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OWL ALERT May 22, 2020
http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
FUNDING FOR ELDERLY & DISABLED PEOPLE TO LIVE AT HOME
SITUATION: Governor Newsom’s proposed budget, would eliminate funding for Community Based Adult Services and Multipurpose Senior Services, thereby making it more difficult or impossible for these people to continue living at home.
ACTION: Contact those listed below, saying; Over half of COVID-19 deaths in California have been in nursing homes. Help keep elderly and disabled people out of nursing homes. Please fund Community Based Adult Services and Multipurpose Senior Services.
Governor Gavin Newsom Phone: (916) 445-2841
1303 10th Street, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Call your own Assemblymember
Sacramento | Local | Contact | |
Assemblyman Phil Ting (SF Dist 19) | 916-319-2019 | 415-557-2312 | info@philting.com |
Assemblyman David Chiu, (SF Dist 17) | 916-319-2017 | 415-557-3013 | Riana.King@asm.ca.gov |
Assemblyman Evan Low (Cupertino Dist. 28 | 916-319-2028 | 408-446-2810 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0028 |
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (Oak Dist15) | 916-319-2015 | 510-286-1400 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0015 |
Assemblyman Jim Wood (Santa Rosa Dist 2) | 916-319-2002 | 707-576-2526 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0002 |
Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (SanMateoDst 22 | 916-319-2022 | 650-349-2200 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0022 |
Assemblyman Rob Bonta (Oak Dist 18) | 916-319-2018 | 510-286-1670 | P.O,Box 942849, Sacto 94249–0018 |
Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 916-319-2016 | 925-328-1515 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249–0016 |
Assemblyman Marc Levine (SRafael Dist 10) | 916-319-2010 | 415-479-4920 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0010 |
If you prefer not to talk with a live person, call during off-hours
Call your own senator:
Sacramento | Local | Sacramento Address | |
Sen. Scott Wiener – SF Daly City, SSF, Colma | 916- 651-4011 | 415-557-1300 | State Capitol, R 5100, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Nancy Skinner – Oakland, Berkeley | 916-651-4009 | 510-286-1333 | State Capitol R 5094, Sacto 95814 |
Steve Glazer- Walnut Creek, Pleasanton | 916-651-4007 | 925-754-1461 | State Capitol, R 5108, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Jerry Hill – Brisbane, San Carlos Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough | 916- 651-4013 | 650-212-3320 | State Capitol, R 5035, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Mike McGuire – Kentfield, San Rafael, Mill
Valley, Healdsburg |
915-651-4002 | 415-479-6612 | State Capitol, R 5061, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Jim Beall – Los Gatos | 916-651-4015 | 408-286-8318 | State Capitol, R 2082, Sacto 95814 |
OWL ALERT May 12, 2020
http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY’S PRECIOUS VOTING PRIVILEGE
SITUATION: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order Friday requiring counties to send every registered voter a mail-in ballot for the November election must also include an expansion of the number of in-person voting locations to support voters. In-person locations are needed for people who will not use a mail-in ballot, that need a replacement ballot, need any kind of in-person language or physical assistance, do not have an address to receive a vote-by-mail ballot, are new to voting, or need to register and vote on the same day. This is not a partisan issue.
ACTION: Voting by mail is not enough. Having as many in-person locations as possible, with as many early voting opportunities as possible, is the only safe way to conduct an election under the current conditions to avoid long lines and large crowds. Contact those listed below and urge the expansion of both mail-in balloting and onsite voting places.
