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imageDying from SMOG, Activists Protest for Change
Members of Extension Rebellion, the global non-violent environmental activist group, met this morning in the beautiful 17th century Baroq...
by Phil Pasquini
Members of Extinction Rebellion, the global non-violent environmental activist group, met this morning in the beautiful 17th century Baroque Piazza San Carlo where they organized a “Funeral for the Environment” protest and march to the Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte at the Palazzo Lascaris, to demand cleaner air for the region....
Posted: Tue, Apr 21, 2026 8:01am PDT
videoPolice arrest dozens, using tear gas to thwart rescue of beagles at Ridglan Farms (video/mp4 23.7MB) by Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs
On Saturday, law enforcement personnel from multiple agencies used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse over 1,000 concerned citizens — teachers, doctors, nurses, students, families, Democrats, and Republicans — who came together out of concern for animal welfare....
Posted: Mon, Apr 20, 2026 6:10pm PDT
imageAnimal rights activists storm Dane County dog breeding facility
Individuals carry beagles out of Ridglan Farms on March 15, 2026
by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
Hundreds of animal rights activists raided a controversial Wisconsin dog breeding and testing facility in Dane county Saturday morning, one day ahead of the expected protest....
Posted: Mon, Apr 20, 2026 4:04pm PDT
imageResistance to Trump is Organizing in Marin County's San Geronimo Valley
Indivisiblesvg.com is now holding regular protest actions
by Leon Kunstenaar
Indivisiblesvg.com is now holding regular protest actions...
Posted: Mon, Apr 20, 2026 2:59pm PDT
imageFrom the Landing at Leidesdorff to Leidesdorff Plaza our Golden Jubilee comes to life
Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. lived an amazing adventurous life serving as rhe “African Founding Father of California”  Ma...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. lived an amazing adventurous life serving as rhe “African Founding Father of California” May 1966, the Negro Museum and Library Association dedicated Leidesdorff Plaza. Together, we will celebrate a Diamond Jubilee and preserve authentic California History....
Posted: Sun, Apr 19, 2026 2:44pm PDT
textSable in Noncompliance With Preliminary Injunction Blocking Santa Barbara Oil Pipeline Restart by Center for Biological Diversity
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 17, 2026 — A Santa Barbara Superior Court judge today rejected Sable Offshore Corp.’s request to rescind a preliminary injunction prohibiting the restart of an oil pipeline system on the California coast until and unless specific conditions were met. The company restarted the pipeline in March, despite the injunction....
Posted: Sun, Apr 19, 2026 1:02pm PDT
imagePeninsula Open Space Trust Purchases 2,284 Acres of Sacred Amah Mutsun Lands
Juristac is Protected
by Indybay
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has purchased an additional 2,284 acres of the historic Sargent Ranch property, originally named Rancho Juristac. To date, POST has protected 6,114 acres of the 6,500-acre ranch that is home to multiple at-risk species and provides vital habitat and connectivity for wildlife across the region. This land forms the core of the Juristac Tribal Cultural Landscape, an area held sacred by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band....
Posted: Sun, Apr 19, 2026 12:40pm PDT
documentFacebook Takes Down Indybay Post re: Chevron Picket in Oakland
Chevron picket flyer - banned from Facebook
by Indybay
Chevron asked Facebook to take down a post on Indybay's Facebook page about this month's Chevron picket on Telegraph Ave in Oakland, claiming an alleged violation of Chevron's trademark. Chevron is full of legal hot air - fair use of a trademark is permitted for purposes of commentary and criticism, but Facebook nonetheless complied with Chevron's take down demand and sent this notice to Indybay:...
Posted: Sun, Apr 19, 2026 9:24am PDT
imageDiamond Jubilee - Leidesdorff Plaza - Historic Folsom - Rancho Rio de Los Americanos
May 1966 at the height of the US Civil Rights Movement the Negro Museum and Library Association of Sacramento, Inc dedicated Leidesdorff ...
by Khubaka, Michael Harris
May 1966 at the height of the US Civil Rights Movement the Negro Museum and Library Association of Sacramento, Inc dedicated Leidesdorff Plaza to preserve authentic California History, today a failed BMB, DEI effort to fabricate reality remains hidden by design...
Posted: Sat, Apr 18, 2026 9:30am PDT
textNew Book by Anarchist / Anti-Imperialist Political Prisoner Casey Goonan by anonymous
Lines in the Sand: Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist Pris­oner of War by Casey Goonan...
