It’s The Final Stretch!
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SUPPORT A DIGITAL BILLBOARD FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM IN AZ! Route 24 is raising $4,724 in grassroots funds to sponsor a digital billboard in Phoenix, AZ supporting reproductive and voting rights. Help Route 24 remind local Latine and Indigenous communities their votes matter in this election. Fuel our work with a paid subscription, make a contribution (either $4, $20.24, or $47.24) on Venmo, or mobilize your friends and family to make a voting plan with our Toolkit.
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Stop by some of our latest issues:
Drive Safely
We often associate rest stops with roadside safety, a space where drivers are able to make pit stops en route to their destination. Along the interstate routes of California, however, rest stops hold special significance: they are named in honor of transportation workers.
According to the California Department of Transportation (known as Caltrans), since 1921, 193 transportation workers have lost their lives in the line of duty. Every Workers’ Memorial Day, Caltrans honors their memory by including their names on a plaque in the lobby of the Caltrans Headquarters in Sacramento.
While on a canvassing road trip to the Sun Belt this past weekend, our group stopped at the Jaime Obeso Sunbeam Rest Area (as pictured above). Jaime Obeso was a 53-year-old Maintenance Leadworker in District 11 who began his career with Caltrans in September 1989, serving the Department over 21 years. On June 7, 2011, he was killed by a motorist while working in Imperial County.
With this naming practice, Caltrans honors the service of their workers and gives drivers and policymakers a poignant reminder: be mindful of the presence of highway workers along the interstate.
Public Service Bulletin
Route 24’s deadline to sponsor a digital billboard in support of reproductive freedom is TONIGHT - Friday, October 25 - at 11:59PM PT. Please consider making a contribution of $4, $20.24, or $47.24 on Venmo at the link above or becoming a paid subscriber to Route 24 to help us reach our destination.
After a few weeks of detours from our usual programming, Spare Parts - Part Three, the culmination of our story reimagining opportunity for the American worker, parks in your inbox this Sunday, October 27.
As always, thank you for coming along for the ride!
Stay the course,
Sam
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Are we there yet?!
Route 24 has been building the car as we’ve been driving it. Help us reach our $4,724 destination by 11:59PM PT TONIGHT - Friday, October 25.
Paid subscriptions support bringing Probable Cause into public view and educating swing state voters to consider a Harris-Walz ticket. Learn more about the project on Route 24’s About Page.
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