—by Tim Dixon

Join us for our hybrid (In-person and Zoom), club meeting which will be held at the Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates, California, 90274 on February 16, 2025.   Our meeting starts at 2:30 pm but join us at 2:00 pm to chat and network with other Democrats.

Michael Hiltzik

Joining us in-person will be Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Hiltzik. Mr. Hiltzik has written for the Los Angeles Times for more than 40 years and will be our keynote speaker at the meeting. His business column appears in print every Sunday and Wednesday, and occasionally on other days. Hiltzik and colleague Chuck Philips shared the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for articles exposing corruption in the entertainment industry. His seventh book, “Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America,” was published in 2020. His forthcoming book, “The Golden State,” is a history of California. Mr. Hiltzik received his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University and his master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Fire Relief Effort: 

Joining our meeting via zoom will be two speakers, including a board member from the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club who will speak on the devastating impact of the recent wildfires, relief efforts that are in progress and ways that our members can help with the recovery effort.