Now, more than ever, we have the power—and the duty—to personally fight back against the current administration’s extreme abuses of power. While the President has convinced the Texas Governor to try to rig the balance of Congress in his favor, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has taken a better approach by putting the power in the hands of voters. In response to Texas’ gerrymandering, Newsom worked with the California’s state legislature to bring a countermeasure to our November 2025 ballots: Prop 50. Maybe you’ve heard about it, maybe not—but either way, we invite you to join the PDC, DVC, and Coastside Dems to learn about it and get involved in passing it.

At this event, we’ll also be taking a look at a bold move by Santa Clara County, who’s fighting back against the radical federal budget cuts in HR1. Counties are now facing severe funding shortages that threaten their ability to provide county-run health services. If approved this November, SCC’s Measure A will raise those funds in the short term through a 5/8¢ temporary sales tax increase (capped at 5 years) to keep trauma center and burn units operational. Learn how you can help this measure pass in SCC this year, and learn how and why this move is necessary, and what what it would take for advocates like you to bring something similar to your county next year.