GOOD MORNING CARA BEAUTIES!!! HI JENNI AND JODI!

HI SUSAN MEYER! I LOVE YOU!

Hi Everyone.

Great to see everyone! CARA’s 18th Annual Convention! Whooo!!

Hi Linda!

Hi Everyone! - Hali from Berkeley

Wonderful to be here. Elizabeth

Good morning

HI BONNIE COLEMAN! I MISS YOU LADIES!

Good morning from La Mesa (just east of San Diego)

Good morning everyone schramm here from Santa Clara cat

Great to see you all. Please mute when we start the program

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone, from Long Beach, California😎

Hello from San Rafael (Marin County)

Happy CARA Tuesday!

Good morning from East County San Diego!

good morning. it's going to be a great day, because I am with friends!

Good Morning everyone and thanks for the invite.

Hi from Salinas California.

Humboldt Co. Here! N.Coast CAT!

Hello from Chino Hills CA!

Hello from the Republic of Fairfax.

Greetings from Bakersfield California.

WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR 18TH ANNUAL CONVENTION! SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU! :)

Hello from Fresno!

Good morning from Redding!

good morning everyone glad to here

Hod morning from Imperial Beach!

Good morning from Fresno Ca

Greetings from San José, CA

Hello from Monrovia!

Good morning !

Good Morning from Browns Valley

Greetings from Mission Viejo

Hi Please change my name from Letitia Ochoa to Marian Arguello, I had to use her link tp get in. Thank you

Good morning, from Vacaville

Hello from Yuba City

Good morning from Brentwood, Northern California!

Good morning ALL

Good morning from Richmond

Good morning from San Francisco

Good morning from wet San Rafael and loving it.

Good morning from San Pablo.

Good morning from Placer

We’re getting some excess noise on the audio

I had problems with zoom last night as well

Good morning from 30 miles inland from San Diego on the border between Alpine and Lakeside.

Good morning from Stockton

Good morning from Mendocino County!

Hi everyone! Good morning from Ramona, also from inland East County San Diego

Good morning all from San Jose! Great turnout.

CARA=- wonderful people.E

Great Day everyone!!! This is our DAY: CARA DAY!!! Greetings from San Diego!

Translation: what about mandarin chinese?

Greetings from Richmond

Hello from Vancouver, Washington...by CSEA Retiree District O Director (representing out-of-state CSEA retirees)

Good morning from CSEA Retiree Unit Executive Board!

Good Morning everyone, from Ernest Harris Bakersfield,CAT

Good morning APWU

Greetings from Richmond from Sara Cleveland

Hello from central Contra Costa County!

@all - if we need translation into Asian Languages which is about 20-30% of population… pls let me know and I can translate and please consider for future event. Thank you!

Wu.elmonte@gmail.com - for future event … pls consider having Asian language translators and I can help get Chinese/Taiwanese media to cover it

Good Morning, Valeeta Pharr Council #5019 District G Happy to be present!!! Yes!!!

It's a good thing those subtitles are still there while Nan accidentally muted herself.

Good morning! Excited to attend my first CARA convention.. Greetings from UDW Local 3930 District 3 Riverside, CA

Please use this link to make a donation to CARA:https://www.eservicepayments.com/cgi-bin/specialwebapp.vps?appid=eb2b05f1f0f40d1edeea4d27259defa4c95dc6cebafe577f90d5b973bb16107e5a10fdfb7f0fb15e86e6cf19f7a0045aa72687655c8f0cb029ae97bf9b5df86e

hello from Novato, north bay, bay area

Hi All,—Hons. Jim and Diana Prola are happy to attend from San Leandro

Good morning, Everyone! This is my first CARA Conference. I'm so EXCITED! I'm from Koreatown, Los Angeles.

Good Morning from Santa Clara

Good morning from Sacramento

Good morning from UTLA Retired

Good morning from UTLA-R again!

Has the meeting started yet?

Good Morning Everyone 🌞,I was hoping that you include the permanent disabled people that are on SSI and Medicare.Please, could that be possible?

Watching a video of our wonderful sponsors that have mad this convention possible.

The permanent disabled people are in the same boat as every Senior person.

Good Morning from Orange County!!!

We love you Nan

We love you Nan!

💜💙💜💙

thanks for all nan !!!

