Carole Levers, local chapter leader with the Progressive Democrats of America, talks about PDA’s grassroots response to pending national legislation, including: Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act; The Inclusive Prosperity Act; The Farm Bill and SNAP; and Credit Union financing small businesses. Tonight the North Orange County chapter will be hosting a dinner meeting, 6:30 PM Social Time 7:00 PM Meeting Starts, at Lascari’s Restaurant 1060 E. Imperial Hwy-Brea, Ida MacMurray will speak. rsvp on the website pdamerica.org or email Carole at celevers@yahoo.com Next we hear from Karen Clark, Retired partner of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, and Board member of Women in Leadership taking up the impact on the community of the merger of Hoag Hospital with the St. Joseph Hospital system. Abortion services and end of life options are of central concern as the Ethical Religious Directives (12/2009) pronouncing what is permitted and forbidden, are incorporated into hospital care policy. As the California Attorney General’s office is reconsiders the process under which Hoag Hospital’s policies have been changed, listeners can write their concerns to Wendi Horwitz at wendi.horwitz@doj.ca  Progressive Activism AND Under Covers at Hoag Hospital