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The NTSC, E.Palestine Railroad Wreck, Rail Safety & Nationalization With RWU's Hugh Sawyer 
WorkWeek looks at the NTSB report on the toxic railway wreck in East Palestine and the causes of it with railroad engineer Hugh Sawyer who is with Railroad Workers United. He reports on the systemic issues that have led to this and many other derailments, the dangers that the East Palestine community are faced with and the need for nationalization of the railroads....
Posted: Thu, Feb 23, 2023 12:02pm PST
"Nuking A Town With Chemicals To Get A Railroad Open" & Railroad Labor With SMART 
The nuking of Palestine, Ohio to remove the toxic waste has exposed the serious and dangerous health and safety conditions in the rail industry and the failure of the government to have oversight and control in this catastrophic disaster. WorkWeek interviews Jerad Cassity who is SMART-TD National Safety Team (NST) Chief of
Safety about this incident and the working conditions and health and safety of railroad workers....
Posted: Thu, Feb 23, 2023 9:39am PST
Architects of Abundance: Indigenous Regenerative Food Systems and the Excavation of Hidden History 
Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/Z18NZ9XyVJREK1f89
This is a hybrid event, presented both in-person and virtually....
Event Date: Mon, Mar 13, 2023 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Feb 21, 2023 10:47pm PST
Seaside Earth Day Celebration & Electric Vehicle Fair 
Seaside City Hall Lawn, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside, CA...
Event Date: Sun, Apr 23, 2023 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Feb 20, 2023 10:12pm PST
East Meadow Update 
February 13, 2023 - The East Meadow remains intact – no bulldozers in sight. What is less immediately evident, however, is why that is so. Why has an administration so hell-bent on destroying the meadow been unable to do so?...
Posted: Sun, Feb 19, 2023 10:19pm PST
Three Tribes File New Lawsuit Challenging Thacker Pass Lithium Mine 
Late yesterday, three Native American Tribes — the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Burns Paiute Tribe, and Summit Lake Paiute Tribe — launched a major new lawsuit against the Thacker Pass lithium mine.
This new case contains major allegations that were not heard in the prior court case, and may be a significant roadblock for the mine....
Posted: Fri, Feb 17, 2023 9:29pm PST
Indigenous Voices on Our Changing Earth 
Online...
Event Date: Thu, Mar 23, 2023 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Feb 17, 2023 12:36pm PST
State Senator David Min Introduces Bill to Ban Offshore Drilling in California Waters 
Senator Dave Min announced the introduction of SB 559, legislation that would end offshore oil drilling under existing leases in California state waters....
Posted: Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:05pm PST
Greenpeace occupation of Shell Oil Platform Ends with no Arrests 
Shell Oil wants US$130,000 for the use of their drilling platform by Greenpeace:
Press release includes occupation timeline....
Posted: Wed, Feb 15, 2023 5:25pm PST
Big Ag Newsom authorizes salmon-killing measures in executive order 
"The past several years have been horrible for California's native salmon runs and this spring we were hoping for a reprieve when we might finally see the river flows needed to move baby salmon to the ocean," said John McManus, President of the Golden State Salmon Association (GSSA). "Now Newsom is stepping in to kill our salmon runs, as well as other wildlife that were hoping to catch a break."...
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2023 5:12pm PST
Rep. Josh Harder Reintroduces the Stop the Delta Tunnel Act in Congress 
Critics and independent scientists say the tunnel would have a devastating impact on family farms in San Joaquin, Sacramento and other Delta counties, as well as on imperiled fish populations and the ecology of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary....
Posted: Sun, Feb 12, 2023 10:48am PST
California Tribes, E.J. group file comments on voluntary water agreements with the State Water Board 
“As long as the state upholds historic water rights, that we all know to be racist and unfair, we will continue to have first- and second-class California communities,” said Dillon Delvo, Executive Director, Little Manila....
Posted: Sun, Feb 12, 2023 8:18am PST
Vandana Shiva & Russell Brand - Video 
Resource Center for Nonviolence
612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060...
Event Date: Tue, Feb 14, 2023 6:30pm PST
Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2023 11:48am PST
Federal Judge Approves Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site and Thacker Pass 
A federal judge ruled that Lithium Americas, based in Vancouver, Canada, can proceed with a vast lithium mine at the Paiute Massacre Site at Thacker Pass in northern Nevada. Protecting the sacred, Paiute said the fight is not over. Lithium mining for electric car batteries is greenwashing for the corporate and U.S. agenda. It's the new bandwagon with a hidden agenda for corporate dollars and greed, violating the sacred....
Posted: Thu, Feb 9, 2023 9:02am PST
Oil industry referendum to overturn setbacks law becomes eligible for Nov. 2024 ballot 
The announcement of the referendum's eligibility for the ballot came just three days after Jan. 31 filings with the Secretary of State revealed that the oil and gas industry in California spent over $34.2 million in the 2021-22 Legislative Session against SB 1137 and other bills the oil industry was opposed to, including legislation to ban offshore drilling in state waters and to divest California retirement pensions from oil and gas companies....
Posted: Tue, Feb 7, 2023 10:36am PST
Chevron doubles last year's profits as consumers are gouged at the gas pumps 
The news of Chevron’s record profits and record oil and gas production in the U.S. comes as data from the Bureau of Land Management reveals that President Biden approved more oil and gas drilling permits in his first two years in office than former President Donald Trump....
Posted: Sun, Feb 5, 2023 10:27am PST
Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session 
WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists. ...
Posted: Sun, Feb 5, 2023 10:01am PST
Bayview Branch Library Open House 
Bayview Branch
5075 3rd St.
San Francisco, CA 94124...
Event Date: Sat, Feb 25, 2023 11:00am PST
Posted: Sat, Feb 4, 2023 10:24pm PST
The right to water and 7 challenges to the welfare state Visions need concrete, tangible measures that provide security in times of uncertainty and reliably carry all people through the huge changes. The sooner the challenges to the welfare state are recognized and addressed, the sooner the indispensable ecological transformation will also become a social one....
Posted: Fri, Feb 3, 2023 11:13am PST
RIP Manny - Stop Cop City 
Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Streets, Santa Cruz...
Event Date: Thu, Feb 2, 2023 2:00pm PST
Posted: Wed, Feb 1, 2023 7:44pm PST
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