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Hello, All: <br>
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1. What specifically is the status of instant-runoff voting
(IRV) in San José and / or Santa Clara County? I remember having
heard some discussion of this at Green Party meetings. I think we
should suggest it to Occupy San José. I believe they could easily
be persuaded to embrace it. (There is a Wikipedia on IRV. The
article looks pretty good to me, but if you say any way it could be
improved and would like to discuss changes, please let me know. I'm
an occasional Wikipedian and could help you understand their rules
and perhaps make the changes you suggest if they also seem sensible
to me.) <br>
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2. What other issues do we have with the City of San José?
I'd like to push them to switch from Wells Fargo to a local-only
bank or Credit Union. (I've heard that California state law
requires municipalities to use major banks, but I don't know the law
on that. If you do, I'd like to know. I think we can get Occupy
San José behind a move to change this.) <br>
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3. I'd like to encourage everyone to sign up to attend the
MoveOn event on Monday, Jan. 9 at the San José City Hall Rotunda and
maybe also Mayor Reed's State of the City address, Feb. 9; see
below. Comments? <br>
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Thanks, <br>
Spencer <br>
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<td>Re: [occupy-san-jose] Re: February 9: San Jose 2012 State
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<td>Tim Bonnemann <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:planspark@gmail.com"><planspark@gmail.com></a></td>
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Well,
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<div>It would be nice to come out with our own "State of the City"
address, maybe the day before the mayor's:</div>
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<div>List the Occupy issues and how they apply locally. Dig through
City Council minutes to show what if anything they have done in
2011 to address these issues. Mention the "innovative" ways the
City treats concerned citizens/protesters and the damage (time,
energy, money, lost income, reputation etc.) they've caused with
their misguided eviction policy, citations and arrests. Compare
current City Council priorities with what would be ours. That kind
of thing.</div>
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<div>This might be a little project we could run over a few weeks
leading up to February 9. Maybe involve a broader public (via
blog, social media etc.), too. Like that original "We are the 99
percent" Tumblr, a "What's the state of (y)our city?" to capture
some of the voices that likely won't be represented at the Feb 9
event.</div>
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<div>Mayor Reed's past SOTC speeches are here (with video): <a
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<div>Tim</div>
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<div>On Dec 28, 2011, at 11:59 PM, Andrew Fitz wrote:</div>
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