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Jovanka Beckles Campaign Statement On CA AD15 Election

Jovanka Beckles, Richmond Councilmember and California Assembly District 15 Candidate, issued the following statement on the election: As the ballots continue to be counted, we are celebrating our victory in bringing together an unprecedented coalition of community, labor, environmental, LGBTQ and national political organizations in our East Bay movement to put people over profit. Our […]

Jovanka Beckles Gets CA AD15 Endorsement By Courage Campaign, Oakland Post, El Mundo

The 1.4 million member Courage Campaign announced its endorsement for Jovanka Beckles for AD 15. Eddie Kurtz, Executive Director of the California-based Courage Campaign, stated: “Now more than ever, California needs strong, bold and progressive leadership in Sacramento. Courage Campaign is proud to endorse Jovanka Beckles — a true progressive champion who will be both […]

Jovanka Beckles CA AD15 Candidate, Rejects New PAC Spending, Calls On Buffy Wicks To Do So

Candidate for Assembly District 15 Jovanka Beckles today stated: “I was disturbed to learn this week that an independent expenditure committee supporting me, called the California African American PAC, is partly funded by corporations, billionaires, and interest groups like Chevron, Tesla, Sheryl Sandberg, and the California Medical Association. ONN Note: Buffy Wicks posted her response […]

Jovanka Beckles Gets Senator Bernie Sanders Endorsement On CA AD 15

Today Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Jovanka Beckles for Assembly District 15 following a weekend rally in Berkeley. “While in Berkeley, I had the chance to meet with Jovanka Beckles, and I was impressed by her commitment to progressive values. In the State Assembly, she will fight for Medicare for all, a living wage for all […]

Jovanka Beckles Statement On Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Statement by Jovanka Beckles on Synagogue Killings in Pittsburgh Armed with an assault rifle and at least three handguns, a man shouting anti-Semitic slurs opened fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday morning, killing at least 11 people and wounding six others. The Anti-Defamation League said the attack was among the deadliest against the Jewish community […]

Jovanka Beckles Gets Dem Party Activist Kimberly Ellis Endorsement For CA AD15

Today leading California Democratic Party Activist Kimberly Ellis issued a long statement endorsing Jovanka Beckles’ candidacy to represent Assembly District 15 in Sacramento. Her conclusion is “I’m voting for Jovanka because she is the most qualified candidate – with a voice and perspective that is desperately needed in our halls of power.” Kimberly Ellis has […]

Congresswoman Barbara Lee Endorses Jovanka Beckles For CA AD15

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) today endorsed Jovanka Beckles’s campaign to represent Assembly District 15 today. Hon. Barbara Lee declared: “I am pleased to join Oakland Councilmember Dan Kalb, El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem Rochelle Pardue-Okimoto, Berkeley Board of Education member Judy Appel, East Bay MUD Director Andy Katz, Cheryl Sudduth-Política and Owen Poindexter in endorsing […]

Jovanka Beckles Condemns SCOTUS Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh

Jovanka Beckles, candidate to represent Assembly District 15, today condemned the nomination and potential confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court. “His confirmation would be a desecration of democracy,” Beckles said. “The charges of sexual assault are only one sign of Judge Kavanaugh’s willingness to rank the importance of his own and […]

Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council Member Tours Miraflores Senior Affordable Housing Complex

Richmond City Council Member Jovanka Beckles joined a tour on Friday, Sept. 28, of the brand-new Miraflores affordable senior housing complex in Richmond. A delighted Jovanka Beckles joined celebratory community leaders who explained the long drawn-out, complicated and challenging process to bring this stunning new complex of 100 one bedroom units into being. “We didn’t […]

Jovanka Beckles Gets Endorement Of Path-Breaking Author, Newspaper, Union, Democratic Clubs, And Chamber of Commerce For CA AD15

Jovanka Beckles’s endorsements to represent Assembly District 15 continue to astound! In the last week, she received endorsements from: $ Author and environmental pioneer Frances Moore Lappé; $ LGBTQ-oriented Bay Area Reporter newspaper; $ Massive public employee union AFSCME California; $ East Bay Young Democrats; $ Black Young Democrats of the East Bay; $ Rainbow […]

