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Luncheon History
January 29, 2010
"Rain or Shine Taxes are Due"
Dan McAllister
San Diego County Treasurer Tax Collector
January 15, 2010
"In Search of a Downtown Charger Stadium"
Mark Fabiani, Special Counsel to the San Diego Chargers
Fred Maas, Chairman Centre City Development Corporation
January 8, 2010
"Shades" - A Cappela Touring Group from Yale University
San Diego premiere performance sponsored by
Torrey Pines Bank
December 11, 2009
Holiday Singin' & Swingin'
A Fabulous Evening of Music, Dance, Food and Fellowship
as a fundraiser to support the Catfish Club
November 13, 2009
The Rt. Reverend John Bryson Chane - Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC Speaking on: "The Problem of Religion & Politics
November 6, 2009
San Diego Community College District: Progress, Plans and Challenges Speakers: Rich Grosch, President SDCCD Board of Trustees; Constance M. Carroll, PhD., Chancellor SDCCD; and Terrence Burgess, Ph.D., President City College
October 16, 2009
Rabbi Michael Lerner - Editor of Tikkun Speaking on: "The Left Hand of God"
October 9, 2009
San Diego City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer Metropolitan Water District of So. Cal General Manager Jeffery Kightlinger and Moderator LA Times Reporter Tony Perry
October 2, 2009
On-Balance Health Care Reform - Who, What and How
Dr. Rodney Hood, Director Care View Medical
Ed Martinez, Director San Ysdrio Health Care
Sylvia Hamption, Health Care for All California
September 18, 2009
The Honorable Susan Golding, CEO/President Promises 2 Kids (Originally founded as the Child Abuse Prevention Foundation)
September 4, 2009
No Meeting – Labor Day Holiday
August 28, 2009
The Honorable Bob Filner - Member United States House of Representatives, 51st District of California
The Honorable Susan Davis - Member United States House of Representatives, 53rd District of California
August 7, 2009
The Honorable Darryl Issa - Member, United States House of Representatives, 49th District of California
Speaking on: "Which Way Forward for California?"
July 31, 2009
Jay Dobyns - The Unconventional & Remarkable American Hero
Author of and Speaking on: "No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angel
July 17, 2009
Gretchen Peters – Former ABC News CorrespondentAuthor of and Speaking on: “Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda
July 3, 2009
No Meeting – July 4th - Holiday Weekend
June 19, 2009
Surviving the Challenging Economy: A Focus on Regional Retail/Commercial Growth and Shrinkage Moderated by
Gerald M. Trimble, Managing Principal of Keyser Marston Associates, Inc.
with
Gary H. London, President of The London Group
Thomas W. Sudberry, Jr., Chairman of the Board Sudberry Properties
And Invited Special Guest Kim Curtin Sentovich, General Manager of California Wal-Mart Stores Inc
June 5, 2009
County Water Authority
Level 2 'Drought Alert' - What that Means to You?
May 15, 2009
Is San Diego in Crisis?
Moderated by KNSD Reporter Gene Cubbison WithSan Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox
San Diego City Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Todd Gloria and County Supervisor Ron Roberts
May 1, 2009
Brian and Gerri Monaghan
Authors of and speaking on "The Power of Two"
April 2009 Program Sponsor
Procurement Concepts - Gayle and Harold "Gil" Johnson
Special Meeting, Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:00 p.m.
Catfish Club Tribune Dinner for Robert A. McNeely, Senior Vice Union Bank of California,
Doubltree Hotel, 7450 Hazard Center Drive, San Diego, California
6:00 pm Reception, 6:30 pm Dinner
Gold Level Sponsors $2500 for a Table of 10
Corporate Level Sponsors $1000 for a Table of 10
Individual Tickets $100
You may RSVP by calling (619) 266-7277 ext 2#
Apr 24th, 2009
Rev. George Walker Smith, Founder of the Catfish Club, 80th Birthday Celebration
Apr 10, 2009
Marye Anne Fox, PhD a world-renowned chemist is the seventh chancellor of the University of California, San Diego and distinguished professor of chemistry.
March 20, 2009
James Flanigan, Author of & Speaking on: "Smile Southern California, You're the Center of the Universe: The Economy and People of a Global Region"
March 13, 2009
The Economy in 2009: Is There Good News Ahead?
Tom Stickel, Private Banker and Investor, and
Ed Hieshetter, CLU Investment and Financial Services
February 2009 Program Sponsor
Pacific Coast National Bank – Denis Morgan
February 20, 2009
Sebastian Copeland, One of the world's most accomplished photographers.
Author of and specaking on: "Antarctica: A Call to Action."
Joint meeting with the City Club
February 13, 2009
Rabbi Michael Lerner, Editor of Tikkun.
Author of and speaking on: "The Spiritual Challenge of the Next Four Years:
The U.S. and Global Survival."
Joint meeting with the City Club
January 16, 2009
Roy Blount, Jr., One of America's most acclaimed writers.
Author of and speaking on: "Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, . . . With Examples of their Usage, Foul and Savory."
Joint meeting with the City Club
January 9, 2009
The Economy in 2009: Is There Good News Ahead?
Ruben Barrales, President and Chief Executive,
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, and
Gary London, President of The London Group Realty Advisors.
Joint meeting with the City Club
December 26, 2008 - No Meeting
Christmas Holiday
December 12, 2008
"On Being Black in San Diego - Part II
A community discussion on our City's racial maturity,
moderated by the National Conflict Resolution Center
November 28, 2008 - No Meeting
Thanksgiving Holiday
November 14, 2008
Colonel Nathan Sassaman, U.S. Army.
Author of and speaking on "Warrior King:
The Triumph and Betrayal of an American Soldier."
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
October 24, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Candidates for City of San Diego Office of City Attorney
Invited candidates Michael Aguirre and Jan Goldsmith
October 10, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Candidates for the California State Assembly Districts 76, 78, and 79.
Invited candidates Ralph Denney and Lori Saldana,
Marty Block and John McCann,
Derrick Roach and Mary Salas
October 3, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Candidates for the San Diego
Unified School District Board of Education
and the
Community College District Board of Trustees
Invited candidates:
John Edwards and William Schwandt,Dwayne Crenshaw and Mary Graham
September 26, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Candidates for the City of San Diego
Council Districts 1, 3, and 7.
Invited candidates Sherri Lightner and Phil Thalheimer, Todd Gloria and Stephen Whitburn,
April Boling and Marti Emerald
September 12, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Candidates for the San Diego
Unified School District Board of Education
Invited candidates:
John Lee Evans and Mitz Lee,
Richard Barrera, Shelia Jackson and Xeng X. Yang
September 5, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Terry Grier, Ph.D., Superintendent
San Diego Unified School District
Speaking on the "School Repair and Safety Measure of 2008,"
a bond issue to update school facilities for new technologies
to improve student learning and instruction. The proposal also
includes more than $273 million for upgrades
required under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
In addition, funding is allocated for projects that will be decided by
each school, with $150 per student set aside for projects selected by the school.
August 22, 2008
"On Being Black in San Diego"
With business owner Hartwell (Skipper) Ragsdale III,
housing advocate Mary Scott-Knoll,
and EEO specialist Rosalind Winstead.
Moderated by Michel Anderson
August 15, 2008 - Meeting Canceled
Program to be rescheduled
August 1, 2008
Dick Flavin, The Great Raconteur and Poet Laureate of Baseball
Speaking on: "The Joy of Laughter."
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
July 25, 2008
"Is San Diego a Major League with Minor League Attitudes?"
with guest Steve Erie, Director of UCSD Urban Studies and Planning
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
July 11, 2008
"Surviving the Drought-Metropolitan Water District's (MWD)
Water Plan for Southern California's Future"
June 27, 2008
"Politically Speaking," an appraisal of local and national elections,
with KNSD Anchor Gene Cubbinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune Political Reporter Ron Powell, and others
June 20, 2008
Dominican Republic Ambassador to the United States Flavio Espinal
"Latin America & the Future of American Foreign Policy"
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
June 13, 2008
Nancy Graham, Centre City Development Corporation
"Update on the Downtown Government Civic Center Complex"
June 6, 2008
"A Tribute to Bobby Kennedy-" In memory of the 40th Anniversary of his death
We will be joined by a special guest representing the Kennedy family
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
May 29, 2008
Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart, Co-Chairman of the
U.S. Commission on National Security, author of and speaking on
"Under the Eagle's Wing: A National Security Strategy of the the United States for 2009."
