EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for May 9, 2022
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for May 9, 2022! Mail ballots will be mailed to all voters starting Monday, May 9th for California Primary Election on June 7, 2022 (~30 days away). See our Voting Plan section below for more details and plan to vote.
Events
- Tuesday, May 10, 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 #19 on COVID-19 Response. 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 11, 2022, 12:00 PM: The Escondido Discussion (on the City Budget and Service Priority) via Zoom.Audio recordings of previous LBoT meetings are available at escondido.org here.
- Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 5:00 PM: Escondido City Council Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes Item #17 on 2022 Operating Budget Briefing/Workshop. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form.
- Thursday, May 12, 2022, 2:00 PM: Escondido Library Board of Trustees Meeting at City Hall Council Chambers, 201 North Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025. Agenda includes Item #5 on 2022-2023 Collection Development Budget Review and Item #6 on 2021 Annual Report Review (Note: the Collection Budget lists Hoopla which Ebook Services Are Bringing Unhinged Conspiracy Books into Public Libraries). See Escondido Public Library Annual Report 2021. Live broadcast of the meeting will be at escondido.org here. Public comments may be made via Public Comment Form. Audio recordings of previous LBoT meetings are available at escondido.org here.
Voting Plan
- Read-up on CalMatters' California Election 2022 Voter Guide and San Diego Election Information. California Primary Election will be on June 7, 2022 (~30 days away).
- 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 will be mailed to all voters starting May 9th 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.
- 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.
Abortion Rights
- Share National Network of Abortion Funds.
- Read-up on Do women have a Right to Life? by Laurie Penny, The Supreme Court's abortion leak points to politics' triumph over law, What's Next For Roe v. Wade? and Even in California, Abortion Services Can Be Hard to Find.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to pass legislation supporting abortion access such as H.R.3755. Note that Representative Issa voted no on H.R.3755 but H.R.3755 passed the House and blocked in the Senate.See Demand Congress Support Abortion Access Legislation and Senate Republicans blocked pivotal abortion rights bill — the Women’s Health Protection Act.
- In-Related News: read-up on Is Ginni Thomas a Threat to the Supreme Court?
Escondido Budget
- 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 council authorizes use of military equipment. Note that the article does not mention how the Escondido Police Department (EPD) used excessive force and fatally killed a man last year in 2021: Brother of police shooting victim says video shows excessive force, Fatal shooting raises questions of police response to homeless, and Oversight Demands Ramp Up Following Escondido Police Shooting. Nor EPD’s history of overpolicing: Escondido’s city-federal effort to oust [undocumented] immigrants draws praise, criticism from 2011, Escondido Police Under Fire from 2012 and Escondido continues DUI checkpoints despite past controversy from 2020. Nor the history of police militarization to quell civil liberty protests in the past two years nationally and globally: 'It’s Never Stopped': Racial Injustice Ignites Protests Across San Diego, Police In Bangkok Use Water Cannon To Break Up Anti-Government Protests and Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters.
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