We meet on the third Thursday of every month to discuss critical local, state or national issues of concern to our community. Meetings are open to the public.
Upcoming General Meetings
Thursday, September 18
- Kilaga Springs Lodge – Sun City Lincoln Hills
- 6:30 p.m. Social, Placer Room
- 7:00 p.m. Meeting, Presentation Hall
AGENDA
- Welcome – Ruth Cox, President
- Heidi Hall, CA D3 candidate running against Rep Kevin Kiley. A brief introduction.
- Dan Vicuna, Common Cause, Senior Policy Director of Voting & Fair Representation. Live on ZOOM — Dan will provide context for prop 50, giving members a better understanding of how this came to be, what it specifies, and
how it will work. Q&A to follow. - Nick Bennett, Chair of the Placer County Dems – YES Prop 50, Learn the distinction between fact and the GOP’s fiction; what the consequences are of failing to pass this proposition, and how can you help.
Thursday, October 16
Our main presenter will be from Indivisible Roseville, and will talk about the new Indivisible focus on the pillars of democracy to overcome authoritarianism.
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Past Meetings
Thursday, August 21, 2025 — Former Marine, Tyler Vandenberg, talked about his campaign for Kevin Kiley's congressional seat in CA District 3. Also, Keynote speakers James Bopp and Brandon Montalvo from Morgan Stanley presented: "Investing in the Current Market Environment – Key Issues and Themes."
See Video of President Ruth Cox's opening remarks.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 — "Project 2026 - A Democratic Blueprint for a Just Society"
Thursday, May 15, 2025 — Dr. Diana Cassady, Professor Emerita in Public Health and member of Third Act discussed “Am I too old to save the Planet and Our Democracy – A Boomer’s Guide."
Thursday, April 17, 2025 — Attorney Beverly Crawford, Professor Emerita, University of California Berkeley, discussed how to identify and respond to misinformation and disinformation.
See video of President Ruth Cox's opening remarks.
Thursday, March 20, 2025 — Speaker: Professor Blake Nordahl, University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law; Supervising Attorney, Immigration Clinic, spoke on immigration.
See video of President Ruth Cox's opening remarks.
Thursday, February 20, 2025 — Speaker: Shanti Landon, County of Placer Board of Supervisors, District 2.
See video of President Ruth Cox's opening remarks.
December 19, 2024 — Holiday Celebration
Our Holiday Celebration had a No-Host bar at 4:30 pm and doors opened for dinner at 5:00 pm. Menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu, Tri-tip, vegetarian tortellini, garden salad or apple salad, and chocolate cake or mascarpone cheese cake.
Guest Speaker: Jack Ohman, Political Cartoonist with the SF Chronicle
*November 22, 2024 (4th Friday), 4:30 pm — The November club wase held on Friday, November 22 as a cocktail-appetizer potluck at Kilaga Springs Lodge (Placer, Lincoln, California rooms)at 5 PM. There was a no-host bar at 4:30 PM. Guests were asked to bring finger food, appetizers or desserts. This was planned as a celebration of all the volunteer effort members put into this election.
October 17, 2024 — Dr. Terry McAteer, Topic: November 2024 Election.
Dr. McAteer has politics in his veins. He grew-up in San Francisco where his father, J Eugene McAteer, represented "The City" on the Board of Supervisors and State Senate. Terry, in his own political version, has been elected to six terms as a County Superintendent of Schools (Nevada and Inyo Counties). He has degrees from U.C. Berkeley, SF State and his doctorate is from U.S.F. Dr. McAteer is a compelling college lecturer on history and political science topics.
Many of our members have attended his classes through the Sierra College Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program.
*September 26, 2024 (4th Thursday) — School Board Candidates: Jason Price, Lincoln; Cassie Lin & Holly Cuthbertson, Roseville
August 15, 2024 — Lisa Howard, Citizens Climate Lobby
May 16, 2024 — Placer County Deputy District Attorney Shannon Quigley, awarded for dedication to seeking justice and protection for elders and dependent adults.
April 18, 2024 — Bridging Divides, an organization promoting better communication in the current political divide.
March 21, 2024 — Bill Lauritsen, member of the Lincoln City Council, briefed us on what is happening at the city level that is significantly impacting the ability of our voices to be heard and our values represented. We discussed a set of actions that can be taken by our members to make certain decisions taken by the Council reflect our priorities.
February 15, 2024 — Ruth Cox, chair of our club's Political Action Committee gave a presentation on “How should we as Democrats get mobilized for the very important elections this year!”