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Alessandro Tinonga pays tribute to Devin Cohee, a dedicated activist and socialist....
Posted: Thu, Mar 5, 2009 10:20pm PST
Over 100 people protested at the Fruitvale BART today keeping the murder of Oscar Grant in the news. The demonstration blocked all the pay gates and kept the focus on the Fruitvale BART station where Oscar Grant was murdered execution style on New Year's Eve....
Posted: Thu, Mar 5, 2009 9:25pm PST
Thursday, March 5, 2009 : Supervisor Chris Daly has introduced a series of amendments to the SF Rent Ordinance, designed to help tenants weather the storm of the recession. Some are similar to prior measures (i.e., expand the current protections for family tenants to include unrelated roommates), and are rather incremental. But two ordinances are a major breakthrough for the City’s poorest renters – and constitute the kind of change we need....
Posted: Thu, Mar 5, 2009 7:24am PST
Local nonprofit housing organization that has made tens of millions of dollars off of the poor, believes that the poor are dirty and unclean!...
Posted: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 11:34pm PST
Just Cause tenants protections survive landlord attacks!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 3, 2009 7:22pm PST
Heres the text of the court ruling for Oakland's Just Cause eviction protections, and some older background articles about the struggle to protect Oakland renters!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 3, 2009 11:12am PST
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 : In November 2002, Oakland voters passed Measure EE, which ensured that Oakland tenants had the same protections against eviction without cause as their San Francisco and Berkeley neighbors. On February 26, the California Court of Appeal upheld measure EE against a lawsuit by a group of Oakland landlords....
Posted: Tue, Mar 3, 2009 8:01am PST
The City of Sacramento desires to enact an ordinance that would make dumpster diving illegal. I believe this legislation is the wrong direction for the Sacramento City Council to be moving, as it shows a lack of compassion for those who need to scavenge for sustenance and is inconsistent with the ideals of reusing, recycling, and sustainability....
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 9:02pm PST
Oakland's scheme to transfer ownership of affordable housing sites owned by Oakland Community Housing, INC. (OCHI), threatens hundreds of low-income renters with displacement under the guise of major renovations! The California Hotel, among other affordable housing developments in Oakland was abandoned after OCHI ended up in court for unlawfully attempting to displace over 500 renters from some of their properties!...
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 5:09am PST
Sign a Petition to Stop Proposed Funding Cuts to Mental Health Services in Sacramento County...
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 2:07am PST
Santa Cruz, CA. February 27, 2009. A report, released last week and authored by a group of researchers from various organizations supports concerns Californians have had about the aerial spraying of pesticides in the Monterey Bay area in 2007. The study clearly shows the correlation of the unprecedented bird die off and red tide with the timing of the spraying of the pesticide Checkmate. Other questions remain unanswered....
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 1:34pm PST
Update on Roger Mentch and the Hemporium...
Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 1:22pm PST
March and Rally in honor of Stolen lives of Po'Lice terror in Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 11:11am PST
PNN undercover brothas (and sistaz) conduct a Recycling Expose and find out who the real recyclers really are....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 11:07am PST
Thursday, February 26, 2009 : The past month has seen a barrage of activity between SEIU and its former local now operation as NUHW---SEIU places UHW under trusteeship, UHW officials quit SEIU and announce formation of the new National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), NUHW files petitions from 25,000 workers requesting a decertification election....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 7:21am PST
After a lengthy budget stalemate, state lawmakers have reached a compromise spending plan-increasing taxes and cutting education and social services. That means social services are in decline, at a time when demand is increasing-given the nations economic downturn. In the town of Ukiah, California, some rural community organizations are unable to keep up with the increased demand....
Posted: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:43pm PST
Please read this update on Public Access TV in San Francisco...
Posted: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 10:10am PST
*UPDATE* on Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Four - They are being denied food!...
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2009 11:50pm PST
Flyer in support of Danny Armenta....
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2009 9:08am PST