Tomorrow: Stop the San Mateo Jail!

Please circulate widely... The fight against the new jail in San Mateo is heating up, and we need your help to keep the pressure on!  See last weeks op-ed: Jail will not bring long-lasting safety in the San Mateo Daily Journal and two recent articles about a recent report that calls the new San Mateo Jail unjustified: Report calls new jail plan unjustified, and Consultant says contract killed when information about jail influx was sought! Here are 3 ways we need you to get involved: 1. Speak Out at the Board of Supervisors Meeting Tomorrow we're going to demand that San Mateo's Supervisors cancel the jail, starting with the 44.2 million dollars in this year's budget. We need to turn out in full force--that means not just you, but your neighbors, friends, family, and coworkers.  We need you to start talking to people on your block, at your church, and in your classrooms. We can stop the County from locking up so many people and wasting so much money, but we need your help.  Come speak out against the jail construction plan! ALL OUT: San Mateo Board of Supervisors Tuesday, September 25th 8:30am Meet in Court Yard 9:00am Meeting Starts Board Chambers 400 County Center, First Floor Redwood City To RVSP for carpool leaving West Oakland BART at 7:15am, or for help with transportation from East Palo Alto, contact Emily at emily@curbprisonspending.org    For more information: 510-435-1176 - info@curbprisonspending.org - www.curbprisonspending.org 2. Contact the San Mateo Board of Supervisors Call or email your Supervisor and say: I am a constitutent of _____ District and I am calling to urge that the Board of Supervisors to strike the money for a new jail from the 2012-12 budget before September 25th and hold a public hearing on strategies the county could implement to reduce the jail population.  San Mateo doesn't want a new jail, doesn't need a new jail, and can't afford a new jail. Supervisors Dave Pine, District 1: (650) 363-4571 Supervisor Carole Groom, District 2: (650) 363-4568 Supervisor Don Horsely, Distrct 3: (650) 363-4569 Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, District 4 (650) 363-4570 Supervisor Adrienne Tissier, District 5 (650) 363-4572 3. Spread the Word Forward this email, share this link on your Facebook wall and your friend’s walls, and repost from our Twitter!   In solidarity, Californians United for a Responsible Budget