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Subject: Take Action: LA Progressive Majority Voter Guide to Judges, Candidates, and Ballot Measures for March 2020 – Los Angeles, California

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I took an action on Action Network called LA Progressive Majority Voter Guide to Judges, Candidates, and Ballot Measures for March 2020 – Los Angeles, California.

Here are the grassroots progressive choices for the March 3, 2020 elections in LA County State &amp; County Propositions CA Prop 13 (Bonds to Build &amp; Repair Public Schools) – Yes LA County Measure R (Reform LA Jails &amp; Prevent Abuse) – Yes LA County Measure FD (Give enough resources to firefighters) - Yes LA County DA – George Gascon (Rachel Rossi is also good) The incumbent, Jackie Lacey, has opposed commonsense criminal justice reforms, refused to prosecute out of control police officers, and done nothing that matches her claim to be a Democratic reformer. Gascon was the effective reform DA in San Francisco before returning to his hometown of LA. Rachel Rossi was a talented federal public defender. LA County Supervisor District 2: Holly Mitchell Holly Mitchell has been amazing and effective champion for progressive causes in the State Legislature and LA County would be fortunate to have her as one of five County Supervisors. Herb Wesson recently stepped down as President of the LA City Council. He conducted far too much of that body’s business behind closed doors, limiting public debate and contested votes. Where Holly Mitchell works for transformative change, Herb Wesson is an extremely transactional politician. He’ll deliver results for business lobbyists or labor unions when they’re powerful, but if your progressive priority doesn’t have a powerful interest behind it, you can forget about your chances of getting his support. LA City Council District 4: Nithya Raman District 10: Aura Vasquez District 12: Lorraine Lundquist District 14: Cindy Otteson Our City Council is increasingly dominated by politicians who are merely looking for the next perch after getting term out of positions. It’s rare to find people who are connected to the community, who are thoughtful, and who are willing to fight for what is best for the people. We’re fortunate to have candidates in four races — all women — who fit that bill. Two of them are challenging incumbents while two are going up against powerful Democratic politicos who may as well have the strength of incumbents. In making these recommendations, we considered endorsements from progressive groups like Sunrise Movement but not Democratic clubs which tend to give their support almost entirely based on relationships, not actual merit. Judges: #42: Linda Sun #72: Roger F Jacobs #76: Emily Cole #80: Klint James McKay #97: Sherry Powell #129: Kenneth Fuller #145: Troy Slaten #150: Tom Parsekian #162: David D. Diamond A good way to find the progressive choice in LA Judicial races is to see what the Assistant District Attorneys are advocating and do the opposite. We also took into account the recommendations of public defenders and the LA County Bar Association’s evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications. We didn’t consider endorsements from Democratic clubs because unfortunately, those tend to be given on the basis of relationships and not a real evaluation of merit. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/2/9/1917945/-LA-Progressive-Majority-Voter-Guide-to-Judges-Candidates-for-March-2020-Los-Angeles-CA?source=email&

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