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Realtors Lie About Don Perata to Defeat Ellis Act Reform
As the State Senate plans to vote next week on SB 464 to prevent real estate speculators from abusing the Ellis Act, the San Francisco Association of Realtors recently sent a mass e-mail to its members stressing the need to “aggressively oppose any change” to the Ellis Act whatsoever. The Realtors also claimed in the same e-mail that State Senate President Don Perata had “convened a meeting” with other legislators about SB 464 and was leading a “tag team” with Senator Sheila Kuehl (the bill’s...
Posted: Thu, May 3, 2007 7:50am PDT
Danny Glover Stands with Workers and Joins Boycott Against UC Berkeley (and 3 other UCs)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 26, 2007...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 11:37pm PDT
TODAY: Emergency Veto Events in SF Bay Area
TODAY, Wednesday, May 2nd, Emergency Veto Events are planned throughout the San
Francisco-Bay Area:...
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 1:42pm PDT
May 1st Rally in Modesto, CA, 2007
May 1st Rally in Modesto, CA, 2007
Photos in slideshow format. . ....
Posted: Wed, May 2, 2007 12:24am PDT
Breaking News: Two New Attacks from Anti-LGBT Extremists
Equality California learned today of two separate attacks on our community, and we need your
help....
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 11:17pm PDT
Tell CA Assembly to Vote Hemp on Thursday
The CA Assembly will vote on Thursday on
whether to remove barriers in state law to
commercial hemp farming. Take
action now!...
Posted: Tue, May 1, 2007 8:06pm PDT
University of California Students Establish Nuclear Weapons Lab Oversight Committee
An Official Student Government Body, the Committee’s Mission is to Provide More Democratic and Open Supervision of UC’s Nuclear Weapons Labs and Ensure US Compliance With NPT Treaty Obligation of Disarmament...
Posted: Mon, Apr 30, 2007 5:07pm PDT
2007 Beach Impeach 2 Photo/Movie (video/quicktime 6.9MB)
2007 Beach Impeach 2 Photo/Movie...
Posted: Sun, Apr 29, 2007 10:36am PDT
Is The Pacifica Foundation Partying Like It's 1999?
This is a commentary I sent to the Berkeley Daily Planet in response to one I read last week. With fundraiser time upon us again, it's time to ask where the money people give to KPFA is really going....
Posted: Sat, Apr 28, 2007 10:57pm PDT
radical queer activism
GAY SHAME meets every Saturday in the backroom of Modern Times Bookstore @ 888 Valencia btw 19th & 20th. Meeting time is 5:30PM, which means that people begin to arrive at 5:30PM and we start the meeting no later than 5:45PM. In addition, we often hold smaller meetings throughout the week to plan specific actions and activities....
Event Date: Sat, Apr 28, 2007 5:45pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Apr 28, 2007 11:19am PDT
Join 9/11 Truthers in the "H" tomorrow on the Beach!
Wear black and come to the "H" at the Beach Impeach event on Ocean Beach tomorrow at 10:30 a.m....
Posted: Fri, Apr 27, 2007 7:48pm PDT
Counterpoint to Media Lies about Critical Mass (video/quicktime 18.0MB)
Here is a counterpoint to the media lies regarding a highly hyped incident at San Francisco Critical Mass. Anyone familiar with the rides sees through these lies, but the public is being brainwashed. Is this merely to sell more car ads, or something even more sinister? The fact that rides are now occurring regularly and growing in Oakland, Walnut Creek, Emeryville and Berkeley, and successfully calling attention to global climate change and war for oil, may be part of the reason for this l...
Posted: Fri, Apr 27, 2007 9:51am PDT
Crisis of the California Commons conference this weekend in Berkeley
What exactly are commons? How do they work? How can we protect them? Join scholars, activists, scientists and writers from around the state to examine the crises of California’s commons, recover their history and imagine their possible futures.
Friday, April 27, 2007 - Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Berkeley City College, 2050 Center St., Berkeley, CA...
Posted: Wed, Apr 25, 2007 2:39pm PDT
Clean Up SF Airways - Clear Channel Profits from Racist Remarks
Clear Channel's Racist, Anti-Muslim, Anti-Semitic, Anti-Gay radio jock Michael Weiner needs his mouth washed out with soap and water and then run out of town. His language is dangerous....
Posted: Sun, Apr 22, 2007 5:34pm PDT
UNITY FAX - April 20, 2007
Long Time No Fax edition
Gaming compacts, worker safety also highlights
Members lobby for healthcare...
Posted: Sat, Apr 21, 2007 10:17pm PDT
Fill the "H" for 9/11 Truth at the "Beach Impeach" event!
Come wear black and join 9/11 Truthers in the "H" at Beach Impeach next Saturday, April 28 at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Come early, the event starts at 10:30.
Support the Truth and Impeachment!...
Posted: Sat, Apr 21, 2007 1:50pm PDT
ASA's California Weekly Alert 4-20-07
*Weekly Roundup*
1. Orange County Board of Supervisors Votes on ID Card Program, DEA
Raid at West Valley Coop, and Stephanie Landa's Latest Blog
*Take Action!*
2. It's Festival Season! Circulate Petitions in Your Community and at
Local Festivals!
*ASA Chapter and Affiliates Meetings*
3. Saturday, April 21, Los Angeles: Los Angeles ASA Meeting
4. Tuesday, April 24, San Francisco: San Francisco ASA Meeting
5. Wednesday, April 25, Oakland: East Bay ASA Meeting
6. Monday, April 3...
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 2007 10:43pm PDT
Immigrant Rights Protest at the Calif. Democratic Party Convention
> INFORMATIONAL PICKET AT THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENTION
> Saturday, April 28, 2007 - 10:00 a.m. San Diego Convention Center...
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 2007 10:15pm PDT
Putting an End to Harassment - EQCA Youth Bills Pass Committee
Lawmakers stood by youth this week, approving two EQCA-sponsored bills that will
protect students....
Posted: Fri, Apr 20, 2007 10:05pm PDT