Jan. 20 Newsletter from the Fresno County Dems

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Newsletter: January 20, 2022
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Campaign Season Kick-Off (#Campaign-Season-Kickoff)

Voting Rights (#Voting-Rights)

Measure P Community Survey (#Measure-P)

Democratic Successes in the Past Year (#Democratic-Success)

Our Valley’s Place in the Climate Catastrophe (#Valley-Climate)

Extended Mask Mandates (#Mask-Mandates)

Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests (#Covid-Tests)

DWIA Woman of Action (#DWIA-WoA-MC)

We’re in Another Surge, Remember Your Lessons (#Covid-Surge)

Black History Month Celebration (#Black-History-Month)
Trivia Night Thursday (#Trivia-Night)
Precinct Captains (#Precinct-Captain)
Melting Pot Round Table (#Melting-Pot)
Fellowship Program (#Fellowship-Program)
Covid Booster Shot Phone Bank (#Covid-19-Phone-Bank)
Democratic Party Website and HQ (#Dem-HQ)

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Are you excited for the upcoming campaign season? We are too! Join us for our kick-off event! Get information about candidates running in 2022. Meet the Fresno County Dems team. Hang out with other volunteers and more! Sign up here ([link removed]) !
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Republicans are systematically obstructing our access to the ballot box and opposing legislation to protect the right to vote because they know that voting advances change. We encourage you to reach out to your loved ones and ensure they are registered to vote and push for public support of the John R Lewis Voting Rights Act still struggling to find passage in Congress.
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Measure P helps ensure that all neighborhoods through Fresno receive funding to improve parks and trails and fund recreational activities. It will also allow parks to be created in high-needs neighborhoods.

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As progressives, we Democrats have a tendency to never be satisfied because things can always be improved upon. However, from time to time we have to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished. The year 2021 was one of historic job growth.

Since President Biden took office with a Democratic Congress, the unemployment rate has dropped to 3.9%, the largest calendar year decrease in history and the lowest rate since the pandemic began. The United States added 199,000 jobs in December, bringing the total for 2021 to 6.4 million jobs.

The Democratic-led Department of Labor is even looking beyond our borders. To uphold our commitment to safeguard dignity at work, at home and abroad, the Biden administration is providing more than $22 million in grants, including $8.4 million to address unacceptable working conditions in Central America and $14 million for two projects combating child labor, forced labor and human trafficking worldwide.

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Our Valley’s Place in the Climate Catastrophe

Ecosystems of the San Joaquin Valley are among the most degraded in California. Originally a humid region with ephemeral rivers and lakes, the San Joaquin Valley has lost 95% of its original wetlands. Most current agricultural practices compete with ecosystems for water access, and often the San Joaquin River runs nearly dry during the summer due to upstream diversions.

Agriculture is the main economic activity of the San Joaquin Valley, and it is by far the most profitable agricultural region in the United States. Some of the most economically valuable commodities are threatened by some early climate change effects, including reduced chill hours, water scarcity and extreme heat.

Small farmers, including disadvantaged and minority farmers, are among the most impacted by climate extremes in part because of their limited resources to build the needed resilience.

Current headline debates like the quarrel over rooftop solar construction requirements and installation subsidies for housing are misaimed. In California, businesses and industry use far more electricity than residences and are generally far more suited to rooftop installation than residential designs. The broad flat roofs that characterize Californian shopping centers and industrial sites are much better sites.

The vast majority of California energy still comes from carbon fuels. This is something we cannot survive. It is life or death for us to eliminate carbon fuel sources wherever we can and switch everything to non-carbon electricity. This is not just a matter of individual choice, or even a state or national issue. This is a crisis our entire human race is facing at once, and every single one of us is responsible for solving it.

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With the new strain still surging, California is extending the mandatehttps://ktla.com/news/california/california-reimposing-indoor-mask-mandate-amid-sharp-increase-in-covid-cases/that masks be worn in all indoor public settings—regardless of Covid-19 vaccination status—through Feb. 15.

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said, “Frankly, hospital capacity is still pressed and challenged. We see that in parts of Southern California, Riverside, San Bernardino, Mono, Inyo County, we see it around the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, and in the northernmost parts of our state.”

