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Berkeley: MEASURE TO RESCIND LIMIT ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Swirling in the alphabet soup of initiatives voters will face Tuesday
is Berkeley's controversial Measure R--The Patients Access to Medical
Cannabis Act of 2004--which aims to abolish current medical marijuana
amount limits for homes and dispensaries and establish a peer review
committee made up of members of currently operating clubs to certify
new dispensaries....
Posted: Fri, Oct 29, 2004 9:39pm PDT
Paper Ballot Option Available in 10 Counties in California with Electronic Voting
The Electronic Frontier Foundation today launched a campaign to inform
California voters of their right to vote by paper ballot in the upcoming
election. The website and animation for Paper or Plastic 2004 are
available at:...
Posted: Fri, Oct 29, 2004 3:18pm PDT
Get Angry! GOTV for No on Measure Y!
GET ANGRY!!! GET OUT THE VOTE FOR NO ON MEASURE Y!
(Schedule is below)...
Posted: Fri, Oct 29, 2004 5:08am PDT
Judge O'k,s Alameda's Mass Evictions
The Mass Evictions Of Alameda's Harbor Island Apartment Complex Are Allowed To Proceed As Judge Sides With Slumlords Against 1,200 Low-Income Renters!...
Posted: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 8:18pm PDT
Derrick Jensen to speak at AK Press
Derrick Jensen, author of A Language Older Than Words and The Culture of Make Believe, will be speaking at AK Press on Saturday, November 6...
Posted: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 12:43pm PDT
Press Advisory: national confference on Race & Public Policy Comes to Berkeley
Ten days after the general election, the Applied Research Center will gather community leaders, academics, policy advocates, and activists from around the country to assess the state of civil rights and to develop strategies for the emerging “racial justice” movement....
Posted: Thu, Oct 28, 2004 9:16am PDT
No on Y Press Conference Thursday (tomorrow) 5:30PM at City Hall Before CPRB Hearing
WHAT: A press conference before the Citizen Police Review Board hearing on the use of tear gas at the Carijama Festival
WHEN: Thursday, October 28th, 5:30PM
WHERE: Oakland City Hall, Frank Ogawa Plaza, 14th and Broadway, Oakland...
Posted: Wed, Oct 27, 2004 5:57pm PDT
No on Y Updated Events- Press Conference Tomorrow
No on Measure Y Coming Events
More Info: Contact 510.530.2448...
Posted: Wed, Oct 27, 2004 4:09pm PDT
10/27 Medical Cannabis Dispensary Hearing in San Lorenzo
The Alameda Co. Board of Supervisors will be holding a hearing on medical cannabis dispensaries in the unincorporated area of the county on Wed. Oct. 27th, 6:30 - 9PM at 677 Paseo Grande (4 blocks west of Hesperian Blvd) in San Lorenzo....
Posted: Wed, Oct 27, 2004 12:54am PDT
No on Y Get Out the Vote Schedule
We have had a powerful week for No on Measure Y. Come join us for the home stretch as we demand funding for Healthy Communities, Not 63 More Cops!...
Posted: Tue, Oct 26, 2004 3:21pm PDT
Freedom of speech thwarted on overpass
Activists' civil rights were denied when they were told by CHP officers that holding signs over overpasses posed a traffic hazard. This argument could ring true if there wasn't so many other commerical advertising all over the highways of the Bay Area....
Posted: Mon, Oct 25, 2004 8:09pm PDT
No on Y Speakout is Today (Monday)
Speakout Against Measure Y
WHEN: Monday, October 25 at 10:30 AM
WHERE: Oakland Police Headquarters, 7th and Washington Sts....
Posted: Mon, Oct 25, 2004 9:18am PDT
No on Y Speakout Tomorrow, 10:30AM at OPD Headquarters
Speakout against Measure Y, Monday, October 25, at 10:30AM at Oakland Police Department Headquarters at 7th and Washington Streets in downtown Oakland (nearby 12th Street BART)...
Posted: Sun, Oct 24, 2004 1:46pm PDT
Benefit Concert Tues Oct 26 for Code Pink Featuring SONiA
Benefit Concert for Code Pink members who were arrested at the RNC, Tuesday Evening Oct 26 7:30PM
Featuring:
SONiA of Disappear Fear, Gwen Avery , Irina Rivkin & Rebecca Crump
Rose Street House of Music Berkeley CA...
Posted: Sun, Oct 24, 2004 12:58pm PDT
Police Vandalize Home to Stop Housing Rights Activists
Police vandalize home to stop housing rights activists and halt filming of a documentary by students from SF State....
Posted: Sun, Oct 24, 2004 3:35am PDT
Oakland Police Chief Leaves Trail of Failure
You could talk about the Riders scandal, in which four police officers were arrested—arrested!—for allegedly assaulting citizens, planting evidence, falsifying police reports, lying on the witness stand, and stealing drugs and money from arrestees. The accused police officers say that they got the green light to “bend the law” from Mr. Word himself......
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 3:27pm PDT
Dead radical dance party
Come to the Dead Radical dance party on October 30th at the Long Haul in Berkeley CA...
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 11:48am PDT
Housing Vouchers Decrease In Value
The Section 8 Meltdown Continues Despite The Fact That Congress Has Fully Funded All Vouchers Already In Use!...
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 2:59am PDT
Ralph Nader Speech Full Text
The speech he gave at Creighton Univ. on 8/25/04 and a portion of the Q and A afterward. Please remember that in "safe states" you can vote your heart rather than your fears.
(recommended: paste to wordpad)...
Posted: Fri, Oct 22, 2004 12:04pm PDT