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Nobel Prize Winner Just Does Not Get It 
In a recent e-mail, impeachment activist Brad Newsham, a San Francisco taxicab driver, describes an encounter with a Nobel Prize winner....
Posted: Mon, Mar 31, 2008 5:09am PDT
Protesting John McCain at a fundraiser at the Ritz Carlton in S.F. 
Protesting John McCain at a fundraiser at the Ritz Carlton in S.F....
Posted: Sun, Mar 30, 2008 8:47pm PDT
Prop 98 Trailing Badly; Californians Support Rent Control Friday, March 28, 2008 : In a poll released yesterday by the Public Policy Institute that interviewed 2,000 likely California voters, Proposition 98 appears headed for defeat. The initiative to abolish rent control is trailing 37-41, which is a fatal place to be two months before an election (when most voters have not tuned in yet.) Proposition 99, which would simply reform eminent domain, is leading by 53-27....
Posted: Fri, Mar 28, 2008 7:39am PDT
Coonerty Uses New Consent Agenda Gag Rule At the 3-25 Santa Cruz City Council meeting, Mayor Ryan Coonerty refused to allow members of the public to pull items off the 16-item Consent Agenda for public comment and individual vote. Instead he implemented a "public comment limit" of two minutes for the entire 16-items (or a little over 6 seconds for each item if one wanted to talk on each one). This is the first time Coonerty has so clearly activated this new power of the Council to deny the public the right to speak on nearly half t...
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 8:08pm PDT
Save Rent Control! A printable "No on Prop. 98" letter to renters 
Many folks don't know about the upcoming June 3, 2008 statewide election, when California voters may be fooled into repealing rent control, thinking they are voting on an initiative for eminent domain reform. Landlords have intentionally disguised Prop. 98 and submitted it for a low-turnout election. It's important to get the word out to as many folks as possible, so here you'll find a printable "No on Prop. 98" letter to renters....
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 11:43am PDT
FPPC Sues Migden for More Than $9 Million in Damages Issue Separate From Record-Breaking $350,000 Fine:
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 : The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), the independent state agency charged with investigating violations of campaign finance laws, has filed a counterclaim in Sacramento federal court against State Senator Carole Migden seeking more than $9 million in damages for her consistent and deliberate failure to follow California's campaign laws....
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 7:19am PDT
Mayor's “Coldly Negligent” Budget Cuts Threaten Buster's Place Wednesday, March 26, 2008 : Mayor Newsom’s Budget Cuts May Force Closure of Single Remaining Central City 24-hour Homeless Drop-in Center...
Posted: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 7:19am PDT
Protest Against John McCain in Monterey Meet in front of Colton Hall on Pacific Street in Monterey at Noon...
Event Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 12:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, Mar 25, 2008 12:22pm PDT
Campaign Filings Show Landlords Provide 83% of Funding Prop 98 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 : According to new campaign reports filed yesterday with the Secretary of State's office, more than 83% of funding in support of Proposition 98 comes from apartment and mobile home park landlords and the associations that represent them. Hidden in the fine print of Prop 98 are provisions that would eliminate rent control and other renter protections....
Posted: Tue, Mar 25, 2008 7:40am PDT
Bill Monning Sweeps Local Labor Endorsements Bill Monning Picks Up Key Labor Endorsements for 27th Assembly Run...
Posted: Mon, Mar 24, 2008 2:23pm PDT
Forget the Olympic Torch: Free Tibet! Monday, March 24, 2008 : With Beijing hosting the Olympics in August, “Free Tibet” should be the Bay Area’s battle cry. Especially with the Olympic Torch scheduled to come through San Francisco in early April. In fact, San Francisco is the only U.S. city slated to receive the official relay....
Posted: Mon, Mar 24, 2008 8:03am PDT
Newsom’s Feud With Progressives Dominates June Ballot Handbook Friday, March 21, 2008 : In recent months, Mayor Gavin Newsom has antagonized the progressive Board of Supervisors – and it’s on full display by reading the Voter Pamphlet for the June 2008 elections. The Mayor and progressives are on opposite sides of the two Bayview initiatives (Propositions F and G), but the bigger surprise is how Newsom and his Downtown allies are aggressively opposing Proposition E – a modest amendment to the PUC Commission....
Posted: Sat, Mar 22, 2008 11:13am PDT
Landlords Funding Prop. 98 Have History of Mistreating Tenants Wednesday, March 19, 2008 : Wealthy apartment and mobile home park owners spent millions to get Proposition 98 on the June 2008 ballot. Prop 98 is a deceptive scheme that would wipe out rent control and eliminate important renter protections like laws requiring the fair return of deposits. Prop 98 is the worst kind of special interest proposition there is: It benefits a few wealthy landlords at the expense of millions of Californians....
Posted: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 8:06am PDT
M19 Tibet Protest at the Chinese Consulate 1450 Laguna St off Geary End the Chinese Occupation of Tibet!!!!!...
Posted: Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:36pm PDT
“Yes on 98” Group Insults Tenants; Calls Elected Officials “Terrorists” To learn about Proposition 98’s agenda, look no further than Dan Faller, President and Founder of the American Owner’s Association (AOA) – the largest landlord group in California....
Posted: Tue, Mar 18, 2008 4:29pm PDT
Kriss Worthington for Assembly Berkeley Councilmember Kriss Worthington is running for State Assembly (District 14) and needs our support....
Posted: Mon, Mar 17, 2008 3:46pm PDT
A Plaintiffs LBAM Explanation As a former resident of Santa Cruz and a plaintiff against the Federal Government because of the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) spraying which took place there, I'd like to clarify a couple issues regarding how and why this program came about....
Posted: Sun, Mar 16, 2008 10:48am PDT
After two days of deliberations, DC jury finds protester against Feinstein "NOT GUILTY!" 
When asked, "Mr. Richardson, why did you speak out that day?" The Bay Area peace activist Jes Richardson answered, "Because I don't want our children growing up in a country that condones torture."
Below is the complete story which Jes and his partner in the Gandhi Peace Brigade sent out to friends this morning....
Posted: Sat, Mar 15, 2008 11:04am PDT
Ten Years Ago, People Power Stopped Clinton in Iraq People Power in Ohio Stopped A War In Iraq Ten Years Ago. That Same Power Can Get the US Out Of Iraq Now. http://www.bayareadirectaction.wordpress.com...
Posted: Thu, Mar 13, 2008 9:41pm PDT
Give Arnold a Pink Slip Thursday, March 13, 2008 : My daughter’s teacher was one of the 500-plus who received pink slips this month, preliminary notices that by law must be sent out by a certain date if layoffs are likely given budget forecasts for the upcoming year. This teacher, like so many in our district and so many who received those slips, is dedicated to and passionate about his work....
Posted: Thu, Mar 13, 2008 7:27am PDT
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