Rent Control & Just Cause Eviction Protections: AB 1482 Has Been Signed! Many tenants live in fear that they are just one rent-gouging increase or one discriminatory or arbitrary eviction notice away from losing their home. AB 1482's statewide anti-gouging and just cause protection provisions will change all of this. Our homes are where we lay our heads down at night, where we feel safe, and where our families and children feel safe! California's tenants deserve and need these critical protections. The new law takes effect January 1, 2020....
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 1:34AM
New protections for Section 8 voucher holders (Housing Choice Voucher Holders) According to HUD’s records on 10/08/2019, in San Francisco there are 13,798 units in its Section 8 inventory, Oakland has 13,614 Section 8 units, Berkeley has 1,995 Section 8 units, Alameda has 1,885 Section 8 units, Alameda County has 6,684 Section 8 units, Contra Costa County has 9,235 Section 8 units, and Marin Housing has 2,205 Section 8 units listed. Oddly, the City of Richmond does not have any Section 8 units listed in HUD’s records....
Posted: Wed Oct 9, 2019 8:18PM
Trump Bucks Protests, Opens 725,500 Acres of California’s Central Coast to Oil Drilling MARINA, Calif., October 4, 2019 — The Trump administration today dismissed protests and made a formal decision to open 725,500 acres of public lands and mineral estate across California’s Central Coast and the Bay Area to new oil and gas drilling and fracking....
Posted: Fri Oct 4, 2019 10:10AM
It's Not Free Speech Radio Anymore Hypocritical attempt to dislodge vigilant Pacifica board member. I do hope you can get through this, and especially the last 3 or 4 paragraphs - then go back and read about the sausage-making if that's easier. Please forward to any you think care about Pacifica. I don't agree with this newsletter always, but I think this is important. I hope others will write to the board as article suggests - if nothing else, for the record. They may not be able to ignore thousands of emails....
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:08PM
Climate Strike Highlights Opposition to Restarting ExxonMobil Offshore Oil Platforms Off Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., September 26, 2019 — California Central Coast residents will march and call for climate action Friday as part of the global Climate Strike Week of Action. The Center for Biological Diversity, one of more than 30 participating organizations, will use the occasion to highlight opposition to ExxonMobil’s proposal to restart its dormant offshore drilling platforms off Santa Barbara County....
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:53PM
California School Board Officials Urge School Districts to Allow Students to Take Part in Global Climate Protest Statement from California School Board Members on Youth Climate Strikes...
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:07PM
Appeals Court to Hear ACLU Discrimination Case Against Dignity Health SAN FRANCISCO—The ACLU is set to argue before the Court of Appeal in San Francisco Tuesday on behalf of Evan Minton, a man who was denied health care because he is transgender....
Posted: Mon Sep 9, 2019 4:02PM
The Small Freedom We talk about protecting our freedom, however we suffer from a lack of freedom in this country. Healthcare, education and housing have all become out of reach for some living in the U.S....
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:06PM
Carson Block’s crusade against French retailer Casino goes sour Carson Block and his infamous investment firm, Muddy Waters, is a major operator in the land of short sellers. Touting himself as a benevolent whistle-blower, he leans heavily on a reputation of exposing fraudulent or teetering companies....
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2019 2:34AM
On September 1, tenants get additional time to respond to notorious three-day notices In California, beginning September 1, 2019, a new law known as AB 2343 takes effect regarding the three-day notice that tenants get served by landlords or their agents. This includes the notorious 3-Day Pay Rent or Quit notice that may lead to an eviction process....
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:16PM
Housing crisis is being exacerbated by the California Apartment Association Recently in El Cerrito, just when the renters believed that they have gained some just cause eviction protections from the greedy landlords and realtors involved in gouging the renters with exorbitant rent increases, and displacing the renters with eviction-for-profit schemes, here comes the California Apartment Association (CAA), and their BIG MONEY. BIG MONEY has been used by the CAA to meddle in the affairs of the city leaders with a petition to block an eviction protection ordinance from ...
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:02PM
Billionaire Stephen Ross of the Related Companies faces protests for Trump fundraiser Reported by Politico, billionaire Stephen Ross the founder of “The Related Companies,” is facing a backlash for fundraising for the alleged racist President Donald Trump....
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:44PM
Is an Innocent Black Man Being Framed for Murder in OC? Who killed Wendi Miller? Co-witnesses on a case where there was big payout resulting from her death wonder if they are next. Was an innocent black man framed?...
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:21PM
California Has Its Faults Two big recent earthquakes shook up all things nuclear in the state, and beyond too...
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:52PM
California to Evaluate Curbing Oil, Gas Extraction State Budget Funds Study on Decreasing Fossil Fuel Supply, Demand...
Posted: Mon Jul 1, 2019 12:07AM
Pesticide Problem? There’s an app for that. Pesticide Problem? There’s an app for that.
A new mobile app allows workers to report pesticide incidents 24/7.
Available in English and Spanish.
User can remain anonymous....
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:58AM
CA State Supt. Thurmond Making Nice With The Charters & Privatizers State Superintendent of Public Instruction who was elected by the support of the CTA, CFT and labor with Governor Newsom appointed charter advocates, privatizers and union busters to a board to investigate the role of charters. He talks about his acceptance of charters in an interview.
His pro-privatization appointments of
California Charter Authorization Professionals (CCAP)
California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)
Green Dot Charter Schools
Stephanie Medrano Farland, Consultant, Colla...
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:27AM
Volunteer Group Launches Anti-Gun Violence Campaign to Protect Youth Louder than a Shot Volunteer Group Launches Anti-Gun Violence Campaign to Protect Youth
Program Launched in Advance of National Gun Violence Prevention Day, June 7th, 2019 #WearOrange...
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 2:59PM
Fisheries Meeting Aims to Ensure Enough West Coast Salmon for Starving Orcas Lawsuit Prompts Consultation to Save Southern Resident Killer Whales...
Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 3:12PM
US Aggession Against Iraq-The San Diego Connection The role of the San Diego military in the US Aggression against Iran...
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 5:43PM