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textAgents roll out drug arrest on Coarsegold man (Madera Cty) by Sierra Star
A Coarsegold man with a medical marijuana card faces felony drug charges after agents from the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team (MADNET) seized more than 200 marijuana plants growing on his property mid-day Monday, March 8, plus more than two pounds of processed marijuana....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 9:18pm PST
textRedding DEA to triple in size to fight methamphetamine production by Red Bluff Daily News
The Redding Drug Enforcement Agency will triple in size this spring as law enforcement continues to try to curb methamphetamine production in the north state....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 9:10pm PST
textCA Bill To Criminalize Drug Use in Presence of Kids by D. Gieringer, CalNORML
Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian (R- Stockton) is sponsoring a bill that would make it a felony for parents to use marijuana or other controlled substances in the presence of minors under their care. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_253_bill_20050208_introduced.html...
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 9:07pm PST
textAssembly Mulls Hemp Bill by Santa Cruz Sentinel
Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is pushing a bill that would allow California farmers to grow industrial hemp. That comes about a year after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the federal government did not have the authority to regulate hemp under the 1970 Controlled Substance Act....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 9:05pm PST
textMediCann pulling out of Chico by CalNORML
A medical clinic that specializes in marijuana recommendations is pulling out of Chico after putting down roots early this year....
Posted: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 12:00am PST
textBush administration defends use of covert propaganda in US by wsws (reposted)
The Bush administration last week instructed US government agencies to ignore a ruling by the comptroller general of the United States barring the dissemination of “covert propaganda.”...
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 10:03pm PST
textHelp Build the Californians for GE-Free Ag Grassroots Ntwk by Cal GE-Free
Over the next year we have set a goal of building our grassroots volunteer network up to 15,000 people statewide. No matter how busy you are, we believe you can help us by circulating our sign up sheets amongst friends, family and to local businesses that agree to circulate our materials. Here are a few simple things you can do....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 7:38pm PST
textReport on the "9/11 News Special You Never Saw" by Carol Brouillet
Account of the four showings of the "9/11 News Special You Never Saw," the public response, the media response, the massive propaganda efforts of the State Department and world leaders....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 5:59pm PST
text2005 California Legislation – Action Alert 3/15/05 by Rose Lernberg
This is a summary of current legislation in Sacramento that affects aimals and tells how you can help....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 5:35pm PST
textLA Dispensing Collective Raided -- Take Action! by Americans for Safe Access
ASA has been alerted that yesterday (3/15/05), at about 6pm, Los Angeles Police raided the United Medical Caregivers Clinic (UMCC), a medical marijuana dispensing collective. The police obtained a search warrant and came with approximately thirty officers to seize all of the collective's medicine and money....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 2:44pm PST
textCalifornia Black Farmers - Not in our Name by Dr. Ridgely A. Mu'min, V.P. of BFAA
We definitely need to fight the USDA and also produce new sources of capital and markets for Black farmers. However, the Pigford v. Glickman class action lawsuit is OVER and it did neither....
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 2:36pm PST
textIllinois Considering Ban on Foie Gras by Mike Riopelland, Melissa Jenco
If it burps like a duck, it's full...
Posted: Wed, Mar 16, 2005 12:17pm PST
textCal Nurses Association: Judge Blocks 2nd ‘Emergency’ Order on Safe Staffing by CNA
A Sacramento Superior Court judge today issued a second injunction against the Schwarzenegger administration, blocking its second “emergency regulation” to suspend key portions of the safe staffing law....
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 8:51am PST
textHomeless Man Wrongfully Convicted Twice by Philip A. Williams
Myron E. Howard, after having been previously convicted of child molestation, a crime he did not commit and a conviction that was subsequently overturned and its judgment vacated after being excluded as the perpetrator by post-conviction DNA testing, he was rearraigned on the same charges, denied the procedural defense of "double jeopardy," forced to enter a plea with the court to gain his freedom, and then convicted of one count of the earlier charged crimes for a second time....
Posted: Tue, Mar 15, 2005 7:36am PST
textTHIS WEEK AND NEXT: 2 Books Not Bars Campaign Events! by Books Not Bars
=== THURSDAY 3/17 === === DAY OF ACTION IN SACRAMENTO === === NEXT TUESDAY 3/22 === === SPECIAL SCREENING OF "SYSTEM FAILURE" IN SOUTHERN CALIF.===...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 10:40pm PST
textNational Center for Lesbian Rights Hails Decision as a Victory for Fairness and Equality by National Center for Lesbian Rights
California Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Must Be Allowed To Marry National Center for Lesbian Rights Hails Decision as a Victory for Fairness and Equality...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:57pm PST
textMarriage Celebrations all over California Tonight by MECA
The SF Superior Court ruled that that the state's exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage is unconstitutional. Take Action Tonight in Your Local Community to Celebrate this Historic Marriage Decision!...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 3:28pm PST
textLepp Hearing Postponed this Past Friday--- What? by freeman
Lepp Hearing rescheduled this previous Friday...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 12:55pm PST
textTired of feeling oppressed by yellow ribbon magnets, direct action contest alert by D-ASS-E-OM
Contest call, do public service, remind the passive patriots that we mainly just tolerate them here, take direct action to win prizes, undermine patriotism at all costs....
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 11:10am PST
textCalifornia Activist Groups Form State Association by Kate Danaher
Animals Gain Strong and Unprecedented Voice in Sacramento California Animal Association to Tackle Legislative Initiatives...
Posted: Mon, Mar 14, 2005 9:51am PST
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