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November 2024

Event of Remembrance
11/22/2024

Phishing Scams: What You Need to Know
11/22/2024

Pupusas Family Style: Another Adventurous Dining Winner
11/22/2024

Celebrating the Holidays
11/21/2024

Genealogy Group: Discovering Our Pasts
11/21/2024

Nathan Wolford – From Tragedy to Ministry
11/21/2024

Pasadena Village Board of Directors: A Brief Overview
11/21/2024

President's Message
11/21/2024

The Day of the Dead (Dia de muertos)/ Mexican Culture/Community
11/21/2024

Vintage Celebration: Aging Like a Fine Wine
11/21/2024

Review of Racism in Our Local Past
11/20/2024

Creative Juices Flow in The Village
11/19/2024

Checking In by Ed Rinderle
11/15/2024

Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo
11/15/2024

I Shall Forget You Presently, My Dear (Sonnet IV) by Edna St. Vincent Millay
11/15/2024

Pictures From Brueghel by William Carlos Williams
11/15/2024

October 2024

ARBORIST WALK: NOT FOR TREE HUGGERS ONLY!
10/29/2024

Bill Wishner: Visual Hunter
10/29/2024

Can a Village Group Fix Our Healthcare System?
10/29/2024

Community Board Directors Strengthen Village Board
10/29/2024

Connecting with Village Connections: The A, B, C, & D’s of Medicare @ 65+
10/29/2024

Grief is a Journey: Two Paths Taken
10/29/2024

Message from the President
10/29/2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters
10/29/2024

What Will Be Your Legacy?
10/29/2024

1619, Approaching the Election...
10/27/2024

Beyond and Within the Village - A Star is Born
10/17/2024

Happiness by Priscilla Leonard
10/11/2024

Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden
10/11/2024

Unpainted Door by Louise Gluck
10/11/2024

In the Evening by Billy Collins
10/10/2024

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
10/10/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

Betty Kilby, A Family History
10/01/2024

September 2024

August 2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

1619 Wide Ranging Interests
08/19/2024

First Anniversary
08/19/2024

Alexandra Leaving by Leonard Cohen
08/16/2024

Muse des Beaux Arts by W. H. Auden
08/16/2024

The God Abandons Antony by Constantinos P. Cavafy
08/16/2024

Ch – Ch – Ch –Changes
08/15/2024

Cultural Activities Team offers an ‘embarrassment of riches’
08/15/2024

Engaging in Pasadena Village
08/15/2024

Future Housing Options
08/15/2024

Message from the President
08/15/2024

There Are Authors Among Us
08/15/2024

Villagers Welcome New Members at the Tournament Park Picnic
08/15/2024

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
08/14/2024

A narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
08/13/2024

Haikus
08/13/2024

One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
08/13/2024

Poem 20 by Pablo Neruda
08/13/2024

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
08/13/2024

Trees by Joyce Kilmer
08/13/2024

July 2024

June 2024

May 2024

Emergency Preparedness: Are You Ready?
05/28/2024

Farewell from the 2023/24 Social Work Interns
05/28/2024

Gina on the Horizon
05/28/2024

Mark Your Calendars for the Healthy Aging Research California Virtual Summit
05/28/2024

Meet Our New Development Associate
05/28/2024

Putting the Strategic Plan into Practice
05/28/2024

Washington Park: Pasadena’s Rediscovered Gem
05/28/2024

Introducing Civil Rights Discussions
05/22/2024

Rumor of Humor #2416
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2417
05/14/2024

Rumor of Humor #2418
05/14/2024

Springtime Visitors
05/07/2024

Freezing for a Good Cause – Credit, That Is
05/02/2024

No Discussion Meeting on May 3rd
05/02/2024

An Apparently Normal Person Author Presentation and Book-signing
05/01/2024

Flintridge Center: Pasadena Village’s Neighbor That Changes Lives
05/01/2024

Pasadena Celebrates Older Americans Month 2024
05/01/2024

The 2024 Pasadena Village Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
05/01/2024

Woman of the Year: Katy Townsend
05/01/2024

April 2024

March 2024

February 2024

January 2024

Promoting Informed & Involved Voters

By Suzi Hoge
Posted: 10/29/2024
Tags: suzi hoge, newsletter november 2024

Villagers and other community members learned about state propositions and county measures on the November 5th ballot at a meeting organized by Pasadena Village.  The event was held at a community venue, Connect to Rise. Jo Yeargin shared,

”I thought Pasadena Village partnership with the League of Women Voters for the community presentation was greatly needed.  The presenter was knowledgeable and I’m using the notes that I wrote in the brochure to complete my ballot. It was one of the best offerings of the year. I’m informed.”

The League of Women Voters has been providing the information at various presentations throughout Los Angeles County and even online via the Los Angeles County Library. “This is the second election ballot/proposition review presented by Robbie Davis that I have attended. She is able to briefly explain the measures with the pros and cons clearly and impartially. I will take the opportunity to attend any others that she is presenting in future elections. Very satisfactory,” Dan Guerrero.

Villagers Valerie Jones and Betty Ann Jansson are both members of the League of Women Voters.  Betty Ann was recently honored with an award. Valerie shared,  "I have found the League of Women Voters to be made up of some of the most dedicated, industrious, committed, and generous men and women I have been lucky enough to have met.  They come from all backgrounds and are committed to increase their ranks with men and women of all ages, ethnicities, educational, and economic levels for the purpose of educating our community, and promoting our citizenry to vote and make our country a true democracy, no matter their party."

Our presenter was Robbie Davis from the Pasadena League of Women Voters.  She presented each proposition or measure and then summarized the pros and cons as submitted by the supporting and opposing groups.  She advised us to do our own fact checking including “following the money.”  That is, checking which groups are supporting and funding each issue, or opposing it. “I found the presentation remarkably free of political endorsement, which was refreshing.  At the same time, LWV gave enough details to help me make informed decisions regarding all the ballot measures,“ Bridget Brewster stated.

Propositions 2,3,4,5, and 6 were submitted by our legislators.  Propositions 32,33,34, 35, and 36 were put on the ballot by the petition process. Learning this distinction was helpful. 

After each proposition summary, Robbie answered questions from the audience.  She spent extra time explaining some of the issues in Proposition 33 and 34, dealing with proposed rent control changes (33) and restrictions on certain health care providers (34), and how these two propositions are actually connected by the Aids Health Care Foundation which supports community-based rent control (vs. the state).

Several Villagers summed up the presentation nicely:

“Like the CliffsNotes we all remember from high school, the League of Women Voters presentation served its purpose by helping me to quickly comprehend the key points of 10 propositions.  Now I’m better prepared to wade through the 140 page Official Voter Information Guide to study the propositions where I still have questions before finally casting my ballot,” stated Lorrie Gray.

Villager Karen Bagnard felt very positively about the event.  “Over the years I have found these presentations to be most valuable in helping me to make an informed decision when voting.  Now that I’m visually impaired, it has become even more valuable as I can no longer read my ballot.  I appreciated the clear facts of both sides of the issues, as well as the questions that were posed and comments made by participants. Jo Yeargin’s comment on the 'three strikes' issue was most notable,”

The primary take-away for all of us . . . make sure you vote!

Pasadena Village, through its Educational Team, is committed to offering informative programs of interest to older adults.  Feel free to make suggestions for future programs that can benefit all of us as we age. 

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