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Oakland mayor has given up his populist ways
the former KPFA radio host who railed against capitalism for "destroying living systems of the Earth and eroding the social fabric" has become an unapologetic cheerleader for bringing business and investment to town...
Posted: Mon, Feb 4, 2002 10:14pm PST
Sunday demo in Richmond for homeless
Minimum wage jobs do not pay enough for housing. Help stop the criminalization of misfortune....
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2002 10:18pm PST
Chevron poisons the community
January 31th, Chevron released a cloud of sulfur dioxide from the richmond refinery, residents were required to find shelter because of the dangerous fumes....
Posted: Fri, Feb 1, 2002 1:29pm PST
Is The Homeless Issue Hopeless?
San Francisco residents will have a chance to express their concers and ask questions of Supervisor Newsom at The Forum at Grace Cathedral, February 17, 2002, 9:30am - 10:30am. This program will also be webcast live at www.GraceCathedral.org...
Posted: Thu, Jan 31, 2002 11:47am PST
Richmond homelessness actions report
Update on situation with Richmond City Council. Please help with actions. Next one is Sunday Feb 3 at 1:30 pm. (see below)...
Posted: Wed, Jan 30, 2002 6:51pm PST
Feb 3, Richmond demo for homeless
Sunday Feb. 3rd 1:30 - 4 pm, at Richmond "Dare to Dream" reception!
Demonstrate against the new Richmond anti-sleeping ordinance that prohibits camping equipment in public, sleeping in a vehicle, etc....
Posted: Mon, Jan 28, 2002 4:08pm PST
FEUD OVER NEW RENT ORDINANCE
Against the WILL of the PEOPLE, Oakland's NEW RENT PROPOSAL's were voted into place on Tuesday January 22, 2002....
Posted: Sat, Jan 26, 2002 3:45am PST
Richmond homeless decriminalization coalition
forming a "homelessness is not a crime coalition"...
Posted: Thu, Jan 24, 2002 8:24pm PST
The Life and Times of a Beggarman Troll
Contrary to the recent sensational headlines in our daily newspapers, I did not wake up one morning and decide that my life would be better if I simply camped beneath a bridge and asked people for change....
Posted: Wed, Jan 23, 2002 7:26pm PST
Protest Richmond Anti-Homeless Ordinnace TOMORROW Saturday 19 at 9:00 am
The City of Richmond, CA passed an anti-homeless ordinance last month making it illegal to sleep in your
car or in the streets in any public place anywhere in the city. Tomorrow Saturday 19 at 9:00 we will be
protesting this callous action during the city's celebration of the winter olympic torch passing by.
We demand that this callous ordinance by repealed and that real solutions be provided in Richmond for our residents who are homeless. Meet at Macdonald and 27th St at 9:00 am. Peace...
Posted: Fri, Jan 18, 2002 12:00pm PST
CALIFORNIA LEADS NATION IN HOMELESS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
A New national report -- "Illegal to be Homeless" -- finds that more jurisdictions are enacting laws that effectively criminalize homelessness by prohibiting activities such as sleeping or camping in public, even when no shelter beds are available....
Posted: Mon, Jan 14, 2002 5:51pm PST
Renter Outrage Over Exploitation/Sign Making Event
Oakland Rent War's Are Heated To A Fever Pitch Over The "Spees/Brunner/Vann" Task Force Deal. Many Are Concerned That The Oakland Tenant's Union Involvement In The Task Force Deal Has Neutralized Members Of
The Tenant Movement That Normaly Would Be Vocal In Opposition To Proposals Considered Harmful To Oakland Renters! This Has Not Been A Deterent To Concerned Renters That Defy The Politic's Of The Deal Made In The Task Force....
Posted: Fri, Jan 11, 2002 2:50am PST
Homeless vs. Houseless
A brief explanation of why the word homeless
should be abandoned....
Posted: Tue, Jan 8, 2002 10:19am PST
Oakland Renter's In A Crisis
Oakland renters have doubt's about the Tenants Movement recent action's/inaction's and increasingly are becoming aware of how immature the leadership actualy appears....
Posted: Mon, Dec 31, 2001 12:48am PST
Bay Autonomen Collective?
An announcement for the formation of an autonomen group in the Bay Area....
Posted: Tue, Dec 25, 2001 12:55pm PST
THE LAST WINTER OF REST AND GRACE FOR SAN FRANCISCO'S HOMELESS DEAD
For the past 16 years in a row, on the day when the night darkness is the longest of the year, San Franciscans have gathered in front of City Hall for a candlelit ceremony memorializing each homeless San Franciscan who died in the previous year....
Posted: Fri, Dec 21, 2001 9:57am PST
OAKLAND 12% RENT CAP PROPOSED
As the powers to be move to strip Oaklanders of Rent Law Protection's, Councilwoman Nadel proposes a 12% rent cap to replace Oakland's existing 3% rent cap. Renters who
have opposed the TASK FORCE DEAL are in
shock that Councilwoman Nadel forgets that
weak rent laws and high rents are a recipe for homelessness!...
Posted: Thu, Dec 20, 2001 3:27am PST
WHEN THE WRONG KIND OF PEOPLE EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
(editors note: In the rush of holiday deadline, this essay surfaced in the burgeoning heap of papers I regularly battle for dominance of my desk. We honestly have no idea who (or what) may have written it, but we're planning to have our office exorcised Monday morning as a precaution. -- chance martin/STREET SHEET)...
Posted: Sat, Dec 15, 2001 4:53pm PST
Richmond City Council Criminalizes Homelessness
It will now be illegal to have camping equipment in public in Richmond. This includes even a piece of cardboard for shelter, or a sleeping bag....
Posted: Fri, Dec 14, 2001 7:58pm PST