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U.S. Policies Blasted at AIDS Conference As the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok comes to a close the U.S. is facing sharp criticism for it's funding policies, the small size of its delegation at the conference, and a lack of action to make generic AIDS medications available. We speak with Rep. Barbara Lee, the only member of Congress to attend the conference and we go to Bangkok and South Africa to speak with AIDS activists on the ground....
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 8:12am PDT
Democrats Peskin & McGoldrick Attack Tenants Democratic Supervisors Aaron Peskin and Jake McGoldrick refused to support putting on the ballot a Tenant Union proposal to reform the Rent Board appointments so that tenant representatives are 2/3 of the Board, as we are 2/3 of the City's population....
Posted: Wed, Jul 14, 2004 8:40pm PDT
'Access to Aids drugs is a major priority' Bangkok - The International Aids Conference called on Tuesday for scaling up access to life-prolonging medicine for those infected and raised a key question: are patents preventing drugs from reaching millions of needy?...
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 1:13am PDT
Condoms vs Abstinence Divides World AIDS Conference (Bangkok) AIDS conference delegates were deeply split over the use of condoms Monday, with Uganda's leader drawing criticism for insisting they are less effective for HIV prevention than campaigns to promote abstinence and loving relationships....
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 1:10am PDT
Section 8 in Trouble The former head of a local African American landlords association has charged that the Berkeley Housing Authority’s new Section 8 rules will result in a severe reduction in available Section 8 housing and a drop in minority renters using the program....
Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 2004 10:42am PDT
7/12, SF at noon: RALLY TO SUPPORT SAFE & STRONG RENT CONTROL Rent Board Reform Charter Amendment Also Headed For Ballot: Rules Committee Approves Measure By 3-0 Vote; New 7 Member Board Will Have 2/3 Tenants
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VOTE ON JULY 13
COME TO THE RALLY TO SUPPORT SAFE & STRONG RENT CONTROL ON JULY 12, NOON, CITY HALL...
Posted: Mon, Jul 12, 2004 12:55am PDT
Hellarity House under threat of eviction!!! Long lived east bay house in Oakland known as Hellarity under threat of eviction!!!...
Posted: Sun, Jul 11, 2004 8:41pm PDT
Stealing From The Poor, The Section 8 Scandal The Bush Administration Is Stealing Billions In Assets Used By The Poor To Cover Their Housing Needs!...
Posted: Sat, Jul 10, 2004 9:26pm PDT
4th of July Parade: Alameda Section 8 tenants march to resist eviction Red like a river of blood, co-mingling with a dark bruise blue flattened against glaring, headlight white - so much white ... in the houses, on the curbs, spilling out of trucks and draped over horses. It was the 4th of July in the richest country in the world. The air was filled with popcorn, barbecue sauce, marching music, horse hair and the sounds of hundreds of families facing eviction....
Posted: Fri, Jul 9, 2004 9:04am PDT
Section 8 Housing Battle Waged Locally & Nationally From here to hell, the battle over the Section 8 Housing Program that serves nearly 2 million people across the nation, is taking it's toll on the blind, elderly, disabled and low-income families it was meant to serve, but now threatens with homelessness....
Posted: Wed, Jul 7, 2004 1:36am PDT
NO condos in a National Park DON Fisher, GAP, privatization of Presidio, PBS, schools, Prisions, Genes, you and I....
Posted: Mon, Jul 5, 2004 6:41pm PDT
Save Home Care for Disabled and Elderly Arnold Schwarzenegger
Plans to cut and terminate the In
Home Care Support Services Program
This program helps elderly, sick and disabled people to live independently in their own
homes....
Posted: Sat, Jul 3, 2004 11:22pm PDT
Homeless coalition facing homelessness Local advocacy group struggles to keep afloat amid changing policy landscape...
Posted: Fri, Jul 2, 2004 9:13am PDT
6/29/04 Section 8 Update- Advocates Struggle To Stop Alameda Evictions The Following Is A Mixed Bag Of News & Reports About The Struggle To Save Section 8 Housing For The Poor. Included Is The Latest On The Section 8 Crisis, Including E-Mails & Letters From A Few Of The Advocates In The Struggle To Offer A Behind The Scenes Look At How The Struggle To Save Section 8 Families In Alameda Are Taking Shape! Please Forward The Following Information To Anyone That You May Know That Is Involved In The Struggle To Save Section 8 Housing Or Those That Are Participants I...
Posted: Tue, Jun 29, 2004 3:44pm PDT
Island families won't lose homes Alameda plays fast and lose with the Section 8 renters in that City. On June 3, the LA times writes that the Housing Authority of Alameda will terminate 100 Section 8 vouchers from the poor. By June 5, the Alameda housing authority sends out notices to terminate 274 vouchers, and by June 25 takes a new position and claims they are to return back 105 vouchers. That still leaves 169 families dangling on the edge of becoming homeless by July 1. How did the list grow from 100 families losing thei...
Posted: Sun, Jun 27, 2004 11:39pm PDT
Section 8 tenants fight eviction On May 14, 1,659 families and over 600 landlords received notice from the Alameda Housing Authority informing them that there may not be any rent money for the month of June. Tenants and landlords were advised to use their security deposits to pay the rent and to negotiate a way for the renters to repay back the spent security deposits....
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 5:33pm PDT
ALERT--ALAMEDA PROTEST TO SAVE SECTION 8 TENANTS Join The Protest To Stop The Forced Relocation Of 274 Families From Their Housing!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 8:23am PDT
HUD SECRETARY DENIES POLICIES CAUSE EVICTIONS! The Bush Administration's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Maintains That No One Faces Eviction Due To His Policies. Meanwhile, Thousands Of People Are Being Evicted Due To The Despicable Policies Of HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, And The Disaster Stories Are Spreading Like Wildfire!...
Posted: Fri, Jun 25, 2004 12:15am PDT
6/24 at 7pm: Benefit Screening of "Life and Debt" - Poor News Mag Thursday, June 24th @ 7:00pm ( doors close at 7:15) at POOR's office 1095 Market St#307 (at 7th St) (415) 863-6306...
Posted: Thu, Jun 24, 2004 12:01pm PDT
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