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polices of troubled oakland animal shelter assailed in city hall meeting
More than 50 speakers blasted Oakland Animal Shelter policies at a town hall meeting Thursday night, with several of the critics saying animals that could have been adopted were killed....
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 9:43pm PST
Adult Education in Oakland Under Attack: Protest Wednesday at School Board Meeting
Attention: Adult Education in Oakland Under Attack! Protest Wednesday, 4PM at the Oakland School Board Meeting; Town Hall Meeting to Defend Public Education in Oakland, Tuesday, March 8th...
Posted: Sun, Feb 20, 2005 4:28pm PST
Wal-Mart's Sweetheart Deal
Wal-Mart may be the most visible offender of good workplace practices—it's the retail giant progressives love to hate, with good reason. Exhibit A: In a recent deal with the government, Wal-Mart agreed to pay a small fine for breaking child labor laws, with the understanding that next time the feds want to investigate, the retailer will be warned ahead of time. Jonathan Tasini says we can't reform the corruption of the corporate landscape overnight, but a Safe Workplace Act would at lea...
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 11:04pm PST
2/22 Hearing about Oakland Pesticides
This Tuesday, February 22, is a CRUCIAL day in the fight against the City's plan to reverse the almost decade long pesticide ban in Oakland....
Posted: Sat, Feb 19, 2005 4:15pm PST
Cody's Thurs: 'Denial and Deception' - 'Former' CIA Agents Advancing the 9/11 Cover-up
Out of the stampede of recently-former CIA agents publishing books and writing articles to explain away the 'intelligence failures' that supposedly led to 9/11 comes Melissa Boyle Mahle, speaking at Cody's Books on Thursday the 24th....
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 11:21pm PST
please come have dinner with anarchist in berkley this sunday
Benefit Dinner, Video Screening, and Discussion Sunday, February 20, 6:30PM Long Haul Infoshop (3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA) $3-5 sliding scale...
Posted: Fri, Feb 18, 2005 8:15am PST
Friday Regular Picket At Oakland Walmart
Every Friday between 6:00 AM and 12:00 noon there will be a picket at the Oakland Walmart that is being constructed by scab labor. The Wal-mart is located at 880 & Hegenberger Rd in Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 5:45pm PST
have dinner with anarchist in berkley this suday!
Benefit Dinner, Video Screening, and Discussion
Sunday, February 20, 6:30PM
Long Haul Infoshop (3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA)
$3-5 sliding scale...
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 2:31pm PST
Berkeley Nazis on a Roll
65 year old disabled man was physically assaulted by Berkeley central library "guard". Then he was
assaulted by the police. Then he was turned over to "Berkeley Mental Health." Then he was repeatedly assaulted and forced into a hospital.
It was a six hour ordeal..He was released with an
"I am sorry." Now he has inappropriate bills. The one from Alta Bates is for $1,440.00....
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 10:43am PST
Man pleads guilty in Oakland marijuana case
An Alameda man pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in the
cultivation of thousands of marijuana plants at a West Oakland
warehouse....
Posted: Thu, Feb 17, 2005 9:50am PST
Come hear Mark Leno Thursday night and then celebrate
THURSDAY, FEB. 17th - 5:30-6:30 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Annual LGBT Civil Rights Talk presents guest speaker
California Assemblyman Mark Leno,
Sponsor of "Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act" (AB19)....
Posted: Wed, Feb 16, 2005 11:26pm PST
Press Conference Tuesday, 2/15: Medical Marijuana Group Lawsuit Against CHP, Governor
Press Conference Tuesday, February 15:
Medical Marijuana Group Lawsuit Against CHP, Governor
Patients Say CHP Defied State Law in Traffic Stops...
Posted: Mon, Feb 14, 2005 7:51pm PST
Hayward Workers Need Your Help ***Call to Action***
HAYWARD, Calif. — Hundreds of northern California grocery workers roared their approval at a press conference here Dec. 8 as California Labor Federation head Art Pulaski pledged the federation’s support for the UFCW locals now in intense and difficult contract talks with Safeway and other grocery giants. Pulaski said the federation will join the workers’ “Boycott Pledge Card” campaign....
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:54pm PST
Jerry Brown, ousted aide oceans apart
Jacques Barzaghi, the tattooed, head-shaved, black-clad former French commando who served as Jerry Brown's loyal aide and confidant for three decades,...
Posted: Sun, Feb 13, 2005 12:05pm PST
2 more federal indictments in Oakland MMJ bust
A federal grand jury has indicted two more
suspects in the cultivation of thousands of
marijuana plants at a West Oakland warehouse --
as well as a previously undisclosed building in
East Oakland....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 4:58pm PST
2003 Port Protest --settlement
About 60 people were injured on April 7, 2003 when police used "less-lethal" weapons in the Port of Oakland. 24 of the injured have accepted settlements of $5,000 to $7,500. 34 others will take their claims to trial. One of the injured has undergone several surgeries, costing $80,000....
Posted: Sat, Feb 12, 2005 10:05am PST
Richmond TOXICs generator
2/15/04, Tuesday, come to Richmond City Council meeting and help get a handle on the superfund-level site that developers are stirring up and poisoning us with...
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 6:39pm PST
Whistleblower Accuses Oakland Animal Shelter of Systemic Abuse
A former employee at the Oakland Animal Shelter has detailed what she says are systemic abuses by shelter management. The list of wrongdoings include euthanizing dogs that were cleared for adoption, euthanizing dogs without sedatives and in one case mistakenly leaving a live dog in a freezer in a barrel with dead dogs....
Posted: Fri, Feb 11, 2005 9:27am PST
BACH meeting at rockridge library
2-nite at the rockridge library in oakland (5366 College Ave., 5 blocks south of rockridge BART) Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters and anyone concerned about deforestation, Maxxam/Pacific Lumber's corporate deceit and other forest issues please attend & b open 4 suggestions and dialogue.....
Posted: Thu, Feb 10, 2005 12:02pm PST