2018 Benefit for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter

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2018 Benefit for the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter

Honoring Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian

Friday, October 5th, 2018

6-9 PM

Mitchell Park Community Center

3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Join your Loma Prieta Chapter to honor Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian for protecting the local and state environment through the decades of dedicated public service not only as a County Supervisor but also as a State Senator, State Assembly Member, and Palo Alto City Council Member and Mayor.

Enjoy wine, delicious hors-d'oeuvres and the company of fellow Sierrans and friends of the Chapter. We will also feature a silent auction with many exciting items and experiences, to help fund our critical work to save our local environment.     

Honoree Biography 

Joe Simitian is President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and represents District 5, which includes Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Stanford, and portions of Sunnyvale and San Jose.  Joe also previously served on the Palo Alto School Board and Palo Alto City Council, and in the California State Senate and State Assembly.

Joe authored many environmental laws during his Senate and Assembly terms, including The California Clean Coast Act, The Sustainable Oceans Act, The Delta Reform Act, and the state’s 33% by 2020 renewable portfolio standard. 

He also served as Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and routinely earned a 100% score from the California League of Conservation Voters.

Guest Speaker

Sally Lieber is a community leader and nonprofit advocate, working for economic and environmental justice, and environmental preservation and restoration. 

She served as Mayor and Councilwoman in the City of Mountain View and three terms in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, she represented Silicon Valley's 22nd Assembly District and as Speaker pro Tempore, only the third woman to hold this leadership position since 1849.

In the Assembly, Sally authored key legislation to fight climate change, scale back auto emissions and reduce the use of toxic chemicals. She also successfully raised the State’s minimum wage, authored the State’s first law to combat human trafficking, prevent wage theft and protect and empower people with disabilities.

She now heads a nonprofit organization responding to the needs of women in poverty, including women that are homeless and women refugees and their families. She also serves as an advisor to the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, an agency that was created through her legislation.

Sally Lieber has served on the board of the Sierra Club California and has been a long-time member of the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter.

Sponsors

John Muir Heir

Anonymous

Sierra Nevada Sentinel 

Anonymous

Yosemite Heroes

 Anonymous

Mary V. Hughes

Sequoia Champions

Alan and Irene Adler

Chris and Celeste Dier

Marion and Charles Krause

California State Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin

City of San Jose Councilmember Don Rocha

Mark Reedy

Environmental Stewardship Program

Baylands Stewards

Rania Bratberg and Vijnan Shastri

Nancy Bremeau

Marilyn Brewer

Shawn and Lisa Britton

Mary Buxton and Ron Hess

Sue Chow

Rick and Karen DeGolia

Susan desJardin

Gladwyn d'Souza

Edith and Jeb Eddy

City of Camplbell Councilmember Liz Gibbons

John and Jacqueline Hullar

City of San Jose Councilmember Sergio Jimenez

Arthur Keller

Linda and Sid Liebes

Larry Lundberg

Karen Maki

Richard and Marjorie Smallwood

Axule Networks

Loma Prieta Family Explorers

Honorary Hosts

City of Mountain View Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga, City of Burlingame Councilmember Emily Beach, California State Assemblymember Marc Berman, San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa, City of Mountain View Councilmember Christopher Clark, Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese,  Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Director Jed Cyr, Town of Atherton Councilmember Rick DeGolia, City of Palo Alto Councilmember Tom DuBois, City of Palo Alto Councilmember Eric Filseth, City of Palo Alto Councilmember Adrian Fine, City of Campbell Councilmember Liz Gibbons, City of Milpitas Vice Mayor Marsha Grilli, San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom, City of Sunnyvale Mayor Glenn Hendricks, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director Virginia Holtz, City of San Jose Councilmember Sergio Jimenez, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Director Yoriko Kishimoto, City of Palo Alto Mayor Liz Kniss, City of San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, City of Saratoga Mayor Emily Lo, U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, City of Mountain View Councilmember John McAlister, City of Daly City Mayor Juslyn Manalo, City of Mountain View Vice Mayor Lisa Matichak, California State Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Kevin Mullin, City of Milpitas Councilmember Bob Nunez, City of Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul, San Mateo County Supervisor Dave Pine, City of Half Moon Bay Vice Mayor Harvey Rarback, City of Mountain View Councilmember Ken Rosenberg, City of Los Gatos Councilmember Marico Sayoc, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Director Pete Siemens, City of Cuperino Councilmember Steven Scharf, City of Palo Alto Councilmember Greg Scharff, City of Mountain View Councilmember Pat Showalter, City of Sunnyvale Councilmember Nancy Smith, City of Los Gatos Councilmember Barbara Spector, City of Cupertino Councilmember Savita Vaidhyanathan 

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Event Committee

 James Eggers, Barbara Kelsey, Camille King, Justyna Guterman, Joyce Wright   

All proceeds benefit the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter. Tickets purchases and gifts to the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter are not tax-deductible; they support our effective, citizen-based advocacy and lobbying efforts.