By Daily Press staff
BERGAMOT STATION — Democratic party leaders U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton and former presidential candidate Howard Dean led a political rally here Friday night that was headlined by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Nearly 2,000 people turned out for the event, which raised $500,000 for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, organizers said.
The rally was held in an outdoor parking lot between art studios at Bergamot Station, off of Michigan Avenue in eastern Santa Monica. Speakers included Clinton and Dean, along with U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, Jon Corzine, Tom Harkin and Debbie Stabenow, and senatorial candidate Barack Obama, who delivered a keynote address at this summer’s Democratic National Convention.
Malcolm Jamal Warner, who played the role of “Theo” in television’s “The Cosby Show,” emceed the rally.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 18, 2004. Read the original PDF.