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Tom DeLay pilloried by SF MoveOn demonstrators
On June 1st Tom DeLay, boss of Republicans in the House of Representatives, was the subject of 195 demonstrations across the United States. One took place in San Francisco....
Posted: Thu, Jun 2, 2005 3:27pm PDT
Kick 49ers out of San Francisco
The horrors of the fraudulent and terrifying 49er Stadium Swindle Election of June 3, 1997 were demonstrated once again with the announcement on the 6/1/05 front page of the local daily rag of a viciously anti-San Francisco video circulated by the 49er football team-gambling racket, filled with racism, sexism, homophobia and pornography, filmed in the San Francisco mayor's office of Gavin Newsom, among other places....
Posted: Wed, Jun 1, 2005 7:31pm PDT
SF Democrats Oppose Public Transit & Integrated Public Schools
In the same month that Congressional Democrats voted to override the Constitutional mandate that 2/3 of the Senate must approve presidential appointments, allowing a reactionary judge to be appointed with only 58 votes including 2 Democrats, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, consisting of 1 Green and 10 Democrats, voted 8 to 3, to favor cars over public transit, with the 8 being all Democrats, in a crowded City where driving a car can only be a luxury, and Supt of Schools Ackerman prais...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 7:27pm PDT
Oakland Green Candidate Aimee Allison's Consession Speech (video/x-ms-wmv 9.7MB)
Excerpts from Green Party for Oakland City Council Candidate Aimee Allison's consession speech delivered 5/17/05....
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 7:18pm PDT
Diebold Vs. Instant Runoff Voting
Diebold continues to drag its feet on Instant Runoff Voting in the East Bay....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 3:42pm PDT
MYTH AND REALITY: THE JEWISH ROLE IN US MIDEAST POLICY
In his talk about the Jewish community and America's policies regarding Israel and the Palestinians, Plitnick will explore the role anti-Semitism plays in public perceptions of Jewish power, as well as ways the charge of anti-Semitism is used to stifle criticism of Israel....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 12:11am PDT
Kernighan Elected to Oakland City Council with 70% of the Voters Against Her
Kernighan and Democracy Win in Oakland? Only problem: 70% of the voters were against her....
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2005 11:19pm PDT
Election in Oakland, District 2 Today: Vote for Aimee Allison for City Council !!
Aimee Allison has received the most support from IndyBay authors. Her election to the Oakland City Council will definitely help shift Oakland politics in a much more progressive direction! You can drop your ballot off at one of four drop-off locations today, from 7 am until 8 pm. (For a list, see: http://aimeeallison.org/special_election.php ). Here are some of the articles that have been posted to IndyBay about her:...
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2005 1:12am PDT
Arnold's top 100 Contributors
And these aren't special interests?
Found this list on arnoldwatch.org and wanted to share it with everyone. Boycott these companies!...
Posted: Sun, May 15, 2005 2:20pm PDT
Is Karl Rove in Oakland?
Distorted facts are being presented by one of the eight candidates in this month's special election for Oakland's District 2 City Council seat....
Posted: Sun, May 15, 2005 9:28am PDT
ILWU Local 10 endorses Aimee Allison
Longshoremen's union endorses Allison for Oakland City Council, District 2...
Posted: Fri, May 13, 2005 10:54pm PDT
Choice Between Two Progressives in Oakland District 2 Election
The special election for District 2 City Counsel in Oakland is into its final days. For left and progressive voters, the choice really comes down to one between two candidates: Aimee Allison and David Kakishiba. Below is a report published by the Epicenter News Service....
Posted: Thu, May 12, 2005 6:06pm PDT
Fresno Welcomes the Governator!
A Unique Fresno Welcome for Arnold Schwarzenegger ....
Posted: Wed, May 11, 2005 8:57pm PDT
Aimee the Peace Candidate
Aimee Allison, an antiwar GI during the First Gulf War of 1991, is running for Oakland City Council in this month's special election....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 7:43pm PDT
Right now: Celebrate Good Books with Amazing Panel of Activists and Thinkers
Swedish American Music Hall
2174 Market St. @ Church in SF
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005
Panel starts at 7:00; Party at 9:00 / Doors @ 6:30...
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 7:18pm PDT
Aimee Allison, the Army & the Tribune
Aimee Allison is the Green Party candidate for Oakland City Council in the District 2 special election. In covering this event, an Oakland Tribune columnist referred to Aimee Allison in a way that I feel was slighting and unfair; so I wrote a letter to the editor about a week ago. Unfortunately, the newspaper hasn't published it. So I'm posting it here....
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 4:30pm PDT
Support Aimee Allison for Oakland District 2 City Council
Support Aimee Allison for Oakland's District 2 City Council. Mail in Ballots are going on now until May 17th.
Come Volunteer at Campaign Headquarters
3242 Grand Avenue, Oakland
510 594-7772...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 8:20am PDT
for Oakland City Council: Aimee Allison: Antiwar, Progressive & Green
Green Party candidate Aimee Allison is running for Oakland City Council in District 2's special election, which is happening right now. To learn more about her campaign, I talked with two volunteers who are walking precincts for her....
Posted: Sat, Apr 23, 2005 12:00pm PDT
Push Newsom to Support Ban on Nuclear Weapons
Your Mayor Can Help Ban Nuclear Weapons
Please share widely with your friends and neighbors....
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 5:30pm PDT
Party for Aimee Allison: Fri, 4-22, with Matt Gonzalez, Peter Camejo, Wilson Riles, etc.
Conscientious objector Aimee Allison, who is now running for a seat on the City Council, is having a party this coming Friday evening in Oakland!! (See the details, below). To read the articles about Aimee that were recently published in the S.F. Bay View newspaper, please see the posting on this website at: http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/04/1733882_comment.php...
Posted: Thu, Apr 21, 2005 5:15pm PDT