Hey Young Dems,

For those of you planning to be in SF on New Years Eve, I would recommend stopping by to hang out with Mayor Newsom at Medjool in Mission. Donations from $25 to $500 are welcomed. Questions? Contact me directly: parliamentarian@youngdems.org.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

I hope you and your friends will start your New Year's Eve celebration early in the evening with our campaign. Our team is hard at work and I can't think of a better way to end this year than by thanking current supporters and asking new supporters to join the campaign by making a contribution.

Please come by:

Date: December 31, New Year's Eve
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Medjool Restaurant, 2522 Mission @ 21st Street
Maximum Contribution: $500 per person ( Click here to make an online contribution.)
RSVP: Jake Saperstein at jsaperstein@gmail.com or (415) 288-5985
We have much to celebrate — in the last three years we have won key fights to make our government more effective, our economy stronger, our city more tolerant and our lives a little easier.

But there is so much more to be done. That's why I am running for re-election and that's why I am asking you to join me as we tackle the unfinished business of making San Francisco a city that works for everyone and a model for the world.

Thank you,


Gavin Newsom

Go Cheeseheads! In a recent write up, the Janesville Gazette pointed out that the 2006 exit poll data show voters ages 18-29 made up 17 percent of those casting Wisconsin ballots Nov. 7. Only Montana matched that percentage. Young voters made up between 12 percent and 13 percent of the electorate nationally, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Granted, big turnouts on college campuses accounted for much of the young vote, and many students voted against the same-sex marriage ban, which passed anyway. Republicans pushed the ban as a way to motivate conservative voters, but that backfired because college students also generally voted for Democratic candidates. Among others, the student turnout apparently cost Republican Rep. Debi Towns of rural Janesville her seat. Pending a recount, Democrat Kim Hixson was a slim victor in the 43rd Assembly District, which includes the UW-Whitewater campus. Regardless of how they voted, it's great to see so many young people engaged in their civic responsibility.

Right out the gate, the Young Progressive Democrats of Ventura County are making a splash. This election YPD of VC sent out robo calls to Democrats and talked to voters about key Democratic issues and Candidates on the 2006 Ballot.

The Ventura County Star did a great write up of one CYD's newest clubs featuring President and founder Heather Schmidt.


Become a friend of YPVC on their myspace page at: www.myspace.com/vcyoungprogressives