Know your Placer County Democratic Party Structure

Links to Placer County Democratic Clubs
California Democratic Party
Placer County Democratic Party
Auburn Area Democratic Party
Placer Women Democrats
Democratic Club of Lincoln
Placer Action Network
Democrats of Sun City Roseville

Placer County Immigration Support

The Placer County Democratic Party created a page dedicated to providing resources for immigrants and the community at-large. Please click HERE to be redirected to their site. https://placerdems.org/immigration-support

Our Code of Conduct

Community Forums

Taking Action on Hunger, Local Voices, Local Solutions

June 5, 2025 Forum – Taking Action on Hunger, Local Voices, Local Solutions

PowerPoint
Please click HERE to watch a recording of the event

AADC’s inaugural community forum: Taking Action on Hunger, Local Voices, Local Solutions was a success: the speakers were terrific, the audience engaged, and many of our more than 65 attendees made commitments to take action in our community to address the issue!

One attendee said: “Thank for organizing such an informative meeting which inspired me…I am going to organize a tour of the Feed the Foothills facility, I already have one person joining in. I now have ways to talk about how to make a local impact through the organizations that presented Thursday night. Thank you again”

We very much appreciate our speakers from whom we learned so much.

Ryan Fruchtenicht Program Manager, Placer County Health & Human Services
Laurie Rinker, Regional Philanthropy Manager, Feeding The Foothills
Andy Hayes President Of Auburn Interfaith Food Closet
Tammi Riedl Founder & Executive Director, Gold Country Food Hub

Our focus was on what YOU can do to address hunger in our community and support the organizations working on getting food to people in need. Below is a list of actions YOU can take, and links to make it easy for you to do so. We are tracking actions people have taken since the forum: if you have taken action please email us at info@auburnAreaDemocrats.com to tell us what you have done.

Volunteer your time:

Donate money, make a onetime or on-going financial contribution to:

Share information about CalFresh (SNAP) with friends or family who may be eligible:

CalFresh eligibility information and application

Advocate with elected officials

Five Calls provides messaging and easy ways to make calls to elected representatives.,
Chop Wood, Carry Water is a daily newsletter delivered to your email inbox with prioritized messaging you can use to contact elected representatives.

Tour Feed the Foothills: you can request a tour by emailing Laurie Rinker: laurie@feedingthefoothills.org

Bring non-perishable food to AADC monthly membership meetings: we will deliver it to Auburn Interfaith Food Council or the Sierra College Food Pantry

Voter Registration – Resources, FAQs and Links

For California Voter Registration, visit the California Secretary of State Website, where you will find all of the voter registration information at your finger tips.

Vote Centers, Current Election Info and Ballot Drop-Off Locations

Visit the Placer County Elections Office online, where you will find all of the current election information for Placer County, including Vote Centers. You may also visit or call their office at:

County Clerk-Recorder-Registrar of Voters
Elections Office
3715 Atherton Road
Rocklin, CA 95765
530-886-5650
1-800-824-8683 (toll-free)

Use this link for Ballot Box Drop-Off Locations in Placer County

What if my Ballot has not arrived in the mail?

As of September 27, 2021, every active registered voter is provided a vote-by-mail ballot for every election in which they are eligible to vote. (AB 2608) The Elections Office will mail out ballots by the 29^th day before each election and continue until seven days before Election Day. (Election Code § 3000).
If you have not received your ballot by 20 days before the election, contact the Placer County Clerk’s office.

Choose HOW to Vote

With a vote center (VCA) election model, voters will have more opportunities to vote in person, deciding when and where they prefer to vote. Voters are no longer assigned a specific polling place and will be able to cast their ballot in person, at any location, over the course of 4 to 11 days. Find VOTE Centers using this LINK

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What are Members Listening to, Reading, and Watching

A list of interesting books, blogs, websites, and podcasts

During one of our Coffee & Conversations, it was decided to start collecting a list of Books, Blogs, Websites, and Podcasts that members might be interested in checking out. The list is a living document and will change as members share more and more of what interests them.

If you have a something you think belongs on this list, please email: info@auburnareademocrats.com.

BOOKS

I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman
Belonging Without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World by John A. Powell & Stephen Menendian
Human Kindness: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time by Brad Aronson
Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want by Frances Moore Lappe & Adam Eichen
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging by Charles H. Vogl
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides by Geoffrey L. Cohen
Conversations with People Who Hate Me: 12 Things I Learned from Talking to Internet Strangers by Dylan Marron *Also a podcast! See below
The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization by Peter T. Coleman
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out by Amanda Ripley
What Went Wrong with Capitalism by Ruchir Sharma

SUBSTACKS

(A free platnform to allow writers and content creators to publish newsletters and connect with their audience)

America America – Stephen Beschloss
Official Substack of Kareem – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Today’s Edition: A reflection on today’s news through the lens of hope – Robert E. Hubbell
Michael Moore – Michael Moore
Letters from an American – Heather Cox Richardson
The Status Kuo – Jay Kuo
Men Yell at Me – Lyz Lenz
The Contrarian – Jennifer Rubin (formerly of Washington Post)

PODCASTS

“I’ve Had It” with Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan (two women in Oklahoma!)
“Conversations with People Who Hate Me” with Dylan Marro

WEBSITES

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

Widely used ACRONYMS

To help you answer that question, and others, here’s a list of widely used acronyms you’ll hear at meetings and events. The additional information provided is taken from the California, Placer County, and National Party websites and Bylaws.