❤❤💙💙❤❤💙💙😊😊❤❤💙💙❤❤

We love you Nan! Thanks for your many many years of dedication CARA and by extension all of us.

Big shoes to fill, Nan. Thank You!

Nan, There is NO CRYING in CARA, my friend!😍

Thank you for all your work Nan!!!

Thank you Nan!!!

Or out of Dianne Feinstein’s office!

Love everything you have done within CSEA and CARA.

Bless you for all Nan. E

Thank you for your wonderful work, voice, leadership, Nan!

May you continue to be a champion to our cause and thanks for the beautiful memories Nan.

God bless you Nan, thank you so much for everything you do and have done over the years, love you so much.

Thank You Nan. It has been my pleasure to work with you for the last 20 (?) years. Enjoy your retirement. See you at the next meeting. 😄

Nan, you will always be Loved here at CARA, God Bless You.

Good!

THANK YOU NAN!

That is good.

From Sara Cleveland, thanks for everything you have done for our seniors.

Thank YOU, NAN!!!

❤️

So much love to you, Nan!

Thank you, Nan

Thank you, Nan, for all you have done to make CARA such a great organization!

Maybe we can help you clean out your garage now.

Thank you Nan always

I love Alex!

Thank you so much for your service as CARA President. Your passion and drive have made a lasting difference to CARA and the work we do together.

Welcome Senator Padilla! Champion for Working Families!!! Continue to MOVE FORWARD!!!

So proud of you Alex it was an honor to work on your campaigns!

Good morning everyone. I want to thank all of my UDW homecare workers who joined us. :) CARA is the best!!

Thank you, Senator Padilla!

The chats are blocking the close caption for some.

At last a Senator for the people of California! Thank you Senator Padilla. From Sheila Goldmacher

AFSCME is well represented at this convention—go big green machine!

How are you working to see HR 1976 passed?

Would he approve AB1400?

CalCare?

how is waivers to AB 1400 going to work in California?

How about Carson, Dominguez Channel Air Quality Crisis Senior Communities, Schools, Public Health Safety. Help.

Who are the 2?

Good question CT!

Good idea Greg Marro! I don't mind paying that tax.

I agree. That's a great idea, Greg!

Awesome concept, Greg!

What are you doing to advance Ro Khanna’s bill to expedite waivers for states so that CA can move forward with single payer health care, ab 1400?

Where does CARA stand on Prop 19?

Two senators are Sinsema and Manchin.

Yes, we need Single Payer. https://healthcareforall.org/.

The two Democratic Party Senators who have not agreed with their 48 Democratic Party colleagues in the US Senate on Build Back Better, Voting Rights, and getting rid of the (or changing it to a speaking) filibuster are Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyisten Sinema of Arizona.

Greg Mario and all: We need to fight for the improved and expanded Medicare for All Act of 2021, HR 1976 which would include Long Term Care and so much more.

Nan what an incredible job you've done. I remember well attending your very first meeting with you, I couldn't have imagined what you would do as a founder and leader of CARA for the next 20 years. You're amazing.

@Tina Martin - you can turn off chat notifications, this way: Open the Zoom app on your desktop and click on 'Settings' (gear icon) on the extreme top-right corner of the app. On the Zoom settings screen, click on 'Chat' in the left panel. Then, look for 'Push Notifications' section in the chat settings and select the 'Nothing' option to disable all chat notification in Zoom. (You can also opt to continue to be notified of direct messages but not messages to "everyone.") And when there are unread messages, the number will show next to the Chat icon, without blocking the subtitles (unless you also turn that off). However the change doesn't take place during this meeting. It should next time, however.

Carlene, yes. Unintended consequences that are long lasting

As we wind down this part, please feel free to put questions in the chat here. Please address it to Senator Alex Padilla so we do not miss it.

DOWN WITH THE FILIBUSTER!

@sheila goldmacher: Hear, hear!! ASAP!

What are you doing to fight to eliminate Social Security's WEP Windfall Elimination Provision and the GPO Government Pension Offset? They both are disastrous to those of us who are retired educators, especially all of us who have worked as part time or Adjunct Faculty at the Community College level. Our teaching pensions are 20% or less of a full time educator's pension, and WEP can eliminate up to 50% of what Social Security the educator earned working their way through college or side jobs. GPO says you can't collect Social Security at all as a spouse if you were an educator. Thank you

Question to Padilla: what do you plan to do to address climate change, such as the possibility of regenerative agriculture?