Posted: Sat, Apr 18, 2026 9:17am PDT
imageBig Oil Spent Tens of Millions Lobbying Legislators in Sacramento – And It Worked
Chevron Tops List of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists in California
by Indybay
Big Oil pumped $34 million into influencing lawmakers in Sacramento in 2025, allowing fossil fuel corporations to stonewall and roll back health and climate policy. Chevron and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) are not only the biggest spenders in the fossil fuel industry, but have been the top spenders on overall lobbying most years. Chevron was among those pushing back against bills like the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act....
Posted: Sat, Apr 18, 2026 1:24am PDT
imageJustice 4 For All! CFA & the Acquittal Of CSU Channel Island CFA Professor John Caravell
ICE Agents Terrorized The Community Members & Workers With Gas
by LVP
CSU Channel Island professor John Caravello was framed up by ICE and the US "Justice" Department after he went to the Glass House to defend immigrants there. He was charged with throwing tear gas projectiles at the ICE agents. He talks about the defense campaign and the active support of the CFA, students and community....
Posted: Fri, Apr 17, 2026 2:14pm PDT
textBeyond Einstein: From “Why Socialism?” to Why not Egalitarianism? by Nayvin Gordon
Humanity is capable of going beyond the predatory phase of society and obtaining true equality...
Posted: Fri, Apr 17, 2026 11:38am PDT
documentLawsuit alleges quarry operator Granite Rock Company illegally polluted Pajaro River
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15. 2026 – The nonprofit groups Environment California and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“CSPA”) f...
by Environment California
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 15. 2026 – The nonprofit groups Environment California and California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (“CSPA”) filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday against Granite Rock Company (commonly known as “Graniterock”), alleging the company violated the federal Clean Water Act for more than 1,000 days. The nonprofits charge that, for years, the company has routinely discharged illegal levels of harmful pollutants — including dissolved solids, aluminum, iron and molyb...
Posted: Fri, Apr 17, 2026 10:43am PDT
imageChris Krohn on Santa Cruz Mayoral Race
Yes, we have a housing crisis, but it is an affordable housing crisis. Our mayor and city council are making deals with people building t...
by Friend of Chris
Yes, we have a housing crisis, but it is an affordable housing crisis. Our mayor and city council are making deals with people building these high-priced units, like River Row, and allowing developers to set public policy....
Posted: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 6:59pm PDT
imageFrench Assembly Withdraws Attack on Free Speech, For Now
As part of a week of protests across France to show solidarity and resistance with Palestinians, a large protest in Paris on April 16 too...
by Phil Pasquini
As part of a week of protests across France to show solidarity and resistance with Palestinians, a large protest in Paris on April 16 took place near the National Assembly ahead of a scheduled vote on the controversial anti-semitism bill “The Yadan law.” But at the last minute, the Assembly withdrew the draft bill deciding instead to incorporate its full text into a new draft that it will consider in late June....
Posted: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 1:34pm PDT
imageTax Day Protest at the Zionist Consulate
Our Tax money for Israel's bombs are big problem for many
by Leon Kunstenaar
Our tax money for Israel's bombs are big problem for many...
Posted: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 1:31pm PDT
imageNo Tax Funds for Israeli Genocide & US Imperialist Wars - Rally at SF Israeli Consulate
No Money For Genocide & Wars
by LVP
A rally took place at the Israeli consulate in San Francisco on Tax Day April 15, 2026 to protest the use of trillions of tax dollars on genocide in Gaza and imperialist wars throughout the world....
Posted: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 10:52am PDT
audioThis Ain't Rock n Roll - Interview w/ author Daniel Rachel on Pop Music & The Third Reich (audio/mpeg 83.3MB) by John Malkin
Audio interview with author Daniel Rachel, author of the new book This Ain't Rock n Roll - Pop Music, The Swastika and The Third Reich. (October 30, 2025 - Akashic Books)...
Posted: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 9:44am PDT
textThe Winner at the DNC’s Latest Meeting? by Norman Solomon
Israel, Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide...
Posted: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 9:40am PDT
imageSEIU1021/IFPTE21 City Workers Rally at SF General Against Mayor Lurie's Union Busting Layoffs
SF DPH Healthcare Workers Rallied At SF General
by LVP
Hundreds of San Francisco SEIU 1021 and IFPTE Local 21 rallied at San Francisco General Hospital to demand an end to lay-offs by Mayor Daniel Lurie and support Prop D which raising taxes on high paid CEOs...
