Sunnyhills Neighborhood Meeting with US Rep Ro Khanna's Senior Adviser Tarun Galagali

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8:18 At Sunnyhills United Methodist Church for a breakfast mtg abt #affordablehousing with a rep from @RoKhanna #peace

8:26 I am here abt the Sunnyhills #HUD housing project conversion to market-rate condos. @RoKhanna we're talking abt my #AultEdu students homes

• CORRECTION: Sunnyhills #HUD project is home to many of our #AdultEdu students and their families. #affordablehousing

8:35 We introducing ourselves to each other and the @RoKhanna rep. Tarun Galagali (who is not introducing himself), It's an informal mtg.

• CORRECTION: Tarun Galagali was introducing himself NOW. It was an informal neighborhood meeting.
• Follow Tarun Galagali @tarunjg24

8:43 Sunnyhills mtg with @RoKhanna rep is now open for qs: Q1 nuclear power subsidies (zero carbon) v. other renewable energy sources. Ro is open

• CLARIFICATION: Ro is open to continued discussion about energy sources.

Time 8:45 to 9:55

@RoKhanna Q1 follow-up. The difference between nuclear energy and nuclear power. To. Is is clear on the difference

• CORRECTION: Ro "gets" the science difference between nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.

@RoKhanna Q2 and Q3 abt #affordablehousing. He is pro-tennant rights. #HUD budget cuts are subject to Congressional approval
 
@RoKhanna no specific answers abt Sunnyhills #affordablehousing If we have very specific questions, email ro at http://rokhanna.com 

• CLARIFICATION: ro@rokhanna.com

@RoKhanna  is talking about Ro's actions on #Obamacare #AffordableCareAct. Response: formation of #NoPACTCaucus money for #bipartisanship. 

• CORRECTION: ‘NO PAC’ MONEY CAUCUS 
• See: https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-house-members-start-no-pac-money-caucus

@RoKhanna rep touches on #NRA members support background checks v NRA policy because members acknowledge that some have mental health issues

@RoKhanna Ro's rep relates story on Ro's visit to GOP KY re: tech boot camp for former coal-workers. Ro always searches for #CommonGround.

• READ: What Silicon Valley’s New Congressman Learned On His Trip To The Heart Of Coal Country https://www.fastcompany.com/3069177/what-silicon-valleys-new-congressman-learned-on-his-trip-to-the-heart-of-c

@RoKhanna Ro's rep talks about #H1B reform, term limits, and #campaignfinancereform #Bipartisanship

• READ Ro's statements on Immigration https://khanna.house.gov/issues/immigration

@RoKhanna Ro's rep talks about middle class/lower class wage stagnation. Gains Act (?) EITC Expansion will help the Trump's "forgotten man"

• READ Massive Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit Corrects 40 Years of Wage Stagnation https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-sen-sherrod-brown-and-rep-ro-khanna-introduce-landmark-legislation

@RoKhanna Ro's rep talks abt #AgentsOfChange to get students to participate in civic activism #mentalhealth #tutoring

• GO TO: Agents of Change, Ro for Congress is a youth action council that strives to make Congressman Khanna’s platform a reality in CA-17  https://rkagentsofchange.wordpress.com/

@RoKhanna EITC increased wages for the working poor/middle class #trickleup v. Trump's tax breaks for upper tax breaks #trickledown

• READ: REP. KHANNA RESPONDS TO REPUBLICAN TAX PROPOSAL https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-rep-khanna-responds-republican-tax-proposal

@RoKhanna Ro's rep talks about #JusticeDemocrats / #PeoplesPlatform v. entrenched / corrupt Democtrats.

• JUSTICE DEMOCRATS For a a strong Democratic Party that doesn't cater to corporate donors and will fight for the average American, join us to take the party back! http://www.justicedemocrats.com
• PEOPLE'S PLATFORM we need to do to make this a country that truly prioritizes equality and justice for all. https://summerforprogress.com/platform

@RoKhanna public comment abt #ThoughfulRegulation Example: cash for housing and driving up housing prices OR Water Quality.
 
@RoKhanna Comments abt cash purchases. Response: some immigrants have alt-financial sources. Don't blame immigrants, question the economy

• FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS: need for #ThoughtfulRegulation that encourages #QualityOfLife AND #EconomicGrowth

@RoKhanna Companies come into other cities, but use Milpitas as #affordablehousing leading to rising housing prices / infrastructure costs

• READ: Milpitas: Tenants fear there’s nowhere to turn if evicted from Sunnyhills apartments http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/01/milpitas-tenants-fear-theres-nowhere-to-turn-if-evicted-from-sunnyhills-apartments/

@RoKhanna comments abt #youth. #MentalHealth issues. Immigrant expectations to out-compete but not to risk their #wellbeing #TalkItOut

• READ Milpitas Unified School District Anti Bully Policy: If you see something / Say something http://www.musd.org/bullying.html
• READ: Counselling And Support For Youth (CASSY) delivers a comprehensive mental health program to Milpitas High School and Calaveras Hills High School students http://cassybayarea.org/our-programs/milpitas/
• Stress is making our children ill; here is what we can do about it http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Stress-is-making-our-children-ill-here-is-what-10831007.php

@RoKhanna We can agreeably disagree. Seek #CommonGround. Thanks Tarun at http://rokhanna.com 
 
Thanks to the Sunnyhills Methodist Church / Sunnyhills Neighborhood Assoc president Allysson MacDonald for hosting @RoKhanna rep @tarunjg24

Shout out to mtg attendees especially former #Milpitas mayoral candidates Carmen Montano & Voltaire Montemayor & the @TriCityVoice reporter
 
#Milpitas residents: send SAVE SUNNYHILL APARTMENTS letters to the #Milpitas @mayor_richtran and the City Counselors http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/our-government/city-council/

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