Media Advisory: Rally Planned to Save Escondido Public Library from Outsourcing

Media Advisory: Rally Planned to Save Escondido Public Library from Outsourcing

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2017 Rally Planned to Save Escondido Public Library from Outsourcing Library supporters to gather Wednesday, August 16 at 3:30, prior to City Council meeting Escondido, CA: Supporters of the Escondido Public Library will rally outside Escondido City Hall Wednesday at 3:30 to protest Escondido City Council plans to outsource library management to a for-profit, out-of-state company. Attendees will be carrying signs and a banner made by children who use the library. Petitions will…

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Media Release: Escondido Library Trustees Agree with Community: Vote Unanimously to Oppose Privatization of the Escondido Library

Media Release: Escondido Library Trustees Agree with Community: Vote Unanimously to Oppose Privatization of the Escondido Library

UPDATED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  August 9, 2017 CONTACT: Laura Hunter, Escondido Indivisible, 619-997-9983, Christine Nava, Escondido Chamber of Citizens, 760-715-9053 Escondido Library Trustees Agree with Community:  Vote Unanimously to Oppose Privatization of the Escondido Library Save Our Library Coalition logs first big win, but the fight is not over Escondido, CA:  Sporting library heart badges, over 150 residents were on-hand as the Board of Library Trustees voted unanimously to oppose the outsourcing of the Escondido Library. Citing concerns about loss of transparency,…

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Media Advisory: Save Our Escondido Library Coalition

Media Advisory: Save Our Escondido Library Coalition

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 7, 2017 Coalition to stand against outsourcing at Library Trustee Board Tuesday, August 8, 2 PM at the Escondido Library Residents say degrading our library degrades our city Escondido, CA: On Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 2 PM at the Escondido Library, residents will urge the Mayor-appointed Board of Trustees to recommend against privatization of our library services. The Coalition now has 100s of members and is collecting signatures on two petitions opposing the outsourcing…

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Save Our Library News Roundup: Media coverage of library issue

Save Our Library News Roundup: Media coverage of library issue

Here is some the breaking news about the effort to Privatize the Library.  Please weigh in with our elected officials and news outlets and share your position! Coast News Inland       Send your letter to editor@coastnewsgroup.com  San Diego Free Press  Logan Jenkins SDUT   letters@sduniontribune.com  Times Advocate  use Contact Form SD Union Tribune   letters@sduniontribune.com  San Diego Free Press   You can post your thoughts here    

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On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization

On the Issue: Escondido Public Library Privatization

Last updated: * August 27, 2017 to summarize Escondido City Council meeting on August 23, 2017.  Please see the end of this post for the most recent materials. Escondido Public Library Privatization June 14, 2017 At the Escondido City Council‘s meeting on June 14, 2017 (see agenda, meeting minutes and video broadcast, it was incidentally disclosed that the city was exploring cost saving opportunities by outsourcing library services. In a letter to the city council about the city budget for…

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Call to Action: Stop Escondido Library Privatization

Call to Action: Stop Escondido Library Privatization

Over 100 residents packed into the Escondido Library Trustee meeting to oppose the privatization of the library services! Dozens of residents testified against the idea of handing over our library services and programs to a corporate interest.  Not one speaker was in support of the misguided idea of Mayor Sam Abed and three other Escondido City councilmen. Councilmember Olga Diaz was brilliant in her defense of the library and is the only reason we even knew about the meeting and the secret plan. The…

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AHCA Impact on Rep. Duncan Hunter’s 50th District

AHCA Impact on Rep. Duncan Hunter’s 50th District

Representative Duncan D. Hunter is a son of former congressional representative, Duncan L. Hunter, and currently represents California’s 50 District, which includes Escondido, in U.S. House of Representative. Resources H.R.1628 – 115th Congress (2017-2018): American Health Care Act of 2017, MacArthur Amendment and Upton Amendment The American Health Care Act: the Obamacare repeal bill the House just passed, explained This amendment could revive the GOP effort to reform health care. Here is its potential impact., Extra Billions for Health Bill?…

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2017-55: Escondido City Resolution on CA Senate Bill 54

2017-55: Escondido City Resolution on CA Senate Bill 54

Background Escondido is one of the toughest anti-immigration city in the country. The Escondido Police Department still collaborates with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a Operation Joint Effort program: at least two ICE officials still have offices at the Escondido Police Department’s headquarter, they still have access to EPD’s radio, and they still participate as a “force multiplier” with the EPD. From Center for American Progress’s Life as an Undocumented Immigrant report on How Restrictive Local Immigration Policies Affect…

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