Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 9/13/2021

DMO Update

• Democratic Municipal Officials can now register now for the DMO Retreat.

• Joe Buscaino (Los Angeles, CA) has been named a Blue Star Rising candidate in his race for Mayor of Los Angeles.

• Council Member Tameika Isaac Devine (Columbia, SC) has been named a Blue Star Rising candidate in her race for Mayor of Columbia.

Quick Links

• Everytown Releases New Report Detailing Unintentional Shootings by Children and Increase of Children Living With Unsecured Firearms – Does your city have a Secure Firearm Storage law?

• Flash Flooding Highlights Immediate Dangers of Climate Change – Again

• Remembering 9/11 as a Local Leader

Ideas for Cities

• Climate Change: What Can Local Governments Do?

• What Research Says About the Best Way to Spend Money Now to Solve Homelessness Long-Term

• Advancing Local Emergency Response 20 Years After 9/11

In Depth – IPCC Report on Climate Change

• Without aggressive new climate policy, we are on target for a worst-case scenario for climate change.

• Current fossil fuel stock is already twice the amount needed to exceed the 1.5C global temperature increase targeted by the Paris Agreement.

• Peak greenhouse gas emissions must occur between now and 2025, with each year after lowering the amount to sustainable levels by 2030. This will prevent a worst case scenario for climate change.

• “Mitigation and development goals cannot be met through incremental change”.

• The science is clear – we need an 80% reduction in global carbon emissions to stop runaway climate change.

News for Democrats 

• Biden announces new vaccine mandates that could cover 100 million Americans – President Biden’s COVID Plan.

• Senate Democrats Offer A New Voting Bill, But A GOP Filibuster Likely Blocks The Way

• Billions From Biden Aid Plan Left Untapped by Cash-Flush States

Pic of the Week

DMO Board Member, California Chair, and Los Angeles Councilman Bob Blumenfield stands with Governor Newsome against today’s recall election.