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Palin Protesters in Burlingame 
Board the Strange McCain Bus for a ride along Bayshore Hwy in Burlingame CA and see some of the people who protested outside the Hyatt-Regency when Palin spoke to Republicans, took their money, and ran off to the airport!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 3:35pm PDT
Cynthia McKinney Gets The Hip Hop Vote, Green Party Growing (video/x-ms-wmv 21.6MB) Independent Bay Area group, Some of All Parts, bridges the Green Party message with urban music, through their debut song "Run"...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 12:10pm PDT
Caifornia Props. 6 & 9 Bad Deals say LA Activists Originally From New America Media
Monday, October 6, 2008 : If passed into law, two new propositions, Propositions 6 and 9, could impose stiff new penalties that could adversely affect disadvantaged members of the community, according to activists at the grassroots based Community Coalition....
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 7:27am PDT
Pelosi at 32% Approval Rating (39% Disapproving) But NO MENTION of Sheehan in Chron 
Join us for our protest against the bailout at 101 Market; Monday Oct 6th: 7:30 AM...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 6:12am PDT
Sheehan vs. Goliath CAN SAN FRANCISCO VOTERS VOTE THEIR VALUES INSTEAD OF CYNICALLY REELECTING SOMEONE WHO HAS FAILED TO UPHOLD THOSE VALUES?...
Posted: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 1:05am PDT
Protesters Greet Palin in San Francisco Style 
Environmentalists in wolf costumes howled in pain while union members led chants from a flatbed truck. A Sarah Palin impersonator winked and vamped as protesters in Mad Men inspired 50's costumes sent the message "Sarah is setting back the clock on women's rights". Oh, and there's nothing like a giant missiled war machine with a mask wearing McCain inside to inspire the anti-war activists of San Francisco and surrounding cities!
Thanks to Robin Yasuko Goka for most photos here.
It was a...
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 11:28pm PDT
Veterans for Peace Against Palin 
Veterans for Peace members from chapters 101 (San Jose and SF Peninsula) and 69 (San Francisco) mocked the Republican McCain ticket campaign poster by adding the tag line "War Without End" and "Give us Several Trillion Dollars" to their signs....
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 3:00pm PDT
Women Demonstrate Against Palin 
WOMEN AGAINST PALIN, OUTSIDE REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISER OCTOBER 5
Hundreds of anti-GOP protestors demonstrated near San Fransico where VP candidate Sarah Palin spoke at a fundraiser.
A Sarah Palin look-alike winked at the crowd while women's rights demonstrators playfully jeered her.
photos: R. Robertson, Robin Yasuko Goka...
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 2:42pm PDT
Frank Moore qualifies for write-in votes in 25 states, including California 
Berkeley-based performance artist and Write-in Presidential candidate Frank Moore has qualified to receive write-in votes for President in 25 states, including being the first such candidate to complete his registration for write-in candidacy in California. Voters in California who write-in Frank Moore for President on the November ballot will have their vote counted....
Posted: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 2:41am PDT
Prop K To Suppress Trafficking and Prevent Child Prostitution Because of their status of prostitutes most victims of trafficking do not trust the police and have no confidence that their complaint will be taken seriously and their violators will be prosecuted, no matter if they were coerced into prostitution or knew on forehand they would work as prostitutes....
Posted: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 9:07pm PDT
Ralph Nader Answers Questions (audio/mpeg 21.8MB) Ralph Nader gave a campaign speech on Sept 30, 2008 at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, Calif....
Posted: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 5:43pm PDT
PROTEST TO MEET SARAH PALIN IN SF BAY AREA Airport Hyatt Regency, 1333 Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame
WCW will meet up as close to the main Hyatt entrance as feasible. Parking available across the street. Public transit: SamTrans Route 292 stops at the hotel (please check Sunday schedule!)...
Event Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 10:00am PDT
Posted: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 1:09pm PDT
Sunday: Palin Demo in Burlingame! 
Public transportation: to get there from SF or South Bay take Caltrain and get off at BROADWAY (not Burlingame)
station. Caution...train does not always stop at Broadway so check schedules first!
From there you can walk or ride bike over pededstrian overpass over 101 to hotel. Not far at all! (maybe half a mile to three-quarters of a mile). Driving directions below....
Posted: Sat, Oct 4, 2008 10:19am PDT
Open Letter: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Double-Cross Over $700 Billion Bailout Package Congresswoman Barbara Lee votes to reward those predatory and subprime lenders who are creating such havoc in the lives of millions of Americans!...
Posted: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 4:19pm PDT
indyNewswire 10.3.08: Gender & Violence in Mexico 
We'll discuss sexual violence, patriarchy, and militarism across Mexico. Background and updates, context and connections. The indyNewswire airs every Friday from 10 AM-12 noon on freakradio. 1 hr. 26 min....
Posted: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 12:11pm PDT
Peace and Freedom Candidates Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez in Oakland Over 400 people turned out to hear presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate Matt Gonzalez at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater Sept. 30....
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 6:34pm PDT
P&F Congressional Candidate Calls For Closure Of Kaiser Hospital Complex In Downey CA 
Congressional P&F candidate Dina Padilla is calling for the immediate closure of the Downey Kaiser hospital complex and Downey movie site as a result of the fact that these former government military toxic sites have not been properly cleaned up...
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 5:24pm PDT
Peace and Freedom Candidates Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez in Oakland Over 400 people turned out to hear presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate Matt Gonzalez at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater Sept. 30....
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 1:41pm PDT
Police Arrest Arcata City Council Candidate/Activist University police officers at Humboldt State University arrest Geronimo Garcia while campaigning after complaints from "administrative offices."...
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 12:07pm PDT
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Significant Air Quality, Fish Protection Bills 
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed some of the top environmental bills on his desk this week, including the most significant air quality bill for this sesson, SB 974, and Lois Wolk's Fish Rescue Plans bill, AB 1806.
Photo: Schwarzenegger playing the "Green Governor" role at Monday's "Green Chemistry Program" press conference in Sacramento. Photo from the Governor's Office....
Posted: Thu, Oct 2, 2008 9:25am PDT
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