Democratic Club
by Mary Larson
LW contributor
The Leisure World Democratic Club is initiating a number of steps in an effort to prepare for next year’s elections. A new taskforce, headed by the club’s vice president, is already at work. It is developing a plan to increase the number of Leisure World registered voters who actually vote in the 2024 elections.
The club’s information and registration booth, located in the parking lot outside Clubhouse 6, will be open on the first Tuesday of each month beginning in May. All current and prospective Democrats are invited to stop from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help staff this booth.
In preparation for the Democratic party’s pre-endorsment conference on Oct. 21-22, candidates running for the California Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives are asked to speak at upcoming membership meetings. Plans for selecting the delegates to represent the club at the conference are underway.
Members are invited to share copies of articles, flyers, meeting notices or anything else they want others to know about. All such material—whether or not it represents the view of the LW club itself or that of the Democratic Party—will be placed on the club’s newly re-established Advocacy Information Table at every membership meeting.
There is a role to play in carrying out these efforts for every club member willing to participate. Call 562-296-8521 or email democraticclubsblw@gmail.com for details.
Former Seal Beach City Council member Sandra Massa-Lavitt will speak at the April 26 meeting in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, at 1 p.m. She will address a number of issues including Seal Beach’s efforts to comply with the state’s mandate to deal with increasing the amount of affordable housing. Massa-Lavitt chaired the Seal Beach Planning Commission for four years when she served on city council. She also worked as a city planner before coming to Leisure World.
Members who are unable to attend the April meeting in person can participate online or by phone. For login information, contact sblwdemocraticclub@gmail.com or call 562-412-0898.
Democrats and supporters can subscribe to the club’s free electronic newsletter by emailing democraticclubsblw@gmail. com or calling 562-296-8521.
