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…
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
EPL Privatization: Letter to Escondido Library Board of Trustees
Refer to our main page 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…
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…
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?…
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…
Twitter 101 Presentation
We hosted a mini-training on Twitter with the Escondido Chamber of Citizen on March 28, 2017, and the slides are available to download here.
California Values Act (SB 54)
California Values Act protects Californian families, and ensures state and local resources not be used for mass deportations. Resources Bill Text for SB-54 or California Values Act & Senate Floor Analysis of SB-54 Info on SB-54 at LegiScan Factsheet on SB 54: English & Español Alliance San Diego Community Call on March 15, 2017: What you need to know about the California Values Act (SB 54) & Lo que necesitas saber sobre SB 54, California Values Act 5 Reasons to…