EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for February 19, 2024
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for February 19, 2024! The Presidential Primary Election is on March 5, 2024 (~16 days away), and mail ballots have been mailed to all registered voters. Register to vote if you’re eligible to vote, check your voter registration, track where your ballot is and plan to vote. Ballots can be dropped off at Escondido Public Library, HHSA North Inland Live Well Center, Major Market, Oakmont of Escondido Hills and East Valley Community Center. For in-person voting, North County Mall Community Room at 272 E Via Rancho Pkwy and Park Avenue Community Center Oak Room at 728 N Broadway will be open from February 24th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m for early voting to Election Day.
Events
- Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes Item #9 on Review and Update City Council Interagency and Subcommittee Assignments. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
Future Events
- Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda may include Homelessness Policy Statement. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
Election 2024
- Read-up on CalMatters' 2024 Election: California Voter Guide and KPBS Voter Hub.
- Read-up on US Senate debate: What you need to know, Round two: Garvey, Lee, Porter and Schiff clash at Senate debate and Primary Election 2024: Incumbents hold advantage in San Diego congressional races.
- Plan to vote. The Presidential Primary Election is on March 5, 2024, and mail ballots have been mailed to all registered voters. Register to vote if you’re eligible to vote, check your voter registration, track where your ballot is and plan to vote. Ballots can be dropped off at Escondido Public Library, HHSA North Inland Live Well Center, Major Market, Oakmont of Escondido Hills and East Valley Community Center. For in-person voting, North County Mall Community Room at 272 E Via Rancho Pkwy and Park Avenue Community Center Oak Room at 728 N Broadway will be open from February 24th, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m for early voting to Election Day.
Reproductive Rights
- Read-up on She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Butler and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation to codify abortion, contraception and reproductive rights into federal laws such as H.R.782, H.R.3420 and H.R.4303. Note that Representative Issa had previously praised the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and voted against codifying abortion rights. See Codify Abortion Rights and Indivisible's Abortion & Reproductive Freedom.
Judiciary Reforms
- Read-up on Senate Probe Casts Doubt on Harlan Crow's Yacht Tax Deductions.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Butler and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation to enforce a code of conduct for the Supreme Court (see previous proposed S.325/H.R.927) and expand SCOTUS such as S.1616/H.R.3422. See Demand Your Representative Cosponsor the Judiciary Act of 2023 and Demand your Senator Cosponsor the Judiciary Act of 2023.
Homelessness
- Read-up on Escondido mayor concerned over county's homeless shelter plans and North County Report: ‘15 Years Later, Here I am.’ What a Snapshot of Vista’s Homeless Population Reveals.
- Contact the Escondido City Council and ask them to do more to address the immediate needs of our community, such as, creating a Safe Parking Program similar to Encinitas and Vista and a Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement similar to La Mesa.
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