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A New Way Forward - Rallies Nationwide April 11th 
On April 11th, groups will organize in major cities nationwide to protest the recent economic crisis and the way our government has responded. The corporate state is here and we need to stop it from spreading. Please get involved and attend a protest or create your own in your hometown....
Posted: Mon, Mar 30, 2009 1:38pm PDT
Tarp Nation Originally From New America Media
Sunday, March 29, 2009 : Everywhere, Fresno, Calif., to the struggling casino district of Reno, Nev., and the upscale suburbs of Washington state, tent cities and shantytowns with names like Taco Flat have sprung up to house the poor and dispossessed....
Posted: Mon, Mar 30, 2009 7:37am PDT
Global Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Day World Activities Monday March 30 San Francisco, March 30: Boycott tabling and awareness raising organized by Break the Siege.
San Francisco, April 2: Educational event focusing on BDS strategy organized by Break the Siege and others....
Posted: Sun, Mar 29, 2009 4:01pm PDT
OPED NEWS; The Future of Our Food has only just begun with Biotechnoly, by Sandi Trend 
A very interesting and informative article written by Sandi Trend, Mother of David Bell, former Assistant Researcher/Microbiologist of Agraquest, Inc. in Davis California. Ms Trend urges EVERYONE to watch the new documentary, “THE FUTURE OF FOOD” on LINK TV... [DIRECTV Channel 375 | DISH Network Channel 9410]...
Posted: Sun, Mar 29, 2009 5:29am PDT
Employee Free Choice Act Compromise? Feinstein withdraws her support of EFCA Employee Free Choice EFCA: Democrats predicted they would likely use the existing card check legislation as the underlying bill, with any major changes being made through amendments on the floor....
Posted: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 1:19pm PDT
Bash Back!: Solidarity With All Cop Killers 
On March 21st, Lovelle Mixon shot five police officers, killing four before dying in the gunfire. In Oakland we see the fabric of capitalist normalcy being ripped to shreds. Daily instances of racist police violence are transformed into rupture and thrown back in the faces of our oppressors. In January, days of rioting followed the police-murder of Oscar Grant....
Posted: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 11:45am PDT
Live Broadcast from Berkeley, Calif.-- Sat, March 28th, 7pm Pacific -- Richard Gage Live Broadcast from Berkeley, Calif.-- Sat, March 28th, 7pm Pacific -- 10pm Eastern --- Richard Gage, AIA...
Posted: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 11:44am PDT
Salmon Fishing Ban to Continue Off California, Oregon 
Commercial fishermen face another closed salmon fishing season in ocean waters off California and most of Oregon, due to the collapse of the Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon population. California ocean recreational fishing options range from entirely closed to 10 open days in August and September in the Eureka/Crescent City area.
Chinook salmon photo by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service....
Posted: Fri, Mar 27, 2009 3:16pm PDT
Hear Live Reports from the SF Anti-War-Occupation March on NO LIES RADIO. Coming up Thursday March 26th at 9:00 am Pacific - 12:00 Noon Eastern - 16:00 GMT
Repeated: Saturday March 28th at 9:00 am Pacific - 12:00 Noon Eastern - 16:00 GMT
Live Man on the Street Interviews at SF Anti-War March. Truth and Justice Music. Get the flavor of what happened....
Posted: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 7:26pm PDT
Lands Bill Includes San Joaquin River Restoration, Sierra Stream Protection 
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, the bill that Trout Unlimited calls "the most important habitat conservation measure in the last 25 years." The bill contains legislation implementing the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement and protecting the headwaters of the Owens and West Walker rivers in the Eastern Sierra Nevada - good news working to restore California's imperiled salmon and trout populations.
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Posted: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 4:03pm PDT
Environmental Groups to Sue for Increased Protection of Delta and Longfin Smelt 
The Bay Institute and Center for Biological Diversity on Tuesday filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to make final determinations on federal Endangered Species Act listing petitions submitted for two critically imperiled San Francisco Bay-Delta fish species: longfin smelt and delta smelt. The notice was filed at a time when delta smelt and longfin smelt, along with Central Valley chinook salmon, green sturgeon and Sacramento splittail, have declined ...
Posted: Wed, Mar 25, 2009 8:31am PDT
Navy Militarizes Coastal Waters (audio/mpeg 15.5MB) The US Navy’s is facing criticism for its training operations in the Pacific West Coast. Trainings include the use of sonar, aircraft and missles and underwater bomb detonations. Environmental groups says some areas should be off limits to weapons testing, and some criticize the militarization of the sea....
Posted: Tue, Mar 24, 2009 6:19pm PDT
Oakland Police Massacre Casts Ugly Glare on Ex-Felon Desperation Originally From New America Media
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 : The killing of four police officers in Oakland shows the desperation of an ex-felon. Lovelle Mixon was trying to avoid going back to jail and at the same time unable to find any employment that would give him a second chance....
Posted: Tue, Mar 24, 2009 7:34am PDT
More S.F. Anti-war March Photos 
Marching against the wars and occupations in S. F. on March 21, 2009....
Posted: Sun, Mar 22, 2009 10:56pm PDT
The Cold-Blooded Murder of Oscar Grant: What Happened the Morning of January 1, 2009 Early New Year’s morning phones in Hayward and Oakland were ringing: “Wake up, wake up. Something’s happened to the boys.” Calls were going back and forth between the families of 22-year-old Oscar Grant and his friends—families so close all the women were called “aunties.” The youth had gone to San Francisco to celebrate. “What the hell had happened?”...
Posted: Fri, Mar 20, 2009 1:49pm PDT
Secret Documents Reveal Mormon Campaign to fight Same-Sex Marriage Since 1995 
Documents published on www.Mormongate.com reveal a major effort by LDS senior church leaders to battle same-sex marriage in a number of states, including Hawaii. The documents are leaked internal Latter-day Saints memos and reveal details of the insidious and in many ways illegal campaign.
Photo by Justin Miel. Raging Grannies protest the passage of Prop 8 that narrowly passed in November.
Photo copyright by Justin Miel www.gotmiel.com...
Posted: Fri, Mar 20, 2009 11:35am PDT
Support Eric McDavid Tour Headed to the Northwest - Your Help Needed! We are headed north and would love to stop in your community......
Posted: Fri, Mar 20, 2009 10:57am PDT
The Passing of the Papers (audio/mpeg 2.1MB) In a time of war, when readers needed their services most, many papers simply took a dive, and served the interests of power, rather than the needs of the people. Most papers sold the president's line because they feared that they would be seen as disloyal in wartime, and lose subscribers....
Posted: Thu, Mar 19, 2009 5:48pm PDT
Federal Report: Poor Ocean and River Conditions Spurred Salmon Collapse 
The collapse of the Sacramento River fall Chinook salmon population is the result of a combination of both poor ocean and river conditions, according to a report released by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on Wednesday.
Leaping Chinook photo by D. Killam, DFG....
Posted: Thu, Mar 19, 2009 3:30pm PDT
Amnesty International Lobby Days Amnesty International USA Lobby Days...
Posted: Wed, Mar 18, 2009 7:16pm PDT
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