EscInd: Action Plan for November 25, 2024
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s action plan for the week of November 25, 2024! Happy Holidays! 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
Future Events
- Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. 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.
- Thursday, December 5, 2024, 6:30 PM: Escondido Community Forum on Housing & Community Development Needs at East Valley Community Center, 2245 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92027.
- Thursday, December 12, 2024, 4:00 PM: Escondido Library Board of Trustees Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. 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. Audio recordings of previous LBoT meetings are available at escondido.gov here.
Actions
Escondido
- Complete the City's survey on "What are the most important housing and community development needs in Escondido?" (~5 to 15 minutes) Survey ends Friday, December 13, 2024.
- Contact the Escondido City Council and ask them to support the California Center for The Arts Escondido Foundation (CCAEF) to continue managing the CCAE. See Raise Your Voice: Shape the Future of CCAE.
- In-Related News: read-up on Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments, Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. People Rarely Get Their Things Back, Why California homeless residents have a hard time voting and New Rules Dictate When [San Diego City] Shelters Can Boot Homeless Residents.
Post-Election Day
- Volunteer to help cure ballots and phone-bank for Derek Tran for Congress in CA-45, and check back for other ballot curing events at Mobilize. See How ballot curing could decide those super tight races and Democrat Derek Tran is now 519 votes ahead of GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in latest ballot release. Note that AP has called 219 GOP to 213 Dems seats with 3 races left to be called.
- Contact Senator Butler and Senator Padilla and ask them to confirm President Biden's judicial nominees and fill every judicial vacancy before the end of the year. See Demand the Confirmation of Biden's Judicial Nominees and Tell your Senators to fill every judicial vacancy NOW. Note that Representative Adam Schiff has been elected as a California senator replacing Senator Butler and will be sworn in January.
Healthcare
- Read-up on How RFK Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health agencies, Trump's health agency picks could help carry out Kennedy's overhaul, What Are RFK Jr.’s Plans as HHS Secretary for Trump? and #TBT Dr. Oz Shouldn't Be a Senator--or a Doctor.
- Contact Senator Padilla and Representative Schiff and ask them to oppose Trump's health cabinet nominations (Robert Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dave Weldon for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director, Dr. Mehmet Oz for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator, Marty Makary for Food and Drug Administration Chief and Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for Surgeon General). Note that Representative Adam Schiff has been elected as a California senator replacing Senator Butler and will be sworn in January.
- In-Related News: read-up on RFK Jr sexual assault accuser says she chose to speak out after Super Bowl ad and Trump’s White House is filling with alleged sexual abusers ... led by him.
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