As the chief executive of OneWest bank, Steven Mnuchin executed tens of thousands of foreclosures, which were particularly concentrated in minority communities. He received taxpayer bailout funding and special government support to purchase OneWest based on agreeing that his bank would make its “best efforts” to restructure loans and avoid throwing families out of their homes. But Mr. Mnuchin did not make such efforts. Instead, OneWest was quick to evict families from their homes in order to increase profits and even broke the law to do so. The practices of OneWest’s reverse mortgage subsidiary, Financial Freedom, are also disturbing. Reverse mortgage products, marketed to the elderly as a way for them to tap home equity, are supposed to include protections against eviction so long as borrowers continue to live in their primary residences. But Financial Freedom engaged in aggressively predatory practices that led to over sixteen thousand foreclosures. Elderly individuals who had recently suffered the death of a spouse were most likely to be victimized. In one case Financial Freedom attempted to evict a 90-year-old woman from her home over a 27 cent error on an insurance payment.

The petition is about protecting the Affordable Care Act from Repeal without a replacement which preserves the RIGHT for every American to have health care coverage. It affects all of us!

The Office of Government Ethics said "no other occasion in the office’s four decades when the Senate had held a confirmation hearing before the review was completed." This is not about who won the election - McConnell downplays by saying "we need to sort of grow up here and get past that.” IT IS about Senate following the ethics process and rules that have been in place since Watergate. Demand McConnell halt the hearings until the ethics review process is complete.

Trump has said he will appoint a Justice like Scalia; Obama has the constitutional power to appoint Merrick. To insure the well being of our country, our children's future and the good of the world we do not need an extreme conservative on the bench.

As a vibrant coastal community we have a responsibility to protect our special environment. As a long time resident of Little Silver and seeing the pollutant increase, we all know single use plastic bags are a detriment to our waterways and community and action needs to be taken. We are looking to influence our local government to effectively ban plastic and paper bags from all commercial establishments . This is already in consideration at the state level and we would be moving in conjunction with statutes that are already under review.

Tillerson becoming Secretary of State

***UPDATE: Your pressure is working! The congressional hearings for four of Trump's nominees have been delayed. Let's keep up the pressure to ensure all nominees are thoroughly vetted before their hearings.*** Starting with Jeff Sessions, the Senate is trying to hurry through congressional hearings for 10 of Donald Trump's controversial Cabinet nominations—before the nominees have gone through the standard ethics review process. The director of the nonpartisan Office of Government Ethics said that this rushed schedule is "of great concern," and that this may leave some of Trump's selections with "potentially unknown or unresolved ethics issues." We can't sit back and let the Senate confirm millionaires, billionaires, and politicians influenced heavily by corporate lobbyists without insisting that they undergo standard background and ethics checks.

The City of Berkeley has raided one particular group of homeless people 14 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. These homeless people are engaged in a protest of homelessness and the City’s policies related to it. They have set up tents, been camping in highly visible places with banners and signs, and established camp rules against alcohol and drugs. During each raid, personal property and survival gear of the homeless protesters has been DAMAGED, DESTROYED, AND/OR CONFISCATED. Neighbors often check conditions of the camp and observe police behavior during raids, which usually happen around 5am. AT ONE RAID, A CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE WAS ARRESTED while trying to protect a disabled woman who was being bullied by the police. PEOPLE IN THE CAMP HAVE PROFOUND HEALTH ISSUES including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), insulin-dependent diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, bipolar disorder, and PTSD and some require wheelchairs and canes to get around. The homeless camp invites people to visit and share about their visit on social media. The protesters are calling for: 1) Legal and sanctioned camping space and other stable solutions (such as a communal house or tiny homes) as an alternative to shelters. 2) A moratorium on police raids until #1 happens.

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT: SOCIAL ACTION Foster Care Unplugged has been working with local and state politicians to develop a Bill that will help reduce the likelihood of homelessness and poverty for youth aging out of foster care. This Bill will help to develop a trust fund that will offer alternatives to such challenges by allowing youth to have more concrete housing and career options. NY STATE SENATE BILL S7720 : Introduced by Senator Kevin Parker of the 21th district in Brooklyn, NY, this Bill is in relation to establishing a program for financial transitional living services for foster children. The office of children and family services shall establish a program to assist foster children in the care, custody or guardianship of an authorized agency to achieve financial security and independence as the children transition into independent living. To prevent honlessness, decrease crime rates within this population and open up resources for alternatives to adulthood Success through education. Click the link below for the entire bill stipulations. http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2015/S7720

I live on the lands of the Ohlone People and believe they deserve Federal and State "Recognition" .

Not having access to affordable health care is a hardship for every American which can result in life and death choices. It is and should be an unconditional right and not reserved for the privileged few. If our US Representatives and US Senators feel that they should and will reverse the legislation for the Affordable Care Act then they should also experience the same ramifications by no longer having access to health coverage for themselves and their families.

To NOT ALLOW Congress to use the PEOPLE"S MONEY to pay for a campaign promise made by a candidate., and to use that money instead to PAY BACK the money Congress owes Social Security.