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RIGHTNOW: Tues 9/21 Rally to Save Civic Center Hotel On Tuesday, September 21 at 5 PM, tenants at the Civic Center Hotel will hold a
rally to protest the planned demolition of their building. The rally will be held
at the headquarters of the Plumbers' and Steamfitters' Union Local 38 (1621 Market
St., at 12th), which owns the building through its pension fund....
Posted: Tue, Sep 21, 2004 5:00pm PDT
Free Fax: Save the Civic Center Hotel The Plumbers' Union is threatening to demolish the Civic Center Hotel, which provides 156 units of affordable housing in San Francisco. Find out what you can do to save the Civic Center Hotel and protect low-income tenants....
Posted: Tue, Sep 21, 2004 1:09pm PDT
action against citibank 9/21 There will be an action against Citibank at its 1526
Webster St. branch in Alameda. Tuesday 9/21/04 at noon...
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2004 8:45pm PDT
Invitation to Health Care NOT Warfare Action Nov 3 Right now, over 45 million Americans lack health insurance!
The last four years of the Bush administration have been characterized by a “war on terrorism” involving rampant militarism abroad and a police state at home. JOIN US IN THE STREETS ON NOVEMBER 3RD. We need to take direct action beyond voting, NO MATTER WHO WINS!...
Posted: Mon, Sep 20, 2004 9:36am PDT
High SF Rents Courtesy Tom Ammiano & Democrats Tom Ammiano, the current supervisor for District 9 (Mission & Bernal Heights) deserves to be inducted into a Hall of Shame, along with the rest of his Democratic Party, for the high rents we have in san Francisco due to lack of vacancy control....
Posted: Sun, Sep 19, 2004 7:21pm PDT
San Francisco Housing the Jewel of San Francisco Suppression of Residents How the Haves try to make sure that the Have Nots have nothing. Their goal is nothing from nothing leaves nothing. (That's where the Housing residents are left - with nothing. Or homeless.)...
Posted: Fri, Sep 17, 2004 10:24pm PDT
Free Fax: Julie Lee Must Go Go to www.local-impact.org/ today and send a free fax to demand that Julie Lee resign as president of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission....
Posted: Tue, Sep 14, 2004 2:33pm PDT
BTL:U.S. Poverty on the Rise, According to Census Bureau Interview with Scott Klinger, co-director of United for a Fair Economy's Responsible Wealth Project, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris...
Posted: Sun, Sep 12, 2004 5:33am PDT
FINAL OCAP APPEAL BEFORE WE ARE FORCED TO LAY OFF ORGANIZERS The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty is asking for help....
Posted: Thu, Sep 9, 2004 5:15pm PDT
Confessions of an Anarchist Tech-Stock Speculator The big tech-stock bubble of the 1990s was starting to sag just a little bit in the spring of 2000, when I sat down for lunch with a former coworker named Phil in a diner in midtown Manhattan. After a lot of catching up, we got onto what was still the big topic for all kinds of people who should have known better: the stock market....
Posted: Wed, Sep 8, 2004 10:33pm PDT
Free Bart rides 9/7 don't drive First Spare the Air Day - get on BART free before 9am....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 7:44pm PDT
Banks to start processing checks electronically; Increase in overdrafts and fees expected If you're ever floated a check, imagine if you will the impact of that going away by the end of October. Paranoid fantasy? Not according to the Seattle PI.
Between this and the rumors of a 2005 draft reinstatement, we're in for some serious shit, and soon. Stay ready so you won't have to get ready....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 2:58pm PDT
OCAP TAKES ON LIBERAL BARBECUE On Saturday, August 28, two busloads of OCAP members and supporters traveled to the exclusive York Mills/Bayview area to confront a display of Liberal arrogance. The luxurious home of Party supporter Joseph Kurian was the venue for the "Red Hot Grits" BBQ - the biggest provincial Liberal fundraising event of the year. Major Government figures and their fan club intended to gather in order to feast and wallow in self-congratulation. OCAP managed to cast the very real shadow of povert...
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 9:43am PDT
SF Housing Crisis: Prop M Off Ballot, Special Election Required On 9/2/04, a judge tossed Prop M, which was to save 400 rent-controlled affordable apartments at 8th and Market (Trinity Plaza) from demolition by landlord Angelo Sangiacomo and replacement by condominiums, was tossed from the 11/04 ballot on a technicality related to the petition used to gather the impressive 20,000 signatures. We now must circulate a petition for a special election in March 2005, and push our supporters to the poll....
Posted: Fri, Sep 3, 2004 7:40pm PDT
Beyond the Barricades, Beyond Bush The Editor of "The Civil Disobedience Handbook: A Brief History and Practical Guide for the Politically Disenchanted" writes about his experience helping to coordinate the massive anti-poverty actions targetting Bush's oppressive policies against the homeless and poor....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 12:58pm PDT
8/30: Walkout at Alameda Cty. Medical Center Walk out! Actually, medical center staff just won’t walk into work on Monday August 30, 2004. Caregivers have tired of reasoning with absent executives and Cambio consulting....
Posted: Sat, Aug 28, 2004 11:25pm PDT
Massive pay cuts, longer hours loom for 6 million workers as Bush guts overtime Next time you go to Burger King, you may find that the cashier ringing up your order has been promoted to an executive. But just like the BK crown doesn’t make you a king, the cashier’s new title doesn’t get her CEO pay. In fact, the new job title will result in lower pay and longer hours....
Posted: Sat, Aug 28, 2004 11:05pm PDT
8/27 Tenant/Housing News- Tenants Face Eviction For Refusing To Eat! Landlord Tries To Force Greasy Food On Tenants Then Evicts After They Refuse To Eat!...
Posted: Sat, Aug 28, 2004 12:02am PDT
Cardinal denounces killing of homeless in Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 25 (CNA/CWNews.com) - Cardinal Claudio Hummes of Sao Paulo, Brazil, issued an official statement this week condemning the anonymous attacks on homeless migrant people, which in less than a week have left six dead and another ten seriously wounded....
Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2004 1:56am PDT
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