About the Feather River Democratic Club
Democratic clubs represent the true grassroots level of Democratic Party activism. Much of the work that goes into educating the public on the issues, registering voters, recruiting and supporting candidates for public office, and working to change our communities for the better occurs at the club level.
The Feather River Democratic Club was established in 2009 and is chartered by the Sutter County Democratic Central Committee and the Yuba County Democratic Central Committee. Membership is open to all registered Democrats in Sutter and Yuba Counties. Our activities are centered on increasing Democratic voter registration and participation, educating eligible voters about the issues, and working to elect Democratic candidates at all levels. Our members participate in voter registration events, phone banking and other get-out-the-vote activities, and events that increase the awareness and visibility of Democratic Party principles and values.
Our Meetings
- The club meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the Sutter Room at Yuba City Hall, 1201 Civic Center Blvd., Yuba City, CA. NOTE: We are currently meeting via ZOOM at the same date and time. The Zoom link is:
https://lcv.zoom.us/j/94620540194?pwd=VVppVVVkV0ZScVpnNm1xeUNjVWpCQT09
Meeting ID: 946 2054 0194
Passcode: 6042
Our Values
We stand for human rights and social justice. We believe in equal opportunity without the exclusion of any citizen or resident. We work every day to spread the Democratic values of freedom (the freedom to live, love, and worship any way we choose) and opportunity (the opportunity to receive a quality education, to work for fair wages and compete on a level playing field, no matter who our parents are). We believe our communities are stronger when we invest in education, local job creation, health care access, and developing renewable energy.
About the Feather River
The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river’s main stem is about 71 miles long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is about 220 miles. Its drainage basin is about 6,000 square miles. The main stem Feather River begins in Lake Oroville, where its four long tributary forks join together—the South Fork, Middle Fork, North Fork, and West Branch Feather Rivers. These and other tributaries drain part of the northern Sierra Nevada, and the extreme southern Cascades, as well as a small portion of the Sacramento Valley. The river’s drainage basin above Lake Oroville is 3,222 square miles, or about 83% of the whole.
The Feather River has a rich history of gold mining in the 19th century. It provides water to central and southern California, being the main source of water for the California State Water Project. Its water is also used for hydroelectricity generation.
The Feather is unique in that two of its tributaries, the North Fork and Middle Fork, originate east of the Sierra Nevada in the Diamond Mountains and breach the crest of the Sierras as they flow west.