EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for February 10, 2020
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for February 9, 2020! Early voting for the 2020 Primary Election has begun. If you’re a registered vote-by-mail voter, your ballot should already have been mailed to you, and you can check at Check Your Registration at sdvote.com. If you’re not registered for vote-by-mail, you can still request a mail ballot by Feb. 28th. Or you can head to the County Registrar of Voters at 5600 Overland Avenue, San Diego CA, 92123 on the following days for early voting:
- Feb. 3 – Mar. 3, 2020, Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday, Feb. 29 & Sunday, Mar. 1, 2020, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 6:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. ***Agenda includes item #6 related to a joint-use library between the Escondido Public Library & Palomar College. See Agreement to open a joint-use library in eastern Escondido close at hand*** Check broadcast meetings at escondido.org here.
- Thursday, February 13, 2020, 2:00 PM: Special Library Board of Trustees Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. ***Agenda includes developing metrics*** Check the Library Board of Trustees Agendas for updates and audio recordings of previous LBoT meetings are available at escondido.org here.
Future Events
- Sunday, March 8, 2020, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: March for Black Women San Diego at Euclid & Logan San Diego, CA 92114.
50th District
- Read-up on Candidates for 50th Congressional District debate health care, Social Security , Trump, 50th District candidates square off on stage and 50th Congressional Candidates Forum Straw Poll Results (link to video of the first hour of the forum).
2020 Election
- Read-up on Escondido Democrats' 2020 Elections Guide and Indivisible San Diego Persist 2020 Primary Voter Guide.
- Read-up on The 2020 Election Will Be a War of Disinformation and Fake News: How To Spot Misinformation.
Trump Impeachment
- Read-up on San Diegans protest Trump acquittal.
- Read-up on Trump Acquitted On Impeachment Articles; Romney Breaks Rank, “It’s Payback Time”: With Acquittal Certain, Trump Plots Revenge on Bolton, Impeachment Enemies and Vindman, Sondland Removed As Trump Purges Impeachment Witnesses.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and thank them for voting to convict President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. (The Senate failed to convict President Trump for abuse of power with 48-52 votes and obstruction of congress with 47-53 votes.) Express concerns about President Trump’s continuing abuse of power, including the firing of witnesses who testified for the impeachment trial. See Censure Trump, Investigating Trump and Holding Him Accountable, and Guide To Trump Impeachment Inquiry: What You Need To Know.
Immigration
- Read-up on Video From Inside ICE Detention Center Shows Detainees Being Pepper-Sprayed and Opinion | Why You May Never Learn the Truth About ICE
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and express concerns about continuing reports of inhumane treatment and separation of asylum-seeking families. See Defund Hate and Demand Congress Act to End Abuses of Detained Immigrants.
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.
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