EscInd: Action Plan for April 14, 2025
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s action plan for the week of April 14, 2025! Pick an action or two and commit yourself to doing them. As President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 11:30 AM: Raise Awareness & Express Yourself Protest at Intersection of East Lincoln Parkway & North Broadway. Rallies will be held every Tuesday at different locations in Escondido.
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes Item #11 on Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program Funds and Item #12 on Temporary Relocation of Library Services (see Escondido Library On the Move). Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.12milesout.com here (When a meeting is in session, a red "Live Streaming - City Council Meeting now in progress" button will be displayed at the top-right corner). Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
- Friday, April 18, 2025, 10:30 AM: Weekly Rallies at his Representative Issa's Escondido District Office, 221 W. Crest St #110, Escondido, CA 92025. Rallies will be held every Friday this month. See Dozens rally to demand Rep. Darrell Issa hold a town hall and Protesters demand town hall from Issa.
- Saturday, April 19, 2025, 11:00 AM: Stop the Cuts: Escondido Rally at Intersection of East Lincoln Parkway & North Broadway.
Future Events
- Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 11:30 AM: Raise Awareness & Express Yourself Protest at overpass west of Westfield Way and corner of Westfield Way & Via Rancho Parkway near North County Mall. Rallies will be held every Tuesday at different locations in Escondido.
- Friday, April 25, 2025, 10:30 AM: Weekly Rallies at his Representative Issa's Escondido District Office, 221 W. Crest St #110, Escondido, CA 92025. Rallies will be held every Friday this month. See Dozens rally to demand Rep. Darrell Issa hold a town hall and Protesters demand town hall from Issa.
- Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 11:30 AM: Raise Awareness & Express Yourself Protest at the Intersection of West El Norte Parky & Center City Parkway. Rallies will be held every Tuesday at different locations in Escondido.
Actions
Federal Budget
- Read-up on A closer look at who relies on Medicaid, 1 in 5 Americans are on Medicaid. Some enrollees have no idea and House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline.
- Read-up on US Senate Republicans pass measure to move forward on Trump's tax cuts and House approves budget framework, kick-starting work on Trump's domestic agenda.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Padilla and Senator Schiff and oppose budget cuts to Medicaid and other critical services. Note that Rep. Issa voted yes to both budget frameworks that cut Medicaid funding. See Congress: Save Medicaid Now, Tell your Republican Representative You Don’t Want To Pay The Price For Their Billionaire Tax Breaks and Protect Medicaid Funding.
- In-Related News: watch Replay of Rep. Issa Empty Chair Town Hall and read-up on North County residents share concerns about Rep. Issa and Trump administration and More than 800 protest at ‘Empty Chair Townhall’.
- In-Related News: read-up on Nationwide 'Hands Off' protests include several in San Diego County, Thousands march in downtown San Diego for 'Hands Off' protest and Nearly 12,000 ‘Hands Off!’ protesters jam downtown San Diego, marching against Trump and Musk.
- In-Related News: read-up on San Diegans join nationwide "Tesla Takeover" protest and We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too.
Immigration
- Read-up on ICE raid sparks outrage in El Cajon as protesters demand accountability, Border Patrol chief offered misleading details on Kern County raid and Inside ICE Air: What It’s Like to Be a Deportation Flight Attendant.
- Read-up on Trump administration overrode Social Security staff to list immigrants as dead and Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Padilla and Senator Schiff and oppose funding Trump mass deportations. See previously linked US Senate Republicans pass measure to move forward on Trump's tax cuts, House Speaker Johnson is eyeing big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it's a lifeline and House approves budget framework, kick-starting work on Trump's domestic agenda.
Voting Rights
- Read-up on Issa eyes 2026 campaign in lawsuit against California [counting "vote-by-mail ballots if they’re postmarked on or before election day"], Huntington Beach clashes with California over voter ID requirement in court and N.C. Lawmakers Move to Stop Votes From Being Discarded Based on Postelection Rule Changes.
- Read-up on How the House’s requirement to prove US citizenship could affect the ability to register to vote and Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Padilla and Senator Schiff and oppose the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to "require an individual to present in person a passport, birth certificate or other citizenship document when registering to vote or updating their voter registration information". Noted that Rep. Issa had voted yes on the SAVE Act. See Oppose the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) - A Voter Suppression Bill.
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