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textJUDGE ISSUES 10day NO LBAM spray order! by chemtrails911.com
"Due to the issuance of a temporary restraining order in Monterey County, the Light Brown Apple Moth pheromone application on the Monterey Peninsula is suspended until further notice."...
Posted: Wed, Oct 10, 2007 7:14pm PDT
textCentral Valley Radical Mental Health (CVRMH) Discussion Circle by asesino
Central Valley Radical Mental Health (CVRMH) is a discussion circle that invites anyone from the communities to come and discuss issues with mental health from a more direct approach with questioning & challenging conventional mental health practices. Come join us! Note: This will be our 2nd discussion...
Posted: Wed, Oct 10, 2007 6:28pm PDT
textLight Brown Apple Moth Summary by via 1hope.org
This is a summary of facts known about the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM or LBA moth)....
Posted: Wed, Oct 10, 2007 1:34pm PDT
textOrganic Farmers (CCOF) Approves LBAM Spray by LBAMspray.info
California Certified Organic Farmers approves of biochemical pesticide aerial spraying. (CCOF) Sells Out!...
Posted: Wed, Oct 10, 2007 12:17pm PDT
documentHOPE files Court papers including mention of Polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate
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(Oct 9) HOPE files Supplemental papers with the Court including mention of a formerly secret "inert" ingredient in the Checkmate pesticide (revealed by Santa Cruz Sentinel) of an Isocyanate. There is a remarkable overlap with the symptoms reported by 110 local residents and the symptoms known to be caused by the isocyanate. Court should issue decision by tomorrow. LISTEN TO: FRSC: Apple Moth Spraying in Santa Cruz interview with David Dilworth http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/10/09/1...
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 8:32pm PDT
audioFRSC: Apple Moth Spraying in Santa Cruz interview with David Dilworth (audio/mpeg 25.9MB) by George Cadman
Interview with David Dilworth executive director of Helping Our Peninsula's Environment talks about the California Department of Food and Agriculture second round of synthetic pheromone spraying to stop to eradicate the light brown apple moth....
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 3:51pm PDT
textNurses Step Up Plans for California’s Biggest RN Strike This Decade by via CalNurses
California’s largest strike of registered nurses in a decade is scheduled to begin Wednesday morning, October 10 at 15 Northern California hospitals, involving 5,000 RNs....
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 7:28am PDT
textSaving San Francisco’s Endangered Working and Middle-Class by Randy Shaw via Beyond Chron
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 : Since gentrification hit San Francisco in the late 1970’s, progressives have raised alarm over the city becoming a playground for the rich. The late 1990’s dot-com boom heightened this concern, and by the 2003 Mayor’s Race all of the leading candidates pledged to strengthen the city’s economic diversity....
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 7:24am PDT
textHardly Strictly by Marc Norton
I knew I had stopped having a good time when Emmylou Harris gave Warren Hellman a big hug at the Banjo Stage in Speedway Meadows....
Posted: Tue, Oct 9, 2007 6:56am PDT
imageBiochemical Spray LBAM topic of 10/9 Santa Cruz City Council meeting
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by chemtrails911.com
CDFA will be there including the pro biochemical spray team!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 2:03pm PDT
textHarassment of Homeless in RVs, a Letter from Donna Deiss by Donna Deiss (posted by R. Norse)
Donna Deiss, founder of LIVE (Living in Vehicles Excellently), has been organizing homeless folks whose affordable housing is their car, van, or RV. She previously created TRUSC (Tenants Rights Union of Santa Cruz). Some of her prior articles include:...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 1:40pm PDT
textGutted and Depleted Measure K Commission Meets Tonight 6 PM (10/8) by Robert Norse
The "Lowest Enforcement Priority" for Marijuana Initiative created Measure K last year with a 63% yes vote from the City. City Council sued the proponents to weaken its enforcement; City Manager has recommended cutting back its meetings. It meets tonight at City Hall 6 PM in City Council chambers. Show up and speak up!...
