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 November 12, 2009
UNITE HERERally & Vigil for Quail Lodge Workers
Quail Lodge workers are about to face their last day of work - please show your support for them by joining the Rally and Candlelight Vigil this Sunday, Nov 15.

If you can, please bring food or gifts for the workers' families.

When: Sunday, Nov 15, 4:30 pm
Where: Quail Lodge main entrance at 8205 Valley Greens Drive in Carmel Valley (click for a map)

The Monterey County Democrats have joined the Board of Supervisors and many others in calling on Quail Lodge to offer any new or reopened positions to laid off workers.
Learn Why Health Care Providers Want Reform
Reform isn't just for the people who receive health care - health care providers want it too. Join us this Thursday, Nov 19 as Natividad CEO Harry Weis and physicians Dana Kent and Adelheid Ebenhoech discuss why they support reform.

What: Healthcare Professionals Forum on Reform
When: Thursday, November 19, 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Center For Change, 60 Bonifacio Plaza, Monterey (click for a map)


Topics
  • What drives primary care providers out of business
  • How doctors spend most of their time
  • Why some physicians no longer bill insurance companies
  • What keeps hospital directors up at night
  • Who currently cares for the uninsured and how would health care reform change that
Speakers

Dana Kent, M.D. is a family physician who has spent her areer practicing in Monterey County's public clinic and hospital system. She has spent the past 10 years working at the Seaside Family Health Center, where was Clinic Medical Director for 6 years. Dr. Kent served from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Clinical Quality Improvement Committee of the Central California Alliance for Health, which is Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties' managed Medi-Cal organization.

Adelheid Ebenhoech, M.D. is a family physician, delivering primary care for the past 11 years with two other doctors in their family-owned clinic in Prunedale, California. 

Harry Weis is the CEO of Natividad Medical Center, our safety net hospital, owned by the County of Monterey. Mr. Weis has over 31 years of experience in executive health care administration. He has managed both for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals. He previously served as Director of Wellspring Management Services, LLC, the company contracted to manage Natividad during its time of transition.
anna ag fieldBill Monning on the "State of the State" at Next CADWLC Lunch
Battles won, current hot issues, and things to watch for in the coming months - hear about these and more as Assembly member Bill Monning shares news from his first year in the State Assembly next Thursday in Carmel.
 
Bill, a former professor at the Monterey College of Law and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, was elected in November of last year to represent the 27th District, which includes portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Santa Clara Counties.

When: November 19, 11:30 am social hour, followed by lunch at noon
Where: La Playa Hotel, Poseidon Room, 8th Avenue, Carmel (click for a map)
Admission: $28 per person. Auditing (presentation without lunch) is $10. Advance reservations are required; deadline is 5 pm on  Friday, Nov 13. For more information, please call Carol at (831) 649-6894.
Shawn BagleyShawn Bagley Uses Viral Video for Final DNC Campaign Push 
Our own Shawn Bagley is campaigning for a spot on the Democratic National Committee, with the success of the Centers For Change as the plank in his platform. Shawn has released viral videos to help spread the word - you can see them here.

The DNC vote takes place at the California Democratic Party's Executive Board meeting in San Diego this weekend.

Shawn, currently the Region 9 Director for the California Democratic Party, wants to make the establishment of Centers For Change a national priority, building on the success of the 2008 election. He has earned the endorsement of state party Vice-Chair Alex Rooker, among many others.

There has never been a representative from the Central Coast elected to the DNC and Shawn is working hard to be the first. Visit his Facebook page Shawn-K-Bagley-for-DNC and become a fan!