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
May 23, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Invited Candidates for Mayor of City of San Diego
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
Thursday May 15, 2008
William D. Novelli – Chief Executive Officer, AARP
"Seniors & America’s Future"
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
May 9, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Invited Candidates for City Attorney for City of San Diego
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
May 2, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Candidates for City of San Diego Council Districts 3 and 5
April 25, 2008
Fred Krupp, President of Environmental Defense
Author of and speaking on"Earth: The Sequel - the Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming"
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
Wednesday April 16, 2008
Bill Press
“How the Republicans Stole Religion”
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
April 11, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Invited Candidates for City of San Diego Council Districts 1 and 7
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
April 4, 2008
Roger Mudd
“The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News"
This is a joint meeting with the City Club
March 28, 2008
Voter Education Forum
Invited Candidates for California State Assembly
78th and 79th Districts
March 14, 2008
“Back to Africa” with Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick
United States Ambassador to Niger
A discussion on strengthening the world’s social fabric through economic empowerment
February 29, 2008
Armando Rodriguez
“From the Barrio to Washington: An Educator’s Journey"
Rodriguez was the first Hispanic high school principal in San Diego and became the second Latino
college president in California. Rodriguez served in the administrations of four U.S. presidents and was appointed to the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Thursday, February 7, 2008 - Special Meeting
Jim Wallis, President & Executive Officer
Sojourners (Washington, D.C.)
Author of and speaking on
"Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in Post Religious Right America"
January 25, 2008
TBA
January 11, 2008
Claudette Maria Johnson, author of and speaking on, "Memories,"
a novel that captures our nation's struggle during the great society.
Johnson served as Secretary to Congressman Lionel Van Deerlin (D-Retired),
Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson's Kerner Commission, and
Chief of Protocol to the Nation of Islam. A former San Diegan, Johnson's life
covers the civil rights era from inside our nation's capital.
December 28, 2007
No Meeting
December 14, 2007
"A Fatherhood Summit," with METRO (United Methodist Urban Ministry) featuring a presentation and panel discussion regarding Daddy Hunger that examines the absence of fathers in a society, all part of the Responsible Fatherhood Institute, a Presidential Initiative designed to encourage and assist fathers in becoming more active in their children's lives.
Please allow a little extra time in your schedule as this program will run until 2:00 p.m.
November 23, 2007 - No Meeting
The Hall of Champions Closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday
November 9, 2007
Mayor Jerry Sanders, City of San Diego Reports:
Needed Changes to the City Charter.
Sanders appointed a representative committee to make recommendations regarding strong mayor authority and possible changes to the charter
that could make this five-year experiment a permanent change to city governance
November 2, 2007
Bill Gephart on
"How Things are Going in Iraq, from a citizen's perspective."
Gephart shares his experience of traveling to Iraq as a citizen ambassador.
October 26, 2007 - Meeting Cancelled
The Hall of Champions Closed due to theFires in San Diego
October 12, 2007
TBA
September 28, 2007
Eileen Padberg, an American Patriot speaking on
"What I Learned from My 22 Months in Iraq."
Padberg is a consultant to an international organization
that works with emerging democracies, traveling worldwide to
provide political training for countries such as the former Soviet Union,
Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Guatemala.
Joint program with the City Club
September 14, 2007
Alan Bersin, Chairman of the San Diego Airport Authority
"Enhancing the airport authority's ability to effectively
serve the San Diego region's air transportation needs."
(Part II of a two-part series)
Joint program with the Asian Business Association
September 7, 2007
Dr. Harlan Ullman, author of and speaking on: "America's Promise Restored:
Preventing Culture, Crusade and Partisanship from Wrecking Our Nation."
A Senior Associate, International Security Program at the
Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), Ullman will discuss
why government is broken and, through six big ideas, offer ways to fix it.
He is a senior advisor with CSIS, columnist for theWashington Times,
and frequent commentator for Fox, BBC, and Al Jazeera TV.
Joint Meeting with the City Club
August 31, 2007 - 5th Friday- No Meeting
August 24, 2007
The Human Factor in Developing Africa,
with author and speaker Senyo B-S. K. Adjibolosoo, Ph.D.,
Professor of Economics, Point Loma Nazarene University
August 10, 2007
David Wescoe, CEO/Retirement Administrator, SDCERS.
San Diego City Employees' Retirement System (SDCERS) is the
independent money manager of retirement funds for employees of the
City of San Diego, Unified Port District, and San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
Our discussion will focus on the City's retirement fund situation and the numerous changes
the organization has made over the last two years.
July 27, 2007
"The Future of One of America's Great Parks - Balboa Park,"
moderated by San Diego Councilwoman Toni Atkins, with Malin Burnham;
Mike Stepner, Dean of the New School of Architecture;
David Lang, Executive Director of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership;
and Vicki Granowitz, incoming chair of the Balboa Park Committee
July 13, 2007
State Senator Christine Kehoe - Part 1 of a two-part series -
"Enhancing the airport authority's ability to effectively serve
the San Diego region's air transportation needs."
This is a joint program with the Asian Business Association.
(Save September 14 for Part II, with Alan Bersin, Chairman, San Diego Airport Authority)
June 22, 2007
Union-Tribune Columnists Gerry Braun and Ruth McKinnie Braun,
speaking on "Why Now- A Reflection of a husband and wife with striking new columns
in the Union-Tribune." Gerry Braun's column appears Wednesdays and Sundays.
Ruth McKinnie Braun is the Solutions Editor and contributes to the column "Just Fix It."
June 15, 2007
"The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham,
the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught,"
with Pulitzer Prize-winning co-authors Marcus Stern and George E. Condon Jr. of the Copley Press that uncovered the biggest bribery scandal in congressional hisotry.
Joint meeting with the City Club
June 8, 2007
Dr. Harlan Ullman, author of and speaking on: "America's Promise Restored:
Preventing Culture, Crusade and Partisanship from Wrecking Our Nation."
Ullman is Senior Associate, International Security Program-- Center for Strategic & International Studies,
and is commentator in U.S. and international media, including Fox, BBC, and Al Jazeera TV.
Joint meeting with the City Club
May 25, 2007
To Be Announced
May 18, 2007
Dr. Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and
Public Health at New York University, author of and speaking on
"What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating."
Joint meeting with the City Club
May 11, 2007
"The Crisis and Solutions" with Mayor Jerry Sanders, City Attorney Mike Aguirre,
and City Council PresidentScott Peters
April 27, 2007
"Politics in the Office of the U.S. Attorney"
with former U.S. Attorney Charles Labella
Joint meeting with the City Club
April 13, 2007
"Meet the Press - Union-Tribune Editorial Staff and Writers"
moderated by UT Editorial DirectorBob Kittle
March 30, 2007
"Failing America's Faithful: How Churches have Mixed God and Politics
and Lost Their Way" with the Honorable Kathleen Kennedy Townsend,
Former Lt. Governor of the State of Maryland.
Joint meeting with the City Club
March 23, 2007
Dr. Harlan Ullman, author of and speaking on: "America's Promise Restored:
Preventing Culture, Crusade and Partisanship from Wrecking Our Nation."
Ullman, Senior Associate- International Secruity Program,
Center for Strategic & International Studies, will discuss why government is broken
and, through six big ideas, offer ways to fix it. Dr. Ullman is a senior advisor with CSIS.
His expertise spans national security, foreign policy, terror, defense, economics,
and finance as well as Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. A columnist for
the "Washington Times," he is a frequent commentator in U.S. and international media
including Fox, BBC, and Al Jazeera TV. Joint meeting with the City Club
March 15, 2007
Special Thursday Program - Former Denver Mayor, Wellington Webb.
Webb was Denver's first African American mayor and is a nationally recognized
political figure. "I am the most unlikely person to have been elected mayor," said Webb,
who describes himself as a former sickly child with asthma who faced
family problems and personal tragedy. In 1991 he beat the odds of an underdog candicacy
to win the mayoral race.
March 9, 2007
Community Forum - "Gangs: Where Are We: What is the Role of Our Schools?"
with officials from the San Diego Unified School District and County schools.
