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Activists Call for End of Gas Chambers, Deliver Undercover Pig Slaughter Footage to USDA in Berkeley 
An investigator journeyed 26 feet underground to hide a camera inside a CA slaughterhouse that kills pigs with CO2 gas....
Posted: Wed, Mar 1, 2023 4:04pm PST
First-Ever Footage Inside a US Slaughterhouse Gas Chamber Obtained at Smithfield Foods 
Direct Action Everywhere volunteer investigator Raven Deerbrook has obtained never-before-seen, undercover footage from inside the Marel Butina gas chambers in Smithfield Foods’ Farmer John slaughterhouse in Vernon, California....
Posted: Wed, Mar 1, 2023 3:48pm PST
State Senator David Min Introduces Bill to Ban Offshore Drilling in California Waters 
Senator Dave Min announced the introduction of SB 559, legislation that would end offshore oil drilling under existing leases in California state waters....
Posted: Thu, Feb 16, 2023 12:05pm PST
Big Ag Newsom authorizes salmon-killing measures in executive order 
"The past several years have been horrible for California's native salmon runs and this spring we were hoping for a reprieve when we might finally see the river flows needed to move baby salmon to the ocean," said John McManus, President of the Golden State Salmon Association (GSSA). "Now Newsom is stepping in to kill our salmon runs, as well as other wildlife that were hoping to catch a break."...
Posted: Tue, Feb 14, 2023 5:12pm PST
Oil industry referendum to overturn setbacks law becomes eligible for Nov. 2024 ballot 
The announcement of the referendum's eligibility for the ballot came just three days after Jan. 31 filings with the Secretary of State revealed that the oil and gas industry in California spent over $34.2 million in the 2021-22 Legislative Session against SB 1137 and other bills the oil industry was opposed to, including legislation to ban offshore drilling in state waters and to divest California retirement pensions from oil and gas companies....
Posted: Tue, Feb 7, 2023 10:36am PST
Chevron doubles last year's profits as consumers are gouged at the gas pumps 
The news of Chevron’s record profits and record oil and gas production in the U.S. comes as data from the Bureau of Land Management reveals that President Biden approved more oil and gas drilling permits in his first two years in office than former President Donald Trump....
Posted: Sun, Feb 5, 2023 10:27am PST
Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session 
WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists. ...
Posted: Sun, Feb 5, 2023 10:01am PST
ILWU10 To Shutdown Bay Area Ports On 2/16/23 To Free CWA-NABET Journalist & Prisoner Mumia 
Bay Area ILWU Local 10 has voted to close all Bay Area ports to demand the freedom of CWA NABET journalist and political prisoner Mumia Abu-jamal on February 16, 2023. They are also urging similar actions in the US and around the world....
Posted: Fri, Feb 3, 2023 1:18pm PST
Report from Peru - Sharpening Class Conflict and Protests 
Please join the Zoom discussion: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85907977991?pwd=YnBPbFFwcStueEJtcEFUVnN6ais0UT09...
Event Date: Tue, Jan 31, 2023 4:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2023 7:22pm PST
Oil Industry Seeks Supreme Court Review of California Offshore Fracking Ban 9th Circuit Refused Previous Request, Upheld Lower Court Decision...
Posted: Thu, Jan 26, 2023 11:38am PST
#StopFossilFuels! End Big Oil's Revolving Door Protest March in Sacramento 
Meet at FDR Park
1615 9th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814...
Event Date: Thu, Jan 26, 2023 12:00pm PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 24, 2023 9:48am PST
80 environmental groups & elected officials support price gouging penalty on oil companies 80 environmental and public health advocacy groups and elected officials have sent a letter of support to Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), author of legislation setting a price gouging penalty on refiners to be taken up in a special legislative session called for by Governor Gavin Newsom....
Posted: Fri, Jan 20, 2023 1:52pm PST
California's record high gas prices have set the stage for showdown with oil companies and On November 19th, Californians paid $5.30 per gallon of gasoline, while Texans paid $3.02. Stopping this price gouging with a windfall profit cap has become a priority of the governor. If Gov. Newsom can pass a windfall profits cap, it will be viewed as a major victory over the California oil industry.
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s official plan to combat these high prices was introduced by State Senator Nancy Skinner, on the day the legislature reconvened to swear in members, Decembe...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2023 4:04pm PST
Farmworker communities call on the State to Rewrite Regulation of Cancer-Causing Pesticide 
One hundred farmworker community residents and their allies filled Cal EPA’s Byron Sher Auditorium, as well as participated through zoom, protesting the Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) proposed regulation for the cancer-causing pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D, brand name Telone). The Wednesday morning public hearing saw testimony from dozens of speakers asserting that their lives were “not worth 14 times less than other Californians.” The phrase was in reference to DPR’s choos...
Posted: Thu, Jan 19, 2023 9:37am PST
California, 4th largest economy on earth, poised to engage with the Pan African Diaspora 
The Great State of California is poised to align bipartisan support with the new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which outlines foreign policy objectives to bolster relations with African nations, listening to diverse local voices, and widen the circle of engagement to advance strategic objectives for the benefit of both Africans and Americans....
Posted: Sun, Jan 15, 2023 7:27pm PST
Close the Wealth Gap CA! MLK Day Reading of PPC Third Reconstruction Agenda to End Poverty 
Online event...
Event Date: Mon, Jan 16, 2023 3:00pm PST
Posted: Sun, Jan 15, 2023 12:00pm PST
More Bay Area right-wing extremists supporting election deniers and Freedom Caucus 
Election Deniers and Right-Wing Extremist Members Of The Freedom Caucus:...
Posted: Wed, Jan 11, 2023 9:19pm PST
Outing the Bay Area evil doers supporting the election deniers and rabid Freedom Caucus 
Members Of The House Freedom Caucus Who Seized Power, And Held The House Of Representatives Hostage For Four Days, While Extorting Political Concessions From Kevin McCarthy By Withholding Their Vote To Make Him The Speaker Of The House, In The New Congress:...
Posted: Mon, Jan 9, 2023 10:23pm PST
Rally & Press Conference Demands More Prison Closures Across California 
California State Capitol (West Steps)
1315 10th St
Sacramento, CA 95814...
Event Date: Thu, Jan 12, 2023 9:00am PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 3, 2023 12:16pm PST
USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers comes to the “Farm to Fork Capitol of America” 
24th Annual, California State Capitol Kwanzaa Celebration, Room 126, Historic Hearing Room, official Federal Register Notice was received for the first in person USDA Advisory Committee Minority Farmers in many years and indeed it will be held West of the Rocky Mountains, Habari Gani...
Posted: Sat, Dec 31, 2022 12:31pm PST
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