research and discover solutions to food and energy supply, climate change, and ocean exploration. 

Join Indivisible LA South Bay to demand accountability, honor the lives lost, and make your voices heard- it's time to start the work needed to dismantle ICE once and for all.

In February, the Palos Verdes Democrats is honored to host Dr. Paul D’Anieri, who is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on Ukraine. Dr. D’Anieri, who is in Ukraine at the time of this writing, will join us via Zoom, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Join the Torrance Refinery ActionA Alliance in marking the 11th anniversary of a historic explosion at the Torrance Refinery. It was a near-miss that could have caused mass casualties due to the presence of the chemical Hydrogen Fluoride (HF).

Join Indivisible LA South Bay to demand accountability, honor the lives lost, and make your voices heard- it's time to start the work needed to dismantle ICE once and for all.

Please support the effort to save the South Bay extension to bring transit to 1.5 million people.

We are calling upon the Metro Board to approve and certify the Final EIR so this transformative project can become shovel-ready and eligible for additional funding.

Join us for our January meeting. We will be joined via Zoom by Betty Yee, a highly respected public servant with decades of leadership in California government, is an announced candidate for Governor of the State of California. She is widely recognized for her tenure as California State Controller and as a Member of the California State Board of Equalization, where she built a reputation for integrity, fiscal responsibility, and principled governance.

Following Betty Yee, the PV Democrats is proud to present another featured speaker whom The Guardian UK ranked as #1 in their world-encompassing list of the “Top 50 People Who can Save Planet Earth.” Terry Tamminen is currently the President/CEO of the non-profit “blue economy” hub AltaSea, based in the Port of Los Angeles. “Blue Economy” refers to the developing sustainable commerce of the sea, incorporating fisheries, marine and coastal resources, wheras “Green Economy “ typically relates to the land-based energy, transport, agriculture and forestry sectors. Both use strategies to address climate mitigation and adaptation, while providing tangible real-world economic benefits.

Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A broad coalition of groups across the country is calling for a coordinated Ice Out For Good Weekend of Action on Saturday, January 10th and Sunday, January 11th to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.

Learn about State Senate District 24 and the candidates running in the June 2, 2026 Primary Election. Don’t miss the opportunity to ask questions and shape the conversation about our region’s future.

Registration link: 

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblesouthbayla/event/843821/

—by Louis Vandenberg

Join us for our hybrid (In-person and Zoom), club meeting which will be held at the Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, California, 90274 on November 16, 2025.   Our meeting starts at 2:30 pm but join us at 2:00 pm to chat and network with other Democrats.

Every year, the LA County Democratic Party honors activists from each of the Assembly Districts for their outstanding work to further the democratic cause. This year, our own Palos Verdes Democrats Activism Chair, Caryl Schwartz, is being honored as a Democrat of the Year!

—by Louis Vandenberg

Event: Palos Verdes Democratic Club – October Meeting and Program 
Date & Time: Saturday, October 19th, 1:30 p.m. 
Location: Palos Verdes Library meeting room. 

Attend by Zoom: [DETAILS TO FOLLOW] 

Featured Speakers: 

• Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, California State Assembly 

• Robert Weiner, Director, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 

Please make plans to join us for this unique opportunity to hear from two distinguished leaders whose work - nationally and in California - helps to protect and strengthen the foundations of our democracy at one of the most perilous moments in American history. 

Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the streets, carried by millions in chants and on posters, it echoes from city blocks to rural town squares, uniting people across this country to fight dictatorship together.

Join South Bay For All for FALL FROST, Oct 4, 2–5 pm at Pacific Unitarian Church! Food, music & activities to support street vendors. Enjoy pepian, tortas, elotes & more from local vendedores, + entertainment by South Bay artists. All proceeds aid vendors & our rental fund.

Mark your calendar for California Strong on September 27^th 10:00 am to Noon. Democratic Clubs and Pro-Democracy groups are coming together to organize 80-mile protest along the coast of Southern California.

Fundraiser for Georgia Senator Jon Ossof