Publish to Newswire
Add an EventNewsitem List
632 of 916 
Heavy on the Sticks and Short on the Carrots 
The City of Fresno plans to force homeless residents to move but provides them with nowhere to go. There is something lacking in the City and County’s CARROT AND STICK approach to dealing with the homeless in this community....
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 12:54pm PDT
CBS 5 Investigates: Congressional Reps Finally Speaking up on Pesticide Spray Campaign 
In a letter to the USDA, Lee told the USDA administrator, "It seems clear that the USDA's decision to mandate this situation as a state of emergency should be carefully reviewed."
"That is why now we have to go back and get them to answer these questions, which they didn't," Lee said. "We can't just spend $90 million on an effort that we don't know the final results of, and what the alternatives are. Come on!"...
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 9:32am PDT
High Price For Integrity DJ Vodicka blew the whistle on California's Department of Corrections and 'The Green Wall". Not a new , news article, a New Interview...
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 8:10am PDT
Laborfest: New Deal Films on Public Works of 1930s-1940s SF Main Library, Koret Auditoriium, 100 Larkin St. at Grove and Market Streets, across from 9th St, San Francisco...
Event Date: Sat, Jul 12, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 8:04am PDT
Zimbabwe: Mugabe government halts food aid Wednesday, June 18, 2008 :The ZANU-PF government of President Robert Mugabe has banned aid agencies from distributing food in rural areas of Zimbabwe in the run up to the second round of the presidential elections later this month. The effect of the ban is to give the government almost complete control over the food supply....
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 10:17pm PDT
Philippines: Spiralling rice prices bring hunger to millions Wednesday, June 18, 2008 :An Asian Development Bank report published in May estimated that food price increases in the Philippines could send an estimated 2.72 million people into absolute poverty. This was the best-case scenario, based on an assumption that the cost of food would rise by 10 percent over the next year. More than 5.6 million people would be pauperised if food prices jumped by 20 percent and over 8.8 million people if the increase were 30 percent....
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 10:17pm PDT
New York City spends $2 billion on stadiums while slashing public funds Wednesday, June 18, 2008 :New York Citys two major league baseball teams are in the midst of constructing enormously expensive new stadiums to be ready for opening day of the 2009 baseball season....
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 10:15pm PDT
LBAM on San Mateo Water Agenda{resolution}>Spray UPDATE:Mon. Oakland Meet>Sonoma/SF Groups ACTION ALERT:
***June 18, 2008 (tonight) at 7pm. Attend the San Mateo Water Board District Meeting at 2400 Francisco Blvd, Pacifica. LBAM is on the agenda and they will consider a resolution. They need to learn about the red tide, bird die-off, and water contamination. San Mateo is home to Crystal Springs Water reservoir. More info, contact Sharon Luehs at 650.355.7107 or SharonLuehs@...
***The LBAM PSA in movie theaters in the SF Bay area is still going on. Please take action and pass out ...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 5:38pm PDT
National Silence the Violence in US Streets Vigils everywhere...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 5:12pm PDT
Dennis J. Kucinich resolution for articles of impeachment of George Bush 
Video of Dennis J. Kucinich resolution for articles of impeachment of George Bush...
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 2:36pm PDT
Journey for Justice - Addressing the Crime of Poverty Chowchilla Senior Center
820 W. Robertson Blvd.
Chowchilla, CA 93610...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 28, 2008 8:30am PDT
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 1:48pm PDT
Real Road Rage (audio/mpeg 1.8MB) Those who expect politicians to ease this problem are dreaming, as shown by the rejection of a recent bill seeking a windfall profits tax on oil companies in the Senate.
Exxon, for example, made more money in the last several quarters than any corporation in the history of business. Will the politicians who accepted millions from the likes of them choke this golden goose?...
Posted: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 11:19pm PDT
US: Officials warn of more levee breaks as Midwest flooding spreads Tuesday, June 17, 2008 :Flood warnings are being posted on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri, and the US Army Corps of Engineers is warning that rising water could overtop as many as 27 levees....
Posted: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 10:12pm PDT
FTC ASKED TO EXAMINE SHOCKING SUIT BY CALIFORNIA VS. WHOLE FOODS RE: CARCINOGENS Serious Implicatons of California's Suing among others whole foods for deadly carcinogens in their 365 brands of body care products and soaps; Jerry Brown could do wonders as the next USA Attorney General...
Posted: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 7:31pm PDT
Lennar the most corrupt developer drowning in the cesspool of its own creation - pathetic! Lennar Corporation - is spiraling down the drain and into the cesspool of its own creation. Lennar Urban and Lennar BVHP LLC thought they could fool all the people all the time - but here in San Francisco - they will learn a lesson and never, ever forget it. Mayor Gavin Newsom , Senator Diane Feinstein, Congress person Nancy Pelosi, the other cronies like Michael Cohen have nothing much to say. They now see Lennar - the LIAR - the true colors exposed - scum bags all around - jumping ship and ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 5:02am PDT
Rising prices hit Malaysia Monday, June 16, 2008 :As in other Asian countries, price rises are hitting Malaysia, raising concerns in ruling circles over the potential for social discontent and protests. Inflation, particularly for food and fuel, was a major issue in national elections held in March that resulted in a sharp reversal for the ruling Barisan National (BN) coalition....
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 10:22pm PDT
Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and P.O.C.C.& CISPES present: 
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
7-10pm @ Station 40
3030B 16th St. (@ Mission St.)
San Francisco, CA
$5-20 suggested donation.
no one turned away for lack of funds....
Event Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 2:14pm PDT
Amidst mounting crisis, Pakistan's new government slashes food and fuel subsidies Monday, June 16, 2008 :Pakistans new coalition government has delivered a big business budget that slashes subsidies for food, fuel oil, electricity, and fertilizer by more than one-quarter112.2 billion Pakistani Rupees, or US $1.6 billion. The Pakistan Peoples Party-led government has also pledged to gradually do away with all price subsidies, except possibly on food....
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 7:58am PDT
Kids Count report Living conditions worsen for US children Sunday, June 15, 2008 :For decades, measures of child well-being in the United Statesinfant mortality rates, the percentage of children whose parents had steady employment, and general health indicatorssaw gradual improvements or stable levels for the overall population. Since 2000, however, many aspects of this trend have stalled or reversed course as millions of working class families have fallen into poverty and low-wage jobs, and basic government-funded social programs have eroded....
Posted: Sun, Jun 15, 2008 9:27pm PDT
US: Prices and home foreclosures surge in May Sunday, June 15, 2008 :A record number of US homeowners faced foreclosure on their properties in May, according to statistics published Friday. That same day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing a sharp increase in consumer prices for the month of May....
Posted: Sun, Jun 15, 2008 9:27pm PDT
632 of 916