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calendar8 Hours to Vote No on 98 to Save Rent Control by
All polling places in the entire State of California, The Great 58, all 58 Counties...
Event Date: Tue, Jun 3, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, May 30, 2008 7:08am PDT
text5 days to Save Rent Control; No on 98/Yes on 99; in SF: Yes on F/No on G by $
WE NEED EVERYONE DOING SOMETHING TO DEFEAT PROP 98 AND SAVE RENT CONTROL FOR THE NEXT 4 DAYS. FIRST, if you have not voted, you can vote today and this coming weekend at the County Registrar’s office to save rent control and the homes of millions of Californians by voting No on 98/Yes on 99, and in San Francisco, for affordable housing, Yes on F, No on G....
Posted: Fri, May 30, 2008 6:54am PDT
textVideo of escape from wild fire in Santa Cruz mountains!! Report of status of one family. by Brent
My sister's house burned down in the wild fire. Here is a video of her family's daring escape from the inferno and a report of their well-being....
Posted: Fri, May 30, 2008 3:20am PDT
textSPRAY: State admits UNKNOWN chemicals will be sprayed by repost
State admits chemicals to be sprayed starting in August have not been revealed to the public, this in response to Marin-based doctor's report showing dangers of the spray (carcinogens and endocrine disruptors) that was used on Santa Cruz and other counties last fall....
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 11:54pm PDT
textAerial SPRAY: Bush Administration's Ongoing Assault on Blue-State California by Paulina Borsook
The Bush Administration's Ongoing Assault on Blue-State California: Spraying Us to Exterminate the Light Brown Apple Moth By Paulina Borsook...
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:48pm PDT
textAB-2747 Right-to-Know Act Passes Calif. Assembly! by Compassion and Choices
The Right to Know Act will now go to the California Senate for consideration....
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:48pm PDT
textClean Up Chevron! Coalition Confronts Company Executives at Annual Shareholders Meeting by DASW
PEACE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TO CHEVRON SHAREHOLDERS & EXECS: “CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!”...
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:47pm PDT
calendarTribute to Utah Phillips
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by Bruce
2844 Union St., Oakland, CA Near the intersection of 28th Street and Adeline Street in west Oakland. Half mile from the West Oakland BART station. There will be a shuttle available....
Event Date: Sat, Jun 7, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:44pm PDT
text5/31 GG Bridge MARCH AGAINST THE SPRAY by CASS
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE TO STOP THE SPRAY (CASS) SANTA CRUZ carpools to The GG Bridge March Against the Spray! This Saturday, May 31!...
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 12:21pm PDT
textHere is how Lennar continues to waste millions - Vote for Proposition F. by Francisco Da Costa
Here is how Lennar Urban and Lennar BVHP LLC continue to dump millions of dollars. Notice the names of those consultants getting paid - that are working against San Franciscans....
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 8:29am PDT
textSharp increase in mental illness among US troops during 2007 by wsws (reposted)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 :American military personnel deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan are being diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in rapidly increasing numbers, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the US Army Surgeon-General....
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:53am PDT
textSpiralling prices in Vietnam provoke fears of social unrest by wsws (reposted)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 :The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) regime is becoming increasingly alarmed at the runaway levels of inflation that have sparked strikes and protests by workers, principally in foreign-operated manufacturing firms....
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:52am PDT
text6 days to Save Rent Control; No on 98/Yes on 99; in SF: Yes on F/No on G by $
You can vote today at the County Registrar’s office to save rent control and the homes of millions of Californians by voting No on 98/Yes on 99, and in San Francisco, for affordable housing, Yes on F, No on G. This low voter turnout election compels every single pro-rent control voter to actually vote, and vote No on 98/Yes on 99. Our victory will come down to a handful of votes, so you must vote to save rent control and the environment...
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2008 6:51am PDT
imageWorld Community Tells Chevron to 'Clean Up' at San Ramon HQ
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by Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist
SAN RAMON, CA (May 28, 2008) - At Chevron's annual shareholders meeting this morning in San Ramon, environmental justice, peace, and human rights groups demand that Chevron clean up its act – from its Richmond refinery, to Iraq, Burma, Nigeria, Ecuador, Canada and the Philippines....
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 9:41pm PDT
calendarSqueeze Box Benefit Performance by Amourence Lee
The Marsh 1062 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94110...
Event Date: Sat, Jun 21, 2008 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 6:00pm PDT
textBayview Residents: the Hidden Treasure by Grace Martinez
Residents in the Bayview Hunters Point and Alice Griffith, the people that would be immediately affected by the redevelopment, have been left out of the creation propositions and ignored by politicians that are supposedly fighting for them....
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 11:14am PDT
calendarGolden Gate Bridge Walk and Rally to Stop the Spray by Sandra Schmaier
Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge at 10am, Rally at noon at Crissy Field...
Event Date: Sat, May 31, 2008 10:00am PDT
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 9:31am PDT
textHouse Passes Maternal Health Resolution by Feminist Majority (reposted)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 : The US House passed a resolution last week recognizing maternal health and child survival as fundamental to the well-being of families and societies, and to global development and prosperity. It requires a greater commitment to reducing maternal mortality both in the US and abroad. The resolution, H. Res. 1022, states that 536,000 women die every year during pregnancy and childbirth (the equivalent of one woman every minute) and that most of these deaths are preventabl...
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 7:54am PDT
textDr. Paul Farmer Challenges Profit-Driven Medical System While Bringing Health Care to Poor Communities World-Wide by via Democracy Now
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 :Paul Farmer is not your ordinary doctor. In going to the poorest places on earth, he is not only treating patients, but challenging whole health-care systems. More than twenty year ago, Dr. Farmer co-founded the charity "Partners In Health" to provide free medical care in central Haiti. Today, "Partners In Health" provides health-care for people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other conditions in Haiti and eight other countries around the world. We spend the ...
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 7:50am PDT
text7 days to Save Rent Control; No on 98/Yes on 99; in SF: Yes on F/No on G by $
You can vote today at the County Registrar’s office to save rent control and the homes of millions of Californians by voting No on 98/Yes on 99, and in San Francisco, for affordable housing, Yes on F, No on G. This low voter turnout election compels every single pro-rent control voter to actually vote, and vote No on 98/Yes on 99. Our victory will come down to a handful of votes, so you must vote to save rent control and the environment....
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2008 6:37am PDT
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