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The U.S. Social Forum Puts San José on the Map of Social Change 
Another World is Possible! The United States Social Forum 2015 was held in San José at the end of June. A thousand activists from hundreds of organizations worked on strategies for necessary alternatives and system change....
Posted: Tue, Jun 30, 2015 5:03pm PDT
Monetizing & non-profitizing Oakland's parks, open spaces, and woodlands An overview of who benefits from recent radical re-landscaping and development projects in Oakland's parks, open spaces, and woodlands....
Posted: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 8:13pm PDT
Street Heat - June 2015 
Photos and audio (mp3) of the Street Heat radio show in Fresno. Each segment of the show is about 15 minutes long. Photo below: Show host Pam Whalen....
Posted: Sat, Jun 27, 2015 3:40pm PDT
Draining of Folsom Lake forces Nimbus, American River Hatchery evacuations 
Bill Jennings, Executive Director of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, emphasized that excessive water deliveries to the Sacramento Valley settlement contractors are exhausting the cold water in Lake Shasta, forcing the agencies to shift to using water from the American River to meet the Delta salinity standards.
"As a consequence, the agencies are now are evacuating the hatcheries on the American," said Jennings. "And as a result of this mismanagement, they're not only goi...
Posted: Sat, Jun 27, 2015 10:54am PDT
Who Is Destroying Berkeley's People's Park? People once associated with the People's Park community are tapping out, as UC Berkeley makes further incursions into the space. Former Park allies are ending their support for People's Park, and some are even raiding what they can as they make their exit. The People's Park website is under control of people who have no intention of updating the Park's internet presence, and the People's Park funds have been absconded with. People's Park is being dismantled by individuals who have given up th...
Posted: Fri, Jun 26, 2015 6:17pm PDT
Judge Keeps Suction Dredge Mining Out of California Rivers This Summer SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.— A San Bernardino County Superior Court judge ruled today against an attempt by the mining community to start suction dredge mining in California waterways this summer. Suction dredge miners had asked the court to prevent the California Department of Fish and Wildlife from enforcing the current moratorium on the destructive practice, which has been in place since 2009. The moratorium is designed to prevent mercury pollution and damage to wildlife, waterways and cultural...
Posted: Wed, Jun 24, 2015 5:30pm PDT
The Bay Delta Conservation Plan Forges Ahead 
The commitment of the state and federal governments to push the plan forward was revealed on Friday, June 12, when the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources filed notice in the federal register of their intent to prepare a partially "Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact...
Posted: Mon, Jun 22, 2015 9:40am PDT
Thirsty Billionaires File Complaint Alleging Illegal Diversions of "Their" Water 
“State and Federal contractors, who have been illegally storing water that belongs to others for years, should not accuse Delta farmers of stealing some of their stolen water, on the basis of a seriously flawed study, with a long list of unsupported assumptions,” said Bill Jennings, Executive Director of the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance....
Posted: Mon, Jun 22, 2015 9:21am PDT
San Lorenzo River Bird Call This Tuesday afternoon June 23rd, the Santa Cruz City Council will vote on whether to approve a Pilot Paddle Program for Recreational Boating on the San Lorenzo River. If successful, this would eventually lead to lifting the restriction on boating on the San Lorenzo River....
Posted: Sun, Jun 21, 2015 5:22pm PDT
Pacfic Fisher Recommended for California Endangered Species Act Protection 
SAN FRANCISCO— In response to a petition and lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on June 11 recommended state Endangered Species Act protection for the fisher in the southern Sierra Nevada portion of its range....
Posted: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 5:25pm PDT
Mendocino County Renews Controversial Contract with Wildlife-Killing Program County Will Pay Wildlife Services to Kill Millions of Wild Animals Each Year...
Posted: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 4:57pm PDT
New Report on San Lorenzo River Water Quality Shows "Little to No" Human Bacteria Present 
The San Lorenzo River Alliance has issued a new report on San Lorenzo River water quality showing little to no human bacteria present in the river....
Posted: Tue, Jun 16, 2015 11:16am PDT
Taking the Pledge to Mobilize at the Climate Mobilization Rally 
Community members in Santa Cruz gathered at the Town Clock on June 14 to rally and share information about climate change in order to encourage individuals to take the Climate Mobilization pledge, which demands a "WWII scale" effort by society to create a 100% clean energy economy by 2025....
Posted: Mon, Jun 15, 2015 7:24pm PDT
Groups criticize Brown for ignoring Big Ag, Big Oil water use during drought 
“Governor Brown continues to allow big agribusiness and the oil and gas industry to abuse our precious ground and surface water resources unabated while demanding individual Californians and communities must cut back their use by twenty-five percent," said Adam Scow, California Campaign Director for Food & Water Watch....
Posted: Wed, Jun 10, 2015 8:29am PDT
People's Park tree clearing coordinated with new Sproul grand opening (video/x-ms-wmv 179.6MB) During a Berkeley city council work session on November 27th of 2012, a presentation was given by representatives of the UC Berkeley, the Telegraph Business Association and the Berkeley Design Association. Half the Chancellor's funds for the new Sproul project was set aside for projects on Telegraph Avenue and People's Park. The work session was supposed to be an initial round of public discussions on the future of Telegraph Avenue as it relates to the redevelopment of Sproul. There were n...
Posted: Sat, Jun 6, 2015 5:35pm PDT
Jerry Brown's head oil regulator resigns after RICO suit filed 
Mark Schlosberg, organizing director with Food and Water Watch, a member organization of Californians Against Fracking, responded to the resignation by pointing out that it points to the larger failure by the Brown administration to protect California's water and air.
“When it comes to ensuring the public’s health and protecting our water and air, Jerry Brown has failed,” said Schlosberg. "Mark Nechodom is one of many in the Brown Administration who have looked the other way as oil compan...
Posted: Sat, Jun 6, 2015 10:49am PDT
Climate Mobilization Rally Meet at Santa Cruz Town Clock for rally and speakers. Proceed on short march back to clock...
Event Date: Sun, Jun 14, 2015 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 3:42pm PDT
Water export pumps have run every day during record drought! 
In a clear cut case of environmental injustice, the Senate leadership refused to invite Delta residents, Tribal leaders, fishermen and fishery experts to testify at the sham of a "hearing."...
Posted: Fri, Jun 5, 2015 12:27pm PDT
State Senate Passes Bill Banning New Offshore Drilling 
"Senate Bill 788 - which bans new offshore oil drilling - just passed the Senate!" said Senator Mike McGuire in a Facebook post. "Nearly 20k Californians have signed our petition - We're grateful!"...
Posted: Thu, Jun 4, 2015 10:41am PDT
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