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Upcoming World Can't Wait Events Tuesday, January 31st at Union Square in San Francisco: Massive
Demonstration to Drown Out Bush’s STATE OF THE UNION address
Saturday, February 4th: Converge in Washington D.C. at 11:00 AM at the White House for a historic demonstration in front of the White House demanding that BUSH STEP DOWN! AND TAKE YOUR PROGRAM WITH YOU!...
Posted: Sun, Jan 22, 2006 10:10pm PST
CodePINK's Sorry State of the Union SPEAK-OUT!! Speak-out while bush speaks sorry - the only way to stomach his address is with a bunch of like-minded folks & a few trademark CodePINK activities! We promise, the viewing of the State of the Union Address will never be more empowering or thought-provoking as sharing it with CodePINKers! Join us 5:00 at Union Square Sports Bar in San Francisco...
Posted: Sun, Jan 22, 2006 6:45pm PST
Historic Victory for Clean Elections Bill Bill passes out of Assembly Appropriations Committee, to be heard by full
Assembly next week...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2006 9:12pm PST
SFGate has fomer State Dept Diplomat covering Haiti 
SFGate has fomer State Dept Diplomat covering Haiti...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2006 3:49pm PST
Ask for what you want-- On Pelosi's Recent Town Hall Meeting 
"The antiwar movement is moving in the right direction by exposing Pelosi and Clinton and their lack of commitment to either peace! or justice. "...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2006 1:33pm PST
Chronicle Writes Conflicting Stories on King Day Breakfast The Chronicle has recently devoted considerable space to stories about faked memoirs (James Frey’s bestseller) and authors (J.T. Leroy) who do not really exist. It’s now time for the paper to explain how it wrote two stories on consecutive days that completely contradicted each other. On Tuesday, Carla Marinucci reported that the “New” Arnold Schwarzenegger got a “surprisingly warm welcome” from the heavily Democratic breakfast crowd. But on Wednesday, the Chronicle’s Matier & Ross reported t...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2006 7:32am PST
NEXT STEPS ON AB 583 -- CLEAN MONEY/FAIR ELECTIONS On Tuesday, January 10, the Assembly Elections Committee voted 4-3 to pass AB 583, the Clean Money bill, to the Appropriations Committee. The Appropriations Committee vote may come as early as Wednesday, January 18! If the bill passes, it will go to an Assembly floor vote the following week. In order for AB 583 to remain viable, it must pass out of the Assembly to the Senate by the end of this month....
Posted: Mon, Jan 16, 2006 6:34pm PST
Berrnie Sanders speaking in Marin January 21, 2006 
Bob Meyers of the Ruth Group writes: Bernie Sanders’ campaign to replace retiring Vermont Senator (and fellow independent) Jim Jeffords is the most important race of all in 2006. To explain Why Bernie? I was about to write a few paragraphs placing him the tradition of senators “Fighting Bob” La Follette (champion of the working poor and Bernie’s hero), feisty Wayne Morse (who cast one of two votes against Gulf of Tonkin resolution), J.W. Fulbright (who called our attention to the “Arrogance o...
Posted: Sun, Jan 15, 2006 5:54pm PST
Corruption at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) Corruption at Golden Gate National Recreation Area is nothing new but at long last an Inspector General has taken on the corruption and exposed the tip of the iceberg. It is time Brian O'Neill and the rest watch out because there is much to reveal and most of it is ugly. The Presidio was better off under Sixth Army and the Presidio of San Francisco. The Presidio Trust and the NPS is out to screw the government and millions of dollars have been wasted....
Posted: Fri, Jan 13, 2006 10:54am PST
Schwarzenegger's budget: up with prisons, down with communities Sacramento - In his budget released today, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stuck to an old script: increasing funding for the state's massively troubled prison system. Elected on a platform that promised to "blow up boxes," the governor continues to fall in line with expensive and ineffective "tough on crime" policies despite widespread voter frustration at pouring ever more resources into a failed prison system....
Posted: Fri, Jan 13, 2006 9:25am PST
Killing Tookie, Smearing Mandela: Schwarzenegger's Hit List So reads the statement of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in denying clemency for Stan Tookie Williams. Twelve hours after the statement was issued, Stan was brought into the execution chamber at San Quentin Prison, and the former gang leader-turned-internationally renown peacemaker was put to death....
Posted: Thu, Jan 12, 2006 9:38am PST
Download RECALL ARNOLD Petitions On-Line, NOW! 
Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger!...
Posted: Wed, Jan 11, 2006 9:28pm PST
Senator Feinstein: Vote NO on Judge Sam Alito! (video/quicktime 24.3MB) Californians for Fair and Independent Judges want Senator Diane Feinstein, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to turn down President Bush's nominee to the U. S. Supreme Court. Four-minute QT movie. 24MB....
Posted: Tue, Jan 10, 2006 7:31pm PST
Mayor Gavin Newsom has much to attain with timelines and recent polls mean nothing much. Mayor Gavin Newsom has much to attain and the recent polls mean nothing much. Rachael Gordon keep tooting her horn and focusing on elements many dubious in nature and often biased. When Gavin was elected he did not get a mandate. Matt could have won but the for the thousands of Absentee Votes a ploy that has come to haunt good government in San Francisco. A ploy that will be used to get rid of corrupt politicians and those that misuse the system. Polls mean nothing - action mean everything....
Posted: Mon, Jan 9, 2006 6:28am PST
Arcata City Council New Years Resolution: Impeach Bush and Cheney On Wednesday, January 4, 2006, the Arcata City Council passed a resolution demanding the impeachment or resignation of Bush and Cheney for crimes against the Constitution....
Posted: Fri, Jan 6, 2006 6:33pm PST
1/7: Tired of California Politics As Usual? Assemblywoman Loni Hancock will host a town hall to discuss how to overhaul California’s elections. The only way to eliminate the corrupting influence of “special interest” money is a publicly financed election system. You are invited to a community forum to hear about the
California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006....
Posted: Wed, Jan 4, 2006 9:45pm PST
San Francisco Faces Major Battles in 2006 After 2005 focused on the Governor’s statewide ballot initiatives, San Francisco faces some critical local issues in 2006. Should the city continue to approve luxury condos in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits, or is this trade-off not worth the resulting gentrification? Will the Mayor and Supes continue balancing the budget by cutting services and raising fees, or instead seek voter approval for new taxes? Debate over these key issues has a citywide focus, but is a...
Posted: Tue, Jan 3, 2006 9:25am PST
Espanola Jackson to run for Supervisor in District 10 San Francisco has 11 Districts and one of them District 10 needs leadership. Sophina Maxwell the current District 10 Supervisor has been a huge failure. District 10 has over 40% unemployment, Black on Black violence has increased in District 10 and contributed to lack of Safety and Health. Poor folks in Public Housing are treated like second class citizens while Mayor Gavin Newsom goes once in a while to shoot hoops. Poor children and folks are dying and no one in paying any attention....
Posted: Mon, Jan 2, 2006 6:18pm PST
Nepotism in Alameda County Short article on nepotism and cronyism in Alameda County Government....
Posted: Mon, Jan 2, 2006 12:38pm PST
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