Democracy: World-Wide Elections Tracker
The Angus Reid Global Scan -- Angus Reid Consultants is a polling firm -- "monitors democratic conditions around the world, by reviewing background information, assessing the latest campaign news and events, describing trends in voting intention, and reporting on the outcome of a particular ballot." <http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/>
The Beach: Safety for novice riders and skaters
A simple solution to the problem of where at the Santa Monica beach to learn to ride a bike or to rollerblade: The city should set aside the long, wide and unused roadway that extends alongside Barnard Way between the beach parking lots just north and just south of Ocean Park Boulevard. The area has short-term and all-day parking, and is close to two bike and skate rental stands. The designation of this area -- with signage there and elsewhere in the parking lots and along the beach walkway and the bike path -- would be especially appreciated by parents who are now forced to put their children at risk on the bike path or in the parking lots. Conveniently, it's located right next to the playground and to the snack stand, for those who have kids at different skill levels.
Politics: "Please Go Home and Tell Mr. Bush Not to Bomb Us" (reading)
Kelly Hayes-Raitt is in second place in her race for the Assembly. Staged readings of columns she wrote while in Iraq will will be presented in Pacific Palisades on Sunday. It's a great chance to evaluate the candidate first hand.
"Please Go Home and Tell Mr. Bush Not to Bomb Us"
A staged reading of Kelly Hayes-Raitt's dramatic accounts of her two trips to Iraq, will occur Sunday, May 21 at 7:30 pm at the Pacific Palisades Women's Club, 901 Haverford Avenue, Pacific Palisades.
As a member of the Santa Monica Women's Commission, Kelly Hayes-Raitt traveled to Iraq five weeks before the U.S. Pres. Bartlett endorses Kelly,
too!bombings and invasion and returned in July, 2003, just weeks after "mission accomplished." She interviewed dozens of women, children and men about their lives during the first Gulf War, the regime, the economic sanctions and the horrifying "shock and awe" of this current war. Her poignant columns appeared in the Santa Monica Daily Press and are posted with her stirring photos at KellyForAssembly.com.
Kelly's columns were adapted for the stage by Emmy Award-winner and Santa Monica resident Robert Illes ("The Carol Burnett Show") and the show will be directed by Woodland Hills resident Riley Steiner (Page Bowen on "General Hospital"), who recently assisted in the directing of the critically acclaimed "What I Heard About Iraq."
Participating in the reading will be:
Julie Sanford ("Something's Gotta Give," "In Justice," "Scrubs," "Dragnet"); Susan Savage ("Boston Public," "Baywatch," "Cold Case," "Judging Amy"); *Sarah Ripard (originated the role of Kitty DeSouza in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway production of "Bombay Dreams"); Jennifer Capps ("The Lounge" Theatre in Hollywood); Hallie Cooper (from Calabasas High School and a founding member of Staged Souls, a theatre company of high school and college students).
Got Room?
Want to contribute to the campaign but are tight on time and money? Donate your hospitality! They need spare rooms to house volunteers coming to LA to help Kelly during the last 2 weeks of the campaign! Think you can help? Please call Jennifer Boschma at (310) 392-8715 for more information.
Come to a Phone Bank!
Calling for volunteers! Bring your friends and family to one of Kelly's friendly phone banks! The election is June 6, so call Heather at (310) 392-8715 to sign up today!
Santa Monica
Campaign Headquarters
2617 7th St.
Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00 pm
Monday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Malibu
24955 PCH, Suite C-301
Wednesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Oxnard
162 S. A Street
Tuesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kelly for Assembly: <http://kellyforassembly.com/>
"Please Go Home and Tell Mr. Bush Not to Bomb Us"
A staged reading of Kelly Hayes-Raitt's dramatic accounts of her two trips to Iraq, will occur Sunday, May 21 at 7:30 pm at the Pacific Palisades Women's Club, 901 Haverford Avenue, Pacific Palisades.
As a member of the Santa Monica Women's Commission, Kelly Hayes-Raitt traveled to Iraq five weeks before the U.S. Pres. Bartlett endorses Kelly,
too!bombings and invasion and returned in July, 2003, just weeks after "mission accomplished." She interviewed dozens of women, children and men about their lives during the first Gulf War, the regime, the economic sanctions and the horrifying "shock and awe" of this current war. Her poignant columns appeared in the Santa Monica Daily Press and are posted with her stirring photos at KellyForAssembly.com.Kelly's columns were adapted for the stage by Emmy Award-winner and Santa Monica resident Robert Illes ("The Carol Burnett Show") and the show will be directed by Woodland Hills resident Riley Steiner (Page Bowen on "General Hospital"), who recently assisted in the directing of the critically acclaimed "What I Heard About Iraq."
Participating in the reading will be:
Julie Sanford ("Something's Gotta Give," "In Justice," "Scrubs," "Dragnet"); Susan Savage ("Boston Public," "Baywatch," "Cold Case," "Judging Amy"); *Sarah Ripard (originated the role of Kitty DeSouza in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway production of "Bombay Dreams"); Jennifer Capps ("The Lounge" Theatre in Hollywood); Hallie Cooper (from Calabasas High School and a founding member of Staged Souls, a theatre company of high school and college students).
