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text$25 for a Smooth Ride! by Scott French
Support the increase of property tax, but with reform....
Posted: Wed, Apr 25, 2007 9:41am PDT
textMexico City lawmakers pass abortion bill by Tessie Barton
The article discusses how Mexico City finally passed a law to legalize abortion. Even though the law has passed, women can still be imprisoned for getting an abortion late too late in pregancy....
Posted: Wed, Apr 25, 2007 1:43am PDT
textVolunteer work is food for 90-year-old's soul by John Geluardi
Article about a 90 year old woman, Novelean Harris , is still volunteering at her church. Her work over the years has made a great different in her community....
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 11:08pm PDT
textResponse to SF Chronicle by Jennifer Chen
This is a response to the SF Chronicle's criticism of Pro-Choice advocates using scientific/confusing terminology to further their cause....
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 10:56pm PDT
calendarNext Generation SF, A Rally for San Francisco Families by Michael Lyon
San Francisco Civic Center...
Event Date: Sat, May 12, 2007 11:00am PDT
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 10:04pm PDT
textWhat happened to our fundamental right to liberty? by Cheryl Cotterill
I don't know if "health, housing, public service" is the correct topic title. I just want to share a horrific story that I think people should be aware of since this really did happen to me. I had a temper tantrum on July 30, 2006, and two of my windows were accidentally broken when something that I had thrown accidentally hit them. Next thing I know, five male police officers storm my apartment, I'm handcuffed, taken to SFGH on a 5150, drugged without my consent or even knowledge, denied ...
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 9:35pm PDT
textYee is opposing legislation to diminish Ellis Act Evictions; Make San Francisco affordable by Can't Organize where You Can't Live
Ellis Act evictions wipe out organizers, artists, musicians, poets etc. so the Casino capitalists can live here....
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 9:34pm PDT
textCover the Uninsured Week by Susie Q.
Cover the Ininsured Week is a great way to call attention to the problem of uninsured Americans, but fails to directly address (or demand) the need for universal health care...
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 8:36pm PDT
textProvive,Protect and Prove: Helping the Unisured by Katherine Donnelly-Crocker
Help the Unisured Week, April 23rd-29th. Providing services to the less fortunate civilians in our community, which may lead to the expansion of health care of in our society, while keeping prices down....
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 8:25pm PDT
calendarLEARN THE BENEFITS OF ACUPUNCTURE by Pharmaca staff
Cole Valley 925 Cole Street San Francisco, CA 94117...
Event Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2007 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 1:10pm PDT
textSupes to Vote on Affordable Housing Package Today by Paul Hogarth, Beyond Chron (reposted)
With the City facing $130 million in surplus revenues, Supervisor Chris Daly has proposed a $28 million budget supplemental to acquire, construct and rehabilitate housing – with half the units targeted at those making less than $27,000 a year. Over the weekend, Mayor Gavin Newsom said that he opposed the housing supplemental – while at the same time urging the City to “do more” to get more affordable housing units. With a Mayoral-Board showdown looming on the horizon, over 100 housing activis...
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 10:39am PDT
textWhy Video Games? by Confused Catepillar
I just don't understand. Video games are the least of my worries....
Posted: Tue, Apr 24, 2007 9:20am PDT
textVirginia Tech gunman needed psychological help! by Jessica S.
Virginia Tech's gunman needed psychological help but did not seek it on time. Signs of disturbance were not given enough attention....
Posted: Mon, Apr 23, 2007 7:31pm PDT
textSophie Maxwell still does not get it and never will - T-third is not working! by Francisco Da Costa
T-third Street Light rail is not working and Sophie Maxwell still does not get it. It is as if everything is fine - the woman must be on something. 45 minute delays are now the norm and people are forced to take cars and other means of transportation to work and school. So much for people taking Public Transportation and so much of a fail system that cost over $700 million....
Posted: Mon, Apr 23, 2007 7:29pm PDT
textVirginia Tech Shooter was also a Victim by Kimberly Fortuna
Comments on a recently published article in the San Jose Mercury News, regarding untreated mental illnesses. This article acts as a stepping stone to relizing the greater issues behind why the Virginia Tech tradgedy occured in the first place....
Posted: Mon, Apr 23, 2007 4:02pm PDT
imageProtesters Start Encampment for Houseless People's Rights
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by Forest Defender
Protesters in Northern Humboldt County established a direct action encampment to raise awareness about human rights issues invlving homeless people....
Posted: Sun, Apr 22, 2007 12:10pm PDT
textIllinois Bridge - brand new and too narrow to accomodate traffic - another mess. by Francisco Da Costa
Right by Cargo and 3rd Street lies a bridge that serves all the heavy vehicular traffic on 3rd going north and south. The Illinois Bridge was built by Shimmick and Homer to address a light rail going to Pier 92 and beyond from Pier 80 - also to accommodate vehicular traffic.The bridge is too narrow and one of those million dollar projects - that has come to haunt the City and County of San Francisco....
Posted: Sun, Apr 22, 2007 9:51am PDT
documentUNITY FAX - April 20, 2007
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by via Alameda Labor
Long Time No Fax edition Gaming compacts, worker safety also highlights Members lobby for healthcare...
Posted: Sat, Apr 21, 2007 10:17pm PDT
textRich nations under pressure to honour G8 pledge to Africa by UK Independent (reposted)
One of the most powerful lobby groups ever assembled will gather in Berlin this week to press the German chancellor, Angela Merkel - the current chair of the rich nations club, the G8 - to ensure that it keeps the promise it made to double aid to the world's poor....
Posted: Sat, Apr 21, 2007 9:53pm PDT
textProzac Madness: A Killer Cocktail by Counterpunch (reposted)
The lard-assed cops at Virginia Tech spent two hours interrogating the wrong suspect and failed to prevent the massacre. Now they're "investigating." What is there to investigate - which brand or brands of anti-depressant Seung Hui Cho was taking?...
Posted: Sat, Apr 21, 2007 10:00am PDT
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