“Even a 10% increase in indoor masking can reduce case transmission significantly,” Ghaly said.
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Residential households in the United States can order one set of four free at-home tests from USPS.com ([link removed]) . Here’s what you need to know about your order:
* Limit of one order per residential address
* One order includes four individual rapid antigen Covid-19 tests
* Orders will ship free starting in late January

Here is the link for the Covid home test kits: [link removed].
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Democratic Women In Action (DWIA) will hold its 5th annual celebration, honoring Myra Coble as this year’s Woman of Action. Myra Coble is being recognized for her amazing work as a community organizer.

The celebration will be held via Zoom (meeting ID: 843 5009 2618; passcode: 2022). Basic tickets are $50. [link removed]

Sponsorship Levels
$100 — 1 ticket + Membership
$250 — 2 tickets +Membership
$500 — 3 tickets + gift basket + Membership
$1000 — 4 tickets + gift basket + Membership
All sponsors will be listed in the program.
Please send checks to DWIA, c/o Theresa Barretta, 221 W. Herndon Ave. #22, Fresno, CA 93650.

For more information, please contact Gail Gaston at 559-681-3140 (tel:559-681-3140) .

The Omicron variant’s sometimes lighter symptoms are not a reason to reduce our individual precautions and level of care. We have learned how to do this, we all have practice. Wear a mask when sharing indoor space with others, especially when partaking in some activity that involves close proximity or heavy breathing like exercise or singing.

When reasonable, reduce the amount of time you spend in such environments, and be mindful of the total number of new people you expose yourself to. If you feel yourself getting sick, or know you have been exposed to someone with Covid, double up your precautions to be sure. Fabric masks, rather than a surgical or medical one, need to be sufficiently thick and tightly woven to not let light pass through it when held up to a light source.

These practices are not just to keep you safe but also to keep others safe. This wave will pass like all the others, but in the meantime it is our individual duty to limit opportunities for the virus.

If there’s an outbreak at work, employers in California now need to make FDA-approved Covid tests available to exposed employees at no cost, during paid time—and now that also goes for vaccinated, asymptomatic workers who were exposed. Tests can no longer be self-administered and self-read. In other words, workers can’t take a test at home by themselves. Tests that are processed by a lab, or observed by a medical professional during a telehealth appointment, or administered and observed by medical professionals or an employer are still okay.
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Join us to celebrate Black History Month! We will be having different speakers join us as well as different small businesses. All are welcome! RSVP here ([link removed]) !
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Join the Fresno County Democrats for a fun night of Trivia! Bring your competitive spirit and let's see who the Trivia Night Winner is! We will be having this as both an in-person and virtual event, at the headquarters and online.
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Want to help us win in 2022? Be a precinct captain! Join and become a part of our team!

Sign up here ([link removed]) !
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According to U.S News and World Report, Fresno ranks at No. 9 among the most racially diverse areas in America. Join us for a night of celebration and learning about the cultures that make our nation a melting pot. The event will be hybrid, if joining in person please bring proof of vaccination. Sign up here ([link removed]) !
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We are helping create the next generation of Democrats in the Central Valley! Are you a student interested in getting involved and learning more about the political world? You would be perfect for our Fellowship program!

For more information, send an email to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20Fellowship%20Program)
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Join us to phone bank in our community and help schedule our neighbors for a booster shot. We will have a short training before the event to get you ready! Sign up here ([link removed]) !

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Visit Your Democratic Headquarters! Our office is now open, and we can’t wait to see you again! Help us register people to vote or change to vote by mail. Pass out candidate or issue literature and pick up candidate swag too! Sign up to help us around the office!

News and events will alway arise faster than this newsletter can come out. That is why the Fresno County Democratic Party website is the best place to get regular updates on upcoming events in the area, as well as information on ways to get involved. There is also information on scheduled meetings of the many Democratic clubs in Fresno County, so you can find one that most suits you and your interests

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The Democratic Party HQ (1033 U St ([link removed]) .) is open 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday–Friday. Call 559-495-0606 (tel:559-495-0606) or e-mail [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20Newsletter-1-20-22) for information or to volunteer.

Support your local Democratic Party by donation viaActBlue ([link removed]) or by mailing a check to Fresno County Democratic Party, P.O. Box 5795, Fresno, CA 93755.


Our newsletter is prepared by Francis Horan.

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