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 1:02pm PDT
textThe Farmers' Market by the United Nations Plaza by Francisco Da Costa
We in San Francisco are fortunate to have so many Farmers' Market that bring one of a kind produce to our door. I often visit the Farmers' Market by the Ferry Building in San Francisco and the one at the United Nations Plaza by SF City - and when I get the time the one on Alemany Blvd. I did visit the fake Farmers' Market on 3rd Street that has been a disgrace - five or six stalls selling some produce but doing a disservice to the community....
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 11:17am PDT
textCarmen Policy should not force the 49ers to do what is morally wrong by Francisco Da Costa
Mayor Gavin Newsom knows fully well he backed the wrong folks and will NOT succeed with any stadium being built anywhere close to Parcel E and E2 which is very toxic at Hunters Point. It is a crime to build any stadium on this land that is very polluted with Radiological Elements. It is wrong for Carmen Policy not understanding the facts - clearly, and more impacting the health of of innocent people to build a stadium on very toxic land. Hunters Point is a Superfund site....
Posted: Mon, Oct 8, 2007 8:04am PDT
imagePublic Space for Public Use!
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by Becky Johnson
On Tuesday, October 9th, at 7PM, the Santa Cruz City Council will consider making it illegal to remain in any surface parking lot in the City longer than 15 minutes or be cited for tresspassing. In item #20, on the evening agenda (originally placed on the consent agenda then removed without explanation), the City will consider taking 5 city blocks worth of public space out of public use, for our own safety!! Not only does this criminalize previously innocent behavior, Vice Mayor Ryan Coonert...
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 2:05pm PDT
imageRaging Granny Street Theater Boos Bush Healthcare Veto
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by Ruth Robertson
Parent, Grandparents, Kids and Raging Grannies Protest Bush Veto --Stroller Derby in Downtown Palo Alto for Kids Healthcare-- Photos by Justin Miel (unless otherwise noted)...
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 3:30am PDT
textOakland Housing Authority considers mass evictions at public housing sites by Lynda Carson
Thousands May Face Eviction From Oakland's Public Housing Sites Unless The City, County Or State Steps In To Help Cover Existing Funding Shortfalls, In Oakland's Public Housing Program!...
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 1:14am PDT
textApartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) bombards renters with Asbestos. by Francisco Da Costa
AIMCO controls over 604 housing units and has in recent months started rehabilitating units with their jurisdiction at Hunters Point. In recent months many homes closer to Ingalls and Oakdale when had notices posted on the homes. The notice reveal that the residents have been exposed to Asbestos. Close by the residents were already exposed to Asbestos from the activities linked to Parcel A. In this case it is residential Asbestos that is adding to the state of affairs....
Posted: Sat, Oct 6, 2007 2:52pm PDT
textSome of the factors that go into an Economic Analysis for the Bayview Hunters Point by Francisco Da Costa
Over $200 million leaches out of the Bayview Hunters Point. A disparity has been created between those that live in Public Housing and home owners. There is NOT one single good Supermarket and the Public Transportation System is a utter failure in the Bayview Hunters Point. Add to that pollution - with over 450 toxic hot spots, the bombardment of toxic dust and Asbestos from Parcel A and Lennar BVHP LLC. This City and County of San Francisco - now has totally failed in its mission to uphold H...
Posted: Sat, Oct 6, 2007 8:30am PDT
textSan Francisco Planning Commission fails to demand Economic Analysis for the Bayview by Francisco Da Costa
The Bayview Hunters Point is the last frontier and has been treated badly when it comes to serious Planning. Some years ago the SF Planning held some workshop only to shelf the plans. In the interim some vested interest with the help of the BVHP Project Area Committee blanketed large areas as Survey Areas and then Project Areas - without any meaningful dialog. Latinos, Samoans, Asians have been kept out - by a handful of corrupt Blacks working with the SF Redevelopment Agency and some Big Dev...
Posted: Fri, Oct 5, 2007 9:13pm PDT
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