Archive for November 13, 2017

Absolutely right.

Yesterday was an historic Election Day. Defying virtually all expectations, Democrats flipped more than a dozen of the 100 seats in Virginia’s house of delegates and, pending final vote counts, may have won control of it. Democrats won full control of the legislature and governorships in both New Jersey and Washington State. Maine’s voters effectively overrode the Republican Governor’s veto, by referendum, in a landslide. Democrats won two traditionally Republican legislature seats in special elections in Georgia.

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In 1977-1978, I was part of a group appointed to study and report to the Mayor and City Council for the City of Troy, NY, a small city near Albany, NY (where I attended College) on the implementation of a new concept of policing, then called Team Policing (Community Policing). Over the course of a year, I collected survey data by calling residents and asking them a series of questions about their experiences with police personnel.

The Team Policing approach joined officers, social workers, teachers, religious leaders and volunteers to police their neighborhood in a a proactive approach. Police officers walked beats like the old days. The Team worked together to solve neighborhood problems and formulate solutions. It worked. Crime in Troy fell dramatically and violent crime was virtually nonexistent. My group reported favorably to the city leaders and Team Policing was implemented permanently.

Today, accredited by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Troy Police Department provides a high level of service through an active community policing philosophy. The City of Troy is well-recognized for its partnership with community groups. Service to the community is provided by three police facilities sited throughout the city.

As an Assembly Member, I will work with community leaders to move Policing to the modern era. This criminal justice reform is what is needed in diverse communities like ours.

Donna Brazil’s statement in advance of her book must be a stepping stone for reform. We need to come together and win elections in 2018 but not by business as usual. Dark money has corrupted our political infrastructure and hurts our progress. Although a reformed DNC must follow, let’s focus on our state and county party structure. The following summarizes California Democratic Party Vice Chair Daraka Larimore-Hall and Secretary Jenny Bach statement:

The California Democratic Party is embracing a reform agenda that will enable California Democrats to define the progressive agenda for the 21st century. By announcing a ‘Clean Money Campaign Finance Task Force’ we can win elections, and fund our party, with clean money. The appointed and diverse committee members have embraced a true shared-decision making model as officers, and are working to strengthen the voice of California Progressives in deciding the Democratic nominee for President in 2020. A reform agenda can and will deliver the progressive victories California desevers – getting special interest money out of politics, protecting civil rights for people of color, women, immigrants and the LGBT community, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare, combating climate change, and addressing the cataclysmic income inequality gap between the ultra-wealthy and everyone else.

I am a progressive candidate who wants to see the Democratic Party return to its progressive roots. Help me and other progressive candidates win. By donating directly to progressive candidates, we can rise up and be a better Democratic Party.

https://www.cadem.org/news/press-releases/2017/statement-from-california-democratic-party-vice-chair-secretary-on-donna-brazile-dnc-announcement

My Democratic Party has always had its values and priorities clear. Let’s lead.