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<P>NEWS ADVISORY</P>
<P>GREEN PARTY OF CALIFORNIA<BR><BR>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR><BR>Monday,
December 23, 2013<BR><BR>Contact: Luis Rodriguez: Mark Lipman (media
contact) (424) 250-5309 <A
href="mailto:info@rodriguezforgovernor.org">info@rodriguezforgovernor.org</A> <A
href="http://www.rodriguezforgovernor.org">www.rodriguezforgovernor.org</A> <BR>Laura
Wells (510) 225-4005 <A
href="mailto:info@laurawells.org">info@laurawells.org</A> <A
href="http://www.laurawells.org">www.laurawells.org</A><BR>Ellen Brown (805)
217-3109 <A
href="mailto:ellenhbrown@gmail.com">ellenhbrown@gmail.com</A> <A
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Curtis (415) 317-4002 <A
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Feinstein, GPCA Spokesperson (310) 392-8450 <A
href="mailto:mfeinstein@feinstein.org">mfeinstein@feinstein.org</A></P>
<P><STRONG>The Green Party of California Announces Its Statewide Endorsements
for June 2014<BR></STRONG><BR>LOS ANGELES, CA -- On the heels of a record number
of California Greens elected in an odd-numbered year (20), the Green Party
of California (GPCA) announces its official endorsements for the June 2014
primary: <STRONG><A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rodriguezforgovernor.org%2520&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=7&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">Luis
Rodriguez</A></STRONG>, Governor; <STRONG><A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.LauraWells.org&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=8&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">Laura
Wells</A></STRONG>, Controller; <STRONG><A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ellenbrown.com%2Ftreasurer&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=9&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">Ellen
Brown</A></STRONG>, Treasurer; and <STRONG><A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.votedavidcurtis.org%2520&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=10&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">David
Curtis</A></STRONG>, Secretary of State.<BR><BR>In 2012, the L.A. Weekly named
Luis Rodriguez one of the <A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.laweekly.com%2Farts%2F2012%2F05%2Fluis_j_rodriguez_people_2012.php&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=11&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">60
most fascinating people in Los Angeles</A>, citing his history of art, activism
and 'fighting his way through the mean streets of East L.A." <BR><BR>“This
campaign is an imaginal poetic journey,” said <STRONG>Rodriguez</STRONG> in a
speech to the GPCA's recent state meeting in Santa Rosa. "But we also aim
to win."<BR><BR>"Winning is addressing poverty, justice and the environment,"
Rodriguez told GPCA delegates. "Solutions come from aligning resources to
meet human needs, by providing livable and meaningful work or income, healthy
and clean communities and free quality health care for all. We must also
address the massive inequities of the criminal justice system, and ensure arts,
culture and expression outlets in every neighborhood."<BR><BR>Also
solution-oriented, <STRONG>Laura Wells</STRONG> and <STRONG>Ellen Brown</STRONG>
advocate "banking in the public interest", to address the state's ongoing fiscal
crisis and infrastructure funding shortfalls, by establishing <A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpublicbankinginstitute.org%2Fadvantages.htm&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=12&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">a
publicly-owned state bank for California</A>. <BR><BR>"Our legislators pride
themselves on balancing the budget, but they've done it on the backs
of the poor; by robbing Peter to pay Paul; and by shoving a wall of debt
into the future," says <STRONG>Brown</STRONG>, the GPCA's candidate for
Treasurer. <BR><BR>"There is another way to fund the state budget
besides cutting services, raising taxes and selling off assets. That's through a
publicly-owned state bank that generates new revenues for
states, lowers debt costs for local governments and public infrastructure,
and creates new jobs and spurs economic
growth."<BR><BR><STRONG>Wells</STRONG> adds, “As a State Controller who takes no
corporate money, I will stand up to the Wall Street banks with the intention of
replacing them with a State Bank for California, a bank that will partner
with local banks and credit unions, and provide good loans to
homeowners, students, and small businesses. We will keep the interest low,
and keep it here to invest in California, not Wall Street.”<BR><BR>In a crowed
field for Secretary of State, <STRONG>David Curtis</STRONG> is the lone
voice highlighting the negative effects of the new top two primary system upon
democracy. "Fair elections are when voters can vote for and elect
someone who represents their views. The Top Two primary takes us in the opposite
direction, by reducing voter choice and political voice, while increasing
the cost of elections. The Top Two should be overturned and replaced with a
system of proportional representation within multi-seat districts, so that
California's great diversity can have a real voice in the decisions that affect
them."<BR><BR>Under the new Top Two system, Green candidates must each submit at
least 10,000 nomination petition signatures from registered California voters to
appear on the June 2014 statewide ballot. Previously the total was only
150. The GPCA will launch its signature drive upon the opening of the filing
period on Friday, December 27, and provide a link on its state website where
anyone can download and print the petitions and gather signatures (<A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cagreens.org%2Felections%2F2014&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=13&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email">www.cagreens.org/elections/2014</A>).<BR><BR>"Despite
the unnecessary obstacles to democracy created by the Top Two system, we believe
voters definitely want to see a Green alternative on the 2014 ballot," adds
GPCA spokesperson <A
href="http://cagreens.nationbuilder.com/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cagreens.org%2Fspokespeople%2Ffeinstein&utm_campaign=pr131223&n=14&e=79fd70da7fdc31ba7c14de42c5a9ec8fb37eea47&utm_source=cagreens&utm_medium=email"><STRONG>Michael
Feinstein</STRONG></A>. "The Green Party rejects the austerity approach in
fashion in Sacramento and Washington. Another California and another United
States is possible, and our endorsed candidates will carry forth that message in
2014.</P>
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<DIV><STRONG>About the Green Party of
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<P>The Green Party of California (GPCA) is guided by its <A
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the <A
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Key Values</A> of the Green Movement: Ecological Wisdom, Grassroots
Democracy, Social Justice, Nonviolence, Decentralization, Community Based
Economics, Feminism, Respect for Diversity, Personal and Global Responsibility,
and Sustainability. <BR><BR>The GPCA distinguishes itself from and
provides <A
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alternative</A> to traditionally entrenched parties, including by accepting
no corporate contributions. <BR><BR>The GPCA is affiliated with the <A
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Party of the United States</A> (GPUS), and through the GPUS to the <A
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de Partidos Verdes de las Americas</A> and the <A
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Greens</A>.<BR><BR>Currently, <A
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California Greens hold public office statewide</A>. Since the GPCA's
founding in 1990, 293 California Greens have been elected to public
office. <BR><BR>Stay connected with the Green Party of
California<BR>On Twitter: <A
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