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Other Voices: Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Community Media Center
900 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303...
Event Date: Tue, Aug 5, 2014 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Jul 11, 2014 4:29pm PDT
Tenant Group Calls for Ouster of EPA City Manager for Interference with Rent Control Tenants Together calls for the replacement of East Palo Alto's City Manager based on a comprehensive review of documents obtained through a Public Records Act request. The documents reveal that the City Manager has effectively given control over the regulatory process to the biggest landlord in East Palo Alto. The City Manager's contract expires in October 2014, and the City Council will decide whether to replace her or renew the contract....
Posted: Wed, Jul 9, 2014 4:59pm PDT
Yanira Serrano-Garcia Honored on the One Month Anniversary of Her Killing 
On July 3, the family and friends of Yanira Serrano-Garcia held a rosary and candlelight vigil to honor the 18-year-old on the one-month anniversary of her death. The vigil took place outside of Yanira's home at the Moonridge housing complex in Half Moon Bay, which is where she was killed by San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy Menh Trieu on June 3. An announcement for the vigil read: "Thursday, July 3rd will mark one month since the heinous shooting of our sister, daughter and dear friend Yanir...
Posted: Mon, Jul 7, 2014 8:48pm PDT
Expansion Of Offshore Drilling Or The Gulf Of Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 
Why expand a National Marine Sanctuary on the North Coast of California when there are Marine Protected Areas created recently under the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative? The answer is as long as that slant drilled borehole from shore to an offshore hydrocarbon reservoir... and each year, it's another full court press to gain access to coastal States offshore hydrocarbon resources. With just 2 days left to make public comment on expanding the northern boundary of the Gulf of Farallones...
Posted: Sat, Jun 28, 2014 3:24pm PDT
Community Dialog Series to Discuss the Killing of Yanira Serrano Garcia 
A series of meetings sponsored by the City of Half Moon Bay will take place to discuss the killing of Yanira Serrano Garcia, who on June 3 was killed outside of her Moonridge home by San Mateo County Sheriff's Deputy Menh Trieu. The events are organized by the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center and are open to the public....
Posted: Fri, Jun 27, 2014 6:40pm PDT
Occupy Google 10 arrested at Google Hdq asking for dialogue; battle for Net Neutrality 
10 arrested last asking for a dialogue with Google...
Posted: Wed, Jun 25, 2014 2:43pm PDT
Public Meeting to Discuss the Killing of Yanira Serrano Garcia 
I.D.E.S. Society Hall
735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 26, 2014 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2014 10:30pm PDT
Family Demands Transparent Investigation Into Killing of Yanira Serrano Garcia (video/x-flv 21.6MB) On June 18, Tony Serrano stood before the Half Moon Bay City Council to demand justice for his sister, Yanira Serrano Garcia. Yanira was killed by San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy Menh Trieu on June 3 when she was having a health crisis outside of her home at the Moonridge housing complex. The Serrano family and their supporters are asking the Half Moon Bay City Council to support a number of resolutions, including one that calls for a transparent criminal investigation into the killing of t...
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2014 8:47pm PDT
Family and Friends Bid Farewell to Yanira Serrano Garcia 
The family and friends of Yanira Serrano Garcia bid farewell to her at a public funeral and procession held at Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church on June 14. The family is still reeling in the wake of the devastating loss of 18-year-old Yanira, who was shot and killed outside of her home in Half Moon Bay by San Mateo County Sheriff's deputy Menh Trieu on June 3....
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2014 7:40pm PDT
Sunny San Mateo Celebrates Gay Pride in Central Park 
The 2nd Annual Gay Pride Celebration of San Mateo saw attendees clap and sing along to entertainment on the main stage. The free wheelin' El Camino Reelers even inspired some folks to get up and dance along to the dance calls! Many visitors to the festival toured the dozens of booths that featured information on coming out, getting health care, and finding a spiritual community.
Top photo: Members of the El Camino Reelers on the main stage....
