General Meeting feat. O.C. Fire Authority Division Chief Rob Capobianco
2021-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States
CANYON DEMS AUGUST IN PERSON! MEETING
WHAT DO WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT
CALIFORNIA FIRES???
How can we prepare for a fire?
Can the growth of fire disasters be controlled?
What do fire experts envision for CA’s future?
What can WE do to help CA?
Hear the answers to these questions & more
from the O.C. Fire Authority

July 2021 Meeting Minutes

Masks will be required for all attendees. We highly encourage everyone attending to be vaccinated to COVID-19. For information about getting vaccinated, please visit https://myturn.ca.gov/. Attendees will also need to sign a waiver upon arrival at the Murray Center. There will be NO snacks or drinks provided. Please bring our own recyclable water bottle.
Don’t forget to come early! Sign in starts at 6:30PM. And bring cash for the return of our 50-50 opportunity drawing (featuring wonderful prizes)!

Our Guest Speaker:
O.C. Fire Authority
Division Chief Rob Capobianco
Rob Capobianco joined the O.C. Fire Authority in 1988 as a paid call firefighter and was hired as a career firefighter in 1999. During his career with the OCFA, he has held the positions of Firefighter, Firefighter/Paramedic, Assistant Fire Training Officer, Fire Captain, Fire Investigator, Battalion Chief, and Chief Investigator and Division Chief. Chief Capobianco is currently assigned to Division 3 serving the cities of San Clemente, Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita.

DONATION REQUEST FOR AUGUST MEETING
This month we are collecting women’s products at the general meeting for Wiseplace, the only Orange County-based nonprofit leading the effort to end homelessness for unaccompanied women. Wiseplace provides women with safe shelter, counseling and mental health services, case management and addiction recovery, and employment assistance to help rebuild their lives.
We will be collecting feminine products (tampons, pads), bras (regular and sport bras), and underwear. Large sizes are appreciated. There will be a collection box in front of the Murray Center until the meeting begins. If you get there later or can not attend but would like to make a donation, please give your items to Ann Owens.
Thank you for your consideration.

FIGHT TRUTH DECAY: Combatting MISINFORMATION
Trudy Josephson

Learning and trusting how and where to get accurate and ethical information in a biased and misleading news landscape, is more essential than ever. Where is our information coming from?
This presentation will address these queries and help you navigate and know your news sources, plus a lot more.

COME EARLY FOR PIZZA!
Come at 5:45pm to enjoy dinner with your Canyon Dems friends! For just $10 you’ll get pizza, salad & soft drink.

Trudy Josephson
Trudy, a 50+ year resident of Laguna Beach, has been active in her community for many of those years. Prior to her retirement, Trudy was a motivational humorist educating & speaking to groups around the country about cancer.

APRIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
This month we are supporting WISEPlace, the only Orange County-based nonprofit leading the effort to end homelessness for unaccompanied women. They provide women with safe shelter, counseling and mental health services, case management and addiction recovery, and employment assistance to help rebuild their lives.
They are in need of :
laundry baskets, set of plastic hangers, twin bed linens, towel sets, pillows, twin blankets, full-size toiletries, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes/toothpaste, thick 9×12 paper for acrylic painting, art sketching pencils, paper plates.
Please bring donations to our meeting. We will have someone in front of The Murray Center to collect your donations.
You can also order items in need directly from their wish lists here.
Thanks for your support!

Canyon Dems Annual Back to School Night & General Meeting
2021-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States
CANYON DEMS SEPTEMBER IN PERSON! MEETING
Canyon Dems Annual Back to School Night
With educators Delaine Eastin, Suzie Swartz & Joyanne Goodfellow
Special welcome to Sherine Smith
Candidate for the OC Board of Education, District 5
Join us as our educators discuss the long-term effects of the pandemic on administrators, teachers, students & parents; the impact of students’ learning loss due to the pandemic; the challenges facing California’s education system today; their vision and hopes for the coming year; and….more!

