Chris Ward, Assemblymember, 78th District – Emily Olanoff, Medicare for All – Cynara Velazquez, Abolish Corporate Personhood and Money as Speech
How we moved from Council-City Manager to a Mayor-Council (“Strong Mayor”) form of government 10 years ago, and the role of Council President.
Join a group of local panelists to discuss and suggest amendments to the Short Term Rental ordinance under consideration by the City Council. Panelists include John Thickstun, Mandy Havlik and Kevin Hastings. Also take action on Deaths in San Diego County Jails.
Learn about Money in Politics with Amy Tobia from Represent.Us, Greg Coleridge from Move to Amend Coalition and Cynara Velazquez from PoliticalPropoganda.org. ALso, Officer Elections.
Lucero Sanchez on Stormwater Issues Facing San Diego, Gretchen Newsom and Loxie Gant on ADEMs, and Special Guest Barbara Bry
Sunday November 22, 4:00PM – Zoom registration Join us for a discussion with attorneys Andrea St. Julian and Geneviève Jones-Wright on the adoption of Measure B. As approved by voters this month, Measure B creates a Commission on Police Practices, which would have members appointed by the City Council, its own staff, an independent attorney and the power to subpoena and conduct investigations into police officer misconduct. Geneviève Jones-Wright has served as a Deputy Public Defender with the Office of the Primary Public Defender since 2006, and is a former candidate for District Attorney in San Diego. Ms. Jones-Wright serves as a volunteer attorney with the California Innocence Project and is a mock trial coach and a member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board at Lincoln High School. Geneviève was recently elected President of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association. Andrea St. Julian, Esq, is a past President of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association and co-chair of San Diegans for Justice, the group who pushed the change to the city’s charter with recent ballot Measure B. Ms. …
