Progressive Democrats

AHF To Host National Conference On Affordable Housing, Rent Control, and Homelessness

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Friday, September 30, 2022

Housing Is A Human Right ( HHR ) and key state and local legislators will host a National Conference On Affordable Housing on Saturday October 1st, 2022 at the Nate Holden Theatre in Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • Housing Is A Human Right ( HHR ) and key state and local legislators will host a National Conference On Affordable Housing on Saturday October 1st, 2022 at the Nate Holden Theatre in Los Angeles.
  • National Conference on Affordable Housing, Rent Control and Homelessness
    Tammi Mac (Moderator), KJLH Radio, 102.3FM
    Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 W Washington Blvd.
  • Los Angeles, CA 90016
    Many cities throughout the United States, like Los Angeles, are facing an affordable housing and homelessness crisis.
  • With so many unhoused individuals dying on the streets each year, finding affordable housing and rent control solutions is long overdue.

Former U.S. Transportation Secretaries, Influential Labor Unions, Progressive Groups and Businesses Urge California's Legislature to Approve Funding for High-Speed Rail

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

LaHood, Foxx and Diridon serve as co-chairs of the U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition (USHSRC), as did Mineta before his death.

Key Points: 
  • LaHood, Foxx and Diridon serve as co-chairs of the U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition (USHSRC), as did Mineta before his death.
  • USHSRC, the leading national coalition working to fund electrified high-speed rail projects, sent the letter to state Senate Pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon.
  • "59% of L.A. County voters support continued construction of the project including 32% who strongly favor continued construction while only 29% oppose it.
  • "America's effort to decarbonize transportation depends on the completion of the California High-Speed Rail project.

New Poll Finds Strong Voter Support for High-Speed Rail in California

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

By a margin of 73% to 18% Democrats support the project, with 54% of independent voters in support and 37% opposed.

Key Points: 
  • By a margin of 73% to 18% Democrats support the project, with 54% of independent voters in support and 37% opposed.
  • High-Speed Rail Coalition, which is mobilizing leading unions, businesses, and public servants to advocate for investments that will finally make high-speed rail a reality in America.
  • High-speed rail will help break the state's dependence on fossil fuels and is essential for California to achieve its ambitious clean air and carbon-free energy goals.
  • Approval of the $4.2 billion bond appropriation will signal continued support by the State of California, creating the opportunity for significant federal investment.

Arizona Activists Launch Campaign on Crowdpac Targeting Senator Kyrsten Sinema with the Threat of a Primary Challenge

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, two dozen Arizona leaders and activists launched a conditional campaign on Crowdpac targeted at Senator Kyrsten Sinema.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, two dozen Arizona leaders and activists launched a conditional campaign on Crowdpac targeted at Senator Kyrsten Sinema.
  • The campaign, Either Sinema Votes to End the Filibuster OR We Fund a Primary Challenger, aims to collect 1,000 pledges totaling $100,000 By October 6.
  • In its first few hours, the campaign has collected nearly 200 pledges totaling $10,000.
  • "Senator Sinema has proven time and time again with her actions and votes that she is out of touch with the people she's supposed to represent.

­CMC-Rose Institute poll gauges voter attitudes on two coasts

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Friday, September 24, 2021

The poll, designed by the Rose Institute and conducted by YouGov, surveyed 2,000 respondents in California and 1,675 in New York between August 30, 2021 and September 10, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • The poll, designed by the Rose Institute and conducted by YouGov, surveyed 2,000 respondents in California and 1,675 in New York between August 30, 2021 and September 10, 2021.
  • Andrew Sinclair and Ken Miller oversaw and developed the poll comparing political attitudes in California and New York states.
  • The CMC-Rose Institute Poll was sponsored and funded by the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and Claremont McKenna College.
  • The margin of error in the New York registered voter sample is 2.83, a slightly larger weight reflecting a slightly smaller group.