Curious about solarizing but haven't gotten rolling?
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at another lovely home, this time in the Palisades Alphabets
Zev has a scheduling conflict on our original 9/10 date and needs to postpone until Sunday, October 22 at 2 PM (not 3).
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With apologies and greatest thanks for your understanding and support!
for their informative presentations, Q&A, and genial presence as the community got to hear from
and spend one-on-one time with them in a lovely, informal setting
The PPDC board has voted to endorse...
AB 83 — we must undo Citizens United
AB 793 — gender-affirming care & women's right to choose, prohibiting unconstitutional searches of data
ACA (Assemb Const. Amdmt) 5 — resolution proposing a constitutional amendmentt on the ballot supporting marriage equality. Supporters include State Sen. Ben Allen
HR 66 — Rep. Ted Lieu's resolution on AI (the first ever written by AI!) — expresses support for Congress to support focusing on safe and ethical AI development, with widely distributed benefits, minimization of risks
The WGA's campaign for a fair and equitable contract — Many of our electeds have also announced their support
Curious about solarizing but haven't gotten rolling?
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A little-noticed scheme hatched in the late stages of the Trump presidency has consumer advocates and universal healthcare proponents warning about a creeping attempt to further privatize Medicare—an effort the Biden administration is being urged to stop in its tracks
Article a few months old but the problem is only growing, and most people aren't aware!
https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-medicare-advantage-plan-to-kill
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(L to R) Grassroots Dems' Mana Shoostari, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, PPDC board member Maryam Zar
State Sen. Ben Allen, Woman of the Year Maryam Zar
State Sen. Ben Allen • Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
Supervisor District 3 Lindsey Horvath
City Councilmember Traci Park • City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto
with video appearance by Rep. Brad Sherman (which you can click here to watch)
Alas, no recording of the full event this time, technical difficulties. So we're especially glad so many of you attended!
Missed it? Here are some pics, courtesy of Maryam Zar and Tamara Levinson
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The PPDC board has voted to endorse...
AB 83 — we must undo Citizens United
AB 793 — gender-affirming care & women's right to choose, prohibiting unconstitutional searches of data
ACA (Assemb Const. Amdmt) 5 — resolution proposing a constitutional amendment on the ballot supporting marriage equality. Supporters include State Sen. Ben Allen
HR 66 — Rep. Ted Lieu's resolution on AI (the first ever written by AI!) — expresses support for Congress to support focusing on safe and ethical AI development, with widely distributed benefits, minimization of risks
The WGA's campaign for a fair and equitable contract — Many of our electeds have also announced their support
An open letter from the Board of the Pacific Palisades Democratic Club to Mayor Karen Bass, City Councilmember Traci Park, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore:
In our council district on January 3, 2023, a group of LAPD officers immobilized and pinned a 31-year-old father and high school English teacher named Keenan Anderson after a hit-and-run incident. Claiming Anderson resisted efforts to detain him, officers administered six 50,000-volt Taser shocks. Anderson was evacuated from the scene unconscious and died in custody at a local hospital.
LAPD policy states that officers "may use the Taser as a reasonable force option to control a suspect when the suspect poses an immediate threat to the safety of the officer or others." By all available evidence Anderson’s actions do not appear to meet that standard.
"The gaps between pulses were so brief that [Anderson] could get out only a
few words — including 'Help me, please' — as he repeatedly cried out in agony."
Los Angeles Times
We need to name this for what it appears to be: an unwarranted and excessive use of force by LAPD officers, which led to an unnecessary tragedy.
The police work for all of us. We need officers who will demonstrate nonviolence and good neighborliness. When the community lacks confidence in police officers’ calm professionalism, it is an emergency of the most urgent sort.
We request that Mayor Bass, the City Council, the Board of Supervisors, the County Sheriff’s Department, and the Los Angeles Police Department immediately take all steps needed to ensure that the police employ patience and de-escalation, exemplifying nonviolence to our whole city. Specifically, we request that law enforcement adhere to proper procedures when employing potentially lethal or debilitating force. We further ask that each of you participate in public meetings before community councils or other local organizations over the next three months to report on your progress and field questions.
Sincerely,
Pacific Palisades Democratic Club Board