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Mayor of El Paso refusing to let undocumented immigrant children in Convention cot shelter
When an adult parent is put in prison, the jailers don't throw the children in prison with their parent. The authorities put the children into foster care. In Texas, where the Mayor is refusing entry to the Convention center cot shelter for migrants, he is leaving out in the cold migrants with no immigration papers, he is leaving their babies and small children out in the cold with the parents. That is wrong. The children should immediately be put into foster care, not punished for illega...
Posted: Sun, Dec 25, 2022 12:37pm PST
Bad Deal: Seeno's and Tagami's Newest Proposal for Concord
The latest term sheet proposal by the Concord First (yes, really that's their name) Partners is a bad deal for Concord. Not only is it more of the same sprawl that fails at addressing climate challenges, the proposal reinforces the widening economic disparity in the region....
Posted: Sat, Dec 3, 2022 1:01pm PST
Meet the Bay Area Photographers Safety Group
Bay Area Photographers Organize for Safety in face of increasing armed robberies...
Posted: Wed, Nov 30, 2022 11:57am PST
Correcting the Story: San Lorenzo Benchlands Demolition to begin 9 AM on Tuesday 10-25
Contrary to what was posted in Jessica York's recent Sentinel Story, the time of the Tuesday October 25th demolition of the next--to-the-last segment of the San Lorenzo Benchlands Survival Camp will be at 9 AM not at noon....
Posted: Sun, Oct 23, 2022 6:41pm PDT
Letter to Mayor Brunner on City Council's Latest Homeless Hayride
I wrote a letter to Mayor Brunner regarding the City's end run around human decency in the Benchlands. Item 19 is a double-barreled blast at those outside--showcasing an empty report that has no significant expansion of shelter for the planned Benchlands demolition. As well as a seizure of homeless funding--using it as demolition money....
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2022 9:12am PDT
Yash Kilam: Teenage humanitarian advocates for those with disabilities
While most 16-year-olds are focused on learning to drive and sleeping in on summer mornings, Yash Kilam of Fremont, California is keeping his full attention on helping others....
Posted: Tue, Aug 16, 2022 12:50pm PDT
A Pox on the House of Profit, the United Disease States of America…….but Wage Earners Can
Wage earners have the power to remove the pox on the nation...
Posted: Fri, Aug 12, 2022 11:50am PDT
2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Announces Final Slate Member
Berkeleyans select Nathan Mizell to join Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero on the progressive, pro-tenant Rent Board slate...
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2022 10:57pm PDT
People's Park: Berkeley City Council to Vote on "Tear Gas" Authorization Tonight
A special meeting of the Berkeley City Council is scheduled for TONIGHT, Thursday August 4 @ 8:15PM. The topic is to suspend the city's policy banning the use of chemical weapons. This proposed change of policy is in response to the People's Park protest.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89083608532
More info at: berkeleyca.gov...
Posted: Thu, Aug 4, 2022 9:42am PDT
Filling a Vacancy on the 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Slate
The Berkeley Rent Board Convention seeks candidates by THIS THURSDAY, August 4 to fill a vacancy on the 2022 Progressive, Pro-Tenant Berkeley Rent Board Slate...
Posted: Sun, Jul 31, 2022 10:52pm PDT
City’s Oversized Vehicles Ordinance Goes Down
The Coastal Commission has again overruled City of Santa Cruz parking ordinance along the City’s coastline. Renders ordinance useless....
Posted: Sat, Jul 23, 2022 10:51am PDT
2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Results Announced
Berkeleyans select Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, Della Moran, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero as the progressive, pro-tenant slate for Rent Board...
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2022 8:22pm PDT
Pandemics Are Prosperity, Sickness Is Health, Ignorance Is Strength
The Pandemic and Social Collapse...
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2022 1:32pm PDT
Berkeley irradiating us all via e-kiosks & cell antennas
Open letter re electronic kiosks and cell antennas that emit harmful EMF/RF radiation. Please use it for talking points and lobby the mayor and city council If you live or work in Berkeley: Council@CityOfBerkeley.info. Otherwise, fight it wherever you are. This huge hazard is "under the radar."...
Posted: Sun, Jul 10, 2022 11:30pm PDT
On People's Park, Democracy, and Politics
Berkeley city council-member Rigel Robinson released a recent article championing the UC's proposed redevelopment project on People's Park. This article was accompanied with a statement from council-member Lori Droste's legislative assistant. The statement compared People's Park activists to the January 6th insurrectionists....
Posted: Sat, Jun 25, 2022 5:46pm PDT
Overturning Roe is Illegitimate: SCOTUS Decision Must Not Stand
5:00 pm Protests at Supreme Court & everywhere, nationwide
RiseUp4AbortionRights.org is calling on people to bring the gears of society to a grinding halt through nonviolent mass resistance to compel the federal government to reverse the overturning of Roe v Wade by codifying into law access to abortion on demand nationwide....
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 2022 11:02am PDT
Roe is overturned -- Protests Today, near you
This morning, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade. Protests, which had been scheduled for awhile all over the country for "Decision Day", will now be taking place later today....
Posted: Fri, Jun 24, 2022 9:43am PDT
Support Your Community and Yourself
Available public services for seniors and people with disabilities are often not well-publicized, and if we don't apply for them, we are often undercounted and underserved when we need it most....
Posted: Wed, Jun 22, 2022 2:14pm PDT
Bring meaningful change to Iraq for PTSD Awareness Month
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is caused by highly stressful, frightening or distressing events. Someone with PTSD often relives the traumatic event through nightmares and flashbacks, and may experience feelings of isolation, irritability and guilt....
Posted: Tue, Jun 14, 2022 12:16am PDT