Posted: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 8:43pm PDT
imageCA State Capitol Juneteenth - Dia de Los Negroes - Slavery Era Banking Disclosure Featured
California State Legislature joins growing notion of considering “Corporate Slavery Era Disclosure” proposals that adds weight to the UN-...
by Edited by Khubaka, Michael Harris
California State Legislature joins growing notion of considering “Corporate Slavery Era Disclosure” proposals that adds weight to the UN-designated "gravest crime against humanity" as a matured financial debt, calling for restorative justice modalities that include direct compensatory payouts to a verified global class of descendants to trigger a new era of worldwide growth....
Posted: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 4:38pm PDT
imageChannel Island CSU CFA Professor Acquitted of All Charges After ICE Frame-up
Part Of Victory Rally For CSU-Channel Islands professor Jonathan Caravello
by Michael Powelson
Channel Island CSU CFA Professor Acquitted of All Charges After ICE Frame-up...
Posted: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 12:36am PDT
imageSF Mayor Lurie & DPH Threatens to Close Three Healthcare Centers, Including the Only One for Seniors
Notice Of Closure Of the
by LVP
San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie and his Department of Public Health are moving to shutdown 3 community healthcare centers including the only one for seniors with mental health problems....
Posted: Tue, Apr 14, 2026 11:22pm PDT
imageFrench Ministers to Vote on Orcas’ Fate
A The small group of seven protesters hurriedly unfurled a banner while holding signs urging the government ministers for Ecological Tran...
by Phil Pasquini
A small group of seven protesters hurriedly unfurled a banner while holding signs urging the government ministers for Ecological Transition to move the last two orcas in France, Wikie and her son Keijo, to a new, whale sanctuary when it is completed in Port Hilford Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada....
Posted: Tue, Apr 14, 2026 4:22am PDT
imageILWU 6 Bio-Rad Workers Fighting for a Living Wage Are Asking: Where is Norm?
ILWU 6 Bio Rad workers are fighting for a living wages.
by ILWU 6
ILWU 6 Bio-Rad workers are fighting for a living wage...
Posted: Mon, Apr 13, 2026 9:09am PDT
textAfghanistan Silent Cancer Crisis: A Call to Consience by Dr Mohammed Daud Miraki
Since the US-NATO invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the US used uranium munitions among other exotixc weapons. Consequently, cancers have increased exponentially. I am trying yo raise funds for repurposed medications for desperate cancer patients. If anyone care to help, they could donate at paypal link in the write up...
Posted: Sun, Apr 12, 2026 11:26am PDT
imageCapital's Grave: Neo-feudalism & the New Class Struggle with Jodi Dean
Marxist writer and professor Jodi Dean speaks about her new book Capital's Grave, Neo-feudalism & The New Class Struggle at a meeting...
by LVP
Marxist writer and professor Jodi Dean speaks about her new book Capital's Grave, Neo-feudalism & The New Class Struggle at a meeting in Oakland....
Posted: Sun, Apr 12, 2026 11:03am PDT
imageWest Coast Speaking Tour for Minneapolis Anti-ICE Organizers Hits Berkeley, Sacramento
Sacramento tour stop.
by Tour Support
Minneapolis organizers launch speaking tour of west coast, hitting Los Angeles, Berkeley, Sacramento, and beyond....
Posted: Thu, Apr 9, 2026 11:49am PDT
imageProtest Against Drone Warfare Closes Two Gates at Holloman Air Force Base
Protesters blocking the main entrance to Holloman AFB
by Sharat G. Lin
The annual protest action, Shut Down Drone Warfare, temporarily shuts down two gates at Holloman AFB near Alamogordo, New Mexico, urging drone pilots to refuse to fly weaponized drones to commit war crimes....
Posted: Wed, Apr 8, 2026 10:12pm PDT
image2026 Reel Work Labor Film Festival
2026 Reel Work Labor Festival Hybrid
by Reel Work
2026 Reel Work Labor Festival Hybrid...
Posted: Wed, Apr 8, 2026 8:06am PDT
imageSF Democrat Scott Wiener's Bill SB 1065 Threatens Lives & Health & Safety
Wiener Is  Fronting For Contractors & For Destroying Apprentice Programs In California For More Profits
by repost
San Francisco Democratic State Senator Scott Wiener who is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress has introduced a bill that that threatens the health and safety of apprentices. He also supported Newsom's budget bill that cut $16 million from Cal-OSHA. There are less than 200 Cal-Osha inspectors for 18 million workers....
