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textWill the PAC and Redevelopment move us out? by Maurice Campbell and Barbara George
Time to protect our low income. poor, seniors, and people of color who in many cases are defensless against the big greedy developers. Who's only motive is profit without a concern for the community. Hand in hand with Planning and the Redevelopment Agency they would seperate and drive out the defensless gentrifing the area creating a new Fillmore. No MORE FILLMORES....
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 9:50am PST
textObesity, class and the 'Cheeseburger Bill' by Charles Demers/ Seven Oaks Magazine
A new bill passed by the House of Representatives to protect fast food giants claims that obesity is entirely an individual's responsibility; under a bit of scrutiny, the class arrogance and racism of this idea is clear......
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 4:42am PST
textWill the PAC and Redevelopment move us out? by Maurice Campbell and Barbara George
The Redevelopment Agency has caused several communities of the low income, poor, seniors and people of color to be divided up, remember the Fillmore. They along with the Planning Department have been doing the bidding of the greedy developers without a thought to many of the defnseless residents. The developers only motive is profit, they don't give a damn if they divide up families. Redevelopment has been unchecked and has been doing the bidding of the developers and not listening to the com...
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 1:30am PST
textProtect San Francisco's Low Income Communities of Color and Working Class by Da Community
The Redevelopment Agency is setting up for another Fillmore in the low income and communities of color in several districts especially Bayview Hunters Point. make copies cirulate the petition and get signatures and send to the San Francisco Bayview Newspaper. Remember the Fillmore stop Redevelopment, make them accountable to the Board of Supervisors....
Posted: Mon, Mar 15, 2004 12:25am PST
textMar 16-Defend Oakland Renters At Oakland City Hall! by Repost VI
Join The Struggle To Defend Oakland Renters From The Nuisance Eviction Ordinance At Oakland City Hall On March 16! Say No To Agenda Items 16 through 16.3 at the Mar 16 Oakland City Council Meeting! Be there by 5:45pm to sign up as a speaker in opposition to the NEO!...
Posted: Sun, Mar 14, 2004 5:50pm PST
textSign Up Here To Stop Oakland's Eviction Scheme! by Lynda Carson
Only You Can Stop Oakland's Proposed Nuisance Eviction Ordinance (NEO)! Please Fill Out Speaker Card To Oppose The NEO!...
Posted: Fri, Mar 12, 2004 8:00pm PST
textPUEBLO Update! by repost of email
Update on the ongoing struggle at People United for a Better Oakland....
Posted: Thu, Mar 11, 2004 1:18pm PST
textChronicle Goes into Attack Mode to Serve Landlord's and Real Estate Interests by repost
"It's no surprise that many San Francisco residents have fled to the suburbs in search of reasonably priced homes while the rhetoric and finger-pointing about the lack of housing continues unabated in the city." [Good! Good news! Rethugnicans are fleeing to the suburbs! Go ahead and go already!]...
Posted: Tue, Mar 9, 2004 2:05pm PST
text February Floods sink Family School Again by Janetta Nartey, Executive Director
On February 25th, San Francisco street drains backed-up, overflowed and sent three foot high rapids of flooding water, rushing into the Family School, sinking the non-profit agency deeper in despair, immediately shutting the facility down causing 25 families and 32 children to be without available daycare....
Posted: Tue, Mar 9, 2004 1:36pm PST
textWhat is going on at PUEBLO? by Daniel
A cry for help for help appeared on a website. The progressive community was being asked to take sides in an internal dispute, but the strange message seemed to conceal more than it told. What was it all about and was it even legitimate?...
Posted: Mon, Mar 8, 2004 12:34pm PST
text3/18 Protest Jerry Brown re: PUEBLO by friend
LET'S FILL UP THE ROOM AND SPREAD THE WORD ----- WE ARE HOLDING JERRY BROWN ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS BEHAVIOR. On Thursday, March 18th at 6:30 PM, the Ethics Commission will hear the complaint filed against Mayor Jerry Brown and Council Member Danny Wan by Rashidah Grinage, obo PUEBLO. We are exceedingly fortunate to represented at the hearing by Bob Bloom, one of the award-winning team of attorneys in the Judy Bari law suit . The allegations are that Mayor Brown viol...
Posted: Sun, Mar 7, 2004 10:01am PST
textNazi Newsom Votes to Destroy Workers' Homes by SF Voter
Nazi Newsom, the Democratic Party's latest pro-landlord hoodlum sitting illegally in the mayor's office, vetoed legislation that would have stopped the demolition of 377 rent-controlled apartments at Trinity Plaza at 8th and Market, San Francisco....
Posted: Sat, Mar 6, 2004 12:46pm PST
textLizz Brown In Oakland! by Oakland Uhuru
What: Lizz Brown, St. Louis Radio Host to Be Featured at “Taking Back Our Community’s Future: Going From Miseducation to Community Control of Education!” Conference When: Saturday, March 13th, noon to 6pm Where: Uhuru House, 7911 Mac Arthur Blvd, Oakland, California Media Contact: Wendy Snyder, 510-295-7834...
Posted: Fri, Mar 5, 2004 10:50am PST
textCall to Action Project in Sacramento by Dan Bacher
The following press release is from Faye Kennedy, a long time anti war, community and civil rights activist, about the Call to Action Project....
Posted: Thu, Feb 26, 2004 9:33pm PST
text2/25: Workforce Against Prop J Press Conference, Rally, Leafletting by No on Prop J
We will rally at the Parkview Commons (a REAL workforce housing development that is affordable for San Franciscans earning as little as $45,000 per year). We will then march down Haight Street for some leafleting....
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2004 10:42pm PST
textJerry Brown's Contaminated and Crowded Downtown and … by Anne Wellington
Behind the smart growth and affordable housing rhetoric is a well connected political and financial machine generating billions in profits for large-scale developers, investment bankers, and income property owners. Aside from the military budget for the war on terrorism, smart growth and affordable housing development generate the nation’s single largest source of corporate welfare. Money siphoned from the right for the war on terrorism and from the left by smart growth redevelopment are larg...
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2004 1:23am PST
textSocialism and Christianity by Norbert Greinacher
Norbert Greinacher is an emeritus professor of practical theology at the University of Tubingen, Germany. His article could help us against market fundamentalism and the religious right where law and gospel are confused and fear replaces trust....
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2004 5:15am PST
textNo on Prop J by Get the word out
Less than 2 weeks before March 2 election. Remember to vote no on Prop J....
Posted: Sat, Feb 21, 2004 6:05pm PST
textSharing by seeker
some thoughts on losing a squat, one-year later...
Posted: Sat, Feb 21, 2004 4:43am PST
textOakland Council Gives Cover To Wrongful Evictions by Lynda Carson
Despite Being Exposed For Setting Up Oakland Renters For Wrongful Evictions, The Council Moved Forward On The Nuisance Eviction Ordinance (NEO)! A Final Passage Vote Takes Place On March 16 At Oakland City Hall, And Everyone Is Urged To Fight Back And Oppose The NEO!...
Posted: Thu, Feb 19, 2004 5:09pm PST
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