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President’s Corner
By Carol Fuller
Election Season is Here…Again
September 22 Hello Friends. The Bellringer may have been silent since
California Ballot the May/June edition, but that doesn’t mean the DWC
Propositions Board hasn’t continued to work on your behalf! This issue
John Laird, California
Secretary of Natural is slightly longer than usual, but we have been quite busy
Resources these past few months. We recently welcomed Katherine
United Methodist Church Martinez to the Board. Katherine will serve as our
250 California Street
Santa Cruz Corresponding Secretary, a task for which she is ideally
Doors open 9:30 am suited as a law school graduate and with a degree in
Program 10:00 am politics from UCSC. We are happy to have her join us.
Deb TracyProulx, who formerly served as our
October 20 Corresponding Secretary, is now our new Newsletter
Why So Many Taxes? Editor. Thank you, Deb, for taking on this important role.
Mike Rotkin, former Santa
Cruz Mayor The Board voted to cosponsor Santa Cruz Indivisible's
SCPD Community Room California Leaderships Series program featuring California
155 Center Street
Doors Open 9:30 am Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, and Santa Cruz County
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Doors Open 9:30 am Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, and Santa Cruz County
Program Begins 10:00 am Registrar of Voters, Gail Pellerin, at the Rio Theater on
August 31. We also voted to spend $240 for scholarships
to support a local caravan of precinct workers to travel to
COMMUNITY Fresno to campaign for Andrew Janz, who is running to
EVENTS
unseat Devin Nunes in the 22nd Congressional District.
This effort is organized by Harvey Dosik. Because of the
September 8 driving distance, these are overnight trips and the
The September
volunteers walk both Saturday and Sunday before the
Swell:
Turn Frustration Into return drive to Santa Cruz. The shared lodging costs are
Action $60 per person, thus our contribution of $240 to support 4
Santa Cruz Indivisible
scholarships. The upcoming trip on September 89 has 14
Santa Cruz Civic
Auditorium people signed up to go. Not all the scholarships were
Gen. Meeting 10:00 am needed so we voted to allow our contribution to be used
Volunteer Recruitment for van rentals, as well. Santa Cruz Indivisible and Swing
1:00 5:00 pm
RSVP here Left, will also be carpooling to the 10th, 21st, and
22nd congressional districts to unseat the republican
September 16 incumbent. Please visit their websites for more
Santa Cruz information.
Democratic Party
Party Recording Secretary Elena Cohen, who is an attorney,
Delaveaga Park, Forty wrote a letter on our behalf in support of SB1129, authored
Thieves Picnic area
1:00 to 3:00 pm by Senator Bill Monning. SB1129 would expand
Sliding scale, $35$100 protections for victims of domestic violence (DV). Under
RSVP here
current state law, during the dissolution of a marriage, the
Swing Left judge can deny spousal support from the victim to the
Congressional District 10 abuser. The law recognizes that the victim should not have
Canvassing
Sign up here for travel to
to pay for the abuse they endured. Also, under current law
Tracy in cases of attempted murder or violent sexual crimes, the
abuser is denied their community property interest in the
Save the Date retirement benefits and assets earned by the victim. The
Democratic Club of victim keeps her/his full retirement accounts/pensions,
North Santa Cruz again, not rewarding the abuser. However, in other actions
County
of DV, the existing law does not protect the victim from
Murder Mystery
FUNdRaiser losing up to 50% of their earned retirement benefits/assets
Saturday, October 20, 5:30 pm to the abuser even if that is the sole income of the victim.
Details available soon
The DV cycle of violence is well documented to become
progressively become more dangerous. SB1129 will
For more information on enable victims to leave their marriages fiscally intact
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enable victims to leave their marriages, fiscally intact,
local events see the
Community Calendar before the violence moves to the level protected by these
extreme circumstances of murder and violent sexual
crimes. If signed into law by Governor Brown, SB1129 will
allow a judge, in cases of felony or misdemeanor DV
convictions, to consider DV when dividing the community
Marta Beckwith property interests of the victim’s retirement accounts. The
Brad Brereton judge will have the discretion to deny the abuser some or
David Bortnick
all of their community property interests in their victim’s
Alice Bowland
Josie Buchanan accounts.This is not an issue of fault in divorce, this is an
Krista Cook issue of denying the perpetrator of a crime that can span
Philip Crawford
over years or decades a reward for their actions.
