The SF Fur Ban has already passed the first vote! Help us make sure it passes the final vote, happening later this month. Every year over 50 million animals, including dogs and cats, are confined and killed in the fur industry. Many of these animals, like foxes, rabbits and minks are kept in small cages for their entire lives where they go insane from boredom and stress. In order to prevent damage to their skins, these animals are gassed to death or anally and vaginally electrocuted. Other animals, like coyotes, are trapped in the wild where they are separated from their children and endure days of suffering before they are bludgeoned or shot to death. Given this brutality, other progressive cities, such as West Hollywood and Berkeley, have passed bans on fur products. Gucci, Michael Kors, and other designers have recently prohibited the use of fur in their fashion lines. And just a few days ago, the nation of Norway committed to ending the production of fur. By taking this action, San Francisco will continue its history of protecting the most vulnerable from cruelty and violence and become the first major city in the world to take a stand against the brutality of the fur industry. I urge you to support this vital legislation. Animals just like our dogs and cats are counting on us, and I’m grateful for your support.

The Speedway Gas Station (833 fourth avenue between 30th and 31st) is right next to PS 172. The sidewalk is not marked. There is no border/boundary between the sidewalk and the station. As a result, cars are constantly driving and reversing on the sidewalks. Although this issue has been going on for years, the danger has heightened because the other gas station in the neighborhood (Mobil) closed. We have emailed Carlos Menchaca, DOT, the precinct, the community board 7, and other local officials. There is no plan and worse—and worse: there is no immediate stop gap, especially at the start of school and the end of school. We asked for barricades, police officers, cones, or other temporary measures while we explore bollards, side walk paint and other permanent solutions. But we can’t even get a meeting with the DOT and local officials. We just get excuses. This is urgent, and the lack of action is appalling. We ask that a temporary stop-gap be put in place immediately. In addition, we want a meeting with the DOT and other decision makers (with a definitive plan with deadlines/benchmarks) to happen. We are frustrated because there have been several calls and emails but no action. We need less talk and more action. Kids lives are at risk!

The California Department of Motor Vehicles provides Veteran plates and special unit plates to include plates that display certain awards. Other states provide plates that display the Air Medal to those who have earned it while serving. We need 50 signatures to provide to the DMV so that they will consider this special Air Medal plate

Many students have gotten sick due to freezing weather, it's not okay for kids to be standing out at bus stops in the cold. Some schools have outside campus's where students are forced to walk outside to go to their classes. Due to freezing cold weather it can cause ice on the roads and lead to many car accidents.

The Port of Los Angeles approved the San Pedro Waterfront Development Project-San Pedro Public Market Project in September 2009; and at the Final Environmental Impact Review and at public meetings the Port of Los Angeles repeatedly showed and stated that the Ports O’ Call Village Shops and Ports O’ Call Restaurant would temporarily be relocated during construction to another Ports O’ Call area until the new San Pedro Public Market was complete and they could move back; On March 2, 2016, at the San Pedro Warner Grand Theater, in the presence of Port of Los Angeles staff and project developer Eric Johnson, the development team publicly stated: “Our improvements are being constructed in two phases, so the current tenants, who will remain in the project, will be able to stay open throughout construction. We expect to complete this first phase by mid-2019.” and “We are fortunate to have existing successful tenants who we are counting on to be the backbone of our preleasing activity.” (See video 29:33 and 31:47 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBVkwcM1kLA ); The Port of LA is proceeding with eviction of the Ports O’ Call Village Shops and Ports O’ Call Restaurant without providing for relocation and return to the new Public Market.

I am hoping to establish this petition to change the decision of Ferry County that will not allow minors to race cars on their property. With the recent County Policy, the children may not get their chance to experience such a great event. Racing can provide a great learning experience and many good traits for our children from teaching them about engineering, mechanics, sportsmanship, competition, and camaraderie, as well as skills that become careers as kids grow. It is my plea to those who read this that they sign the petition and pass it on in hopes that we can convince the Ferry County Commissioners that we should be supporting our youth and encouraging them to take part in such activities.

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It would be just as reasonable to replace the words "under God" with "in this simulation". This is a secular nation. The words are a slap in the face to millions of agnostics, atheists, polytheists etc.

As a registered nurse, I know the negative impact on health of refined sugar and saturated fat. These food additives can cause a range of health problems. 1. refined sugar contributes to diabetes with it's neurological and kidney complications; 2. saturated fat contributes to breast cancer and heart disease. Health care costs and mortality rates will increase.

CNN is allowing a right-wing, anti-immigrant extremist group to run racist ads that scare Americans about family-based immigration. NumbersUSA, a group founded by white nationalist John Tanton, is airing a controversial ad that promotes Donald Trump’s racist agenda against immigrants. In their ad, NumbersUSA attacks family values by going after immigrants in the US who sponsor close relatives for green cards. Our laws allow some relatives of American citizens and legal residents to immigrate to the United States, because US policies support family unity. But NumbersUSA, which is against all kinds of immigration, wants to demonize this system. In their view, it leads to “too many” people of color in America. Throughout the years, NumbersUSA has helped derail bipartisan immigration reform legislation in Congress, while working to carry out John Tanton’s vision of limiting immigration of non-white immigrants to the United States. Even worse, NumbersUSA’s leader, Roy Beck, has been known to edit race-baiting articles from a racist journal known as the Social Contract Press. Right now, CNN is airing a six-figure ad buy from NumbersUSA in Washington DC. If CNN wants to truly be “fair and balanced,” it should not air advertising from hate groups like NumbersUSA. This group is not a legitimate commentator on immigration; it's a right-wing extremist group trying to push Donald Trump’s xenophobic agenda and it must be stopped immediately! Please sign this petition and tell CNN to stop giving airtime to right-wing extremist groups like NumbersUSA.

Donald Trump's White House is attempting to undermine the accuracy of the 2020 Census, limit representation for communities of color, and politicize it for its own partisan gain. The Trump administration just announced that they will add a question about citizenship, which will skew the results of the 2020 Census, and intimidate any American -- citizen or not -- out of speaking up to be counted. They've already dramatically underfunded this crucial survey, and are now trying to put a professor working to defend North Carolina's racial gerrymandering in charge of it. Now, they're stepping up their efforts. We must speak out NOW to stop them from rigging the Census. The Census is supposed to count everyone who lives in the United States regardless of citizenship status -- and this unnecessary question could discourage people from completing the survey and skew the final count. And if that happens, it'd turbo-charge gerrymandering and make our district lines even more unfair than they already are. The 2020 Census will shape our nation's democracy, public policy and economy for a decade -- and getting it right is absolutely crucial. We already know that people of color, particularly Black and Latino communities in both urban and rural areas, are at an especially high risk of being undercounted by the Census. This change would only exacerbate that worrying trend. That's why we must speak out NOW to demand that Congress prevent this deliberate attempt to rig the Census to undercount communities of color. Tell your members of Congress to oppose any legislation and/or moves by the Census Bureau to add a question on citizenship or immigration status.

After seeing this horrendous video get six million views online and having people accept his apology for putting a person's hanging body online as well, it was a disrespectful thing to do. There have been a lot of mishaps with him and his brother, Jake Paul, but this is a new low and it needs to end.