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2023 Intenational Underground Railroad Month: 1854 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar
Discover the 1854 Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar as we featured this 2023 International Underground Railroad Month...
Posted: Mon, Sep 4, 2023 10:16am PDT
Port of Long Beach Offshore Wind Round Table with over 50 participants
Elected officials & key stakeholders talked about how to advance offshore wind, protect coastal environment and advance environmental justice with state bills still in process...
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2023 8:41am PDT
Message from "Rescue Pacifica", for KPFA's Local Station Board election (8/15 to 9/30).
Here is the message from "Rescue Pacifica", for KPFA's Local Station Board election, from August 15 to September 30:...
Posted: Mon, Aug 14, 2023 3:45pm PDT
2023 California Admission Day - Discover International Underground Railroad Month
California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers...
Posted: Sun, Aug 13, 2023 2:17pm PDT
New Video Examines How Amy’s Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers
One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy’s Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted....
Posted: Tue, Jul 18, 2023 12:19pm PDT
Facebook and Instagram Threaten to Block News Stories in California If AB-886 Passes
Update June 1: A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the California state legislature. Meta, based in Menlo Park, has threatened to block news articles in California if AB-886 passes into law....
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2023 7:58pm PDT
Corrupt Racist Newsom Pandering To Blacks In South When He Attacked Blacks In SF TWU 250a
Corrupt racist Gavin Newsom attacked Black workers while he was mayor of San Francisco and supports gentrification pushing Blacks out of San Francisco. Now he is campaigning in the South as a defender of the Black people....
Posted: Sat, Apr 8, 2023 3:27am PDT
California Department of Public Health’s Criminal Negligence—April 2023
California Department of Public Health deliberately sacrifices the lives of the elderly, sick, and disabled by removing all restrictions on the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in high risk locations....
Posted: Mon, Apr 3, 2023 5:56pm PDT
Elected officials and coalition groups urge the Legislature to enact price gouging bill
EOPA California, representing over 462 elected officials from 49 counties, strongly supports protecting consumers from oil price gouging with SBX1-2. EOPA California has a letter specifically for elected officials to sign in support of SB1-2 (Skinner). In just five days 108 have signed, and the number is rising daily....
Posted: Wed, Mar 22, 2023 3:11pm PDT
See video of Rescue Pacifica press conference at KPFA
KPFA/KPFK/Pacifica Issues. - The seizure of KPFA funds was abetted by KPFA "Protectors".et al.
2 - The sale of KPFK's building, was set up without input from listeners and staff,
3 - In the absence of .new elections,the vote to have the current occupants keep their places,even if termed out, is illegal.....
Posted: Sun, Mar 12, 2023 7:45pm PDT
Oil Industry Seeks Supreme Court Review of California Offshore Fracking Ban
9th Circuit Refused Previous Request, Upheld Lower Court Decision...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2023 11:38am PST
80 environmental groups & elected officials support price gouging penalty on oil companies
80 environmental and public health advocacy groups and elected officials have sent a letter of support to Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), author of legislation setting a price gouging penalty on refiners to be taken up in a special legislative session called for by Governor Gavin Newsom....
Posted: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 1:52pm PST
California's record high gas prices have set the stage for showdown with oil companies and
On November 19th, Californians paid $5.30 per gallon of gasoline, while Texans paid $3.02. Stopping this price gouging with a windfall profit cap has become a priority of the governor. If Gov. Newsom can pass a windfall profits cap, it will be viewed as a major victory over the California oil industry.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s official plan to combat these high prices was introduced by State Senator Nancy Skinner, on the day the legislature reconvened to swear in members, Decembe...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2023 4:04pm PST
Elected officials show support for a windfall profits cap on oil industry for price hikes
State lawmakers and local elected officials urged legislation on a windfall profits cap on oil companies for the price gouging practices. The penalty would provide a rebate for CA consumers. Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California local elected officials from frontline communities spoke about how their communities are being affected from gas prices as the oil industry continues to rake in billions of dollars in profits with no regard for how it hurts Californians, our climate a...
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2022 4:24pm PST
Inaugural EOPA CA Climate Emergency & Energy Security Summit focused on offshore wind
The Summit focused on the urgency for affordable clean energy security for all Californians – and highlighted energy solutions including scaling up offshore wind power. EOPA CA also supported Governor Newsom’s windfall profits cap on oil companies that are price gouging Californians at the pump...
Posted: Tue, Dec 6, 2022 4:10pm PST
LA City Councilmember Koretz's Last Call For Aggressive Climate Action
Koretz introduced three pieces of aggressive climate legislation: one aimed to ban the sale of new gas cars in stages, beginning in 2028 with the most expensive vehicles to fully implement by 2030; one to create a significant greenhouse gas emissions fee for private jets landing at Los Angeles airports; and one aimed to use the truth of the dangers posed to LAX and Silicon Beach by the SoCalGas Playa Vista Natural Gas Storage facility to shut it down...
Posted: Wed, Nov 23, 2022 3:51pm PST
Oil refinery quintuples 3rd quarter profits with windfall of $50 million off CA consumers
Oil refinery profits have skyrocketed while consumers pay inflated prices at the pump. Gov. Newsom's special session on Dec. 5 for a windfall tax on oil companies has wide support....
Posted: Tue, Oct 25, 2022 3:49pm PDT
EOPA California welcomes BOEM’s news that Morro Bay offshore wind leasing can move forward
On October 5, 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the completion of its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area (WEA), located 20 miles offshore central California. EOPA CA wants the federal offshore wind goal to be increased...
Posted: Fri, Oct 14, 2022 5:07pm PDT
Elected officials back Newsom’s special session request for windfall tax on oil companies
Hundreds of CA elected officials thank Newsom for his leadership proposing a windfall tax on oil companies to stem price gouging and the climate crisis....
Posted: Fri, Oct 14, 2022 4:51pm PDT
Everyone Under the Sun Rally & Festival in Sacramento October 11
Solar power is at risk in CA because special interests don't want clean, affordable electric energy for communities and have been trying to tax it at the Capitol the rally lets them know people need to be treated equitably and don't want the tax....
Posted: Tue, Oct 4, 2022 4:46pm PDT