Working Together on Homeless and Affordable Housing Needs
On Sunday, Oct. 13, El Dorado County residents, elected officials and community organization leaders participated in a Town Hall on EDC's Un-housed and Affordable Housing Needs. The event highlighted the many efforts by numerous EDC organizations and government agencies working on projects to reduce homelessness and increase the availability of affordable housing.
The Placerville Town Hall event was organized by the Western Slope Community Coalition on Affordable Housing and Homelessness and included informative presentations on:
2019 Point in Time (PIT) Count - What do we know about EDC's homeless?
One EDC couple's journey from homelessness to purchasing their first home
Special Recognition/Award presentations to Art Edwards & Don Vandercar (see photo below)
Are interested in getting more information about the Western Slope Community Coalition on Affordable Housing and Homelessness?.... Contact Maureen Dion-Perry at [email protected] or Jamie Beutler at [email protected]
Art Edwards and Don Vandercar honored in recognition of their long time homeless advocacy in El Dorado County. Maureen Dion-Perry (l) and Jamie Beutler (r) presented the recognition awards at the Oct. 13 Town Hall on Unhoused and Affordable Housing Needs in EDC.
Fire Insurance Forum, Oct. 24, 6-8pm A bipartisan alliance to tackle this non partisan issue
A few months ago, the El Dorado County Democratic Party began community outreach to regional and state leaders in an effort to find solutions to the fire insurance emergency. Over the past few months, the EDC Democratic Party has been working with local and state political leaders on finding local, state, and federal solutions to address these fire risks. We have been working on finding solutions for the availability and cost of fire insurance for homeowners and the growing concern on the loss of property tax revenue to support essential services in our communities.
Our efforts have led to an upcoming October 24 town hall hosted by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (from 6-8 pm) at Cameron Park Community Services District (2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park) with a panel of guests including Commissioner Ricardo Lara along with the El Dorado County Democratic and Republican Parties, the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce and the El Dorado County Association of Realtors. Our work has led to a bipartisan alliance to tackle this nonpartisan issue.
Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Assemblymember Kevin Kiley want to hear your questions regarding: 1) Questions to submit for Commissioner Lara 2) Solutions you propose in solving this crisis
Please send your questions and proposed solutions to EDC Democrats Chair, Josh Elder at [email protected]. Josh will make sure that your questions &/or proposed solutions get submitted to Commissioner Lara and Assemblymember Kiley.
Also, please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling his district office at 916-774-4430. Due to the high turnout expected at this event, please consider carpooling as parking will be limited.
CNN/New York Times Democratic Debate
(Fourth Debate) Date: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019
Time: 8 pm ET (5 pm PT)
Location: Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio
Sponsors: CNN, New York Times
Moderators: CNN hosts Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett, along with New York Times National Editor Marc Lacey
Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:00 - 11:00am
Come & meet other Democrats & local civic leaders. Talk about local campaigns and issues that EDC Democrats are working on in El Dorado County.
Location: Joe's Coffee,2531 Merrychase Dr, Cameron Park
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Tues., Oct. 15, 5:00pm, Democratic Presidential Debate... Consider inviting neighbors and friends to an impromptu Potluck Dinner Debate Party
Weds., Oct. 16, 9am to 7:00pm, EDC Registrar of Voters, Open House, 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C Placerville
Thursday, Oct. 17, 6:00-8:00pm, Democratic Women of El Dorado County monthly meeting. Speaker: Jackie Smith, Candidate for AD 6, Location: Bel Air Market, Cameron Park. Social time: 6.00-6.30. Meeting: 6.30-8.00
Thursday, Oct. 24, 6pm to 8pm, Community Forum on Fire Insurance, Cameron Park Community Center,
Sunday, Oct. 27, 10am, How to run for local office workshop (see above for details.)
Sunday, Nov. 3, EDC/California Away Team(CAT) Canvassing,2 shifts: 10am-1pm and 12noon to 3pm, 1925 Calaveras Drive, El Dorado Hills (Information and RSVP at www.calawayteam.com)
Check the "Events" Calendar at https://edcdems.org/events/ for more information about the above and future events. If you have a correction or addition to above list of upcoming events, please send it to [email protected]
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