Archived Videos

March 15, 2023 LBDC Meeting – The Grey Areas of Privacy in the Post-Dobbs Word

January 19, 2022 LBDC Meeting 

Congresswoman Porter speaks to Laguna Beach Dem Club members about here new Congressional District 47, which includes Laguna Beach. We are delighted to have her leadership in Congress and to support her candidacy in 2022!
Mayor Sue Kempf speaks briefly about plans for 2022

October 13, 2021 LBDC Meeting -
Women's Reproductive Rights

Experts discussing women’s reproductive freedom in the USA, and the impact women in Orange County are experiencing with Providence mandating Ethical Religious Directives (ERDs) on women at Hoag hospitals. Planned Parenthood also gives us ways we can support Women’s Reproductive Rights and Access.

September 8, 2021 LBDC Meeting -
California Recall Election

Dean Chemerinsky talks with us about the Recall election, how this recall process came to be, whether or not it is unconstitutional, and if changes should be made to our Recall process in California. Definitely worth a listen!

June 2, 2021 LBDC Meeting – 
How Can Laguna Beach Fight Climate Change?

At our June meeting, we heard from Ayn Craciun, an Orange County Policy Advocate (Climate Action Campaign), and UCI professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Kathleen Treseder. Their presentation focused on actions that Laguna Beach and other cities can take to address climate change at the local level.
Tom and Ginger Osborne provided an informative presentation on the Citizens Climate Lobby Chapter. To request info about CCL Laguna chapter, email: lagunacitizensclimatelobby@gmail.com.
To learn about CCL: cclusa.org/intro
To register for the June CCL Conference: cclusa.org/june
To sign up for the monthly Call Congress Campaign: cclusa.org/call

May 5, 2021 LBDC Meeting – California’s Housing Shortage

Guest speaker State Senator Scott Wiener speaks to us about housing. The history of housing in California led us to where we are today and what we need to do about it.
Kelsey Brewer with the non-profit Jamboree Housing shares with us what Jamboree is doing to solve housing shortages in OC, specifically for low and middle-income earners.

April 7, 2021 LBDC Meeting – OC’s Incarceration System

ACLU extern Sarah Kahn presents the impact of Covid on those incarcerated and discusses the new jail being built. We invite you to take a listen.
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Spectrum News Interview of the young Newly-Elected LBDC board members