October 6, 2017
The success of our K-12 students requires all of us to work together.
The San Diego Unified School District, like many urban school districts,
has schools which have been successful and others that
continue to have challenges. Please join us in a conversation with
San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Trustee (District E),
Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne,
Superintendent Cindy Martin,
and others as we discuss the status of our schools.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Timothy Winters Street (formerly Benson Avenue)
San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00
September 8, 2017
Please join us as we learn about the Community Choice Aggregation Program.
Our panel of experts will review the
City of San Diego Community Choice Aggregation Program Draft Feasibility Study.
The study presents several scenarios that show a range of outcomes if the
City of San Diego decides to secure alternative energy supply contracts for the community.
Our panel includes Jack Straw, Director of Land Use and Environmental, Office of Mayor Faulkner,
Nicole Capretz, Executive Director Climate Action Campaign,
and a representative from Clean Tech.
Our moderator is Gene Cubbison, Political Reporter, NBC 7/39 News.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Timothy Winters Street (formerly Benson Avenue)
San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
April 18-19, 2017
Please join the Catfish Club as we adjourn our April meeting to attend the
6th Annual Restoring Respect Civility Conference,
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 18-19, 2017 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at
USD in the Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice Building.
We have planned an exciting program - free to the public.
For more information:
http://www.sandiego.edu/events/cas/detail.php?_focus=57390
March 31, 2017
On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order reported to
"Protect the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States".
After the court's suspended his first attempt the President issued a revised
Executive Order on March 6, 2017 (scheduled to take effect on March 16).
The new Order retains the 90-day ban on travel to the United States by
citizens from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen
and removes Iraq from the list among other things.
Join the Catfish Club on March 31, 2017, as we discuss the impact of President Trump's
travel ban(s) and what we may expect in the near future.
Our Moderator is Attorney Daniel Eaton, Employment Attorney, from Seltzer, Caplan, McMahon & Vitek.
He will be joined by David Loy, Legal Director for the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Timothy Winters Street (formerly Benson Avenue)
San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
November 4, 2016
We are less than three weeks away from an election that a history making election season.
Join our local party leadership Francine Busby, Chair of the SD County Democratic Party
and
Barrett Tetlow, Vice Chair of the SD Republican Party
as they have a conversation with Carl Luna, Ph.D., Political Science Professor, San Diego Mesa College
in what we are calling an Election Forecast.
How will we be impacted by the new occupant(s) in the White House,
the US Senate and Congress, City Attorney,
the legalization of marijuana, proposed changes in the primary elections,
criminal sentencing, new regulations for firearm and ammunition sales?
Join the discussion on what is one of the most unique election seasons in recent history.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Benson Avenue, San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
October 7, 2016
PROPOSITION C the San Diego Chargers' Initiative for a Downtown Stadium
if approved by two-thirds of voters, would raise San Diego’s hotel room tax
to help pay for building a Chargers football stadium and convention center annex
which today is estimated at $1.8 billion. Is Measure C is good for
San Diego as it would generate more than
$1 billion in new taxes for a stadium project and who some believe
subsidize a NFL franchise worth more than $2 billion?
Join the Catfish Club as San Diego leaders square off in a Chargers stadium
debate with Councilmember Chris Cate, Haney Hong President/CEO of the
San Diego County Taxpayers Association who oppose the measure, and
San Diego Stadium Coalition Vice President Dan McLellan
who has been working on behalf of a downtown stadium site.
Bayview Baptist Church, M.L. King, Jr., Center
6134 Benson Avenue, San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
August 19, 2016
The Catfish Club will host a Candidates Forum featuring the education candidates:
San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees, District D-Alyce Pipkin Allen and Mary Graham
San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, District A -John Lee Evans and Stephen Groce
San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, District E -La Shae Collins and Sharon Whitehurst- Payne
The forum will be held at 12:00 noon, in the M. L. King, Jr. Center on the campus of
Bayview Baptist Church, 6134 Benson Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114.
Lunch is $20.00 and $10.00 for students (cash or check).
The Catfish Club is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that hosts our
candidates forum to provide voters an opportunity to hear candidates discuss the issues.
Looking forward to seeing you!
April 18, 2016
Restoring Civility Conference
The behavior displayed by some of the politicians involved in 2016 Presidential Election
has been far worst than most of us ever imaged and is not the example we expect from
those campaigning at a national level. It does underscore the need for us to
make every effort to engage in respectful dialogue regardless of the topic.
Please join the Catfish Club as we adjourn our April meeting to attend the
5th Annual Restoring Respect Civility Conference.
It will be held on Monday, April 18 from 8:00 AM- 12:00 Noon.
We have an exciting and timely program, which is free to the public.
Please make it a point to attend this very important conference and feel free to bring a friend.
"Restoring Respect is community initiative promoting greater civility in San Diego civic dialogue.
The initiative is supported by a consortium of San Diego
area academic institutions and community groups including
The Catfish Club of San Diego,
the San Diego Community College District and
the University of San Diego."
(USD Restoring Respect-Institute for Civil Civic Engagement web site)
The success of our K-12 students requires all of us to work together.