Masks will be required for all attendees. We highly encourage everyone attending to be vaccinated to COVID-19. For information about getting vaccinated, please visit https://myturn.ca.gov/. There will be NO snacks or drinks provided. Please bring your own recyclable water bottle.
Don’t forget to come early! Sign in starts at 6:30PM. And bring cash for the return of our 50-50 opportunity drawing (featuring wonderful prizes)!

Our Guest Speakers:
Delaine Eastin is the former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the only woman ever elected to that position. She also served eight years in the State Assembly and six years on the City Council in Union City, where an elementary school has been named in her honor. Delaine sponsored legislation that raised over $100 million for the cleanup of old toxic landfills. She also passed propositions that taxed the tobacco industry to create First 5 of California to advance child development. As part of the lawsuit against Proposition 187, Delaine successfully stopped California’s health care professionals and teachers from being used as de facto immigration agents.

Delaine has chaired the Democratic Women’s Caucus, the Legislative Women’s Caucus, the ClosetheGap Board and many other associations. She has been the executive director of the National Institute for School Leadership in Washington, DC and a Mills College Distinguished Visiting Professor. A graduate of UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara, she has endowed scholarships in her name at both campuses.

Suzie Swartz has been a board member of the Saddleback Valley Unified School since 2000, currently serving as its president. Her primary focus has always been Students First. She encourages parental involvement and promotes accessibility of staff and school board members, while emphasizing service and mutual respect. School Board members countywide recognized Suzie’s leadership and service with the prestigious Bergeson Award. She was also honored with the Phi Delta Kappa Citizen of the Year Award for her years of community service to our public schools.
Suzie is a UCLA graduate and holds a Masters in Governance certificate from the California School Boards Association. She lives with her husband, Jeff, in Mission Viejo and has two sons, both SVUSD and college graduates. When not busy advocating for our local schools, Suzie enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.

Joyanne Goodfellow, teacher at El Toro High School and president of the Saddleback Valley Educators Assn, will be joining our other educators.

Sherine Smith has been a teacher, principal of Aliso Viejo Middle School and Capistrano Valley High School, and Deputy Superintendent of Education for the Capistrano Unified School District. More recently, she served as Superintendent of the Laguna Beach Unified School District. Sherine was also the Chair of the O.C. Superintendents’ Organization. In 2016, she was honored as the O.C. Superintendent of the Year.
Sherine has taught in higher education and administrative credential programs, including Brandman, National and Chapman Universities and the O.C. Dept. of Education. She received her doctorate in Educational Leadership from USC. She and her husband, Dan, have lived in San Clemente for over 30 years.

We will be collecting baby items for Families Forward. Please bring the following baby items to our meeting:

diapers (larger sizes are needed)
baby wipes
baby food
formula

No clothes please. Donations will be collected outside of the Murray Center before entering.

FIGHT TRUTH DECAY: Combatting MISINFORMATION
Trudy Josephson

Learning and trusting how and where to get accurate and ethical information in a biased and misleading news landscape, is more essential than ever. Where is our information coming from?
This presentation will address these queries and help you navigate and know your news sources, plus a lot more.

COME EARLY FOR PIZZA!
Come at 5:45pm to enjoy dinner with your Canyon Dems friends! For just $10 you’ll get pizza, salad & soft drink.

Trudy Josephson
Trudy, a 50+ year resident of Laguna Beach, has been active in her community for many of those years. Prior to her retirement, Trudy was a motivational humorist educating & speaking to groups around the country about cancer.

APRIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
This month we are supporting WISEPlace, the only Orange County-based nonprofit leading the effort to end homelessness for unaccompanied women. They provide women with safe shelter, counseling and mental health services, case management and addiction recovery, and employment assistance to help rebuild their lives.
They are in need of :
laundry baskets, set of plastic hangers, twin bed linens, towel sets, pillows, twin blankets, full-size toiletries, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes/toothpaste, thick 9×12 paper for acrylic painting, art sketching pencils, paper plates.
Please bring donations to our meeting. We will have someone in front of The Murray Center to collect your donations.
You can also order items in need directly from their wish lists here.
Thanks for your support!

