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A recap of the 2019 CADEM Chair race featuring Rusty Hicks and Kimberly Ellis by grassroots organizer and political enthusiast, Jenna Beck.
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: CADEM Chair Race Election Reflection by grassroots organizer, editor, and co-founder Jenna Beck
Dr. Jose F Moreno for Anaheim City Council District 3 inspires and thanks volunteers before canvassing. Dr. Moreno is running for re-election against millions in Disney PAC money that is funding the...
Undercovered Magazine and Our Revolution Southern California co-founder, Jenna Beck had the opportunity to canvass for Dr. Jose Moreno on Saturday. Dr. Jose F Moreno is running for re-election to Anaheim City Council in District 3. In this video, he inspires and thanks volunteers before canvassing. Dr. Moreno is running against millions in Disney PAC money that is funding the opposition. He fights for the people of Anaheim to get living wages, affordable housing, and to fight corporate control. Check the comments for links to his campaign pages. This is the most important local race in the country.
Meet Heidi Henry, the Illinois State Senate candidate who is bucking Democratic Party Leadership to represent her constituents, by Kerri Barber.
Hot off the presses: Untamed Heidi Henry's Wild Senate Race
Meet Heidi Henry, the Illinois State Senate candidate who is bucking Democratic Party Leadership to represent her constituents, by Kerri Barber.
About the Author Kerri Barber has over 20 years of experience in strategic communications and marketing for global corporations and mid-size agencies. She was honored in 2015 as one of just 100 business leaders invited to the White House for a Small Business Leadership summit lead by Chief of Staff Valerie Jarret and other senior cabinet members.
Ms. Barber is a recipient of the International Business Association's national Golden Quill award and received honorable mention for the regional Silver Quill award for business writing. She is a published author and accomplished design strategist for digital media, including human usability web design and Social Media.
HELP KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES There are many ways you can help here, including the ways below, and you can also contact the campaign at [email protected] for more information. JOIN THE PROP 10 VOLUNTEER TEAM Our volunteers are passionate and dedicated to passing the Affordable Housing Act to protect renters from losing their homes. Sign up …
The Rent is Too Damn High!!
Proposition 10, the Affordable Housing Act is a ballot measure that will restore the right of local communities to set fair limits on rent increases on all types of homes in order to address the state’s housing affordability crisis by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
WHY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT MUST BE PASSED
• Everyone should have a safe, healthy, and affordable place to call home.
• Passing Prop 10 will restore the right of local communities to protect all families from skyrocketing rents and make California affordable for everyone.
• Passing Prop 10 will allow local governments to establish strong rent control that would address the nation’s worst housing affordability and homelessness crisis.
• Passing Prop 10 will not require any city or county to adopt or expand rent control, but would give them the choice to do so — a choice they don’t currently have.
• Rent control is needed because today one in three Californians pay more than half their income in rent!
• Without rent control, corporate landlords and big real estate will continue the rent gouging that is pushing people out of their homes and communities.
WHAT IS THE COSTA-HAWKINS RENTAL HOUSING ACT?
Passed in 1995 by bought out politicians and the landlord lobby, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a loophole in California law. These loopholes leaves some families out from important protections that keep families in their homes. It does so in three way.
1. rohibits rent control on any apartment built after 1995 or after the year rent control was passed in your city. That’s why Los Angeles only has rent control on units built before ‘78. In San Francisco, it’s 1979.
2. Prohibits rent control on any single family rental unit or condo.
3. Eliminates vacancy control, which means landlords can raise the price of a unit to any amount after a rent-controlled tenant moves out, even with no improvements, doubling or tripling the rent overnight for whoever moves in next. Because of this loophole, cities that have rent control like LA and San Francisco are still becoming increasingly unaffordable to most Californians.
Yes on 10 is supported by a Coalition of Teachers, Nurses, Seniors and Renters for Affordable Housing, Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation and ACCE Action. Committee major funding from AIDS Healthcare Foundation AFSCME Local 3299 Issues Committee and California Nurses Association.
There are several upcoming Yes on 10 events in the Southern California. Be sure to go to an event near you.
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A message from Michael Moore:
I ask one simple question in my new film: how the hell did we let this happen and what the hell do we do now?
This Friday, September 21, when “Fahrenheit 11/9” hits theater screens all across America, you’ll see that I pull no punches while exploring these questions.
That’s because we are in a state of emergency.
Democracy is not a guarantee. Freedom is not inevitable. All of the myths and heroic tales we’ve told ourselves about America have been exposed. The mask has been removed. And in the battle for the future of America, there is no guarantee of victory.
