Minutes Black Mountain Democratic Club
4/09/25
PRESENT: @30
This was an in-person meeting.
5:30 - 6:30 PM ROOM SET UP Mesa Village HOA Rec Room, 10540 Caminito Baywood, SD 92126
6:30-7:00 PM Attendees socialized. The General Meeting began at 7:00 PM.
Lee Finney, BMDC President, welcomed everyone, led the club in the flag salute and preamble, followed by a call for approval of the March meeting minutes. A motion to approve was made by Tiffany Cuellar and seconded by Sarah Spear-Barrett. By raise of hands all were in favor.
Sarah Spear-Barrett encouraged everyone to come out for the Tuesday, April 15th BMDC Street Demonstration from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. It will be held on the corner of Westview and Mira Mesa. Sarah has advertised this event via Nation Builder email.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Joan Raphael, VP of Club Development, reported that we currently have 57 members.
TRESURER REPORT: Lee Finney reported for Treasurer Claudia von Wilpert the club’s current total funds on-hand is $987.97.
PROGRAM
Tiffany Cuellar, BMDC VP, invited any political office holder or their representatives, or candidates for office, to briefly speak.
- Albert Mora announced he is running to be the Democratic candidate opposing Republican Darrell Issa for US Congress.
Lee Finney introduced Youth for Climate Protection, our young environment activists, Greta Busch Castro, and Sophia Carrasco. They narrated an excellent slide presentation about AB 684 & AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025. They asked our club to endorse this legislation. Thereafter the club voted. The legislation received club endorsement. The vote was 17 yes and one abstain.
Lee Finney called for nominations for three positions on the BMDC Board: President, Secretary and Web Master. Stephen Tanner was nominated for president and accepted the nomination. Jacob Richetts was nominated for Webmaster and accepted the nomination. No one was nominated for Secretary. Voting will take place at the next BMDC General Meeting.
Tiffany Cuellar gave a brief demonstration on how to make rally signs and handed out packets of suggested poster messages.
7:30 PM Tiffany introduced Kate Bishop, our guest speaker, a local Democratic activist and founder of San Diego Women for America and president of the local Democratic Educational Alliance. Kate spoke on the Trump administration’s threats to public education, including the effects of the elimination the U.S. Dept. of Education. She encouraged everyone to attend local school board meetings and support school board members working in the best interest of our children and safe-guarding public education.
8:35 PM Lee thanked everyone for attending. The next meeting will be in-person Wednesday, May 14, at 6:30 PM, held at the Mesa Village Rec. 10540 Caminito Baywood, SD 92126. Our speaker will be a representative of the ACLU local office talking about how that organization is fighting back against this administration’s attacks on civil rights.
Respectfully Submitted,
Marcia Finney
Secretary, Black Mtn Democratic Club
Secretary, Black Mtn Democratic Club
