[GPSCC-chat] Green Party adding their name to the Stop the Ban Coalition?

[Jim Doyle]

Yes, endorse.
Jim Doyle

Spencer Graves wrote:

> Hello, Drew, John, Jim, Lynn: 
>
>
> DREW, JOHN, JIM:  Should the Green Party of Santa Clara County add its 
> name to the "Stop the Ban Coalition", officially opposing the proposed 
> ban on sleeping in vehicles in Palo Alto?  Betsy and I vote to oppose 
> this proposed ban. 
>
>
> LYNN: 
>
>
>       I checked the minutes:  This campaign was discussed, but a vote 
> was not recorded.  The alternative is to get four of the five members 
> of our County Council to support a resolution opposing the ban.  We 
> already have 2 votes;  we need 2 from the remaining 3 (Drew, John and 
> Jim).  I'd be shocked if we don't get them, but we need to follow the 
> rules. 
>
>
>       FYI, you may know that Cheri Honkala, the Green Party candidate 
> for Vice President last year, raised her son in part while living in 
> her car.  Things got much worse when the car was totaled by a drunk 
> driver in Minnesota in the winter 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheri_Honkala).     
>
>
>       Best Wishes,
>       Spencer
>
>
> On 8/2/2013 6:07 PM, Lynn Huidekoper wrote:
>
>> Spencer,
>> I believe that I met you at a Green Party meeting at the Peace Ctr. 
>> where I gave a talk on Single Payer. Caroline heard that at the 
>> recent (?)council(?) meeting that you took a vote to add your org. to 
>> the Stop the Ban Coalition which is fighting the City Council in PA 
>> to stop them from voting on a vehicle ban on Monday night. She 
>> doesn't know who was supposed to contact our Coalition to add your 
>> name but she said that you take the minutes and would know. We'd love 
>> to get the OK to put it on the Rally flyer for Monday night.  You can 
>> send it to stoptheban13 at gmail.com <http://stoptheban13@gmail.com> and 
>> copy it to all of us.
>>
>> Sat. night Caroline, Tian Harter, Dana St. George, Gerry Gras, and 
>> Brian attended a Community Dinner held at Cubberley Comm. Center 
>> which has been the "hot spot" per the police, where approx. 30-40 
>> people sleep in their vehicles in the back.  New City Council members 
>> who support that ban ar being swayed by the NIMBY folks. Even some of 
>> them are snobs. In speaking with a CC person and Human Relations 
>> Commissioner, they are believing the lies about the homeless because 
>> they have never bothered to meet with them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lynn
>>
>> /*Lynn Huidekoper, RN*/
>> /*Legislative Liaison, Santa Clara County Single Payer Healthcare 
>> Coalition*/
>> /*Health Care for All-CA, Santa Clara County Chapter*/
>> /*https://www.facebook.com/CampaignForAHealthyCalifornia?fref=ts*/
>> /*Menlo Park, CA.*/
>> /*650-322-9609*/
>> /*Health Care is a Human Right*/
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