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Voters Want Real Corrections' Reform “Saving money by amending three strikes is just the tip of the iceberg,” said CEPS member Andy Hsia-Coron. “We’ve documented dozens of other reforms that, if implemented, could save California more than $1 billion a year while at the same time creating safer communities.”...
Posted: Tue, Jun 15, 2004 5:52am PDT
Restoring Eelgrass to the Pacific Bays Humboldt Bay was previously threatened by Calpine's (ENRON start-up) LNG terminal, now is the chance to save Humboldt Bay's eelgrass ecosystem and also restore edible eelgrass to SF Bay.....
Posted: Mon, Jun 14, 2004 8:07pm PDT
Court Approves Gay Marriage Super Suit for California Legal challenges across California asking whether the state Constitution permits same-sex marriages were consolidated into one case and will be tried in San Francisco, a state agency overseeing the courts decided Friday....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:10am PDT
Cops want your DNA "DNA is not like a fingerprint, since getting it is more invasive and it holds information beyond mere identification,'' said Tania Simoncelli, a science and technology fellow for the American Civil Liberties Union. "Storing it permanently for future criminal investigations doesn't comply with the Constitution.''...
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 3:07pm PDT
Psychiatric Pharmaceutical Police State Biotech and pharmaceutical corporations are profiting from people's emotional suffering, prescribing psychiatric medications as quick fix solutions when the cause is rooted in racial and class oppression, the isolating forces of consumerist capitalism.....
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 1:04pm PDT
Starving for Justice - Fast 4 Education article from Fault Lines, June 2004 “Never before has the assembly floor been forced to stop business as usual and grant full attention to an issue as it did when those of you Fasting for Education rolled onto the floor, except once when the Black Panther Party stormed in, wielding rifles and shot guns…”...
Posted: Sat, Jun 12, 2004 11:20am PDT
UCLA Students on Day Three of Hunger Strike Students at UCLA are on hunger strike until UCLA decides to honor its strict code of conduct and stops doing business with Taco Bell!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 1:40pm PDT
Let's encourage critical thinking on biotech and the role of the commons Successes and lessons learned from within the Reclaim the Commons convergance - and a look at the role of the bio-pharm industry, genetic engineering, stem cells...the focus is to fight corporate power and encourage critical thinking....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 7:33pm PDT
Fast 4 Education - Last Days Update and What Next - from Julio Magana 
With the god-given blessing of our own living legend, Dolores Huerta, we had the honor of learning some organizing skills to create a plan for legislative lobbying and community outreach. Were it not for Camila Chavez, Lacey, Juanita Ontiveras and Dolores Huerta we could not have lit so many effective fires under so many politico’s rear ends to make em move as fast as they did....
Posted: Tue, Jun 8, 2004 1:29pm PDT
Kevin Cooper's Execution Delayed For DNA Testing Death-Row Inmate's Execution Delayed For DNA Testing
Man Claims Previous Tests Tainted, Incomplete...
Posted: Tue, Jun 8, 2004 12:38am PDT
06/02/04 Day 24 Report and Pics from the Fast 4 Education 
The fasters, though quite literally "kicked to the curb" by a concerned group of Sacramento's highest ranking police and CHP officers, spent the day surrounded by supporters and media. The CHP presence was obvious but the fasters retained their dignified and peaceful stance.......
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 11:37pm PDT
Really REALLY Free Market Report Market report from Reclaim the Commons - DIRECT from SF's Conspicuous Consumption Center...A call to take it to the streets June 8, 6:30 am on...A call for build the gift economy at freecycling.org...And...A Short History of FREE...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 6:32pm PDT
Direct Lobbying by CEPS(6/02/04) - Cut sack lunches for prisoners, save peanuts... 
“Numerous polls – including a June 2003 poll by the Public Policy Institute – show that likely California voters favor cuts to prison spending over any other area of state spending,” Rose Braz added. “But real change and real savings will not come from denying prisoners a peanut-butter sandwich.”...
Posted: Mon, Jun 7, 2004 5:13am PDT
Fast 4 Education: East Bay hunger strikers end fast at Capitol "This would have been a victory even if the governor had not partly agreed to one of our demands," Cesar Cruz said afterward. It still would have been a victory because of the support we got from people here in Sacramento and all over the Bay Area."...
Posted: Sun, Jun 6, 2004 2:21am PDT
Bring The War Home to San Francisco 
On June 27th to July 4th, thousands of people will come to San Francisco to bring the war home. Join us....
Posted: Sat, Jun 5, 2004 6:22pm PDT
Help Stop the Cuevas Family Deportation "It's going to take a miracle (to stay)," said Dale Cuevas, 23, the family's adult son.
Calling All Miracle Workers and Organizers of all strips and colors - We need to stop this deportation and draw a line in the sand, so to speak - Join the organizing efforts talked about below and do whatever you can to stop the deportation of the Cuevas family....
Posted: Sat, Jun 5, 2004 10:06am PDT
Schwarzenegger Aims to Axe Forest Protections The Schwarzenegger Administration last week unveiled a proposal to make sweeping
changes in the way forestry is practiced throughout the state, aiming to fast-track
a bill that would strip fish and wildlife protections from California's forests....
Posted: Fri, Jun 4, 2004 11:02pm PDT
We'd Love To See You (or Your Help/Stuff) at the RTC Convergence Center The RTC Convergence center is open, up, and running! We'd love to see you here - and we'd love your help and assistance in making the center even better. Here's how you can help / plug-in.
Bring your self (and your friends) - join the fun!
Bring stuff / loan stuff
Volunteer...
Posted: Fri, Jun 4, 2004 9:22am PDT
Where Are You Going To Be On June 5? 
Anti War Mobilizations taking place this Saturday in Washington DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Bring the Troops Home Now!
No to War and Occupation!...
Posted: Wed, Jun 2, 2004 11:04am PDT
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