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Wolk's Fish Rescue Plans Bill Passes out of Key Senate Panel
In a victory for those battling to restore California Delta fisheries, Assemblywoman Lois Wolk's AB 1806 passed out of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Tuesday, June 24. The Fish Rescue Plans bill is badly needed as Central Valley fall chinook salmon and Delta fish populations decline to record low levels....
Posted: Tue, Jun 24, 2008 5:48pm PDT
Winnemem Wintu Tribe Resolution Would Right Years of Injustice
Winnemem Wintu Tribal members will testify and urge the Senate Governmental Organizations Committee in Sacramento on June 24 to vote in support of Assembly Joint Resolution 39, authored by Assemblyman Huffman and sponsored by the tribe, that would urge the federal government to restore recognition to the Tribe....
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 6:35pm PDT
Peace Fresno Holds John McCain’s Feet to the Fire
Republican presidential candidate John McCain was in Fresno today. While here, he held a Town Hall meeting at the university and then headed downtown for a fund raiser at the Radisson Hotel. Camille Russell was able to ask him about Iraq at the Town Hall meeting and Peace Fresno held a demonstration outside of the hotel. These two audio clips are from the events today. The first is Camille at CSUF and the second clip is with Peace Fresno President Scott Key about the protest....
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 5:04pm PDT
UU Fellowship offering Free Same-Sex Marriages
In celebration of the California Supreme Court decision on marriage equality, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz County is offering free wedding services to same-sex couples through mid-July, 2008....
Posted: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 3:11pm PDT
The Militarization of México
Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Corner of Cedar & Bonita, Berkeley...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 26, 2008 7:30pm PDT
Posted: Sat, Jun 21, 2008 7:28pm PDT
Sparks Fly in West Fresno Community Meeting (video/x-ms-wmv 55.4MB)
Residents in West Fresno are concerned that the city wants to convert the Frank Ball Community Center into a Police Activity League (PAL) facility. A community meeting, which many people were only given hours notice of, erupted into a “lively” dialog as residents confronted city staff....
Posted: Sat, Jun 21, 2008 5:39pm PDT
It's Hightime San Francisco Honored #43! (video/quicktime 10.6MB)
A fitting memorial!
One-minute QT movie. 11MB....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 11:33pm PDT
SF Groups Ask Presidio Trust for More Comment Time on Controversial Projects
San Francisco groups ask the Presidio Trust for more time to comment on its 318-page Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS), released last week, covering several controversial projects including Gap founder Donald Fisher's proposed contemporary art museum, a large hotel, & movie multiplex on the historic Presidio National Park's Main Post....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 12:34pm PDT
Statewide Grassroots Movement Victorious in Stopping the Spray
In a conference call with environmental and citizen groups, Secretary A. G. Kawamura confirmed that aerial spraying of pesticides is off the table in all urban areas. He went on to say that this includes all areas that are accessible by road: If there are roads, CDFA considers it an urban area....
Posted: Fri, Jun 20, 2008 10:37am PDT
Heavy on the Sticks and Short on the Carrots
The City of Fresno plans to force homeless residents to move but provides them with nowhere to go. There is something lacking in the City and County’s CARROT AND STICK approach to dealing with the homeless in this community....
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 12:54pm PDT
PDF Of Oaks Ruling
It is not clear if the ruling slows down development plans much or not since the University seems to have won most of its claims. The ruling also does not state anything directly about the oak trees on the site....
Posted: Thu, Jun 19, 2008 7:48am PDT
breaking news, oak trees cannot be removed!
In a historic decision, a judge decided that the oak trees cannot be removed and cut down by UC. Celebrations broke out among the people who came to support the tree sitters....
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 7:03pm PDT
COURT DECISION SAYS NO CUTTING OAKS!!!!!!!!!!! Fight Not over.
The court decision came out about 6pm, No cutting of the oaks! Fight Not OVER...
Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 6:39pm PDT
Santa Clara County Performs Same Gender Marriage Ceremonies (audio/mpeg 3.7MB)
Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager presided over the first two same-gender marriages in his office at 9am this morning. on average, the County of Santa Clara Clerk-Recorder's office performs 12 marriages a day, but on this day, that number had already been surpassed by noon. Rose Ketabchi filed this report from San Jose. (4.04)...
Posted: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 6:56pm PDT
FRSC: PRO IP Act, ACTA Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Interview with John Anderson (audio/mpeg 35.8MB)
Interview with John Anderson on Pro-IP Act H.R. 4279 that recently passed the house and ACTA
to create a new global standard for intellectual property rights enforcement....
Posted: Tue, Jun 17, 2008 5:13pm PDT
same-sex weddings at Oakland City Hall.
The couples were married by Ron Dellums, mayor of Oakland, Jean Quan member of the Oakland city council, and congresswoman Barbara Lee....
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 11:58pm PDT
Photos from gay marriage at S.F. city hall. part 2
Hundreds came today to San Francisco City Hall to celebrate the California Supreme Court rule that anti gay marriage laws are unconstitutional, allowing gay couples to become married.
gay couple also registered today, so they can get married tomorrow....
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 10:34pm PDT
KPFA/ Pacifica Radio Broadcast Live from the House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Torture
On Thursday, June 26, KPFA Radio will broadcast the House Judiciary Committee's hearing on torture. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John C. Yoo and David Addington, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President will testify....
Posted: Mon, Jun 16, 2008 3:16pm PDT
Gloria La Riva: Los Inmigrantes y la Lucha por la Igualdad
Usted está invitado a un evento público para conocer a, y hablar con la candidata Gloria La Riva, luchadora quien aboga por "Derechos Plenos para Todos los Inmigrantes", por el fin a la redadas, deportaciones y la persecución de los trabajadores y familias inmigrantes, por la Migra y la policía local....
Posted: Fri, Jun 13, 2008 9:49am PDT
More Medicare cuts to doctors in Santa Cruz County!
10% Medicare cuts to doctors in Santa Cruz in July and how you might help prevent it....
Posted: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 9:25am PDT