All members and prospective members are welcome and encouraged to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your local league and to participate.

What's the League all about?
How to do a local study
How to serve on League board
How to increase membership and involvement
Orange County Government 101
LWV of Orange County -- positions and program

Free to the public, $50 fee for participating candidates and organizations

Kevin E. Mohr, a Constitutional Law professor at the College of Law at Western State University will discuss the Act. Awarded his law degree at Yale Law School, he has been teaching at Western for thirteen years and is also an attorney in private practice. Mr. Mohr is Special Advisor to the State Bar's Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct and Consultant to the State Bar of California's Special Commission for the Revision of the CA Rules of Professional Conduct. He has written in the CAL. BAR J. and other legal publications and made many presentations in California and at the ABA.

Each year thousands of individuals intent on informing themselves on crucial issues of the time participate in Great Decisions discussion groups. The League of Women Voters of Orange Coast sponsors two groups, one meeting at the Fountain Valley Library for the Seal Beach and Huntington Beach areas, and one in Laguna Beach. The "Great Decisions" booklet contains the topics for discussion and gives resources to do further research. Each discussion is led by someone who has volunteered to do further research on a topic from the booklet

Contact Barbara Jones, 949 642 6102 or barb@sbcglobal.net to register. After the April 10th deadline, only telephone confirmations can be accepted for registration. The meeting will start with registration at 9:30 with coffee followed by the meeting at 9:45. Lunch will be served at 12:00 with a speaker following. The meeting should be completed by 2:00 PM. The cost of the lunch will be $22.00 as it was last year.

COME TO ORANGE COUNTY in May for the LWVC Convention 2005! Our theme is "It's a New World!"

CALIFORNIA'S NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, BRUCE MCPHERSON, WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE SATURDAY EVENING BANQUET ON MAY 21 DURING THE CONVENTION.

OTHER HIGH POWERED SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE CALIFORNIA COMMMON CAUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KATHAY FENG AT THE FRIDAY LUNCHEON AND STATE SENATOR SHEILA KUEHL, SPONSOR OF THE SB840 HEALTH CARE BILL AT THE SATURDAY PLENARY SESSION.

While the LWV mission remains "the informed and active participation of citizens in government," there are new aspects of government to learn about as we work to achieve this mission. Our vision of the New World is: _ Changing demographics with new ethnic and cultural diversity _ Changing political issues and governmental policies _ Emerging new technologies _ New ways to get the facts and learn from the experts _ New ways to practice and perpetuate democracy--the Web.

We will incorporate the theme, It's a New World, throughout the convention--music, decorations, speakers, and marketing. All five Leagues in Orange County--the ILO, North Orange County, Central Orange County Area, Orange Coast, Capistrano Bay Area--are ready to share their enthusiasm and excitement with all attendees. Orange County is the second most populous county in California, but in square miles is ninth smallest of the 58 California counties.

And there is more to Orange County than Disneyland. Orange County has world class beaches, educational institutions and shopping, such as Laguna Beach, University of California at Irvine, and South Coast Plaza. We will arrange tours to these sites, as well as to Bowers Museum, which is affiliated with the Smithsonian. Of course, Disneyland attractions are just next door, easily accessible on the area 'shuttle' for dining and amusement. Just let us know of your interests.

Our demographics range from the largest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam, an historic Mexican population (Santa Ana), a contingent of American Indians in the San Juan Capistrano Mission area, to "Anglos" of all kinds. Our November ballot was printed in five languages.

University of California, Irvine (UCI) is famous for its high tech research--its faculty includes Nobel Prize Laureates, such as F. Sherwood Rowland, for Atmospheric Chemistry/ozone layer. Examples of other high tech applications can be found at UCI Medical School--Brain Imaging Center (research in mental disorders and dementia) and Beckman Laser Institute (research in the application of Laser technology to treat scars from burns and other traumas). Also located at UCI are branches of the U.C. Institute of Transportation Studies, and the California Public Policy Institute.

California State University, Fullerton, produces actors, song and dance stars, and baseball champions, as well as teachers, computer programmers, engineers, chemists, economists, nurses and pre-med graduates. Chapman University, in Orange, is famous for its Economic Forecasts. And--the first Community College in California is in Fullerton!

With all of this indigenous talent to draw upon, your Convention Planning Committee and the LWVC Board have assembled speakers and entertainment commensurate with a grand and glorious League event. It's a New World!

Great Decisions is a discussion group that meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Great Decisions is a discussion group that meets the second Tuesday of each month

Great Decisions is a discussion group that meets the second Tuesday of each month.

All members and prospective members are welcome and encouraged to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn more about your local league and to participate.

Cost: $30 a person Reservations: Fran Shermet 714 220 1338 or lunchwithleague@lwvnoc.org

Great Decisions is a discussion group that meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Mr. McKenny is the Manager of the Watershed and Coastal Resources Division of the County of Orange. He is responsible for the County's implementation of water quality programs, including compliance with the Clean Water Act and the management and protection of Orange County's beaches and streams. He has a degree in history from the U. S. Naval Academy and a law degree from the U. of Texas.

Reminder: you need to re-register if you have moved, changed your name or want to change your party affiliation.

Meeting; Open to all League members and prospective members. Come.

Questions that you would like to see asked of the candidates during the Candidate Forum can be submitted now for confidential consideration at: forumquestions@aol.com (must be received by October 4, 2006 to be considered).

Questions will also be taken from the audience attending the Forum.

Eric Tang, Communications Coordnator, CA Clean Money Campaign will speak. For information callo 949-400-2183

PUBLIC IS INVITED

SPONSORED BY CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

SPEAKERS: MEERA MANEK, Planned Parenthood,NO on Propostion 85-Parental Notification

DAVID SONNEBORN, Orange County Coordinator, YES on Proposition 89 - Clean Money Campaign

SCOTT DARELL, Kennedy Commission YES on Proposition 1C - Emergency Shelter

JACK SULLIVAN, Legislation Director LWVC NO on Proposition 90 - Eminent Domain

PRICE: $15 PER PERSON. INCLUDES PROGRAM AND LUNCH; $20 AT THE DOOR; DEADLINE TUES., OCT. 24, 2006

MAKE CHECK OUT TO: LWV/COCA and mail with Reservation Form to: Bart Hake, Treasurer, COCA 2102 N. Towner St., SantaAna, 92706

Meeting; Open to all League members and prospective members. Come.

Meeting; Open to all League members and prospective members. Come.

Speaker: Marcy Koukhab, Los Angeles Organizer, California Common Cause.