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textNo on Prop 98 Update: No on Prop 98 articles & local distribution by Lynda Carson
The California Association of Realtors (CAR) is funding the Proposition 98 campaign to the tune of HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of DOLLARS, in an effort to make an ever larger profit by evicting renters from a building before it has been sold to the highest bidder! The eviction for profit system is real, and the ruthless California Association of Realtors will evict the working class, the elderly, disabled, and our families with children from our communities if a profit can be made!...
Posted: Sun, May 18, 2008 3:09pm PDT
textThe Labor Council of San Francisco has helped Propostion F is a big way - on to victory. by Francisco Da Costa
The Labor Council of San Francisco has sold out on standards and made a pact with the devil itself. Add to ACORN, Local Union 22, the Plumbers Union Local 38, the BVHP Project Area Committee, and the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Shipyard - and you could not have gathered a bunch of worse culprits - all with a dubious history, less integrity, and totally out of sync with San Franciscans and decent folks that want to do the right thing with Affordable Housing....
Posted: Sun, May 18, 2008 9:35am PDT
text2 weeks to go to June 3 election to save rent control, No on 98/Yes on 99 by $
We are 2 weeks away from the crucial June 3 election to save rent control. Your No on 98/Yes on 99 vote is needed. San Francisco and Los Angeles are crucial in this election, so PLEASE VOTE. Voter registration for the June 3 election closes May 19. For SF affordable housing, it is Yes on F/No on G....
Posted: Sat, May 17, 2008 7:30am PDT
audioThe Other USA - San Jose (audio/mpeg 3.6MB) by Andrew via indymedia ireland
An interview with 4 members of Amanecer in San Jose. They talk about tech jobs and the service sector, history of police brutality, poor being pushed out of the city, referendum to abolish rent control, cop watch and De Bug, the flea market, left in San Jose, the furious 5, formation of Amanecer, work in social movements...
Posted: Sat, May 17, 2008 1:35am PDT
textFire In Golden Gate Park by Michael Steinberg
A brush fire charred a low lying grassy area in Golden Gate Park near the Polo Field this afternoon. A number of trees caught fire as well. Initially firefighters were hampered by lack of water, until they drew it from nearby Metson Lake....
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2008 8:26pm PDT
textSanta Cruz guerilla gardeners establish new garden site by anon
looking to garden?...
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2008 6:22pm PDT
calendarAnnie Leonard and "The Story of Stuff" by Cynthia Johnson
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall 1924 Cedar @ Bonita, Berkeley...
Event Date: Sun, May 18, 2008 10:30am PDT
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2008 3:24pm PDT
textBEYOND TOXIC - by Alicia Sangiuliano by Francisco Da Costa
BEYOND TOXIC - Alicia Sangiuliano...
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2008 7:57am PDT
calendarProtest the Health Insurance Companies' Convention in SF! by Michael Lyon
Moscone Center West 4th St at Howard, SF...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, May 16, 2008 7:36am PDT
imageBikers in Santa Cruz Take the Lane for Safety and Awareness
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by ~Bradley
On May 13th, 2008, a huge mob of cyclists rolled peacefully through the streets of Santa Cruz after a 6pm convergence at the Clock Tower. Bikers spanned city blocks in the right lane of Mission Street to raise awareness about California Vehicle Code Section 21202, cyclists may use the full right lane when the lane "is too narrow for a bicycle to safely ride to the side of a motor vehicle." Many people wore yellow shirts with a figure of a bike and the words "MAY USE FULL LANE cvc 21202" as th...
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 11:56pm PDT
videoDEBUNKING MOTH MYTHS - UC Scientists Speak Out (video/x-flv 35.6MB) by eon3 via lbam
According to two UC scientists, not only can the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) not be 'eradicated' by the forced aerial pesticide spraying of the San Francisco Bay Area planned for this summer by a state agency, but it poses no real threat to agriculture in the first place....
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 12:53am PDT
videoLBAM Takes San Francisco (video/x-flv 6.9MB) by light brown apple moth
Starring: headRush (Rosa Esperanza Gonzáles, Xago Juárez and Simón Hanukai) Written/directed/edited by: Patrick Wilkinson Special thanks to: La Peña Cultural Center, Destiny Arts Center, and Centro Legal de la Raza...
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 12:08am PDT
textCASS releases economic impact report on LBAM pesticide spray program. by Leslie Farrar
On May 5th, 2008, Foster Gamble and the Economic Action Team of the 'California Alliance to Stop the Spray' released a forty page report on the negative economic impact to the state of California if the CDFA wet dream to spray millions of California residents with a micronized chemical soup goes forward. Despite numerous press releases, the corporate media remains silent on the grave implications to the State’s economy and continues to parrot CDFA disinformation and propaganda....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2008 10:53pm PDT
image"Chango" Recognized with "Marciano Cruz Day" on May 12 in Santa Cruz
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by ~Bradley
Marciano Cruz was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. For over 20 years, Marciano, also known as Chango, has been working to improve the lives of people in the greater Santa Cruz community. He is currently a staff member at the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV). On May 11th, Marciano received the “Most Caring Coach Award” by USA Weekend, a magazine with distribution in 600 newspapers to 23 million households each week. He is being honored for his work as founder, chief organizer and president of La ...
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2008 9:59pm PDT
imageSgt. LeMoss #114 Santa Cruz PD breaks arm of 60 year old disabled woman without cause
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by Donna Deiss Yovino
At Santa Cruz parking lot A on West Cliff Drive, on Friday May 9, 2008, Sgt. C LeMoss twisted and broke the right humurus arm bone of a 60 year old disabled woman for entering her RV and attempting to close the door....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2008 11:19am PDT
imageFederal Judge Rules City of Fresno Violated the Rights of Homeless Residents
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by Posted by Mike Rhodes
A summary judgment was issued on May 12, 2008 in the lawsuit by homeless people against the City of Fresno. The statement below is from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, two of the law firms representing the plaintiffs in this case. The trial is scheduled to begin on June 10. The photo below is Pam Kincaid, speaking at the Press Conference at Fresno City Hall, announcing the filing of the lawsuit (October 17, 2006)....
Posted: Tue, May 13, 2008 6:06pm PDT
textFree Food and Music at the River Arts Festival (5/18) by Santa Cruz Trash Orchestra
Free Food and Music at the River Arts Festival starting 11:30 Sunday...
Posted: Mon, May 12, 2008 9:42pm PDT
textSF Tenants to Testify against CitiApartments at Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee by Robert Haaland
CitiApartment Tenants, CitiSTOP members, and elected officials will testify at a hearing at Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee in City Hall, Room 263 on Monday, May 12 at 1:00 pm. The hearing is meant to bring light to the abusive practices of San Francisco's biggest landlord....
Posted: Sun, May 11, 2008 1:30pm PDT
textMethane Gas on Hunters Point - is a Solar Farm and Methane Gas - compatable? by Francisco Da Costa
Thousands of tons of Methane Gas is being released on several sites at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. San Francisco has once again chosen not to tell the public the truth. We cannot be talking about Solar Farms on the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard without mitigation and abatement measures in place. The last I heard - you cannot have a Solar Farm - surrounded by volatile methane gas in the environment....
Posted: Sat, May 10, 2008 6:36pm PDT
textNo Spray Forces Converge In SF For Town Hall Meeting by Michael Steinberg
Bay Area Stop the Spray forces held a Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco Thursday night to share information and develop ways to keep the crop dusters grounded in the light brown apple moth controversy....
Posted: Fri, May 9, 2008 2:48pm PDT
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