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Youths protest developers greed in Fresno...
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 10:21pm PDT
After the forum about the Surplus Property Legislation at St. Paulus Church we took to the streets to call attention to 2 of the surplus sites owned by the city....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 3:46pm PDT
These photos are from the first half of the Community Action for Surplus Property Legislation on Monday May 10 at St. Paulus Lutheran Church on Gough St. The second part of the community action was a march to a couple of the surplus properties in the City Hall area....
Posted: Tue, May 11, 2004 11:53am PDT
What's next for the homeless in Fresno?...
Posted: Thu, May 6, 2004 3:25pm PDT
As the Coalition on Homelessness' rally was finishing up, 11 of us casually walked into Mayor Gavin Newsom's office, sat down, locked arms, and began chanting......
Posted: Mon, May 3, 2004 7:07pm PDT
May 3: As Care Not Cash went into almost-full effect following a ruling by the state appeals court, a group of housing activists working with the Coalition on Homelessness took over Mayor Gavin Newsom's office....
Posted: Mon, May 3, 2004 4:35pm PDT
Walter Riley, Grover Dye, Anne Weills, the Interim Board of PUEBLO (People United for a Better Oakland) describe the situation at PUEBLO and the critical tasks they have identified to rebuild PUEBLO....
Posted: Mon, May 3, 2004 12:22pm PDT
After 9 years in its current home, the Baatt Cave Bicycle Library in north Oakland is facing eviction and needs to find a new space....
Posted: Sat, May 1, 2004 4:30pm PDT
The petitions come after neighbors of the co-op filed 22 separate $5,000 small-claims lawsuits against the University Students’ Cooperative Association, citing noise violations among other complaints....
Posted: Wed, Apr 28, 2004 2:40pm PDT
SLUG's Gomwalk detained due to illegal alien status...
Posted: Tue, Apr 27, 2004 12:35pm PDT
Local Activists Gathered Together On April 19th To Discuss Ways To Oppose Oakland's Nuisance Eviction Ordinance. Below Is A Step By Step Guide On How To Oppose Evictions In Oakland! Not To Be Construed As Legal Advice....
Posted: Sat, Apr 24, 2004 3:11am PDT
Bums' Paradise
The Documentary About The Albany Landfill Encampment
Next Bay Area Screenings:
UC Berkeley - GPB, Room 100
University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Genetic Plant Biology building, west side of campus
Earth Day! - Thursday, April 22nd @ 7pm
Sponsored by ASUC-ECO (Environmental Coalition)
DONATIONS ENCOURAGED
Robert “Rabbit” Barringer and filmmaker Tomas McCabe will be present for Q&A....
Posted: Thu, Apr 22, 2004 4:59pm PDT
Proposed MUNI cuts postponed, cancelled...
Posted: Wed, Apr 21, 2004 6:14pm PDT
This Saturday, April 24, join tenants from across the city at a Tenant Congress to discuss important issues of rent control and Rent Board reform. The Tenant Congress will be held from 11 AM to 3 PM at the Main Library in Civic Center in the Koret Auditorium (on the lower level). Please try to attend as we discuss ways to strengthen our rent control by getting more tenants on the all-important Rent Board Commission...
Posted: Mon, Apr 19, 2004 8:16pm PDT
Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee
Monday, April 19th
City Hall Room 263
3pm (get there at 2:30pm to get a seat!)...
Posted: Sun, Apr 18, 2004 1:14pm PDT
Update On The Alice Arts Center Struggle--Local Artists And Musicians Plan A Victory Celebration In Honor Of The Struggle To Save The Alice Arts Center!...
Posted: Sat, Apr 17, 2004 1:19pm PDT
The Nuisance Eviction Ordinance was passed 6-2 at the second reading of the ordinance on April 6th. The two Oakland City Councilmembers with the foresight to see the disaster that this ordinance will bring to working class Oaklanders, were Desley Brooks in District 6 and Nancy Nadel in District 3....
Posted: Fri, Apr 16, 2004 1:01am PDT
Kali Akuno, Director of the School of Social Justice and Community Development has sent out the the following urgent appeal for community assistance in replacing the technical equipment stolen from their school. The SSJCD is a magnate high school, serving high school students in East Oakland....
Posted: Wed, Apr 14, 2004 10:13am PDT