Posted by George Phillips · March 09, 2019 2:51 PM
- Border wall limitation considered by Senate
- Texas voters were evenly split in January poll
- New Gun Control bill is inching through Congress
- Passed House, now headed to Senate
- Green New Deal: House Resolution 109 was introduced in February. This is an ambitious outline of the desire to increase effort toward several objectives:
- Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions, clean air & water
- Sustainable wages, retirement security, housing & healthcare
- Promoting justice and equality
- More education, providing higher income jobs, income security for all
- State Legislative Calendar
- Closed to new bills on Feb 22nd
- Number of bills under consideration increased to 2,576
- The Deadline to pass bills is September 13th
- The State Democratic Convention is May 31-June 2nd, Focus:
- New leadership and resolutions
- California Democratic Party supports the LA teacher's strike
- Opposes SCOTUS ruling on Military/transgender
- Health Care Initiatives
- Governor Newsom campaigned for Universal Healthcare, as did many legislators
- Nothing showed up in the legislative agenda which closed last week
- Local activity in February
- SD County Dem Central Committee elected youngest leadership team ever for 2019-20
- SD County Board of Supervisors to sue Trump Administration over its policy on asylum seekers
- Progressive Democrats of America - 30 plus items of interest for the advancement of resolutions and legislation; Top 6 are:
- End to private prisons
- Universal health care
- Establishment of a State bank
- Reduce fracking
- Teach civics in high school
- Reform of corporate charter schools
