By Ward Kanowsky Members of Indivisible East Bay and Livermore Indivisible met with Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) and his staff over Monday morning coffee on November 4, 2019 at Inkling’s Coffee & Tea in Pleasanton. Our discussion focused on the impeachment inquiry and where it’s heading. The two Indivisible chapters asked a range of questions … Continue reading Indivisible’s meeting with Rep. Swalwell
Bring Back the Senate for Gun Control
What a shame Congress can’t do anything to stop this country’s epidemic of mass shootings and deaths by white supremacist gun violence. Except, oh wait, they can. And they have. Or rather, they would. Except Mitch McConnell won’t let them. The House of Representatives passed two gun control bills in February 2019: H.R. 8, the Bipartisan … Continue reading Bring Back the Senate for Gun Control
IEB Meeting with Sen. Feinstein Staff June 2019
Meeting with Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Staff, June 20, 2019 1 Post St., San Francisco From Sen. Feinstein's office: Jim Lazarus, State Director; Abigail Ellis, Field Representative; two interns Read Indivisible East Bay's pre-meeting memorandum TOPICS DISCUSSED: Climate Change & Infrastructure: Climate change and rising sea levels (a consequence of climate change) affect infrastructure, including roads … Continue reading IEB Meeting with Sen. Feinstein Staff June 2019
Bring the Resolution (for a Green New Deal)
You may have heard since our last post on the Green New Deal that we now have a pair of resolutions in the House and the Senate "Recognizing the Duty of the Federal Government to enact a Green New Deal"! To keep the Green New Deal on our policy agenda, call your representatives and urge them: to vote … Continue reading Bring the Resolution (for a Green New Deal)
Trump Sides With Russia, The Resistance Sides with America
By Nancy Latham Ever since Trump careened onto the national political stage, the American people have been bombarded with news about him. Mostly the stories hover at a dull roar of sleaze and villainy, but every so often there is a trumpian screech that brings our grief and outrage to new heights. Mexicans are rapists. … Continue reading Trump Sides With Russia, The Resistance Sides with America