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Ticketing for Standing and Talking at the Metro Bus Stop Sunday I witnessed Robert Norse get ticketed a few feet from the public sidewalk at the entrance to the Metro Bus Center last Sunday (11-2) where he was interviewing homeless people. This happened an hour after he complained about religious sermons being piped out to the sidewalk on loudspeakers above the entrance....
Posted: Tue, Nov 4, 2008 4:20pm PST
Racial Profiling & Medical Marijuana Don't Mix This current African American profiling case is one in a series of innocent medical cannabis defendants, deserving support, facing criminal charges--Lester "Smitty" Smith, Zac Zachary, John Rhone, John Kolberg, to name a few. We need a broad community defense network and information hotline to keep track of who's going down, who's in, who's out, for what and why and how to stop this out-of-control law enforcement binge targeting small gardens, medical grows, the poor, the ill, elderly and oth...
Posted: Tue, Nov 4, 2008 3:56pm PST
POCC Minister of Information JR's critique of the Anti Bakery Project A recent article by the Anti Bakery Project or the so called Chauncey Bailey Project attacked a very respected journalist JR Valrey who is the Minister of Information for the POCC(Prisoners of Consciousness Committee). If you dont know about them like the Anti Bakery Project doesnt educate yourself on who they are. JR has shown his dedication to the fight for social justice, free speech through media and has consistently covered events locally and nationally which few others do. The alleg...
Posted: Sun, Nov 2, 2008 1:15pm PST
Support Prop B: Secure a Future for San Francisco’s Children Thursday, October 30, 2008 : Maria lives in the Excelsior with her husband and two daughters in a one bedroom apartment. She works for a legal aid organization and her husband is a driver; together, their combined income of $64,000 puts them at the border between a low-wage and a middle-income family. Without a rent-controlled apartment, Maria says they would have to leave the city....
Posted: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 5:57pm PDT
EBALDC renovation scheme concerns low-income renters East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC), An Oakland Nonprofit Housing Developer Alarms Low-Income Renters With Excessive Inspection Notices & Renovation Plans That May Displace The Tenants From Their Housing!...
Posted: Fri, Oct 31, 2008 2:57pm PDT
Big Victory For California Hotel Tenants In A Huge Victory For The Tenants Of The California Hotel, Judge Richard Keller Kept In Place An Injunction To Keep Oakland Community Housing Inc., From Evicting The Tenants Or Shutting Off Their Utilities, While Appointing Anne Omura Of The Eviction Defense Center As The Trustee Of The California Hotel With Full Powers To Hire A Management Company To Manage The Hotel For The Tenants!...
Posted: Wed, Oct 29, 2008 5:30pm PDT
East Palo Alto Tenants Ask: "When Will Justice be Served?" 
On October 27, Judge Beth Freeman ruled against tenants seeking affirmation of East Palo Alto's authority to enforce and implement its own Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
Photos: R. Robertson and E. Moran
Top Photo: Rally Before the Hearing by R. Robertson...
Posted: Tue, Oct 28, 2008 1:02am PDT
Anarchist café, bookstore, and performance space announces grand opening on November 1st 
Santa Cruz, CA – October 27, 2008 – SubRosa, a new community space in downtown Santa Cruz, today announced its grand opening event on Saturday, November 1. The event will include an art show, live music, food, and an exciting first look inside this vibrant new social space....
Posted: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 3:15pm PDT
Falsehood Underlies Chronicle Opposition to Prop B Monday, October 27, 2008 : To nobody’s surprise, the San Francisco Chronicle opposes Prop B, which would ensure about $30 million annually for affordable housing in San Francisco. Among the Chronicle’s chief arguments against the measure: that the eight supervisors who put Prop B on the ballot “did not put the $30 million for affordable housing in this year’s budget, which they had every opportunity to do.” If this were true, and the Supes could simply allocate $30 million annually for housin...
Posted: Mon, Oct 27, 2008 7:52am PDT
Krip-Hop Radio goes 100% internet Nov. 16 2008 The Black Kripple & Krew 
Krip-Hop Radio goes 100% internet Nov. 16 2008 The Black Kripple & Krew On the Internet Radio Soon!...
Posted: Sun, Oct 26, 2008 4:07pm PDT
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
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