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Billionaires for Wealthcare (San Mateo branch) came out to demonstrate alongside Tea Party "Patriots" at the scene of a Town Hall on high speed rail moderated by US Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D). The teabaggers (oops, they asked the Billionaires to please not call them that) were first amused, then confused, and quickly defused. Photos courtesy Raging Grannies and San Mateo County Democracy for America's Carole D. and John (Laser Lefty) S....

Billionaires are a small minority in America, so they stand together against Health Care Reform. They bring two important things together in their fight against the poor and the middle class--an abundance of money and an utter lack of ethical convictions. In San Mateo, California on August 22nd "Billionaire" activists stood at a busy intersection in front of a branch of Ameritrade and spread their message: Private Health Care--Because Corporations Know What's Best for You!...

Rally to wish Medicare a Happy 44th birthday in Menlo Park, California. Photos by E. Moran and R.W. Stevens Pt. I is here: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/07/30/18613326.php...

Medicare, a plan that has served the nation's most frail with low administrative costs for more than four decades, should be the basis of a national health care plan – Medicare for All. Join us in this Thursday, July 30th in Menlo Park from 11:30am to 12:30pm in front of Kepler's Books on El Camino between Ravenswood and Santa Cruz avenues, for birthday cake, balloons and a party theme demonstration! Happy Birthday Medicare!...

While tenants in East Palo Alto organize against exorbitant rent increases with few resources other than their own time and talents, wealthy landlord Page Mill Properties has the money for "online reputation management" and can pay bloggers who will take up their cause. And that sure looks like what is happening....

Several rallies were held in Palo Alto today. The first at 11am found the Raging Grannies wearing black sashes over bridal wear. They were joined by high school students, Stanford students, Unitarian ministers and even a few liberal Baptists. Photos: J. Emery...

May 19 Global Day of Action for Troy Davis. Skateboarders expressed concern about living in a police state where death row inmates like Troy Davis find no court willing to hear new evidence....

Stanford University students, staff, alumni, and community have called for Condoleezza Rice to be held accountable for war crimes and torture. Challenging her return to the University, they are petitioning for a probe into her alleged violations of international and U.S. law....

Neighbors of the proposed new location for Mountain View's Day Worker Center called in a legal group from Washington, DC to advise them on protecting their neighborhood from "illegal" immigrants. At a city council meeting on May 12, the neighbors' group threatened the council that Judicial Watch would file a lawsuit against Mountain View for using taxpayer funds to help immigrants. Photo: A Mountain View resident speaks in favor of the Day Worker Center's new location during a city council...

Can Stanford in good conscience have former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice lecture on campus without acknowledging crimes against humanity under the Bush administration? While university officials are silent on the topic, students are speaking out. One student assailed Rice at a small campus event for "select" students on Monday, April 27th. A videotape of their conversation caught Rice in a big lie. Photo: R. Robertson. Demonstrations against torture are seen more frequently now a...