EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for March 27, 2023
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for March 27, 2023! 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
- Friday, March 31, 2023, 6:00 PM: Escondido Discussion Budget Workshop (on the City Budget Priority) at East Valley Community Center, Vineyard Room, 2245 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92027. Online feedback can be made at The Escondido Discussion Online Survey. See The Escondido Discussion: Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget Information.
Future Events
- Saturday, April 15, 2023, 8:00 PM: Escondido Discussion Budget Workshop (on the City Budget Priority) at City Hall, Mitchell Room, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Online feedback can be made at The Escondido Discussion Online Survey. See The Escondido Discussion: Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget Information.
- Friday, April 21, 2023, 8:00 PM: Escondido Discussion Budget Workshop (on the City Budget Priority) via Zoom. Online feedback can be made at The Escondido Discussion Online Survey. See The Escondido Discussion: Fiscal Year 2023/24 Budget Information.
Escondido Budget
- Attend The Escondido Discussion (on the City Budget) at East Valley Community Center, Vineyard Room, 2245 E Valley Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92027 on Friday, March 31, 2023, 6:00 PM.
- Complete The Escondido Discussion Online Survey (5 to 15 minutes) on “local community priorities and City service needs” and call for more funding to community-based programs and services. For example, creating a Safe Parking Program similar to Encinitas and Vista and a Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement similar to La Mesa to address immediate needs of our community.
Affordable Housing
- Read-up on The Cost of Housing in America Has Become Untenable and Mobile home parks need help. What's California doing?
- Contact San Diego County Housing Blueprint Survey (5 to 15 minutes) to prioritize the county goals in addressing the housing crisis. The survey closes on April 9, 2023.
- Listen to City of Tents: Veterans Row.
Federal Budget
- Read-up on The 'Unwinding' of Medicaid Coverage Will Be Difficult for Disabled Americans, Leave More People Uninsured.
- Read-up on National indivisible’s Legislative Process 101: The Debt Ceiling.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and express support for a clean debt ceiling increase. See Support a Clean Debt Ceiling Increase, Tell Your Dem Rep: No MAGA Default, Save Social Security & Medicare and Tell Your GOP House Representative You Oppose the MAGA Default Scheme.
Escondido Indivisible is a grassroots group dedicated to affecting changes in our local community. Our website is at EscondidoIndivisible.com. Send us links and comments at EscondidoIndivisible50@gmail.com. And feel free to forward our newsletter to interested parties! If you were forwarded this letter, you can subscribe here, and check the archive here.
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