Why hasn’t Sen Padilla or

What are your thoughts on ending the filibuster! It needs to go!

You're doing a great job, Susan Meyer! You're amazing!

Senator Padilla, my question for you is whether the largest infrastructure bill would include funding for roads and sidewalks because it's been incredibly difficult for disabled people like myself to cross some streets and all of us really need this money for pedestrian safety.

The Senior Meal programs are constantly being terminated in LA County from WDACS. Can funding be peanent?????

Feinstein signed onto the legislation for the ERA?

Name of speaker?

Attorney General Rob Bonta

Rob Bonta, CA AG

What is happening to prosecute police killing the most vulnerable?

Attorney Genral of CA: Rob Bonta

Attorney General Rob Bonita

Both Senators need to sign onto to legislation for the Equal Rights Amendment. Why haven’t they???

My question is: Can we find a way to fund a "Care for America" program much like the Teach for America program so that young people learn about the social and health issues for seniors which will continue to grow in the next 10 years as 10,000 people a day turn 65!

Thank you, Attorney General Rob Bonta!

getting message my internet signal is unstable. may have to leave the zoom call

I can barely hear Attorney General Rob Bonta. Too soft and yes, the settings on my computer are all maxed out.

Sam: try turning off your video

Seniors and persons with disabilities really need improvements to home and community based services (HCBS) who really needed the 400 billion in the Build Back Better proposal which has been reduced.What are you doing to make funding improvements to home and community based services programs nationally to insure an adequate workforce of care providers and enhance incentives in wages (living wages), benefits, and retirement incentive to value this work and make it attractive for people to enter this field of work?

Try to turn up the sound on your computer.

Question for Senator Padilla: I am the son of Holocust survivors. I lost family members who were Polish Jews during World War 2. Now we have a Republican Party which has no respect for truth or basic rights like voting for all. Do you agree that the greatest threat to our democracy is voter suppression if it succeeds? What will you do to stop voter suppression? Shouldn’t there be a “carve out” from filibuster for crucial bills that support institutions that undergird our democracy like the right for every American citizen to fully exercise his or her right to vote. Voting rights for all US citizens should be protected in the US Constitution AND the California Constitution. Will you make this (protecting voting rights) a priority and do all that you can to save us from the very real threat of fascism that the US faces right now?

Down with Sutter (un)Health!

Also can phone in for audio only.

Bravo for the AG who has addressed every egregious isrsue

Can we have that tag website he mentioned?

Thank you Attorney General Bonta for introducing and passing Larry Itliong Day on October 25th in California celebrating a strong Filipino organizer!

I can't raise my hand .

Raise my hand:

I second that point!

And the Do Not Call registry Does Not Work.

www.oag.ca.gov/consumers

so true Ellen!

Thank you, AG Rob Bonta, for valuing seniors and presenting at our CARA Convention today. I feel that I know you and your family/roots better now. Thanks, too, for the OAG.CA.GOV/consumers website.

can we get medical phone numbers for Medicare insurance offers ?

Question for Attorney General Rob Bonta: Can you do anything about Time Share scams. People get trapped by contracts that that are endless and forced to pay for the rest of their lives on so called maintenance fees.

I would like to ask Attorney General Rob Bonta: What are you doing to enforce physical access to the built environment and Title 24, the California Building Code, and insure building officials are enforcing barrier removal?

There is a need to set-up support systems for people with disabilities in order to keep their Medicare Advantage and still obtain a part-time job. Is there any legislation addressing this need?

Honorable Senator Padilla: Until Medicare for All or Single Payer becomes reality/law, will you consider having the Senate Health and Human Services Comte. to look at funding Long Term Care through payroll deductions as currently done for funding Social Security and Medicare, as does every working person who pays their federal and state taxes? This is sharing the high cost burden of long term care nationally instead of forcing senior parents, their adult children/caregivers to sell their homes and deplete their assets in order pay for LTC, or be forced to file for bankruptcy. Thank you. Greg Marro - 2020 CARA Convention Delegate (SEIU Local 1021 Retiree Council member)

Statement for AG Bonta please have success in all your issues . All are more than significant!

