In abstract
CalMatters’s introduced its in-person voter occasion collection to Redding, Chico, and South Lake Tahoe.
Final week, working alongside native newsrooms and neighborhood schools, CalMatters introduced collectively greater than 100 voters in California’s far north to speak about this 12 months’s metropolis, county and statewide poll propositions.
“I trust CalMatters to give unbiased assessments,” stated Laura, from Anderson, California, who attended our occasion in Redding. “I learned a lot tonight because I did not realize these propositions were on the ballot.”
CalMatters launched VotingMatters, a collection of over 30 occasions across the state to convey our 2024 Voter Information to life, educating voters by way of trivia, quizzes, and our Props in a Minute movies.
Whereas snacking on Thai fusion wraps and BLTs on the Shasta Bike Depot in Redding, a bunch of fifty pals and neighbors joined CalMatters and Shasta Scout to speak in regards to the potential results of Proposition 36, which might enhance penalties for theft and drug trafficking. Bruce Ross, district director for state senator Brian Dahle, joined us to speak about native elections, together with the controversial Measure P, which might stop Shasta County from seizing non-public areas like parking tons for redevelopment.
In Chico, CalMatters and North State Public Radio hosted a small and intimate occasion that introduced collectively each landlords and renters to speak about Proposition 33, which might permit native governments to impose hire controls. After the dialog, NSPR gave members a glance into their studio and the way they do their journalism.
In South Lake Tahoe greater than 50 college students and locals gathered for a session at Lake Tahoe Group Faculty. Susan Blankenship, town clerk, offered on native elections, significantly Measure N, a emptiness tax for properties within the metropolis.
This week, VotingMatters is coming to the Central Valley:
- 9/23 at 12 pm – Stockton (RSVP right here) – We’re teaming up with Stocktonia for a VotingMatters occasion at San Joaquin Delta Faculty. Stocktonia reporters will cowl native county and metropolis races, whereas Delta Faculty’s Workplace of Scholar Life and the Related College students of Delta Faculty will assist register voters. Lunch will likely be served. RSVP is required and precedence will likely be given to college students.
- 9/24 at 12 pm – Sacramento (RSVP right here) – We’re teaming up with CapRadio for a VotingMatters occasion at Sacramento State, in partnership with the State Hornet and Sac State Related College students, Inc. Seize lunch with CapRadio reporters and scholar journalists. RSVP is required and precedence will likely be given to college students.
- CalMatters can also be working with native companions to see if we are able to convey occasions to Merced, Fresno, and Bakersfield. Keep tuned!
Subsequent week, VotingMatters is coming to the Los Angeles metro space:
- 9/30 at 7 pm – San Fernando – This occasion will likely be co-hosted with the San Fernando Valley Solar, at Bodevi Wine & Espresso Bar.
- 10/1 at 9 am – Los Angeles – VotingMatters will come to the Japanese American Nationwide Museum’s Democracy Lab for a breakfast session.
- 10/2 at 2 pm – San Bernardino – CalMatters is working with KVCR to convey an occasion to San Bernardino Valley Faculty. Precedence will likely be given to college students, and particulars TBA.
- 10/3 at 3 pm – Los Angeles – Be a part of us on the Los Angeles Public Library for a day session.
Please observe our occasions e-newsletter as new periods are continuously being added! For questions on particular occasions or the best way to have an occasion in your space, please contact dhu@calmatters.org.
Nevin Kallepalli of Shasta Scout contributed to reporting.
