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Text of Just Cause Court Ruling supporting tenant protections in Oakland Heres the text of the court ruling for Oakland's Just Cause eviction protections, and some older background articles about the struggle to protect Oakland renters!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 3, 2009 11:12am PST
California Court of Appeal Upholds Oakland “Just Cause” Law Tuesday, March 3, 2009 : In November 2002, Oakland voters passed Measure EE, which ensured that Oakland tenants had the same protections against eviction without cause as their San Francisco and Berkeley neighbors. On February 26, the California Court of Appeal upheld measure EE against a lawsuit by a group of Oakland landlords....
Posted: Tue, Mar 3, 2009 8:01am PST
March 3rd, 2pm Final Chance to protest the proposed Anti-Scavenging Ordinance in Sacrament The City of Sacramento desires to enact an ordinance that would make dumpster diving illegal. I believe this legislation is the wrong direction for the Sacramento City Council to be moving, as it shows a lack of compassion for those who need to scavenge for sustenance and is inconsistent with the ideals of reusing, recycling, and sustainability....
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 9:02pm PST
Oakland renovation schemes may displace hundreds from their housing Oakland's scheme to transfer ownership of affordable housing sites owned by Oakland Community Housing, INC. (OCHI), threatens hundreds of low-income renters with displacement under the guise of major renovations! The California Hotel, among other affordable housing developments in Oakland was abandoned after OCHI ended up in court for unlawfully attempting to displace over 500 renters from some of their properties!...
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 5:09am PST
Help to Save Mental Health Services in Sacramento County 
Sign a Petition to Stop Proposed Funding Cuts to Mental Health Services in Sacramento County...
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 2:07am PST
New State Study Supports Concerns About Aerial Pesticide Spray; More Questions Remain 
Santa Cruz, CA. February 27, 2009. A report, released last week and authored by a group of researchers from various organizations supports concerns Californians have had about the aerial spraying of pesticides in the Monterey Bay area in 2007. The study clearly shows the correlation of the unprecedented bird die off and red tide with the timing of the spraying of the pesticide Checkmate. Other questions remain unanswered....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 1:34pm PST
Unwanted Raid yet again on Medical Marijuana Update on Roger Mentch and the Hemporium...
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 1:22pm PST
NO More Stolen Lives! March and Rally in honor of Stolen lives of Po'Lice terror in Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 11:11am PST
The Corporate Trash Scandal PNN undercover brothas (and sistaz) conduct a Recycling Expose and find out who the real recyclers really are....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 11:07am PST
SEIU-NUHW Battle Shifts To NLRB Thursday, February 26, 2009 : The past month has seen a barrage of activity between SEIU and its former local now operation as NUHW---SEIU places UHW under trusteeship, UHW officials quit SEIU and announce formation of the new National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), NUHW files petitions from 25,000 workers requesting a decertification election....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 7:21am PST
Poor Communities Cope with Poor Economy (audio/mpeg 12.3MB) After a lengthy budget stalemate, state lawmakers have reached a compromise spending plan-increasing taxes and cutting education and social services. That means social services are in decline, at a time when demand is increasing-given the nations economic downturn. In the town of Ukiah, California, some rural community organizations are unable to keep up with the increased demand....
Posted: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:43pm PST
Save Public Access TV! Update! 
Please read this update on Public Access TV in San Francisco...
Posted: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 10:10am PST
*UPDATE* on Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Four *UPDATE* on Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Four - They are being denied food!...
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2009 11:50pm PST
Danny Armenta, A Hero for Our Time: New Modesto Anarcho Crew Poster 
Flyer in support of Danny Armenta....
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2009 9:08am PST
March for Justice in Hayward on Oscar Grant's Birthday! Rally @ Hayward BART Station at 4:30pm, March to Hayward City Hall...
Event Date: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 4:30pm PST
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 6:52pm PST
Tree Hits Truck on Hwy 1 North 
At about 8:00am on February 23rd, northbound traffic on Highway 1 in Aptos came to a halt after a large tree fell on a semi-truck. Other roads throughout Santa Cruz County were closed due to damage following heavy rains....
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 11:20am PST
Justice for Anita Gay, Justice for All! 
Daughters and grand daughters of Anita Gay, shot in the back and killed by a Berkeley police officer, protest on the year anniversary of her death.
officer. The bullets passed through her into her apartment, grazing her daughter’s face and narrowly missing her grandchild. The police claim the shooting was justified. The media demonized the family and blame the shooting on Anita.
Photo caption: Daughters and grand daughters of Anita Gay, shot and killed by a Berkeley poli...
Posted: Sun, Feb 22, 2009 5:51pm PST
12th annual Homelessness Marathon Broadcast on Free Radio Santa Cruz Feb 23 The 12th annual Homelessness Marathon will originate from Pass Christian Mississippi,
Will be broadcast on Free Radio Santa Cruz 101fm www.freakradio.org starting at 4 pm, Monday February 23rd and ending 14 hours later, we will Break for News 5-6pm...
Event Date: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 4:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Feb 22, 2009 9:47am PST
No More Tenant Intimidation! Palo Alto Police Lieutenant No Longer Works for Landlord 
A Palo Alto police lieutenant who did contract work for East Palo Alto's biggest and most controversial landlord has had police department permission to work for Page Mill Properties revoked. The Palo Alto Police Department, just now recovering from its own controversial reputation for racial profiling, is proceeding with an internal investigation into what appears to be a clear conflict of interest. Tenant rights activists say East Palo Alto renters suffer many indignities from Page Mill, ...
Posted: Sun, Feb 22, 2009 1:14am PST
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