First District Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee and Eighth District Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada at the Lake County Democratic Club's fourth annual Summer Harvest Celebration in Lakeport, Calif., on Sunday, August 21, 2011. Courtesy photo.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – First District Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee and Eighth District Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada were the special guests at the Democratic Club's fourth annual Summer Harvest Celebration at the Lakeport Yacht Club.

The legislators joined more than 75 attendees at the event, which took place on Sunday, Aug. 21.

Assemblyman Wes Chesbro's district representative Ruth Valenzuela and Sen. Noreen Evans' district representative Jeff Tyrrell addressed the guests about the legislators' activities and outlook.

Yamada has announced her candidacy for the newly drawn Fourth Assembly District, which includes all of Lake County.

Yamada serves as chairwoman for the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee. In January, Speaker John Perez named her chairwoman of the new Assembly Select Committee on Sustainable and Organic Agriculture.

Board of Equalization Member Betty Yee represents the First Equalization District and its 21 counties in Northern and Central California. She serves as chief deputy director for budget with the California Department of Finance and is currently on the board of directors for California Women Lead. Yee is a candidate for state controller for the 2014 election.

The club thanked “Without A Net” for providing the afternoon's music.

Winery sponsors were Konocti Growers, Steele Wines, Langtry Estates, Ployez Winery, Vigilance and Noggle Winery.

Sponsors included Congressman Mike Thompson, Assemblyman Wes Chesbro, Sen. Noreen Evans, California United Health Care Workers, North Bay Labor Council, Mendo-Lake Building and Trades Council, SEIU Local1021 and IBEW Local 551.

Informational tables were provided by KPFZ 88.1 FM, Committee for a GE Free Lake County, Transition Lake County, Catholic Charities, Lake County Hunger Task Force, Community Care HIV AIDS Program and the Lakeport Free Kitchen Project.

For more information about the club send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., visit the club's Web site at www.lakecountydemocrats.org or call 707-533-4885.

Volunteer organizers Paula Mune and Wanda Quitiquit and the club chair Carol Bettencourt look forward to next year's summer's gathering.