CCAE Legislative Advocacy Webinar - Fri, Feb 2, 12 noon
These are very worthwhile --- and often times if you sign up, even if you can't attend, they will send the recording of the webinar and you can view later
Join us at the next legislative advocacy webinar
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| You are invited to a lunchtime webinar on?Friday, February 2nd?at 12 noon?to gain valuable insights on the latest state budget dynamics as well as legislative efforts in support of Adult Education.? |
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| The webinar will be the first in a series as we prepare for the California Adult Education Legislative Advocacy Day in Sacramento on April 10, 2024. You'll have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with other participants to exchange best practices. Don't miss out on this valuable learning opportunity! |
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Fw: URGENT: Brown Act Reform allowing remote quorum! Signatures needed by 01/08
Hi everyone,
Legislation reforming the Brown Act to allow public bodies to count members participating in meetings remotely towards a quorum needs support.? This legislation is an important step towards allowing elders, immune compromised people, and people with disabilities to serve meaningfully on commissions and other civic groups. Since COVID emergency measures allowing remote quorums have been lifted, many groups that fall under the Brown Act have had difficulty getting quorums. For example, the Contra Costa County Library Commission has been unable to get an in-person quorum for three meetings straight.? Many city and county commissions are made up of volunteers, which means their members are usually retired and thus skew older.? Transportation and mobility issues and health conditions that make exposure to COVID more dangerous can sideline a group of people who want to make contributions to their community.? This legislation will be a step in the right direction towards more inclusivity in public meetings.
Kristen
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From: george pursley <georgepursley@...> To: kristen pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 at 06:04:46 PM PST Subject: Fw: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Brown Act Reform! PLEASE READ!
From: Walter Beveridge <walter.beveridge@...>
Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 4:04 PM
To: Alison McKee <alison.mckee@...>; Walter Beveridge <walter.beveridge@...>
Cc:?
Subject: FW: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Brown Act Reform! PLEASE READ!
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Forwarded from County Librarian Alison McKee:
From: Christina Reich <creich@...>
Sent: Friday, January 5, 2024 12:37 PM
Subject: URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Brown Act Reform! PLEASE READ!
Dear CAA Member,
We are reaching out to you as an?interested?party in support of AB-817 by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco. AB-817?would amend the Brown Act to allow advisory and subsidiary
bodies to participate remotely. It would allow public CAA board members to constitute a quorum remotely without publishing locations.
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The bill is?moving forward! It will be heard by the Assembly Committee on Local Government on Wednesday, Jan. 10th at 1:30pm.
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Here is the text to the proposed bill, as amended.
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Please consider signing-on to the attached letter of support no later than Monday, January 8, 5pm.?
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If you or your agency would like to submit a support letter separately, it can be uploaded through the??here. I have attached a sample letter submitted on behalf of the Napa Valley Transportation Authority.
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If you have any questions,?please reach out to us.
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Thank you!
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Renee Zeimer, Chair
Contra Costa County Economic Opportunity Council
Public Sector Representative, District 2
Email:?rkzeimer@...
Tel: (925) 212-3239
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Christina L. Reich
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Division Manager
Employment & Human Services Department
Community Services Bureau
1470 Civic Court, Suite 200
Concord, CA 94520
Ph: (925) 608-8819? Note new phone number effective 5/30/23
Fax: (925)313-8303
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Re: Fw: Invitation to SF/Oakland Screening of Flower (December 13th)
Thanks!
(I had to look up ? LTSS ?!)
Linda
On Dec 9, 2023, at 8:31 AM, Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> wrote:
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To: Cynthia Lopez <cynthial.cara@...>
Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 06:29:43 AM PST
Subject: Invitation to SF/Oakland Screening of Flower (December 13th)
Dear SF, Alameda and CC/Solano Cats and CARA board members,
One of CARAs partners in our fight for LTSS for all- Caring Across Generations- is premiering a 28 minute film about the importance of LTSS.? The film was produced by Misty Copeland (first African American principal dancer with American Ballet Co).? Ms
Copeland shares her own caregiving story and she will be at the premier in person!
