Welcome!

Folsom Area Democratic Club

General Membership Meeting

March 2026

📋 Tonight's Votes

📄 Meeting Minutes Approve February meeting minutes.

🚪 Door Hangers Approve $645 for 5,000 door hangers — outreach campaign.

🎉 Fundraiser Approve $500 for fundraiser expenses.

CalCare

The California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act

Agenda

The Seven Failings of the American Health Care System

How CalCare Will Transform Our Health Care System

The Political Context of CalCare

Q&A

The Broken US Health Care System

Not universal

Confusing and complicated patchwork

Incomplete, inadequate benefits

Narrow, restrictive networks

Too expensive

Prioritizes the Few Over the Many

Tries to Cut Costs by Cutting Care, Not Greed or Fragmentation

How CalCare Would Transform Our Health Care System

The Seven Principles of CalCare

Universal coverage

A single public program

Comprehensive benefits

Freedom to choose any doctor or provider

Free at the point of use

Just transition

Patient care based on patient need

Other CalCare Highlights

Curb hospital profiteering: prohibition on payments to providers for their profit, marketing & lobbying

Provides negotiating power with drug manufacturers

Limits on executive compensation and bonuses

Fully funds rural and safety net hospitals

Special Projects Budget for underserved communities

Single-Payer Costs Less

Reduces administrative costs

Curbs the profit motive

Cuts advertising budgets

Drug price negotiation

Primary & preventive care

One single risk pool

The Political Context of CalCare

The Urgency of CalCare

Health care under attack from federal government

Cost of care is skyrocketing

Fragmentation makes it impossible to control costs

We need structural reform, not piecemeal reform

CalCare in the Legislature

CNA has been fighting for single-payer in California since 1994

Multiple bills throughout the 2000s and 2010s

2021 was the first "CalCare" bill, reintroduced every session since

Reintroduced on Feb 12th as AB 1900

Movement has grown substantially since the first CalCare bill

CalCare in the Legislature

How We Will Win CalCare

Defeat ideological resistance by reframing the debate around concepts that are not controversial

Build pressure on leadership by growing our support within the Democratic caucus

Continue to educate legislators and community advocates to inoculate against misinformation

Take Action!

Endorse the Campaign for Guaranteed Health Care for All

🔗 act.medicare4all.org/signup/calcare-orgs 🔗 calcarepetition.org

Q & A

Guest Speaker

Justin Hurst

Folsom Planning Commissioner and Government Relations & Advocacy Manager at SMUD.

Running for Folsom City Council, District 5.

✊ NO KINGS! — This Saturday!

📍 Location: Transit Plaza, Old Town Folsom → New Bridge

9:00am Speakers

9:30am Move to bridge

Protest, cheer, show up through early afternoon

✊ NO KINGS! — Speaker Lineup

Julian Sarafian — President, Folsom Area Democratic Club

Tyler Vandenberg — Candidate for U.S. Congress (CD-6)

Josh Fryday — Chief Service Officer, State of California

Chris Bennett — Candidate for U.S. Congress (CD-3)

Sean Frame — Candidate for State Senate District 6

Amy Slavensky — Candidate for Assembly District 7

Endorsement Votes — Uncontested Races

Jag Nagendra Folsom City Council — District 3

Justin Hurst Folsom City Council — District 5

Amy Slavensky Assembly District 7

Endorsement Candidates

Officer Reports — Catherine, Membership

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Members & Supporters

Join Us | Check Your Voter Registration

📅 Save the Dates!

3/28 No Kings Rally

4/8 Coffee with a Candidate — Heidi Hall

4/12 Spring Fundraiser! 🎉

4/29 April Member Meeting — Endorsements for CD3, CD6, State Senate 6

President's Message

💰 March Treasurer's Report

Item	Amount
Bank Balance (as of 3/17)	$16,159
YTD Contributions & Memberships	$7,322 (incl. $910 for Spring Fundraiser)
YTD Expenses	$2,885 (primarily room rental deposit through end of 2026)

Consider Our Expenses

$16,000 looks good, but consider our annual costs:

Room Rental	$4,000 / year
Website Costs	$500 / year
Business Cards, Waters, Fliers	$300 / year
Misc. Donations & Tabling	$600 / year
School Board + City Council Candidates	~$1,000
Higher Office Donations	$500–$1,000 each

2026 Financial Outlook

Item	Amount
Starting Balance	$16,000
FCUSD + Folsom City Council races	− $1,000
Rent	− ~$2,500
Assembly & State Senate races	− ~$2,500
Marketing & Outreach	− ~$1,500
Mailers, Signs, etc.	− ~$2,000–$4,000
2027 Reserves	− $5,000
Remaining	~$0–$1,500