Common Projects

The general organization of projects can be found here: COPs Program.

• Government Access Channel - The City of El Cajon utilizes Cox cable channel 24 as a "Government Access Channel". The City airs some questionable videos on this channel.
• Student Outreach - Work to set up tables at colleges and voter registration.
• ECPAC Takeover by CCT - We must continue to monitor this absurd failure of local government!
• Election Integrity
  • Paper Ballots - Many people received thin paper ballots. I summarized the work done here so it's easy to read.
  • Election Monitoring - Volunteer to monitor the elections -- Here's how
  • Polls In Churches - A number of polling places are in sanctuaries of churches, some even on the altar.
• Sunrise Powerlink - Proposed transmission line through Anza Borrego State Park, and many other areas of the county.
• Blackwater Potrero - Conversion of 824 acres in Potrero to a high-intensity mercenary soldier training facility.
• Campaign Contribution Limits - Do you realize that there are no limits to personal contributions for many local races? Let's stop this legalized bribery.
• Climate Change - Discussion and information about this important topic!
• Progressive Radio - Information about radio stations, interference with BC, and low-power opportunities
• Universal ID - Is a system of identification that really works well a good idea?
• Border Security - proposed border fence to reduce cross-border traffic of undocumented workers.
• Energy Policy - Should we drill, drill, drill, and should we release ANWR to development?? What about solar and wind?
• Local Politics - East County Politics not covered by specific projects.
• Government Access Channel
• Valle De Oro CPG
• Potrero Planning Group
• Bechtel In Monroeville - War profiteer Bechtel invades Monroeville in spite of public outcry. They came to us for ideas to resist the takeover.
• Blackwater Potrero - With fierce public opposition, Blackwater pulled out! WE WON!
• Blackwater Otay - Blackwater's secret facility in Otay Mesa -- We blew the whistle!

• COPs Program

ISSUES

• Blackwater/Xe
• Border Security
• Budget And Taxation
•    Compensation Reform
•    Pension Reform
• Church State Separation
• Current Events Theater
• Deepwater Horizon
• Election Integrity
•    Campaign Finance Reform
•    Manual Tally Issues
•    Open Canvass
•    San Diego County Canvass Procedure
•    Scanner Tape Review
• Energy Policy
•    Climate Change
•    Sunrise Powerlink
• Israeli Palestinian Conflict
• Local Politics
• Net Neutrality
• Nine Eleven
• Park Station
• Progressive TVand Radio
• War Profiteering
•    Blackwater/Xe
•    Procinctu Group
•    Wind Zero

GOVT OVERSIGHT

• City Of El Cajon
•    Save ECPAC
• Grossmont Healthcare Board
•    Stieringer Employment Scam
•    Unexpected Deaths At GH
• Grossmont Union High School District
• Helix Water District
• La Mesa Spring Valley School Board
• Lakeside Fire Board
• Padre Dam Municipal Water District
• San Diego LAFCO

MEDIA PROJECTS

• Current Events Theater
• Progressive TV-Radio

• Which boards and councils are we considering? See Our Region for a start. We are still working on this list, so if you have a body you think is important, we are interested!
  • El Cajon City Council
    • Save ECPAC
    • Cops Safety Center
  • Department of Planning and Land Use
    • Blackwater Potrero
• Brochure you can help distribute to promote COPs: COPSBrochure.pdf
• Article on COPs in East County Californian: News Article ECC011107
• COPs Rationale Document: COPs_Proposal_V2.rtf
• News Release: COPS to Police Local Govt. NewsRelease1-06-07-FINAL.doc; NewsRelease1-06-07-FINAL.pdf
• Application to become a panelist: PanelistQuestionnaire.doc; PanelistQuestionnaire.pdf

-- Raymond Lutz - 04 Oct 2006