By Ann G. Daniels Deadline: ASAP, this may come up for a vote in the Assembly as soon as late May - Who’s against increasing residential solar energy in California? … Continue reading Keep Rooftop Solar Going: Stop AB-1139
We Have Two Senators Again – Call Them Today
By Ann G. Daniels Deadline: Do it now - This week, we’re asking you to contact both our California senators, with a special message for each. To Senator Padilla: Please … Continue reading We Have Two Senators Again – Call Them Today
Tell Your State Legislator – End Ellis Act Evictions!
By Janani Ramachandran Deadline: January 21, 2021 - Renters all over California are losing their homes under the state’s Ellis Act, when landlords evict long-term tenants - usually in rent-controlled … Continue reading Tell Your State Legislator – End Ellis Act Evictions!
Do YOU Know Where to Vote in Alameda County?
Deadline - URGENT - Election Day Did you know that almost all neighborhood polling places in Alameda County will be closed on Election Day in favor of a few "accessible … Continue reading Do YOU Know Where to Vote in Alameda County?
Gov. Newsom: time to put justice into criminal justice
By Myriah Lynne Deadline: End of September It’s down to the wire: we need you to call Governor Newsom NOW about bringing justice back into our criminal justice system. Tell … Continue reading Gov. Newsom: time to put justice into criminal justice
Time is Running Out for California to Take Action on Policing
By Anne Spevack with help from IEB's Police Funding and Accountability Workgroup - join our next meeting here. URGENT Deadline: August 31, 2020 TAKE ACTION THIS WEEK! Earlier this summer … Continue reading Time is Running Out for California to Take Action on Policing
Celebrate Juneteenth with Action
By Ann G. Daniels Deadline: NOW - Lest we forget, we aren't just saying the names of Black lives who matter far away. This Juneteenth - and after - demand … Continue reading Celebrate Juneteenth with Action
Bailout for the People
By Ann G. Daniels Deadline: NOW - Day Eleventy-nine, bailout double overtime, and Congress still hasn't gotten it right. (Yes, we blame Shake Shack & Ruth's Chris getting small biz $$ … Continue reading Bailout for the People
Tell Congress, save small businesses
By Ann G. Daniels and Marcello Lanfranchi Deadline: ASAP - It’s less than a week into the small business program that Congress enacted as part of the latest COVID-19 relief … Continue reading Tell Congress, save small businesses
Join your public library, see the world
By Heidi Rand While public library branches are closed and you're following California's order to stay home other than for essential needs, your library card is the key to a … Continue reading Join your public library, see the world
Safe Elections in the time of COVID
By Ann G. Daniels To vote, or not to vote? To vote, of course (check your registration)! How and when to vote safely during the pandemic? Since California moved our … Continue reading Safe Elections in the time of COVID
COVID-19 bills: Help People, Not Corporations
By Ann G. Daniels Deadline: This minute - Congress is working right now to pass much-needed relief for everyone suffering during - and because of - the coronavirus. But there’s … Continue reading COVID-19 bills: Help People, Not Corporations