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Minutemen Attack Counter-Protestors in Fremont, One Arrest On Friday, July 14th racists in the Fremont area pushed, cursed, hair-pulled, insulted and ultimately attacked counter-protestors out to confront their message of hate. The police sided with the racists, arresting one local activist on the false charge of "misdemeanor theft."...
Posted: Mon, Jul 17, 2006 4:01pm PDT
Richmond Residents to Speak Out and Fight Proposed Crematorium Richmond residents will pack City Council meeting Tuesday, July 18th at 7 p.m. to denounce proposed zoning changes that would allow toxic-spewing crematorium in heavily-polluted neighborhood.
"We want clean air and justice, not more pollution & environmental racism"...
Posted: Mon, Jul 17, 2006 12:38pm PDT
Shattuck Union Workers Prepare for Contract Negotiations-- Support Rally Saturday, July 22 Workers at Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley recently unionized with the Industrial Workers of the World. They're holding a rally on Saturday, July 22nd at 2pm to keep pressure on the company and ensure that they get a good contract....
Posted: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 12:57pm PDT
Fremont Bans MJ Clubs The voters passed a proposition to allow
dispensaries in California," he said Tuesday.
"I'm concerned that our prohibition will go too
far in not allowing dispensaries."...
Posted: Sun, Jul 16, 2006 12:15am PDT
Breaking Story- Oakland Public Housing Tenants Exonerated Former Oakland Housing Authority Employee Declares Tenants Facing Eviction At Lockwood Gardens Are Innocent!...
Posted: Sat, Jul 15, 2006 1:32pm PDT
Minute Men Stray away from peaceful protest in fremont today, video! Minutement gets violent in fremont...
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 9:19pm PDT
Is Venezuela the Real Target of Bush's New Cuba Plan? Cuba calls the shots; and Venezuela pays the bills. That is the major premise underlying the Report made public last Monday by the U.S. State Department concerning Cuba. Its findings are as much about the Bush Administration's plans for regime change in Cuba, as they are about the alleged threat that Venezuela poses to U.S. national security interests....
Posted: Fri, Jul 14, 2006 6:39am PDT
Alameda County supervisors vote to issue IDs for marijuana users Starting Aug. 1, Alameda County will issue medical marijuana
identification cards that will be recognized by county marijuana
dispensaries and by law enforcement statewide....
Posted: Wed, Jul 12, 2006 11:09am PDT
Oakland Docks/ Jerry Brown Jerry Brown for Attorney General???
As mayor he knew about domestic spying on prostestors....
Posted: Wed, Jul 12, 2006 8:56am PDT
No Nukes! No Wars! Indigenous Rights! *CALL TO ACTION* *No profiteers! Support Indigenous Rights!*
On August 6th and 9th, the 61st anniversaries of the U.S. atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, (August 9, is also the
UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples) demand an end to the war in Iraq, no
military attacks on Iran or North Korea, and a path toward the global abolition of
nuclear weapons, starting at home....
Posted: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 10:36am PDT
Berkeley Shows San Francisco How to Address Inclusionary Housing On Wednesday July 12, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee will consider long delayed reforms to the city’s inclusionary housing ordinance. The most recent hearing on May 10 was continued pending the completion of a Planning Department/Mayor’s Office of Housing study of the current law, a report whose production has delayed the passage of a stronger affordable housing law for several months. Two weeks ago, the city of Berkeley revised its inclusionary law---long more stri...
Posted: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 7:04am PDT
7/11 Protest In Oakland Over NLRB Union Busting The NLRB is seeking to prevent supervisors from being in unions. This will eliminate many
workers from being members of unions including the CNA, ILWU, IUOE and others....
Posted: Mon, Jul 10, 2006 11:25am PDT
KPFA Election for Local Board of Directors 2006 KPFA ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MEETING - 7-12-06 : LOOKING FOR BAY AREA VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST...
Posted: Mon, Jul 10, 2006 12:15am PDT
Are South Asians Missing in the Immigration Fight? Can we South Asians do it too or have we become an apathetic community? There was a notable absence of South Asians in the recent immigration protests. Where are the connections amongst the many issues immigrant communities are fighting against?...
Posted: Sat, Jul 8, 2006 8:32am PDT
Save Berkeley's Public Housing & Section 8 Program Budget Cuts Have Placed Berkeley's Housing Authority At Risk! More Than 1,800 Public Housing & Section 8 Families At Risk Of Homelessness!...
Posted: Thu, Jul 6, 2006 12:53pm PDT
July 4th Desecration Day 3pm Berkeley Flag burning 3pm People's Park Berkeley...
Posted: Mon, Jul 3, 2006 8:53pm PDT
7/6 Oakland Protest "Stop Corporate Murder and Terror Against Injured Workers!" Injured workers and their supporters will be protesting at the Oakland California State Building
1515 Clay St. in Oakland on July 6 at 9:30 AM against the premedidated murder of injured workers by
insurance companies and their lawyers and doctors. They will also attend the hearing of the
DIR Commission On Health and Safety and Workers Compensation and speak out about
the criminal activities of these insurance companies and the cover-up by Insurance Commission
Garmendi and Attorney Genera...
Posted: Sat, Jul 1, 2006 5:09pm PDT
Success in Solano County Thanks to the efforts of the Solano Patients Group, the County's Board of
Supervisors is now planning to look into implementing the medical marijuana ID card
program in Solano County....
Posted: Wed, Jun 28, 2006 10:11pm PDT
Iraqi armed groups set terms for truce Eleven armed groups opposed to the Iraqi government, working through mediators, have offered to immediately stop attacks on US-led forces in Iraq if a two-year timetable for the withdrawal of US soldiers is set, AP reports....
Posted: Wed, Jun 28, 2006 9:11pm PDT
6,000 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ANNOUNCE JUNE 27 STRIKE DATE (June 20, 2006--Martinez, CA) After a year of bargaining, the labor unions making up the Contra Costa County Labor Coalition representing over 6,000 workers in Contra Costa County will strike on Tuesday, June 27. The countywide strike will affect every County office and facility from Richmond to Brentwood and from Danville to Martinez, including the Martinez Medical Center, the Pittsburg and Richmond Clinics....
Posted: Mon, Jun 26, 2006 9:49pm PDT
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