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Alice Stek

California Lieutenant Governor

Top Issues

Healthcare Abolish all medical debt. Education Make higher education free and accessible to all, at no cost to taxpayers that earn an annual income less than 250,000. Education Inform investment into education programs based on what jobs are needed in society to meet the needs of the people and the planet. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Invest 90% of the budget currently allocated to policing into actual safety programs, in coordination with residents from heavily-policed communities: community programs for Black, POC, and low-income neighborhoods, such as after-school programs, libraries, free trade schools, health clinics, free farmers’ markets, and community centers. Education Invest in and expand education programs, including community colleges, providing more hybrid and online options, and courses taught in multiple languages, to reach broader sections of working class people. Immigration Ban the presence of police and immigration customs enforcement (ICE) from all campuses as well as military recruitment outreach from all campuses. Criminal Justice / Public Safety Demilitarize the police and end the war on drugs. Foreign Policy Fully divest university assets from Israel and weapons manufacturing companies. Environment / Energy Divest from Big Oil and reinvest in renewable energy research and development. Immigration Criminalize the presence of police and ICE agents in healthcare facilities. Education Abolish all student-loan debt. Wages / Job Benefits Protect unions and improve working conditions and compensation to employees by ratifying contracts/agreements during bargaining to favor the workers. Civil Rights Ban academic censorship and protect free speech. Civil Rights Codify in the university Code of Conduct that anti-zionism does not equate to anti-semitism. Wages / Job Benefits Support (next-generation and present-day) workers so that everyone has a job by planning for what training is required to successfully fill these roles. Healthcare Access to free, high quality health care, from cradle to grave, for all residents in California – including undocumented immigrants. Abortion / Contraception Guarantee full reproductive and gender affirming care. Social Services Free day care for all children. Education Additionally, expand courses offered at public colleges to include trade skills to provide more options for people that may instead want to attend trade school. Infrastructure / Transportation Invest in high speed rail across cities, across California, and across state boundaries.

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