A Real Message From Das

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Dear Friends,

Many of you may have received a spam email from me yesterday morning. Please disregard it as my campaign email account has been compromised. I have switched to a new campaign email account:

das.williams2012@gmail.com.

Please send any campaign related inquiries here and I apologize for the inconvenience.

Last week was quite a challenging and eventful week. Friday, June 3rd, was the final day to pass bills out of the Assembly and move them on to the Senate - the next step in the legislative process. I am happy to report that we had a total of 13 pieces of legislation make it out of the Assembly, three of which passed in the closing days. The final one to make it out was AB 438, a bill that will create guidelines for cities to follow before they can privatize local library services. This legislation will help ensure that during tough economic times, public libraries remain open and accessible to everyone while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely. The other two bills are very close to my heart: AB 1302 and 1303, both dealing with renewable energy.

I also had the honor of authoring two guest opinion editorials for our local newspapers, Santa Barbara's Daily Sound and the Ventura County Star. In the Ventura Country Star article I go into more detail on AB 1302 and 1303 and why they, and renewable energy in general, is so crucial to our economy recovery. Click here to read the article.

In the Daily Sound article, which can be found by clicking here, I explain what my life in Sacramento is like. To sum it up, my days are a whirlwind of meetings and debates. Life in Sacramento is challenging and intense, but also rewarding. I am honored to serve you and am proud of the progress we have made together on so many important issues facing Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties and the state.

I am especially proud to be a part of establishing a mandate that will require 33 percent of the state's energy come from renewable sources by 2020. This marks a historic step forward in the effort to increase renewable energy use and build the green economy of the future.

We have also been hard at work here at home in the district. Over the past few months my office has held a series of town halls, mobile office hours and organized neighborhood councils in order to stay better connected and effectively address the needs of every community.

I'd also like to invite you all to two up coming special events. First, I will be having my 37th birthday celebration on July 9th from 4-6pm on board the Condor Express for a leisurely cruise around the Santa Barbara Harbor. Space is limited so please RSVP today (see contact info below). We have a lot to celebrate and I really hope to see you there. More information is available below.

Lastly, the Foundation for Santa Barbara City College is launching a fundraising drive for student scholarships. Every donation made in the month of June will be matched 50 cents on the dollar by The Bernard Osher Foundation so it's an important time to get as many donations as possible. Darcel Elliott, Emily Allen, Sherry Holland, and Marty Blum are organizing a phone bank on June 13th from 5:30-8:30pm at the Egenolf Associates Law Office, located at 130 E. Carrillo St. in Santa Barbara. It's incredibly important to support our local community college and I hope you will be able to join the phone bank and make some phone calls to SBCC donors.

That's all for now. I hope to hear from you all soon and thank you for your continued support.

Das


Save the Date:

Das is turning 37

Join Das on an evening cruise of the Santa Barbara Harbor in celebration of his 37th birthday

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Aboard the Condor Express

Sponsorship Levels

$3,900 Admiral - $2,500 Captain - $1,000 First mate

$500 Mate - $250 Sailor

$75 Passenger

More information to follow
RSVP to das.williams2012@gmail.com or 805-616-2594