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We are a group of engaged citizens in the "quiet northeast quadrant" of California where a sense of community maintains the rural lifestyle across a series of small towns separated by greater distance than most of America's population.  We care about our surrounding public land, our rural lifestyle, and our ability to maintain the cohesion that binds our public and private lives.  This is impossible without civic engagement, group exchange, adequate news circulation, and a willingness to volunteer for the betterment of all who live here.

We wish to share our interests with you on this Web site and invite you to join us at any of our regular public meetings.  If you'd like to become a member, you can help us to improve the tone of civil discourse and raise the bar for effective citizenship by concern for the many, as well as for the one.

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Below is an invitation from the local Occupy movement to a protest rally against the Citizens United ruling, in which the Supreme Court decided that corporate speech is equivalent to personal speech, and thus not limited in its involvement in the election process.  Spending in the 2010 election cycle, after the ruling, increased 427 per cent. This ruling  squelches American democracy by enhancing the power of money in politics and is being protested across the nation on Friday, Jan. 20 and Saturday the 21st.

Constitutional amendments that would neutralize the ruling have already been introduced in the U.S. Congress, and states legislatures across the nation are coming out with resolutions of support of an amendment.

Below, the announcement from Occupy Quincy. I hope some of us can make it. 

Subject: Occupy the Courts

Saturday, January 21st marks the 2nd anniversary of the infamous Citizens United case.

MovetoAmmend.org has organized a one day event on Friday, January 20 to have people gather and protest the case at all the Federal Courthouses.

In solidarity with this protest (and because we do not have a federal courthouse here in Plumas) we will be having our own rally on that Friday.

Please join us :

What: Occupy the Courts to protest the Citizens United case

When: Friday January 20th

Time:  3pm to dark

Where: We will meet at Dame Shirley Park and march to the steps of the Courthouse.


Please tell a friend. Bring your signs.

This is how change in America happens!

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The Occupation has come to Quincy, CA!

We are the 99 percent. All are welcomed.

Occupy Quincy Public Rally
Date:    Every Wednesday
Time:    4pm
Where:  Dame Shirley Park

http://www.meetup.com/occupytogether/Quincy-CA/

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Despite passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010,
questions and controversy still surround the issue of healthcare in America.

“Healthcare woes still trouble America,” says Trish Taylor, Chair of the Plumas County
Democratic Central Committee (PCDCC).  ”We believe the issue is so significant that the
community would benefit from a serious discussion of what the Act does and does not
accomplish and how it applies to all of us.”

Taylor invites all members of the community to attend a panel discussion at the Veterans’
Hall on Thursday, September 15th, at 6:30 p.m.  A question and answer session will follow
the discussion.

Sponsored by the Plumas Democrats, the discussion will feature presentations by three
health professionals who are members of the Chico Chapter of the Butte County Health
Care Coalition and the California Physicians Alliance.  The purpose of the group is to
educate communities on key issues of healthcare reform, including promotion of a
single-payer healthcare system.

Ken Logan is an MD who completed medical school at U.S.C. after serving in the U.S. Navy.
He has worked in clinics, as well as group and solo practice for many years.  He is an active
member of the Chico Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, California.

Paul O’Rourke-Babb, FNP, is a long-term resident and health care provider in the Butte
County area.  He is active in the Butte County Health Care Coalition, as well as the Chico
Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, California.

Tom Reed, MA, MPA, has been employed in the fields of human service and education in
the Butte County area for over thirty years.  Reed founded the Butte County Health Care
Coalition in 1991 and currently serves on its Board of Directors.

In explaining why the local Democrats are hosting the forum, Taylor notes that “at the
national level, the advances in best practices, affordability, and access that the PPACA
were meant to secure for Americans are now challenged by budget cuts and lawsuits.”

“We all know people who have no medical coverage.  Temporary and part-time work do not
come with benefits.  Long-term unemployment during the current recession will see more
of us go without healthcare,” says Taylor.

“Healthcare for all is a matter of human dignity and wellness,” adds Taylor. “Healthy
mothers raise healthy kids with eager minds.  As employees and business owners, healthy
adults are able to be more productive.  And, frankly, it's in the national interest to have
a healthy population.”

“The Plumas County Democratic Central Committee is committed to bringing informed
discussion to the community on subjects that matter to Americans living in Plumas County.
It is not enough to be engaged.  Voters need to have accurate knowledge.  We want to
bring this extremely vital issue to the forefront of community discussion.”

For more information contact Trish Taylor at  - Email -

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It is important to for all Americans to speak with our Representatives. Mr. McClintock needs to know that there are Democrats in his district
and we have legitimate questions and concerns.

We will meet at the Quincy Library and car pool to Chester.
We will be departing at 8:40am.
Please have your questions and concerns ready!

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