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Newsletter: September 29, 2020
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Elect Democrats! Engage Now! (#ED-1)
Our Endorsements (#Endorsements)
Politics 101 (#Politics-101)
Biden-Harris Campaign (#Biden-Harris)
Voting by Mail (#Vote-By-Mail)
Track Your Ballot (#Track-your-Ballot)
Democratic Party HQ (#HQ)


Ballots drop the first week in October, and we have only a few weeks left to engage with voters. Below are opportunities to engage and tools to assist with those efforts. With your active support, we will elect Democrats up and down the ballot in the Central Valley. To get involved now, click on any of the links below or contact Krista De La Torre at 559-313-4345 (tel:559-313-4345) or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20FCDP%20Newsletter) .


Coordinated Campaign Texting Program

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CADEM Endorsements

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Forward to any voter to find the endorsed candidates/ballot measures for a specific address:

Join Outreach Circle (via a mobile device)

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The best way to get voting information & actions

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TJ Cox for Congress (CD21) Phone Banks

Tuesdays 5 p.m.–8 p.m.: www.mobilize.us/coxforcongress/event/308663/

Wednesdays 3 p.m.–6 p.m.: www.mobilize.us/coxforcongress/event/308611/

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Phil Arballo for Congress (CD22) Phone Banks

Mondays 5 p.m.–8 p.m.: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/318053/

Wednesdays 6 p.m.–-8:30 p.m.: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/318057/
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Truth Squad Toolkit

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Join the Voter Protection Team

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Statewide Phone Bank for Props 15, 16 & 21

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Thursdays 5 p.m.–8 p.m.: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/303597/
* Prop 15: Schools and Communities First - SUPPORT
* Prop 16: Repeals Proposition 209, ending the ban on affirmative action - SUPPORT
* Prop 21: Rent Control - SUPPORT

Swing-State Sundays

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Sundays 1 p.m.–4 p.m.: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event/303583/

Make calls for Biden-Harris into swing states or for key U.S. Senate races.

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In addition to supporting Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the presidency and vice presidency, there are many critical local races.

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If you have questions or need more information, contact the Democratic Party HQ at 559-495-0606 (tel:559-495-0606) or [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%209-29-20%20Newsletter%3A%20) .

Congress District 4 Brynne Kennedy

Congress District 16 Rep. Jim Costa

Congress District 21 Rep. TJ Cox

Congress District 22 Phil Arballo

Assembly District 31 Dr. Joaquin Aramula

Fresno County Board of Education Trustee Area 3 Daren Miller

State Center Community College District Trustee Area 2 Nasreen Johnson

State Center Community College District Trustee Area 3 Dary Rezvani

State Center Community College District Trustee Area 7 Abena Cruise

Mayor of Kerman Espi Sandoval

Mayor of Selma Louie Franco

Fowler City Council Alexander Grimaldi

Fowler City Council Patric Jones

San Joaquin City Council Eva Luna

San Joaquin City Council Maria “Cristina” Covarrubia

Sanger City Council District 1 Esmeralda Hurtado

Sanger City Council DIstrict 3 Daniel Martinez

Fresno Unified School District Trustee Area 5 David Paredes

Fresno Unified School District Trustee Area 6 Claudia Cazares

Central Unified School District Trustee Area 4 Shawn M. Brooks

Clovis Unified School District Trustee Area 4 Noha Elbaz

Clovis Unified School District Trustee Area 7 Christopher Casado

Mendota Unified School District Kevin G. Arias-Romero

Sanger Unified School District Trustee Area 1 Sebastian Ardemagni

Sanger Unified School District Trustee Area 4 Vao Pa Her

Selma Unified School District Trustee Area 2 Jaspreet Nagra

Calwa Recreation and Park District Director Laura Garcia


There are also several statewide ballot propositions, which have the potential to change California for decades to come. The Democratic Party endorsements are as follows:


YES Prop 14 issues bonds to fund and support stem cell research in California, to be spent on research, trials and programs, as well as start-up costs for now facilities. The UCSF branch operation in Fresno County is on the list of places that could receive this aid.


YES Prop 15 would legislate that commercial and industrial properties, exempting agriculture, should have their taxes based on what the property is worth, and not based on whatever it was originally purchased for.


YES Prop 16 seeks to end California’s existing ban on affirmative action. The current law states California “cannot discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to persons on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.” Scientific studies show that the greatest indicator of income potential in America is still your parent’s income, which is still heavily tied to all those factors. The imposition of legal equality alone cannot remedy generations of past inequality.