March 2, 2007
No Meeting Today
February 23, 2007
"The Business of Local Sports" with Tim Sullivan
Sports Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune
February 16, 2007
Community Forum - "Gangs: Where Are We. Smart Suppression -
The Realities of Recidivism?" with officials from the County Probation
and California Department of Corrections.
By popular demand, this program is being added to the previous January series.
February 9, 2007
Mr. James H. Quigley, CEO, Deloitte Touche, USA
speaking on "Accountability & the Public Interest."
Mr. Quigley was named CEO of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
(D&T USA) in June 2003. This is a joint meeting with the City Club.
February 2, 2007- No Meeting
January 26, 2007
Community Forum
"Gangs - Where Are We: The Problem?"
January 19, 2007
Community Forum
"Gangs - Where Are We: Is There a Way Out?"
January 12, 2007
Kitty Dukakis, Author of and speaking on:
"Shock: The Healing Power of Electroconvulsive Therapy."
The wife of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Demonratic presidential
nominee
Michael Dukakis, Ms. Dukakis revealed her ongoing struggle to overcome
depression
and her accompanying addictions to alcohol and diet pills in her 1990
memoir,"Now You Know."
She has battled disabling depression for more than
20 years. Coupled with drug and alcohol,
she tried every medication and treatment
available and none worked for long. It was not until she
got electroconvulsive therapy
(ECT) that she could reclaim her life.
Joint Meeting with the City Club.
January 5, 2007
Dr. J. Edward Hill, President, American Medical Association (AMA)
Speaking on "The State of American Medicine." Dr. Hill began his professional career
in the rural Mississippi Delta where he practiced for 27 years. In addition to full service
family practice, he developed and directed a local maternal child health program that
resulted in lowering the fetal mortality rate from one of the highest in the U.S. to below
the national average where it remained.
Joint Meeting with the City Club.
December 29
, 2006 - No Meeting
New Year's Holiday Weekend
December 22, 2006 - No Meeting
Christmas Holiday Weekend
December 15, 2006
Tony (Thomas K) Brown, Senior Vice President, Global Purchasing,
Ford Motor Company, an African American responsibile for more than $90 billion of
production and non-production procurement for all eight Ford brands worldwide.
Previously, Brown was vice president, Global Purchasing, a position he was appointed to
in January 2002. Prior to that, Brown was executive director,
Manufacturing Procurement Operations-Ford Global Purchasing.
Before his role as executive director, he was director, Ford Purchasing
Global Strategic Planning and Process Leadership
December 8, 2006
"San Diego Public Safety at Risk?"
with William Maheu, Executive Assistant Chief of Police;
and San Diego Fire Chief, Tracy Jarman
December 1, 2006 - No Meeting
Holiday Nights - Hall of Champions Unavailable
November 24, 2006 - No Meeting
Happy Thanksgiving
November 17, 2006
The Honorable Swanee Hunt, former U.S. Ambassador to Austria,
author of and speaking on "Half-Life of a Zealot,"
a novel depicting Hunt's life as the daughter of legendary oil magnate H.L. Hunt,
tells how the girl who spoke against "Reds" alongside her father became
a fierce advocate for progressive change in America and abroad, an innovative philanthropist and Bill Clinton's Ambassador to Austria.
Joint meeting with the City Club.
November 10, 2006 - No Meeting
Hall of Champions Closed in Observance of Veterans Day
November 3, 2006
"The Good Fight: Why Liberals - and Only Liberals-
Can Win the War of Terror and Make America Great Again"
with Peter Beinhart, Editor-at-Large of the
New Republic Magazine. Joint meeting with the City Club.
October 27, 2006
"Meet the Candidates" running for major elected positions.
This is a voter's education forum. "Invited candidates" will share
their campaign platforms and materials.
October 23, 2006
A Special Breakfast Meeting at the Doubletree Hotel in Hazard Center
Honoring San Diego's extraordinary couples who continue
to work together to make our city great.
7:30 a.m. Doubletree Hotel, 7450 Hazard Center, San Diego 92108.
Please purchase tickets in advance: (619) 266-7278.
October 20, 2006
"Energy & America's Future" with Red Cavaney, President and CEO,
American Petroleum Institute (API) - Joint meeting with the City Club.
October 13, 2006
"Pro and Con" with Mayor Jerry Sanders, City Attorney Michael Aguirre,
League of Women Voters and San Diego Police Officers Association,
explaining Proposition B - Charter Change Requiring Voter Approval
of future City Pension Benefit Increases;
and Proposition C- Charter Change for Managed Competition.
October 6, 2006
The Honorable Ben Barnes, Former Lt. Governor, State of Texas.
Author of and Speaking on "Barn Burning Barn Building."
Joint meeting with the City Club.
September 29, 2006
Ron Garrett, Greater San Diego Business Development Council
September 22, 2006
State of California Insurance Commissioner
John Garamendi
September 15, 2006
"The State of Higher Education"
A panel discussion with UCSD Chancellor Mary Anne Fox, SDSU President Stephen Weber,
and SD Community College District Chancellor Constance Carroll
September 8, 2006
"Health Safety-Net Assessment"
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors initiated this assessment to address
the move of UCSD's County Hospital to La Jolla,
which will leave few hospitals south of Interstate 8
and could impact access to emergency care
September 1, 2006
No Meeting - Enjoy Your Labor Day Weekend
August 25, 2006
"An Educational Dilemma- Uninsured Health Care for Kids"
With all of the discussion focused on undocumented immigrants- a Panel Discussion
moderated by Jennette Lawrence of the Family Health Centers of San Diego;
with Ruth Riedel of Alliance Health Foundation; Luisa Monson, San Diego City Schools Health; and Dr. Wilma Wooten (invited) County of San Diego Health and Human Services Department
August 18, 2006
Sierra Club's Canyon Campaign, with Norma LaMadrid, Canyons/Creeks Program Assistant, a
grassroots campaign, inspiring citizens to get involved and adopt their neighboring canyons and creeks
August 11, 2006
Tina Terrell, Forest Supervisor
Clevland National Forest - U.S. Forest Services
August 4, 2006
Neighborhoods for Clean Elections (NCE), an informational presentation on a local campaign for a November 2008 ballot proposal
to fund clean elections from public resources. The measure is being conceived and supported by
the Sierra Club, League of Women Voters, and Common Cause
July 28, 2006
"The Navy Broadway Complex - A Signature Property for San Diego"
A Panel Discussion moderated by Mark Steele, FAIA AICP and
President of M.W. Steele Group - Architects/Urban Design;
with Perry M. Dealy, Executive Vice President of Manchester Financial Group;
the Center City Development Corporation - CCDC (invited); and
Peter Q. Davis, former CCDC Chairman and Director, San Diego Port Authority (tentative)
July 21, 2006
"Globalizing Hope" with Wahu Kaara, Founding Director and Executive Chair
of the Kenya Debt Relief Network
July 14, 2006
Franz Wisner: Author of and speaking on: "Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir"
July 7, 2006
The Union-Tribune's increased emphasis on watchdog journalism: digging deep to expose corruption,
reveal bureaucratic ineptitude and uncover stories to protect the interests of all San Diegans -
"Watchdog Report" with Union-Tribune Metro Editor Lori Hearn
and Investigative Reporter Brooke Williams.
Plus A Special Performance from the cast of RENT
June 30, 2006
Enrique Morones of the Border Angels and The Minuteman Project (invited)
"A Panel Discussion - "Immigration Politics verses the Humanitarian Realities"
June 23, 2006
Steve P. Erie
The politics of Water in San Diego
"Beyond Chinatown"
June 16, 2006
Dr. Will Marshall III
President, Progressive Policy Institute
"With All Our Might: A Progressive Strategy for Defeating Jijadism and Defending Liberty"
June 9, 2006
Project Concern International
"The Integration of Food Security and AID's Prevention in Africa"
June 2, 2006
No-Meeting
Due to the Availability of the Hall of Champions
May 26, 2006
Voters Education Forum
Candidates for City Council,
City of San Diego Council Districts 4 and 8
May 19, 2006
Voters Education Forum
Candidates for San Diego Community College - Districts A and C
May 12, 2006
Voters Education Forum
Candidates for the 51st and 53rd Congressional Districts
May 5, 2006
Voters Education Forum
Candidates for the 78th and 79th State Assembly Districts
April 28, 2006
A surprise Birthday Party for Rev. George Walker Smith,
Founder of the Catfish Club
April 21, 2006
Former U.S. Senator George McGovern,
One of the most significant figures in America today
April 14, 2006
Jerry Butkiewicz, Secretary-Treasurer
San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council
"Turning San Diego Towards the Future (Part 4) - City Employees
April 7, 2006
"How to Access the Media" - A Panel Discussion
With representatives from the Asian American Journalists,
California Chicano News Media Association,
the San Diego Association of Black Journalists,
and the National Lesbian Gay Journalists Association
April 6, 2006
Special Thursday Meeting
in partnership with the Asian Business Association,
Chicano Federation, City Club, and Downtown Partnership.
