In the two years since the implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109) the LA County Board of Supervisors (BOS) has failed to enact justice policies that are rooted in evidence-based practices and that provide cost-effective ways of improving public safety. We are therefore placing the BOS “on probation” until they have enacted policies that include rehabilitation funding, full budget transparency, and alternatives to incarceration including pre-trial release. For details supporting this petition go to: http://www.laprogressive.com/la-county-board-supervisors-mismanaging-realignment/

Our future depends on giving all our kids a chance, not robbing them of opportunity. Yet Republicans in Congress are proposing to cut $6.9 billion from our schools and our teachers in the next year, affecting over 6 million kids here in California and across the country.

In Governor Brown's first term he was against building more Nuclear Power Plants. I was active in that campaign with many other young mothers. If plant construction had not been stopped, we could have been confronting this disaster locally.

Stephen F. Austin Academy is one of San Antonio's finest elementary schools. Since 1878 Austin Academy has provided children with a unique individualized approach to learning. The first school to provide a special education class, Austin academy caters to the needs of every individual student, providing them with the stepping stones needed for future success. Stephen F. Austin Academy encourages creativity through their award winning Fine Arts Program, Austin Academy is famous for their Award Winning Mariachi program. Please do not let the San Antonio Independent School District close this school, today more than ever we need schools that will guarantee a happy and successful future for our young children.

My name is Brad and I live in Seattle, Washington. Here in Washington State we have laws that protect Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgender people from workplace discrimination. However, In 29 other states, including my home state of Tennessee, people are fired everyday simply because of how they identify or who they love. The Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 2013 has passed the Senate with bi-partisan support (including the support of 10 Republican Senators), and is ready for a vote in the House of Representatives. That's where you come in! Not every bill actually makes it to the floor of the House of Representatives. In fact, many bills die because the Speaker of the House, John Boehner refuses to let them have a vote. But with your help, we can put pressure on Speaker Boehner to ask that this bill gets a vote. Please stand with me and millions of other Americans in asking Speaker Boehner to bring House Bill H.R. 1755, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, to the floor for a vote today!

My name is Brad and I live in Seattle, Washington. Here in Washington State we have laws that protect Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgender people from workplace discrimination. However, In 29 other states, including my home state of Tennessee, people are fired everyday simply because of how they identify or who they love. In Congress the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) has been proposed every year since 2007, but for nearly 7 years now Congress has failed to act. It’s time to put an end to workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 2013 has passed the Senate with bi-partisan support, including the support of 10 Republican Senators. That's where you come in! Not every bill actually makes it to the floor of the House of Representatives. In fact, many bills die in committee because the Speaker of the House refuses to let them have a vote. But with your help, we can put pressure on our Washington State Representatives to ask that this bill be brought to a vote. It's what we believe is the right thing for Washington State, it's the right thing for our country, and our representatives should express their support in Congress. Please stand with me and millions of LGBT Americans in asking the Washington State GOP Congressional Delegation to support House Bill H.R. 1755, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act today!

My petition is that my beliefs in donations should not be made in the public eye but in privet as the bible says in Matthew 6:1-4 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

As a homeless disabled victim of abuse, I am living proof that the disabled community's most basic needs such as shelter and safety are being ignored to the point of neglect and abuse. I am heartened by Mayor deBlasio's campaign promises to address income inequality in our city, which is why I felt compelled to start this petition to see a change in how revenue is invested so that the least fortunate are treated with a modicum of dignity.

In our mid-western town we have a large number of Hispanics. Our local United Methodist Church has sponsored a Hispanic Church for many years. About 5 years ago we brought a Hispanic minister and his whole congregation under our auspices and they all joined the United Methodist Church. The Hispanic minister has been in the US for over 10 years and has been a very positive influence in the community. Recently the United Methodist Conference of our state discovered he does not have a green card even though he has been trying to get one for 10 years. Now the Church feels they can no longer support him nor let his family live in the parsonage. For persons like this we need IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW!!!

The life of a child is worth rehabilitating, even when they make a mistake following an adult.

On November 7th, more than 50 Walmart workers and community supporters were arrested while committing an act of peaceful civil disobedience to challenge Walmart on its low wages. The day before, Walmart workers in Los Angeles went on strike to protest the company’s illegal retaliation against workers who have come together to speak out for fair wages, adequate hours and respect in the workplace. This is just the first of the actions Walmart can expect throughout the holiday season and on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. While we’re keeping the pressure up at stores and in the streets, we need your help to take this fight to the next level. That’s why I’m asking you to join me in calling on President Obama to meet with us, the Walmart workers who are challenging America’s largest private employer to do better. The day President Obama was inaugurated I, like many others, felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment and hope. As a 60-year-old African American woman who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., I felt like we were closer to realizing King’s dream of good jobs and freedom. Today, we may not have segregation by law, but we have it in practice thanks to the economic realities of our country. For people regardless of race or upbringing to sit at the same lunch counter, they have to be able to afford the same lunch. Walmart, the country’s largest employer, is helping to hold America back from this dream. Like too many Americans, I cannot promise my grandchildren that they will have a brighter future than I had – in our country a small elite is actively impoverishing the vast majority. More-and-more of us are struggling to nourish our children and to pay our bills. Dynasties like the Waltons, the richest offspring in America, hoard a bundle in cash equal to what 42% of every man, woman, and child in this country have combined. Walmart boasts $16 billion in worker-generated-profits and can afford to stop derailing our economy. At an event in 2008, then-candidate Obama said, “I don't mind standing up for workers and letting Walmart know they need to pay a decent wage and let folks organize. …This is about reminding [Walmart] that… the well-being of their workers and other workers should matter to them.” Our country is at a crossroads. Although our economy has started to improve especially for those on Wall St., many of us are still left without jobs or scrambling to survive on the much lower wages employers get away with offering. It’s time for the President to meet with Walmart workers like me who are standing up to Walmart and hear about the reality of scraping by on Main Street.

It’s hard to believe, but under federal law, it’s still legal to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Making history, the U.S. Senate has now passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) on a strong bipartisan vote. It's time for the U.S. House to join the Senate, and protect every American worker by finally passing ENDA. No one should lose their job because of who they love. Bring the bill up for a vote, Speaker Boehner.