Jovanka Beckles Urges Attendance at CARB Hearing Thursday Sept. 27

Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council member and candidate for Assembly District 15, today urged East Bay residents to attend a hearing this week to demand that Assembly Bill 617 be more fully implemented than currently proposed. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) hearing will be at the Byron Sher Auditorium, 1001 I Street, in Sacramento […]

Danny Glover, Adonal Foyle, Nina Turner, Jovanka Beckles Rally Saturday Sept. 22

Calling them our Four Warriors for the People, the Jovanka Campaign announced today that Actor-Activist Danny Glover, former Golden State Warrior and founder of Democracy Matters Adonal Foyle, Our Revolution National President Nina Turner, and Richmond City Council member and candidate for Assembly District 15 Jovanka Beckles will address a rally Saturday evening, 6:00-9:00 p.m. […]

Buffy Wicks Campaign Sets Up Dirty Tricks Disability Forum Organizers Shut Down Attempted Disruption

Toward the end of the policy forum on disability issues at the East Bay Regional Center in San Leandro on Tuesday, Sept. 18, an individual with a personal grudge began a verbal attack against Assembly Candidate Jovanka Beckles. Organizers of the forum called the man, Vinay Pimple, out of order, asked him to sit down, […]

Jovanka Beckles CA 15 District Candidate Statement On Vaccines

As a mental health professional for Contra Costa County, I take public health very seriously. And that includes making sure everyone’s kids get the vaccines they need. Here are the facts about where I stand on vaccines: In 2015, the California legislature passed SB277, ending personal belief exemptions from vaccination requirements for entry into public […]

Jovanka Beckles Gets New Endorsements: Labor, Local Activist, Technical Worker, Environmental Organization

Jovanka Beckles for State Assembly District 15 announces new endorsements. “I’m starting to blush, or maybe get a lump in my throat in gratitude,” says Jovanka Beckles, “because I’m so grateful for the ongoing stream of endorsements for my AD15 campaign.” Her people-powered campaign continued to rack up endorsements from labor, scientific, and environmental groups […]

Jovanka Beckles Sweeps East Bay Environmental Endorsements And Marches In Solidarity!

Another environmental endorsement! I am beyond gratified that 350 Bay Area Action has joined today with seven local and statewide environmental action organizations to endorse my campaign to represent Assembly District 15 in Sacramento. 350 Bay Area Action promotes aggressive, science-based action. I am honored to be endorsed by many environmental groups because of my […]

Jovanka Beckles Concerned About “Bail Reform” Bill, Senate Bill 10

RICHMOND – Richmond City Councilmember and candidate for California’s 15th Assembly District Jovanka Beckles expressed serious concerns Wednesday about Senate Bill 10, the “bail reform” bill, echoing the issues raised by state and national civil rights organizations. The bill, signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday, eliminates cash bail from pretrial detention, a reform that […]

Jovanka Beckles: The California AD 15 Endorsement Juggernaut Keeps Rolling!

Jovanka Beckles is stacking up more and more support across California AD 15. On Saturday, August 25, Beckles received the endorsement of the John George Democratic Club. “I’m greatly honored!” Jovanka said. “John George was the first African-American elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. For more than 30 years he fought for civil […]

Jovanka Beckles Calls Press Conference, Thrilled 92-Year-Old Lela Madison Will Be Home

Jovanka Beckles Thrilled 92-year-old Lela Madison Will Be Home Press Conference to be held 12:30 p.m., August 23, Richmond Court House Early Saturday, June 23, 2018, Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles abruptly got out of bed responding to a call for help. Mrs. Lela Madison, 92-year-old Richmond resident and retired nurse, was sitting disconsolate on […]

Jovanka Beckles Says Stop That Oil And Gas Drilling, Governor Jerry Brown!

Jovanka Beckles, Richmond City Council member and candidate for AD 15, will join other local elected officials at a press conference Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 10:30 a.m. on the steps of Oakland City Hall to call on Governor Jerry Brown to set up a state wide plan to phase out oil and gas drilling. “We […]

Jovanka Beckles Condemns Uber And Lyft Bid To Over-Turn State Court Decision Protecting Drivers

Jovanka Beckles, Richmond city councilmember and candidate for the California state Assembly in District 15, has strongly condemned lobbying by gig economy firms aimed at overturning new legal protections for employees wrongly classified as “independent contractors.” Beckles urged state legislators to reject an attempt by Uber and Lyft to nullify a pro-labor decision by the […]

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