Moonyean Danzig
Matt Farrell There are many reasons that a victim may continue in a
Debra Feldstein
Cheryl Fosden relationship with the domestic abuser and financial
Douglas Garcia security is a significant one. That fear can keep a victim of
Adele Gardener abuse tied to their abuser as they enter their senior years,
Brett Garrett
Drew Glover and the fear of being alone and broke without financial
Renee Golder security becomes debilitating. In many ways, this is could
Marsha Hein also be considered an issue of elder abuse. Let Governor
Jennifer Holm
Brown hear from you in support of Senator Monning’s bill.
Khristina Horn
Rebecca Hunter Click here to register your support for SB1129 Spousal
Elaine Johnson Support Award: Convictions.
Andrea Losee
Katherine Martinez
Gini Matute-Bianchi "Why I am supporting SB1129" (Author is in legal process
Linda Milgate with her abuser and asked for this to be submitted without
Delores Murray attribution)
Lisa Allen Ortiz
Cindy Ranii
Cory Ray I am a victim of domestic violence. I am 64 years old, on social
Lynn Renshaw security disability and a fixed pension, and I care for my disabled
Deana Tanguay
adult son. I The issues in this bill hit very close to home for me. I
Francine Marie Thistle
Francine Tyler was also a professional woman. In my professional life I was
Chelsea Wagner confident and effective. At home I lived on eggshells and feared for
Rachel Williams my safety and that of my son. Only after my son’s brain injury did
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his safety outweigh my denial of the abuse and my fear of financial
insecurity. My husband is currently serving a threeyear probation
under Penal Code 1203.097 for domestic violence. For most of my
career I was the primary wage earner in my family. Though I’m
protected from providing spousal support, my husband will still be
rewarded for his abuse with nearly half of my retirement income
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rewarded for his abuse with nearly half of my retirement income
$7,500.00 while my son and I struggle.
as of 09/03/18
The DWC also hosted two very well attended
endorsement meetings at the end of August, one for
candidates and one for local ballot measures. Mike Rotkin,
DWC Program Chair, did a great job organizing the
challenging programs. Thank you, Mike. Please see
Mike’s report of the outcome of these meetings in this
Carol Fuller
issue of the Bellringer. The DWC contributed $4200 to our
President
endorsed candidates and measures. Our endorsement is
Carolyn Livingston highly sought after, and we are proud to contribute both
First Vice President, money and efforts toward electing good people to serve in
Membership and DCC
public office and to support worthwhile local measures.
Liaison
Our September program is with John Laird, Secretary of
Mike Rotkin Natural Resources. Secretary Laird will speak on all the
Second Vice President,
California propositions on the November ballot. This is
Programs
always our most popular program. I hope to see you all
Joyce Nordquist there.
Treasurer
Elena Cohen
Secretary
DWC Holds Successful
Katherine Ramirez Forums for the November
Corresponding Secretary
2018 Election
Kathy Donovan &
By Mike Rotkin
Martha Ashelman
Events
Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County (DWC)
Judy Warner
held its candidate forum for the November 2018 election
Historian
on Saturday morning, August 25, at the Police Community
Karen Darling Room in Santa Cruz. Members voted on the amounts we
Parliamentarian would donate to our endorsed candidates. The forum
covered virtually every local candidate race in the county
Diana Alfaro and there was an overflow crowd of DWC members and
Publicity
other members of the public. The forum was ably
Deb TracyProulx moderated by newly elected Judge Syda Cogliati and the
Newsletter time-keeper was Elena Cohen. You will be able to view a
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Newsletter time keeper was Elena Cohen. You will be able to view a
video of the forum on the DWC Website. Because of time
Maureen McCarty limits, candidates did not have a great deal of time to
Legislative describe their campaigns, but the members present
received enough information from the candidates to
endorse in every race we featured except one.
The DWC Members endorsed the following candidates for
election. The DWC will provide financial support and
member activist support for the candidates who have been
endorsed. Of course, we also encourage our members to
donate individually and work for these candidates when
they contact you during the campaign. Even more
obviously, we encourage you to vote for these candidates
if you live in their districts.
Santa Cruz County 4th District Supervisor: Jimmy
Dutra
Santa Cruz City Council: Richelle Noroyan and Donna
Meyers
Watsonville City Council District 4: Jenny T. Sarmiento
Watsonville City Council District 5: Rebecca J. Garcia
Watsonville City Council District 7: Lupe Rivas
Capitola City Council: Sam Storey, Yvette Brooks, and
Jacques Bertrand
Scotts Valley City Council: Stephany E. Aguilar
Santa Cruz City Schools Area 1: Deb Tracy-Proulx
Santa Cruz City Schools Area 3: Cynthia Ranii
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Area 5: Leslie
De Rose
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Area 7: Jennifer
Holm
Soquel Union Elementary School District: Phil
Rodriquez and Carolyn Freeman
Soquel Creek Water District: Carla Christianson, Bruce
Jaffe, and Rachel Lather
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Cabrillo College Board of Trustees Area 6: J. Dan
Rothwell
Santa Cruz Port District: Neli Cardosa and Reed
Geisreiter
At its ballot initiatives forum held on Monday evening,
August 27, the DWC members endorsed the following
campaigns and will send them $400 each:
Yes on G: County ½ cent sales tax
Yes on H: County housing bond
No on M: City of Santa Cruz Rent Control
Legislative Update
By Kristen Peterson
In preparation for this November’s election, the cities of
Scotts Valley, Capitola, and Watsonville have voted to
place Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Measures on the
ballot. For this edition of the Legislative Update, I want to
discuss what these TOT measures are about and what
they can help to accomplish in your community.
