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textHelp put the brakes on Nestle's Water Bottling Plant! by Water for All
For nearly three years, the people of McCloud, a small community situated at the foot of Mount Shasta in northern California, have kept a Nestle water bottling plant and distribution center at bay. But the Swiss-based food and beverage giant continues to push forward its plans for a 1-million square foot plant that would drain nearly two million gallons of water every day for less than 1/64 of a cent per gallon!...
Posted: Thu, Sep 7, 2006 11:12am PDT
textArnie vetoes queers, yet again. by Veto Arnie!
Wake-up call 4 freedom-seeking Californians: Please register as a Permanent Absentee Voter. Please vote AGAINST Arnie in November 2006....
Posted: Thu, Sep 7, 2006 9:23am PDT
textUrge Arnold To Restore Benefits to Injured Workers by California Labor Federation
The Schwarzenegger Administration has slashed benefits for permanently disabled workers by an average of 50%. Permanent disability benefits are often the last shred of a safety net that keeps severely injured workers in their homes and puts food on the table for their families....
Posted: Thu, Sep 7, 2006 12:37am PDT
textStewart Alexander: Liberty Quarry vs. Reason by Stewart A. Alexander
Stewart Alexander, the Peace and Freedom Party Candidate for California Lieutenant Governor, says, “My campaign is concerned with two main issues; ending the Iraq War and recruiting for the war on Liberty Quarry.”...
Posted: Mon, Sep 4, 2006 9:42am PDT
textASA CA Weekly Alert by via ASA
Monday, September 11th, Livermore: City Council to Vote on Extending Dispensary Moratorium Tuesday, September 12th, San Diego: City Council to Return From Recess and Patients Demand Action Wednesday, September 13th, Riverside City Council to Review Dispensary Ordinance Tuesday, September 26th, Solano County Board of Supervisors to review implementation of State ID Card...
Posted: Sun, Sep 3, 2006 11:30pm PDT
imageBerkeley - University Plans to Cut Native Oak Grove
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by M Keely
UC Berkeley plans to destroy a native grove of Coast Live Oaks to build a sports training facility....
Posted: Sun, Sep 3, 2006 11:23pm PDT
textCA App Court Rejects Challenge to SB420 by via CA NORML
The CA court of appeals turned down a lawsuit by hemp activist Richard Davis that sought to have SB 420 declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it amends Prop. 215. Attorney Omar Figueroa points out that the opinion did not get to the merits of that argument....
Posted: Sun, Sep 3, 2006 3:40pm PDT
textLt. Gov. Candidate Wants To Economize Gasoline by Stewart A. Alexander
The crusader against rising gasoline prices, Stewart A. Alexander, is opposed to a California proposition on the State’s November ballot, to tax gasoline, because he believes it will not prevent gasoline price gouging at the pumps. Instead Alexander is proposing to introduce a program that he has identified as the, Friendly Petroleum Producers Program, to help provide relief at the pumps for consumers and the trucking industry....
Posted: Fri, Sep 1, 2006 5:13pm PDT
textIDA Bay Area Events by Mat Thomas
IDA Bay Area Events...
Posted: Thu, Aug 31, 2006 11:02pm PDT
imagekatrina commemoration press conference
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by natasha
photos of press conference commemorating one year after hurricane Katrina...
Posted: Thu, Aug 31, 2006 10:09pm PDT
textSalmon Disaster Relief Bill in Danger of Sinking by Jeffrey Blumenthal
The Democratic Speaker of the Democratic CA Assembly is stonewalling a disaster relief bill that would send millions of dollars in no-interest loans and grants to commercial salmon fishermen who are at risk of losing their livelihoods due to government mismanagement of the Klamath River....
Posted: Thu, Aug 31, 2006 6:17pm PDT
imagePro-War Diane Feinstein, What Are The Alternatives?
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by Steven Argue
Feinstein herself has directly profiteered from the U.S. imposed misery she voted for in Iraq. Her husband, Richard Blum, is a billionaire investor that together with CEO Ronald Tutor own investment companies that hold 75% of the voting stock in a company called Perini. On March 12, 2004 Perini was awarded a $500,000,000 contract for rebuilding the electrical infrastructure of southern Iraq. So Feinstein is profiting from the U.S. bombing of the Iraqi infrastructure as well as its inefficient...
Posted: Thu, Aug 31, 2006 6:07pm PDT
imageAlexander Visits Fresno, S.F. Bay Area
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by Stewart A. Alexander
Stewart Alexander is continuing his street campaign to become the next California Lieutenant Governor visiting the cities of San Francisco, Fresno and Oakland. He is reaching thousands wherever he goes with a simple and brief message; “Stop the war and bring the troops home now.” Within the past two months the street campaign has given Alexander the opportunity to make a visible presence to over a half million Californians statewide....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 8:42pm PDT
textPeace Activists to Occupy Office of Democratic Lawmakers Thursday! by Dan Bacher
Activists from Code Pink and other anti-war organizations are expected to occupy the offices of Democratic legislators who failed to support Assembly Joint Resolution 36, a measure calling for the return of the California National Guard from Iraq....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 4:00pm PDT
textuniversal health care leaps closer to law! speak up now by via list
It is the first time both houses of California legislature have voted for Universal Health Care. The bill will now return to the State Senate for concurrence and will probably be put on Governor Schwarzenegger's desk by Wednesday September 1st....
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 11:37am PDT
imageGold Rush Days 2006 ~ Golden Legacy in Black Sacramento
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by Khubaka Michael Harris
The Black Church played a central role in the early Black Sacramento experience of the Gold Rush era (1844 -1895) a renassiance of strong Black Church leaders in all aspects "civic responsibility" is needed in sharing of the "good news."...
Posted: Wed, Aug 30, 2006 9:48am PDT
textGwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act on Way to Governor by Chris Daley
Anti-bias bill clears California Senate in landmark vote...
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 11:50pm PDT
textSpeak up for environmental protections: don't let Bush co-opt cooperative conservation by Center for Biological Diversity
The Bush administration is holding a series of "listening sessions" across the country as it promotes its so-called "Cooperative Conservation" agenda....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 5:45pm PDT
textAugust 30th: National Andronico's Fax-In by East Bay Animal Advocates
On Wednesday, August 30th, send a free fax to Andronico’s corporate headquarters at http://www.local-impact.org//current.html#andronicos....
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 4:49pm PDT
textSB1056 Update and Alert! Call by Thurs. AM! by Center for Food Safety
SB1056 passed the Assembly floor on Thursday, and is now moving to the Senate, where it must be voted on by this Thursday. Time is short, and we have every hope that we can win this in the Senate – please take some time to help!...
Posted: Tue, Aug 29, 2006 11:52am PDT
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