Club preps for upcoming election
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
By Mary Larson
LW contributor
After productive discussions via Zoom and email in September, LW’s Democratic Club Board issued their recommendations on the propositions that will appear on the upcoming General Election ballots.
During the meeting, issues centering around several of the propositions received special attention. Recognizing the importance of California’s most significant property tax change in decades, the Board unanimously voted to support the adoption of Prop 15. This proposition would require that certain commercial and industrial properties be taxed on their current value, rather than their original purchase price. It will not affect residential properties.
One of the Democratic Club’s favorite speakers, California’s Controller Betty Yee, wrote in the Sept. 11 issue of CalMatters that Prop. 15’s benefits can serve as an anchor for a statewide small business recovery strategy. Yee points out that studies show that the most expensive 10 percent of California’s properties will account for 92 percent of the proposition’s anticipated added revenue.
Yee’s office, along with local assessors and the Board of Equalization on which she formerly served, will be charged with implementing Prop. 15. Based upon her experiences, she is convinced that the professionals in California’s assessors’ offices can implement Prop. 15 efficiently and uniformly. Working together, they will ensure that California’s big corporate properties are assessed at fair market value – like they are in nearly every other state in the nation.
For more information on the individual propositions, call (562) 296-8521. •••• On another matter, the SBLW Democratic Club wants to make it clear that none of its endorsed candidates - from Joe Biden for President, to Harley Rouda for Congress, to Diedre Nguyen for the Assembly, to Carole Damoci for Seal Beach City Council – support wholesale defunding of police departments. Republican and Democratic candidates alike, however, do support meaningful police reform. •••• Window signs supporting the following candidates are available by calling (562) 596-0450 or (562) 296-8521:
• Joe Biden/Kamala Harris, candidates for president and vicepresident • 48thDistrictCongressmanHarleyRouda,candidateforreelection to the House of Representatives;
• Garden Grove Councilwoman Diedre Nguyen, candidate for CA Assembly District 72;
• PaurviTrivedi,candidateforLosAlamitosUnifiedSchoolDistrict Board Area 2. •••• Residents are encouraged to register online at OCvote.com. Volunteers stand ready to assist anyone having problems registering for the first time, changing their address or registering to a different party. Call (562) 412-0898, (562) 596-0450, or (562) 296-8521 or email lwsbdemocraticclub@gmail.com. •••• If you are a registered Democrat or a supporter and want to know more about the club’s efforts between now and Nov. 3, you can subscribe to our electronic newsletter at no cost by emailing Mary Larson at mlarson.telfords@gmail.com or by calling (562) 296-8521 with your contact information.
