EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for May 22, 2023
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for May 22, 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
- Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 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 #20 on a Data-Driven Approach to Public Safety Plan. 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, May 24, 2023, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda will include a Item #10 on a Capital Improvement Budget Workshop. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
Future Events
- Wednesday, June 7 2023, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda will include another Operating Budget Workshop. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
- Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda will include Adoption of Operating & Capital Budget. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
Escondido Budget
- Watch the Operating Budget Workshop. Per SDUT: “Sales tax revenue is expected to drop by 3 percent, and a budget deficit of $11 million is projected. Staff recommended cuts and delayed maintenance to reduce expenses, as well as using the city’s reserve fund to help make up the difference.” See also Staff Report on Preliminary Budget Workshop, The Escondido Discussion 2023 Slides and The Escondido Discussion 2022 Replay.
- Contact the Escondido City Council 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.
- In-Related News: read-up on Second safe parking site for North County slated to open in Vista in August.
Criminal Justice
- Comment on Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Item #20 in support of “increasing funding for mental health professionals to respond to non-violent emergencies and expanding access to counseling and drug treatment” and “improve public safety”.
- Contact Assemblymember Maienschein and State Senator Jones and ask them to pass SB-474 to “eliminate excessive mark-ups on items sold at canteens across California state prisons”. See #TeamJustice Call to Action for SB474.
Reproductive Rights
- Read-up on After being denied an abortion, a Florida mother watched her baby die.
- Contact Representative Issa, Representative Peters, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation to “codify access to contraception into federal law” and abortion rights. Note that Representative Issa had previously praised the overturn of Roe vs. Wade and voted against codifying abortion rights. See The escalating MAGA attack on reproductive freedom and Oppose a National Ban on Abortion
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