There are two showings on December 13- one in SF ( at the Booker T Washington Center at 11am) and one in Oakland (at the golden age senior center at eastmont mall at 6pm.? Golden Age is CARA affiliate and Cara VP Sandra Johnson arranged this.?
Please view the flyer below and attend if you can. Let them know you are from CARA
Enjoy,
Jodi Reid
Executive Director
California Alliance for Retired Americans
415-515-2156
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Fw: Invitation to SF/Oakland Screening of Flower (December 13th)
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From: Cynthia Lopez <cynthial.cara@...> To: Cynthia Lopez <cynthial.cara@...> Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 06:29:43 AM PST Subject: Invitation to SF/Oakland Screening of Flower (December 13th)
Dear SF, Alameda and CC/Solano Cats and CARA board members,
One of CARAs partners in our fight for LTSS for all- Caring Across Generations- is premiering a 28 minute film about the importance of LTSS.? The film was produced by Misty Copeland (first African American principal dancer with American Ballet Co).? Ms Copeland shares her own caregiving story and she will be at the premier in person!
There are two showings on December 13- one in SF ( at the Booker T Washington Center at 11am) and one in Oakland (at the golden age senior center at eastmont mall at 6pm.? Golden Age is CARA affiliate and Cara VP Sandra Johnson arranged this.?
Please view the flyer below and attend if you can. Let them know you are from CARA
Enjoy, Jodi Reid Executive Director California Alliance for Retired Americans 415-515-2156
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Next Older Adults Education Forever meeting 12/03
Hi everyone,
The next meeting of Older Adults Education Forever will take place tomorrow, Sunday, December 3 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM.? I need to end this meeting a bit early tomorrow.? We will go back to meeting from 2:00 to 4:00 PM after this.
This is an online meeting.? Here is the link:
Meeting ID: 836 3655
5477
Passcode: 576387 There will be a meeting regarding West Contra Costa County matters immediately before this meeting, from 1:30 to 2:00 PM. All are welcome, but only West Contra Costa matters will be discussed.? You can access this meeting using the same link as the one for the general meeting, above.
A draft agenda and notes from our last meeting are attached. Please feel free to suggest additions or revisions to the agenda and corrections to the notes.??
I will see you tomorrow.
Kristen
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Google photo album of OAEF t-shirt pics
Hi Folks!
I started a . If you have some to share, please reply to this message and I'll add to the album!?
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Re: Volunteers in OAEF T-shirts
Wonderful photo!??
I'll start a Google album for photos of folks in OAEF tshirts!?
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Re: Next Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) meeting 12/03
Unfortunately, I will be missing this meeting - as I've missed the past two or three.
I look forward to hopefully making the meeting in January!!? And to reading the minutes, etc.?
By the way, I still have Harry's tshirt and have tried several times to reach him. Harry, if you're reading this, I have your tshirt!?
Cynthia
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Letter to the editor - South San Francisco - points to need for more OA classes
Hi Folks,
I thought you might be interested in this. It points to the need for more OA classes and just general focus on older residents.
Cynthia
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Next Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) meeting 12/03
Hi everyone,
The next meeting of Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) will take place this coming Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 PM. I need? to? end the meeting at? 3:30 PM this time due to another commitment.? We will go back to our regular 2:00 to 4:00 PM meeting time after this meeting.
There will be a 1:30 to 2:00 meeting for West Contra Costa members prior to the general meeting. Anyone is welcome to attend this meeting, but we will be discussing West Contra Costa matters during this time.?
We will use the same link for both of these online meetings:
Meeting ID: 836 3655
5477
Passcode: 576387 Please send me any agenda items you have for either meeting. I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday.
