Candidates for the Goodyear City Council and Mayor election to be held in August came together at the invitation of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club on May 14, to give their views on current issues facing our community. Nearly 100 people attended the afternoon forum at the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom. John Moore, club president and forum…
Alisa Moore What a party it was—90 folks gathered in appropriately colorful (green, gold, and purple) costumes to dine and dance the evening away. Our annual Mardi Gras party was a real success, attributable to the hard work of social committee chair Frankie Veltri and her committee. March has proven to be a month of activities—political,…
Alisa Moore Kris Mayes, candidate for Arizona Attorney General, will speak to the PebbleCreek Democratic Club at their April 6 meeting. An attorney, ASU professor, consumer advocate, and former member of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), she has worked since 2010 as a senior sustainability scientist at ASU’s School of Global Sustainability, and she teaches…
Alisa Moore The PebbleCreek Democratic Club opens the 2022 meeting season with a bang, welcoming the director of economic development for the city of Goodyear, Lori Gary, as the speaker for the Jan. 5 meeting at the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The social hour begins at 6 p.m., and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. Lori…
Alisa Moore Our November meeting brought together more than 200 members and visiting friends. We gathered in the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom to share the excitement of the upcoming holidays and to mingle with folks not seen in months. The room was packed! After the social hour, we heard from Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, now…
Alisa Moore Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone was the speaker for the PebbleCreek (PC) Democratic Club’s inaugural Zoom meeting. The Sheriff is running for re-election and given the protests and moves to change law enforcement budgets, responsibilities, and oversight, the club could not have hosted a timelier or more interesting speaker. Sheriff Penzone defeated Joe…
Alisa moore The Pebblecreek Democratic club veterans were honored at the club’s November meeting with a special thank you applause from the members, and red, white, and blue decorations, military music, and cake. A reading by veteran Chuck Veltri, club vice president, of “I am a veteran,” (authored by Andrea Christensen) Brett further documented the members’ commitment…
Alisa Moore Beautifully decorated in red, white, and blue bunting and American flags, the Chianti Room at Tuscany Falls was jammed as almost 100 members of the PebbleCreek Democratic Club came to celebrate the beginning of the 2020 Election cycle. Club President Bob Conley welcomed the crowd and Vice President Chuck Veltri introduced the speakers.…
Alisa Moore One hundred local Democrats came out to see the not-yet released film Harriet and support Legislative District 13’s fundraising efforts to support election activities in 2020. Thanks to the PebbleCreek Democratic Club, Democrats of Festival, Democrats of Verrado, Democrats of Wickenburg, LD4 Democrats, and LD21 Democrats for supporting this very successful event and fundraiser…
Alisa Moore For those wondering how political parties are structured here in Arizona, Arizona’s State Democratic Party is broken down into county parties. In Maricopa and Pima counties, we break the county party into legislative districts so we can work locally in our communities. Legislative District 13 (LD13) is an independent arm of the Maricopa…