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Unemployment in the Central Valley 
Chart and brief analysis of the most recent unemployment figures from the Central Valley....
Posted: Sat, Jul 10, 2004 12:01pm PDT
4th of July Parade: Alameda Section 8 tenants march to resist eviction Red like a river of blood, co-mingling with a dark bruise blue flattened against glaring, headlight white - so much white ... in the houses, on the curbs, spilling out of trucks and draped over horses. It was the 4th of July in the richest country in the world. The air was filled with popcorn, barbecue sauce, marching music, horse hair and the sounds of hundreds of families facing eviction....
Posted: Fri, Jul 9, 2004 9:04am PDT
Section 8 Housing Battle Waged Locally & Nationally From here to hell, the battle over the Section 8 Housing Program that serves nearly 2 million people across the nation, is taking it's toll on the blind, elderly, disabled and low-income families it was meant to serve, but now threatens with homelessness....
Posted: Wed, Jul 7, 2004 1:36am PDT
NO condos in a National Park DON Fisher, GAP, privatization of Presidio, PBS, schools, Prisions, Genes, you and I....
Posted: Mon, Jul 5, 2004 6:41pm PDT
An Update on the Outdoor Drunk Tank in Fresno 
Outdoor drunk tank or Safe Area - you decide...
Posted: Sat, Jul 3, 2004 2:39pm PDT
Homeless coalition facing homelessness Local advocacy group struggles to keep afloat amid changing policy landscape...
Posted: Fri, Jul 2, 2004 9:13am PDT
6/29/04 Section 8 Update- Advocates Struggle To Stop Alameda Evictions The Following Is A Mixed Bag Of News & Reports About The Struggle To Save Section 8 Housing For The Poor. Included Is The Latest On The Section 8 Crisis, Including E-Mails & Letters From A Few Of The Advocates In The Struggle To Offer A Behind The Scenes Look At How The Struggle To Save Section 8 Families In Alameda Are Taking Shape! Please Forward The Following Information To Anyone That You May Know That Is Involved In The Struggle To Save Section 8 Housing Or Those That Are Participants I...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 3:44pm PDT
Section 8 tenants fight eviction On May 14, 1,659 families and over 600 landlords received notice from the Alameda Housing Authority informing them that there may not be any rent money for the month of June. Tenants and landlords were advised to use their security deposits to pay the rent and to negotiate a way for the renters to repay back the spent security deposits....
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 5:33pm PDT
ALERT--ALAMEDA PROTEST TO SAVE SECTION 8 TENANTS Join The Protest To Stop The Forced Relocation Of 274 Families From Their Housing!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 8:23am PDT
HUD SECRETARY DENIES POLICIES CAUSE EVICTIONS! The Bush Administration's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Maintains That No One Faces Eviction Due To His Policies. Meanwhile, Thousands Of People Are Being Evicted Due To The Despicable Policies Of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, And The Disaster Stories Are Spreading Like Wildfire!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 12:15am PDT
6/24 at 7pm: Benefit Screening of "Life and Debt" - Poor News Mag Thursday, June 24th @ 7:00pm ( doors close at 7:15) at POOR's office 1095 Market St#307 (at 7th St) (415) 863-6306...
Posted: Thu, Jun 24, 2004 12:01pm PDT
Golden Gate Park is Under Attack 
The deYoung Museum and billionaire financier F. Warren Hellman have completely demolished the NorthEast Pedestrian Tunnel, and partially demolished the 108-year-old SouthWest Tunnel, although Superior Court Judge James Warren is still considering whether the garage project is legal. They plan to demolish all three pedestrian tunnels, to circumvent the court and destroy the very features of the Park that we are sueing the City to save!!
If malicious vandals invaded the Park and destroyed t...
Posted: Mon, Jun 21, 2004 1:32pm PDT
More photos of PUSH Protest at Building Opening at Highland Hospital 
Photos of PUSH activists at opening of new building at Highland Hospital...
Posted: Sat, Jun 19, 2004 7:25pm PDT
Photos from Building Opening at Highland Hospital, 6/19 
Photos from opening of Koret Foundation Critical Care and Clinical Center at Highland Hospital....
Posted: Sat, Jun 19, 2004 7:17pm PDT
Report from Demonstration at Highland Hospital When I arrived at Highland Hospital this morning, it was hard to believe that a grand commemoration ceremony was about to take place. However, it did, and I learned a lot about the Alameda County Medical Center....
Posted: Sat, Jun 19, 2004 4:35pm PDT
Sat 11am, Highland Hospital: No Staff Cuts! The war at home continues: Say NO to staff cuts at HighlandHospital: PUSH demo at Highland new building Saturday 6/19/04 11am...
Posted: Fri, Jun 18, 2004 12:35pm PDT
Stop the Destruction of the Music Concourse 
On Wednesday, June 16th, the Music Concourse Community Partnership ordered their construction contractor to begin demolishing this priceless, century-old pedestrian tunnel in spite of their notification that Judge Warren will rule on the legality of their garage within the next two weeks. This is what privatization looks like; you get to watch while they destroy your park, public property, and while the corporate media provides an illusion of legitimacy to the destruction. Act now, or you wi...
Posted: Thu, Jun 17, 2004 6:20am PDT
Message From Nancy Nadel to Oaklanders - "A sad day for Oakland" Got this in an email...
Posted: Wed, Jun 16, 2004 10:31am PDT
HUD Is The Enemy Of The Poor & Disabled With Thousands Facing Eviction, Housing Agencies At Risk Of Falling Into Receivorship, and Affordable Housing Projects Falling To The Wayside, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson Has Quickly Become Known As The Nation's #1 Enemy Of The Poor!...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 10:45pm PDT
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