For additions and corrections, please email: info@auburnareademocrats.com.

Acronym	Name	AKA	Information
AADC	Auburn Area Democratic Club	Auburn Democrats; Auburn Dems	One of Placer County’s chartered Democratic Clubs. A chartered club has fulfilled (and maintains) certain requirements set forth in the California Democratic Party’s Bylaws to obtain chartered status.
ADD	Assembly District Delegate	ADEM Delegate	Assembly District Delegates (ADD) are a class of delegates to the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC). They are elected by registered Democrats who register to vote in the ADEM election. The Assembly District corresponds to the Assembly District in which the delegate resides.
ADEM	Assembly District Election Meeting	ADEMS	The California Democratic Party Bylaws (Article VI) provide that an Assembly District Election Meetings (ADEMS) be held in each of the 22 CDP (California Democratic Party) Regions in February of each odd-numbered year to elect 7 “self-identified female” and 7 “other than self-identified female” to be Assembly District Delegates (ADDs) to represent the Assembly District they are registered in. These elections are open to all California Democrats.
CADEM	California Democratic Party	The Party; State Party; State Committee	A catchall phrase for the party. It is often pronounced one of two ways: ca-DEM or KAY-dem. See also: DCSS
CDP	California Democratic Party	The Party; State Party; State Committee	A catchall phrase for the party. See also DCSS
CE	Community Engagement Committee		Refers to the Community Engagement Committee of the Placer County Central Committee
CSC	Campaign Services Committee		Refers to the Campaign Services Committee of the Placer County Central Committee
DCC	Democratic Central Committee		Depends on the context of the conversation or communication.
DCSS	Democratic State Central Committee	The Party; State Party; State Committee	This Committee elects state officers of the Party and members of the Democratic National Committee, adopts a State Party platform in gubernatorial years and may adopt a proposed national platform in presidential election years, conducts campaigns for the party and its candidates for public office, appoints committees and employ staff as deemed desirable, and conducts such other business as the policy and program of the Party may require.
DNC	Democratic National Committee	National Committee	The Democratic National Committee, or DNC, was created during the Democratic National Convention of 1848, and is governed by its Charter and Bylaws. For 171 years, it’s been responsible for governing the Democratic Party and is the oldest continuing party committee in the United States. Under the leadership of Chair Jaime Harrison, the DNC is composed of the chairs and vice-chairs of each state Democratic Party Committee and over 200 members elected by Democrats in all 57 states and the territories.

GOTV	Get Out the Vote		Get out the vote efforts are generally divided into two categories: 1) Voter registration and voter encouragement; and 2) targeted partisan efforts to encourage voters to vote a certain way. This includes canvassing, mailers, and phone banking.
PAN	Placer Action Network		One of Placer County’s chartered Democratic Clubs. A chartered club has fulfilled (and maintains) certain requirements set forth in the California Democratic Party’s Bylaws to obtain chartered status.
PCDCC	Placer County Democratic Central Committee	Placer Dems; Central Committee (used by those who live within the county)	The Placer County Democratic Party (PCDP) coordinates the party’s activities throughout the county, making endorsements, organizing events and directing resources to support local, state, and national candidates and initiatives. It is charged under state law with overseeing the Party’s local activities and campaigns and is duly chartered by the California Democratic Party. See also: PCDP
PCDP	Placer County Democratic Party	The Party (if talking about county party issues); Placer Dems; Central Committee (used by those who live within the county)	The Placer County Democratic Party (PCDP) coordinates the party’s activities throughout the county, making endorsements, organizing events and directing resources to support local, state, and national candidates and initiatives. It is charged under state law with overseeing the Party’s local activities and campaigns and is duly chartered by the California Democratic Party. See also: PCDCC

PLEO	Party Leader and Elected Officials		Party leader and Elected Officials (PLEO) a class of delegates to the Democratic Central Committee. This class of delegates include party leaders, statewide and legislative elected officials (democrats who won the primary but did not win the general election are also included in the class), and others.
PWD	Placer Women Democrats	Women Dems	One of Placer County’s chartered Democratic Clubs. A chartered club has fulfilled (and maintains) certain requirements set forth in the California Democratic Party’s Bylaws to obtain chartered status.

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