Governor Gavin Newsom Phone: (916) 445-2841
1303 10th Street, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento | Local | Sacramento Address | |
Assemblyman Phil Ting (SF Dist 19) | 916-319-2019 | 415-557-2312 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0019 |
Assemblyman David Chiu, (SF Dist 17) | 916-319-2017 | 415-557-3013 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0017 |
Assemblyman Evan Low (Cupertino Dist. 28 | 916-319-2028 | 408-446-2810 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0028 |
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (Oak Dist15) | 916-319-2015 | 510-286-1400 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0015 |
Assemblyman Jim Wood (Santa Rosa Dist 2) | 916-319-2002 | 707-576-2526 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0002 |
Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (SanMateoDst 22 | 916-319-2022 | 650-349-2200 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0022 |
Assemblyman Rob Bonta (Oak Dist 18) | 916-319-2018 | 510-286-1670 | P.O,Box 942849, Sacto 94249–0018 |
Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 916-319-2016 | 925-328-1515 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249–0016 |
Assemblyman Marc Levine (SRafael Dist 10) | 916-319-2010 | 415-479-4920 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0010 |
Call your own legislator
If you prefer not to talk with a live person, call during off-hours
Call your own senator
Sacramento | Local | Sacramento Address | |
Sen. Scott Wiener – SF Daly City, SSF, Colma | 916- 651-4011 | 415-557-1300 | State Capitol, R 5100, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Nancy Skinner – Oakland, Berkeley | 916-651-4009 | 510-286-1333 | State Capitol R 5094, Sacto 95814 |
Steve Glazer- Walnut Creek, Pleasanton | 916-651-4007 | 925-754-1461 | State Capitol, R 5108, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Jerry Hill – Brisbane, San Carlos Half Moon Bay, Hillsborough | 916- 651-4013 | 650-212-3320 | State Capitol, R 5035, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Mike McGuire – Kentfield, San Rafael, Mill
Valley, Healdsburg |
915-651-4002 | 415-479-6612 | State Capitol, R 5061, Sacto 95814 |
Sen. Jim Beall – Los Gatos | 916-651-4015 | 408-286-8318 | State Capitol, R 2082, Sacto 95814 |
Thursday, May 14th, 11 AM
Please join advocates for elders and people with disabilities, public health advocates, concerned community members, and City officials in an online Town Hall on problems of care in nursing homes and other congregate facilities (group homes, board & care homes, assisted living facilities, homeless shelters, SROs, jails etc).
More information about the issue:
The huge concentrations of COVID cases and deaths in care facilities has been a national disgrace. San Francisco is no exception. Contributing factors include no provision of social distancing, the lack of testing, lack of formal or informal oversight, lack of transparency in reporting cases and deaths to families and the public, and the long-standing low-staffing, low pay, and lack of safe conditions and PPE for care workers.
In California, these problems are made worse by (1) the state’s order that nursing homes accept recovering COVID patients, (2) proposed immunity for nursing homes from criminal or civil penalties for COVID deaths during the pandemic, and (3) proposed state triage guidelines if hospitals become overwhelmed that could discriminate against older people, people with disabilities, poor people, fat people, and people of color.
Nursing facilities are nearly all for-profit, and money must not be a motivating factor in whether or not to provide the best care possible. In addition, local and state government must step in more aggressively to protect people. The low priority placed on the lives of older people and disabled people living in facilities is a sign of ageism and ableism, oppression based on age and disability.
Please attend to learn about these problems, declare that ageism and ableism are unacceptable in our community, and join the dialogue to prevent future tragedies.
Sponsored by the California Care Rationing Coalition:
Senior and Disability Action, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Gray Panthers, California Alliance of Retired Americans, Hand in Hand, and many more
In view of continued concerns about the coronavirus, new revelations, all the uncertainties and lack of testing, we are canceling our May 23 general meeting.
Hopefully over the coming weeks, we will have better information about what is risky and what is reasonable.
Meanwhile follow the restriction guidelines and stay safe.
The U. S. Postal Services is a vital American institution that has served a critical role during the Coronavirus crisis. It is a lifeline for millions of older citizens, especially those without internet access and those living in rural areas.
SITUATION: Responding to the recent crash in oil prices, President Trump wants a bailout for the big oil companies. With the present standstill in transportation, the air we breathe hasn’t been this clear in decades. Some jobs come with oil, but a shrinking of the oil industry could ultimately be a positive, leading to a world powered by sustainable energy.
ACTION: Call your Congressmember and U.S. Senators TODAY! Tell them to protect our postal services and NOT the oil industry, which has polluted our atmosphere and degraded our environment.
CALL YOUR OWN LEGISLATORS TODAY!
