Democratic Club
By Mary Larson
LW contributor
California Sen. Tom Umberg recently joined Democratic Club members in a discussion on two matters of concern to Leisure World, namely Assembly Bills 5 and 3182.
AB 5, which went into effect in 2019, was designed to codify a California Supreme Court ruling that imposed a strict test to decide whether self-employed workers should be considered employees.
Proposition 22, currently on the 2020 General Election ballot, is an attempt by the companies that control the for-hire transportation industry to be declared exempt from AB 5. •••• The nominating committee presented its list of recommendations for the club’s 2021-2022 Board. The list is posted on the club’s website, https://sblwdems.wordpress.com. Nominations “from-thefloor” for any open position will be received up until Nov. 3 by emailing lwsbdemocraticclub@gmail.com.
The Board also presented Kathy Moran and Galit Levy-Slater with Certificates of Appreciation. Moran was the organizer and coordinator of the club’s project to get out the 2020 vote. Galit acted as her co-coordinator and is credited with suggesting the name “Operation Pony Express” for the project to reach out to Leisure World Democrats. •••• If you need assistance on any issue relating to the election, call (562) 296-8521, (562) 596-0450 or (562) 412-0898 or email lwsbdemocraticclub@ gmail.com. To learn more about the club, subscribe to the free electronic newsletter by emailing the editor at mlarson. telfords@gmail.com or by calling (562) 296-8521 with your contact information.