Got Room?
Want to contribute to the campaign but are tight on time and money? Donate your hospitality! They need spare rooms to house volunteers coming to LA to help Kelly during the last 2 weeks of the campaign! Think you can help? Please call Jennifer Boschma at (310) 392-8715 for more information.
Come to a Phone Bank!
Calling for volunteers! Bring your friends and family to one of Kelly's friendly phone banks! The election is June 6, so call Heather at (310) 392-8715 to sign up today!
Santa Monica
Campaign Headquarters
2617 7th St.
Sunday 1:00pm - 8:00 pm
Monday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Malibu
24955 PCH, Suite C-301
Wednesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Oxnard
162 S. A Street
Tuesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kelly for Assembly: <http://kellyforassembly.com/>
Politics: "What is a Progressive?" Contest
With the radical conservative movement finally tanking, everybody and his uncle wants to be called a progressive. So the Campaign for America's Future has decided that it's time to define the term. If you had 30 seconds (roughly 100 words) to answer the question, "What is a Progressive?," what would you say? Come up with the winning essay, and you could win a trip for two to Washingto for Take Back America 2006 (June 12-14th), the year's largest gathering of, um, progressives.
Campaign for America's Future:
<http://www.ourfuture.org/>
Take Back America 2006:
<https://secure.ourfuture.org/tba06/>
Contest:
<http://www.ourfuture.org/WhatIsAProgressive/>
Campaign for America's Future:
<http://www.ourfuture.org/>
Take Back America 2006:
<https://secure.ourfuture.org/tba06/>
Contest:
<http://www.ourfuture.org/WhatIsAProgressive/>
Access (cont.): Long promised, broadband over power lines becoming a reality
The Marketplace Morning Report on NPR this morning reported that electric companies are getting into the high-speed internet business by employing what's being called Broadband over Power Lines, or BPL: "By purchasing the right equipment power companies can quickly offer internet service to millions of new customers. There are several pilot projects being launched in the US...." Market Place Morning Report:
<http://marketplace.publicradio.org/>
<http://marketplace.publicradio.org/>
Is it Democrats vs Republicans
or Liberals vs Conservatives?
The sham ethics "reform" bill passed the House 217-213, with the cowardly votes of eight Blue Dog Democrats -- Barrow, Boren, Boswell, Cuellar, Marshall, Matheson, Melancon, and Taylor(MS) -- more than making the difference. Of this particular pod of Dems-We-Can-Do-Without, two, Henry Cuellar and Jim Matheson, also voted in favor the 
bankruptcy bill, CAFTA and the GOP energy bill. Texas hack Cuellar, "so snugly in bed with the right wing," according to the Irregular Times, "that he is the only Democrat ever to receive the endorsement of the [infamous] Club for Growth," at least got a primary challenge for his trouble, but he is now a Democratic paladin because he may survive in a district gerrymandered by Tom DeLay to favor Republican candidates (his loss would be poetic justice, though, since he won his current seat two years ago, in the first election held after the redistricting, when, in an act of betrayal, he challenged and defeated the incumbent and much more progressive Democrat, Ciro Rodriguez). If Cuellar does lose, although it may lessen the chances of a Democratic takeover of the House, his replacement by a Republican will do nothing to affect the conservative congressional majority. And that's the real target. Isn't it?
bankruptcy bill, CAFTA and the GOP energy bill. Texas hack Cuellar, "so snugly in bed with the right wing," according to the Irregular Times, "that he is the only Democrat ever to receive the endorsement of the [infamous] Club for Growth," at least got a primary challenge for his trouble, but he is now a Democratic paladin because he may survive in a district gerrymandered by Tom DeLay to favor Republican candidates (his loss would be poetic justice, though, since he won his current seat two years ago, in the first election held after the redistricting, when, in an act of betrayal, he challenged and defeated the incumbent and much more progressive Democrat, Ciro Rodriguez). If Cuellar does lose, although it may lessen the chances of a Democratic takeover of the House, his replacement by a Republican will do nothing to affect the conservative congressional majority. And that's the real target. Isn't it?
Bikes: 12th Annual California Bike Commute Week May 15-19, 2006
California Bike Commute is a project of the California Bicycle Coalition, a non profit organization that advocates increased bicycle use, access, safety and education by promoting the bicycle as an everyday means of transportation and recreation.
Various special activities have been organized locally
by ride share agencies, cities, counties, employers, bicycle advocacy groups, bike shops and others who support bicycle transportation in California's communities.
Events may be planned in your area (see below), including bike tune-up clinics, morning "buddy rides," pit stops, energizing stations and noon-time rallies.
Visit the Smart Traveler website for further tips on commuting; a great source of transportation systems and related links in California sponsored by Cal Trans. A check list to help prepare for the commute is at the bottom of the Cal Bike Commute home page.
