Green Voter Guide – YES on 15 –…
BALLOTS AND VOTER GUIDES Mail-in ballots will be arriving soon. For everyone in California they'll be sent the week of October 6. The highly regarded Green Voter Guide published by the Green Party of Alameda…
STOP TRUMP — Reactions!
In the August edition of my monthly blog, HERE, I asked that voters consider a way to "Stop Trump, and pressure for what you do want!" In response, I received a lot of strong opinions…
Stop Trump, and pressure for what you do…
PLEASE SHARE THIS so that family, friends, and colleagues can consider making their votes count as much as possible in this year of pandemics and protests, peril and possibility. To say we do not all…
There Are Solutions — in the time of…
There Are Solutions is my favorite political slogan, and in this year of crisis 2020 there are many solutions in the air. One of my favorite political quotes is by Thoreau, "If you have built…
What is a BILLIONAIRE?
The reality of someone having a billion dollars is almost impossible to grasp. You change one little letter in millionaire, from an “m” to a “b” and what’s the big deal? Why even think about…
The power of Public Banks and the lies…
The year 2020 has been a challenging year! We have in front of us, however, two great opportunities. Please forward this message to your contacts, you never know who needs to hear this message of…
Earth Day 50th Anniversary – and Invitation!
Earth Day’s 50th anniversary is April 22, 2020. There are many individual changes we can make to celebrate Earth Day, but we know that in addition to individual efforts, institutional changes are necessary. Right now,…
US can learn from the world – 3…
During this coronavirus pandemic, it is easy to see that many other countries have responded more quickly and with better and more available testing and treatment than the US has. It is also easy to…
Money always talks, but it doesn’t always win.
Big money will be talking plenty between now and November 2020. How does it make us do what it wants, even going against our own self-interest? One of big money’s targets will be the “Prop…
Prop 13: PEOPLE can win against MONEY
“Tax The Rich” is an idea approved by more and more people across the political spectrum according to multiple polls taken in 2019. Right now we have a very real chance to move this popular…