We had a great meeting last night – our final membership meeting of the year! We were joined by Santa Monica’s new City Manager, Oliver Chi, who shared details of the City’s new Realignment Plan. We were joined by three candidates seeking statewide office: Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs (Lieutenant Governor candidate), Asm. Al Muratuschi (State Superintendent candidate), and Asm. Mike… Read More →
Category Archives: Issues
June 25: Vote on the Future of the Airport
We hope you’ll join us for our June 25 Membership Meeting, which is free and open to the public, as we vote on one of the most significant land use issues in Santa Monica’s history. Earlier this year, we formed an Ad Hoc Airport Committee to study the possible future uses of the land currently occupied by the… Read More →
This Weds: Texas Sen. Wendy Davis
We’re excited to announce that Texas Senator Wendy Davis will be joining our panel on Reproductive Justice this Wednesday! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/guQjp5cRG5VtJdvv5 Senator Davis served in the Texas legislature for six years. Famously, in 2013, she held a thirteen-hour standing filibuster to block Senate Bill 5, which included more restrictive abortion regulations. Moderating our panel will be Friend… Read More →
Nov 17: The State of Reproductive Justice
Date: November 17, 2021Time: 6:30pm Doors, 7:00pm Program Start Place: Zoom Conference Call RSVP here: https://forms.gle/guQjp5cRG5VtJdvv5 In September, Republican legislators in Texas passed SB8, which bars abortions after the detection of a fetal heartbeat at around six weeks — often before a woman knows she is pregnant, and in direct contradiction of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. This law allows for private citizens… Read More →
October 20: Responding to the Climate Crisis
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/5pyBTeHeVJzp8mtj8 It’s a refrain we’ve heard for decades now: “The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report contains the most dire warnings yet for humanity.”In 2021, the IPCC report confirmed that human activity is linked to the extreme weather patterns we have been seeing recently around the world. We are on track to pass 1.5ºC… Read More →