A TOT is a tax levied on the total cost of a shortterm
lodging such as a vacation rental or hotel room. Because
these services are usually utilized by visitors, residents are
not likely to pay the TOT tax associated with these
lodgings unless they choose to take a “staycation” in their
hometown. As Santa Cruz County gains popularity with
travelers, many of our cities are feeling the impact that
large numbers of visitor’s place on our local infrastructure
and the provision of city services. The TOT taxes allow
cities to generate revenue that provides for maintaining
the current level of services provided to both local
residents and outoftown guests.
Scotts Valley and Watsonville plan to place the potential
increase in TOT revenues into their general fund, which
means that their measures propose a “general purpose
” d ill i i l j i f d i I
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tax,” and will require a simple majority vote for adoption. In
Capitola however, the potential revenue generated by an
increase in TOT taxes would be designated into specific
funds, thus requiring a 2/3 vote of approval of this “special
purpose tax” in order for it to pass.
In Scotts Valley, the current transient occupancy tax rate is
at 11%. If passed, Measure N would raise the TOT to
12%. Watsonville’s Measure O would increase the City’s
TOT from 11% to 12%. In both cases, TOT revenues
would be used to pay for the city’s operations and services
such as police and fire protection, road repair, recreation,
and other essential city services.
In Capitola, a TOT increase of 2% would raise the total tax
rate from 10% to 12%. In contrast to Watsonville and
Scotts Valley’s generalpurpose tax, Capitola is proposing
a special purpose tax that would determine specific uses
for the revenue generated. Capitola’s Measure J indicates
that the 2% increase would be divided into designated
funds with .4% of the total increase divided between the
CapitolaSoquel Chamber of Commerce and the Capitola
Beach and Wharf Business Improvement Area, .35%
designated to fund local youth and early childhood
programs, and 1.25% of the total increase going to the
City’s general fund.
Board Report
By Elena Cohen
Since April 'sThe Bellringer, the Board has approved the following expenditures and
sponsorships:
A contribution of up to $240 to pay for a van rental to transport precinct workers from
Santa Cruz to targeted congressional districts. Harvey Dosik, a local volunteer, is
organizing the van pools. Top priority will be the 22nd Congressional District
(including parts of Fresno, as well as all of Clovis, Tulare, and Visalia), where
Andrew Janz (D) is challenging incumbent Devin Nunes (R), one of Trump’s most
stalwart supporters
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stalwart supporters.
Up to $600 for videotaping the two DWC endorsement meetings and John Laird’s
presentation on California ballot measures for the November election. The videos
will be linked on DWC’s website and Facebook pages. These forums help inform all
Santa Cruz voters, and past endorsement forum videos have been viewed by over
1,000 people.
A $200 contribution to Santa Cruz Indivisible to cosponsor a conversation about
voting rights and elections (featuring California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and
Santa Cruz County Registrar of Voters Gail Pellerin), held at the Rio Theater on
August 31.
A $250 contribution to the Santa Cruz County Democrats to cosponsor a
fundraising picnic on September 16. The funds are slated to pay rent for a
Watsonville headquarters and for paid campaign coordinators in the Santa Cruz and
Watsonville Offices.
Cosponsorship (no funds requested) for the showing of the movie, Jackson. The
Reproductive Rights Network is bringing this film to Santa Cruz. The film addresses
the lack of access to abortion in Mississippi (tentative showing date is October 15).
Click here or more information about the film.
A letter concerning SB 1129.
The Democratic Women’s Club was originally created more than 50 years ago
to give women a chance to participate in Democratic Party politics. An
independent, chartered club of the California Democratic Party, the
Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County promotes progressive
political activism and the election of Democrats through local, statewide, and
federal elections. We promote our democratic ideals through monthly
newsletters, discussions of controversial topics, and social networking.
Meetings include programs on a variety of social, political, legislative, and
electoral issues. For more information, visit our website: www.dwcscc.org.
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