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Your weekly deep dive into the stories shaping our communities—plus how you can make a difference. Presented by the Placer County Democratic Party. |
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LOCAL NEWS |
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Fund Care, Not Billionaires - Protest at Congressman Kevin Kiley's Rocklin Office Hundreds showed up at Kiley's office on July 1st to demand that Kiley listen to his constituents instead of his billionaire backers and Trump. On the same day, the Senate passed the big tax and spending cuts bill with VP Vance breaking a 50-50 tie. It now back in the House of Representatives, and they're already voting on it! LIVE UPDATES |
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Call and email Kevin Kiley now if you want him to vote "no" on the Big Bill that will cut billions from the people that need it most District Office: (916) 724-2575 D.C. Office: (202) 225-2523 |
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Placer County Fair - We had a booth at the amazing Placer County Fair. Community members stopped by to say hi and get information and resources. Now is the time to build relationships and get connected to your local democratic party. We can make real change locally but we need your support! Learn more |
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City of Lincoln, WPUSD, and The Gathering Inn fight it out in court / Gold Country Media This story is messy! The Gathering Inn (TGI) provides homeless services to people in Placer County. They purchased a building to be used as a medical respite center in Lincoln. The city claims they did so illegally. Tensions in the community have escalated with protests, threats, and a pending court decision expected after July 28. |
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“Darlene, the only comment I'm going to make about that is I'm not aware of any threats of violence against anyone from from the city, from residents, from the council. I think that is a propaganda lie,” she stated. “So unless you can produce some kind of real evidence, I don't want to hear that again. But I appreciate the rest of your comments.” - Mayor Holly Andreatta, speaking to a representative of TGI. Mayor Andreatta was formally endorsed by the Placer County GOP and Kevin Kiley. |
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STATE NEWS |
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California schools are scrambling as Trump administration withholds almost $811 million / CalMatters The Trump Administration is illegally withholding congressionally appropriated funds that remain unavailable to California K-12 schools. |
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Resistance state: Tracking California’s lawsuits against the new Trump administration / CalMatters California sued the Trump Administration in his first term at least 123 times - we're currently at almost double the pace. |
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NATIONAL NEWS |
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Will the Democrats learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory? | Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old New York Assemblymember easily won New York's Democratic Primary for Mayor. "It was very much about people power, about revitalizing democracy and opening the door for ordinary people to gain control over the decisions that impact their lives." - Bernie Sanders |
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Assemblymember Joe Patterson, who represents Placer County, stands with his corporate donors, not you. Asm. Patterson tweeted that democrats had no strategy, despite Mamdani overwhelmingly winning his primary. It turns out, the strategy is putting forth policies that resonate with the majority of Americans, not just your mega-corporation donors. |
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Taken: What happens after an LA immigration raid / CalMatters CalMatters spoke with a number of migrants about their arrests and detentions after the first weekend of LA raids. Their accounts raise potential legal questions about the government’s operation. |
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"A Few minutes with...And Here's the Rest of the Story" in Grok / Opinion - Robert Gonzalez, Communication Committee Member |
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The US Senate recently passed an extreme and unusual budget bill pushing to pass a massive tax-cut and domestic policy package. The budget returns to Congress for further Republican diabolical action. In response, we are channeling, from the afterlife, an open-minded, liberal-biased journalist who regularly spoke on the 60 Minutes TV news magazine segment, “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney.” Also from the afterlife, we channel another 20th Century journalist-type, conservative Republican radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey, who courageously opposed two of his Presidents on important issues (Tricky Dick Nixon and Welfare Queen Ronnie Reagan). Consider this a séance via AI...Continue reading |
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UPCOMING CALENDAR |
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PROTEST OR PARADE Fri, July 4, 11AM - 1PM: Freedom Rally at Galleria Blvd & Roseville Pkwy, Roseville. Hosted by Placer Women Democrats. More info here Or Fri, July 4, 9AM - Roseville 4th of July Celebration Parade starts promptly at 9:00am at the intersection of Vernon/Riverside/Douglas
Fri, Aug. 8 - GET TICKETS NOW: 12th Annual Roosevelt-Kennedy Dinner, hosted by Placer County Democrats, with Keynote speaker Senator Mike McGuire (SD-2) - CA Senate Pro Tempore |
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