August, 2022: Progressive Values Candidate Questionnaire (COMPLETED)

This was a collaboration with the California Progressive Alliance (californiaprogressivealliance.org) and state- and national-level single-issue organizations to develop a digital toolkit containing a candidate questionnaire that was provided to all candidates for the Fort Bragg City Council and Mendocino Coast Health Care District races.

​

Responses to Progressive Values Questionnaire:

​Fort Bragg City Council Candidates (Sent 9/28/22, Deadline 10/5/22)

Responded: TESS ALBIN-SMITH (WRITE-IN!!), MARY ROSE KACZOROWSKI - Responses from 2022/09/28

Did Not Answer Questionnaire: MICHELLE ROBERTS, MARCIA RAFANAN, RICHARD MOHR, SCOTT TAUBOLD, RICHARD GARCIA, JASON GODEKE, BLANCA E. PENA, LINDY PETERS, ALBERTO ALDACO

​

Mendocino Coast Health Care District Candidates (Sent 10/14/22, deadline 10/18/22)

Responded: LEE FINNEY (10/15/22), JAMES JADE TIPPETT (10/16/22) - Responses

Did Not Answer Questionnaire: JOHN REDDING, SUSAN K. SAVAGE, DAWNMARIE RISLEY-CHILDS, PAUL KATZEFF

​

Details and Resources

Digital Toolkit: California Progressive Alliance Progressive Candidate Questionnaire Toolkit

​

Fort Bragg City Council Effort:

News Release: Results of Progressive Values Candidate Questionnaire for Fort Bragg City Council Published

PDF sample of the questionnaire for viewing by anyone: Nov. '22 Progressive Values Candidate Questionnaire

Emails sent (click to view): Questionnaire Sent 9/28/22; Thank you and 1st Reminder Oct 1; 2nd Reminder 2 Oct 4

RCV Straw Poll that will be used to help select slate: RCV Straw Poll

Deadline was Wednesday, 10/5/22

Responses/non-responses were published: Sunday, 10/9/22

​

Mendocino Coast Health Care District Effort:

Emails Sent (click to view): Questionnaire Sent, 10/14/22; Thank you and 1st Reminder, 10/15/22;

Deadline for MCHCD Candidates: Tues, Oct 18th

​

December 2021: Reproductive Rights (MINI-CAMPAIGN COMPLETED, see Responses below)

This campaign, based on the demands of Rally for Abortion Justice and action taken by the Portland, Oregon City Council, asks our local elected officials to Pledge to Protect Reproductive Rights by passing a resolution and sending letters in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) and the EACH Act of 2021 (S. 1021).

​

MCPAN mini-campaign petition (Sign this!): Reproductive Rights Petition to Fort Bragg City Council

Hard-copy version of petition for tabling: Reproductive Rights Petition with QR Code

​

Submission: 137 signatures (some with comments) submitted on 5/26/22 by email to all City Council members, who were asked to sign the Pledge by Friday, June 3 and take action at the Council level as soon as possible after that.

​​

Responses to 137 Signatures:

Mayor Bernie Norvell: No response. Did not sign Pledge.

Vice-Mayor Jessica Moresell-Haye: No response. Did not sign Pledge.

Councilmember Lindy Peters: No response. Did not sign Pledge.

Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith: No response. Did not sign Pledge.

Councilmember Marcia Rafanan: No response. Did not sign Pledge.

​

​November 2021: Solar Rights (MINI-CAMPAIGN COMPLETED, see Responses below)

This campaign, assembled with the help of the Solar Rights Alliance, asks our local elected officials to take a stand and take action on PG&E's attempt to leverage the California Public Utilities Commission against rooftop solar. The petition asks our local elected officials to Pledge to Protect Solar with a specific set of actions: passing resolutions and sending letters. These actions must be taken by mid-January, according to the Solar Rights Alliance.

    Please sign the online petition linked below. If you would like to provide decentralized support for this effort, please download the hard-copy version of the petition, with a QR code that folks can scan if they'd prefer to sign online (preferable for databasing convenience). You can take the petitions with a small table or clipboard to your favorite store. Please be COVID-conscientious. Write MCPAN to arrange petition drop-off when you are finished.

​

MCPAN mini-campaign petition: Solar Rights Petition to All Mendo Coast Elected Bodies and Officials

Hard-copy version of petition for tabling: Solar Rights Petition with QR Code

Single-Issue expert organization: Solar Rights Alliance

Signatures (as of 12/1/2021): 90

Signatures were submitted on: 12/01/2021 - 90 signatures with some making comments

​

Responses to 90 Signatures with Some Comments:

Mayor Bernie Norvell: Did not sign Pledge.

Vice-Mayor Jessica Moresell-Haye: Did not sign Pledge.

Councilmember Lindy Peters: Did not sign Pledge.

Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith: Did not sign Pledge.

Councilmember Marcia Rafanan: Did not sign Pledge.

​

Pre-Website (MCPAN.net) Mini-Campaigns

These efforts were part of the somewhat experimental development process of MCPAN, and I was trying to figure out how to dovetail into other efforts and/or take on my own. The most traditional campaign was that with MendoCoast BIPOC after George Floyd's murder, which resulted in the formation of the Fort Bragg Name Change Task Force.

​

​2021-07: Rescue Act Funds

98 online signatures (not counting the ones GRI collected in hard-copy). In support of the Grassroots Institute's campaign. Positive B.O.S. responses. No action from F.B. City Council.

​

VICTORY! 2021-04: Formula/Chain Retail Ordinance for Fort Bragg

105 signatures (all online). In support of the creation of an ordinance. https://www.advocate-news.com/2021/06/28/council-approves-formula-business-ordinance-suggestions/

​

2021-01: Denounce 1/6 Insurrection

93 online signatures. Sent to FB City Council and FBUSD Board of Trustees. No action taken.

​

VICTORY! 2020-06: Name Change Task Force (with MendoCoast BIPOC)

54 unique hard-copy signatures, and 781 low-grade online petition service signatures. With an organized march on City Call, this resulted in the formation of the Task Force through by City of Fort Bragg.

​

VICTORY! 2019-09: Reject Autozone (with a local business)

~200 hard-copy signatures. Resulted in rejection of Autozone and beginning of Formula/Chain Retail Ordinance development.

​

2019-09: Denounce Trump and Acknowledge Climate Change (for Climate Strike)

176 hard-copy signatures gathered mostly during the Climate Strike.