Question to Bonta: what is being done to push back on oil companies, and move toward cleaner energy?

on my tablet I click more and then I can raise my hand so I don't know if anybody else has the same thing to do raise your hand as I do

And Shirley Weber as a proud member of the California Faculty Association while a professor and Department Chair at San Diego State University

THANK YOU Dr Weber for being here with us in person!! <3

We’re glad you are her in person too Secretary Weber!

Thank you, Secretary of State, Shirley Weber!

So special

Thank you, Secretary Weber

Same true for iPhone for 🤚

Thank you Secretary Weber, not least for being the only one of our speakers to actually attend. We are honored.

Thanks to unions, the folks who brought us the weekend.

Thank you for being here in person…that is very special and shows sincerity.

GO BRUINS!!!

Thank you sponsors.

We are very proud of you.

amazing!!

Thank you very much Dr. Shirley Weber. San Diego is very proud of you. Thank you for gracing our CARA Convention.

Thank you Dr. Weber for all your hard work for the voters of California.

Dr. Weber, Great story of your life and what you have done/doing to improve others lives.

Thank you for pressing for alternative programs and lifeling learning in higher education. The State-wide Community College Board of Governors has an agenda of getting rid of life-long learning, the Board is largely independent. What can Secretary of State do to preserve Community in Community College?

thank you Carlin. I am with you. Plz share your response.

You're an inspiration to the people of San Diego and we are very proud to have you grace this wonderful convention.

Thank you, Dr. Shirley Webber. You and your family are hard workers and inspirations. Thank you for honoring us at the CARA Convention today. You ARE one of us!

Thank you Secretary Weber for accepting the challenge to protect the right to vote in memory of your grandparents and others who have been denied the right to vote. Thank you!

Thank you Dr. Weber. Yes please fix the recall process. It is such a waste of money and time.

Will there be a recording of this meeting of speakers? Link or website to see meeting for those not able to attend or watch certain parts.I know the the workshops will be posted on CARA website after the convention at www.CaliforniaAlliance.org

Dr. Weber is a true hero and a role model . E

I enjoyed speaking with you at past CADEM conventions, Dr. Weber and it is super to hear from you at this convention. I will be attending the CADEM convention in L.A. as Senator Nancy Skinner's appointed delegate and hope to see you there.

Dr. Shirley Webber, You are an inspiration to all of us.

Impressive woman! We are lucky to have her.

Secretary of State of CA Dr. Shirley Weber, for your time and your parents are like mind. They believe in two things Vote and education.

You are so valuable.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

👏👏👏

Thank you for being “Live!” We are so proud of you!!

Congratulations to you Dr. Weber for your well chosen goals!

Dr. Weber, thank you for your dedication and hard work. You are a true inspiration!

Thank you for such a wonderful presentation!!!!!

Northern CA members are also so thrilled that Dr. Shirley Weber os our Secretary of State.

Thank you for meeting your and going beyond the legacy of your family heritage. CA is so so so fortunate.

thanks Again Shirley ERA and women's rights . thank you for supporting Police Reform .

🙌🏾👏🏾

Shirley please let CARA know upcoming issues!

Dear Secretary of State Weber: Considering all of the attempts to suppress voting around the US by right wing groups, is there a threat to voting in California from the

Dr. Shirley Weber gave so much good information and advice, I couldn't keep up with capturing in my notes. Will CARA make a transcript avilable?

right? If so, what is it and what can you (or we) do about it?

What can be done to create safe space for in person voting while we continue to battle COVID pandemic.? Elders are missing opportinites to work and voters are missing social engagement with mail in ballot as only safe option. What can be done to open up the process? Thanks to Dr Weber; your presence is an encouragement!

Right Dr. Weber!

Thank you Dr. Weber! Heavy hitter in education and justice.

Raising the number of signatures required to place an initiative on the ballot would be a huge start. California has the lowest percentage of voters in the last election threshold of any state.

+++

So true Dr. Weber!

“Money talks and nobody walks!”

Thank u for for the role of incarceration of poor including bail targeting the least of us, esp Latinx/Black people.

Bravo for the bail issue👏

Thank you, Dr. Weber, for being such an inspiration and a lifelong supporter of education and the state of California. You rock!

From Bonnie Coleman, LA Thank you so m,uch Dr. Weber

80% of inmates in SF Jails are awaiting trial, convicted of nothing, and can't afford bail!

Please address your questions “Dr. Weber” so it is clear to the organizers

Question for Secretary of State Shirley Weber: Pleas give us your email address.

