Rotary Clubs

“We have got some really good speakers lined up,” says Rotary Club President Bob Fonarow. The public is invited to join in the club’s Zoom conference call every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to hear the speakers, he said. 

On Thursday, Feb. 25, California State Senator John Laird is the club’s featured speaker

Laird was elected to the Senate on Nov. 3, 2020, carrying his district with a margin of over 145,000 votes. He was sworn in to represent Senate District 17 on Dec. 7, 2020. In the State Senate, Laird chairs and serves on a broad array of committees: 

Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 (Education), Vice-Chair, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Member, Appropriations Committee, Member, Budget & Fiscal Review Committee, Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Budget, Member, Judiciary Committee, Member, Labor, Public Employment & Retirement, Member, Natural Resources & Water Committee, Member, Rules Committee, Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Rules. 

Senate District 17 contains Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo Counties in their entirety, as well as portions of Monterey and Santa Clara Counties. The cities include Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Gilroy, San Luis Obispo, Morgan Hill, Seaside, Paso Robles, Atascadero, Monterey, and several smaller cities. Anyone may join the Zoom Meeting with the link below.

The meeting starts at 12:30 p.m., and the speaker begins at 1 p.m.

“We have got some really good speakers lined up,” says Rotary Club President Bob Fonarow. The public is invited to join in the club’s Zoom conference call every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to hear the speakers, he said. 

On Thursday, Feb. 25, California State Senator John Laird is the club’s featured speaker

Laird was elected to the Senate on Nov. 3, 2020, carrying his district with a margin of over 145,000 votes. He was sworn in to represent Senate District 17 on Dec. 7, 2020. In the State Senate, Laird chairs and serves on a broad array of committees: 

Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 (Education), Vice-Chair, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Member, Appropriations Committee, Member, Budget & Fiscal Review Committee, Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Budget, Member, Judiciary Committee, Member, Labor, Public Employment & Retirement, Member, Natural Resources & Water Committee, Member, Rules Committee, Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Rules. 

Senate District 17 contains Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo Counties in their entirety, as well as portions of Monterey and Santa Clara Counties. The cities include Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Gilroy, San Luis Obispo, Morgan Hill, Seaside, Paso Robles, Atascadero, Monterey, and several smaller cities. Anyone may join the Zoom Meeting with the link below.

The meeting starts at 12:30 p.m., and the speaker begins at 1 p.m.