Mayor Jerry Sanders and City of San Diego CFO Jay Goldstone
"Assessing the City's Fiscal Crisis: The Process and Philosophy of
how Mayor Sanders' First Budget is being put together."
March 31, 2006
Carl DeMaio
Turning San Diego Towards the Future (Part IV)
"The Voter Referendums"
March 24, 2006
"The Public Interest: Above All -
Surviving the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina"
with Houston, Texas Mayor Bill White
March 17, 2006
"The Condition of our Troops"
with Colonel John C. Coleman, Commanding Officer,
U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
March 10, 2006
"Changes in Cable Television"
March 3, 2006
Former U.S. Diplomat Mary Ann Wright and
David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org
speaking on "The Iraq War"
February 24, 2006
County Sheriff Elder Abuse Unit
with Lt. Sylvester Washington
February 17, 2006
Turning San Diego Towards the Future - Part III
with San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre
February 10, 2006
Turning San Diego Towards the Future- Part II
with San Diego City Council President Scott Peters
February 3, 2006
Turing San Diego Towards the Future - Part I
with San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
Part I of three-part series
Joint Meeting with the City Club
January 27, 2006
The preservation of New Orleans culture after Hurricane Katrina
with noted Black Historian Karen Huff
January 20, 2006
Dan McAllister, San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector
discusses your county taxes and the County Retirement Board
January 13, 2006
"What's Ahead for Peter Hall and Downtown?"
with the retiring chief executive of the Centre City Development Corporation
January 6, 2006
Voter Education Forum - San Diego City Council Candidates
District 2: Kevin Faulconer and Lorena Gonzalez
District 8: Ben Hueso and Luis Acle
December 30, 2005
Interested in Downtown Redevelopment?
Join us on the Center City Development Corporation Tour
Limited to 30 persons. You must RSVP for the event
December 23, 2005
No Meeting - Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas
December 16, 2005
Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Author of and speaking on: Symptoms of Withdrawal
What happens when you are born with the American dream fulfilled?
"I was born just off the beach in Malibu, California. My father, Peter Lawford,
was a movie star and a member of the Rat Pack. My mother's brother, Jack,
would be president of the U.S. I was given wealth, power, and fame
when I drew my first breath. How do you follow that?"
December 9, 2005
Dr. Carl Cohn, Superintendent, San Diego City Schools
December 2, 2005
John Brockington, Former Green Bay Packer,
shares his story of success in football and the difference between a difficult life
on dialysis and the normal life he lives now through the John Brockington Foundation,
formed in 2002, which seeks to narrow the gap between the number of people waiting for organs
and the number of organs available.
Also
The Annual Black Business Marketplace
featuring African American vendors selling gifts and crafts
November 25, 2005
No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving
November 18, 2005
You need to know about Adoption: A Child is Waiting...
with guests from the San Diego County Adoptions and Child Abuse Prevention Center
November 11, 2005
In Recovery from the Election: Healing the Wounds, Win or Lose
with San Diego Mesa College Political Science Professor, Carl Luna, Ph.D.,
Political Communications Consultant Cynthia Vicknair,
and San Diego Politial Consultant, Larry Remer
November 4, 2005
Mayoral Voter Forum
Candidates Donna Frye and Jerry Sanders
with guest interviewers Andrew Donahue, Voice of San Diego Political Writer,
and local banker, former mayoral candidate, and San Diego Port Commissioner, Peter Q. Davis.
October 28, 2005
Voter Education Forum - California State Ballot Propositions
October 21, 2005
San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Page Editor Robert Kittle
goes One-on-One with Mayoral Candidate Jerry Sanders
October 14, 2005
Jim Steeg, the man responsible for turning the Super Bowl into the world's premier
sporting event, was named executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the
San Diego Chargers in 2004. In addition to overseeing all business operations for the Chargers,
his responsibilities include the development of a new, Super Bowl-caliber stadium for San Diego.
Over the years, he has worked hand-in-hand with communities across the country to develop
stadiums to play host to the Super Bowl.
October 7, 2005
Join the Catfish Club in welcoming Jasmine Guy
Remembered mostly as Whitley Gilbert Wayne on the TV series "A Different World,"
Ms. Guy is also a writer and director. A native of Boston, she has released a self-titled album
with backing vocals on a few songs from her "A Different World" co-star, Cree Summer.
Ms. Guy has authored the book "Evolution of a Revolutionary," which is the biography
of Afeni Shakur, mother of the late actor/hip-hop MC Tupac Shakur.
September 30, 2005
San Diego Union-Tribune Reporter Gerry Braun goes One-on-One
with Mayoral Candidate Councilwoman Donna Frye (District 6)
September 23, 2005
Voter Education Forum
City of San Diego November 8th Special Election
for City Council Districts 2 and 8
Invited District 2 Candidates
Carolyn Chase/Kevin Faulconer/Lorena Gonzalez/Rich Grosch
and Invited District 8 Candidates
Luis Acle/Remy Bermudez/Dan Coffey/Ben Hueso
September 16, 2005
At the Cross: What's next at Mt. Soledad?
With Phil Thalheimer, San Diegans for the Mt. Soledad National War Memorial
and special guest Attorney James E. McElroy representing Philip Paulson who has
won a judgment in federal court to have the cross on Mt. Soledad removed
September 9, 2005
Charles E. Black, Executive Vice President
JMI Realty, a subsidiary of John Moores Investment, Inc.,
discusses the Ballpark Village Project,
an urban, master-planned "village" adjacent to PETCO Park
September 2, 2005
No Meeting - Happy Labor Day Weekend
August 26, 2005
The Catfish Club goes on the Road-to the San Diego Unified Port District.
Come and enjoy this behind the scenes tour of a virtually hidden
10th Avenue Terminal facility and San Diego's Maritime Industry.
Limited to 30 guests - RSVP required by August 22.
Sorry - No Exceptions
Bus will leave Channel 10 parking lot at 11:45 a.m.
and return at 1:45 p.m. - Bring comfortable shoes!
August 19, 2005
Boston Herald sports writer Howard Bryant, noted author of
"Shut Out: the story of race and baseball in Boston,"
a controversial and gripping novel tracing the haunting practice and legacy
of racism and chronicling the policies and personality of the Yawhey family as well as the
conflicted Boston press that wrestled with its own racial issues. Set against the backdrop
of Boston's own difficult struggle with race.
August 12, 2005
"One on One with Bonnie Dumanis,"
the first women to serve as the District Attorney for San Diego County
who leads an office of more than 290 attorneys, 150-plus investigators,
more than 600 support staff, and a budget over $90 million.
August 5, 2005
The Catfish lub explores the "Family Justice Center,"
the first omprehensive "one stop shop" in the nation for
victims of family violence and their children.
July 29, 2005
UCSD's Involvement with Public Education:
Preuss School as a Model for Replication
Presenters: Professor Hugh "Bud" Mehan, Director, UCSD CREATE
Professor Cecil Lytle, Provost, UCSD's Thurgood Marshall College
Vince Riveroll, Principal, Gompers Charter Middle School.
July 22, 2005
Dr. Richard Parker, Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Fellow
Shorenstein Center, Harvard University author of and speaking on
"John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics."
July 15, 2005
Special San Diego Mayoral Election Voter Education Forum
With candidates Steve Francis, Donna Frye, Jerry Sanders, Pat Shea, Myke Shelby.
July 8, 2005
Natalie Rencher, Deputy Director, County of San Diego Library
with a panel of African American and Latino Librarians
Topic: Creating Environments for Children of Color in our Libraries.
