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imageFed Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple
Ashley Gjovik, a whistleblower over environmental dangers and violation of labor rights at Apple has won the right to proceed with her ca...
by Ashley Gjovik
Ashley Gjovik, a whistleblower over environmental dangers and violation of labor rights at Apple has won the right to proceed with her case against Apple....
Posted: Mon, Mar 3, 2025 9:43am PST
imageResistance to Musk-Trump Converges at Tesla Headquarters
Working people push back to defend communities, healthcare and schools
by Leon Kunstenaar
Working people push back to defend communities, healthcare and schools...
Posted: Sat, Mar 1, 2025 11:31am PST
imageBarricades Be Damned: The Ongoing Fight to Save People’s Park (2025)
Sidewalk with "People's Park" chalked in blue, next to a garden bed bordered by rocks and stacked shipping containers with barbed wire
by Aidan Hill
For 56 years, People’s Park has been a space for urban agriculture, mutual aid, and community care. Now, UC Berkeley’s militarized takeover threatens to erase it. In January 2024, riot police razed gardens, replacing trees with razor wire. Yet, activists persist—exposing UC’s hypocrisy on sustainability and profit-driven motives. This fight isn’t just about Berkeley; it’s about environmental justice, land sovereignty, and the right to public space. As UC tightens control, resistance grows, pr...
Posted: Thu, Feb 27, 2025 3:14pm PST
imageClimate Activists Disrupt Stanford Lecture with Larry Summers
Students Deserve the Truth About His Climate Crimes
by Leon Kunstenaar (editor)
Students Deserve the Truth About His Climate Crimes...
Posted: Tue, Feb 25, 2025 8:31pm PST
imageSanta Rosa Residents Not Having It
Feb 22 Santa Rosa protest against Musk at Tesla showroom
by Protest at Tesla Dealership
Feb 22 Santa Rosa protest against Musk at Tesla showroom...
Posted: Tue, Feb 25, 2025 4:45am PST
imageGavin Newsom's Delta Tunnel Project Receives Incidental Take Permit
“Diverting the Sacramento River around the Delta is an obsolete idea,” said Bill Wells, Executive Director of the California Delta Chambe...
by Dan Bacher
“Diverting the Sacramento River around the Delta is an obsolete idea,” said Bill Wells, Executive Director of the California Delta Chambers & Visitor's Bureau....
Posted: Thu, Feb 20, 2025 12:54pm PST
imagePalo Altans Detest Tesla, 600+ Demonstrate at Showroom
Tesla named Palo Alto as its second headquarters less than two years after moving its corporate base to Texas in 2021. People on the SF P...
by Musk & Tesla's Past in Silicon Valley Protested
Tesla named Palo Alto as its second headquarters less than two years after moving its corporate base to Texas in 2021. On February 16th people on the SF Peninsula protested about the Elon oligarchy and the company's recent toxic spill here. More than 600 showed up to demonstrate outside of the Tesla showroom on the El Camino Real....
Posted: Mon, Feb 17, 2025 9:29am PST
imageAction to Reclaim PG&E Power in Berkeley
Rally and comment at City council meeting
by Leon Kunstenaar
Rally and comment at City Council meeting...
Posted: Thu, Feb 13, 2025 9:59am PST
textTrump Administration Orders Unscheduled Water Releases from Kaweah and Success Reservoirs by Dan Bacher
The decision followed President Trump’s Jan. 24th Executive Order directing federal agencies to maximize water deliveries in the state, falsely claiming that statewide water policy was to blame for the devastating Los Angeles County fires....
Posted: Mon, Feb 10, 2025 8:48am PST
imageNever Again Moss Landing Calls for Citizen Action
Community Members Will Assemble and Address the Vistra Moss Landing BESS Facility Failure and Fire
by via Never Again Moss Landing
Community Members Will Assemble and Address the Vistra Moss Landing BESS Facility Failure and Fire...
Posted: Fri, Feb 7, 2025 9:13pm PST
imageCommunity Organization Conducts Surface Sampling for Heavy Metals Following Moss Landing Fire
Moss Landing, CA (February 6, 2025). Never Again Moss Landing (NAML), a grassroots community organization serving Moss Landing and surrou...
by via Never Again Moss Landing
Full Title: Community Organization Conducts Surface Sampling for Heavy Metals Following Moss Landing Battery Storage Facility Fire...
