Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to make a joint address to Congress on July 24th, following a bipartisan invitation from lawmakers. Along with Indivisible National, and many progressive activists across the country, we oppose this measure. We have called for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, and Congress’s willingness to platform Netanyahu runs counter to this. Netanyahu is a far-right politician who has made a long career of war-mongering, hatred, and violence. We want our members of Congress to listen to voices for peace, not voices for war.
In response, Indivisible National has launched a No to Netanyahu campaign, calling on Members of Congress to boycott the address. We are joining them in asking Senator Padilla, Senator Butler, Representative Pelosi, and Representative Mullin to skip the speech.
Join the Indivisible East Bay Contingent at SF Pride!!!
Indivisible East Bay members (and ISF!) will be proudly marching in the SF Pride Parade, and we’d love you to join us. IEB will be carrying their banner in support of the freedom and civil rights of our loved ones. We’ll keep you posted on event details, but for now mark your calendars for Sunday, June 30th.
Keep Calling! Support SB 1374 in the Assembly
Recently, the California Public Utilities Commission took away “net metering” for multi-unit properties. Net metering is the way that people who generate more solar power than they use can send it back to the grid and see their electricity bill reduced. So, as it stands now, PG&E can charge renters, schools, farmers, and so forth without regard to the surplus electrical power that they send back! It’s a huge hit to the incentives to install solar power, the opposite of what we need with the escalating climate crisis.
SB 1374 by Senator Becker will restore net metering. Having passed the Senate by 28 votes to 7, this bill is coming before the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next. (The Assembly has killed other good energy bills recently, such as AB 1999, which would’ve repealed last year’s authorization of exorbitant utility basic connectivity rates.)
Call your Assemblymember and tell him to support SB 1374.
Keep Calling! No on AB 1814
You have the right to walk down the street without getting surveilled in your everyday business. Everyone does. When someone commits a crime, police might need to make an arrest—but that should only happen when the police have identified a suspect based on solid evidence.
Assemblymember Ting is the author of a bill, AB 1814, that would threaten your privacy. Under this proposal, police would be able to use flawed facial recognition technology as part of building probable cause for an arrest.
Police in California were prohibited from using real-time facial recognition technology until 2023. AB 1814 is the first bill on the subject since then, and it’s disguised as regulation, as it would prohibit police from using facial recognition as the sole basis for probable cause. But in so doing, it legitimizes police using facial recognition as part of their basis.
(We should note that local governments can still have their own bans or other policies, such as the City’s.)
Facial recognition technology is too flawed, too riddled with biases, too likely to be used to finger innocent people like you as a substitute for real police work. The state should reinstate the ban, not legitimize bogus arrests of innocent people.
The bill is currently in the Senate, and it has not moved since last week, so you still have a chance to make your voice heard. Tell Senator Wiener: Vote no on this sneaky spying bill.
Volunteers welcome: We’re looking for a social media person
This year is going to be busy and we’d love a volunteer to help with publishing social media posts. We would like someone to work with us to create, schedule, and monitor posts on the Meta Suite (Facebook and Instagram) and Threads. No prior knowledge required—we can train you!
We’re also always on the lookout for more editors, or any other help you can provide! Our newsletter team meets every Tuesday night, and we would love for you to join us.
If you’re interested in volunteering, let us know at [email protected].
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If you’re interested in participating in activities like drafting letters to our Members of Congress and developing our strategy for influencing them, the Indivisible SF Federal Working Group is where it happens. Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 9, 7:30 PM.
TODAY: Bay Area Coalition Phone Banks to CA, NV, and AZ: Wednesday, June 12, 5–7 PM (and every Wednesday through October 30). Join to help elect Adam Gray in CA-13 and Rudy Salas in CA-22. This phone bank also calls into swing states Nevada and Arizona. RSVP here.
Saturday Bay Area Coalition Phone Banks to CA, NV, and AZ: Saturday, June 15, 1–3 PM (and every Saturday through Sep 28). Join to help elect Adam Gray in CA-13 and Rudy Salas in CA-22. This phone bank also calls into swing states Nevada and Arizona. RSVP here.
Indivisible East Bay Pride Contingent! Sunday, June 30, 10:30 AM. IEB members (along with Indivisible SF!) will be marching as a contingent in the SF Pride parade! We'll proudly carry the IEB banner as we support our freedom to love who we love! RSVP here.
Indivisible SF Federal Working Group: Tuesday, July 9, 7:30 PM. Join us to discuss strategy to influence our Members of Congress and the Biden administration to enact a progressive agenda. RSVP here.
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If you’ve seen our newsletter posts on social media, you might have noticed that we include a photo or graphic with each issue.
Today’s graphic is Indivisible National’s No To Netanyahu graphic.
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Keep Fighting,
The Indivisible SF Team
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