[GPSCC-chat] Green party Jan. meeting

[Spencer Graves]

facilitator:  Jim Doyle


Vibeswatcher:  Fred


Timekeeper:  Merriam


notetaker:  Spencer


agenda for next month:  Jim Doyle


1 minute speech in February:  Merriam.


Speaker:  Betsy Wolf-Graves talking about the work of Santa Clara 
Coalition Against S-Com, which convinced the Santa Clara County Board of 
Supervisors to opt out of the "Secure Communities" program to get though 
on "illegal aliens".  They started working with PACT (People Acting in 
Community Together), which however could not get agreement from their 
member organizations to support a program against S-Com.  S-Com's stated 
purpose was to identify and deport as many criminal illegal aliens as 
possible.  It started in 2008, but immigration groups did not find out 
about it until 2010.  Zoe Lofgren was assured that any county that 
wanted to could opt out.  However, in 2009, state governors were told 
that they did NOT have a choice, that the program was mandatory.  The 
Coalition focused on Detainers, which required more work from local law 
enforcement with no increase in funds -- an  unfunded mandate.  
Shirakawa is co-chair of the safety committee of Santa Clara County.  
The Coalition came and spoke at hearing's of the Santa Clara County 
safety committee on S-Com.  In the first year, 2009, 200,000+ were 
deported.  Oct. 18, 2011, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors 
voted to officially opt out of S-Com.  Lofgren accused Janet Napolitano 
of being a liar in telling Lofgren that the program was voluntary and 
telling state and local officials that the program was mandatory.  One 
evaluation by a law school concluded that ICE's failure to live by their 
own guidelines is a feature of the program, not an aberration.  Members 
of the Santa Clara Coalition against S-Com include Siren, Asian Law 
Alliance, Sacred Heart, De-Bug, and others, many (all?) of them have 
their own budgets.


Introductions:  In attendance:  Jim Doyle, Fred Duperault, Caroline 
Yacoub, Merriam Kathaleen, Betsy Wolf-Graves, Spencer Graves


Announcements:


Finalizing Agenda


Treasurer's report:  $2,651.  after reimbursing Spencer for printing 
expenses.  Some funds have been transferred from BBVA to Provident CU.  
He still has to get Warner on the signature card for ProvidentCU and 
transfer one automatic payment from BBVA to ProvidentCU.


Tabling, schwag, registration drive:  Caroline:  We have a lot of issues 
going on.  Next tabling:  Junior State ~ April.  Earth Day, ~April.


Training for registration, Saturday, Feb. 4, in Berkeley.


California Disclose Act:  The City of San José became the first city in 
California to endorse the California DISCLOSE Act.  It would help if we 
followed up with Greens and ask them to follow up before next Monday.


Movie Night:  Go to Jillstein.org to get her State of the Union speech.  
45 minutes.  Propose to show it at the Campbell public library.  Jim 
Doyle will call the Campbell library to see if we can get a room, when, 
the charge, and whether it has a projector and screen.  Merriam to call 
Tian about getting his clubhouse for this.


Cupertino cement plant:  Cupertino Board of Supervisors voted to allow 
the privatization of the public road .. .


-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Technology Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph:  408-655-4567
web:www.structuremonitoring.com