Climate Change. California is burning with the worst wildfires in the state’s history, clearly caused or made worse by drought and other climate changes. At the very same time, the federal government is seeking to eliminate environmental protections and abandon the fight against global warming. And now the President is trying to eliminate the right of California and dozens of other states to establish our own auto emission rules. We support candidates who recognize the reality of climate change and who will act to fight it and to protect California’s right to lead that fight.
Affordable Housing. Elders make up an alarmingly high percentage of the homeless population. To address homelessness, we need anti-displacement policies and funding to help keep elders on fixed incomes in their homes. Along with more housing in general, we need to build the affordable housing needed to reduce the extreme housing shortage we face. We support candidates who will act to get affordable housing built and work to prevent homelessness and help homeless seniors become housed again.
Legal Immigration. The federal government is trying to limit all kinds of immigration into the U.S. However, legal immigrants are a central factor in the workforce for home health care and in senior facilities. If this workforce is reduced or eliminated, elders and their families will feel the impact acutely. We support candidates who recognize the need for legal immigration and who support treating immigrants with the dignity and respect all human beings deserve.
Election Integrity. All US intelligence sources and bipartisan Congressional leaders agree that Russia illegally interfered in the 2016 elections and Russia is trying to do so again right now. The current federal response is much too weak. The integrity of our elections must be protected. We support candidates who will take the protection of U.S. elections seriously and who will hold accountable those who act illegally to interfere in our electoral processes.
We hold our futures and the futures of our children and our grandchildren in our hands. Let us act together now to elect the representatives who will work with us to protect that future.
Originally formulated by JUST ELDERS EAST BAY
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