EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for December 7, 2020
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for December 7, 2020! 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. Stay safe and healthy!
Events
- Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 9:00 AM: Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting via teleconference. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at sandiegocounty.gov here Agenda includes item #06 on SDC COVID-19 response update. Public comments may be made via eComment service or via email to publiccomment@sdcounty.ca.gov. See Voice Your Opinion.
Election
- Read-up on November election's high turnout with few problems points toward an all-mail future and Even with near-record voter turnout across San Diego, some neighborhoods fell behind (Based on a quick review of the data, voter turnouts in Escondido precincts are >70%).
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and State Senator Jones and express support for legislation where mail ballots are mailed to every registered voter as occurred this Presidential Election due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police Excessive Use of Force
- Read-up on Obscure Sheriff’s Review Board Gets New Scrutiny in Court.
- Contact the Board of Supervisors and ask them to demand that records from the San Diego County Sheriff Critical Incident Review Board be made public.
Local COVID-19 Response
- Listen to How We Assess Risks With An Invisible Threat Like The Coronavirus.
- Read-up on San Diego Hospital Staff Spread Thin, ICUs Nearing Capacity and Most California Residents To Be Under Stay-At-Home Orders Through Christmas.
- Contact the Board of Supervisors and express support for the regional stay-at-home order. Tell them that you’re concerned about increased community spread of COVID-19 (we’re at 15.3 case rate, 93 community outbreaks, and 8% positivity rate while ICU capacity remains at 23%).
Federal COVID-19 Response
- Read-up on Stimulus talks come as numerous coronavirus relief programs are set to expire.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and urge her to also pass additional COVID-19 relief such as proposed by the HEROES Act. See Relief Can’t Wait: Demand Congress Pass a COVID Relief Bill and Urge Congress to Pass Additional Coronavirus Relief Measures.
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