Government & Politics

Guests Laurie Simons and Terry Sterrenberg are co-producer of the new documentary, The Healthcare Movie. The documentary explores the differences between the Canadian Healthcare system and the American health insurance system and how/why Americans need to adopt a Canadian style single payer system. Laurie and Terry talk about how they came to make this movie, how the American and Canadian systems developed so differently. Terry notes that Canada has a tax system, while America has an insurance system.

Guest Ryan Rittenhouse is the Conservation Organizer with Friends of the Columbia Gorge. He talks about th edangers to community and the environment of transporting coal and oil via train to to-be built terminals in Oregon and Washington. All profit, no benefit, all danger.

Guest Paul Cienfuegos returns to continue discussion of creating local community rights movements to prevent usually large national and multinational corporations from dominating our democracy. Paul reviews the history of the regulatory box designed by corporate interests to regulate the peoples' participation in decision-making. He also discusses the movement to give nature rights, enforceable by citizens and looks at how the community rights movement is developing here in Oregon.

Representatives of local ballot measures were invited to make a presentation in the Davis Media Access studio under identical conditions. Statements are up to 5 minutes in length and not edited.

Shall an initiative ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 2405, which adopted increased water rates, and putting water rates in effect prior to May 1, 2013 back into effect, be adopted?

Joe Krovoza presents the argument for No on Measure P.

Representatives of local ballot measures were invited to make a presentation in the Davis Media Access studio under identical conditions. Statements are up to 5 minutes in length and not edited.

Shall an initiative ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 2405, which adopted increased water rates, and putting water rates in effect prior to May 1, 2013 back into effect, be adopted?

Sue Greenwald presents the argument for Yes on Measure P.

Representatives of local ballot measures were invited to make a presentation in the Davis Media Access studio under identical conditions. Statements are up to 5 minutes in length and not edited.

Shall Ordinance No. 2432, which would authorize the City of Davis to reauthorize and extend the existing half cent sales and use tax for general government purposes and increase the sales and use tax by an additional half cent, for a combined one cent tax, through December 31, 2020, be adopted?

Dr. Jose Granda presents the argument for No on Measure O.

Representatives of local ballot measures were invited to make a presentation in the Davis Media Access studio under identical conditions. Statements are up to 5 minutes in length and not edited.

Shall Ordinance No. 2432, which would authorize the City of Davis to reauthorize and extend the existing half cent sales and use tax for general government purposes and increase the sales and use tax by an additional half cent, for a combined one cent tax, through December 31, 2020, be adopted?

Lucas Frerichs presents the argument for Yes on Measure O.

"We The People... The U.S. Constitution and You"

including a segement on unique treatment of Native Americans within our Constitution explained by the only enrolled tribal member in the US Congress, Congressman Tom Cole.

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This video features Caroline Kennedy and John Garamendi. It helps students understand their particular access points to our democracy through the Member of Congress constitutionally elected to represent them. 

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