Life In Sherman Oaks

On Monday, December 7th, at 7:00pm, the Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley (DPSFV) will hold its regularly scheduled meeting and a workshop for those interested in applying to be on the Citizen’s Redistricting Commission. DPSFV meets at the Van Nuys State Building Auditorium at 6150 Van Nuys Blvd. Please contact Damian Carroll at carrolldamian@gmail.com for more information. Starting on December 15th, 2009, Californians have the opportunity to apply [...]

A new Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California College of Letters, Arts and Sciences poll found 51% of Californians favor gay marriage — while 43% oppose it. The survey of 1,500 registered voters from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3 has a statistical margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points–which means that because the survey is a statistical sample size (and not the entire population) it could be [...]

Late Sunday night, Governor Schwarzeneggar signed AB 260 by Assemblyman Ted Lieu (D-Torrance). The measure, which takes effect Jan. 1, tightens restrictions on mortgage brokers so they cannot steer borrowers to riskier, higher-interest loans when they qualify for less-expensive ones.

Legislative Alert: SB 303 Take Action to Protect Nursing Facility Residents On behalf of AARP California’s 3 million members, we are urging you to call or email Governor Schwarzenegger and ask him to sign SB 303 (Alquist). The bill requires that nursing facility residents or their delegates give informed consent regarding the use of psychotherapeutic drugs. AARP supports this bill because it protects vulnerable residents from the inappropriate use of [...]

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The monthly meeting of Healthcare for All-San Fernando Valley chapter will be this coming Thursday 9/17 at 7:30pm at the State Office Building at 6150 Van Nuys Blvd. at Calvert Street, Room 135 (entrance is on Calvert Street). HCA is a California state non-profit that regards health care as a human right and is dedicated to ensuring that all Californians have comprehensive, reliable, and affordable health insurance. Universal single payer [...]

Bill To Limit Insurance Policy Rescissions Headed to Governor’s Desk On Thursday, the California Legislature gave final approval to a measure designed to limit the circumstances under which health insurance companies can revoke a patient’s individual insurance policy, the Sacramento Bee reports. Bill Details The bill (AB 2) by Assembly member Hector De La Torre (D-South Gate) would: Create standardized information and medical history questions for policy applications; Establish an [...]

A bill is on Governor Schwarzeneggar’s desk which would designate a day in may as “Harvey Milk Day.” However, as you may have guessed, there are some who are against this. Call the governor at: 916.445.2841. Or fax him at: 916.558.3160