Meaning her stance not that it was voted down

Dr Weber shared so much wonderful information and so fast. Please make a transcript of the closed caption available for her and all presenters today. Thank you.

Such good information Secretary Of State Dr. Weber! it is so sad yhat the bail bill and Prop 16 didn't pass.

Dr Webber, what should we say to those who ask "how can they check every single signature on the ballots"? He's questioning the validity of all election

The Convention is being recorded and will be available on the CARA website. Be sure to check that out later in the week.

Thank you

If we did not pre-register for a 12:30 pm workshop, can we still join one today?

Everyone will be sent to a workshop. All workshops will be recorded so you will be able to view those you did not attend.

Question to Dr. Weber: what do you think about everyone with a driver's license being automatically registered to vote (along with people who register that do not have a license)?

Dr Webber I worked on more then one ballot measure and I am sick and tired that the big corporations lying to the people in order to defeat a good ballot measure like Measure C here in Sacramento and Prop15 and Prop 21 at the State level

Thank you, Dr. Weber!

I could lister to her all day!

Thank you Secretary Weber for all of your critical work!

Any link or info on that Recall Review, any would be helpful!

Dr Weber needs to be cloned!,

@Dr. Weber – can you provide commentary on the failure of AB-501 to pass this month.AB-501 Reduction of human remains and the disposition of reduced human remains. 2021-2022)

Questions for Secretary of State Weber:

Dr. Weber. I am a big fan of the 4-day in person voting period. Will that continue? Seniors are a reliable voting constituency. How would you motivate young people to vote?

Thought there is no more bail in SF?

Yey! Democracy in action!

I propose we let by acclamation.

YEAH, CSEA!!

Pauline!!!!

Pauline year

YES!

Dr. Weber,Your office maintains some standards re: title and arguments in the state published voter guide. However, their is no “truth in advertising” equivalencies for the paid advertisements especially on ballot measures that are presented through electronic, print and social media. How might this be addressed to prevent against misrepresentation of the effect(s) for their outcome(s).Thank you.

Yea Pauline!!!!

I

Congratulations Darling Pauline!!!!!

Congratulations, Pauline!!!!!

Congratulations Pauline!

Congratulations, Pauline! I live in Oakland as well.

Yes

Yea Richard!!!

Congratulations Richard!!!!!

congratulations Richard

Congratulations, Richard

it might be useful to list the names of all candidates/elected CARA board members in the chat.

MUTE yourself

Jonathan you have the list in your packet

Please mute if you are not the speaker.

Thanks Tish

Someone needs to mute their microphone if they are not speaking

Congratulations One And ALL!!!!!!

Can you place the list of all elected new members? Thanks!

Thank you CARA officers and delegates. CARA is a vibrant organization and I look forward to working with all of you to mobilize for economic and social justice!

congrats Richard !

Thanks everyone, excited to be joining such a great board!

Love to all. Congratulations

This is exciting to have these new Board members.

Who represents the North State CAT?

Secretary Weber: How about using Ranked Choice Voting for electing the replacement official of any official that has been recalled. That way the winner will have a majority of 50% plus one vote without the need for an expensive runoff election.

Thank you officers for stepping up!!

Thank you both for all you have done!

And Nan has done it with a sense of humor!

Welcome Pauline into your new position. Nan you are the best thank you.

surprise Michelle

I’ve been a member for about 15 yrs and I will miss Nan and her amazing sense of humor and leadership

Many thanks to Nan and Dawn!!! (Thank you, Jodi, too, for giving us this chance to thank them again. I lost Zoom access for a while.)

Thank you Dawn and Nan

👏👏👏

Thank you Nan and Dawn!!!

Thanks for all your work for Retired Americans

Thank you both so much!!!!

From Sara Cleveland. Dawn: I was a professional secretary for 19 years and know what it means to be a note-taker. You have been amazing!

Ladies, Nan and Dawn. Wonderful, warm and funny. See you in person 2022.

🙌 ✍️👌

Thank you so much, Nan, Dawn, and Jodi.

Unquestionably, you made a difference with not only CARA but making CA a better place. Thank you.

Thank you Nan and Dawn. It is obvious you are two terrific women who have dedicated much of your time and energy looking out for seniors best interests. Thank you. You will be missed.

Thank you, Dawn and Nan, for your tremendous commitment and devotion to CARA and all of us!