Posted: Tue, Apr 7, 2026 12:17pm PDT
image"Factory Farm Watch" Website Aims to Hold Factory Farms Accountable
Mapping California's Enormous Factory Farming Industry
by Indybay
California is one of the largest factory farming states in the nation. Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) has published an interactive map and database of the 1300+ largest factory farms in California, sharing exactly where the operations are, how many animals they confine, their greenhouse gas emissions, and the consumer brands they supply. DxE hopes this new resource will build further public support to phase out factory farming in the state....
Posted: Mon, Apr 6, 2026 5:23pm PDT
textDistancing from AIPAC Is Not Enough by Norman Solomon
While Distancing from AIPAC, Most 2028 Democratic Hopefuls Are Still Embracing Israel...
Posted: Mon, Apr 6, 2026 1:30pm PDT
textMalik Muhammad has been tortured & disappeared by the state of oregon by okmana
In the wake of a call-in campaign to get Malik out of solitary confinement (once again), something even more alarming happened....
Posted: Sun, Apr 5, 2026 8:11pm PDT
imageSFPD-ICE Collusion Protested at Mission Police Station
SF a "sanctuary" city?
by Leon Kunstenaar
SF a "sanctuary" city?...
Posted: Sat, Apr 4, 2026 11:46am PDT
imageMillions March Against Trump's Authoritarianism, Xenophobia, and War
"No Kings, No ICE, No War"
by Indybay
On March 28, in over 3,000 cities in the US and around the world, millions of people protested the erosion of democracy, anti-immigrant belligerence, and the war against Iran. It was the third "No Kings Day" protest, following the previous two in 2025. Demonstrators demanded "No Kings, No ICE, No War." The No Kings call to action declared that "power belongs to the people — not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies."...
Posted: Fri, Apr 3, 2026 9:41pm PDT
imageMusician’s unions condemn Trump’s attack against Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen and Jane Fonda at the 3/28/2026 No Kings rally in Minneapolis.
by Lynda Carson
Bruce Springsteen and Jane Fonda at the 3/28/2026 No Kings rally in Minneapolis....
Posted: Fri, Apr 3, 2026 1:15am PDT
imageNo More " Protective Orders" To Silence Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjovik & Other Workers
Ashley Gjovik Spoke Out In Front Of SF Federal Court House
by LVP
Apple whistleblower Ashley Gjovik has been fighting for over five years after an illegal firing for trying to get Apple to stop poisoning her and other workers at her office which was located on a toxic dump site and also at her apartment which was next to an illegal Apple Fab factory. Now Apple with the support of a judge is trying to get a protective order to silence her about her health and safety complaints and illegal spying on her by Apple. She spoke out at the San Francisco Federal Cou...
Posted: Thu, Apr 2, 2026 7:16pm PDT
textCesar Chavez at 95: Debunking the Myth by Edgar Esquivel
The real history of Cesar Chavez and the history of the UFW is important for working people today...
Posted: Thu, Apr 2, 2026 10:12am PDT
imageSCOTUS Rules Against Trans Community on Transgender Day of Visibility
On March 31, the day celebrated internationally as Transgender Day of Visibility, the US Supreme Court delivered a major blow to the LGBT...
by Mountain View Reporter
On March 31, the day celebrated internationally as Transgender Day of Visibility, the US Supreme Court delivered a major blow to the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The court rejected a Colorado ban on LGBTQ child ‘'conversion therapy", ruling against a law banning the discredited practice on free speech grounds. Demonstrators in Mountain View, CA said the announcement of the ruling was intentionally timed....
Posted: Thu, Apr 2, 2026 12:50am PDT
imageZionist CA State Senator Scott Wiener Protested at KQED Congressional Debate
A protest was held against Zionist San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener who is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat and was participating ...
by LVP
A protest was held against Zionist San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener who is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat and was participating in a KQED debate in San Francisco...
Posted: Wed, Apr 1, 2026 6:02pm PDT
imageALF Inflicts $40,000 in Damages at Utah Animal Feed Facility
Large tractor with flat tires and "Meat Is Murder" spraypainted on it
by Animal Liberation Press Office
Although a communiquè has not yet been received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, news reports from Beryl, Utah, claimed that the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has caused $40,000 in damages to machinery used to produce food for animals on factory farms....
Posted: Tue, Mar 31, 2026 10:08pm PDT
imageNo Karp No Kings No Palantir
Alternative action to the usual No Kings held on March 28.
by Granwolf
Alternative action to the usual No Kings held on March 28....
Posted: Tue, Mar 31, 2026 9:29pm PDT
imageEast Bay Community Dinner for Activists - Enjoys Successful Launch
yummy food
by Hank Pellissier
potluck community dinner for East Bay activists...
Posted: Tue, Mar 31, 2026 8:18am PDT
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