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calendarFactory Farms Are Not Above The Law - Gavin Newsom: Free Zoe
1300 I St, Sacramento, CA
by Direct Action Everywhere
1300 I St, Sacramento, CA...
Event Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2025 11:00am PST
Posted: Mon, Dec 15, 2025 6:08pm PST
imageState Water Board releases flawed Bay-Delta Plan updates right before Holidays
Malissa Tayaba, Vice-Chair, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
by Dan Bacher
"The Board is supposed to be a science-based agency committed to racial equity and tribal reparations,” said Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. “If that were true, however, the Board would reject the Voluntary Agreements, which are not based on the best available science and would harm tribes and environmental justice communities."...
Posted: Sun, Dec 14, 2025 9:07am PST
imageTibetans Celebrate the Dalai Lama Receiving the Nobel Peace 36 Years Ago
Tibetans in Exile and Supporters Worldwide Celebrate the 36th Anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize and His 90th Birthday
by Mike Raccoon Eyes Kinney
Tibetans in Exile and Supporters Worldwide Celebrate the 36th Anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize and His 90th Birthday...
Posted: Thu, Dec 11, 2025 1:00am PST
imageWildlife Department Urges Southern California, Central Coast Puma Protections
SACRAMENTO, December 10, 2025 — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that protections for mountain lion populat...
by Center for Biological Diversity
SACRAMENTO, December 10, 2025 — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state’s Endangered Species Act....
Posted: Wed, Dec 10, 2025 1:52pm PST
imageNew Ultralight Radio Tags Are Tracking Monarch Butterflies in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.; December 10, 2025—Scientists are now tracking the movements of imperiled monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz with the h...
by Xerces Society
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.; December 10, 2025—Scientists are now tracking the movements of imperiled monarch butterflies in Santa Cruz with the help of new ultralight radio tags....
Posted: Wed, Dec 10, 2025 8:33am PST
imageIBT 2010 UC Rank & File Run in Elections & Challenge Officials, UC & UniLect Services
IBT 2010 Sign In Front Of IBT Building
by LVP
Rank and file members of IBT 2010 UC ran a slate in the election and charged that there were election violations that prevented a fair election. They also challenged UC and said the union leadership has failed to represent the members on the job. The company UniLect that was running the elections was also accused of not allowing a transparent election process. This company is running elections for many Teamster locals in California....
Posted: Wed, Dec 3, 2025 11:16pm PST
imageAlcatraz Commemoration: Where the Sacred Fire Burns for Sacred Land
During the Commemoration of the Occupation of Alcatraz, freed political prisoner Leonard Peltier urged the people to stand with Palestine...
by Brenda Norrell
During the Commemoration of the Occupation of Alcatraz, freed political prisoner Leonard Peltier urged the people to stand with Palestine to stop the killing. With the sacred fire burning, Native people spoke of the forces that have tried to exterminate them, and destroy their Ceremonial lands and ancestral ways....
Posted: Fri, Nov 28, 2025 11:26pm PST
imageGroups call on Gov. Newsom to resist Trump’s offshore drilling push & Sable Pipeline
Photo courtesy of Rich City Rays Kayaktivists
by Last Chance Alliance
SACRAMENTO — On Nov. 20, Trump’s Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) advanced a proposal to massively increase offshore oil and gas drilling in California, Alaska, and the Gulf of Mexico. The public has until January 23, 2026 to comment on BOEM’s proposal to hold 34 new lease sales over the next five years. The announcement came as Indigenous leaders, youth groups, and climate activists from around the globe protested the annual UN Climate Summit in Brazil, urging the leaders th...
Posted: Fri, Nov 28, 2025 9:35pm PST
textA Legacy of Black Trans Excellence, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy by Miss Major's TJIJP
A large-scale musical celebration honoring the life and legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a global leader in the movements for Black trans liberation, abolition, housing justice, and gender freedom. October 25, 1946- October 13,2025 For more than 18 years, The Miss Major Alexander L Lee TGIJP Black Trans Cultural Center has been dedicated to ending human rights abuses against transgender, gender-variant, and intersex people in California prisons and beyond. Our office has long served as a ...
Posted: Fri, Nov 28, 2025 2:00pm PST
imageNew California Report: Rat Poisons Still Causing Widespread Harm to Wildlife
Findings Come as Regulators Propose Expanding Uses of Highly Toxic Products
by Center for Biological Diversity
Findings Come as Regulators Propose Expanding Uses of Highly Toxic Products...
Posted: Mon, Nov 24, 2025 11:03am PST
imageEd Ketchum Assumes Role as Chairman of Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
Valentin Lopez has retired as Tribal Chair of the Amaha Mutsun Tribal Band (AMTB). According to a press release from the Amah Mutsun Land...
by Santa Cruz News
Valentin Lopez has retired as Tribal Chair of the Amaha Mutsun Tribal Band (AMTB). According to a press release from the Amah Mutsun Land Trust (AMLT), Vice-Chair and Tribal Historian Ed Ketchum will now step into the role of Chairman. "It has been a great honor to work with and learn from former Chairman Lopez," said AMLT Executive Director Noelle Chambers. "We look forward to continuing his work to restore our relationships with one another and with Mother Earth under the guidance and leade...
