Third Anniversary Event Photos

(photo courtesy of Cristina Marquez / IBEW 569)

Third Anniversary Event Photo Gallery
Photos by Deborah Gostin photography. Click here to view the entire set.
If you use these photos for any purpose, please credit them to Deborah Gostin Photography, and please provide Deborah with a link to your site so she can add it to her portfolio – thank you.

By Tommy Hough

An immense thanks to all our sponsors, club members, award winners, friends and special guests who stopped by Ponce's on Sunday, Sept. 24, to help us celebrate our third anniversary.

Special thanks to photographer Deborah Gostin of Deborah Gostin Photography for serving as our event photographer.

Thanks as well to Congressman Scott Peters and State Senator Toni Atkins for paying our event a vist and offering remarks, and congratulations once again to our 2017 San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action honorees:

• 2017 Making A Difference Award  –  The No On Measure B coalition, which collectively helped stop the deep pockets of the Lilac Hills development, circumvention of CEQA by a poorly-considered development, and preserved rural open space, habitat and critical wildlife corridors. Presented by 2016 awardee Cori Schumacher.
• 2017 Steadfast and Courage Award  –  Debbie Knight of Friends of Rose Canyon, for her decades-long effort to remove the Regents Road bridge proposal from the University City community plan. Presented by the Sierra Club's George Courser.
• 2017 Club Member of the Year  –  Renée Owens, for her ongoing activism, aptitude and boundless enthusiasm for the wildlife and wildlands of San Diego County, and her commitment to "speak for the trees" and speak truth to power. Presented by club president Tommy Hough and secretary Cara Furio.
  

Finally, a thank you once again to all of our members and event attendees. You're the reason our club is now three years strong – and heading into its fourth year and our second election cycle with more members that ever.

Wear your buttons proud. You're the reason San Diego County is becoming a greener and increasingly greater Democratic stronghold every day.

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Third Anniversary event photos courtesy of Deborah Gostin Photography
Award photo by Renée Owens
Button photo by Tommy Hough