Tax records show the group raised nearly $27.5 million between Jand June 30, 2011, including one $7 million donation. Funding and tax status ĭonations to the American Action Network are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions due to its 501(c)(4) status, and the organization is not required to disclose the source of donations. In December 2016, Corwin Albert "Corry" Bliss was announced as the new executive director of American Action Network. In January 2015, then Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Mike Shields stepped down in his role with the Republican National Committee to become President of American Action Network. The organization's board members include Fred Malek, Vin Weber, Mel Martinez and Thomas M. Walsh would serve as President of American Action Network until January 2015. In 2011, Brian Walsh, a former political director at the National Republican Congressional Committee, was hired as the group's president, replacing Rob Collins, the former chief of staff to Eric Cantor. He now serves as chairman of the board of directors and also serves on the board of directors of the American Action Forum, a sister organization. įormer Minnesota senator Norm Coleman was hired in 2010 as its chief executive officer. The organization calls itself an "action tank" or a "think-and-do-tank" and is classified as a 501(c)(4). The organization says that it was founded to promote and support center right issues, conceived in part to counterbalance the liberal Center for American Progress. Transit users will have less reliable service without bus boarding islands.įurther, spending an additional $400,000 to re-study a few blocks on Hopkins is inequitable.The American Action Network is an advocacy group, incorporated on July 23, 2009, and founded by Fred Malek, founder of Thayer Capital and former Republican National Committee deputy chairman.People biking to and from West Berkeley won't be safe without protected bike lanes connecting them to Hopkins destinations.People walking will be less safe without the planned raised crosswalk at Monterey/Hopkins, narrower vehicle travel lanes that slow traffic, and shorter crossing distances throughout the segment.Smooth pavement without traffic calming will mean faster vehicle speeds."Reconsidering" Hopkins would mean an unsafe status quo repaving from Gilman to McGee. The item (available here) goes to Council Tuesday, October 11 ( agenda). Why? Because making the street safe requires removing more vehicle parking spaces than she expected. She wants to delay the addition of safety features for the most dangerous part of the Hopkins corridor (Gilman to McGee), and spend another $400,000 to re-study those blocks. The City's plans to implement safety upgrades when the street is repaved in 2023 - saving money and minimizing construction impacts.īut, Councilmember Sophie Hahn is now proposing Council "reconsider" their decision. Council also asked staff to extend safety improvements on Hopkins west, to Kains, after engaging the community. In May 2022, after a year and a half of planning and community engagement, Berkeley City Council approved conceptual designs for a safer Hopkins Street (from Gilman to Sutter) in an 8-1 vote. Safety on Hopkins Street is at risk! Show your support for prioritizing people and climate action, not parking!
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