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Mike Feinstein
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Political columnist. Electoral reform advocate. Former Mayor & City Council member, Santa Monica, CA. Co-founder Green Party of California. 2018 Green CA Secretary of State candidate. Happy vegan, Scorpio, Lakers fan, globe trotter/world traveler/mochilero
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Any Greens running in local non-partisan races in your area in 2025?
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COLUMN: A Green Perspective: Lessons about democracy (including in #DNCchair race).
By Michael Feinstein. Hudson Valley Times, NY. Jan 30, 2025 timeshudsonvalley.com/news-of-the-...
#rankedchoicevoting #RCV #voterchoice #ballotaccess #ElectoralReform #FairElections #ProportionalRepresentation
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Polluters Pay is a basic principle of environmental justice. Corporations will never VOLUNTARILY stop destroying our shared climate. They are motivated only by fear of fiscal losses.

Democrats like to pretend they are interested in the environment…let Gavin Newsom prove it by getting SB1247 passed
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The Green Party of LA County calls for passage of the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act at upcoming special State Legislative Session, so those responsible for the climate catastrophe that created the conditions for the #LAFires are held accountable losangeles.cagreens.org/issues/la-fi...
If you are not having a debate about enacting legislative elections by proportional representation to enable a viable multi-party democracy in the United States -- so that all positions win their fair representation in office -- then you're not actually having a real debate. #electoralreform
I'm have been in politics. for a long time. Especially when you are an activist or politician, etc., there is an expectation that you *should* have an opinion on everything. But wisdom when in a public position - is to go slow, listen and learn, especially when its not an area of your expertise.
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Green Party 2024 end-of-the-year Election Report
www.gpelections.org/election-rep...
• Greens win 54.3% of local elections they contest
• 160 Greens currently hold elected office
• Green candidates regain ballot status in 6 states
• Green presidential ticket finishes 3rd in nation
#GreenEnter
Hi, I lived in St. Louis Park from 1961 to 1980, then a summer at Lake Calhoun before moving to Southern California where I've lived every since. How would I-94 as a major interstate freeway transition to the on-street option from the west and the east?
I would love to see a Green Party presidential administration in 2028 with Stacy Mitchel holding a Cabinet level or Federal Agency Head position. #GreenGovernment
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1. The conventional explanation for food deserts—that these places are too poor or too rural to generate enough spending on groceries, or too Black to overcome racist corporate redlining — fail to grapple with a key fact: food deserts didn’t used to exist. My new piece in The Atlantic.
The Mystery of Food Deserts
They didn’t materialize around the country for no reason. Something happened.
www.theatlantic.com
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Michael Feinstein, former Green Party Mayor of Santa Monica, CA, shares important and valuable information about how to Decide to Run for Office, Campaign for Office, and Serve in Office as a Green. #VoteGreen @greenpartyus.bsky.social @mfeinstein.bsky.social

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Run Green! 12.8.24
YouTube video by Green Party of Washington
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Joyce, if there are substantial preemptive pardons made by Biden, do you think Trump will use that as an 'excuse' to pardon all the convicted January 6 criminals?
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My latest column calling for proportional ranked-choice voting elections from multi-seat districts for the LA City Council as part of LA Charter Reform, published in the largest spanish language newspaper in the US laopinion.com/2024/12/03/s... #electoralreform #lacitycouncil #rankedchoicevoting
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My latest column promoting proportional representation elections:

OPINION: Michael Feinstein: the real lesson from the Wallis-Holstege State Assembly race. Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA
#fairelections #voterchoice #proportionalrepresentation #electoralreform
www.desertsun.com/story/opinio...