Kristen
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Volunteers in OAEF T-shirts
Our OAEF and older adult education volunteers doing outreach at the West Contra Costa Adult Education table, El Cerrito Senior Resource Fair, 11/3/2033.
Kristin Pursley, Cate Burkhart, and Carol Kehoe (wearing OAEF T-shirts), with Buddy Akacic, director of St.?John¡¯s Older Adult program.
Marjorie Fujioka and Linda Cain were also there to help out!
(Someone suggested at the most recent OAEF meeting that I post the picture to the OAEF Forum.)
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Fw: Measure X Senior Advocacy - Calls to Action!
Hi West County folks,
Here are the advocacy materials regarding Measure X funding for Older Adults programs.
Kristen
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From: Cate Burkhart <cburkh6233@...> To: Kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 04:26:22 PM PST Subject: Fwd: Measure X Senior Advocacy - Calls to Action!
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Chair, Commission on Aging
At-large Member, Advisory Council on Aging
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From: "Caitlin Sly, Executive Director MOWDR" <csly@...>
Subject: Measure X Senior Advocacy - Calls to Action!
Date: November 1, 2023 at 12:36:42 PM PDT
To: "Caitlin Sly, Executive Director MOWDR" <csly@...>
Hello fellow advocates,
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Thank you all for your continued effort to advocate for older adults and people with disabilities in front of the Measure X Community Advisory Board (MXCAB) and the Board of Supervisors.?
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We have several calls to action for you:
- Read the attached sign on letter and let us know if you would like to sign on.? You can sign on as an individual or an organization.? If you would like to sign on, please email?csly@...?with how you would like to be listed on the letter and your name will be added.? This letter will be sent to both the MXCAB and the Board of Supervisors.?
- Take this letter and customize it.??Feel free to edit it with your own comments and experiences from your particular part of the County or your particular line of work.? Any specific data and/or personal stories are also impactful.? Feel free to edit it and put it on your own letterhead (please change the signature to be your own.)? They can be sent to your County supervisor and/or the clerk of the Board (clerkoftheboard@...).? To find out who your County Supervisor is, visit this?.
- Attend upcoming meetings and make public comments.? Suggested public comments are attached.? You can attend in-person or virtually.? If you cannot attend, we recommend you send an email or letter.? Emails can be sent to Mariana Moore?mmoore@...?and Adam Nguyen?adam.nguyen@....? We will send out agendas as they become available.? Upcoming opportunities are:
- Tuesday, November 7th?at 9am?¨C Board of Supervisors meeting.? They will hear from County department heads and from the public about what needs they should prioritize for additional Measure X funding.
- Wednesday, November 15th?at 5pm?¨C MXCAB meeting.? They will hear from the public and begin to make decisions about how to prioritize their recommendations for funding.
- Tuesday, November 28th?at 9am?¨C Board of Supervisors meeting.? More discussion on Measure X.
- Wednesday, November 29th?at 5pm?¨C MXCAB meeting.? They will make their final decisions on what to recommend.
- Tuesday, December 7th?at 9am?¨C Board of Supervisors meeting.? They will make final decisions on Measure X funding allocations.
- Help get the word out.??If you know older adults and people with disabilities who would like to share their story but may not be able to write a letter or call in to a meeting, have them fill out the attached ? page sheet.? They can either be sent directly toclerkoftheboard@...?or you can send them to?csly@...?and I will compile them to send.? Please feel free to just share first names only if folks would like to keep their privacy.
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Thank you and more to come!
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Sent on behalf of Empowered Aging, Mobility Matters, Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, Meals on Wheels Diablo Region, and Choice in Aging.
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Caitlin Sly
She/Her
Executive Director
Meals on Wheels Diablo Region?
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Mailing Address:?1300 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 ()?
Main?/ 925.937.8311 x?101
Direct?/ 925.937-8312?
Cell?/ 510.326.5185
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?to become a volunteer.?
