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DESCRIPTION:California’s Battle of the Ballot Box:  six measures that could change 
 civil society in California   7:00-9:00pm, January 17 WILPF program,   
 Quaker Meeting House  225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz .  Free, all welcome, 
 donations always welcome.\n\nThe yearly California Battle of the Ballot Box 
 is already heating up though November voting is months away.  Our January 
 program will focus on six prospective ballot issues concerning the death 
 penalty, corporate purchase of our elections, health care, the environment 
 and tax equity.  \n\nWe can’t let mega-corporations and special interests 
 dominate the initiative process – now is the time to get these measures 
 on the ballot so our voices can be heard in November. The format will be 
 interactive with speakers on each proposed measure and time after for 
 discussion, planning, and advocacy.\n1.   Rescue Education California - Tax 
 on California Oil and Natural Gas: The measure would impose a 10 percent 
 tax on value of oil and natural gas extracted in California to supplement 
 funding for education. \n2.   California Disclose Act  AB1148:  Requires 
 the top 3 financiers to be clearly identified in all ads – tv, radio, 
 print, websites, and mailers.  The bill applies to all ads supporting or 
 opposing ballot measures, and ads supporting or opposing candidates paid 
 for by independent expenditures. \n3.   Safe California Act - The Savings, 
 Accountability, and Full Enforcement for California Act:  SAFE will replace 
 California’s death penalty with a sentence of life in prison with no 
 chance of parole as the maximum punishment for murder. California taxpayers 
 will save well over $100 million every year without releasing a single 
 prisoner or executing an innocent person.\n4.   California One Care SB810:  
 A bill to establish universal healthcare in California through publicly 
 financed administration.  The previous healthcare bill (SB840) was passed 
 by the California Senate and Assembly twice and vetoed both times by 
 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.  \n5.   Human Right to Water AB 685: The 
 bill would require the state to acknowledge that clean water is critical to 
 life and health and commit the state to work toward the day when every 
 person has clean and safe water for personal use. \n5A. Desal 
 alternatives\n6.   Oil and Gas Production: Hydraulic Fracturing AB591: This 
 bill would define hydraulic fracturing and require the operator provide a 
 list of the chemical constituents used in the hydraulic fracturing fluid 
 and the amount of water and hydraulic fracturing fluid recovered from the 
 well. \nThis meeting, co-sponsored by Health Care for All and the Santa 
 Cruz Chapter of ACLU, will be attended by representative of numerous 
 progressive organizations with whom we’ll plan a coordinated effort in 
 order to maximize our energy.  Join us to learn about and analyze these 
 ballot measures and determine where to focus our combined energy in the 
 coming months.\nFor more information call Nancy Abbey (831 465 8272) or 
 email wilpf.news@calcentral.com. \n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/08/18704397.php
SUMMARY:Battle of the Ballot Box
LOCATION:Quaker Meetinghouse, 225 Rooney St., Santa Cruz (off Morrissey)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/01/08/18704397.php
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