Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 8/10/2020

DMO Update

• Register for our week of events celebrating local Democrats during the Democratic National Convention!

• Congratulations to DMO Blue Star Rising Dan Besse on his endorsement from President Obama.

• Act Now To Save Our Cities

Quick Links

• Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19

• The frustration of trying to invest in my hometown

• ‘This Push to Open Schools Is Guaranteed to Fail’

Ideas for Cities

• Don’t Knock Doors – Voter Contact During COVID-19

• Ithaca moves forward with rent cancellation proposal – The city provides a good model for how to balance the community’s needs with practical solutions.

• What Happens When a Pandemic Meets a Heat Wave

News for Democrats 

• New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure

• Housing in Brief: HUD Kills Another Obama-Era Fair Housing Rule – Ending the AFFH removes a key tool ensuring low-income housing is distributed without racial discrimination, or in a way that segregates our cities.

• State Attorneys General Sue Over Clean Water Act Changes