Posted: Thu, Feb 6, 2025 2:21pm PST
imageRainy Day Protest at Chevron Gas Station
Corporate owned Oakland Chevron station sees protests against Chevron role in US-Israel perpetrated genocide
by Leon Kunstenaar
Corporate owned Oakland Chevron station sees protests against Chevron role in US-Israel perpetrated genocide...
Posted: Sun, Feb 2, 2025 12:37pm PST
imageWestern Monarch Butterfly Population Declines to Near Record Low
San Francisco, Calif. Jan. 30, 2025— Following efforts by hundreds of volunteers and partners to count overwintering monarch butterflies ...
by The Xerces Society
San Francisco, Calif. Jan. 30, 2025— Following efforts by hundreds of volunteers and partners to count overwintering monarch butterflies in California, the 28th annual Western Monarch Count has reported a peak population of just 9,119 butterflies this winter. This is the second lowest overwintering population ever recorded since tracking began in 1997 and coincides with monarch butterflies being proposed for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act....
Posted: Thu, Jan 30, 2025 8:54pm PST
imageMassive Battery Fire Cover-up at Moss Landing in Monterey County by EPA & Gov Newsom
WorkWeek and Labor Video Project covers the series of fires at massive battery plants in Moss Landing that have poisoned thousands of wor...
by Labor Video Project
WorkWeek and Labor Video Project covers the series of fires at massive battery plants in Moss Landing that have poisoned thousands of workers and residents. Resident and researcher Donna Gilmore talks about the serious design problems of these batteries that prevent the companies from stopping fires at the dangerous facilities. She reports that over 100,000 batteries have caught fire....
Posted: Wed, Jan 29, 2025 12:13pm PST
imageHigh Concentrations of Heavy Metals Found in Elkhorn Slough Following Vistra Fire
MOSS LANDING, Calif. — Research scientists at San José State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) have detected unusually...
by via Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
MOSS LANDING, Calif. — Research scientists at San José State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) have detected unusually high concentrations of heavy-metal nanoparticles in marsh soils at Elkhorn Slough Reserve following the recent fire at the nearby Vistra Power Plant's lithium-ion battery storage facility....
Posted: Mon, Jan 27, 2025 4:17pm PST
imageTrump Falsely Blames LA Fires on Newsom and Delta Smelt
The problem is that the “water restoration” declaration cited by Trump doesn’t exist.
by Dan Bacher
The problem is that the “water restoration” declaration cited by Trump doesn’t exist....
Posted: Sat, Jan 25, 2025 9:19am PST
imageZero Delta Smelt caught in annual survey as California water wars heat up
It is significant that zero Delta smelt were caught in the survey despite the release of tens of thousands of hatchery-raised Delta smelt...
by Dan Bacher
It is significant that zero Delta smelt were caught in the survey despite the release of tens of thousands of hatchery-raised Delta smelt into the Delta over the past few years by the state and federal governments. ...
Posted: Sat, Jan 25, 2025 8:58am PST
imageValley Water District approves an additional $9.69 million for Delta Tunnel planning
The Delta Tunnel project is opposed by a large coalition of Tribes, fishing groups, conservation organizations, Delta residents, Delta co...
by Dan Bacher
The Delta Tunnel project is opposed by a large coalition of Tribes, fishing groups, conservation organizations, Delta residents, Delta counties and water districts, scientists and water ratepayers....
Posted: Sat, Jan 25, 2025 8:44am PST
imageMoss Landing Fire Community Response Group Seeks Volunteers
IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEM: We need Volunteers!

TIME SENSITIVE! THIS ACTION IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1/25 & 1/26!
by via Moss Landing Fire Community Response
IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEM: We need Volunteers! TIME SENSITIVE! THIS ACTION IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1/25 & 1/26!...
Posted: Fri, Jan 24, 2025 3:04pm PST
imageSunrise Movement Action Demands Chevron Pay for Its Damages
Chevron knew fifty-five years ago that fossil fuels would cause global warming.
by Leon Kunstenaar
Chevron knew fifty-five years ago that fossil fuels would cause global warming....
Posted: Mon, Jan 20, 2025 2:54pm PST
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