General Meeting feat. Gustavo Arellano, L.A. Times columnist & podcaster
2021-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States
FIGHT TRUTH DECAY: Combatting MISINFORMATION
Trudy Josephson

Learning and trusting how and where to get accurate and ethical information in a biased and misleading news landscape, is more essential than ever. Where is our information coming from?
This presentation will address these queries and help you navigate and know your news sources, plus a lot more.

COME EARLY FOR PIZZA!
Come at 5:45pm to enjoy dinner with your Canyon Dems friends! For just $10 you’ll get pizza, salad & soft drink.

Trudy Josephson
Trudy, a 50+ year resident of Laguna Beach, has been active in her community for many of those years. Prior to her retirement, Trudy was a motivational humorist educating & speaking to groups around the country about cancer.

APRIL COMMUNITY OUTREACH
This month we are supporting WISEPlace, the only Orange County-based nonprofit leading the effort to end homelessness for unaccompanied women. They provide women with safe shelter, counseling and mental health services, case management and addiction recovery, and employment assistance to help rebuild their lives.
They are in need of :
laundry baskets, set of plastic hangers, twin bed linens, towel sets, pillows, twin blankets, full-size toiletries, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes/toothpaste, thick 9×12 paper for acrylic painting, art sketching pencils, paper plates.
Please bring donations to our meeting. We will have someone in front of The Murray Center to collect your donations.
You can also order items in need directly from their wish lists here.
Thanks for your support!

General Meeting feat. Rep. Mike Levin & Sen. Dave Min
2021-11-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

VIRTUAL General Meeting feat. Redistricting, a discussion with Jason Mills
2022-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Online, CA

VIRTUAL General Meeting: Climate Change in our Community
2022-02-15 19:00 - 21:00 | CA

General Meeting Feat. O.C. Supervisor Katrina Foley & Pete Hardin, candidate for O.C. District Attorney
2022-03-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting Feat. Michael Getto on The Crisis in Ukraine plus meet State Assembly 72 Candidate Judie Mancuso
2022-04-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting Feat. Dan Chmielewski on DATA SECURITY, MISINFORMATION & CRIME ON THE WEB & special guest Congressional Candidate Dr. Asif Mahmood
2022-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting Feat. Kevin C. O’Leary: THE REPUBLICANS’ CRUSADE AGAINST LIBERALISM
2022-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting Feat. Andrea Schmidt: PLANNED PARENTHOOD - PROTECTOR OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS
2022-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting Feat. Cynthia Valencia, ACLU SoCal: VOTING RIGHTS & OC ELECTIONS
2022-08-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting Feat. Profs Fred Smoller and Michael Moodian: 2022 ELECTION - WHERE ARE WE HEADING?
2022-09-20 18:30 - 21:00 | Home of a Mission Viejo Member, Mission Viejo, CA, United States

General Meeting & Ballot Review with Canyon Dems Chair Louise Adler
2022-10-18 18:30 - 21:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Setting the Course for 2023
2022-11-15 18:30 - 21:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. David Pepper, author of Laboratories of Autocracy
2023-01-17 18:30 - 21:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. Todd Harmonson, OC Register, Senior Editor
2023-02-21 18:30 - 21:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. David Edward Burke, Pres. & Founder of Citizens Take Action
2023-03-21 18:30 - 21:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. Sudi Farokhnia
2023-04-25 18:30 - 21:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. Louis DeSipio
2023-05-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. Ayn Craciun
2023-06-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. Russ Feingold
2023-07-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting Feat. Megan Yoo Schneider
2023-08-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting & Panel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Public Education?
2023-09-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting: Let's Reclaim Medicare From the Profiteers
2023-10-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting: Decoding the Attacks on Education
2023-11-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting: Meet the Candidates for CA 40 Plus Aisha O'Neil
2024-01-23 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting: Legislative Advocacy with Kevin Gordon
2024-02-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting: Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy
2024-03-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States

General Meeting: Combatting Misinformation
2024-04-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692, United States
