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Running in the November General Election? Apply now for Renters Council endorsement

Candidates are invited to apply for our endorsement by filling out the form at https://forms.gle/Z7Ehy8qeQPbnqRJi9

Round 2 endorsement applications are due Monday, August 31, 11:59pm

Candidates running in special elections before November may contact us at cademrenterscouncil@gmail.com for details.

Renters Council Membership Meeting - Sunday, July 19, 7-9pm

Our summer membership meeting will take place two weeks before the CA Dem Party Executive Board conference.  It will be online, Register/join at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ciN-oq9ZQxe1UagE1wACPw

Agenda:

- Approval of Agenda

- Approval of Minutes

- Treasurer's Report

- Secretary Report

- Regional Reports (Northern, Bay Area, Central Valley, Central Coast, Southern)

-- Action Item: Make contribution to the Protect Salinas Renters campaign to defend rent control in Salinas.  

California Democratic Party Executive Board Conference - July 31-August 2, San Diego

This summer's E-Board meeting will take place in San Diego.  Details are at www.cadem.org/executive-board 

Renters Council June 2026 Primary Endorsements

State Senate

District 6: Sean Frame

California Insurance Commissioner

Ben Allen

Santa Cruz

Mayor: Joy Schendledecker 

City Council, District 4: Héctor Marin

City Council, District 6: Gabriella Noack 

We will consider candidates running in the November general election at a later date this year. Candidates running in special elections before November may contact us at cademrenterscouncil@gmail.com for details.

Renters Reception at the San Francisco Convention - February 21, 2026

We are holding a Renters Reception noon to 2pm Saturday, February 21, during the 2026 CA Dem Convention.  

We will be inviting local tenant organizations and pro-tenant elected officials and candidates to speak.

Sponsorships are available at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/carent2026feb

General Membership Meeting - Sunday, Feb 15

We will be having a General Membership Meeting the Sunday before the 2026 California Democratic Party convention. Meeting will be from 7pm to 9pm. This meeting will be online. Register/join at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FWc3m74kSSi-GwlU7Chvzg#/registration

Notice of Proposed Bylaws Amendment

One of the items to be considered at the Membership Meeting will be a bylaws amendment to create two new regional Vice-Chair positions. The Board is recommending that we split the Northern Region into the Bay Area and Northern California regions, and the Central region into the Central Valley and Central Coast regions. 

Article III, section 1. b. is to be amended as follows:

b. Five [5] Vice Chairs, as follows:

i. One [1] Southern Vice Chair

A. Southern Region shall consist of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura County.

ii. One [1] Central Valley Vice Chair

A. Central Valley Region shall consist of Inyo, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Tulare, and Tuolumne County.

iii. One [1] Central Coast Vice Chair

A. Central Coast Region shall consist of Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara County.

iv. One [1] Bay Area Vice Chair

A. Bay Area Region shall consist of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma County.

v. One [1] Northern California Vice Chair

A. Northern Region shall consist of all counties not in any of the other regions.

For reference, a map of the proposed regions is attached.