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* Plumas County Action Alert *
Email the Board of Supervisors today at:
pcbs@countyofplumas.com
or call: (530) 283-6170 (Monday, 1/22, 8am-5pm)...
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 9:22pm PST
San Diego Peace Flotilla
San Diego Bay
USS Stennis Set to Depart San Diego Saturday
By Kitsap Sun Staff
January 19, 2007
The Bremerton-based aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis has united with its strike group in San Diego and will depart for the Arabian Gulf on Saturday morning.
The giant flattop arrived at Naval Base Coronado early today, according to a Navy announcement, and will leave the port with its embarked air wing, the guided missile cruiser USS Antietem and guided missile destroyer USS Preb...
Event Date: Sat, Jan 20, 2007 5:00am PST
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 9:20pm PST
In The Business of Death
Issue oriented video of Redlands demonstration....
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 5:10pm PST
School Beat: “Geeks of Color” Go to Head of Class
According to the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning only 24% of black and 30% of Latino students in California public schools scored at their grade level in mathematics. Getting a second-class education in a poorly-resourced school district is a raw deal for any kid, but it’s double jeopardy for high achieving black and Latino high school students who show early interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). They not only face poorly equipped classrooms and w...
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 10:24am PST
CA's First Openly Transgender Administrative Law Judge to be Sworn-In
Transgender Law Center Board Member and long-time civil rights advocate, Victoria Kolakowski, will be sworn in as the state's first openly transgender Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) today when she will be among eight new ALJs sworn-in by Angela K. Minkin, Chief Administrative Law Judge of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)...
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 12:33am PST
CA poor to give 6% of income to health insur. companies under Governator's plan - protest!
If you don't have health coverage, you soon could be forced to buy "junk insurance" (with a $10,000 deductible) under our Governator's so-called "universal health plan". Even if you're poor, you still could be required to pay 6 percent of your income for the "junk insurance"!
The idea is to convert the current health care crisis into a huge transfer of money to health insurance companies and banks, with poor and lower-income people being hurt the most!
Protests are starting to be organ...
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 10:45pm PST
Pot shop to pay $500 per day for operating without business license
City Hall has begun fining Darrell Kruse, owner of the city's medical marijuana dispensary, $500 per day for remaining open despite being found guilty last week of operating without a city-issued business license....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 5:54pm PST
Prevent Federal Attacks on Medical Marijuana Access!
*Prevent Federal Attacks on Medical Marijuana Access!
Urge Congress to Introduce Legislation to End DEA Raids*...
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 5:41pm PST
DEA raids 11 marijuana outlets
Federal agents Wednesday raided 11 medical marijuana outlets in Los Angeles County, seizing several thousand pounds of processed drug, hundreds of marijuana plants, an array of guns and bagfuls of cash....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 9:31am PST
CA eUpdate 01/17/07
DPAN Sponsors Public Health Bill in California
http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=4226869&l=135944
DPA Head Takes on Stephen Colbert
http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=4226869&l=135945
and more...
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 7:21pm PST
Tomorrow: Protest DEA Raids Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.
ASA is calling on patients, advocates, and city officials to gather at
West Hollywood City Hall tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. to protest this
attack on safe access:...
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 4:15pm PST
11 Raids Confirmed
email received 3:37pm:
11 raids are being conducted in the L.A. area...
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 4:12pm PST
Crosses in Lafayette-Update
Update on the Crosses in Lafayette...
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 11:41am PST
LA Police Commission Votes to Delay New Pot Clinics
The Police Commission voted Tuesday to support a moratorium on new
marijuana dispensaries and tougher regulations of existing
enterprises, even as Police Chief William J. Bratton promised to work
with federal authorities to prosecute businesses found to be violating the law....
Posted: Wed, Jan 17, 2007 11:31am PST
Why War? Military Families Speak Out! (video/x-ms-wmv 7.6MB)
24-Hour Vigil by Military Families Speak Out...
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2007 10:10pm PST
Whole Foods Market to Pull POM Wonderful Products Off Shelves
Unnecessary Animal Cruelty Cited as Reason for Compassionate Decision...
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2007 7:00pm PST
International Anti-Fur Coalition Protests in US and 10 other countries
Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in San Francisco, 1450 Laguna Street (at the corner of Geary & Laguna)...
Event Date: Tue, Feb 13, 2007 11:00am PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2007 1:50pm PST
Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) Year-End Report, 2006
The year 2006 was a fruitful and a meaningful year for Filipino World War II Veterans and their advocates.
The Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV) started the year with a collective action and ended it with a Christmas celebration.
JFAV was formed in December 16, 1998 in Los Angeles. It took over from the December 7 Movement (D7M) that started the veterans movement gfor recogntion, justice and equity campaign with the first mass action infront of the Westwood Federal buildin...
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2007 11:02am PST
New Weekly Labor Radio Show Pilot Submitted To KPFA (audio/mpeg 26.6MB)
The KPFA Labor Collective has submitted a new 1 hour labor pilot show called "Workweek"
to KPFA interim program director, the interim manager and the program council.
Listen to it and let KPFA know what you think....
Posted: Mon, Jan 15, 2007 11:27pm PST
When Falafel Was “Spocko”
While the Neo-Crazies sustain their collective meltdown over the fact that KSFO’s sponsor’s received audio recordings of their lunatic rantings via Spocko, it’s fascinating to hear them whine about supposed challenges to their right of free-speech....
Posted: Mon, Jan 15, 2007 11:02pm PST