Oppose the Hawkish “Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act”
S.1 is a collection of four hard-line, right-wing bills that will make it far more difficult to negotiate peaceful diplomatic settlements to the long and bloody conflicts that continue to roil the Middle East.
Ask Your Supervisor to Support and Attend a Hearing on Encampment Sweeps
Supervisor Haney has scheduled a hearing for 10am on Thursday, March 7th on the City’s response to homelessness in extreme weather. We need all District Supervisors to show up to this hearing and publicly acknowledge that the City’s ongoing actions are unacceptable.
Introduce state laws to protect undocumented immigrants
Ask Asm. Chiu to introduce state laws that protect Californian undocumented immigrants.
It's time to tax oil extraction to fund our climate goals
Climate change is an existential threat to California and to human beings in general. California is one of only a few states that does not tax oil extraction, and meeting our climate change goals will require serious investment. Let's tax the problem to fund the solution.
Vote No on William Barr for Attorney General and Andrew Wheeler for EPA
Ask your Senators to vote NO on William Barr for AG.
Reintroduce Yemen War Powers resolution
Ask your Representatives to introduce and support the Yemen War Powers Resolution.
End the Shutdown -- No Wall!
Thank your MoC’s for standing firm against the Trump/Republican border wall.
Manchin Must NOT Become Ranking Member of Energy & Natural Resources
We can’t have the Democratic leader of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in the pocket of the oil, gas and coal industry.
Fund legal representation for people in immigration court
Unlike in criminal proceedings, there's no right to legal representation in immigration court, even though it can (and does) lead to deportation.
Repeal the artificial Gann Limit on state spending
The Gann Limit is one of the barriers that makes it impossible for California to fund single payer health care. Now is the time that state legislators are putting together their bill packages. It's time for California to move past Prop 13-era restrictions on our state and local government.
Codify Majority Vote Threshold for Local Tax Measures
SF recently passed a number of tax measures (the Prop C's and Prop G) by majority vote, and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation is suing to overturn them in court.
No Ban, No Wall, No Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Negotiations on the last “must pass” legislation of the 115th Congress are taking place behind closed doors and we the public will only learn of poisonous policy riders that get added at the last minute. Our MoCs must stand firm.
Top priorities for the New Congress: H.R. 1 and a Green New Deal
The House is setting key agenda items right now for 2019 and for the 2020 campaigns. We want strong democracy reform and a Green New Deal.
Oppose rollback of Title IX protections for victims of sexual assault in schools - Deadline Jan. 28
Please submit a comment to the Department of Education to oppose the rollback of Obama-era guidelines to Title IX that will make it harder for students to report harassment and assault
Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act was included in a defense and health spending bill passed last month. However, it was only granted a short-term reauthorization until Dec. 7. This new version contains language about letting law enforcement officials take weapons from domestic abusers who can’t legally own them, and significantly increases funding for rape crisis centers.