A Get Well card was sent to Irma Morris, who fell and hurt her back. She is in a brace.
2016-10 October
Legislative Report…Daniel Nnorth
The League of Women Voters of San Jose and Santa Clara spoke to our Campbell Area Chapter on Tuesday, September 20 and explained some of the ballot measures that voters will be confronted with this November.
- For AARP members who missed the presentation, the League has a website with an easy to read and brief explanation about each of the 17 state ballot measures, background, fiscal impacts and the “pros and cons” of each measure. To find that information, go to CAVotes.org At this website, the League has a publication called “Pros and Cons” which you can download in multiple languages, and has everything one needs to know about the upcoming November 8 elections.
- Another important resource for voters is the League’s website: www.voersedge.org/CA. There you can type in your address, see everything on your ballot, find your polling place and get unbiased information on all of one’s voting choices.
- The League of Women Voters is a nonprofit national organization with state and local leagues. The League never supports or opposes any political candidate or party, and the organization’s hundreds of volunteers are especially busy during election years providing programs to inform voters about candidates and making presentations about ballot measures.
- Throughout the year, the League focuses on promoting voting rights, voter participation and knowledge, and registration. The League has both an educational component as well as an Action and advocacy components.
- The California league’s priorities are voted on by its membership and its current priorities include: Money in Politics, Climate Change and California Water Resources. League members also conduct studies to learn about issues before they take action. Last year, the California leagues participated in a study on higher education.
- The league is nearly 100 years old; its beginnings go back to the suffrage movement as many women involved in getting the vote formed the League to ensure that the new women voters would be well-informed. Today, the League invites both men and women aged 16 and older to become members.
- For more information about the League, go to LWVC.org In Santa Clara County there are five local leagues: Cupertino/Sunnyvale, Los Altos/ Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose/Santa Clara, and the Southwest Santa Clara League (Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga).
- The League also has a regional level, the Bay Area League of Women Voters representing the nine Bay Area counties and its 20 leagues; LWVBA focuses on topics such as regional transportation, air quality, housing, water, etc.
Dates to Remember
DATES TO REMEMBER
DEADLINE for articles for the Dispatch — First Tuesday each month e-mail to mar2hruby at sbcglobal.net
Executive Board Meeting, Wesley Manor — Second Tuesday each month 10:00 am
Chapter Meeting Campbell Community Center, Room Q80 — Third Tuesday each month 9:30 am
Annual Winter Luncheon
ANNUAL WINTER LUNCHEON
TUESDAY JANUARY 17
11:30 – 2:00 $26
BUFFET TO INCLUDE
GREEN SALAD, MASHED POTATOES, STEAMED VEGGIES, PASTA MARINARA, BEEF MEDALLIONS, CHICKEN BREAST W/MUSHROOMS, ROLLS & BUTTER, COFFEE, DESSERT
NO HOST BAR
BUY YOUR TICKETS
STARTING IN OCTOBER
Program…Ken Schieck
Mr. Bob Dolci is the Housing and Homeless Concerns Coordinator at the Office of Supportive Housing for the County of Santa Clara. He has been working in Santa Clara County in the homeless services arena since 1993. He worked at HomeFirst (aka EHC LifeBuilders) for 13 years in various capacities, from fundraising, program development and implementation, to program management. He has been working for the last 10 years for the Office of Supportive Housing as the Housing and Homeless Concerns Coordinator, the Manager of the MHSA Housing Program, and Manager of Crisis Response Programs. Currently, he oversees several programs– especially crisis intervention/emergency shelter programs– that serve the homeless. Mr. Dolci will address the County’s response to Homelessness, including seniors.
Be a kid again! Wear a costume to the October Meeting!
President’s Message October 2016
Remodeling of Q80 is finished so we will be back there for the October meeting.
Merry Wilkins and I had a great trip to Phoenix, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon. It was exhausting but very interesting and fun. Arizona is a beautiful state and the freeways were beautiful and so clean. Then we came back to our trash and graffiti filled area.
A new board for 2017 has been proposed and will be announced at the October meeting.
Our Winter Luncheon has been set for Three Flames and sales will begin at the October meeting. Unfortunately, the tax increased.
ANNUAL WINTER LUNCHEON TUESDAY JANUARY 17 11:30 – 2:00 $26 BUFFET TO INCLUDE GREEN SALAD, MASHED POTATOES, STEAMED VEGGIES, PASTA MARINARA, BEEF MEDALLIONS, CHICKEN BREAST W/MUSHROOMS, ROLLS & BUTTER, COFFEE, DESSERT NO HOST BAR BUY YOUR TICKETS STARTING IN OCTOBER
Jokes are the light of the day
Have Another Laugh
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. ‘Careful,’ he said, ‘CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You’re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They’re going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you’re cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don’t forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the! Salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!’ The wife stared at him. ‘What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don’t know how to fry a couple of eggs?’ The husband calmly replied, ‘I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I’m driving.’