Hope, alone will not save us. In order to prevail, we need action.
Our Revolution has spent the last two years committed to direct action. They are building a revolution to take on President Donald Trump and the sick system that gave us him in the first place. Here’s how:
Creating grassroots political power with hundreds of thousands of members across the country and around the world.
Organizing to vote out the political establishment and vote in the next generation of progressive leaders.
Fighting for policies the majority of Americans support but are told over and over again are unrealistic – issues like Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, and getting big money out of politics.
The hard truth is that if we don’t act now, we’ll all be screwed. The President of the United States has no respect for the rule of law, the Constitution or even the concept of democracy itself. But neither do the corporations that are spending millions of dollars to give themselves and their rich friends trillion-dollar tax cuts. Our water, air, land – and our democracy – are being auctioned off to the highest bidder. Powerful special interest lobbies push their profit-driven agendas through every level of government.
Grassroots political power is the only way forward. From Kansas to Missouri, New York to Florida, the revolution is growing – and it is not coming from the Democratic Party or from the liberal establishment. The revolution is coming from the people.
Can you help Our Revolution build this movement in our communities? Donate $27 today to build on their organizing efforts for progressive change.
“Fahrenheit 11/9” opens all across America on September 21. When you watch it, I hope it compels you to act. Working together, we could have a political revolution on our hands.
In solidarity,
Michael Moore Director & Activist
Progressive Democrats of America and Our Revolution Announce Strategic Partnership. The two organizations most responsible for building on the Bernie Sanders-inspired political revolution announce plans to work together on Medicare for All and Midterm electoral victories. - PR12730214
Progressive Democrats of America and Our Revolution Announce Strategic Partnership.
There are seven districts covering Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Voters in four of the districts will vote this year, and in 2020, three trustees will be elected in the other three districts.
Newport Beach / Costa Mesa residents, this affects you. Make sure your elected officials will fully fund and end the privatization of public education. Elect candidates who will fight for your kids and for teachers. Say no to charter schools.
Undercovered Magazine editor and author Don Ford reports on the homelessness crisis in Kalamazoo, MI.
Don Ford is on the road strategizing with progressives, building the movement, and working on the What's Next documentary. All work is being crowdsourced, please donate.
You can donate directly through Don Ford 's messenger, Venmo @ Don-E-Ford, or paypal.me/whatsnextdonford
Jenna Beck has a discussion with inner city public school teachers in Inglewood, CA regarding the pros and cons of charter schools.
Educate Me Part 3, a discussion with inner city public school teachers about the pros and cons of charter schools, by UndercoveredMag co-founder Jenna Beck.
Corporate free candidate for California's 15th Assembly district, Jovanka Beckles faces challenger Biffy Wicks who is funded by big establishment donors.
Who is funding Jovanka Beckles' opponent? Douglas Ricketson reports.
Primary challenger, Jestin Samson, issues a statement regarding CA Senate district 34 candidate Tom Umberg's Facebook advertisement.
We welcome Jestin Samson to the Undercovered Magazine family of activist journalists. Jestin is a former Bernie Sanders delegate who was inspired by the progressive movement and Sanders to run for California’s State Senate district 34. Despite being almost entirely blind, Jestin was tireless in his campaign, traveling to city council meetings, speaking events, fundraisers, and more, almost exclusively using public transportation. He earned more than 13,000 votes on a budget of approximately $2,000 while accepting absolutely no corporate money. We look forward to hearing more from this inspiring fellow who most certainly has a promising future in politics.
Douglas Ricketson discussess the winning principles possessed by candidates such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jovanka Beckles.
Jovanka Beckles is running for California’s Assembly District 15. Is she the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the West? Douglas Ricketson reports. #UsNotMe #VoteProgressive
IN THESE TIMES
Since when did the internal debates within a socialist organization become national news?
Over the past month, outlets ranging from Politico to the Huffington Post have been assiduously tracking what they see as a key endorsement in the New York governor’s race: that of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Accordingly, on Sunday, mainstream outlets were on deck to cover the announcement that the New York City chapter of DSA—following a lengthy debate—decided to officially endorse Cynthia Nixon for New York governor, along with Jumaane Williams, a community organizer, progressive City Council member and candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not seek the group’s endorsement, nor did his Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul.
Asked why her team was eager to receive DSA’s backing, Nixon spokesperson Lauren Hitt tells In These Times that, “Cynthia appreciates and admires the work that DSA has been doing in New York and across the country to create a real volunteer army capable of lifting up critical issues like single-payer and rent control—and then doing the hard work of organizing to elect candidates who champion those issues.”