YES Passing Prop 17 would allow Californians on parole for felony convictions to vote. Currently, the state constitution requires that felons complete both their prison sentence and the entirety of their parole before they are allowed to vote. It is unclear to what degree removing voting rights benefits the public as a deterrent against crime. There is a fundamental moral benefit to civil liberties gained by allowing citizens who are trusted to live among society to vote on how that society is governed.


YES Prop 18 allows any 17-year-old who will be 18 in time to be eligible for the general election to be allowed to vote in the primary for that election. California’s recent adoption of the Top Two Open Primary makes this additional change more needed, as the primaries are not simply for the political party endorsements, but in fact decide who is listed on the real ballot.


YES Prop 19 would require that inherited homes that are not used as principal residences, such as second homes or rentals, be reassessed at market value when transferred. In addition, the proposition would increase the number of times that persons over 55 years old or with severe disabilities can transfer their tax assessments from one to three and allow eligible homeowners who are over 55, severely disabled, or whose homes were destroyed by wildfire or disaster, to transfer their primary residence’s property tax base value to a replacement residence of any value, anywhere in the state. The measure also expands tax benefits for transferring family farms.


NO Prop 20 seeks to expand the list of felonies for which early parole is restricted and allow additional types of crime including credit card fraud, firearm theft and organized retail theft to be charged as felonies. It would also add 51 crimes to the list for which early parole is restricted and mandate parole boards to consider a parolee’s marketable skills and “attitudes on crime” before allowing a release. The proposition would institute mandatory DNA registrations for a wide range of convictions including shoplifting, grand theft, domestic violence and drug possession. California already imprisons an exceptional percentage of its population in a prison system that is extremely expensive and often life-threatening to its inhabitants.


YES Prop 21 will allow local governments to enact rent control on housing that was first occupied more than 15 years ago, with an exception for landlords who own no more than two homes. Current housing costs are unsustainable in California and are still rising faster than the rate of new construction, so communities need every tool available to help the public during this new depression we are plummeting into.


NO Prop 22, sponsored by Uber and Lyft, aims to undo a law that passed last year and closed the loophole that allows those companies to employ their fleet of drivers without giving them rights and protections as employees. Uber and Lyft’s abuse of independent contractor designations has created a toxic labor market where drivers can end up losing money by working due to wear on their vehicle, their liability for damage and lack of health coverage.


YES Prop 23 establishes state requirements for kidney dialysis clinics. Necessary kidney dialysis treatments for end-stage renal disease are typically covered by Medicare and Medi-Cal with fixed rates, while private insurance is accepted with often exceptionally higher rates than these government programs. This proposition requires that rates be kept consistent and that the same level of care is provided for all individuals regardless of insurance. Requires that a physician, nurse practitioner or nurse’s assistant be available at all times.


No Position Prop 24


YES Prop 25 would replace cash bail with risk assessments for detained suspects awaiting trials. The risk assessment system is already in place; it is just called the decision over whether to grant bail. A cash bail system ensures only the wealthy walk free while the destitute stay in jail. This proposition is vigorously opposed by the bail bond industry.

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Politics 101 at 6:00 p.m. every Wednesday in September. Join Dr. Daren Miller via Zoom to learn about Politics and how it impacts your life.

Wed. Sept. 30: Open Topics and Review.

Registration is required.

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Donald Trump lied, and 200,000 Americans have died. Bob Woodward’s interview tapes prove that Trump was privately calling the virus extremely dangerous and deadly back in February while he was publicly hiding its effect on the American public.

While Trump continues to lie, this month saying the coronavirus “affects virtually nobody,” Biden has made addressing the crippling weaknesses this epidemic has exposed in our nation’s social and healthcare systems the cornerstone of his campaign. That is what Democrats do: They recognize what new challenges face us and constantly evolve solutions to meet them.

This year, the Replublican Party does not even have a platform. The national convention instead reissued the same platform as in 2016, complete with references to the many failures of the “current President.” At least we now know that the Republicans also wish Obama had been in the White House for the last four years!

Cindy McCain, Senator John McCain’s widow, endorsed Joe Biden,[link removed], “My husband John lived by a code: country first. We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There’s only one candidate in this race who stands up for our values as a nation, and that is Joe Biden.”

Colin Powell, as well as a group of 73 former U.S. national security officials in Republican administrations, including former heads of the CIA and FBI and Trump administration officials, have also endorsed Biden. “(His) corrupt behavior renders him unfit to serve as president.”

When we get the chance to build back better, the challenge of resurrecting a fundamentally splintered economy will be tremendous. That is why Biden has been meeting with economic science Nobel winners, attending economic summits, hosting Young American Business and Entrepreneur Talks, and focusing on the issues of how women and LGBTQ+ people are facing specific challenges that require a government cognizant of what the shape of our nation really is.
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