Weekly Action Plan for December 11, 2017
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for December 11, 2017! It’s okay if you can’t do everything on the plan. Pick 1 action every day or 3-5 actions for the week and commit yourself to doing them. Whatever your commitment, as President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it.
Events | SDC Events Calendar
- December 12, 2017, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM: Escondido Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting at Escondido Public Library, Library Board Room, 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido, CA 92025. ***On the agenda includes update on transition to LS&S***
Future Events
- Saturday, January 20, 2018, 10:00 AM–1:00 PM: North County San Diego Women’s March in San Marcos, CA. Details in the future but please save the date.
Monday
- Read-up on The Weekly List: Week 56.
- Read-up on As California burns, Congress plans to slash tax write-offs for fires and other disasters, ‘Very, very scary’: 8.8 million Americans face big tax hike if Republicans scrap the medical deduction, and Tax Plans May Give Your Co-Worker a Better Deal Than You.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you opposed both the House and Senate-version of H.R.1, the Trump & GOP Tax Plan which would fund a $1.5 trillion tax cut for the rich and corporation by a $4.5 trillion tax increase for the middle-class and poor; by 2027, it would increase tax by $3,980 according to CBO for many Americans earning <$75,000. Ask him to vote no on the Senate amended H.R.1. See The Tax Scam Passed the Senate. What Now? and Trump Tax Scam.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Residents Sue Escondido Over Library Outsourcing and Escondido city council members give themselves a pay raise.
- Contact the Escondido City Council and let them know that you’re confused about why the Escondido City Council voted for their pay raise given the concerns about city pension costs.
Wednesday
- Read-up on Funding for children’s health insurance at risk and States scramble to keep coverage for millions of children.
- Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to renew the Children's Health Insurance Program for another 5 years using a bipartisan approach. Let them know that you’re concerned about H.R.3922, which passed the House and would renew the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for another 5 years, but cut funding from Prevention and Public Health Fund. California will exhaust federal funding for CHIP by end of Q4 2017. See Congress STILL Needs to Reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Thursday
- Read-up on They Helped Our Troops, Sold Their Homes, Uprooted Their Families. ‘Enhanced Vetting’ Has Left Them in Limbo.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and let him know that you’re concerned about the implementation of the Muslim Ban 3.0. Ask for his help to, for example, resolve visa applicant issues for interpreters working for U.S. military. See The Muslim Ban: What Just Happened?
Friday
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to co-sponsor H.R.3591 (or the American Hope Act), which would provide DREAMers in Rep. Hunter’s district a path to citizenship. Note that Rep. Hunter has stated that “I will not support any immigration reform effort, including DACA, that does not address border enforcement and put national security first” so make it clear that you want a clean bill, no amendments to fund a border wall or increase deportations. See the Trump Continues His Attack on Immigrants—What You Can Do to Defend Dreamers and Dreamer Pledge.
- Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to pass a clean DREAM Act (S.1615) which protects DREAMers from deportation. No amendments to fund a border wall or increase deportations. See the Trump Continues His Attack on Immigrants—What You Can Do to Defend Dreamers and Dreamer Pledge.
Saturday & Sunday
- Comment on Environmental Impact Report on Safari Highlands Ranch Project. Public comments extended to January 2, 2018. See Decision nears on Safari Highlands project and Draft Environmental Impact Report for Safari Highlands.
- Comment on Tip Regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act which rescinds federal law prohibiting tip-pooling for restaurant workers. Public comments end January 4, 2017. See Trump Is About to Make Tip-Pooling Legal Again. Here’s What That Means for Restaurant Workers.
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