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Violence-Ridden Communities Demand City Plan to End Killings Residents of some of San Francisco's poorest and most neglected neighborhoods gathered at City Hall yesterday to demand a comprehensive plan to end the violence plaguing their communities. A spate of killings swept across Bayview-Hunters Point, Western Addition, and Visitation Valley in recent months - killings community members argue could have been prevented with more city involvement. Participants in yesterday's event presented a list of simple, easy to implement requests to city officials...
Posted: Sat, Oct 29, 2005 9:01am PDT
Live Salsa Concert to benefit Homeless Families in SF What: Live Salsa concert to benefit homeless families and immigrants living in San Francisco
Who: Anthony Blea y su Charanga, Manny and the Cruzettes and DJ Walt Digz Vela, DJ Carlitto Brigante and more.
Where: Somarts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan St., SF
When: Saturday, December 10, 2005 7pm-2am
Suggested Donation: $25.00...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 1:21pm PDT
Contra Costa Homeless Told To Leave (SL Streets) This past week saw law enforcement in Contra Costa County California evict the homeless from their camps....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 10:05am PDT
NOV.5 REVIVE! A Conscious Dance Party Benefit for New Orleans Grassroots Relief!! We need your help to get the word out.......
Please forward to everyone you know!!!!
International Capoeira Angola Foundation - Oakland Presents:
REVIVE! REVEL with a CAUSE!
For the survivors of Hurricane Katrina...
A dance party benefit for New Orleans based
Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 9:29am PDT
Disability Perspective: Supe. Adapts Southern Civil Rights Strategy On Disabled Access An amazing political evolution surfaced at the Oct. 19th Land Use Committee, when the agenda veered away from a simple item on elevator safety and elevator access. It was supposed to make the Planning Code conform to the Building Code, to the state of California code, and to federal laws. Suddenly, it became a monologue on whether there should be complete disabled access, whether there are enough disabled people to risk hurting the scenic views of the socially and politically influential, and...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:48am PDT
Newsom Advocates ‘Housing-First’ Policy for Homeless Families Facing dwindling state and federal funding to combat family homelessness, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced at yesterday’s State of the City address he plans to institute a ‘housing-first’ policy to bring San Francisco’s families in off the streets. Administration insiders say this policy will take the form of a city-funded rent subsidy program. While the details have not yet been finalized, it appears likely the program will provide subsidies of up to $500 per month to enable families in shelters...
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:46am PDT
America’s crippling health care system claims another victim It’s a scenario that could happen to any one of us.
No, not Hurricane Katrina, but the aftermath of simply driving down a quiet rural road — minding the speed limit and minding one’s own business. Suddenly, out of nowhere, an oncoming car crosses the double yellow line and veers into your lane. Disaster strikes....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:36am PDT
Public outcry blocks GOP budget cuts Massive public pressure forced the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives to abruptly delay action last week on major slashes in human services programs. The slashes, contained in a budget amendment, would have increased mandatory cuts from $35 billion to $50 billion in health care, Medicaid, energy assistance, food stamps, student loans and child care, while maintaining $70 billion in tax cuts for the rich....
Posted: Fri, Oct 28, 2005 6:30am PDT
Power outages, gas lines, hunger fuel Floridians’ anger after Hurricane Wilma Four days after Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida, close to 4 million people remain without power and the phone system is largely inoperable. The statewide death toll climbed to 10 on Thursday, and more than 2,900 people remained housed in 25 shelters spread over 11 counties....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 9:57pm PDT
Pakistan: Rich nations are accused of giving 'nothing' The United Nations almost doubled its appeal for donations for victims of the Pakistan earthquake as some rich nations were accused of contributing nothing to help the survivors....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 2:05pm PDT
Hearing Brings Out Measure EE Supporters The Rental Housing Association of Alameda County Is Attempting To Kill Eviction Protections In The City of Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Oct 27, 2005 4:22am PDT
The Not So Silent Scream This Latin woman-girl-child could as easily be from Asia, India, the Middle East or Africa. Born into her economic and sexual caste. No way out. At most a baby-machine, and not a very good one at that....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 7:54pm PDT
Homeless Being Forced To Find Help (SL Streets) Homeless in Contra Costa CA being forced to leave camps....
Posted: Wed, Oct 26, 2005 10:33am PDT
After the Kashmir earthquake, warnings of a second disaster Even as the toll following the October 8 earthquake in northern Pakistan and India continues to rise, aid workers are warning of a second disaster. Hundreds of thousands of people are facing the Himalayan winter without shelter or adequate supplies of food, clothing and medicine....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 7:30am PDT
Florida Medicaid privatization plan approved Last week US Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt signed off on a Florida plan that will transform the state’s Medicaid program. The new plan, which will come into effect after receiving final approval from the state legislature, will largely privatize the health care program for the poor and elderly. It will also set caps on state expenditures....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2005 7:24am PDT
Malik Rahim Demands Inquiry into Hurricane Katrina Deaths and Amnesty for “Looters” This past weekend, activists, scholars and survivors testified at a people’s inquiry set up to present evidence and assess whether President Bush and his administration have committed crimes against humanity. Malik Rahim traveled to New York to testify....
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 7:31am PDT
Bayview Hunters Point: The city keeps asking the question but won’t hear the answer In 1998, the buzz question in our community was, “What does Bayview Hunters Point want, and how can we city officials help you get it?”...
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 6:56am PDT
Oppose Harmful Budget Cuts and Tax Breaks for the Wealthy National Call-in Days extended. Call 1-800-426-8073, Contact your senators and representatives or email the message: Congress must not cut aid to the poor, uninsured, hungry and homeless!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 24, 2005 6:17am PDT
Urgent Alert: Click Here For Link To Stop Budget Cuts! The GOP Schemes To Loot The Nations Domestic Programs, To Be Able To Give More Multi-Trillion Dollar Tax Cuts To The Super Rich!...
Posted: Sat, Oct 22, 2005 5:32pm PDT
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