EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for June 11, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for June 11, 2018! June Primary Election is done: results can be found at California Secretary of State website; results from San Diego can be found at SD Vote website. If you mailed in a ballot, you can verify ballot receipt at SD Vote website as well.
Events | SDC Events Calendar
- Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at Escondido Public Library, Library Board Room, 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido, CA 92025. **Agenda includes strategic plan update**
- Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 4:30 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. **Agenda includes FY18/19 Operational Budget**
Future Events
- Saturday, June 23, 2018, 10:00 AM: Families Belong Together March San Diego at Civic Center, 200 C St, San Diego, CA 92101.
Monday
- Read-up on The Weekly List: Week 82.
- Read-up on Republicans working without a net in Rep. Hunter's district and Gaspar will stay on Board of Supervisors, Waldron, Geraci will face off.
Tuesday
- Read-up on The Trump administration believes Obamacare’s preexisting conditions protections are now unconstitutional.
- Contact Assemblymember Waldron and ask her to support SB-974 which “extends Medi-Cal to all those eligible regardless of immigration status”. The bill will be up for at hearing at the Assembly Health Committee (of which Assemblymember Waldron is a member) on June 19, 2018. See Upcoming Hearings: Week of 6/11 and beyond.
Wednesday
- Read-up on Hundreds protest outside at Otay Mesa Detention Center calling for release of asylum seekers.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.5950 which “strengthens protections for immigrant families while they are in ICE custody”. See Trump’s New, Cruel Immigration Policy and Stop DHS from Separating Families at the US Border.
Thursday
- Read-up on Hurricane Maria Casts Shadow Over Puerto Rican Parade.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.4782 which “provide[s] additional disaster recovery assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands”.
Friday
- Read-up on The Everyday Toll of Gun Violence in America.
- Contact State Senator Anderson and ask him to support AB-3 which “raises age to 21 for buying a gun and prohibits anyone from buying more than one gun per month”. The bill will be up for a hearing at Senate Public Safety Committee (of which Senator Anderson is vice chair) on June 12, 2018. See Upcoming Hearings: Week of 6/11 and beyond.
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