Democratic Club to hear about single-payer health care

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Democratic Club will have its Feb. 1 meeting at the Hilltop Center, 331 East Elder Street. The speaker will be Kathy Rallings, health benefits specialist for the California Teachers Association (CTA). She represents CTA in the Campaign for a Healthy California coalition.

Rallings will explain legislative efforts to pass Senate Bill 562, which would enact single-payer health care or "Medicare for all" in California.

Ammar Campa-Najjar, a candidate for U.S. Congress, 50th District, and Elizabeth Warren, a candidate for California State Assembly District 76 are slated to attend and other Democratic candidates, including Esther Sanchez, a contender for San Diego County Board of Supervisors, 5th District, and Jeff Griffith, who is running for California State Senate, District 38, may drop in to introduce themselves.

For more information, check out fallbrookdemocrats.org.