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LEGISLATORS PASS BUDGET BILL, OPEN NEGOTIATIONS WITH GOVERNOR
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BILL UPDATE
- AB 2299, the CA Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act has passed the Assembly!
- SB 1105 to protect CA from federal overreach and the deportation machine has passed the Senate!
- AB 1603, No PFAS in our produce, has passed the Assembly!
Thank you to all who took action on alerts on these bills!
Rally to end the death penalty and for universal clemency -
50 Years of the Failed Death Penalty is Enough!
Tues, June 30
10:30 am
West Steps of the California Capitol
10th Street, between L and N Streets
Sacramento, CA
TAKE ACTION TODAY
Email Your State Senator: Support the NO Taxpayer Dollars for Family Separation Act
Tell the Assembly: Corporations Must Pay Their Fair Share to Keep Californians Covered
Send your legislator a message today to support the Jails to Jobs program!
Protect California's coast against new offshore drilling! Send a message.
Tell your legislator: Vote YES on AB 1790. AB 1790 (Connolly) would ensure that corporations are paying their fair share in state taxes so California can afford to fund critical programs like healthcare coverage for immigrants and asylum seekers, anti-hunger initiatives, and affordable childcare.
Live in Sacramento County? Sign the petition asking local DA Thien Ho to stop pursuing Death Penalty sentences.
Ask Gov. Newsom to grant universal clemency and commute all Death Row sentences
Tell your State Senator to vote YES to support AB 1165. AB 1165 (Gipson), the California Housing Justice Act, requires the state to assess how much ongoing investment is needed—and where those investments must be targeted—to solve housing instability and homelessness over the long term.
FCLCA joins in advocacy for a platform for CA's next Governor:
Eight Big Ideas to Build a Safe California
From FCNL: Tell Congress - No Blank Check for Violent Immigration Enforcement!
From FCNL: Tell Congress to Eliminate the Draft and Take a Stand for Peace
Press Release: End Preparations for a Military Draft
Sign the petition to oppose new offshore drilling off California's coast!
Quaker Earthcare Witness - Get Involved
Join the Campaign to Lower the Rent Cap - register to learn more here
Tell Calpers: Fossil Fuels are Not a Climate Solution
Sign the petition: Shut Down NORCO Prison!
Reminder: You can look up information on bills here: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/
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Prosper CA Lobby Day - Coalition lobbying to expand the CA Young Child Tax Credit to more families!