In a statement, Nixon says, “DSA knows that politics happens at the grassroots level and have shown they are ready to do the work. From being instrumental in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory to campaigning for universal rent control and single-payer health care, DSA is building a movement from the bottom up. That’s why I’m proud to receive this endorsement and look forward to working with DSA’s members to knock on doors and organize to defeat Andrew Cuomo and his Wall Street-backed agenda on September 13.”
The rush of attention has been a change of pace for an organization that—now 47,000 members strong—counted just 6,000 people among its ranks in 2015, and whose organizing work has happened in relative obscurity. Following last month’s shocking primary victory of DSA member and DSA-endorsed Congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, political reporters around the state and the country have come to see the three-decade old socialist group as an electoral force to be reckoned with. In a piece titled “Socialists Divided Over Cynthia Nixon,” Politico’s Albany Bureau Chief Jimmy Vielkland detailed internal divisions when Nixon went before the citywide membership earlier this month, and briefly described the group’s “established endorsement process.”
So what did that process look like? After filling out a lengthy questionnaire—compiling questions from several NYC-DSA working groups—Nixon spoke to around 150 DSA members from across the city and answered their questions, after which an in-room straw poll was conducted where she garnered about one-third support—one-third were undecided and another third opposed.
NYC-DSA also sent out an online poll to all of its members, which showed more than 70 percent support for Nixon. From there, each of the six branches within the larger New York City chapter debated amongst themselves over the endorsement and voted individually. Then, NYC-DSA’s 35-member Central Leadership Council (CLC)—comprised of representatives from each of the six geographic branches, the citywide Labor Branch and the Young Democratic Socialists of America, along with citywide elected officers—voted to endorse Nixon, with around a two-thirds majority. The CLC voted unanimously to endorse Williams.
On July 10, just hours before first meeting with NYC-DSA, Nixon told Politico that she identified as a democratic socialist. “She hadn’t called herself a democratic socialist previously but her values and what she’s fighting for are directly aligned with democratic socialism,” Hitt elaborates to In These Times in an email. “She believes that being a democratic socialist means standing up against inequality in all its forms and taking strong action to equalize wealth and power in our country and society.”
In mainstream coverage of DSA’s gubernatorial endorsement process, there seems to be as much fascination about the organization’s democracy as with its commitment to socialism. “I think people are really interested and curious about what it means to be a democratic organization, to have these values and a strategy,” Abdullah Younus, co-chair of NYC-DSA, says. “This process has been really eye-opening for people.”
The debate was heated among NYC-DSA’s membership, with lengthy discussions taking place both online and in person. Annie Shields, also a member of the CLC, voted against endorsing Nixon out of concern for how much impact the city’s chapter could actually have on the outcome of the statewide race, among other reasons. Her Bronx-Upper Manhattan branch voted against the endorsement two-to-one. And as a representative to the citywide leadership body, she says, “I felt I had a mandate to vote no.”
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Jenna Beck shares the tale of grassroots DemEnter strategist Don Ford.
Jenna Beck spent the weekend taking meetings with Don Ford and captured a glimpse of his unbelievable grassroots organizing in action.
Day 1 of ballot signature drive with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, running for NY-14.
When I first launched Undercovered Magazine with my partner, Shamann Williams, and eight other contributors (Tim Black, Summer Swan, Ryan Asher, Michelle Gale, Lauren Tenney, Lauren Steiner) I was a little nervous that Lily Starling and Don Ford were leaving on a road trip to strategize with candidates on the East Coast. Who would've thought their hard work would help propel Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to a historic primary advancement.
In this early piece, Don discusses the work Lily and he were doing during the road trip. The live stream in the article was an Ask Me Anything session done on March 11, 2018, only five days after their meeting with AOC.
This early look at Alexandia, and the grassroots efforts to help her and other progressive candidates win, is truly a historic moment. Enjoy.
http://undercoveredmagazine.com/lily-and-don-storm-the-dem…/
Alex Graf reports the cautionary tale of recovering herione addice, Taylor Reichelt, and the growing problems with opiate addiction in Orange County.
Alex Graf reports the cautionary tale of recovering herione addice, Taylor Reichelt, and the growing problems with opiate addiction in Orange County.
Jenna Beck moderates a discussion with three Generation X charter school teachers regarding the pros and cons of charter schools.
Continuing our discussion on the pros and cons of charter schools, which began in Educate Me Part 1