July 1, 2005
No Meeting - Happy 4th of July
June 24, 2005
"One on One"
with Diann Shipione, Former City of San Diego Retirement Board Member
June 17, 2005
Juneteenth Celebration, with performances by
concert pianist Cecil Lytle, Ph.D., and
Teye Sa Thiosanne, African Drum and Dance Company
June 10, 2005
CBS News Foreign Correspondent Tom Fenton,
author of and speakig on: "Bad News: the Decline of Reporting,
the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All"
June 3, 2005
6:00 p.m. "Showcase of Stars"
An Evening of Entertainment - KGTV Channel 10 Studios
Co-hosts: Marti Emerald and Fred Blankenship
See local business, education, government, and community personalities
performing as their favorite stars in music, dance, comedy, and drama.
Admission: $25/person (open seating) or $500/Reserved Table for eight
RSVP by May 27 (619) 463-1702 or 266-7278
Regular 12:00 Noon Luncheon
Michael Bruker, Executive Director, Jackie Robinson YMCA
Presents "Positioning for 2010- Our Strategic Plan for a Whole New "Y"
May 27, 2005
Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times San Diego Bureau Chief,
shares his experiences as an embedded reporter in Iraq
May 20, 2005
Regional Airport Update
with Thella Bowen, CEO, San Diego Airport Authority
May 13, 2005
"How to protect yourself and your computers from being compromised"
San Diego County Sheriff's Department Financial Crime Unit
addresses identity theft and computer crimes.
May 6, 2005
Howard H. Carey, Ph.D., President and CEO
Neighborhood House Association, speaks to the inspiration and future
of this vital agency that provides solutions for families and children.
April 29, 2005
A New Vision for the Hillcrest County Hospital Facility
with Richard J. Liekweg, CEO, UCSD Medical Center.
April 22, 2005
"Unplugged" with Councilmember Scott Peters, City of San Diego District 1
responding to concerns of the City's Pension system and
the Council's rocky relationship with the City Attorney.
April 15, 2005
Senator Sheila Kuehl, (D) Los Angeles, who recently introduced
the California Health Insurance Reliability Act (CHIRA) SB 840
that would cover every Californian with comprehensive health insurance
and guarantee their right to choose their own physician. Kuehl was elected
to the State Senate in 2000 and 2004 after serving for six years in
the State Assembly. In her youth, she was known for her portrayal of
the irrepressible Zelda Gilroy in the TV series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."
April 8, 2005
"Optimizing Health Most Effectively and Efficiently" ith Dr. John Abramson, noted author of "Overdosed America."
Abramson served as a primary care doctor in Appalachia and
left his practice in 2002 to devote himself full-time to
researching and writing "Overdosed America," with the goal of
helping patients and doctors to reclaim the basic mission of medicine.
April 1, 2005
"Saving Social Security"
with the Honorable Richard Neal, Congressman, Massachusetts (D)
At-large Whip for House Democracts and member, Ways and Means Committee.
March 25, 2005
The Catfish Club joins with the United Domestic Workers of America (UDW)
in celebrating Cesar Chavez's 78th Birthday, with Cesar's younger brother,
Richard Chavez, and LeRoy Chatfield and invited guest, Dolores Huerta,
all of whom worked at Chavez's side in the United Farm Workers Union.
Sponsored by Fahari Jeffers and Ken-Msemaji of UDW,
in memory of their dearly loved friend Cesar Chavez
March 18, 2005
A classic "Unplugged" conversation with Neil Morgan
of the on-line newspaper Voice of San Diego, and
Dennis Morgigno of Cox Channel 4
March 11, 2005
"One-on-One" with San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre
March 4, 2005
"San Diego's Community Colleges: Gateways to Opportunity"
Presenters:
Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D., Chancellor, San Diego Community College District,and
Marty Block, J.D., President, Board of Trustees, San Diego Community College District
February 25, 2005
The State of Education for African American Children: A Panel Discussion
Shelia Jackson, San Diego City Schools Trustee
Shirley Weber, Ph.D., San Diego State University Associate Professor
John Johnson, LCSW, Chair, Lincoln/Gompers Redevelopment Committee
Moderator: Dorothy L.W. Smith, Ph.D.
February 18, 2005
Topic: The Patriot Act
Mike Skerlos, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and
Anti-Terroist Coordinator for the U.S. Attorneys Office in San Diego
February 11, 2005
The Challenges for California Colleges and Universities
Stephen L. Weber, Ph.D., San Diego State University President
Constance Carroll, Ph.D., President, San Diego Community College District
Marye Anne Fox, Ph.D., Chacellor, UCSD
Moderator: Dr. James R. Kitchen, VP for Student Affairs, SDSU
February 4, 2005
Attorney Patrick Shea
Topic: Enron by the Bay: Comparisons of San Diego's
financial situation to that of Orange County.
Shea was bankruptcy attorney to Orange County and
is current transition team leader for City Attorney Michael Aguirre's effort
to restructure the City Attorney's Office
January 28, 2005
Mary Ann Marks, Former Program Officer
USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in Darfur, Sudan
Topic: Disaster and humanitaria efforts in the Darfur states of Sudan
January 21, 2005
Timothy J. Roemer, Commissioner
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Roemer is president of the Center for National Policy and a distiguished scholar
at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
January 14, 2005
Dr. Juliet B. Schor, Professor of Sociology, Boston College
Author, "Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture"
January 7, 2005
Bob Kittle
Editorial Page Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune
Topic: News and Editorial Pages: Perception and Reality
December 31, 2004
Candidates Forum - City of San Diego 4th Council District Special Election
Tony Young, Chief of Staff to the late Councilman Charles Lewis,
and former Deputy Mayor and City Councilman, The Honorable George Stevens
December 24 , 2004
Christmas Eve - No Meeting
December 17, 2004
James O. Goldsborough
Foreign Affairs Columnist for The San Diego Union-Tribune and
member of the newspaper's editorial board, specializing in international issues
Also, Annual Black Business Marketplace (selling personal gifts, art, etc.)
December 10, 2004
Dave Schlesinger, The Bajagua Project,
The Wastewater Treatment Plant to be built in Mexico
to treat sewage generated in Tijuana
December 3, 2004
City-County Reinvestment Task Force
Annual report on the activities of lending institutions to meet
local credit needs of homebuyers and small business
November 26, 2004
Day after Thanksgiving - No Meeting
November 19, 2004
Ronne Froman, CEO
America Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties
November 12, 2004
Voter Forum - City of San Diego Council District 4 Special Election
November 5, 2004
Election Recap: Winners and Losers
Dr. Carl Luna, TV Commentator & Professor of Political Science, Mesa College
Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
October 29, 2004
Voter Forum - California State Assembly Candidates
76th District: Tricia Hunter (Rep), Jennifer Osborne (Lib), Lori Saldana (Dem)
78th District: Patty Davis (Dem), Josh Hale (Lib), Shirley Horton (Rep)
October 22, 2004
Voter Forum - City of San Diego Mayoral Candidates
Dick Murphy and Ron Roberts
October 15, 2004
The Catfish Club meeting has been cancelled
to celebrate the homegoing of
Mr. Hartwell W. Ragsdale, Sr.
Mr. Ragsdale's funeral service is scheduled for
1:00 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2004
at the Bayview Baptist Church
6105 Benson Street in San Diego, CA 92114
October 8, 2004
Voter Forum - City of San Diego City Council Candidates
District 1: Scott Peters and Phil Thalheimer
October 1, 2004
Voter Forum - San Diego City Attorney Candidates
Michael Aguirre and Leslie Devaney
September 24, 2004
Voter Forum
Pros and cons of the Gaming Propositions on the November 2nd ballot.
Proposition 68 would allow card clubs and racetracks to install
slot machines unless all of California's casino-owning Indian tribes
agree to pay 25 percent of their profits to the state.
Proposition 70 would allow unfettered tribal gaming expansion and apply
the state's roughly 9 percent corporate tax rate to gaming tribes.
September 17, 2004
Voter Forum - Candidates for the California State Senate- 39th District
Christine Kehoe (Dem), John Murphy (Lib), Larry Stirling (Rep)
September 10, 2004
Voter Forum - Candidates for San Diego City School Board
District A: Mitz Lee and Miyo Ellen Reff
District D: Luis Acle and Benjamin Hueso
District E: Shelia Jackson and Sharon Whitehurst-Payne
September 3, 2004
"Payday Lending"
Does "Payday Lending" in San Diego contribute to economic hardship
by charging excessive fees and interest for credit during emergencies?