Posted: Mon, Nov 24, 2025 10:33am PST
imageMonterey Bay Aquarium opposes federal move to reopen waters off California to offshore drilling
Renewed drilling poses unnecessary threats to ocean life and coastal communities
by Monterey Bay Aquarium
Renewed drilling poses unnecessary threats to ocean life and coastal communities...
Posted: Fri, Nov 21, 2025 3:54am PST
textTrump Offshore Drilling Plan Brings Oil Spill Risks to U.S. Coasts by Center for Biological Diversity
Industry Giveaway of Public Waters Proposed During Climate Talks...
Posted: Fri, Nov 21, 2025 3:27am PST
imageHonoring the True History of the Occupation of Alcatraz
Today we honor the true history of the Occupation of Alcatraz. Robert Free of Seattle brought the tipi that became a spiritual gathering ...
by Brenda Norrell
Today we honor the true history of the Occupation of Alcatraz. Robert Free of Seattle brought the tipi that became a spiritual gathering place on the island. John Trudell broadcast "Radio Free Alcatraz." One of the facts, nearly hidden in history, is this: Russell Means and his father Hank occupied Alcatraz in 1964, five years before the 1969 Occupation. During the annual Un-thanksgiving events this year, Leonard Peltier and Angela Davis will speak on resistance and fascism in Oakland, Califo...
Posted: Wed, Nov 19, 2025 10:33am PST
calendarAnnual Alcatraz Sunrise Ceremony 2025
In-person: Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing, then ferry to Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay

Ferry tickets: https://www.cityexperiences.com/san...
by International Indian Treaty Council
In-person: Pier 33 Alcatraz Landing, then ferry to Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay Ferry tickets: https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/programs-and-events/annual-events/indigenous-peoples-sunrise-gathering/ Radio 6 AM - 8 AM: KPFA 94.1 FM or https://kpfa.org/ Simulcast 6 AM - 8 AM: https://www.facebook.com/treatycouncil/ Yelamu, Ohlone Territory – San Francisco, CA...
Event Date: Thu, Nov 27, 2025 4:00am PST
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2025 2:18pm PST
imageNew California Wolf Pack Confirmed
SAN FRANCISCO, November 18, 2025 — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported late Monday that a new wolf family was confirm...
by Center for Biological Diversity
SAN FRANCISCO, November 18, 2025 — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported late Monday that a new wolf family was confirmed this fall. The Grizzly pack consists of two adults and a pup who have established territory in southern Plumas County....
Posted: Tue, Nov 18, 2025 11:42am PST
imageDelta Tunnel Update: Newsom claims two 'victories,' CalChamber files dangerous initiative
Aerial photo of the Delta
by Dan Bacher
The proposed $100 Billion boondoggle tunnel still has no approved water rights, no authority to issue bonds, and no permit from the State Water Resources Control Board....
Posted: Thu, Nov 13, 2025 1:11pm PST
imageUnion Starbucks Baristas in Santa Cruz County Join Nationwide Strike
Today, union Starbucks baristas at the Santa Cruz, Soquel and Scotts Valley stores are joining over one thousand baristas nationwide to l...
by Santa Cruz News
Today, union Starbucks baristas at the Santa Cruz, Soquel and Scotts Valley stores are joining over one thousand baristas nationwide to launch a “Red Cup Rebellion” unfair labor practice strike. The strike is open-ended and comes after, "six months of Starbucks refusing to offer new proposals to address workers’ demands for better staffing, higher pay, and resolution of hundreds of unfair labor practice charges," according to a press release from Starbucks Workers United....
Posted: Thu, Nov 13, 2025 9:58am PST
image86,000 University of California Campus and Health Center Workers will Strike Statewide Nov. 17-18
40K AFSCME Local 3299 Represented Service and Patient Care Workers, 21k Research Technical workers represented by UPTE-CWA are walking of...
by AFSCME 3299
40K AFSCME Local 3299 Represented Service and Patient Care Workers, 21k Research Technical workers represented by UPTE-CWA are walking off job over contract dispute, 25K UC Nurses to Join in Solidarity...
Posted: Tue, Nov 11, 2025 5:00pm PST
documentADC Seeks Preliminary Injunction to Block California’s AB 715
Washington, D.C., November 7, 2025 | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has filed a motion for a preliminary injunctio...
by American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Washington, D.C., November 7, 2025 | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, asking the court to halt enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) before it transforms public school classrooms into censored spaces for discussions about Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East. This motion is part of the Prichett et al. v. Newsom et al., C...
Posted: Mon, Nov 10, 2025 12:27pm PST
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