ICI urges state to stand up for civil rights As the US Supreme Court becomes ever more scornful of individual rights, the residents of California “Time for California to step up (Yes on Prop 1)”
Californians have four years to prepare for independence
My fellow Californians, The results are in. A native-born Californian woman of color, Kamala Harris, has been chosen to serve as the next vice president “Californians have four years to prepare for independence”
Vote NO on the Recall
In June 2010, Californians joined most of the rest of the democratic world by amending our constitution to require our elected officials to receive a majority of votes to “Vote NO on the Recall”
California Independence Movement to hold itself to a higher standard
Carlsbad, CA: Independent California Institute, a 501(c)(3) think tank that studies California independence, today issued a set of basic standards (see https://ic.institute/cio-standards) that they invite all self-identified California independence (or “Calexit”) organizations to abide by.
“We are, simply, Californians”
Happy California Independence Day, Californians! And happy (?) election day as well. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably pretty anxious about what’s going to happen ““We are, simply, Californians””
The Independent Californian’s Voter Guide, Nov. 2020
It is more than fitting that this year’s election falls on November 3, California Independence Day, the day that, in 1836, the province of Alta “The Independent Californian’s Voter Guide, Nov. 2020”
Prop 14: YES on more stem cell research funding
Back in 2004, the George W. Bush administration severely restricted federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, citing “moral” concerns. So California voters responded by “Prop 14: YES on more stem cell research funding”
Prop 15: YES on fixing our commercial property tax system
California has the population, economic might, and ambitions of a country. But it often doesn’t have a rational tax system to match. Case in point “Prop 15: YES on fixing our commercial property tax system”
Prop 16: YES on letting California control how affirmative action works
America’s racial and ethnic diversity pales in comparison to California’s. However, at the University of California, neither the makeup of the student population or the “Prop 16: YES on letting California control how affirmative action works”
Prop 17: YES to ending felon disenfranchisement in California
The United States is one of very few countries where a citizen can be permanently stripped of their right to vote for committing a crime. “Prop 17: YES to ending felon disenfranchisement in California”