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On Saturday, April 28th, people all over the country organized events calling for the impeachment of George Bush. On April 28th, thousands of people gathered at Ocean Beach in San Francisco to spell out the words "IMPEACH NOW!" with their bodies. CodePink then lead a 12pm march to Nancy Pelosi's house. There were also actions in Sacramento and other cities around the US that day.

A month after declaring his entry into the 2008 presidential race, Illinois Senator Barack Obama appeared in Oakland for a massive campaign rally on St. Patrick's Day. Well over 10,000 people packed into Frank Ogawa Plaza to hear him make his case for why he should be elected President of the United States. While the first democratic primary isn't until January 2008 and the general election isn't until November later that year, the diverse crowd cheered Barack Obama as if he were a candidate in the final stretch of an election.

Oakland's new Mayor, Ron Dellums, has been holding a week of inaugural events from January 8th through 14th. On Saturday morning January 13th, people gathered for a "Hands Around the Lake" unity event to celebrate Oakland's multicultural diversity. Participants were encouraged to wear white t-shirts and bright colored gloves. Mayor Dellums was scheduled to speak at 9am as the walk around the lake started. People planned to link hands around the lake at 10:30. Later in the day, Asian/Pacific Islander, Fruitvale, and LGBT community inaugural events were held around the city.

On January 8th, Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian arrived in San Francisco. Many from the American Chinese community turned out in front of the St. Regis Hotel to greet Chen's motorcade. The turnout of Chen loyalists and opponents appeared equally divided. Supporters wore the green of Chen's DPP political party; opponents the traditional Chinese red. His opponents, composed of Taiwanese and mainland immigrants who wish to see the eventual reunification of Taiwan with the mainland drew the most attention from passerbys and the Chinese media with their cries denouncing Chen. They were especially critical of the corruption charges that Chen has been able to narrowly elude to date.
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The movement to impeach President George W. Bush is kicking into high gear with the beginning of the new Congressional term. Some advocates called for 500,000 letters to be sent to Nancy Pelosi on her first day as Speaker. Many believe that impeachment is the only way to bring the troops home. On January 6th in San Francisco, over 1000 people formed a giant human "IMPEACH!" sign at Ocean Beach. Photos: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Video: 1 | 2

Photos from December 31st Impeachment rally San Jose.

On Saturday, December 16, 2006, about forty 9/11 truth activists came out with the intent to expose the lies and omissions of the 9/11 Commission Report by passing out information to tourists and locals. They recited most of what they saw as the omissions and deceptions in the official document, and then "dumped the offensive whitewash in the San Francisco Bay".

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Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor with 55.7% of the vote compared to Phil Angelides' 39.2%. Green Party candidate Peter Camejo got 2.3% of the vote. Republican Steve Poizner beat Cruz Bustamante 50.5% to 38.9% in the race for Insurance Commissioner. Other state races went to the Democrats with John Garamendi winning the race for Lieutenant Governor and Jerry Brown set to become the next Attorney General. In other California races, Democrat Jerry McNerney beat Richard Pombo in the race for the 11th District US House seat. Pombo was a notorious enemy of the environment and chairman of the House Resources Committee.

Proposition 83 passed 70.5% to 29.5%, widening the definition of sex offender and mandating life long monitoring for certain individuals.

Proposition 85 was defeated 52.1% to 47.9%. Prop 85 would have made it difficult for teenage girls to get abortions without the consent of a parent or guardian.

Proposition 86 was defeated 54.6% to 45.4% Prop 86 would have imposed an additional tax of $2.60 per cigarette pack to fund new and expanded health services, health insurance for children, and expand tobacco use prevention programs.

Proposition 87 was defeated 74.4.6% to 25.6%. Prop 87 would have established a Clean Alternative Energy Program to reduce California's oil and gasoline consumption through incentives for alternative energy, education, and training. More money was spent on both sides of the Prop 87 campaign than on any proposition in state history.

Proposition 90 was defeated 52.5% to 47.5%. Prop 90 would have made it more difficult for the government to confiscate property but also would have required compenstation for any legislation that could impact property values (such as laws to protect the environment and worker's rights).

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