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6/10: With legislative avenues to landlord-tenant reform apparently exhausted, Oakland tenant activists are taking the issue to the people. Over 36,000 signatures were submitted on 6/9 to place a Just Cause Initiative on the November ballot. If passed by the voters, the initiative would compel Oakland's landlords to rethink their forced relocation policy known as the eviction-for-profit system. For renters, it would provide an opportunity to defend themselves against unjust evictions. Report...

6/26:The G8 meetings begin today in Alberta, Canada. The agenda? "How to make global capitalism work better for those at the top". Activists of all stripes, from trade unions to anti-capitalists, are holding a series of autonomous actions and demonstrations to voice their displeasure with the current regime. IMC Alberta | IMC Ontario | Call to action | Take the Capital! | Police surveillance | Lethal force authorized by policeOn June 19-22, numerous organizations joined to demonstrate agains...

6/6: Forum report - Once again the Bush administration is resorting to using fear as a control tactic to strip us of more rights. With warnings from the main stream media that bioterrorism is around the corner at any given moment, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is considering a reversal of the policy which now recommends NOT using smallpox vaccines on members of the general public. A new piece of legislation called the Model Emergency Health Powers Act is being introduced to state le...

Attorneys are currently arguing about what evidence can and cannot be admitted in the Oakland Riders trial. Jury selection is expected to start within a week. The defense is attempting to subpeona Mayor Jerry Brown and Oakland Police Chief Richard Word to show that the Riders' brutality was ordered by City policy. Update from Glenn Chapman Turned in by a rookie cop, 3 Oakland cops are facing criminal charges on 44 felony and misdemeanor counts, including charges of planting drug evidence, ki...

5/28: Read report on SF Examiner's flagrant anti-homeless bias. 5/19: A public hearing took place on 5/16 do address prospective legislation that would further criminalize San Francisco's homeless population. Community groups are formulating alternatives to the plan, however, which seeks jail time for life sustaining activities, fingerprinting of homeless people, and increased bureaucracy in the provision of shelter services. On 5/14, senior, housing, homeless, and community groups gathere...

Remedy continues her treesit in the devastated Freshwater watershed southeast of Arcata, Ca. This determined woman has lived in the tree she named Jerry (see photos) since climbing into its upper branches on March 21. Remedy’s shelter is a small platform with a tarp for a roof. She is supplied food and other essentials by local residents who applaud her efforts to stop clear-cut logging in their watershed. An adjacent tree is occupied by other activists. Treesits on Gypsy Mountain, southea...

6/11: Members of the All People's Coalition delivered a "People's Citation" to the Golden Gate Bridge District Authority on 6/7. The citation accuses the District of violating 1st amendment rights, as well as excessive force, reckless endangerment, obstruction of traffic, false arrest and child abuse. Video Over 30 people were arrested when California Highway Patrol turned a peaceful protest into sheer chaos. Protesters, marching in solidarity with Palestine and against the latest US militar...

5/23: A crowd of day laborers and supporters marched through San Francisco's Mission district today to raise awareness about the recent police harassment that has plagued the workers. The procession, which featured lively music and attracted attention from onlookers as traffic was forced to yield, ended at the Mission Police Station. There the laborers and SF Day Labor Program staff chastised Captain Corrales for his department's ticketing and abuse of the immigrant workers who wait for emp...

One month after a so-called "Memorandum of Understanding" attempted to smooth over long-standing grievances between the black community and SFPD, the Richmond Police stand accused of a repressive crackdown in a Latino neighborhood on Cinco de Mayo. Local activist Andres Soto, who spent the evening in jail, described the weekend police action as a premeditated "paramilitary" operation targeting even women and children, involving at least 4 different law enforcement agencies. Concerned members...

5/19: Five US activists are still being detained by the IDF for their role in bringing food to the then-besieged Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Trevor Baumgartner, the former Bay Area resident detained, has returned to Seattle after being on hunger strike for almost two weeks. Statements: 5/15 | 5/13 Coverage: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | IMC Palestine | International Solidarity Movement | Electronic Intifada...