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Ralph Nader Wins Peace and Freedom Party Candidacy for President 
Ralph Nader won the Peace and Freedom Party nomination for president of the United States at the party’s convention in Sacramento. His national running mate, Matt Gonzalez, was also confirmed as the party’s vice presidential candidate....
Posted: Sun, Aug 3, 2008 4:52am PDT
Open Letter to all San Francisco Voters of Conscience: Cindy Sheehan Needs Your Help Now! 
A small effort is all it takes for San Franciscans to make a real positive difference in this year's election.
Sign the petition to put Cindy Sheehan on the ballot to run for Congress!...
Posted: Sat, Aug 2, 2008 9:14pm PDT
Ralph Nader Wins Peace & Freedom Presidential Nomination at Convention in Sacramento 
Ralph Nader today won the presidential nomination on the Peace and Freedom Party 2008 ticket at Saturday's convention in Sacramento. His running mate is Matt Gonzalez, a former Green Party president of the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco.
Photo: Ralph Nader, independent for President of the United States, speaks at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Staff Photo by Justin Ide/Harvard University News Office....
Posted: Sat, Aug 2, 2008 6:19pm PDT
Human Rights Resolution before Yahoo NAPA, CA - Harrington Investments, Inc., (HII) a socially responsible
investment advisory firm, will re-introduce a bylaw amendment to create a
Board Committee on Human Rights at Yahoo....
Posted: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 10:53am PDT
First Presidential Debate for Progressive Nominees in Sacramento 7 p.m. Today In what will be a first in this year's Presidential Race, the
nation's progressive candidates for President of the United States will
hold a Presidential Debate Friday, August 1, at 7 p.m. at the Hawthorne Suites (321
Bercut Drive) in Sacramento....
Posted: Fri, Aug 1, 2008 9:45am PDT
CRASH THE RNC: a call to action for activists and radicals of all stripes 
click image below for large printable poster (2.6mb) — 17"x11" and larger...
Posted: Thu, Jul 31, 2008 4:29pm PDT
8/1 Presidential Candidates Debate In Sacramento At Peace and Freedom Party Convention Presidential candidates who are running for the Peace and Freedom Party nomination will be debating in Sacramento on the evening of August 1, 2008 in Sacramento....
Posted: Thu, Jul 31, 2008 1:21pm PDT
Sheehan Heads to Ballot in Race to Oust Pelosi The Cindy Sheehan Campaign submits signatures which will place her on the ballot against Bush Enabler Nancy Pelosi...
Posted: Thu, Jul 31, 2008 12:37am PDT
Big ACLU Victory: Board of Supervisors axes plan to create 'No Free Speech Zones" The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors today axed their plan to create ‘No Free Speech Zones' in county buildings only after ACLU made a last-second appeal to stop this repressive measure....
Posted: Tue, Jul 29, 2008 7:10pm PDT
Minimum Wage for California State Employees? Arnie Says Yes Tuesday, July 29, 2008 : California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) wants to terminate the pay of more than 200,000 state workers. Schwarzenegger, according to news reports, could sign an executive order as early as today cutting workers' pay to the $6.55 an hour federal minimum wage....
Posted: Tue, Jul 29, 2008 7:21am PDT
California governor threatens to reduce state workers’ pay to minimum wage California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has threatened to sign an executive order next week to slash the salaries of nearly three-quarters of the state’s 275,000 employees down to $6.55 an hour, the federal minimum wage, or $1.45 below the California minimum of $8.00 an hour....
Posted: Mon, Jul 28, 2008 7:23am PDT
Moore-Alexander Seeks PFP Presidential, V.P. Nomination The State Convention for Peace and Freedom Party will convene on Saturday, August 2 and 3 at the Hawthorn Suites, 321 Bercut Drive, Sacramento California. At the convention Brian Moore, Gloria La Riva, Ralph Nader, and Cynthia McKinney will be seeking the Peace and Freedom Party’s presidential nomination. A debate among the four presidential candidates will be at the same location on Friday, August 1 at 7 p.m....
Posted: Sun, Jul 27, 2008 7:43pm PDT
Interview With Cindy Sheehan – The Peace Mom vs. Congressional Madam (Speaker) 
Cindy Sheehan gives a candid interview in which she explains exactly why she is running for Congress in order to oppose Rep. Nancy Pelosi and remove her from her throne....
Posted: Sat, Jul 26, 2008 12:50pm PDT
McCain's Secretive Big Money San Francisco Fundraiser Draws Iraq War Activists Sen. John McCain's campaign quietly prepares a fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco this Monday, while area activists plan to gather outside the event to collect petition signatures and hold signs calling for a responsible end to the war in Iraq....
Posted: Sat, Jul 26, 2008 11:31am PDT
Understanding Progressive vs. Conservative George Lakoff spoke about his book "The Political Mind: Why You Can’t Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain." He argues that political discourse arises from a process of framing and that an understanding of this process is essential for successful political campaigns....
Posted: Sat, Jul 26, 2008 10:52am PDT
Undoing the Bush/Cheney Legacy: A Tool Kit for Congress 
The day after the November elections, MCLI will be ready to give to every Congress Member and Senator a handy booklet listing and describing every law that must be amended or repealed in order to get back to a constitutional, democratic federal government....
Posted: Sat, Jul 26, 2008 9:57am PDT
Is San Francisco really ready for Public Power - if so who will be in charge? Is San Francisco really ready for Public Power?...
Posted: Fri, Jul 25, 2008 7:42am PDT
Gov to Order Cuts to State Worker Salaries 
by R. Robertson
An Executive Order to be announced as early as Monday would reduce state workers' wages to less than the California state minimum. Holding state employees in fear is the governor's latest tactic to put pressure on legislators to quickly agree to a plan for fixing the budget. Purchases of yachts and private jets are not subject to the taxes that could be one of many sources of money for the state....
Posted: Thu, Jul 24, 2008 3:48pm PDT
Brad Newsham's latest newsletter: A slim hope for impeachment 
Brad Newsham, the San Francisco cabbie who was inspired to "put impeachment on the table" by starting Beach Impeach, sent out this newsletter today....
Posted: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 5:32pm PDT
Spokescouncil Against the Conventions (RNC/DNC), July 27th 
The next U.A. in the Bay organizing meeting for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions is set for July 27th in the East Bay. Come and learn about what's already planned. Bring proposals and ideas. Network and plan with other groups in the area who are going....
Posted: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 8:46am PDT
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