D.C. | Local | D.C. Address | |
Representative Nancy Pelosi | 202-225-4965 | 415-556-4862 | 1236 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Jackie Speier | 202-225-3531 | 650-342-0300 | 2465 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Anna Eshoo | 202-225-8104 | 650-323-2984 | 202 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Jared Huffman | 202-225-5161 | 415-258-9657 | 1527 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Barbara Lee | 202-225-2621 | 510-763-0370 | 2267 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Mark DeSaulnier | 202-225-2095 | 925-933-2660 | 503 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Eric Swalwell | 202-225-5065 | 510-370-3322 | 407 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Senator Dianne Feinstein | (202) 224-3841 | (415) 393-0707 | 331 Hart Senate Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 |
Senator Kamala Harris | (202) 224 – 3553 | (415) 981 – 9369 | 112 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 |
The U. S. Postal Services is a vital American institution that has served a critical role during the Coronavirus crisis. It is a lifeline for millions of older citizens, especially those without internet access and those living in rural areas.
SITUATION: President Trump has personally rejected emergency postal service funding, and the post office has received a loan only. Our Postal Service needs direct assistance, not loans, in order to continue serving the public during this pandemic, the recovery period and the upcoming election. Vote by mail, so important to our democracy, is especially at stake.
ACTION: Call your Congressmember and U.S. Senators TODAY! Tell them to protect our postal services and its tireless employees by providing needed permanent funding. Make sure that Americans can continue getting their mail.
CALL YOUR OWN LEGISLATORS TODAY!
D.C. | Local | D.C. Address | |
Representative Nancy Pelosi | 202-225-4965 | 415-556-4862 | 1236 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Jackie Speier | 202-225-3531 | 650-342-0300 | 2465 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Anna Eshoo | 202-225-8104 | 650-323-2984 | 202 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Jared Huffman | 202-225-5161 | 415-258-9657 | 1527 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Barbara Lee | 202-225-2621 | 510-763-0370 | 2267 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Mark DeSaulnier | 202-225-2095 | 925-933-2660 | 503 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Representative Eric Swalwell | 202-225-5065 | 510-370-3322 | 407 Cannon HOB
Washington, DC 20515 |
Senator Dianne Feinstein | (202) 224-3841 | (415) 393-0707 | 331 Hart Senate Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 |
Senator Kamala Harris | (202) 224 – 3553 | (415) 981 – 9369 | 112 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 |
OWL ALERT April 12–19, 2020
Stimulus Package Phase 3
If not us, then who?
SITUATION: Senate Democrats in Washington unveiled their own Phase 3 proposal to fight COVID 19 and the economic crisis it has caused. This proposal puts workers and families first. Older people, veterans and people with disabilities, Social Security benefits would immediately be increased by $200 per month until the end of 2021, putting money into the economy. Public health issues, including burgeoning capacity issues for hospitals, childcare and education would also be addressed.
ACTION: Please contact your Senator and ask for their support for a more people oriented Phase 3 proposal, one that puts families, children, older people, veterans and those with disabilities first, rather than tax cuts and financial support for corporations.
CALL YOUR OWN LEGISLATORS TODAY!
D.C. | Local | D.C. Address | |
Senator Dianne Feinstein https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me |
(202) 224-3841 | (415) 393-0707 | 331 Hart Senate Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 |
Senator Kamala Harris https://www.harris.senate.gov/contact/email |
(202) 224 – 3553 | (415) 981 – 9369 | 112 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 |
OWL ALERT April 4 -10, 2020
CA AB 2377 ADULT RESIDENTIAL CLOSURE ACT
If not us, then who?
SITUATION: Adult residential homes in California are closing at an alarming rate. These facilities commonly referred to as “Board and Care,” house some of our most vulnerable older citizens who are no longer able to live independently in the community. At this time it is more important than ever to have safe housing to prevent homelessness.
