CLEARLAKE OAKS
Buck Shack Harvest Fest
Join us at Sheep Camp as we celebrate our gratitude for another bountiful harvest season. We will cook out and dance under the stars to the California Cowboys! Saturday, October 20 4:30 to 10 p.m. 950 Round Mountain Rd in Clearlake Oaks. Tickets are on sale now. Wine Club members $40. Non member $50. Must be 21 or over. Limit two tickets per member. Event ticket includes one drink ticket (glass of wine). Additional tickets available for $5 each. One bottle for three tickets. This is a “Rain or Shine” event. Click here for tickets.
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LAKEPORT
Wings of Hope One Day Camp
Hospice Services of Lake County recognizes the unique ways children heal from a loss of a loved one and offer effective activities to help them navigate through their grief. Families with children ages 5 years and older that have experienced the death of a loved one are invited to participate in a one-day free Bereavement Camp on Saturday, October 20, from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., in Lakeport. Camp activities are designed for healing in a fun and positive environment with horse and pet therapy, music, food and a family art project.
Wings of Hope Bereavement Camps are offered by Hospice Services of Lake County periodically throughout the year and are facilitated by bereavement counselors and trained volunteers. Preregistration is required. For more information and to reserve space, contact Jo Moore at (707) 263-6270, ext. 137, or jmoore@lakecountyhospice.org.
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SACRAMENTO
Legislation
When the Legislature finally gaveled down earlier in the year, it had approved about 900 bills. We continue our look at some of the most interesting or consequential ones heading to Gov. Brown’s desk. He has until Sunday of this week to sign or veto all bills—or he could do neither, in which case a bill would become law without his signature.
We’ll keep updating them here as the governor makes his last pass at deciding which will become law in California.
ABORTION PILLS AT CAMPUS HEALTH CENTERS
WHAT THE BILL WOULD DO
SB 320 would require public universities to provide the abortion pill at on-campus health centers by Jan. 1, 2022. Funding for the first year would be provided by a private foundation. Sen. Connie Levya, a Democrat from Chino, carried the bill.
WHO SUPPORTS IT
The Women’s Foundation of California secured $20 million to fund the service. Advocates include the American Civil Liberties Union of California and American Academy of Pediatrics, California. Advocates note that access to abortion is part of reproductive health care, and argue that students, particularly those who are low-income and lacking transportation, should not have to go off-campus for a service that can be provided at a student clinic.
WHO’S OPPOSED
Students for Life of America argues that access isn’t a problem and the bill ignores the needs of students opposed to abortion. Some lawmakers opposed to the bill wonder what happens when the initial funding runs out.
WHY IT MATTERS
Women in their 20s received the majority of abortions in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Advocates argue that without on-campus access to abortion, some women are being denied a constitutional right.
—Elizabeth Castillo, CALmatters
