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Housing California Conference To Have Bush/McCain Supporter As Speaker On Prop 98 & 99
East Bay Supporters of Prop 99, Who Are trying To Defeat Prop 98 Because Prop 98 Threatens Rent Control & Tenant Protections, Find It Strange That A Bush/McCain Supporter Will Be Speaking At A Housing California Conference Against Prop 98!...
Posted: Sun, Apr 20, 2008 4:27am PDT
INW: Jill Friedberg update on Oaxaca (audio/mpeg 13.1MB)
Jill Friedberg discusses her most recent film, Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad (a little bit of so much truth), recent events in Oaxaca including the murder of two indigenous radio activists on their way to an independent media conference: MP3 audio, mono, ~30 min....
Posted: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 10:56am PDT
UCSC Reefer Madness! Campus lockdown!
Campus lockdown in anticipation of April 20th...
Posted: Thu, Apr 17, 2008 2:20pm PDT
Conference Update: Housing California Conference Will Have Prop 98 Discussion
Despite the fact that a 20 page pamphlet mailed out and the on-line version of the same 20 page pamphlet (PDF) which states that a workshop on Prop 98 and Prop 99 has been cancelled at the upcoming Housing California annual conference, word came in late on April 15 that Prop 98 and Prop will be discussed at the large convention! Please pass the word around......
Posted: Wed, Apr 16, 2008 3:07am PDT
Mayor Admits City’s Homeless Plan is a Failure (video/x-ms-wmv 10.3MB)
Below is a 2:48 minute video of mayor Alan Autry of Fresno explaining how his policy on homelessness has been a failure....
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 6:40pm PDT
Prop 98: Non Profit Housing Developers May Be Selling Out The Poor
The cancellation of a meeting meant to teach people about the disastrous effects of Prop 98 at Housing California's annual conference, leaves many to believe the poor have been sold out!...
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 4:06pm PDT
A life line by Lennar - Cleaning up Hunters Point Shipyard is the Navy's responsibility
Lennar will look you in the Eye and Lie. The responsibility of cleaning up the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is the Navy's responsibility. At things stand today the Navy does not trust Lennar. On Parcel A which is the Shipyard - Lennar with INTENT bombarded the community with heavy metals, dangerous particulates, and asbestos structures - and then tried to blame the Navy. Proposition G is about Candlestick Point which is not on the Shipyard - it is next to the Shipyard - so why not focus on Ca...
Posted: Tue, Apr 15, 2008 6:40am PDT
Stop San Francisco from Being Sprayed with Pesticides Every Month for Years to Come
STOP SAN FRANCISCO FROM BEING SPRAYED WITH PESTICIDES EVERY MONTH FOR YEARS TO COME - April 24th at 6:30pm...
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 10:30pm PDT
Attend Press Conference and State Hearing this Wednesday 4/16 to STOP THE SPRAY!
A major press conference and hearing at the State Capitol regarding five bills that address aerial
spraying of pesticides for the Light Brown Apple Moth will be held on Wednesday, April 16....
Posted: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 6:40pm PDT
Prop 98 would eliminate rent control and tenant protections
A recent legal analysis of Prop 98, reveals that homeowners as well as renters would be placed at risk if Prop 98 were to pass!...
Posted: Sun, Apr 13, 2008 10:42pm PDT
Is San Francisco's 911 Ready for LBAM? Chronicle Indicates No.
The SF Chronicle reports that 911 emergency services are critically understaffed and delayed on over 50% of emergency calls. How will they handle the hundreds of calls that are likely to come in when the aerial spraying starts this summer? This article explores this vital issue....
Posted: Sun, Apr 13, 2008 3:46pm PDT
Ghostbike Memorial Ride Pics 4/9/08
Pictures from Wednesday's memorial bike ride in honor of Christopher Evan Rock, killed by semi-truck trailer this past Tuesday....
Posted: Fri, Apr 11, 2008 10:53am PDT
Poverty Truth Commission
Bade' Museum, PSR Campus - 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley
5:30 Gathering and reception- 6:15 Truth Commission
Free and open to the public...
Event Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2008 5:30pm PDT
Posted: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 11:16pm PDT
PeaceTalks: Micah Posner Of People Power On Death of Bicyclist On Mission St. and Protest (audio/mpeg 12.4MB)
George Cadman of Free Radio Santa Cruz 101.1 FM interviews Micah Posner of People Power. On Tuesday, April 8, 2008, around noon, another cyclist was killed at the intersection of Mission and Bay Streets. That is two deaths and one major injury within the last 12 months. People Power has a protest planned for Wednesday April 9th at 5pm, meeting at the town clock and riding bikes up the right lane of Mission Street....
Posted: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 1:53pm PDT
Bicyclist Killed at Intersection of Bay and Mission
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, around noon, another cyclist was killed at the intersection of Mission and Bay Streets. That is two deaths and one major injury within the last year, due to a street design and a culture of driving that does not allow for our existence. Less than 10 years ago, Caltrans widened Mission Street to four lanes and refused to put in bike lanes....
Posted: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 10:56am PDT
Bicyclist Killed at Intersection of Bay and Mission
From the People Power website: Another Cyclist Killed at Bay and Mission: Take back Mission Street 5pm April 9th...
Posted: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 8:34am PDT
New DQU Leadership Emerges To Unite the Eagle and the Condor
Steve Jerome-Wyatt reports on the Planting of the Corn ceremony and formation of an interim board of trustees held at DQU University on Sunday, April 6. "Now, at long last, we pray that all of the darkness and division of the past has been stripped away from the Great Iridescent Dream known as DQ University," he says....
Posted: Wed, Apr 9, 2008 8:20am PDT
Time for a “Win Win” Outcome in SF’s Bayview District
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 : For over a decade, San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood has faced major internal battles over its future. From the controversial 1997 “stadium-mall” ballot initiative, to the 2006 fight over creating a Redevelopment Area, to the competing housing measures (Props F and G) on this June’s ballot, the city’s last remaining sizable African-American neighborhood is also its most sharply divided....
Posted: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 8:29am PDT
Junta para el Jardin Comunitario de la Playa-Beach Flats Community Garden Meeting
El Jardin Comunitario de la Playa-hacia el final de la calle Raymond
Beach Flats Community Garden-towards the end of Raymond St....
Event Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 5:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Apr 7, 2008 10:46pm PDT
Cuba Caravan & Oaxaca Film Event
Office of the Watsonville Brown Berets
408 Main Street
Watsonville, CA 95076...
Event Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2008 7:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Apr 7, 2008 10:27pm PDT