A native of San Francisco, Betty has more than 35 years of experience in public service, specializing in state and local finance and tax policy. As Controller, Betty led an experienced, full-time team of public service professionals who are responsible for financial reporting, audits, and issuing more than 49 million pay ments annually to vendors, local governments, school districts, taxpayers, …

PROOF OF VACCINATION AND MASK REQUIRED! LAGUNA WOODS RESIDENTS & THEIR GUESTS ONLY! November 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.)Clubhouse 2 (back patio) Club Business Topic: Race, Religion, and Reaction: The Crises of White Supremacy and the Challenge to American Democracy in the Early 21st Century Individually wrapped snacks and water bottles provided. Please bring recyclable cans …

Vote No on the Republican RecallCast your ballot by September 14th and let’s keep our Governor Gavin Newsom. Under Gov. Newsom: California has the lowest rates of Covid-19 infection and the highest vaccination rate of any state and all but 5 countries! California’s economy is reviving at one of the fastest rates in the country with a $38 billion dollar …

The LWDC recently made the following contributions to campaigns and organizations: Joe Biden – President Katie Porter – Congress Cottie Petrie-Norris – California State Assembly Dave Min – California State Senate DPOC -Democratic Party Orange County DSCC – Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee DLSS – Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Farrah Khan – Mayor/Irvine Ed Wong – SVUSD School Board Krista Castellanos …

Virtual Protest for Social Justice with pictures from those of us who are staying home but still want our voices heard. The idea originated with LWDC Activism Vice Chair Bethany Gilboard. The video, created by Canyon Dems Political Action Chair Vivian Frerichs, will be sent to OC City Councils, OC Sheriff’s Department, local police departments, CA Dep’t of Corrections, Minneapolis’ …

I have privileges as a white person because I can do all these things without thinking twice about it . . . I can go jogging (#AmaudArbery). I can relax in the comfort of my own home (#BothemSean and #AtatianaJefferson). I can ask for help after being in a car crash (#JonathanFerrell and #RenishaMcBride). I can have a cellphone (#StephonClark). …

Richard Barton speaks on “The politics of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: causes of and potential solutions for the current rise of both.” Richard D. Barton speaks regularly on conflict in the Middle East, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, religious freedom, and church-state issues. He has traveled to the Middle East and Europe for meetings with officials of the Israeli government, the Palestinian Authority, …

MARCH MEETING CANCELEDDUE TO COVID-19DPOC Chair Ada BriceñoWhat’s Chair Ada Briceño’s take on the March 3 Primary Election results (if final results are in), and what’s going on at the county party level? Come meet Ada and get an update. She was the lucky chair who got to see the OC turn blue in 2019! The DPOC chartered Laguna Woods …

President: the Democrat of your choice U.S. Representative, 45th District: Katie Porter State Senate, 37th District: Katrina Foley or Dave Min State Assembly, 74th District: Cottie Petrie-Norris Superior Court Judge:Tony Ferrentino Proposition 13—California Public School facilities bonds: YES O.C. Ballot Measure A—Raises to 4, from 3, the 5 Supervisors’ vote needed to put a tax issue on ballot; i.e. a …