Posted: Sun, Jun 15, 2014 3:57am PDT
First California Condor Observed in San Mateo County Since 1904 Traveled from Pinnacles 
Condor #597, also known as "Lupine" took a trip from Pinnacles National Park on May 30, 2014 and returned just two days later. In the process, she discovered new territory. Similar to the pioneers, Condor #597 explored the landscape and expanded the current range of her kind. Fortunately, this recent excursion was recorded by a motion-activated camera on private property near the town of Pescadero, in San Mateo County, just 35 miles away from San Francisco and 6 miles from Ano Nuevo State Par...
Posted: Fri, Jun 13, 2014 5:45pm PDT
'Granny Power' documentary about the Raging Grannies finished at last The feature-length documentary GRANNY POWER, a rollicking feel-good film about the Raging Grannies - hip older women who use song and satire to protest injustice, demonstrate against war, and promote peace - is finally finished. Along with the Montreal Raging Grannies, we are hosting a pre-release screening on June 26th in Montreal, to coincide with the Grannies bi-annual Unconvention. Our Indiegogo campaign to pre-sell the documentary and help us raise the needed funds to release the film th...
Posted: Fri, Jun 13, 2014 12:58am PDT
Marching to the Sheriff's Station and City Hall for Justice for Yanira Serrano Garcia (video/x-flv 22.9MB) On June 6, family members, friends, and supporters held an interfaith vigil in Half Moon Bay for Yanira Serrano Garcia, the 18-year-old who was killed by San Mateo County Sheriff's Deputy Menh Trieu on June 3. After hearing from religious leaders of several denominations in front of Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church, a segment of the group marched around the corner to the San Mateo Sheriff's Half Moon Bay substation where a spontaneous, informal speak out was held. The group then marched...
Posted: Mon, Jun 9, 2014 8:20pm PDT
Cocktails for a Cause by Spark 
The Old Pro
541 Ramona St
Palo Alto, CA 94301...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 18, 2014 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Sun, Jun 8, 2014 9:29am PDT
Rosary and Vigil Held for Yanira Serrano-Garcia at Her Home in Half Moon Bay 
On June 5, family members and friends gathered for a Rosary and Vigil for 18-year-old Yanira Serrano-Garcia, who was shot and killed by Menh Trieu, a Deputy with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, on June 3. About 100-150 people attended the Rosary and lined the street outside of her home, the location where Yanira was killed, at the Moonridge housing complex in Half Moon Bay. [Top photo: Yanira's brother, Tony Serrano (far left), supported by friends at the memorial outside of her home.]...
Posted: Fri, Jun 6, 2014 4:00pm PDT
San Mateo Sheriff Kills Special Needs Woman A San Mateo County Sheriff’s Deputy killed an 18 year old woman on June 3 at her home near Half Moon Bay. Sheriffs say they were called to her home after they received a report that she was violent and had a weapon. According to a report by NBC Bay Area, the woman's brother, Lorenzo Serrano, said that his special needs sister, "may have been off her medication and likely had a knife." He also said, "We want answers....Why didn't they use a Taser? We just want to know what really happened."...
Posted: Wed, Jun 4, 2014 6:57pm PDT
'What's Driving the 'New Cold War' and How Can We Stop It?' Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
300 E. Santa Inez
San Mateo, CA 94401
http://www.uusanmateo.org/...
Event Date: Sun, Jun 15, 2014 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Jun 3, 2014 6:43am PDT
Beach Access Bill Clears State Senate, Advances to Assembly Sacramento, Calif., May 28, 2014— A California state bill, Senate Bill 968 (Hill – San Mateo), which will restore public access to Martin’s Beach located minutes south of Half Moon Bay in San Mateo County, passed on the Senate floor with a vote of 22 to 11. It will now move on to the Assembly for consideration....
Posted: Fri, May 30, 2014 3:47pm PDT
Other Voices: GUNS: If Congress Won’t Act, The People Will Community Media Center
900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303...
Event Date: Tue, Jun 3, 2014 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 29, 2014 3:42pm PDT
Fire Fest Fundraiser Mission Blue Center (475 Mission Blue Drive, Brisbane CA 94005)...
Event Date: Sun, Jun 22, 2014 4:00pm PDT
Posted: Wed, May 28, 2014 12:43pm PDT
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