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Fw: Events - Gray Panthers (Berkeley)
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From: Linda Cain <lsc1661@...> To: kristen Pursley <kpursley@...> Cc: Linda Minor <linda@...> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 03:03:56 PM PST Subject: Events - Gray Panthers (Berkeley)
Meeting in person and in zoom,
11/22/23
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Older Adults Education Forever Meeting TODAY, 11/12 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Hi everyone,
The November meeting of Older Adults Education Forever will take place today, Sunday, November 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Here is the link for this online meeting:??
Meeting ID: 836 3655
5477
Passcode: 576387
A draft agenda is attached.? Please feel free to suggest additions and changes.
From 1:30 to 2:00 PM, there will be a meeting about Older Adults Education issues in West Contra Costa County only. All are welcome, but this meeting will be most of interest to members who live or work in West Contra Costa County.
Kristen
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Older Adults Education Forever meeting 11/12
Hi everyone, Sorry for the late notice! The next Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) meeting will take place this Sunday, November 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.? Please send any agenda items you may have.? The link for this online meeting appears below.? Kristen
Meeting ID: 836 3655
5477
Passcode: 576387?
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Bridging Digital Divide with Older Adults
Hi,
Maybe of use to us - in pointing to the importance of providing OA classes on digital skills.?
Cynthia
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Older Adults Education Forever Meeting from 2:00 to 4:00 PM today!
Hi everyone,
The October meeting of Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) will take place online today from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.? I apologize for the "save the date" notice I sent out last week, which gave the incorrect time of 1:00 to 3:00 Pm.? There will be a meeting regarding Contra Costa matters only from 1:30 to 2:00 PM.? All are welcome to attend, but we will be discussing Contra Costa matters only during that time, Then the general meeting will begin at 2:00 PM.
Here is the link for both the Contra Costa and general meetings;
Meeting ID: 836 3655
5477
Passcode: 576387
A copy of the agenda for today's meeting and the notes from the September meeting are attached.
Kristen
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Older Adults Education Forever Meeting 10/29, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Hi everyone,
The next meeting of Older Adults Education Forever (OAEF) will take place tomorrow, Sunday, October 29 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.? A draft agenda is attached.??
At the last meeting, it was suggested that we plan a statewide forum on Older Adults Education, so that has been placed on the agenda for tomorrow's meeting
Please feel free to suggest additions and revisions to the agenda.? The notes from the September meeting have also been attached for your review.
Here is the link for the meeting:
Meeting ID: 836 3655
5477
Passcode: 576387
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Next Older Adults Education Forever meeting 10/29
Hi everyone,
The next meeting of Older Adult Education Forever (OAEF) will take place next Sunday, October 29 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.? The notes from our last meeting, on September 17 are attached.? Please send any corrections to the notes you may have, and please send any agenda items.??
Here is the link for the meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83636555477?pwd=OWdTVGsyYW1RRGk5OTA0Yk9lN2RWZz09
Meeting ID: 836 3655 5477 Passcode: 576387
I will see you on the 29th!
Kristen
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Thank you!? Done --- thru the portal in the first email - which leads you to standard email the Gov website.?
But is it better to send to the link provided by the aide???
Cynthia
On Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 06:56:27 PM PDT, ana turetsky <aturet20@...> wrote:
Hello OAEF Members,? ? I am guessing that many of you may be watching? AB 811, which is a bill that has passed both the Assembly and the Senate about restoring some repeatability options for our students.? If Governor Newsom signs this bill, students will be able to repeat courses in? Foreign Languages, the Arts, and other disciplines even if they successfully pass with an A, B, or C. The goal of this is to promote skill building and life-long learning.?? ? Unfortunately, the CCCO just announced that they??oppose this bill.? FACCC and Senator Mike McGuire's office urges that faculty email the Governor and express your support for this important bill.? You can email the Governor?? ? ? Please share with your colleagues. ? Thanks, Donna Frankel PS.? Sorry a few of you may be getting two copies, but I am unsure if I am able to send to the entire group.
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