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“Pandemic Update ” – Zoom Presentation Speaker:  Donald McDonald – Due to Covid-19, this meeting with speaker Donald McDonald was virtual via Zoom.  View recording of the Zoom presentation   Password:  4J#31TJ=

“The Green New Deal ” – Zoom Presentation Speaker:  Andy Winnick – Due to Covid-19, this meeting with speaker Andy Winnick was virtual via Zoom.  View recording of the Zoom presentation Andy shared three handouts that you may download (Word Docx): FDR-Economic Bill of Rights The Green

“Local News is on life support” – Speaker:  Peter Weinberger, Publisher of the Claremont Courier – The troubles of the newspaper industry have been well documented over the past 12 years. On the local level, the news is grim for those businesses bringing local news to small

“An Update on the Foothill Gold Line” – Speaker:  Habib F. Balian, CEO Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority – CEO Habib Balian will provide an update on the status of the $3.5 billion Foothill Gold Line light rail infrastructure program. Come learn the latest on

“Disaster Medical Assistance: World Trade Center, Katrina and Beyond”– Speaker: Susan Lominska, Family Nurse Practitioner– Our speaker today belongs to a Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team. The goal of DMAT teams is to “provide the best of medical care in the worst of times.” Her team is

“Dames in the Garden: Women Who Shaped California’s Landscape” – Speaker:  Peggy Perry, Professor Emeritus in Plant Science, Cal Poly Pomona – Women in California’s history have left a distinctive imprint on our gardens and our natural landscape. Set in the context of California’s remarkable climate and

“Stories” – Speaker:  Ron Evans, Master Storyteller Among his many talents, our speaker today is indeed a master storyteller. As a special pre-Valentine’s day treat, be prepared for anything. There is no telling what stories he will tell on any occasion, whether about teenagers in a small

“Solar Energy Conversion in Plants” Speaker:  Bob Cave, Professor of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College – Figuring out how to harvest energy from solar radiation is a critical challenge for humanity.  As the planet warms and population increases our best (only?) hope for sustainable existence requires that we