By Anne Spevack Deadline: ASAP, votes will be scheduled throughout August - The California legislature is currently in recess, extended due to one Assemblymember and five staffers testing positive for … Continue reading State Bills Need Your Help – Call Now!
Every step the police take, we’ll be watching
Deadline: ASAP - On June 7, 2020 a veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to disband the police department that the officers who murdered George Floyd belonged to. … Continue reading Every step the police take, we’ll be watching
Drag PG&E into the light
By Ann G. Daniels Deadline: December 13 and keep the pressure on - Dear readers, as we go into yet another damn PG&E power shutoff we hope that wherever you normally … Continue reading Drag PG&E into the light
Call in day: Voting Rights for People on Parole
Deadline: On Monday, August 19, 2019, make a call to make California a more democratic place - California is one of a rapidly shrinking number of states that doesn't allow people on … Continue reading Call in day: Voting Rights for People on Parole
IEB 7/16/19 Meeting with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AD-15
Meeting with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AD-15, on July 16, 2019 PRESENT: Buffy Wicks; Senior Field Representative Uche Uwahemu; one additional staff person and three interns; five IEB members. This was … Continue reading IEB 7/16/19 Meeting with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AD-15
Supporting Criminal Justice Reform Bills in the California Legislature
By Toni Henle Action Deadline: today and every day through May 30 - On May 20, 2019, Indivisible East Bay members joined a large crowd at the State Capitol in … Continue reading Supporting Criminal Justice Reform Bills in the California Legislature
Charter law reform: Get Buffy and Becky on Board
By Emily Filloy Deadline: Immediate and ongoing - Four charter law reform bills currently are moving through the California legislature: AB 1505, 1506, 1507, and SB 756 would stop rampant … Continue reading Charter law reform: Get Buffy and Becky on Board
Fight Voter Suppression and Free the Vote in California!
Action deadline: Friday April 26 and ongoing - There’s strength in numbers. (Go Warriors!) Every vote matters, and we need to do everything in our power to combat voter suppression. … Continue reading Fight Voter Suppression and Free the Vote in California!
Urgent – Support AB 392, Reform Police Use of Deadly Force
Action Deadline: Monday, April 8, 2019 - Last month, we wrote about a pair of bills concerning police use of deadly force now making their way through the California state … Continue reading Urgent – Support AB 392, Reform Police Use of Deadly Force
Support AB 857, Public Banking
By Sylvia Chi Deadline: now and ongoing - In recent years, a lot more people have started thinking about who's running their banks, and who's profiting - and whether they're … Continue reading Support AB 857, Public Banking