Most people are unable to attend a 2 pm meeting during the day.  Thank you.

Musk has made it abundantly clear that he is willing to go to any length to chip away faith in our election system in order to tip the scales politically and elect Trump. He repeatedly claims that foreigners are being flown in to commit voter fraud—a well-debunked lie. He called on the elimination of electronic voting for dubious reasons. He publicly avows his support of right-wing conspiracy theorists and influencers who have made clear their distrust in our political system and democracy. Enough is enough.  Our government should not award any future funding to the same conspiracist who is actively undermining its own integrity.  Let's be clear: It's not just us who recognize how problematic it is that billions of our tax dollars are being given to Elon Musk. In fact, some members of Congress have publicly shared these concerns. Add your name now to tell the DOD no new contracts to Musk Photo Credits: Getty Images

I urge you to take this seriously, and truly exercise your right as a United States citizen, and help us restore power to the people, and truly make serving your country an honor and privilege instead of having people serve who are only there to serve themselves.

Please join me in getting the town of Union and the village of Endicott’s attention on these pressing issues. We can’t keep living this way!!

We must do something massive and unprecedented, or American democracy is doomed.

Local governance is a time honored American tradition.  Local governments know what is needed and what is best for their communities.  HB 2127 is extreme government overreach and should be repealed.

As you join this effort by spreading awareness of hate groups in CT and working towards engagement of state leadership, we will improve our chances of dismantling hate and racism!

Project 2025 is a dangerous 900-page proposal by the Heritage Foundation that would harm communities across the U.S.  It is a blueprint for rolling back all of the important roles that our governments can play in supporting and affirming healthy and prosperous communities. Project 2025 would slash government funding for numerous programs. It would dramatically cut funding for environmental protection and give a future White House unchecked power to hurt working people, cut Social Security by raising the retirement age, fire civil servants and replace them with presidential loyalists, eliminate abortion, and roll back our rights.  Project 2025 would also block many of the programs that help fight discrimination in our communities. City and county officials across the U.S. can take immediate action to unmask the threats posed by Project 2025 to our communities. Read the Freedom Forward Action Plan and Draft Resolution for city councils and county boards of supervisors:  https://freedomforward.org/2024/08/01/stopproject2025signup/

Deepfakes pose a significant threat to democracy as we know it. It's the FEC’s job to make sure our democracy and elections remain untainted from exactly these kinds of threats and the FCC’s job to ensure that the way people are engaged with is clear and accurate on digital and radio platforms.  There are massive elections year this year, House races, Senate races and the Presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. A deceptive, AI-generated deepfake could swing these pivotal races in 2024. Or an onslaught of deepfakes could leave voters completely at a loss as to what’s real and what’s not. For the public to continue to trust and believe in institutions, this cannot happen.  The integrity of our elections is at stake. It's clear that we cannot assume people will try to speak to the American people authentically and honestly, because we've already been at the mercy of Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans who refuse to accept election results that are not in their favor. The FEC needs to take substantial action and ban deepfakes on social media to counteract bad actors before our nation's consequential elections in 2024.

The United States does not have a king. Yet the Supreme Court's recent unprecedented and outrageous ruling, affirmed by six conservative justices, has given American presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution—granting presidents the kind of extraordinary power that no one should have in a democracy. Now Democrats are fighting back. House Democrats have introduced a constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court’s ruling that grants presidential immunity. Senate Democrats introduced the "No Kings Act," legislation that would make it clear that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions. And in a sweeping set of recommendations to address Supreme Court corruption, President Biden has proposed the No One Is Above the Law amendment, that states that the Constitution does not confer any immunity from federal criminal indictment, trial, conviction, or sentencing by virtue of having previously served as President.  When the Supreme Court has made disastrous rulings throughout history, it has fallen to the people and our elected representatives to correct the course of our nation—as we have with ending slavery, expanding voting rights, imposing term limits on the presidency, and so much more. Now it is incumbent upon leaders of both parties to right this wrong by pursuing an amendment to our Constitution to reaffirm that no one is above the law. The consequences of this ruling are grave. First, it halted the remaining three trials against Trump, denying the American people verdicts ahead of November’s election, and interfered with the sentencing after being convicted on 34 felony counts in New York. It also sets a dangerous precedent and opens the door for authoritarian rule, setting Trump up for consolidating power to do whatever he wants without any repercussions should he be reelected.  Reversing the court's ruling will require a strong majority of support in both the House and the Senate that we don’t currently have. But while we are working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot to make this possible, it's imperative that we show our lawmakers that there is a groundswell of support for them to reverse the court's dangerous ruling. It's a critical step toward preserving our democracy and freedoms.  Trump wants one set of rules for himself and another for the rest of us. We must demand that Congress come together to pass a constitutional amendment that affirms equal justice for all and that no one is above the law.  Photograph: Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images

The proposed zoning ordinance would make changes to eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens and fees for home-based providers, align Detroit zoning regulations for child care to similar business entities, and facilitate greater community collaboration for child care options to expand in a given community.  High-quality child care is crucial to ensure healthy, thriving families, children, and communities: • Early childhood education sets kids up for successful futures with lasting academic benefits well beyond high school; • Child care enables parents to remain in the labor force, increasing household income, boosting economic productivity, and benefiting their community, while ensuring that infants and toddlers are in a safe and nurturing environment; and; • Availability of child care facilities and services helps communities grow by attracting new residents – especially young families – and businesses whose employees need child care options.

Citizens of Vallejo have a right to be safe from fires. Not all of our problems can be solved but this one can be. There is money available in Measure P so there is no excuse for not clearing dry brush.