Why This Is Important To Us ​Our decision to operate a child care business within our family home is a profound commitment to our community and to the welfare of young children. This arrangement allows us to provide a unique, home-based setting that benefits children's development. We commit our professional lives, our properties, and our own family's privacy to this work. When the licensing system focuses on citing issues in our private lives—and allows those irrelevant citations to damage our public professional reputation—it feels like a complete dismissal of the quality, warmth, and dedication we pour into the child care environment every day. We seek to be partners in quality, not antagonists caught in unpredictable and invasive bureaucratic cycles.

Beginning July 1, 2026, OBBBA would limit graduate loan amounts for degrees no longer classified as professional. Architecture students—who already experience some of the highest tuition costs, longest educational pathways, and lowest early-career salaries among professional fields—would face even greater financial barriers. This change risks excluding lower-income students and students of color from entering the profession, harming diversity, innovation, and the long-term strength of the field. The public also stands to lose. If fewer people can afford the training required to become licensed, communities will have fewer qualified architects, resulting in weaker oversight of building standards, reduced design quality, and potential threats to safety and sustainability. This issue matters beyond the classroom—it affects future architects, current students, educators, employers, and every community that relies on safe buildings and responsible design.

This letter was written in response to the recently released letter from Dr. Bedell and President Silkworth found here: https://www.aacps.org/page/silkworth-bedell-letter

Due to the fire alarm system issues alone, many of us have experienced disruptions in sleep, stress, and anxiety. Even further, tenants with pets are working to handle and maintain the potential developed stress in their pets.  Furthermore it is a violation of the health and safety code to not promptly fix faulty fire alarm systems. We have a full record of everytime the fire alarm systems have been faulty, as well as a video of the very last time it went off, (that lasted two hours), and an event number from the police (who responded because 11 people from around the neighborhood called).  It is also a violation of California’s Code of Regulations to not have a responsible person present on the site at all times. And in the event there is not one, the owner is required to stay on site. Through these maintenance issues, we have had no responsible person onsite since Addie quit and moved out. Had we had one, they would have turned off the alarm the last time it went off.  Finally, it is also a violation of public and private nuisance laws to leave a faulty alarm system blaring without fixing it. We’re in the middle of a busy area, and the noise (as we were told from police and bystanders) could be heard from 5-8 blocks down. And, as mentioned above, in the last incident we had 11 callers to the police from the surrounding neighborhood.  All in all, this property is in violation and has been in multiple violations. We have suffered the consequences of those violations and we now are demanding repairs and compensation for all that we’ve gone through.

SUCOL cannot honestly teach its students about the due process of law and the rights afforded to every person who comes into this country, and offer this job as an appropriate legal education. 

  I started this petition because I’ve seen firsthand how Alabama’s DHR system can destroy families instead of helping them. Too many parents — including myself and people I know — have been treated unfairly due to false reports or simple mistakes.  I’ve watched DHR rush to take children from safe homes without real evidence of danger, while ignoring the trauma that causes. People use DHR as a weapon out of anger or revenge, and innocent parents pay the price.  Every parent should have the chance to be supported, not punished. DHR should help families stay together, not tear them apart. Children belong with their parents when it’s safe, and parents deserve respect, truth, and due process.  I’m fighting for change because I love Alabama — but we must do better for our children and families. 

QTS has not been forthright about the environmental, financial, and community impacts this massive project will bring to our small village. Residents deserve real answers before any approval is granted. The Village of DeForest should not move forward with any approval until QTS provides independent environmental and economic impact studies that are made fully available to the public. This company’s lack of transparency is unacceptable. We refuse to allow a reckless project to jeopardize the health, stability, and sustainability of our community. Let’s protect DeForest’s future before it’s too late. Sign this petition to tell the Village Board: No approval without full transparency from QTS!

As one of the most diverse communities in the country, Skokie welcomes everyone. We condemn the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) activity and the fear and uncertainty terrorizing our friends, family, and neighbors. We stand with all immigrants and we denounce any attempt to justify these barbaric actions as anything less than racist and xenophobic. 

The persistent shutdown of the United States government is a direct result of Mike Johnson's unwillingness to release the Epstein files.  The circumstances here are clear: Johnson is willing to punish the American people, not pay our federal employees, and compromise the integrity of our federal government to protect his political allies.  He is blatantly refusing to perform his role as speaker by failing to swear in Rep-elect Grijalva; in doing so, he is violating his oath to the United States.  It is time for Democrats to work with republicans who are already willing to cross the aisle, as seen with the discharge petition of the Epstein files under discharge petition No. 119.  We, the people of the United States, call upon the Democratic leadership to consistently file motions to vacate and work tirelessly with anyone willing to break the deadlock so that the United States Congress can function as intended within the United States Constitution.  Should this measure fail, it should be repeated until success is achieved. 

We base these demands on the understanding that America, Colorado and CU Boulder would not be possible without the tireless commitment, contribution and care of immigrant communities. For this reason, we recognize the need for CU Boulder to adopt the policies of a sanctuary campus. 

The recent acquisition of Dominion Voting Systems by Liberty Vote highlights a dangerous reality. Our election security is at risk; the most essential part of our democracy is our right to vote unmolested.  When the Oligarchs seek to undermine our democracy through technology, it is often the case that older, tested methods can foil their complex means of manipulation.  In essence, to outmaneuver their intent to manipulate our constitutional vote to free and fair elections, we must demand that our State, Governor, Assembly, and Senate lead the way for other Democratic states to follow.     We have led the way with Prop 50, and we encourage our leadership to continue this trend by taking steps to protect our rights as Californians and as Americans to free and fair elections. 

The far right is scapegoating noncitizen residents as the source for every problem facing the United States. In turn, the Supreme Court has green-lit the indiscriminate detention of our neighbors based solely on skin color, native language, and employment, regardless of citizenship status. However, our Constitution protects everyone, regardless of citizenship status. It is time that our Village ensures everyone is equally protected during these unprecedented times.