EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for June 13, 2022
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for June 13, 2022! 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.
Events
- Monday, June 13, 2022, 9:00 AM: San Diego County Budget Hearing at Board Of Supervisors North Chamber Room 310, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 402, San Diego, CA 92101. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at sandiegocounty.gov here. Public comments may be made via eComment service or via email to publiccomment@sdcounty.ca.gov. See Voice Your Opinion.
- Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 9:00 AM: San Diego County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting at Board Of Supervisors North Chamber Room 310, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 402, San Diego, CA 92101. Agenda includes Item #15 on Actions To Stem The Tide Of Gun Violence In Our Communities and Item #19 on COVID-19 Response Update. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at sandiegocounty.gov here. Public comments may be made via eComment service or via email to publiccomment@sdcounty.ca.gov. See Voice Your Opinion.
- Wednesday, June 15, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes Item #9 on Short-Term Rent Increase on Westwinds Mobilehome Park. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
- Thursday, June 16, 2022, 5:30 PM: San Diego County Budget Hearing at Board Of Supervisors North Chamber Room 310, 1600 Pacific Highway, Room 402, San Diego, CA 92101. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at sandiegocounty.gov here. Public comments may be made via eComment service or via email to publiccomment@sdcounty.ca.gov. See Voice Your Opinion.
Voting Plan
- Read-up on KPBS Voter Hub for California Primary Election Results.
- Check your voting registration and register to vote if you’re eligible and not registered. California gubernatorial Election will be Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
- In-Related News: read-up on January 6 committee hearing: What we learned and Jan. 6 hearing recap: Police officer describes bloody ‘war scene’ outside Capitol.
Affordable Housing
- Read-up on Rents at mobile home parks are soaring as affordable housing demand grows and Residents Illegally Living in Foreclosed Escondido Home Face Eviction
- Comment on Escondido City Council Meeting Agenda Item #9 on Short-Term Rent Increase on Westwinds Mobilehome Park.
- In-Related News: read-up on As American cities struggle to recover from the pandemic, Denver's problems spill over onto its buses.
Gun Violence
- Read-up on Listening to America’s Kids After Uvalde, K-12 School Shooting Database and #TBT 10 years. 180 school shootings. 356 victims.
- Contact Representative Issa, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation addressing gun violence like H.R.7910 for gun safety actions, H.R.2377 to instate red flag laws, H.R.8/S.529 and H.R.1446 to expand background checks for gun purchases, and H.R. 1108/S. 736 to reinstate the ban on assault weapons. Senators Feinstein and Padilla are co-sponsors of S.529, and Senator Feinstein of S. 736. Note that Representative Issa voted no on H.R.8, HR.1446, H.R.7910, H.R. 2377 but the bills passed the House. See Support the Protecting our Kids Act and Demand Additional Action on Gun Safety, Support Federal Red Flag Legislation to Prevent Gun Violence, Support Expanded Background Checks for Gun Purchases, Demand a Federal Ban on Assault Weapons and Demand Action Against Gun Violence.
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