Thank you founding President & Secretary, North State Medicare 4 All.

Thank you both for everything! I’m glad you will both be staying involved in CARA. We need you.

🙏 thank you everyone!

Thank you Nan snd Dawn four all your work and assistance

Thanks Nan and Dawwn

I did not choose one of the workshops in advance please advise

Climate justice hopefully thank you

Thank for the great convention so far.

Great convention!

Can we choose a workshop today for the first time?

If you’ve just joined the convention, we’re taking a break. Chair exercises will start soon and we’ll be singing songs too.

God bless you Dawnn thank you so very much for your service and keeping us up to date on what we have done.

This convention is so important that I am missing 2 meetings today

I will try to attend the second day of the convention, but I have another meeting tomorrow at 11:00 with Council Of Industries.

I missed a Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee meeting at 10am and a CA4SSI meeting is suppose to be going on right now that I am missing

I'm doing all singalongs today, but if you'd like to check out my original songs, go to http://www.halihammer.com/wp/videos/. To check out my latest video, "Everybody Mute", it's on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMWoCV6qumw&t=106s

Who cares how many meetings are we missing? we're here and that's what counts.

Secretary Weber: The are three federal bills that you may want to look at. They are HR 3863 The Fair Representation Act, and HR 5500 and S 2939 The Voters Choice Act. Please check them out and let us know what you think about them.

Thank you Hali Hammer!❤️

God bless you Pauline for stepping up to fill great shoes, but also to have them courage ware your own as well. Continue to trust God, he's got you.

Wow very creative :) Great work Hali Hammer

Thank you Dr. Weber

Awesome!

Fantastic thanks for sharing your talents!

My favorite song! Thank you

Si se puede!

That's beautiful

Great songs!

Viva Dolores Huerta!

Remember to mute everyone

Love this 👏❤️

For Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber: Poor people have restriction to their running for office. Please remove the $25 a word for a statement in the Voters Information Guide. Money should not be a determination for working people to run for office. Work to abolish filing fees. Level the playing field. Increase the nomination signatures if you must but make it fair to everyone.

👏 Bravo

Very good.

Timely:)

Song called “Everybody Mute” ha

please have a gander at publichostagepubicransom.org

Incredible.

But I can't find the Mute Button...?!

So appropriate 😂. Please Mute👏

Bravo!!

Yay!!!! Thank you!!

sorry for the typo. publichostagepublicransom.org and especially under the Works navigation drop down under the Medicare for all graphic read more - the CA Life Time Care Health Care policy model !!

Hali you are amazing! Thank you for making me smile.

Beautiful songs Hali Hammer! You are very talented!!

Thank you so much Hali! These songs are so meaningful and entertaining for us!

Great songs and energetic singing, Hali! Thank you!!

Love it Hali!

Can you please put Hali Hammer contact information here.

Just want to make sure I haven't missed getting put in a workshop.

I need to be put into the environmental work shop. o

How do I get into a workshop?

Thank you for sharing your beautiful singing with inspiring and some funny lyrics!

Everyone will be put into a workshop. And all of them will be recorded so you will be able to see them on the website.

How can I join a workshop?

Love the idea of being out of stagnation!

I forgot what I chose.

Thats how I whistle.

I'm a presenter for the climate workshop. How do I enter?

Yes I also need to be placed in my workshop.

How do we get into a workshop?

You’re amazing Hali! Thank you!

I need to be added to Social Security for all

The host will place you in a workshop.

When We're Out of Stagnation. What a great, compassionate, and informative song. Hope it will be published and shared. Thank you, Hali Hammer.

I also need access to the Climate Justice workshop as a presenter

Thank you

Hene Kelly, you are so energetic! I admire you!

I need to be put into Climate Justice workshop. thanks

I don’t recall signing up for a workshop. What happens?

Thank you for singing your heart out.

We will rise together

Hello Nadine!

Could I be put in the Health Care for all workshop?

Hello Nadine Franklin!

If you didn’t sign up for a workshop, you will be assigned to one. All will be recorded so you can view all of them later.

did we sign up initially at registration?

Love your boldness.

👏👏👏

A great final song

Can I be put in the affordable housing

I did signed up for 2 workshops but already forgot which ones....😁😎

If I signed up how do we get there.

loved that song!! name is Rise,Rise, rise?

Thank you!!!

