Thank you Lake County for Standing Up!!

Close to 1,200 of our community members came together in Old Courthouse Museum Square Park on Saturday, June 14 to voice their concern about current administration policies, which are attacking our civil liberties, our equal rights, our freedom of speech, and our basic human support systems.

Lake County stands together to say NO! Lake County stands up peacefully and forcefully to voice our concerns. Lake County stands up to say we believe in justice, equity, and true liberty for all!!!

Adding to our voices were Nara Dahlbacka, Lake County Democrats, Denise Rushing, Indivisible Lake County, Luca Moretti, for Rep. Mike Thompson, and Marie Schrader, Discover Lakeport.

A special thank you to Sam Euston of Sam Euston Productions and Dan Fitzsimmons of Definite Video Productions for memorializing our proud moment!!! Please enjoy their terrific video.

Thank you Rep Mike Thompson for your support.

Opinion By:
Doug Harris, Trustee
Yuba Community College District
707-350-0656

Confusion, upheaval, and wastefulness for the Yuba Community College District, including the Lake County Campus, is being sown in the form of SB 226, which flew through the State Senate and is now headed to the State Assembly. It would empower the governor-appointed Community College Board of Governors to unilaterally impose boundary changes on local community colleges districts regardless of opposition by the locally elected college governing boards.

The intended objective of this legislation is a transfer of the Yuba Community College area around Woodland to the Los Rios Community College District. This would result in huge costs to the districts, and consume enormous administrative resources, which are desperately needed to fulfill the mission of community colleges: to serve students’ educational needs and the economic development needs of our communities, including at the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College. SB 226 will go to the education committee in the Assembly next. I urge calls and letters of opposition to SB 226 be sent to Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar- Curry:

State Capital
P.O. Box 942849
Sacramento, CA 94249-0004
916-319-2004

Or

2127 Napa Valley Corporate Drive
Napa, CA 94558
707-224-0440

For more information: Bill Track

Lake County has several positions that will be on the ballot in 2026. It’s not too early to assess what it would take for you to run.

• If you are a registered Democrat or considering changing your party preference, we are happy to help you every step of the way.
• We have an excellent track record of success in local Lake County races, and would be glad to spend some time helping you walk through your decision process.

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Contact Gillian Parrillo, Elections Chair gillianpar@gmail.com

Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry invites eligible students from Assembly District 4 to apply to the Women in California Leadership (WiCL) Foundation Minerva Scholarship program, now in its sixth year, which will begin accepting online applications from eligible students. The program was established to assist deserving women and girls by offering financial assistance to meet educational expenses. One hundred and twenty-six $3,000 Minerva Scholarships and one $10,000 Golden Minerva Scholarship will be awarded this year.

To be eligible for scholarship consideration, students must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a full-time student in good academic standing at an accredited college or university OR be a graduating high school senior with written proof of acceptance at an accredited institution of higher learning.
2. Have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.5.
3. Eligible students must identify as a woman or girl, or be female regardless of gender identity.
4. Submit a completed online application with all required supplementary documents by the application deadline.

Please note: Applications and all supplementary documents must be submitted together online. We do not accept items submitted separately via mail, in-person delivery, or through legislative offices.

Complete scholarship requirements and details (including the application) are now available on the WiCL Foundation’s website: http://wicl.us/scholarship-program/

Answers to frequently asked questions can be found at: http://wicl.us/frequently-asked-questions/

The deadline for submitting the online application and all supporting documentation is May 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm. There are no exceptions to this deadline.

“Annual ‘May Day’ action turns into vocal protest of Trump administration”

By William Roller, Lake County Record-Bee

“LAKEPORT >> Thursday’s protest on Main Street was the fourth show of dissent here since President Trump returned to office in January; organized by the Lake County Democrats who expressed a determination to pressure the Trump Administration to walk back some of its most unpopular public policies put forth thus far.”

Annual ‘May Day’ action turns into vocal protest of Trump administration

Beautiful video of downtown Lakeport and our May Day Protest. Thanks to everyone who came out!

A very special thanks to Dan Fitzsimmons of Definite Video Productions for the terrific video and arial views!!

Keep up the hard work, continue to show up, continue to make our voices heard! Watch the video!