EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for August 20, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for August 20, 2018! It’s less than 79 days until the Primary Election on November 6, 2018. Be sure to confirm that you’re registered to vote at sdvote.com. If you’re not registered to vote, you can register at registertovote.ca.gov. The deadline is October 22, 2018. If you would like to request a vote-by-mail ballot, you can mail a request application to the Registrar Of Voters.
Events | SDC Events Calendar
- Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM: Marcha Por La Dignidad! at City Hall, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025.
- Sunday, August 26, 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: UNITE for Justice: #StopKavanaugh at Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Hwy, San Diego, CA 92101.
Future Events
- Saturday, September 8, 20188, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Rise for Climate March at Civic Center Plaza, City Hall, 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101.
Monday
- Read-up on Breakthrough In Effort To End Cash Bail In California
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to vote yes in support of SB-10, which reforms the bail bond system.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Democrats question if Kavanaugh lied about work on terrorism policy and From Senator Feinstein, Senator Leahy, And Senator Durbin: Documents Indicate That Kavanaugh Misled Senate; Make Them Public.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and ask them to block President Trump’s SCOTUS nomination, Justice Brett Kavanaugh. See Why We Must Stop Kavanaugh From Becoming Trump’s Next Supreme Court Justice and Block Brett Kavanaugh for the US Supreme Court.
Wednesday
- Read-up on Despite deputy’s business ties, mayor votes to end historic panel review and Race begins for city, school elections.
- Contact State Senator Anderson and let him know that you’re disappointed by his vote to “allow party legislative leadership the ability to create new campaign committees and give those committees unfettered power to direct unlimited funds to state candidate campaigns”. Senator Anderson voted yes on AB-84 during a hearing on August 14, 2018 at the Sen Elections and Constitutional Amendments. See AB 84: Dumping money into politics in California.
Thursday
- Read-up on Report: Minor Mistakenly Convicted Under Operation Streamline, ICE Is Turning to Border Patrol to Detain Migrants, Raising Alarms, and The Trump Administration Is Seeking To Restart Thousands Of Closed Deportation Cases.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support legislations such H.R.5950 (HELP Separated Children Act), S.2468 (Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018) and S.3036 (Keep Families Together Act) to “strengthen protections for immigrant families while they are in ICE custody”. See Family Separation: Trump’s Cruel Immigration Policy.
Friday
- Read-up on Documents Reveal Successful Cyberattack in California Congressional Race and An 11-year-old changed election results on a replica Florida state website in under 10 minutes.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and tell them you support S.2593 which “aims to eliminate insecure paperless voting machines from American elections while promoting routine audits that would dramatically reduce the danger of interference from foreign governments” or, similarly, S.3049 which will “require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections.” See also Mandate Paper Ballots to Protect Our Elections. Note: Senator Harris is already a co-sponsor of S.2593.
Escondido Indivisible is a grassroots group dedicated to affecting changes in our local community. Our website is at EscondidoIndivisible.com, and our sister group is at Escondido Indivisible on Facebook. Send us links and comments at EscondidoIndivisible50@gmail.com and @EscInd50 on Twitter. And feel free to forward our newsletter to interested parties! If you were forwarded this letter, you can subscribe here, and check the archive here.
Don't miss what's next. Subscribe to Escondido Indivisible: