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Incarceration and Release Summit at SF State University - Cesar Chavez Student Hall
There will be a Summit on Release and Incarceration of prisoners at SF State University at the Cesar Chavez Student from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. - the event is free and there will be food. September 19, 2007 - mark the date and the time and be there in force to represent....
Posted: Tue, Sep 18, 2007 6:54am PDT
Banafsheh Akhlaghi: Radical Lawyering in Times of Crisis (video/mp4 64.4MB)
Banafsheh Akhlaghi speaks on "radical lawyering in times of crisis"....
Posted: Sun, Sep 16, 2007 1:39pm PDT
Brief Interview with Councilmember Tony Madrigal on Free Radio Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 4.7MB)
Tony Madrigal calls in en route to work to discuss the SCPD and Sentinel brouhaha over his comment at City Council mentioning an incident he witnessed last Halloween during the massive police presence which suggested the possibility of racial profiling going on. He voted against the "Triple Fine Zones" for Halloween recommended the by the police department at City Council last Tuesday....
Posted: Sun, Sep 16, 2007 1:24pm PDT
Bail Hearings for SF 8 Progress
Harold Taylor was freed on bail September 12!
Ray Boudreaux was freed on bail September 11. Richard O'Neal was freed on bail Wednesday, August 29 and Richard Brown was freed on bail Thursday, August 30....
Posted: Sun, Sep 16, 2007 12:48pm PDT
The Coonerty Watch Continues: Upchucky Updates
Constitutional purists will gather again outside 1520 Pacific Sunday September 16 at 2 PM to debate Constitutional Lawyer, Vice-Mayor, Aspiring Mayor-to-Be, and Bookshop Impressario Ryan Coonerty. The topic: Is the City's Municipal Code 6.36.010a, (banning sleep outside or in vehicles after 11 PM at night) simply an unconstitutional nightmare from which we'll awaken soon? A clerical error? A misplaced police department wet dream? Join us to probe these mysteries. Warning: Vice-Mayor Coon...
Posted: Sat, Sep 15, 2007 11:41pm PDT
An appeal from Lynne Stewart on behalf of the SF8
Lynne Stewart Defense Committee
350 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, New York 10013
tel: (212) 625-9696 fax: (212) 625-3939
www.lynnestewart.org...
Posted: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 9:06pm PDT
Eric McDavid Update and Court Report from 9/12
Yesterday was the third day of Eric's trial. Below is a very long, detailed report about what happened......
Posted: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 3:27pm PDT
Rally for the Safe Return of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine
Montgomery BART
- Market & Montgomery,
San Francisco...
Event Date: Tue, Sep 18, 2007 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Sep 13, 2007 7:22am PDT
Superintendant Hammack Stonewalls on RV Ban in Coastal Parking Lots
I received complaints that Donna Deiss and Shane Maxfield were being driven out of Parking Lot A near Lighthouse Field by Chief Ranger John Wallace. Wallace has posted "no RV" signs there reportedly and may be e-mailing me his own response to be posted. After an informal phone call to Steve Hammack, in response to which Steve was friendly but unresponsive, I made several formal Public Records Act requests. The results I reprint below....
Posted: Wed, Sep 12, 2007 9:22pm PDT
Another report from the San Jose March to Ban Tasers
San Jose community members gathered with survivors of police brutality and their families to show support in their demands for the dropping of their charges and the banning of Tasers in San Jose. The march went from the DA's office to the SJPD Headquarters to City Hall, culminating in a raucous march into City Hall where the City Council was meeting....
Posted: Wed, Sep 12, 2007 4:36pm PDT
Eric McDavid - Court Report from 9/11
Yesterday we learned that Eric has finally been given commissary again! This is the first step towards a stable vegan diet for Eric....
Posted: Wed, Sep 12, 2007 1:25pm PDT
Eric McDavid - Trial Report from 9/10/07
1.Jury Selection
2.Government's Opening statements
3.Defense Opening Statements
4.First Government Witness
5.Anna to testify
6.Vegan food for Eric...
Posted: Tue, Sep 11, 2007 9:40am PDT
Mayor Bails Out Again; Homeless to Catch Her at City Council 7 PM Tuesday at City Hall
Canceling her second appointment with them without notice, and refusing to meet with them for the third time, Santa Cruz Mayor Emily Reilly frustrated four homeless people who'd scheduled appointments with the Mayor's staff at City Hall a week before....
Posted: Mon, Sep 10, 2007 12:04pm PDT
West Sacramento 'Gang Injunction' opponents to hold briefing Monday morning
Latino and social justice leaders will hold a news conference at the West Sacramento City Hall on Monday at 10 a.m. opposing the city's repressive "gang injunction." A town hall forum regarding the impact of the injunction on city residents will be held on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Awareness....
Posted: Mon, Sep 10, 2007 1:08am PDT
Calling on Vice-Mayor Coonerty at the Bookshop Sunday 2 PM 9-9-07--the Protest Continues
We press on with the campaign to contact the inaccessible Vice-Mayor Ryan Coonerty, manager/worker at the Bookshop. We'll urge shoppers to talk with Coonerty, suggesting their dollars will go elsewhere if he continues to back laws that criminalize the poor, like the City's Sleeping Ban. We'll also be signing up volunteers, seeking donations for the lawsuit against the Sleeping Ban, looking for plaintiffs, and encouraging folks to attend City Council meeting this coming Tuesday at 7 PM. 1520...
Posted: Sun, Sep 9, 2007 12:58am PDT
Rotkin Responds to the ACLU Scandal: Signature Hypocrisy of Phoney "Progressive" Politics
One of the longest threads on indybay recently has been "Activists ask ACLU to Help End Sleeping Ban". The discussion there exposes and documents an important and profound hypocrisy that has been central to Santa Cruz "progressive" politics for two decades. Organizations and individuals which newcomers might think would be most "liberal", "socialist" or "progressive" are actually the opposite on local issues. I encourage folks to go to http://indybay.org/newsitems/2007/08/26/18443532.php?...
Posted: Sat, Sep 8, 2007 9:57am PDT
March and Rally To Ban Tasers
Have you been a victim of police misconduct?
Come and share your experience with the community
March and Rally To Ban Tasers
Hear from: Taser victims • civil rights & human rights
advocates • cultural performers....
Posted: Sat, Sep 8, 2007 8:28am PDT
Eric McDavid Hearing Update
Hello everyone,
Below is an update about Eric's hearing this morning, trial schedule, and
the food situation......
Posted: Fri, Sep 7, 2007 11:18pm PDT