A presentation of data coordinated by the City-County Reinvestment Task Force,
including Alan Fisher, California Reinvestment Committee, and
Joni Halpern, San Diego-based SPIN (Supportive Parents Information Network),
of the inverse relationship between numbers of bank branches vs. numbers of check-cashing stores.
August 27, 2004
Leah Browder, Deputy Director
City of San Diego Waste Reduction and Enforcement Division
Discusses a state law that could impact the 1911 Citizen's Ordinance for trash collection
initiating a Mandatory Trash Recycling Ordinance.
August 20, 2004
Got Water? - California is in the 5th year of a drought.
Are recent efforts by county authorities to import water from the Colorado River,
which is at a 500-year record low point, enough?
Speaker: Ron Gastelum, President and CEO
Metropolitan Water District of Southern CA
August 13, 2004
"Payday Lending" in San Diego contributes to economic hardship and unfairly punishes
military families by charging excessive fees and interest
(between 400% - 800% over a year) for credit during emergencies. Presentation of data coordinated by City/County Reinvestment Task Force,
including Alan Fisher, California Reinvestment Committee, and
Joni Halpern, SPIN (Supportive Parents Information Network).
Discussion of the inverse relationship between numbers of bank branches
vs. numbers of check-cashing stores. Are there local solutions?
August 6, 2004
San Diego City Manager P. Lamont Ewellshares with the Catfish Club and City Club
his thoughts on the administration of our city's government.
July 30, 2004
One-on-One with Mike Madigan
Chair of the East Village Association, and
CEO of the Immigrant Museum of New Americas.
The Catfish Club invites you to an up close conversation with
one of San Diego's most successful business leaders.
July 23, 2004
Adam Pertman, Award-winning expert on adoption and family issues
and Pulitzer-nominated journalist.
Author of "Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America"
July 16, 2004
Topic: "What's the benefit of a public utility"
Steve Padilla, Mayor, City of Chula Vista, where a proposal is under
consideration splitting ties from SDG&E in an effort to save local ratepayers money
July 9, 2004
Local authors Rudolph Johnson III,
Dr. Lorraine Johnson, Ph.D., and
Dr. Dorothy L. Smith, Ph.D.
examine the triumphs of families through their personal literacy publications
July 2, 2004
The Catfish Club meets at San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park
Speaker: The Great Buck O'Neil, Chairman of the Negro League Museum
and Former Kansas City Monarch
June 25, 2004
San Diego City District 2 Councilmember Michael Zucchet
Speaks to issues of the city, including the need for an increase in the
Transient Occupancy Tax.
June 18, 2004
Steven P. Erie, Ph.D., noted author and Director of Urban Studies and Planning Policy
Topic: Globalizing Trade, Infrastructure and Regional Development.
How do city-regions successfully compete in the global age?
Mixing history and policy analysis, Steven Erie offers a fresh and compelling account of the improbable rise of Los Angeles, explaining how a region with no natural harbor and a metropolis situated a distant 20 miles from the coast managed to become the world's ninth largest economy
and a leading trade and transportation center.
June 11, 2004
Peter Kanelos, Community Affairs Representative, Wal-Mart
Coleen Clementson, Program Manager, City of San Diego Planning Department
Bill Speer, Real Estate Consultant, Speer Consulting
Linda Greenberg, Retail/Commercial Broker, Colliers International
Gerald Trimble, Real Estate Economist, Keyser Marston
The panelist will review considerations by the City of San Diego to constrict super-store retail developments where wages and worker benefits become questions of and use economics.
June 4, 2004
Can Your Heart Take It?
Dr. Charles Athill, M.D., F.A.C.C. Cardiac Electrophysiologist
May 28, 2004
"Are you or your family at-risk?"
Dr. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD
Chief Medical Director, The Whittier Institute for Diabetes
May 21, 2004
"Making the Case for Integration"
James R. Kitchen, Ph.D., Vice President, Student Affairs at SDSU
Reflects on the 50th Anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of Education
May 14, 2004
Radio talk show hosts, Councilman Ralph Inzunza and Enrique Morones
convey the Latino Connection airwaves with the Catfish Club
May 7, 2004
"What's Really Going On"
Deputy Police Chief Lou Scanlon
and the Office of District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis
Discuss measures aimed at curbing recent gang violence within the
City of San Diego, with special comments by Councilman Charles Lewis
April 30, 2004
Kyra Phillips, CNN Correspondent
and embedded reporter with U.S. Troops in Iraq
April 23, 2004
Does San Diego need a Strong Mayor?
A Forum on the proposals to change local government
Panelists: Jack McGrory, Bill Geppert, and Debra Berger
April 16, 2004
Matt Malone: San Diego City Schools
Small School Reform: Changes for local schools
dividing campus life to enhance student achievement
April 9, 2004
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Review of the Comprehensive Regional Plan (CRP)
to aid in dealing with the county transportation issues
April 2, 2004
Carl DeMaio, President of the Performance Institute
Outlines the San Diego Citizens' Budget Reform Project
to reduce spending and promote consolidation of local government
March 26, 2004
San Diego - LA Maglev Train
with Venture Capitalist Sandy Shapery
The not so distant future of commuter travel at 200 mph
March 19, 2004
David Callahan, noted author
Exposes the discussion of
"The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead"
A Joint Meeting of the Catfish Club and City Club
March 12, 2004
The California Constitution and Same Sex Marriage
A law professor and civil rights lawyer will address this timely topic
surrounding our state constitution.
Moderated by Dr. Garry Hays
March 5, 2004
Dan McAllister, Treasurer and Tax Collector, County of San Diego
Provides an update on what changes have occurred in this public office
February 27, 2004
Black History Month Observance
Discussions with members of the
Munford Point Marines and the Tuskegee Airmen
February 20, 2004
Voter Forum
San Diego Community College District Candidates
February 13, 2004
Voter Forum
California 76th Assembly District Candidates
February 6, 2004
Voter Forum
California 78th Assembly District Candidates
January 30, 2004
Voter Forum
City of San Diego Mayoral Candidates
Moderated by Karen Rostodha, KPBS Full Focus
Tony Perry, Reporter, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Bureau
Co-sponsored by the City Club of San Diego
January 23, 2004
Voter Forum
San Diego City Council Candidates, Districts 1 and 3
January 16, 2004
Garrett Gruener, Venture Capitalist
Founder and Chairman of the Board of Ask Jeeves Internet Search Company
Former California Gubernatorial Candidate
Interpretative Portrayal by Herb Cawthorne: "Reflections by Martin Luther King"
January 9, 2004
The Honorable Nick Inzunza, Mayor, City of National City
Topic: The Growth of Latino Politics in South San Diego County
January 2, 2004
No Meeting - Happy Holidays
December 26, 2003
No Meeting - Happy Holidays
December 19, 2003
Voter Forum: San Diego City Attorney Candidates
and The Annual Black Business Marketplace
(Craft vendors offering fine personal giftware, art, etc.)
December 12, 2003
Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune Columnist
Topic: Perspectives on Japan
December 5, 2003
Voter Forum: San Diego City Schools Election
Board of Education: Districts D and E
November 28, 2003
No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving
November 21, 2003
Donald Cohen, President, Center on Policy Initiatives
Topic: Does San Diego need a "Livable Wage Ordinance?"
