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WASHINGTON D.C.
Happy 89th birthday, Social Security!
89 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, providing for a new federally administered insurance program for retirees.
Five years later, on January 31, 1940, the first monthly Social Security retirement check was issued to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont. The check was for $22.54. Miss Fuller, a retired Legal Secretary, started collecting benefits at age 65 and lived to be 100 years old.
Social Security has been a promise to our country’s workers for generations to allow them to retire with dignity after decades of hard work. Today, residents of California’s 4th district receive a total of $286 million per month in Social Security benefits.
Those benefits deliver financial security to retirees and disabled Californians. But Social Security’s impact doesn’t stop there. Those dollars go into our local economy, supporting our businesses and banks and enriching our entire community.
A recent proposal by the Republican Study Committee in Congress takes aim at Social Security. In it, conservative lawmakers suggest cutting the program by over $1.5 trillion, reducing disability benefits, and raising the retirement age to 69.
I’m (Rep. Mike Thompson D-4) against those extreme measures.
My colleagues who want to cut the program and raise the retirement age are scaring Americans into believing it’s our only option to save a failing Social Security. This is nonsense. Social Security isn’t failing.
Social Security is 100 percent solvent for the next decade. After that, simple changes can be made to ensure it remains strong and will provide retirement security for another 89 years.
That’s why I’ve co-sponsored legislation led by my colleague Rep. John Larson (D-CT) to ensure Social Security continues to deliver full benefits to everyone without making unnecessary cuts or raising the retirement age.
Social Security is a cornerstone of American life. On the program’s 89th birthday, I’m recommitting to strengthening Social Security so it can continue to serve Americans through 2100 and beyond.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS
Veterans Free Dinner
Moose Lodge
15900 East HWY 20
Clearlake Oaks Ca. 95423
August 21 2024
Sliced Ham Dinner, Green Beans,
Potatoes, Au Gratin, Bread, Salad,
and Dessert.
MUSIC WITH STEVEN MURRY
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LAKEPORT
City Council Nominations
The nomination period for the following officers: Three (3) Members of the City Council (full term of four years), and One (1) Member of the City Council (2 year term) has been extended to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, due to non-filing by one or more of the incumbents.
Nomination papers must be issued by the City Clerk’s Office and are available by appointment beginning Monday, August 12, 2024, and must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2024.
Each candidate must be nominated by not less than 20 nor more than 30 registered voters; therefore, it is recommended that you pick up your nomination papers in advance of Wednesday’s 5:00 pm deadline to allow time to gather signatures and fill out the required paperwork.
If you are interested in running for Lakeport City Council, please contact Kelly Buendia, City Clerk, at 263‑5615, Extension 101, or Hilary Britton, Deputy City Clerk, Extension 102 for further information and to set up an appointment to go over the nomination packet.
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LAKE COUNTY
Extension to file for certain elective offices
for the November 5, 2024, General Election
The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office would like to inform voters and interested persons that the nomination period to file for candidacy for certain elective offices for the upcoming November 5, 2024, General Election has been extended for all qualified persons other than the incumbent officeholders until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The nomination period has been extended due to the non-filing of incumbent officeholders of the following districts:
Mendocino-Lake Community College District
Trustee Area No 7, 1 vacancy – 4-year term
Lake County Board of Education
Trustee Area No 1, 1 vacancy – 4-year term
Trustee Area No 2, 1 vacancy – 4-year term
Kelseyville Unified School District
1 vacancy – 2-year unexpired term
Konocti Unified School District
2 vacancies – 4-year terms
Lakeport Unified School District
3 vacancies – 4-year terms
Lucerne Elementary School District
1 vacancy – 4-year term
1 vacancy – 2-year unexpired term
Middletown Unified School District
2 vacancies – 4-year terms
Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District
2 vacancies – 4-year terms
1 vacancy – 2-year unexpired term
Northshore Fire Protection District-Upper Lake Zone
1 vacancy – 4-year term
Butler-Keys Community Services District
3 vacancies – 4-year terms
Buckingham Park Water District
2 vacancies – 4-year terms
1 vacancy – 2-year unexpired term
Callayomi County Water District
2 vacancies – 4-year terms
Interested persons desiring information regarding filing for any of the elective offices that have been extended until August 14, 2024, are advised to contact the Lake County Registrar of Voters office (707) 263-2372, 325 N Forbes St., Lakeport during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prior to the extended filing deadline of Wednesday,
For Additional Information Phone (707)263-2372 or Toll Free at (888)-235-6730
Contact: Maria Valadez, Registrar of Voters or Lourdes Pantaleon, Deputy Registrar of Voters
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