Stop the Second PG&E Bailout!
Currently, PG&E and SCE have to do the hard work to *prove* that they were not at fault *before* they can ask the public to cover wildfire costs. AB 1054 turns this on its head and allows public bailouts to be approved automatically!
Demand independent oversight of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Supervisor Haney has introduced a ballot measure to create a commission to provide oversight of the San Francisco’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH).
HSH is one of the only city departments that does not have an oversight commission in place. Let’s fix that!
Ask your MoCs to wield the Power of the Purse!
In our “checks and balances” government, Congress holds the power of the purse—the authority to direct how the government spends money, and thereby what the government does and how. Trump administration programs and schemes can be blocked by denying them funds, and some of their destructive regulation and rule changes can be countered by mandating how funds have to be used.
Protect Community Choice energy from being handed over to the CPUC!
SB 155 and AB 56 would cede local control of Community Choice energy programs to the CPUC. Adding bureaucracy to local control is meant to weaken CCAs ability to compete with PG&E. Call Senator Wiener and Asm. Ting and ask them to vote NO!
Tell Sens. Feinstein and Harris: No War with Iran!
A war with Iran – yet another endless conflict – will be a disaster for America, a catastrophe for the peoples of the Middle East, and a devastating blow to the world economy. If oil fields and facilities are set afire the global climate crises could be accelerated and intensified. We must do everything possible to prevent right-wing Republicans, Trump, and his cronies from starting such a war in violation of the Constitution and against the wishes and interests of We the People.
Tell Rep. Speier: No War with Iran!
A war with Iran – yet another endless conflict – will be a disaster for America, a catastrophe for the peoples of the Middle East, and a devastating blow to the world economy. If oil fields and facilities are set afire the global climate crises could be accelerated and intensified. We must do everything possible to prevent right-wing Republicans, Trump, and his cronies from starting such a war in violation of the Constitution and against the wishes and interests of We the People.
Tell Speaker Pelosi: No War with Iran!
A war with Iran – yet another endless conflict – will be a disaster for America, a catastrophe for the peoples of the Middle East, and a devastating blow to the world economy. If oil fields and facilities are set afire the global climate crises could be accelerated and intensified. We must do everything possible to prevent right-wing Republicans, Trump, and his cronies from starting such a war in violation of the Constitution and against the wishes and interests of We the People.
Stop Trump Admin from Legitimizing Healthcare Discrimination -- Deadline August 13th
In yet its latest act of unprecedented cruelty and greed, the Trump administration wants to legitimize discrimination in healthcare. Submit a public comment to slow down or halt this proposal!
Stop Trump Admin from Screwing the Poor by Redefining Poverty -- Deadline June 21st
In yet its latest act of unprecedented cruelty and greed, the Trump administration wants to lower the poverty level, by reducing yearly cost of living increases for the poor. Submit a public comment to slow down or halt this proposal!
Tell Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Speier to REMOVE the Hyde Amendment
Please call Speaker Pelosi / Congresswoman Speier TODAY, and insist they NOT authorize inclusion of the Hyde Amendment in the current HHS appropriations bill, because it discriminates against low-income women, by denying them equal access to healthcare!
Oppose Speaker Pelosi’s Pharma-friendly Deal with the Trump Administration
We must ramp up the pressure on Speaker Pelosi to abandon her Big Pharma handout and support HR 1046 instead! Please call Pelosi’s office today and insist she rescind support for this back-door deal with the pharma industry and the Trump administration!
Raise our Wages & Resist Corporate Assaults Against our Rights
Ask your House Representative and Senators to support the Raise the Wage Act. Also, ask them to support the Restoring Justice for Workers Act, which prohibits unfair forced arbitration agreements, bars retaliation against workers for refusing to arbitrate work disputes, and allows employees to collectively organize regarding work disputes.
Defund hate: reject more money for DHS
On May 1, Trump requested billions of dollars in additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security, including over $1 billion in funding to expand detention (yes, more cages), hire more ICE and CBP agents, and accelerate deportations.
Protect Homeless People's Civil Liberties: Oppose SB 1045 Implementation
The Ordinance to implement SB 1045 was heard this Monday, May 13th in the Rules Committee, and in the vote was continued to next Monday, May 20th. Although it may fail in Committee,, Supervisor Mandelman plans to invoke a seldom-used tactic to force a vote by the full Board. It is imperative that you contact your Supervisor this week and let them know that you stand with the ACLU in opposing this Ordinance. Healthcare decisions must not be placed in the hands of the police.
Support Disaster Relief for Puerto Rico
Urge your senators to pass HR.2175 and resist any attempts by republicans to eliminate recovery aid for Puerto Rico.
Save California from Fracking
Trump's Bureau of Land Management wants to open up public lands in nine California counties to fracking and oil and gas extraction. Please voice your objections via public comment on the BLM website by June 10.
Support Health Care Reform and Expansion
For far too long, we the people have allowed corporate lobbyists to determine health care policy and pricing. It's time for us to step up and demand that our elected representatives take our interests into account over insurance companies, HMOs, and the American Medical Association.
OPPOSE SB 386 and uphold California’s climate change goals and
Last year the California state legislature passed SB 100, a critically important bill to protect our environment and limit climate change. SB 386 effectively guts SB 100 and has already passed the California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee.
Oppose NAFTA 2.0
Trump and his Republican accomplices have signed a new NAFTA agreement (NAFTA 2.0 or USMCA). This agreement is now before both houses of Congress for ratification under "Fast Track" rules that prohibit all amendments and prevent a Senate filibuster. It is another pro-corporate anti-people scam.
Release the Full Mueller Report and Hold Trump Accountable for Abuse of Power
Congress now has a version of the report, but it must continue to push to get the FULL report and all underlying investigatory evidence. Barr also put his heavy thumb on the scale, improperly making the determination that the evidence did not establish Trump obstructed justice.