November 14, 2003
Chief Jeff Bowman
San Diego Fire - Rescue Department
November 7, 2003
U.S. Marine Corps Major Stan Coerr
Topic: "The Iraq War as I Experienced It"
Co-sponsored by the City Club
October 31, 2003
Joe Craver, Chairman
San Diego Airport Authority
October 24, 2003
Assembly Speaker, The Honorable Herb Wesson (D) 47th District
State of California
October 17, 2003
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Proposals Under Consideration
by the San Diego City Council for the March 2004 Ballot
Fred Sainz, Communications Director, San Diego Convention Center Corporation
October 10, 2003
The Special Election and Recall Effort: What This Means for California
Moderated by Dr. Constance M. Carroll, President, Mesa College
Panelists:
State Senator Dede Alpert (D), 39th District, State of California
Dr. Carl Luna, Professor of Political Science, and Media Commentator
Mr. David Valladolid, Chairman, Chicano Federation of San Diego County
October 3, 2003
Chief Bill Lansdowne, Chief of Police
City of San Diego
September 26, 2003
50th Anniversary Salute to KGTV San Diego's 10
A look at the changes and trends in television
with Darrell Brown, Vice President and General Manager, KGTV
September 19, 2003
The California Guberatorial Recall Election: A Panel Presentation
Scott Barnett, San Diego Republicans Against The Recall
A Representative of the San Diego Republican Central Committee
Cynthia McClain-Hill, California Coastal Commissioner, and
Managing Partner, McClain-Hill Cooper LLP
September 12, 2003
The October 7th Ballot
A Summary and Discussion of Ballott Propositions 53 and 54
September 5, 2003
Tribute to Dr. Walden Miller, Retired UCSD Professor
Psychologist for Research and Clinical Treatmet of HIV/AIDS Clients, and
Chairman, Comprehensive Health Center
August 29, 2003
Mary Grillo, Executive Director
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2028
Topic: San Diego's Labor Movement
August 22, 2003
Senator Barbara Boxer (D) California
Co-sponsored by the City of Club of San Diego
August 15, 2003
Joe Craver, Chairman
San Diego Airport Authority
August 8, 2003
Michel Anderson, Redistricting Committee Chair
Ron Roberts and Greg Cox, Members, San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Topic: County of San Diego Redistricting Process
August 1, 2003
Harold "Gil" Johnson, Centre City Development Corporation
Jose Bodipo-Memba, Mooney & Associates
Topic: African American History in Downtown San Diego
July 25, 2003
The Faith: Is Anyone Listening? A Panel Discussion of Local Clergy
Co-sponsored by the City Club of San Diego
July 18, 2003
Donna Frye, Councilmember
City of San Diego - District 6
July 11, 2003
David Bejarano, U.S. Marshal
Southern District of California
July 4, 2003
Holiday - No Meeting
June 27, 2003
Carol Wallace, President ad CEO
San Diego Convention Center Corporation
"Economic Impact Report"
June 20, 2003
Barbara Warden, Executive Director
The San Diego Downtown Partnership
June 13, 2003
The American Lung Association
Encountering the Lung Express: How we teach lung health
Your Health Questions Answered
June 6, 2003
Experiences from the Iraq War
James Crawley, Military Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune
Earnie Grafton, Photographer, San Diego Union-Tribune
Tony Perry, San Diego Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
Co-Sponored by The City Club
May 30, 2003
Stephen Schwartz, Publisher, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Topic: The Bush Administration and Nuclear Policy
Co-sponsored by the City Club
May 23, 2003
Jack McGrory, Chairman
The San Diego Task Force for Affordable Housing
May 16, 2003
Behind the Scenes: A Tour of the Downtown Ballpark
10th Avenue and "K" Street ~ Downtown San Diego
May 9, 2003
David Winfield, San Diego Padres Community Outreach
Member, Baseball Hall of Fame
May 2, 2003
Marty Schram, Author, Avoiding Armageddon ~ A Companion Book to the PBS Series
Nationally syndicated columnist and Former Presidential Correspondent for
The Washington Post
Co-sponsored by the City Club
April 25, 2003
Breakfast Meeting: Catfish Club's Salute to Pioneering Women
U.S. Grant Hotel ~ 7:30 a.m. ~ No Luncheon Meeting Today
Reservations: Kimberly King (619) 527-3290
April 18, 2003
What's Going On: An Update on Violence In Our Community
Moderator: Michael Brunker, Executive Director, Jackie Robinson Family YMCA
Rickey Laster, Chairman, Black Men United
Adolfo Gonzales, Assistant Chief, San Diego Police Department
April 11, 2003
San Diego County Adoptions
Donna Boissiere, San Diego County, Health & Human Services Agency
Sarah Jensen, The Adoption Center of San Diego, Private Placement Specialists
San Diego Chargers' Vaughn Parker and wife, Kimberly Parker, Adoptive Parents
April 4, 2003
The Reasons for War
James O. Goldsborough, Syndicated Columnist, Copley Press
March 28, 2003
Attorney General Bill Lockyer
State of California, Department of Justice
March 21, 2003
Larry Fitch, CEO
San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc.
Topic: The State of Employment
March 14, 2003
Ron Mix, Attorney and Member of the NFL Hall of Fame
Topic: The Value of Athletics in Race and Religious Relations
March 7, 2003
Bob Kelly, President & CEO
The San Diego Foundation
Topic: Trends In Philanthrophy
February 28, 2003
Promoting Water Conservation in Southern California: A Panel Presentation
Adan Ortega, Vice President, External Affairs, Metropolitan Water District of So. CA
Larry Gardner, Director of Water Utilities, City of San Diego
Nora Jaeschke, Board Director, San Diego County Water Authority (CWA)
and Chair, CWA Multi-Family Water Conservation Workgroup
February 21, 2003
Mark Fabiani, Special Counsel to the San Diego Chargers
Topic: The San Diego Chargers' Redevelopment Proposal
February 14, 2003
Gang Violence: Causes and Solutions ~ A Panel Presentation
Panelists: Travis Stocking, Kevin Standers, Stacy Butler
Moderator: Michael Brunker, Executive Director, Jackie Robinson YMCA
February 7, 2003
Ronnie Froman, Chief of Business Operations
San Diego Unified School District
Topic: An In depth Look at the San Diego City Schools Budget Cuts
January 31, 2003
"Conscience of the Community" - Reverend George Walker Smith
A meeting with the author
January 24, 2003
Quincy Troupe, Professor at UCSD
Highly acclaimed, published poet sharing his perspectives and poetry
January 17, 2003
No Meeting - Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
January 10, 2003
"Challenges to a New Charger Stadium"
Michael Aguirre, Attorney and Litigant to Charger Ticket Guarantee
Casey Gwinn, City Attorney, City of San Diego
San Diego Chargers - Invited
January 3, 2003
"The Economy in 2003: A Look Ahead"
Bill Geppert, Vice President & General Manager, Cox Communications
Gary London, Pres., London Group of Real Estate Advisors, Inc. & Sr. Fellow, La Jolla Institute
Sanford Goodkin, Managing Dir., Amer. Money Mgnt., LLC & Syndicated Talk Show Host
Co-sponosored by The City Club of San Diego
December 27, 2002
No Meeting - HAPPY HOLIDAYS
December 20
Annual Black Business Marketplace
Speaker: Eudora Nelson, President
Communication Image
December 13
Hugh Price, President and CEO
National Urban League
December 6
Desalination: A New Water Source for San Diego
Maureen Stapleton, Ken Weinberg, Bob Yamada
San Diego County Water Authority/Poseidon Resources Carlsbad Partnership
Ron Gastelum, President and CEO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
November 29, 2002
No Meeting - HAPPY THANKSGIVING
November 22, 2002
Appreciation Salute to
San Diego City Councilmembers George Stevens and Byron Wear
November 15, 2002
San Diego's Superior Court: A Panel of Superior Court Judges
November 8, 2002
Reflections on the November 5 Election Results
Panel: Dr. Carl Luna, Tony Perry, and John Warren
November 1, 2002
Leslie E. Devaney, Executive Assistant Attorney, City of San Diego
Topic: Overview of November 5 Ballot Propositions
October 25, 2002
Candidates for the U.S. Congress (53rd Congressional District)
Susan A. Davis and Bill VandeWeghe
October 18, 2002
Candidates for the San Diego City Council
Kevin Faulconer and Michael Zucchet (District 2)
Dwayne Crenshaw and Charles L. Lewis (District 4)
October 11, 2002
Dan McAllister, Candidate for San Diego County Treasurer/Tax Collector
Richard S. Whitney, Candidate for Superior Court Judge (Office #30)
October 4, 2002
Candidates for the Board of Education, San Diego City Schools
Jeff Lee and Katherine Nakamura (District B)
John deBeck and Clyde L. Fuller, Jr. (District C)
September 27, 2002
Candidates for the 78th Assembly District
September 20, 2002
Candidates for the Board of Trustees
San Diego Community College District
Dr. Constance M. Carroll, Moderator
September 13, 2002
Senator Jack O'Connell
Candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of California
September 6, 2002
Candidates for District Attorney
Paul Pfingst, District Attorney for San Diego County
Bonnie Dumanis, Judge of the Superior Court of California
August 30, 2002
The Catfish Club presents the Status of Education in San Diego:
A panel discussion
Moderator: Ernest McCray, Former School Administrator
August 23, 2002
The Catfish Club presents Rear Admiral James A. Johnson, Commander,
Naval Medical Center San Diego
August 16, 2002
The Catfish Club presents Changing Paradigms in Computer Technology:
A panel discussion
Michael Tiemann, Chief Technology Officer, Red Hat, Inc.
