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Bikers in Santa Cruz Take the Lane for Safety and Awareness 
On May 13th, 2008, a huge mob of cyclists rolled peacefully through the streets of Santa Cruz after a 6pm convergence at the Clock Tower. Bikers spanned city blocks in the right lane of Mission Street to raise awareness about California Vehicle Code Section 21202, cyclists may use the full right lane when the lane "is too narrow for a bicycle to safely ride to the side of a motor vehicle." Many people wore yellow shirts with a figure of a bike and the words "MAY USE FULL LANE cvc 21202" as th...
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 11:56pm PDT
DEBUNKING MOTH MYTHS - UC Scientists Speak Out (video/x-flv 35.6MB) According to two UC scientists, not only can the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) not be 'eradicated' by the forced aerial pesticide spraying of the San Francisco Bay Area planned for this summer by a state agency, but it poses no real threat to agriculture in the first place....
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 12:53am PDT
LBAM Takes San Francisco (video/x-flv 6.9MB) Starring: headRush (Rosa Esperanza Gonzáles, Xago Juárez and Simón Hanukai)
Written/directed/edited by: Patrick Wilkinson
Special thanks to: La Peña Cultural Center, Destiny Arts Center, and Centro Legal de la Raza...
Posted: Thu, May 15, 2008 12:08am PDT
CASS releases economic impact report on LBAM pesticide spray program. On May 5th, 2008, Foster Gamble and the Economic Action Team of the 'California Alliance to Stop the Spray' released a forty page report on the negative economic impact to the state of California if the CDFA wet dream to spray millions of California residents with a micronized chemical soup goes forward. Despite numerous press releases, the corporate media remains silent on the grave implications to the State’s economy and continues to parrot CDFA disinformation and propaganda....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2008 10:53pm PDT
"Chango" Recognized with "Marciano Cruz Day" on May 12 in Santa Cruz 
Marciano Cruz was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. For over 20 years, Marciano, also known as Chango, has been working to improve the lives of people in the greater Santa Cruz community. He is currently a staff member at the Resource Center for Nonviolence (RCNV). On May 11th, Marciano received the “Most Caring Coach Award” by USA Weekend, a magazine with distribution in 600 newspapers to 23 million households each week. He is being honored for his work as founder, chief organizer and president of La ...
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2008 9:59pm PDT
Sgt. LeMoss #114 Santa Cruz PD breaks arm of 60 year old disabled woman without cause 
At Santa Cruz parking lot A on West Cliff Drive, on Friday May 9, 2008, Sgt. C LeMoss twisted and broke the right humurus arm bone of a 60 year old disabled woman for entering her RV and attempting to close the door....
Posted: Wed, May 14, 2008 11:19am PDT
Federal Judge Rules City of Fresno Violated the Rights of Homeless Residents 
A summary judgment was issued on May 12, 2008 in the lawsuit by homeless people against the City of Fresno. The statement below is from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, two of the law firms representing the plaintiffs in this case. The trial is scheduled to begin on June 10. The photo below is Pam Kincaid, speaking at the Press Conference at Fresno City Hall, announcing the filing of the lawsuit (October 17, 2006)....
Posted: Tue, May 13, 2008 6:06pm PDT
Free Food and Music at the River Arts Festival (5/18) Free Food and Music at the River Arts Festival starting 11:30 Sunday...
Posted: Mon, May 12, 2008 9:42pm PDT
SF Tenants to Testify against CitiApartments at Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee CitiApartment Tenants, CitiSTOP members, and elected officials will testify at a hearing at Board of Supervisors’ Land Use Committee in City Hall, Room 263 on Monday, May 12 at 1:00 pm. The hearing is meant to bring light to the abusive practices of San Francisco's biggest landlord....
Posted: Sun, May 11, 2008 1:30pm PDT
Methane Gas on Hunters Point - is a Solar Farm and Methane Gas - compatable? Thousands of tons of Methane Gas is being released on several sites at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. San Francisco has once again chosen not to tell the public the truth. We cannot be talking about Solar Farms on the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard without mitigation and abatement measures in place. The last I heard - you cannot have a Solar Farm - surrounded by volatile methane gas in the environment....
Posted: Sat, May 10, 2008 6:36pm PDT
No Spray Forces Converge In SF For Town Hall Meeting Bay Area Stop the Spray forces held a Town Hall Meeting in San Francisco Thursday night to share information and develop ways to keep the crop dusters grounded in the light brown apple moth controversy....
Posted: Fri, May 9, 2008 2:48pm PDT
Access Cafe: A Donation-Based Brunch 
Million Fishes Art Gallery
2501 Bryant Street (@23rd)
Mission District...
Event Date: Sun, May 18, 2008 11:00am PDT
Posted: Fri, May 9, 2008 1:29am PDT
Cyclists Allowed (Use of Full Lane) 
Ten years ago the process for designing Mission Street was drawing to a close. Lines were drawn and plans were printed up. Task force members, City Council members, and engineers congratulated themselves. Caltrans and the city council agreed to widen the street to allow four lanes of automobile traffic. Everyone was happy with the design, except for bicyclists. People Power's then-director, Ron Goodman, had lobbied for a three-lane street with bike lanes and a center turn lane—a configuration...
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2008 7:58pm PDT
POWER UPDATES -May 2008 i didn't include the image that came with the email......
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2008 5:59pm PDT
Mission Street "Bikes May Use Full Lane" Bike Ride Meet @ Town Clocktower 6pm...
Event Date: Tue, May 13, 2008 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Thu, May 8, 2008 9:32am PDT
No on 98, Yes on 99 Rally At Civic Center Opponents of Proposition 98 rallied at Civic Center Park in San Francisco today to urge people to vote against the measure, which would outlaw rent control and other tenant protections statewide. Today is the first day voters can cast their ballots in the June 3 state election....
Posted: Wed, May 7, 2008 5:36pm PDT
Protect rent control, print out a No on 98 sign 
Prop 98 will end rent control throughout California....
Posted: Wed, May 7, 2008 1:03pm PDT
Direct Action Training: Preparing for Democratic and Republican National Convention Protests! 
Zami Co-op
807 Laurel St....
Event Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 1:00pm PDT
Posted: Tue, May 6, 2008 12:26pm PDT
Prop 98 can provoke a city-wide rent strike in San Francisco, and elsewhere.. Housing activists have absolutely no plan to effectively confront the passage of Proposition 98, which will abolish rent control statewide....
Posted: Tue, May 6, 2008 12:22pm PDT
St. Anthony's Foundation in SF ending many valuable programs. 
At least 40 employees of St. Anthony's Foundation http://www.stanthonysf.org will be getting their pink slips, and hundreds of clients will be without services.......
Posted: Tue, May 6, 2008 11:15am PDT
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