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Big Oil spent $22 million in first 3 quarters of 2023 in effort to kill climate bills
The oil industry spent over $7.2 million on lobbying in California during the third quarter of 2023...
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2023 11:31am PST
Newsom Streamlines Sites Reservoir Project, Despite Opposition by Conservationists, Tribes
Recent research by Tell the Dam Truth reveals that the Sites Reservoir Project will emit 362,000 metric tons of CO2e annually, mostly in the form of methane, a significantly more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. This is the equivalent to the annual emissions from over 80,000 gas-powered cars. ...
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2023 11:10am PST
Winnemem Wintu Tribe Stands Against Israeli Invasion of Palestinian Lands
Statement from Winnemem Wintu Tribe posted on November 12, 2023...
Posted: Sun, Nov 12, 2023 10:31pm PST
Sacramento Anarchist Bookfair
Cafe Colonial, 3520 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA...
Event Date: Sun, Nov 5, 2023 10:00am PST
Posted: Sat, Oct 28, 2023 11:04pm PDT
Rally and March for the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality at Southside Park
Southside Park 2115 6th St, Sacramento...
Event Date: Sun, Oct 22, 2023 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Oct 21, 2023 10:01am PDT
Counter-Protest Parents' Rights/Anti-Transgender March Outside Gov Newsom's Home
Gather at: 9700 Fair Oaks Blvd. corner Fair Oaks Blvd/New York Ave. in Fair Oaks, CA (Sacramento suburb)
From there our group of counter-demonstrators will go together to Gov Newsom's Fair Oaks home neighborhood...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 21, 2023 9:00am PDT
Posted: Thu, Oct 19, 2023 8:43pm PDT
Three Activists Detained at Climate Protest at Beale Air Force Base
Yuba County, California: Three climate activists were detained at Beale Air Force Base after an unnecessary show of force by military police in response to activists crossing the demarcation line at the Schneider gate....
Posted: Thu, Oct 19, 2023 3:12pm PDT
Stop The Wars Abroad-Win The War At Home Rally At Travis AFB Stop The War On Gaza
Guest Center California Travis AFB Air Base Parkway & Parker Rd, Fairfield...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 21, 2023 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Oct 17, 2023 4:13pm PDT
Government Shutdown: An Attack On All Workers! Gilbert Galam AFGE1230 TSA Worker & Leader
The government is shutting down and millions of workers and the public will be affected. Gilbert Galam who is with AFGE Local 1230 where he Is legislative & political director and is a TSA worker talks about the last shut down and why this is an attack on the entire working class....
Posted: Fri, Sep 29, 2023 6:44pm PDT
Four California Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Populations Protected Under Endangered Species Act
SACRAMENTO, Calif., August 28, 2023 — In response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected four populations of foothill yellow-legged frogs in California under the Endangered Species Act. The protected frog populations are in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, North Feather River, Central Coast and South Coast....
Posted: Mon, Aug 28, 2023 11:15am PDT
Showdown Looming Over Extreme Logging Climate Crimes in Sierra Nevada
The US Forest Service is proposing to spend $650 million (including $30 million of herbicides) to authorize extreme logging in the Plumas National Forest in the name of "wildfire community protection." The USFS proposes to remove protections for spotted owl and red-legged frogs among others. Help is urgently needed from forest defenders!...
Posted: Sat, Aug 12, 2023 2:58pm PDT
Golden Harvest Parade and Festival - World Dashiki Week showcases Pan African Culture
California Pioneers of Pan African Ancestry (1840-1875) are overcoming the challenge towards broader acceptance for future equity and inclusion. As part of our Golden Harvest Parade and Festival we share our common and unique historical journey here in the Great State of California, toward a "Greener Tomorrow for Youth"...
Posted: Sun, Aug 6, 2023 9:22pm PDT
"The Funk Queen" an autobiography by Dawn Silva open up First Friday 2023 Black August
"The Funk Queen" autobiography by Dawn Silva opens an new conversation towards equity and inclusion in a good way, on the one, funky....
Posted: Fri, Jul 28, 2023 10:23pm PDT
First Friday August 2023, "The Funk Queen" comes home to the Historic Oak Park District
Sacramento, California is forever the global headquarters for "The Funk Queen." First Friday in August 2023, will begin something special here in the Historic Oak Park District... stay tuned......
Posted: Mon, Jul 17, 2023 8:09pm PDT
Governor and legislators reach deal on budget package with Delta Tunnel language removed
Many political insiders believe that Governor Newsom attempted to ram through his last minute legislative language to expedite the construction of the Delta Tunnel and other water and infrastructure projects in order to serve the wishes of his agribusiness, building industry, real estate and other Big Money donors....
Posted: Mon, Jul 3, 2023 9:09pm PDT
Big Oil's outsize influence on CA and US politics expands to journalism dinners and awards
The following is a speech I gave at a climate rally at the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 10 sponsored by the Sacramento Climate Coalition, Sacramento 350, Third Act Sacramento, Oil and Gas Network and other climate groups. The event was part of a national week of action June 8 to 11 sponsored by People vs Fossil Fuels, Fridays For Future U.S., and more. The organizations demanded that President Biden use his executive powers to end the era of fossil fuels and declare a climate emergency...
Posted: Sat, Jun 17, 2023 12:46pm PDT
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade 2023
Thousands attended and marched in the 2023 Rainbow Pride Parade in Fresno's Tower District....
Posted: Sat, Jun 3, 2023 2:29pm PDT
California Senate Committee Blocks Governor's Plan to Gut Environmental Law
Representatives of environmental groups spoke out against the legislation at the hearing, supporting the staff recommendations to move the trailer bills to the regular policy process and to reject the flood and drought trailer bill language....
Posted: Sun, May 28, 2023 10:02pm PDT
Governor guts landmark environmental law to expedite the salmon-killing Delta Tunnel
Advocates for fish, water and environmental justice are outraged over Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to gut the California Environmental Quality Act in order to construct the Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir and other destructive infrastructure projects....
Posted: Mon, May 22, 2023 4:52pm PDT
Leidesdorff Plaza established May 1966, rekindles the strength and courage to try again
Sacramento Negro Museum and Library Association dedicated Leidesdorff Plaza, May 1966, it is one of the last remaining authentic markers showcasing California Pioneers of Pan African Descent, like a Phoenix the rest of the story must rise....
Posted: Tue, May 16, 2023 1:20am PDT