Sherry Walshak of Hewlett-Packard Worldwide Government Solutions
August 9, 2002
The Catfish Club presents Dr. Al Best,
Vice Chairman of the Something Special Food Pantry
August 2, 2002
The Catfish Club presents Cultural Diversity in San Diego Theatre:
A panel discussion
Rhys Green, Artistic Director, San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre
Andy Lowe, Artistic Director, Asian American Repertory Theatre
Actors Grandison M. Phelps and Sylvia M'Lafi Thompson
Diane Wilcox, Assistant General Manager, Broadway San Diego
Sam Woodhouse, Artistic Director, San Diego Repertory Theatre
July 26, 2002
The Catfish Club presents David Bejarano,
Chief of Police for the City of San Diego.
July 19, 2002
The Catfish Club presents Gael Strack,
Assistant City Attorney for Special Projects
San Diego Family Justice Center - Where Families Come First
Topic: Domestic Violence
July 12, 2002
The Catfish Club Presents Noah Andre Trudeau, Acclaimed Civil War
Historian and award winning author of 'Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage'
Co-sponsored by the City Club of San Diego.
July 5, 2002
No Event
June 28, 2002
Salute to the Neighborhood House Association
June 21, 2002
Sanford R. Goodkin, CEO
Topic: The Future of California: Fiction or Fantasy
Sanford R. Goodkin and Associates
June 14, 2002
Shuanise Washington
Vice President, External Affairs
Philip Morris Management Corp.
June 7, 2002
In Search of Peace in the Middle East: A Panel Discussion
Dr. H. Sam Hamod, President, American Islamic Institute
Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal, Spiritual Leader, Tifereth Israel Synagogue
Moderator: Ron Lanoue, Executive Director, National Conference for
Community and Justice
May 31, 2002
Ask the Media: A Panel Discussion
San Diego Housing Commission
May 24, 2002
Joni Halpern, Esq., Director
SPIN (Supportive Parents Information Network)
TOPIC: A Close Look at Welfare Reform
May 17, 2002
San Diego Alliance for Asian and Pacific Island Americans
May 10, 2002
Dennis Burks, General Manger
SeaWorld San Diego
May 7, 2002
Thella Bowens, Senior Director of Aviation, San Diego Unified Port District and
Interim Executive Director, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
April 26, 2002
Understanding Mental Illness: A Panel Discussion
Suzanne MacKenzie, Executive Director
Marie-Louise Debronac, Clinician
The Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT, Inc.)
April 19, 2002
Herbert Carter, Member of the Board, Sempra Energy
and Former President, California State University, Dominguez Hills
April 12, 2002
Reint Reinders, President and CEO
San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau
April 5, 2002
Betsy Morris, Executive Director
San Diego Housing Commission
March 29, 2002
Gary Gallegos, Executive director
SANDAG
March 22, 2002
Robert L. Turner, Program Director
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
March 15, 2002
San Diego Ballpark Builders
Topic: Employment Opportunities
March 8, 2002
Luis Natividad, Founder
Latino Community Unity Breakfast Club
March 1, 2002
Candidates for Election
78th Assembly District, State of California
February 22, 2002
The Catfish Club presents Dr. Marquis Hart, transplant surgeon and associate professor of surgery at UCSD
January 25, 2002
UCSD Panel on HIV/AIDS
Wm. Christopher Mathews, M.D. Internal Medicine
Stephen Spector, M.D. Peditric Infectious Disease
J. Allen McCutchan, M.D. Infectious Disease
Maria Luisa Zuniga de Nuncio, Ph.D., Project Scientist
January 18, 2002
Candidates for Election
San Diego District Attorney, San Diego County
January 11, 2002
Candidates for Election
San Diego City Schools Board of Education, District B
January 4, 2002
Anniversary Salute to Channel 10 - Catfish Club Partnership
December 28, 2001
NO MEETING - HAPPY HOLIDAYS
December 21, 2001
The United Negro College Fund 2001
Focus on Local Alumni
December 14, 2001
Small and Emerging Business Forum and the Black Business Marketplace
December 7, 2001
Bill Geppert, Vice President and General Manager
Cox Communications
November 30, 2001
Mitch Mitchell, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Topic: The 2003 Super Bowl and Business Opportunities
November 23, 2001
No Meeting - Happy Thanksgiving
November 16, 2001
Rev. Arthur Cribbs, Pastor, Christian Fellowship United Church of Christ
Cecil Steppe, President & CEO, San Diego Urban League
Topic: The Black Clergy and Community HIV/AIDS Awareness
November 9, 2001
John B. Nathan, Vice Admiral and Commander
Naval Air Force, United States Pacific Fleet
November 2, 2001
The State of African American Studies: A Panel Discussion
Dr. JoAnne Cornwell, Associate Professor, French and African Studies, SDSU
Nathan Katungi, San Diego City College
Kjubi Nesbitt, San Diego State University
Vernon Sukumu, Early Advocate for Black Studies
October 26, 2001
Alan Bersin, Superintendent
San Diego City Schools
October 19, 2001
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The American Cancer Society
October 12, 2001
Haynes Johnson, Washington Post Reporter
Pulitzer Prize winning author of "The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years"
October 5, 2001
Scott Barnett, Executive Director
San Diego County Taxpayers Association
September 28, 2001
California's Energy Crisis: A Discussion
Michael Shames, UCAN, and Tom Stickel, SEMPRA Energy
San Diego County Water Authority
September 21, 2001
Water Issues: Part II
Representatives from Metropolitan Water District and San Diego County Water Authority
September 14, 2001
San Diego County's Community Colleges: A Major Resource
Panelists: Dr. Augustine Gallego, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District
Sherrill Amador, President, Palomar College
Tim Dong, President, Mira Costa College
Moderator: Dr. Constance M. Carroll, President, San Diego Mesa College
September 7, 2001
Margee Frey, Director of Education
Alicia Holder, Coordinator of Information & Referral Services
Alzheimer's Association
August 31, 2001
George "Woody" Clarke, Prosecutor
Deputy District Attorney, San Diego County
August 24, 2001
Cecil Steppe, President and CEO
San Diego Urban League
August 17, 2001
Councilmembers Donna Frye (District 6) and Ralph Inzunza (District 8)
City of San Diego
August 10, 2001
Raymond Uzeta, President and CEO
Chicano Federation of San Diego County
Topic: Voter Redistricting
August 3, 2001
Paul Simms, President and CEO
Comprehensive Health Center July 27, 2001
AIDS Awareness Day
July 20, 2001
Dr. Richard Atkinson, President
University of California
Co-sponsored by the City Club
July 13, 2001
William D. Gore
Special Agent in Charge
FBI, San Diego
July 6, 2001
Granger Ward, Superintendent
Grossmont Union High School District
June 29, 2001
Rudolph C. Morgan, Executive Director, Lifesharing
TOPIC: Organ and Tissue Donations: How Many Lives Can You Touch?
June 22, 2001
Peter Edelman, Georgtown University Law Center
Author, Searching for America's Heart: RFK and the Renewal of Hope
Co-sponsored by the City Club and Alliance Healthcare Foundation.
June 15, 2001
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
June 8, 2001
Centre City Development Corporation: Financial Overview
June 1, 2001
Congresswoman Susan Davis and Congressman Robert Filner
Co-sponsored by the City Club
April 27, 2001
The National Football League Players' Association/San Diego Chapter
TOPIC: A Frank Discussion About Professional Athletes
April 20, 2001
Frank Urtasun, Chairman, Board of Port Commissioners
Port of San Diego
April 13, 2001
Tony Alfaro, Principal, San Diego High School
TOPIC: Illegal Residents and Public Education
April 6, 2001
San Diego's Water Problems: A Panel Discussion
Ronald R. Gastelum, General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Gilbert Ivey, Board Executive Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Maureen Stapleton, General Manager, San Diego County Water Authority
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