Gov. Newsom Ousts Desalinization Critic from Water Board

Controversial Desalination Plant in California Azul today released a hard-hitting digital video advertisement calling out efforts by a water corporation’s controversial lobbyist to push for a massive oceanwater desalination plant in Orange County and recent decisions by Governor Newsom to promote the project. Azul is a grassroots organization working with Latinos to conserve marine resources. Founded in 2011 […]

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Leadership Development – Judy Popowski <judy@sassincca.com> MCDCC – Mendocino County Democratic Central Committee The CC has several vacancies: 1st 3 vacancies 3rd 3 vacancies Finding potential members, taking them to CC meetings, talking with them, finding out what their interests are, etc. and then convincing them that they can make a difference if they join […]

COVID-19 coronavirus update

Are vaccination programs working? All eyes are on Israel, which has vaccinated roughly one-quarter of its population, for the first real-world evidence of a COVID vaccine’s efficacy. A preliminary analysis of people older than 60 who received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine found that it cut the chances of testing positive for the virus by a third […]

Western Monarch Butterflies nearing extinction

1,914 The number of western monarch butterflies counted in a survey on the California coast this winter — down from almost 30,000 last year and more than 1.2 million in the first count in 1997. (Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation blog | 8 min read)

Reason for Satisfaction

Katrina Bartolomie announced that voter participation in the 2020 Presidential election was slightly greater than 82%. This is greater than the 80% during Barack Obamas 2008 campaign. The MCDCC spent money and effort to drive up voter participation. I think we can take some credit for this success.

Record-Setting Fires in Colorado and California

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For much of the United States around and west of the Rocky Mountains, the summer and autumn of 2020 have been rough. Nearly 80 percent of the region is facing some level of drought, affecting 40 million people.

You can campaign fom home

Turn Frustration into Action Blue Notes 2020 is a local initiative that sends personalized post cards to voters in key states and districts. We want to boost voter turnout and re-register voters who were illicitly purged from voting rolls. Indivisible Sonoma County is serving as a clearinghouse for info on key campaigns across the country. […]