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Vanguard Article on AgraQuest Provokes Strong Response
The Vanguard's Article on AgraQuest Provokes Strong Response from Both County Health Director and Building Owner
Following Friday's article on AgraQuest and the former office on Kennedy Place, Yolo County Health Director Bette Hinton was notified of the problem. As we now know, she actually learned of this problem a year ago.
Ironically, yesterday it was announced that Dr. Hinton would retire at the end of the year....
Posted: Sun, Oct 26, 2008 12:18pm PDT
People's Vanguard of Davis - "Did Congressman Lungren Ignore Potential National Security"
The Vanguard raised questions about the environmental impact at the Kennedy Place location for AgraQuest....
Posted: Sun, Oct 26, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Enraged Seniors Demand Restoration of Programs
Originally From New America Media
Saturday, October 25, 2008 : San Francisco seniors organized to protest budget cuts by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that puts an end to over $300 in monthly funds. Viji Sundaram is the health editor and Michael Siv is a video producer for New America Media....
Posted: Sat, Oct 25, 2008 9:29am PDT
Documentary on the Case Of Davis Agraquest Biotech Worker David Bell on Davis Community Channel 15
Davis Community Television will be screening "Workers Comp, The Destruction of Ca-OSHA/EPA and The Case Of David Bell" on 10/26,10/30 and 11/02 on Comcast Channel 15 in Davis....
Posted: Fri, Oct 24, 2008 6:54pm PDT
Vietnam Vets Join Women's Agent Orange Delegation from Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans will be joining a delegation of Vietnamese women touring the U.S. to raise awareness of the lingering issues of Agent Orange and Dioxin poisoning in Vietnam, almost forty years after the end of the U.S. war there. From 2nd and 3rd generation birth defects to the continuing damage to crops and farmland, this enduring legacy of U.S. militarism and warfare demands attention, relevant law changes and intentional consciousness....
Posted: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 3:56pm PDT
REMINDER: Wingnuts Liberation Project Presents.............
Wingnuts Liberation Project Invites you to a Benefit & Screening of the Film
American Drug War: The Last White Hope...
Posted: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 1:41pm PDT
Angry Seniors Target Schwarzenegger
Thursday, October 23, 2008 : Arnold never looks good when he acts like a bully—picking on people less powerful than him. When he famously pledged to “kick nurses’ butts” in 2005, it was a PR disaster for the Terminator. Now, right after the worst budget stalemate in state history, Governor Schwarzenegger slashed over $500 million in programs affecting seniors and people with disabilities....
Posted: Thu, Oct 23, 2008 7:41am PDT
Congressman Farr wants hearing on LBAM reclassification
Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel) has submitted a petition to the USDA for reclassifying the Light Brown Apple Moth to a minor pest status. He has also stated that he hopes his Agricultural Appropriations Committee will hold hearings with the USDA answering questions about making errors and correcting them. A copy of the petition is available on request....
Posted: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 9:47pm PDT
Hmong Speak Out About Community Garden (video/mp4 81.0MB)
Below is video from the Press Conference held at the Hmong Community Garden on Monday, October 20. Speaking first is Summer Vue, a spokesperson for the Hmong gardeners. This is followed by several of the gardeners explaining, in their own words, why they don’t want to move. They also say that they did not make an agreement to move the garden to Melody Park. The video is 11 minutes long....
Posted: Wed, Oct 22, 2008 6:51am PDT
The City of Fresno is Trying to Evict Hmong Gardeners
The City of Fresno is attempting to evict a group of Hmong gardeners from 4 acres of public land. The city wants to build a police sub-station at the site of the Hmong Community Garden. The photo below is Mai Summer Vue, speaking on behalf of the Hmong gardeners who do not want to leave....
Posted: Tue, Oct 21, 2008 5:41pm PDT
The Really Really Free Market: In Honor of Kirsten Brydum
In celebration of the amazing life of Kirsten Brydum, a San Francisco activist and organizer of the Really Really Free Market, we will gather together to make the best RRFM ever. If you are a regular of the RRFM, bring your talents, your smile, food, music, objects to give away freely, and lots of love…If you have never come before, this is the time to experience and help create the world you (YES, YOU!) always hoped was possible....
Posted: Tue, Oct 21, 2008 3:04pm PDT
15th Annual Peace and Unity March in Watsonville
Meet at the City Plaza (Off Main Street) at 11:00am!
March Begins: 12:30am ● Peace Rally: 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Over the last 15 years, more than 80 residents of our community have lost their lives to violence. This must end! As a community, it is vital to remain proactive and send a united and positive message into all our homes and neighborhoods.
Enough of the violence!
We need to make a demand for peace and unity!
JOIN US FOR OUR 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CHAMPIONING FOR PEACE & ...
Posted: Mon, Oct 20, 2008 1:48pm PDT
Oakland settles lawsuit against the Oakland Housing Authority
A Settlement Agreement Was Reached Between The City Of Oakland And The Oakland Housing Authority (OHA), Shortly After The OHA Filed An Application With HUD To Dispose Of 1,615 Public Housing Units!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 20, 2008 4:28am PDT
March in Fresno Supports the Homeless
A march in support of the homeless took place in downtown Fresno on Saturday, October 18. Organizers of the group asked why the City of Fresno has not done more to help the homeless. They cited $3 million designated for homeless housing in 2008 that was in the budget but never used. Why, they asked, is the city paying $13,000 a month for 3 portable toilets and a trash bin at the H street encampment and nothing to provide them with decent affordable housing? The photo below shows some of t...
Posted: Sun, Oct 19, 2008 1:08pm PDT
New Recycling Laws will Impact the Homeless
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread."
- Anatole France...
Posted: Sun, Oct 19, 2008 9:41am PDT
Cross-Regional Commemoration of LBAM Spray Anniversary
Berkeley BART Station, Shattuck Ave and Center St, Berkeley
Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz
Rafael Square, 1000 - 4th Street, San Rafael...
Event Date: Sat, Oct 25, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Oct 19, 2008 5:33am PDT
Rite Aid Wrong Way Demo
California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) unites retired workers and community groups to win social and economic justice. Members of CARA demonstrated in solidarity with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union at a Rite Aid store at the corner of Van Ness and Market Streets on October 13.
CARA says: "Rite Aid markets to seniors with its *Living More* program. They want our money, but they don't always want to respect workers' rights. And they're not respecting the union in b...
Posted: Sat, Oct 18, 2008 11:07pm PDT
Update on Hmong Community Garden & Fresno City Council meeting on Tuesday
An article was written today in the Fresno Bee stating that some sort of an "agreement" has been reached with gardeners at the Hmong Community Garden. This agreement seems like more of the same thing we have seen before, with the City not fully involving the community and the gardeners, and not even guaranteeing garden plots for all of the gardeners at the Hmong Community Garden....
Posted: Sat, Oct 18, 2008 8:11pm PDT
NO on Prop 8 Demonstration
4770 Lincoln Ave. near the Warren freeway (highway 13), Oakland, CA...
Event Date: Sun, Oct 26, 2008 9:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 1:33pm PDT
Police Harassment Continues In Santa Rosa
If you're homeless, sleeping in a park, day or night, it's "camping" and against the law in Santa Rosa...
Posted: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 1:16pm PDT