#debra bowen

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Bushoong - Live In Chicago (2013)

[eastcountytoday]

Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency for Northern California Wildfires

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Saturday issued an emergency proclamation for the state of California due to the effects of wildfires in El Dorado, Amador, Butte, Humboldt, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta and Siskiyou counties that have burned thousands of acres, destroyed homes and other structures and damaged critical infrastructure.

The full text of the emergency…

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Transgender law: Judge orders state to count referendum signatures from two more counties

A Sacramento judge has ordered the Secretary of State’s Office to include uncounted signatures from two California counties when tallying support for a referendum that supporters hope will halt a law that would allow transgender public school…

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[mlee525]

"Today's decision eliminates a critical level of protection for voters in states where governors and legislatures work year after year to undermine the voting rights of U.S. citizens. Fortunately, California has a robust set of election laws designed to protect the rights of voters in all 58 counties, including California's three pre-clearance counties. However, voters in other parts of the country are not nearly as fortunate as Californians. That is why Congress must work as quickly as possible to restore the full federal Voting Rights Act protections that many voters have relied on for nearly 50 years."

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, in a statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's federal Voting Rights Act decision

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How Did Huley Do It?

With most of the vote in, LA City Councilwoman Janice Hahn (D) and businessman Craig Huley (R) appear likely advance to the July 12 runoff election to replace former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), according to the LA Times. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen (D), once considered a frontrunner, narrowly trails Huley in third place, with many absentee ballots still uncounted.

Chris Cillizza speculates how Huley pulled off what must be considered an upset in the heavily-Democratic district: "Huey likely also benefited from the nastiness between Hahn and Bowen in the final days of the race. Hahn accused Bowen of taking money from “big oil,” while Bowen hit Hahn for ties to lobbyists."

He also speculates that anti-war activist Marcy Winograd (D) may have siphoned away progressive voters who would have otherwise gone to Bowen.

[osum]

Here is an interesting class I thought could be fun to take or at least read the books.

For a little bit of background, on me, long before my Digital Inclusion days, I was in love with politics, and specifically International Politics, very specifically, international development in relation to women. (So it's no surprise I've been so bummed to hear about all the stuff going on w/M.Yunus of the Grameen bank.)

Another interesting fact is that after high school, the only school I thought of attending was the American University - a methodist private school in DC. I have been a Methodist forever, so I thought it was a good fit. Come to think of it, it was a good fit. (One more road not traveled by me) 

Another interesting fact, I failed women's history at the SBCC, it was taught by one very cool, Barbara Lindemann. I took it again and aced it. While I loved the class, I hated the quizzes, cause they had so much trivial stuff, and I only skimmed  books for the important date, people and events. The second time around, she had dropped the quizzes as part of the class requirement. 

Later, I came to know this great professor in a different realm, as she was a past president of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, a board on which I served on since 2006 until last month. 

The more I've learned about local politics, the more I am convinced that we need women elected at all different levels of leadership from small villages to state and nationwide posts (here and abroad). It was Debra Bowen, currently running for US Congress that recently mentioned that the tipping point in changing the way that a group of legislators views and discusses issues is when women make up 30% of the group. 

That all having been said, Feminism, and this overarching thought is one I think about often. I'm fascinated by how Feminism means something different to each person, and at the same time affects our culture. (I think for the positive)