Some Actions to Demand Police Reforms

Some Actions to Demand Police Reforms

As we mourn George Floyd and grieve the latest losses of black lives in our nation and communities due police brutality and anti-blackness, we can continue to demand actions. Contact Assemblymember Waldron and State Senator Jones and ask them to support AB 2054 which “will establish the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems (C.R.I.S.E.S.) Act pilot grant program, to fundamentally improve emergency responses for vulnerable populations in California, by strengthening, expanding and promoting community-based responses to emergency situations”. See…

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Updated Notes on San Diego County COVID-19 Cases

Updated Notes on San Diego County COVID-19 Cases

As we face calls to reopen San Diego on May 1st, including from our elected Board of Supervisor Kristin Gaspar and Mayor Paul McNamara, and opposition to California’s Stay-at-Home Order, here are some San Diego County COVID-19 related numbers to keep in mind: In 7 days from April 26 to May 2, 2020 and even with our early & strict state and local public health orders, we had reported: – 884 new positive cases (which account for ~22.5% of total…

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Some Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Some Information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Resources World Health Organization (WHO) U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) California State Government & Department of Health (CDPH) San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (SDC HHSA) Escondido City What is the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). People infected with the virus may show symptoms 2-14 days after exposure: common symptoms such as fever,…

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The Presidential Primary Election 2020

The Presidential Primary Election 2020

?️ The Presidential Primary Election is coming on March 3, 2020. Make sure you are ready! And check out the San Diego Register of Voters’ Election Information! Register to Vote by February 18, 2020 if you haven’t already registered to vote Check Your Voter Registration by February 18, 2020 if you have already registered to vote to make sure your voter information is up-to-date or that you haven’t been removed from the registration roll Request a Vote By Mail Ballot…

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Announcing the Escondido Library Watchdog Website

Announcing the Escondido Library Watchdog Website

FYI, a website dedicated to opposing the privatizing of Escondido Public Library has launched at https://www.escondidolibrarywatchdog.org/. From the website’s Welcome page: Welcome to the Escondido Public Library Watchdog. Why a Watchdog? We believe that an important public good, like a library, should not be handed over to a private entity firm. We hold that public libraries should be operated by and for the public. In the almost two years our Library has been operated by a corporate interest significant problems…

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July 12, SANDAG meeting: Speak out for the future of SD Transportation

July 12, SANDAG meeting: Speak out for the future of SD Transportation

There is an important meeting on JULY 12, 2019 9 AM at SANDAG. Direction may be given on the proposed 5 Big Moves. Please learn about this important issue and attend if you can. We want the staff to do their best work on this issue and not be constrained unnecessarily by those officials who are vested in more highways and more climate impacting actions. Points to consider The planning paradigm of the past doesn’t work for communities and is…

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Escondido Public Library 2019

Escondido Public Library 2019

Now that the election is over and new leaders are installed, Escondido Indivisible, along with many other organizations and individuals in Escondido, will be working to restore our public library to public control as part of the Save Our Escondido Library Coalition. Please review the letters and action alerts. We will post as many of the reference materials here as we can. 8Jan2019 Letter on the problems with the LS&S contract and recommendations moving forward with the library. 7Jan2019 Letter…

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2018 Preliminary Election Result Summary

2018 Preliminary Election Result Summary

As of November 11, 2018, 6:00 PM PST with 356,000 outstanding ballots left to be counted in San Diego County: The voter turnout in San Diego County is on-track to reach 65% based on 798,429 ballots cast and 356,000 outstanding ballots left to be counted in San Diego County as of November 11, 2018. The last time a midterm election reached 60% was in 2010 when turnout was 64.23%. In a race where Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (US CA-D50) had…

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New Report: Escondido Wastes $millions on golf course, but can’t save our library. Attend Council on October 24th, 4:30

New Report: Escondido Wastes $millions on golf course, but can’t save our library. Attend Council on October 24th, 4:30

A new analysis out today shows just how badly the majority of the Escondido City Council mismanages city tax dollars.  While outsourcing the library ‘to save money’, the Council was subsidizing millions of dollars to a golf course that runs in the red.  It is also interesting how much worse the JC Resorts contract is with Escondido than with other cities for the same kind of services. The Mayor and Council apparently don’t know how to negotiate contracts which are…

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Please Sign New Library District Petition

Please Sign New Library District Petition

Please sign the New Library Petition  which states We, the undersigned, are calling for the creation of an independent library district that would remove all control of the library from the Mayor and City Council. Further, we will oppose any library bond until management of our library is returned to public control and a plan is in place to re-open an East Valley branch library. Click here to sign