Click below for information about events in your area:
Bay Area Bike to Work Day
Los Angeles County Bike to Work Day
Modesto Bike to Work Day
Sacramento Bike Week
San Diego Regional Bike to Work Day
San Francisco Bike to Work Day
Santa Barbara County Bike Week
Santa Clarita Event info
Santa Cruz Bike to Work Day
Orange County Bike to Work Day
Ventura County Bike to Work Day
California Bicycle Coalition: http://www.calbike.org/>
California Bike Commute: <http://www.californiabikecommute.com/>
Various special activities have been organized locally
by ride share agencies, cities, counties, employers, bicycle advocacy groups, bike shops and others who support bicycle transportation in California's communities.Events may be planned in your area (see below), including bike tune-up clinics, morning "buddy rides," pit stops, energizing stations and noon-time rallies.
Visit the Smart Traveler website for further tips on commuting; a great source of transportation systems and related links in California sponsored by Cal Trans. A check list to help prepare for the commute is at the bottom of the Cal Bike Commute home page.
Click below for information about events in your area:
Bay Area Bike to Work Day
Los Angeles County Bike to Work Day
Modesto Bike to Work Day
Sacramento Bike Week
San Diego Regional Bike to Work Day
San Francisco Bike to Work Day
Santa Barbara County Bike Week
Santa Clarita Event info
Santa Cruz Bike to Work Day
Orange County Bike to Work Day
Ventura County Bike to Work Day
California Bicycle Coalition: http://www.calbike.org/>
California Bike Commute: <http://www.californiabikecommute.com/>
California Policy Inbox
California Policy Inbox, from the Institute of Governmental Studies Center on Politics and the Institute of Governmental Studies Library at UCBerkeley, offers "[a] quick and easy update on what's new in California public policy research," with links to reports on finance, health care, education, business, children and families, and other topics, plus connections to California public policy organizations.
Btw, as I predicted, Steve Westly is starting to pull ahead in the race for governor. And here's a note to Steve (or Phil, if he should pull it out): a new poll from the institute shows that most people think the state should spend a lot more on public education, and they know from whence the dough should come: a hike in the top bracket of the state income tax. Parenthetically, the governator’s approval rating is at 38 percent: hasta la vista, baby.
<http://inbox.berkeley.edu>
Btw, as I predicted, Steve Westly is starting to pull ahead in the race for governor. And here's a note to Steve (or Phil, if he should pull it out): a new poll from the institute shows that most people think the state should spend a lot more on public education, and they know from whence the dough should come: a hike in the top bracket of the state income tax. Parenthetically, the governator’s approval rating is at 38 percent: hasta la vista, baby.
<http://inbox.berkeley.edu>
Politics: New California Online Voter Guide
From the California Voter Foundation: "The California Online Voter Guide is an award-winning clearinghouse of 
election information and web site links produced by the California Voter Foundation for every statewide election since 1994. Now in its 13th edition, the 2006 guide serves up nonpartisan information on the statewide propositions and all of the congressional, legislative, and statewide constitutional office candidates in this election. This voter guide will be updated throughout the election season." -- from the website. <http://calvoter.org/>
election information and web site links produced by the California Voter Foundation for every statewide election since 1994. Now in its 13th edition, the 2006 guide serves up nonpartisan information on the statewide propositions and all of the congressional, legislative, and statewide constitutional office candidates in this election. This voter guide will be updated throughout the election season." -- from the website. <http://calvoter.org/>
Bikes: Critical Mass' Monthly Ride
This month's ride falls on Cinco de Mayo. Critical Mass thinks it would be a good thing if we converted our polluted, congested roads into bike-friendly thoroughfares. The 
monthly ride through Venice and Santa Monica is conducted as a call for better cycling facilities and a protest against the car culture. Although you may have read that Critical Mass' actions have inspired police harassment in New York, here the event has been the occasion for a kind of rolling party where a good time is had by all. To join in, show up, with your bike, of course, either at 5:30 at UCLA (corner of Westwood Blvd. & Le Conte), at 6:00 p.m. at the Venice Circle (Main St. & Windward Ave.), or 6:30 at the Santa Monica Pier (Ocean Ave @ Colorado Ave.). The three groups coalesce into one critical mass at the Pier. <http://www.SantaMonicaCriticalMass.org/>
monthly ride through Venice and Santa Monica is conducted as a call for better cycling facilities and a protest against the car culture. Although you may have read that Critical Mass' actions have inspired police harassment in New York, here the event has been the occasion for a kind of rolling party where a good time is had by all. To join in, show up, with your bike, of course, either at 5:30 at UCLA (corner of Westwood Blvd. & Le Conte), at 6:00 p.m. at the Venice Circle (Main St. & Windward Ave.), or 6:30 at the Santa Monica Pier (Ocean Ave @ Colorado Ave.). The three groups coalesce into one critical mass at the Pier. <http://www.SantaMonicaCriticalMass.org/>
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