Thank you, Hali Hammer!!!!!!

halih@yahoo.com, www.halihammer.com

I love the mints and the gingerbread cookie. Yummy!

I forgot. I threw out my stuff since it all melted

Thank you Hali. Great break.

The name is "We Will Rise Together"

Thanks for the mints!!

Yay!! for recording :)

Thank you Nan!!!

Do we sign out?

LTSS Workshop

Perfect

How do I get into the workshops?

FYI VIRTUALLY- California Department of Education is doing it's 100th Year Open House by our State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond for our 10,00 Schools in California On two decisive fronts California Educational Systems from Preschool to College Another Labor Education Success

Patience is a virtue.

Its like star trek: we get beamed up into a workshop!

i

The Nature Valley munchie was delish!

What if I didn’t sign up in advance, thinking I could go to a workshop today.

It’s all automatic

Yes, the bag of goodies was great!

LTSS please

I resemble that remark.

I'm proudly wearing my CARA pin

My house that is.

Nan, I like your mug!

Just wait for it, like the Rapture.

The post office flattened my snacks! Melted the chocolate, crushed the cookie.

Patience (and the magic of technology) is all we need!

Nan I love ur huge drinking vessels, hot and cold

Thank you all for muting. Love to all. Yes Patience

Please put me on the Long-Term Care workshop

Anybody wants a Costco burrito?? they're good!

😁😍🤓

Linda, I do eat those sometime!

I want the Costco Polish Dogs to come back Wah!

Patience is a virtue...

They're a good quick snack.

Still waiting❤️

From Bruce Livingsto... to Everyone:12:41 AMJust wait for it, like the Rapture.

We are all waiting patiently to be place in a room

We’re all just waiting.

And we may not get the workshop we requested, Jodi said.

😂 Like the Rapture? 🤣

Everyone; take a few deep breaths and wait.

Where is the Sherwood Anderson (waiting) music?

It is just like life--you ask for one thing and you get what comes along. La paciencia todo lo alcanza...

I clicked my heels together.

I got kicked out of a workshop I was in

Its count to 1,000 not 10 anymore. Be patient.

I was kicked out of my breakout

still waiting but if all recorded can see them later

Patience is a VIRTUE!

We are so used to thinking we are doing something wrong.

The host can mute

LOLOLOL I am visiting preschool grandkids right now and this reminds me of trying to chat with them.

Good adjustment, Jodi!

Go Jodi! Rolling with the pandemic punches!

This alternative is better so I can hear all sessions :-)

Jodi is a winner

Thanks.

Thank you Jodi

Shame on Zoom!

Even Better!!!

Technology is amazing - when it works. haha

questions in chat is a great idea!!

we meed to end Medicaid is segregated institutionalization and replace with Life Time Care individualized planning to deflect from segregated residential terminus!! Must be built into single payer health care!!

@Lindsay - will Hand and Hand include Community Healthcare Workers into their efforts.

no audio?

Audio is fine for me

Please provide PowerPoint

Agree with Connie Arnold - please share all the presentations. thank you

LTSS is wonderful! My mom was a recipient. A nurse came home once a week and another person to bath her. If you have elder parents, this is a fabulous help to the families!

who needs LONt TERm Care are the profit making corporatations that have flooded our culture with segregated services all fueled by Medicaid the most antifamily evil public policy despite waivers!

getting to stay home is key age in place

we will put all of the slide shows on the CARA website.

appreciate the spanish translation

maybe I got sent to this presentation for a reason as a lot of people in my apartment complex need help as they have to use walkers or wheelchairs

Thank you, Jodi

also lots of unpaid caregiving

Long Term Care would be offered under a Guaranteed for All as written (in the Jayapal bill in Congress; and its also in AB 1400).

William, I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Lets avoid personal attacks please.

Do you support AB 695?

perhaps the Master Plan on Aging should have Medicare for All

The solution must be built into universal single payer health care system to return home based and foamily support comprehensive service and funding for all caregivers that have been impressed into caring for our dependent family members!!!!

A single-payer, universal system would supply LT care as a matter of course. AB 1400 in CA; HR 1976 for USA.

thank you William

Can we get info on joining the coalition for LTSS?

A master plan on aging is spineless wi/out universal, single-payer health care. C’mon Newsom, you’re the one who said “no need to wait for SP!"

