EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for July 25, 2022
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for July 25, 2022! The General Election will be Tuesday, November 8, 2022 and will include 7 ballot measures along with Escondido Municipal Election for Mayor, City Council Seat #1 and #2. Check your voter registration and register to vote if you’re eligible and not registered.
Events
- Wednesday, July 27, 2022, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes Item #10 on Escondido Public Safety And Essential Services Revenue Measure (sales tax increase), Item #11 on a Ballot Measure for City Council Term Limits and Item #12 on a Ballot Measure for Appointing instead of Election the Treasurer. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
- Saturday, July 30, 2022, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Escondido Pride at Kit Carson Park, 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92025.
Escondido Budget & Taxes
- Read-up on Facing $8 million deficit, Escondido again weighs sales tax hike, Escondido Again Considers Tax Increase to Solve Budget Woes, Escondido adopts balanced budget that makes small cut to arts center, Escondido voters support sales tax hike, study says and Escondido Tax Measure Debate Focuses on City’s Pension Debt.
- Comment on Escondido City Council Meeting Agenda Item #10 on Escondido Public Safety And Essential Services Revenue Measure (sales tax increase). Of note: the measure’s “intention [is] that at least 50% of any additional revenue be directed to support the City’s police and fire departments” (emphasis ours) when the Escondido Discussion and Poll highlighted addressing homeless as a higher priority. Escondido is already usually funding ~45% of our budget to policing.
- In-Related News: #TBT read-up on Denver successfully sent mental health professionals, not police, to hundreds of calls, a Mesa Taps Outreach Workers, Not Cops, to Reach Homeless Population, Fatal shooting raises questions of police response to homeless [in Escondido], Escondido's Police Budget Is Going Up and What if Public Funds Were Controlled by the Public?
Racial Justice
- Read-up on Police in San Diego County more likely to shoot nonwhite suspects, records show and Rarely are San Diego County police officers disciplined after they injure or kill, records show.
- Contact State Senator Jones and ask him to support AB-1630 to strengthen the Vulnerable Defendant’s Right to a Fair Trial, ensure “due process for defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial and [put] a stop to one of the ways individuals with mental illness are cycled through the criminal legal system instead of receiving adequate treatment.” Note that Assemblymember Waldron had voted no on AB-1630. See #TeamJustice Priority Action: Support AB-1630: Vulnerable Defendant’s Right to a Fair Trial.
Reproductive Rights
- Share National Network of Abortion Funds.
- Read-up on They Had Miscarriages, and New Abortion Laws Obstructed Treatment and Women Face Risks as Doctors Struggle With Medical Exceptions on Abortion.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation such as H.R.8373 to “codify access to contraception into federal law”. Note that Representative Issa voted no on H.R.8373 (and had previously praised the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and also voted against codifying abortion rights) but H.R.8373 passed the House. See Breaking: Call now to protect contraception access and same-sex marriage.
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