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textTibetan in San Rafael harassed for his activism by Friend
The humble ex-monk is beseiged: "KILL TIBET TERRORIST! TIBET WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF CHINA!! DALAI LAMA GO TO HELL!" read one message via e-mail....
Posted: Sat, Apr 12, 2008 1:07pm PDT
textPlan To Spray Toxic Biological Chemicals Over San Francisco Announced by Rami Nagel
People of the world, the US Government is planning to poison more than two million people, in California, using an untested biological "pesticide" this summer. The chemical to be sprayed is classified by the EPA as a "pesticide" and the plan is to douse cities with this chemical designed to stick on everything for 90 days or longer....
Posted: Wed, Mar 12, 2008 1:07pm PDT
textIndybay Urgently Needs Your Financial Support Now by indybay volunteers
INDYBAY NEEDS TO RAISE $5000 in order to continue operating. Indybay has expenses that amount to several hundred dollars every month for hosting this website. Indybay also has other smaller expenses that relate to outreach and having a mailbox. It's been over a year since Indybay last had a fundraising drive and now we need to ask for donations again to cover our costs into the foreseeable future. We'll be happy to end this drive as soon as we reach our goal. Please donate now so we ca...
Posted: Fri, Feb 29, 2008 8:11pm PST
imageThe Haiti Experience: A Photojournalism Exhibit at Sonoma State University (3/5)
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by Peter Phillips
“The Haiti Experience: a Struggle for Liberty,” featuring the work of Haitian photojournalist Wadner Pierre, opens for a week Monday, March 3, at Sonoma State’s Student Union in the Center for Culture, Gender and Sexuality....
Posted: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 3:36pm PST
textNation Joins State Senate Race in Blow to Migden by Randy Shaw via Beyond Chron
Monday, February 11, 2008 : Former Marin County Assemblymember Joe Nation announced Saturday that he is joining Mark Leno and Joe Alioto Veronese in the State Senate race against Carole Migden. Nation’s entry makes him the only Marin-based candidate in the contest, and immediately weakens Migden’s base in that county. Internal polls have shown Migden holding an edge in name recognition in Marin over her other competitors, but now Nation is likely to take votes from the incumbent in that count...
Posted: Mon, Feb 11, 2008 7:26am PST
videoCodePINK Monthly Bridge Walk - January 2008 (video/quicktime 49.5MB) by Bill Carpenter
Three-minute QT movie. 49MB....
Posted: Fri, Feb 8, 2008 12:39pm PST
imageUrgent Actions for Marin's Salmon Streams Will Be Announced Today
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by Dan Bacher
County Supervisor Steve Kinsey and SPAWN executive director Todd Steiner will announce the conclusions of confidential negotiations to protect endangered salmon habitat and conduct much-needed studies in the San Geronimo Valley of the Lagunitas Creek Watershed. The news comes on the heels of an announcement this week that the Lagunitas Watershed coho spawning run was the lowest in 12 years....
Posted: Wed, Feb 6, 2008 10:37am PST
textMarin Coho Salmon Populations Plummet by Dan Bacher
The spawning returns for endangered coho salmon in Lagunitas Creek and other Marin County watersheds are the worst recorded in 12 years, causing high levels of concern by biologists who have been working to monitor and restore the endangered populations following a decade of stable or slightly increasing spawning numbers. Here is the press release from SPAWN:...
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2008 2:38pm PST
imageThe Political Economy of International Migration
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by David Bacon (reposted from informaworld.com)
Chatino indigenous immigrants from Oaxaca live outdoors in a field in Sonoma County's wine country....
Posted: Sun, Feb 3, 2008 12:46pm PST
textNo Wetlands Landfill Expansion! by Local Impact
Take action now to stop Waste Management from building a 16-story mountain of trash in San Francisco Bay!...
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2008 9:42am PST
calendarMarin Screening: War Made Easy : A Benefit for Media Alliance
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by Tracy Rosenberg
Lark Theater 549 Magnolia Avenue Larkspur, CA (Doors open at 3:30pm)...
Event Date: Sat, Apr 5, 2008 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jan 28, 2008 2:54pm PST
calendarYes on 92 Student Conf. Call > Support Community Colleges by Linda Cushing
end of meeting a guess - call info further down...
Event Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2008 3:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Jan 2, 2008 12:14am PST
textFederal Criminal Investigation Opens into 58,000-Gallon Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay by via Democracy Now
Monday, November 12, 2007 : The oil spill has shut down over a dozen beaches and killed at least 60 birds. Ecologists warn that it could take months to clean up and that it threatens the Bay's diverse ecosystem, including several endangered species. We speak to Sejal Choksi, Program Director at San Francisco Baykeeper....
Posted: Mon, Nov 12, 2007 8:58am PST
imageEnvironmental toll from oil spill in SF unknow exactly
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by semp
A majority of the beaches in Marin County were closed today. Hazmat crews were working on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Beach into the early evening. Other San Francisco Bay areas had workers cleaning up the M/V Cosco Busan mess as well....
Posted: Sat, Nov 10, 2007 10:59pm PST
textInformational Sessions on Wildlife Care by DFG repo
The two-hour classes, “Informational Sessions on Wildlife Care”, are designed to inform the public on the activities of OSPR, the Oiled Wildlife Network (OWCN) and the International Bird Rescue and Recovery Council (IBRRC) in response to wildlife impacts in the M/V Cosco Busan Incident....
Posted: Sat, Nov 10, 2007 10:15am PST
textSeaflow Statement on the Cosco Busan Bunker Fuel Spill by Dan Bacher
The marine conservation organization Seaflow is warning that the bunker fuel spill by the Cosco Busan container ship yesterday is a symptom of allowing traffic lanes for large cargo vessels and oil tankers in our National Marine Sanctuaries and State Marine Protected Areas....
Posted: Thu, Nov 8, 2007 4:16pm PST
textNapa county quarantine for LBAM ends by P. Matejcek
Napa county only got quarantine - no spray...
Posted: Tue, Nov 6, 2007 9:31pm PST
imageOctober 22 March in Santa Rosa
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by Myriah
On OCtober 22 2007 Santa Rosa had their first march against polcie brutality....
Posted: Thu, Oct 25, 2007 2:29pm PDT
textOctober 22nd March To Stop Police Brutality report by Karen Saari
lively march and rally in Santa Rosa on Monday, Oct. 22, from 4 PM to 7 PM....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 9:11pm PDT
textKPFA, Pacifica Elections Marred By Hate Speech by reposted from Dan Siegel
Civil rights attorney and Pacifica Foundation interim Executive Dan Siegel publishes open letter rebuking hate speech by Peoples Radio in KPFA ballot statement, and race-baiting statements at WBAI....
Posted: Wed, Oct 24, 2007 6:35pm PDT
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