EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for February 4, 2019
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for February 4, 2019! Happy Lunar New Year! 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.
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- Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 4:30 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. ***Agenda includes item #7 for a discussion of city council meeting times.***
Immigration
- Read-up on San Diego County Board Of Supervisors OKs Temporary Migrant Shelter and County approves shelter for asylum seekers.
- Contact Supervisor Gaspar and thank her for voting yes to authorize a temporary shelter to house asylum-seeking families. The Board Of Supervisors voted 4-1 to “temporarily use a
- County property [which was scheduled for demolition] to shelter [...] legal asylum seeking families on a time-limited basis” (item #12).
Community involvement
- Read-up on Escondido City Council’s meeting agenda item #7 for a discussion of city council meeting times.
- Contact the Escondido City Council and ask them to change the city council meeting times to later in the evenings (6:00 pm or 7:00 pm) when more residents may be able to attend. See also this poll from Deputy Mayor Martinez re: city council meeting times.
- Comment on 2019 Escondido City Action Plan. Every year the Escondido City Council develops an Action Plan to prioritize the coming year’s actions. This year the Council is asking for public input! This is everyone’s chance to weigh in the the city! See 2017-2018 City Council Action Plan as an example.
Climate Change
- Read-up on Escondido Council Welcomes Climate Action Plan, Escondido debates ambitious climate plan update and about Community Choice Energy and how it could greatly benefit Escondido. Check out the regional Climate Action Calendar to see what might interest you in the area.
- Write a letter to the editor and share your thoughts about climate change and the imperative of action and support the direction of the Escondido City Council.
- Contact the Escondido City Council and thank them for voting yes on a resolution to ban offshore drilling. Note: Mayor McNamara, Deputy Mayor Martinez (D1), Councilmember Diaz (D3) voted yes while Councilmembers Masson (D2) and Morasco (D4) voted no. See Escondido supports offshore drilling ban.
Federal Government Shutdown
- Read-up on Government shutdown cost economy $11 billion, budget office says and The debate around putting an end to all government shutdowns, explained.
- Contact Rep. Hunter, Senator Feinstein and Senator Harris and ask them to support legislation for “automatic continuing resolution” (with no spending cuts). See Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Prevent Future Shutdowns.
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