Language is key to changing our paradigm. “Life Time Care” must be based on a radically reorganized funded and delivery system and decentralized medical and social determinant public health care reality.

It has a huge corporate influence through the consultants similar to the Governor’s commission on a healthy california for all. Yet we show up and testify for what we want.

LTSS is a lot more than just home care. I may have missed that part of the presentation. LTSS includes things like complex care management - helping people access healthcare, transportation, in-home care, spiritual needs, nutrition, adult day health care and much more.

From Theresa Karr Thank you for today's presentations unfortunately I have to leave for another meeting. See you all tomorrow.

we need to have single payer system not run by insurance companies ltss

Thanks Amanda and Lindsay

“Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional America” just pubished story of the suit for crimes against humanity filed VS state of NY and the. Willowbrook State. School

How do you join the ltss work group

is ab 515 the instrument to move it forward to the next step ...or????

A living wage was estimated to be $21.24 in 2019 by the State Auditor who said 40,000 recipients were going without care each month in 2019, an the living wage varies by county, but it is much higher than $20 an hour that the union is pushing for IHSS providers (by 2023)! This disproportionately impacts lives of IHSS recipients reliant on non-relative community care providers. There is no differential pay or incremental pay grade for keeping individuals living independently in the community.

Re LTSS: be sure and study the CalPERS failure in offering LTSS. It is now the defendant a class action lawsuit for its "bait and switch" program of LTSS.

I'm sorry. I came in late. What does LTSS stand for. Please spell it out.

Housing needs accessible as well as affordable

LTSS = Long Term Services and Supports

Housing was my first choice for a workshop and Healthcare was my second choice

Lack of a care workforce is tied directly to wages, benefits, and lack of retirement and other features like vacation, adequate sick pay, an other benefits!

Amanda how does is coincide with Personal Asstance Services Council? ( PASC L>A. County)

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-10-20/auditor-iowas-privatized-medicaid-illegally-denies-care

I sent the above Commissioner Fran Sereseres on PASC Messsage

https://iowatorch.com/category/state-government/

CAN YOU PUT UP AGAIN?

https://blogforiowa.com/2021/10/26/state-auditor-report-finds-horrifying-results/

I had not finished question 1 and the poll dissappeared

the poll will be put up again tomorrow. That was a mistake

How can we see the WHOLE presentation on Housing that was planned here today? Will CARA make it available?

Can all these slides be made available, along with the recording?

https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/reports/audit-reports/medicaid-member-appeals--mcs-contract-compliance

This presentation is critical to hear it all!!

We will share all of the power points on our website from all of the workshops

I got housing because St Mary's and continue to praise what they do.

YES! YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE WEBSITE. THEY ALREADY SAID IT.

Thanks everyone for your comments, questions and insights. Yes @Debbie, I defined LTSS as all the supports and services a person needs (not just homecare). I can share the presentation with CARA to send out. Our grassroots coalition includes homecare workers (both immigrant workers in the private pay market and union workers). If people are interested in joining our monthly calls, you can directly email me lindsay@domesticemployers.org or talk with Michael Lyon, Jodi, Art Persyko and others who are active.

Their is not enough funding for low income housing here in Sacramento to really help the homeless population

St. Mary's Center – Everybody needs a place (stmaryscenter.org)jcastillo@stmaryscenter.orgMeasure A1 Housing Bond - Housing & Community Development Department - CDA - Alameda County (acgov.org)Tiny House Village – Youth Spirit ArtworksMeet Oakland California’s First Self-Governed, City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp - Invisible PeopleRedefining_Who_Belongs_1.pdf (berkeley.edu)All Home (allhomeca.org)

https://www.allhomeca.org/

https://www.housingnowca.org/

Opposed to privatization of Medicaid funded HCBS:https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/reports/file/66425/embed

https://belonging.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/2021-10/Redefining_Who_Belongs_1.pdf

Hi Jodi. Can we get these presentations to us via e-mail Thank You. Commissioner Fran Sereseres franchoice1@aol.com Ph# 661-723-7232

We will put these presentations on our website and have them available after the convention

https://stmaryscenter.org/

jcastillo@stmaryscenter.org

Managed Care Organizations (MCO's) denying access to care especially seniors and persons with disabilities

Can I finish the poll Please?

LTSS = Long-term supports and services

With the help of the cobillmmunity the City of Santa Ana just passed a Rent Control

Many seniors are living below the poverty level