INYO350 is proud to endorse the following candidates:
These three individuals have been actively involved with INYO350 since its inception two years ago helping to promote the causes of environmental protection and social and economic justice here in the Owens Valley and beyond.

Bishop City Council candidates:
-Stephen Muchovej (stephen.muchovej@gmail.com)
-Karen Schwartz (karen@sagetosummit.com)

Please contact everyone you know in the Bishop City Limits and encourage them to vote for Stephen and Karen.

Bishop Unified School District Governing Board
Virginia Figueroa (virfigueroah@gmail.com)

Talk to all the voters that you know in the school district (which includes Round Valley and Paradise) and encourage them to vote for Virginia

NO, we do not have a Congressional candidate that we are willing to endorse or work for, but there are other opportunities to help out, get involved, and try to influence a positive outcome as we move into the final stretch before the mid-term election on November 6.
Let’s make these last three weeks count! Let’s build that blue wave! – Our actions do make a difference!

1) Vote Forward – http://votefwd.org Write letters or postcards to Democrats in key swing districts– you choose the districts from list supplied. There are 4 districts in California.
2) Blue Wave Brigade – Nevada Democrats – Weekends of Action, Text and Phone Banking Key Senate race where Democrat Jacky Rosen is running neck and neck with Trump cronie Dean Heller. Text and phone bank from home. https://events.mobilizeamerica.io/nvdems/

3) Flip the 14 in California – Calls, Postcards in English and Spanish – they pick the Districts that havethe best chance of being flipped and assign us the names. For texting and phone banking https://www.flipthe14.com/get_involved; for postcarding julietiede@suddenlink.net.
Postcard Party Open House Oct. 23, 1-7, 1763 Zuni Circle, 760-920-2892 for info. Bring postcards and postcard stamps if you can.

4) The Last Weekend – A massive effort coordinated by Swing Left in collaboration with a dozen other organizations for the final push before election day.
https://thelastweekend.org/slsource=fb_tlw_conf&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tlw_conf

 

The Great Sierra River Cleanup is a statewide, volunteer event that  focuses on removing trash and restoring the health of our Sierra Nevada waterways, the source of drinking water for more than 60% of Californians. Join us on Saturday, September 15 to help our side of the Sierra do its part. We will meet at 8:30 AM, and the cleanup ends at noon. Pre-registration is required. Please email Ryan Delaney at Eastern Sierra Land Trust or call (760) 873-4554.

As always in the Eastern Sierra, bring a hat, sunscreen and water, and wear sturdy footwear. Pastries and drinks provided.

INYO350 will sponsor a rooftop solar seminar at the Inyo Council for the Arts from 7-9 PM on Tuesday, September 11th.  There will be an overview of funding options, an update of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) and short presentations from solar companies. Learn how rooftop solar installation can reduce your carbon footprint and add value to your home. Light refreshments will be served.  The program is free and RSVPs are not needed.  For additional information please contact John Louth at (760) 872-2852.

Next Sunday, September 9, the National Drive Electric Week makes a stop in Mammoth Lakes from 10 AM-4 PM. Come to the Park and Ride lot (Tesla supercharging station) at Old Mammoth and Tavern Roads to learn all about EVs; test drive models from Tesla, Mitsubishi and General Motors; and qualify for hourly prizes. To learn more about the event and to register (please do this!), click here.

 

 

We received the below from our friends at the Owens Valley Committee about a plan for the re-classification of the Owens River basin from a high-priority to a low-priority basin. This change would allow MORE water to leave our area – with major implications! Please show up this afternoon (Wednesday, August 15) at the Bishop Fire Training Center on E Line St. at 2pm! You don’t have to speak – your presence will speak volumes and will support the Owens Valley Committee and others who are fighting this harmful change.

Owens Valley Groundwater Authority

This is an emergency!  At the OVGA meeting on Wednesday, August 15th, there is a proposal to change the Department of Water Resources classification of our basin from a high priority basin to a low priority basin.  This will have serious implications for the future of the Owens River Subbasin and the Fish Slough Subbasin.  It also opens the door for further transfers from our basin to another basin (the Indian Wells Groundwater Basin).  That has implications for Mono County Leases, because the City of Los Angeles is claiming that everything has to be “water neutral”. It is about the money and work, not about the long term sustainability of our aquifers.  Please write letters, protest, show up and let the OVGA know what you think about this!

We realize this is very short notice, but if you can’t make the meeting, please send your comments to the members of the OVGA by August 20.

County of Inyo: Dan Totheroh

County of Mono: Fred Stump

City of Bishop: Joe Pesci

Big Pine CSD: Bryanna Vaughan

Keeler CSD: John Dukes

Starlite CSD: Daniel Cutshall

Sierra Highlands CSD: John Camphouse

Eastern Sierra CSD: Walt Pachuki

Indian Creek-Westridge CSD: Luis Elias

Wheeler Crest CSD: Glenn Inouye

Tri Valley GWMD: Dave Doonan

 

Below is a copy of OVGA’s proposal.