EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for May 30, 2022
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for May 30, 2022! Mail ballots have been mailed to all voters starting Monday, May 9th for California Primary Election on June 7, 2022 (~9 days away). Sign up to track Where’s My Ballot and see our Voting Plan section below for more details and plan to vote.
Events
Future Events
- Saturday, June 11, 2022: March For Our Lives San Marcos.
- Saturday, June 11, 2022, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: March For Our Lives San Diego at San Diego County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, Rm 166. San Diego, CA, 92101
Voting Plan
- Read-up on CalMatters' California Election 2022 Voter Guide, San Diego Primary Election Guide, KPBS & Voter Edge Voter Hub, and San Diego Election Information, including Your Sample Ballot. California Primary Election will be on June 7, 2022.
- Check your voting registration status and updated district information, and register to vote if you’re eligible and not registered.
- Plan to vote. Mail ballots have been mailed to all voters and can be dropped off at any postal offices or Ballot Drop Box Locations starting May 9th to June 7th (closed May 30th), including Escondido Public Library, Major Market at Center Parkway, Oakmont of Escondido Hills, Champagne Village, and Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District. Check your voting registration or Where’s My Ballot to track your ballot.
- For in-person voting, the following Vote Center Locations will be open from May 28 to June 6, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and on Election Day, June 7, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. In Escondido: Westfield North County Community Room from May 28 to June 6 and Central Elementary School Family Resource Room, Girl Scouts Escondido Center, and Park Avenue Community Center Oak Room from June 4 to June 7.
- In-Related News: read-up on How Trump’s 2020 Election Lies Have Gripped State Legislatures.
Escondido Budget
- Watch The Escondido Discussion Presentation (~20 minutes).
- Complete Escondido City’s survey on “local community priorities and City service needs” for the budget as the city is facing “an $8 million budget gap” and call for more funding to community-based programs and services.
- In-Related News: read-up on Escondido voters may decide term limits for council and mayor.
Gun Violence
- Read-up on San Diego County students demand action after Texas school massacre and How to help Uvalde families after the Texas school shooting.
- Read-up on What school shootings do to the kids who survive them, from Sandy Hook to Uvalde, How school shootings shape survivors’ economic lives, The U.S. is uniquely terrible at protecting children from gun violence and 22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation addressing gun violence like H.R.8/S.529 and H.R.1446 to expand background checks for gun purchases and S. 736/H.R. 1108 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 but both bills passed the House. See Support Expanded Background Checks for Gun Purchases, Demand a Federal Ban on Assault Weapons and Demand Action Against Gun Violence.
Racial Justice
- Read-up on Activists, community members in San Diego mark 2nd anniversary of George Floyd's death and Local racial justice advocates reflect on 2 years since the murder of George Floyd.
- 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.
Escondido Indivisible is a grassroots group dedicated to affecting changes in our local community. Our website is at EscondidoIndivisible.com, and our sister group is at Escondido Indivisible on Facebook. Send us links and comments at [email protected] and @EscInd50 on Twitter. 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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