Saturday, December 3, 2016

CALL TO ACTION! Request more funding for Adult Ed!

The governor is now in the process of constructing the budget for 2017-2018, and he needs to hear from Californians that adult schools must be more adequately funded.  Please write to Governor Brown and ask him to increase consortia funding  to at least  the 2008 level of $750 million.  It won’t be enough, but it will be a start.  Please contact your state legislators too, and let them know this is important to you.  They will need to approve the governor’s budget by June.

The governor’s budget comes out in mid-January.  It will be revised in May, and the legislature has to approve it in June.

Here is Governor Brown’s address:
Mailing address:
Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814

You can also email him from here:
     
Thank you for all that you’ve done and continue to do to support adult education in California.  Your effort to secure adequate funding, in combination with the effort of others, has tremendous weight.  This is how positive change happens --
when we speak up together for something of value to all.             


Links providing more information:

    Friday, November 11, 2016

    A Message from Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

    FROM CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE LEADERS

    SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) released the following statement on the results of the President election:

    Today, we woke up feeling like strangers in a foreign land, because yesterday Americans expressed their views on a pluralistic and democratic society that are clearly inconsistent with the values of the people of California.

    We have never been more proud to be Californians.

    By a margin in the millions, Californians overwhelmingly rejected politics fueled by resentment, bigotry, and misogyny.

    The largest state of the union and the strongest driver of our nation’s economy has shown it has its surest conscience as well.

    California is – and must always be – a refuge of justice and opportunity for people of all walks, talks, ages and aspirations – regardless of how you look, where you live, what language you speak, or who you love.

    California has long set an example for other states to follow. And California will defend its people and our progress. We are not going to allow one election to reverse generations of progress at the height of our historic diversity, scientific advancement, economic output, and sense of global responsibility.

    We will be reaching out to federal, state and local officials to evaluate how a Trump Presidency will potentially impact federal funding of ongoing state programs, job-creating investments reliant on foreign trade, and federal enforcement of laws affecting the rights of people living in our state. We will maximize the time during the presidential transition to defend our accomplishments using every tool at our disposal.

    While Donald Trump may have won the presidency, he hasn’t changed our values. America is greater than any one man or party. We will not be dragged back into the past. We will lead the resistance to any effort that would shred our social fabric or our Constitution.

    California was not a part of this nation when its history began, but we are clearly now the keeper of its future.



    Statement from California Legislative Leaders Pro Tem Senator De Leon and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon:

    Hoy despertamos sintiéndonos extranjeros en tierra extraña, porque ayer los estadounidenses expresaron sus opiniones sobre una sociedad pluralista y democrática que es claramente inconsistente con los valores de la gente de California.

    Nunca nos hemos sentido más orgullosos de ser Californianos.

    Por un margen de millones de votos, los californianos rechazaron abrumadoramente la política alimentada por el resentimiento, la intolerancia y la misoginia.

    El estado más grande de la unión y la locomotora de la economía de nuestra nación ha demostrado que también tiene su conciencia más tranquila.

    California es - y debe ser siempre - un refugio de justicia y oportunidades para las personas de todos los orígenes, lenguas, edades, y aspiraciones - independientemente de su apariencia, dónde vivan, qué idioma hablen, o a quiénes amen.

    California, por mucho tiempo, ha sido un ejemplo a seguir para otros estados. Y California defenderá a su gente y nuestro progreso. No vamos a permitir que una elección sea un revés para el progreso de generaciones en la cima de nuestra histórica diversidad, el avance científico, la generación económica y un sentido de responsabilidad global.

    Estaremos comunicándonos con los funcionarios federales, estatales y locales para evaluar cómo una Presidencia Trump podría afectar potencialmente los fondos de programas estatales en curso, las inversiones creadoras de empleos que dependen del comercio exterior y la aplicación de las leyes federales que afectan los derechos de las personas que viven en nuestro estado.

    Estaremos utilizando al máximo el tiempo durante la transición presidencial para defender nuestros logros, usando cada herramienta a nuestra disposición.

    Aunque Donald Trump haya ganado la presidencia, no ha cambiado nuestros valores. Estados Unidos es más grande que cualquier hombre o partido. No seremos arrastrados de vuelta al pasado. Lideraremos la resistencia a cualquier esfuerzo que destruya nuestro tejido social o nuestra Constitución.

    California no era una parte de esta nación cuando comenzó su historia, pero ahora somos claramente los encargados de mantener su futuro.




    Wednesday, April 13, 2016

    State Assembly Education Committee




    The email contact links for Assembly Members won't work if you live outside the district they represent.  You can use the following format to contact a legislator outside your district: firstname.lastname@asm.ca.gov

    Here is the contact information for the Education Committee:

    Patrick O'Donnell (Chair)Dem - 70 Contact Assembly Member Patrick O'Donnell

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 4166, Sacramento, CA 94249-0070; (916) 319-2070
    Kristin Olsen (Vice Chair)Rep - 12

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 4144, Sacramento, CA 94249-0012; (916) 319-2012
    Young O. KimRep - 65 Contact Assembly Member Young O. Kim

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 4177, Sacramento, CA 94249-0065; (916) 319-2065
    Kevin McCartyDem - 7 Contact Assembly Member Kevin McCarty

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 2160, Sacramento, CA 94249-0007; (916) 319-2007
    Miguel SantiagoDem - 53 Contact Assembly Member Miguel Santiago

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 5119, Sacramento, CA 94249-0053; (916) 319-2053
    Tony ThurmondDem - 15 Contact Assembly Member Tony Thurmond

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 5150, Sacramento, CA 94249-0015; (916) 319-2015
    Shirley N. WeberDem - 79 Contact Assembly Member Shirley N. Weber

    Capitol Office

    P.O. Box 942849, Room 3123, Sacramento, CA 94249-0079; (916) 319-2079