ACTION:This bill requires a licensee of a Board and Care home to take all reasonable steps to transfer residents safely to minimize possible transfer trauma. and provides for more stringent closure requirements. Contact your Assemblyperson today and ask for their support on Assembly Bill 2377
Sacramento | Local | Sacramento Address | |
Assemblyman Phil Ting (SF Dist 19) | 916-319-2019 | 415-557-2312 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0019 |
Assemblyman David Chiu, (SF Dist 17) | 916-319-2017 | 415-557-3013 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0017 |
Assemblyman Evan Low (Cupertino Dist. 28 | 916-319-2028 | 408-446-2810 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0028 |
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (Oak Dist15) | 916-319-2015 | 510-286-1400 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0015 |
Assemblyman Jim Wood (Santa Rosa Dist 2) | 916-319-2002 | 707-576-2526 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0002 |
Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (SanMateoDst 22 | 916-319-2022 | 650-349-2200 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0022 |
Assemblyman Rob Bonta (Oak Dist 18) | 916-319-2018 | 510-286-1670 | P.O,Box 942849, Sacto 94249–0018 |
Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | 916-319-2016 | 925-328-1515 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249–0016 |
Assemblyman Marc Levine (SRafael Dist 10) | 916-319-2010 | 415-479-4920 | P.O.Box 942849, Sacto 94249-0010 |
If you prefer not to talk with a live person, call during off-hours
Friday, May 1st at 12:00 noon CARA (CA Alliance of Retired Americans) is holding a virtual sing-a-long to celebrate INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY in honor of workers all over the world. (click on link at noon): https://zoom.us/j/8308420049
or Dial by Phone 888-475-4499, Meeting ID for both computer and phone is 830 842 0049
Union Maid (v.1/2 Woody Guthrie, v. 3: Capple Israel, v.4: Nancy Katz; m:trad “Redwing”)
There once was a union maid, who never was afraid
Of goons and ginks and company finks and the deputy sheriffs who made the raid.
She went to the union hall when a meeting it was called,
And when the company boys come ’round
She always stood her ground.
Chorus: Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union,
I’m sticking to the union, I’m sticking to the union.
Oh, you can’t scare me, I’m sticking to the union,
I’m sticking to the union ’til the day I die.
This union maid was wise to the tricks of company spies,
She couldn’t be fooled by a company stool, she’d always organize the guys.
She always got her way when she struck for higher pay.
She’d show her card to the National Guard
And this is what she’d say (Chorus)
You women who want to be free, take a little tip from me;
Break out of that mold we’ve all been sold, you got a fighting history
The fight for women’s rights with workers must unite
Like Mother Jones, move those bones to the front of every fight! (Chorus)
A woman’s struggle is hard, even with a union card
She’s got to stand on her own two feet and not be a servant of the male elite
It’s time to take a stand, keep working hand in hand
There is a job that’s gotta be done and a fight that’s gotta be won! (Chorus)
Solidarity Forever (lyrics by Ralph Chaplin, v.3 Steve Suffet. music: Battle Hymn of the Republic)
When the union’s inspiration through the workers’ blood shall run,
There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun;
Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one,
But the union makes us strong.
Chorus: Solidarity forever, Solidarity forever, Solidarity forever,
For the union makes us strong.
It is we who plowed the prairies; built the cities where they trade;
Dug the mines and built the workshops, endless miles of railroad laid;
Now we stand outcast and starving midst the wonders we have made;
But the union makes us strong. (Chorus)
They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn,
But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn.
We can break their haughty power, gain our freedom when we learn
That the union makes us strong. (Chorus)
They divide us by our color, they divide us by our tongue
They divide us men and women, they divide us old and young
But they’ll tremble at our voices when they hear these verses sung
For the union makes us strong
In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold,
Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand-fold.
We can bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old
For the union makes us strong. (Chorus)
Every January we plan the programs for the coming year. We solicit ideas from our members, vote to determine the programs that will be given, and ask for teams to lead each effort.
In July we get together over lunch just to socialize..
Every December we have a Holiday Party. Sometimes it’s a pot-luck, sometimes a catered meal, and last year it was at Jannah Restaurant at 1775 Fulton Street. Sometimes we have music, sometimes a sing-along, and lately we’ve added a book swap. It’s always a good time. Hope you can join us next year.
OWL meetings in 2020 included…