{"id":1323875,"date":"2022-02-21T19:39:33","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1323875"},"modified":"2022-02-21T19:39:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:39:43","slug":"california-democrats-vote-to-limit-campaign-donations-from-some-fossil-fuel-entities-and-some-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-vote-to-limit-campaign-donations-from-some-fossil-fuel-entities-and-some-police\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats Vote to Limit Campaign Donations from Some Fossil Fuel Entities and Some Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-democrats-vote-to-limit-campaign-donations-from-some-fossil-fuel-entities-and-some-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1323875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">In a move to secure the vote of anti-police and anti-fossil fuel Californians the Democrat state party decided on Sunday it would no longer accept campaign contributions from some fossil fuel entities and some law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe California Democratic Party has taken an important step forward to more clearly fund our important work in line with our democratic values,\u201d state party chair Rusty Hicks said in a statement after the executive board voted. \u201cWe now turn our full attention to engaging 10 million California Democrats to protect our democracy and build a California that works for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The party\u2019s board, which met and voted virtually, agreed 192-48 for the changes.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/California-Democrats-to-reject-funding-from-some-16934333.php?sid=5d54065e91d15c7b08162233&#038;utm_source=newsletter&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_content=headlines&#038;utm_campaign=sfc_morningfix\">reported<\/a> on the vote, which it said \u201csent mixed signals to racial justice and environmental activists.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9719375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Climate-Change-Protester.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9719375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Climate-Change-Protester.png\" alt=\"Demonstrators take part in a pro-environment protest as they block Westminster Bridge in central London on November 17, 2018, to show anger at what they see as government inaction on climate and ecological issues. - Organised by Extinction Rebellion, the protest is part of many taking place this weekend to bring attention to what they describe as political inaction on issues of pollution and climate change. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN \/ AFP) (Photo credit should read TOLGA AKMEN\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Demonstrators take part in a pro-environment protest. (TOLGA AKMEN\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Chronicle<\/em> reported:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>While the move sends a strong message, the party has \u201cmade a political calculation that they\u2019re going to gain more votes than they would lose as a result of taking money from these places,\u201d said Jessica Levinson, a professor of law at Loyola University in Los Angeles. Democrats hold a vise-grip on political power in California, controlling all statewide offices and comprising a supermajority in the Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>However, the party\u2019s leadership was split, with some saying the steps taken were not enough to show the party was willing to give up big money even from sources that are in conflict with the party\u2019s core ideals on climate policy and racial justice. One of the state\u2019s party\u2019s vice chairs, controller Betty Yee, supported the changes as \u201ca balanced, comprehensive approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_14985212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BLM-DC-Protest.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14985212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BLM-DC-Protest.png\" alt=\"Black Lives Matter continue \" Burn it Down \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Black Lives Matter holds a \u201cBurn it Down\u201d protest. (Twitter Video Screenshot)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, they leave the door open for the party to continue to take money from some fossil fuel companies and law enforcement unions opposing criminal justice reform,\u201d San Francisco supervisor and state assembly candidate David Campos told the newspaper Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>And for some leftist Democrats such as R.L. Miller, a member of the Democratic National Committee and a cofounder of Climate Hawks Vote, it doesn\u2019t go far enough because while it will refuse money from Pacific Gas and Electric and Sempra, a natural gas and electric corporation, it will still take campaign donations from Southern California Edison (SCE).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute joke,\u201d said Miller, citing that SCE uses fracking technologies that she and other activists oppose because of so-called climate change, but that is responsible for U.S. energy independence under President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Chronicle\u2019s<\/em> report continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The reason for that divergence, according to a report prepared for executive board members Sunday, is that Southern California Edison \u201conly provides electricity services to customers\u201d and provides \u201cno gas services,\u201d unlike the other two utilities, according to portions of the party\u2019s report obtained by The Chronicle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As far as contributions from law enforcement, Democrats want to support police unions but not the men and women who put their lives on the line daily to protect public safety. The party will consider donations from those unions comprised of \u201cpolice officers and\/or deputy sheriffs on a case-by-case basis.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The party\u2019s five top officers would make those case-by-case decision.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe party\u2019s decision showed that on law enforcement contributions, it was struggling with what it views as two different constituencies \u2014 people of color and organized labor,\u201d the <em>Chronicle<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>But Professor Levinson said taking this stance won\u2019t work in states where Democrats do not dominate the state\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s the saying, \u2018As goes California, so goes the nation,\u2019\u201d Levinson said. \u201cBut there are a lot of Democrats in much more competitive states where I don\u2019t think they can afford to say, \u2018I\u2019m swearing off money, period.\u2019 Or \u2018I\u2019m swearing off any type of money.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Penny Starr on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PennyStarrDC\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move to secure the vote of anti-police and anti-fossil fuel Californians the Democrat state party decided on Sunday it would no longer accept campaign contributions from some fossil &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1323875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1323875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1323875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1323875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1323875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1323875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1323875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}