Welcome to the Rancho Bernardo Democratic Club website
Our club provides an opportunity for citizens to connect with one another, learn about political issues and Democratic values, and help elect Democrats to public office. We meet monthly to hear speakers on issues that affect our community, socialize, and plan activities to support Democratic Candidates.
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Questions? Please email us at rbdemsclub@gmail.com
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The featured speaker for our August meeting is Nora Milner, an immigration attorney who is an expert in the field.
San Diego immigration attorney Nora Milner received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver, College of Law in 1976. After serving in the Navy’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, she entered private practice in 1980. In 1986, Nora focused her practice on Immigration and Nationality Law in San Diego, California, and has been a practicing San Diego immigration lawyer for over 30+ years. In 1992, Nora became licensed in the Republic of Poland and opened offices in Warsaw, Poland, and Palm Desert, California.
Nora is an active member, lecturer, board member and past Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and has served as a professor at two local law schools. She became certified by the State Bar of California as a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, an honor reserved for only the best immigration practitioners, and received her Masters of Law (LLM) degree in Space Law from Northwestern California University School of Law in 2001; and another Masters of Law (LLM) in Federal Trial Advocacy from California Western School of Law in 2005. Nora is an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law & Nationality Law at California Western School of Law in their International LLM Program, taught in Spanish to attorneys and judges from over 30 countries.
A native of the Panama Canal Zone, Nora speaks fluent Spanish. She is licensed in the states of California, Colorado, and Iowa, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Nora is also a multi-year recipient of the San Diego Super Lawyers designation for Immigration Law for the years 2008-2024, and the National Trial Lawyers Association recently honored her with the designation as one of the “Top 10 Immigration Lawyers in the state of California”.
The club will also vote to endorse incumbent congressmen, Mike Levin (CD 49), Scott Peters (CD 50), and our local state senate candidate Mara Elliot (SD 40) for the upcoming election.
Looking forward to seeing you all at our August 24th meeting, 7pm, at the Ed Brown Senior Center!![]()
All meetings (except the Welcome Back Party and Summer Party) shall be at the Ed Brown Senior Center
18402 W Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92127

Detailed Directions:
– From the 15 freeway, take West Bernardo Dr/Pomerado Rd. exit and go West (West Bernardo Dr).
– At signal, turn into the Rancho Bernardo Community Park (across from Casa De Las Campanas).
– Drive past the basketball courts and the Rancho Bernardo Glassman-Recreation Center.
– The next building after the Rancho Bernardo Glassman-Recreation Center is the Ed Brown Senior Center.
– Park anywhere (lots of parking available).
Our featured speakers were our Chair of Social Media, Gordon Plotzke, who gave a presentation on the status and goals of our social media outreach for the club. Then, our President, Henry Manayan, gave a presentation on the strategies of the Democratic Party for this upcoming election.