The San Diego Unified School District, like many urban school districts,
has schools which have been successful and others that
continue to have challenges. Please join us in a conversation with
San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Trustee (District E),
Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne,
Superintendent Cindy Martin,
and others as we discuss the status of our schools.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Timothy Winters Street (formerly Benson Avenue)
San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00
September 8, 2017
Please join us as we learn about the Community Choice Aggregation Program.
Our panel of experts will review the
City of San Diego Community Choice Aggregation Program Draft Feasibility Study.
The study presents several scenarios that show a range of outcomes if the
City of San Diego decides to secure alternative energy supply contracts for the community.
Our panel includes Jack Straw, Director of Land Use and Environmental, Office of Mayor Faulkner,
Nicole Capretz, Executive Director Climate Action Campaign,
and a representative from Clean Tech.
Our moderator is Gene Cubbison, Political Reporter, NBC 7/39 News.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Timothy Winters Street (formerly Benson Avenue)
San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
April 18-19, 2017
Please join the Catfish Club as we adjourn our April meeting to attend the
6th Annual Restoring Respect Civility Conference,
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 18-19, 2017 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at
USD in the Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice Building.
We have planned an exciting program - free to the public.
For more information:
http://www.sandiego.edu/events/cas/detail.php?_focus=57390
March 31, 2017
On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order reported to
"Protect the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States".
After the court's suspended his first attempt the President issued a revised
Executive Order on March 6, 2017 (scheduled to take effect on March 16).
The new Order retains the 90-day ban on travel to the United States by
citizens from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen
and removes Iraq from the list among other things.
Join the Catfish Club on March 31, 2017, as we discuss the impact of President Trump's
travel ban(s) and what we may expect in the near future.
Our Moderator is Attorney Daniel Eaton, Employment Attorney, from Seltzer, Caplan, McMahon & Vitek.
He will be joined by David Loy, Legal Director for the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Timothy Winters Street (formerly Benson Avenue)
San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
November 4, 2016
We are less than three weeks away from an election that a history making election season.
Join our local party leadership Francine Busby, Chair of the SD County Democratic Party
and
Barrett Tetlow, Vice Chair of the SD Republican Party
as they have a conversation with Carl Luna, Ph.D., Political Science Professor, San Diego Mesa College
in what we are calling an Election Forecast.
How will we be impacted by the new occupant(s) in the White House,
the US Senate and Congress, City Attorney,
the legalization of marijuana, proposed changes in the primary elections,
criminal sentencing, new regulations for firearm and ammunition sales?
Join the discussion on what is one of the most unique election seasons in recent history.
M.L. King, Jr., Center @ the Bayview Baptist Church Campus
6134 Benson Avenue, San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
October 7, 2016
PROPOSITION C the San Diego Chargers' Initiative for a Downtown Stadium
if approved by two-thirds of voters, would raise San Diego’s hotel room tax
to help pay for building a Chargers football stadium and convention center annex
which today is estimated at $1.8 billion. Is Measure C is good for
San Diego as it would generate more than
$1 billion in new taxes for a stadium project and who some believe
subsidize a NFL franchise worth more than $2 billion?
Join the Catfish Club as San Diego leaders square off in a Chargers stadium
debate with Councilmember Chris Cate, Haney Hong President/CEO of the
San Diego County Taxpayers Association who oppose the measure, and
San Diego Stadium Coalition Vice President Dan McLellan
who has been working on behalf of a downtown stadium site.
Bayview Baptist Church, M.L. King, Jr., Center
6134 Benson Avenue, San Diego CA 92114
Lunch is $20.00 and Seniors/Students are $10.00.
August 19, 2016
The Catfish Club will host a Candidates Forum featuring the education candidates:
San Diego Community College District Board of Trustees, District D-Alyce Pipkin Allen and Mary Graham
San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, District A -John Lee Evans and Stephen Groce
San Diego Unified School District Board of Education, District E -La Shae Collins and Sharon Whitehurst- Payne
The forum will be held at 12:00 noon, in the M. L. King, Jr. Center on the campus of
Bayview Baptist Church, 6134 Benson Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114.
Lunch is $20.00 and $10.00 for students (cash or check).
The Catfish Club is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that hosts our
candidates forum to provide voters an opportunity to hear candidates discuss the issues.
Looking forward to seeing you!
April 18, 2016
Restoring Civility Conference
The behavior displayed by some of the politicians involved in 2016 Presidential Election
has been far worst than most of us ever imaged and is not the example we expect from
those campaigning at a national level. It does underscore the need for us to
make every effort to engage in respectful dialogue regardless of the topic.
Please join the Catfish Club as we adjourn our April meeting to attend the
5th Annual Restoring Respect Civility Conference.
It will be held on Monday, April 18 from 8:00 AM- 12:00 Noon.
We have an exciting and timely program, which is free to the public.
Please make it a point to attend this very important conference and feel free to bring a friend.
"Restoring Respect is community initiative promoting greater civility in San Diego civic dialogue.
The initiative is supported by a consortium of San Diego
area academic institutions and community groups including
The Catfish Club of San Diego,
the San Diego Community College District and
the University of San Diego."
(USD Restoring Respect-Institute for Civil Civic Engagement web site)
