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Educators Organize Events Statewide to Support Schools, Protest Governor's Broken Promises
BURLINGAME – In cities across the state, thousands of California Teachers Association members are taking part in scores of events on May 11 to celebrate teaching and to protest the governor's broken promises on education as part of California's 23rd annual "Day of the Teacher" celebration....
Posted: Wed, May 11, 2005 12:24pm PDT
3rd and 2nd upates from EQCA
The Senate Judiciary Committee just announced that Senate Constitutional Amendment
1, by Senator Bill Morrow (R-Oceanside) failed to pass with a 5-2 vote. In a
dramatic double failure today for Lou Sheldon and the Traditional Values Coalition,
both proposed anti-gay constitutional amendments did not pass the state legislature....
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2005 5:54pm PDT
Live Update from Hearings on Constitutional Amendments
Today, the State Senate and Assembly Judiciary Committees will hear two
Constitutional Amendments sponsored by the Traditional Values Coalition that would
repeal all rights for LGBT people and their families by enshrining discrimination in
our state constitution....
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2005 11:20am PDT
California Industrial Hemp Farming Act Update
There was no vote taken at the April 27th hearing before the Assembly
Committee on Agriculture. The bill was instead held without
recommendation until 2006. Between now and then there is much work to
be done. More work needs to be done to educate members of the
Agriculture Committee before a 2nd hearing takes place in 2006....
Posted: Mon, May 9, 2005 11:47pm PDT
Interview With First Navy War Resister: Pablo Paredes
On May 11, 2005, Pablo Paredes, a U.S. Navy Petty Officer, 3rd Class, will face a court martial for refusing to fight in the Iraq war. In Dec. 2004, Pablo refused to board a Navy ship as it left San Diego, Ca., becoming the first Navy personnel to refuse to go. I interviewed Pablo by email on May 6, 2005....
Posted: Sat, May 7, 2005 3:31pm PDT
CA Bill Would Increase Fine for MJ
A bill that would increase the fine for possession of
one oz. or less of marijuana to $250 has been reported out of the
Senate Public Safety Committee....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 11:50pm PDT
Lockyer: CA Courts Must Follow State Over Federal Law, ASA Statement
Lockyer: CA Courts Must Follow State Over Federal Law
Advocates Demand Wider Broadcasting of Opinion...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 11:45pm PDT
Anarchism Now Conference at UCSC on May 7
On May 7th the UCSC Anarchist Research Cluster and the Center for Cultural Studies will host a one-day conference and conversation exploring and contextualizing contemporary anarchism....
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:49pm PDT
Northern California USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Campaign Kick-Off
San Francisco: Saturday June 4, 2005 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
San Francisco Holiday Inn, 1500 Van Ness Avenue
San Jose: Sunday, June 5, 2005 – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
San Jose Hyatt, 1740 North First Street
Seating limited. RSVP...
Posted: Fri, May 6, 2005 10:37pm PDT
Massive Die-off of Delta Fish - Part 2 (audio/mpeg 22.1MB)
Interview with Senior Scientist Greg Karris, of Communities for a Better Environment, about the massive loss of fish in the upper bay....
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2005 11:02pm PDT
SUV runs down three kids – no charges filed
On May 5, 2005, ten-year-old Benito Guevara was struck and killed by a SUV on a busy road near his home. Thirteen-year-old Brian Zambrano and 11-year-old Gaspar Valencia survived the incident, but are hospitalized in serious condition....
Posted: Thu, May 5, 2005 6:46pm PDT
Oppose Discriminatory Constitutional Amendments SC 1/ACA 3
URGENT ACTION ALERT
Discriminatory Anti-LGBT California Constitutional Amendments Set for May 10th Vote...
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 10:16pm PDT
Santa Cruz Indymedia Newsletter May 4, 2005
SANTA CRUZ INDYMEDIA UPDATE, MAY 4, 2005...
Posted: Wed, May 4, 2005 3:24am PDT
ACLU Criticizes Governor Schwarzenegger’s Comments on Controversial “Minuteman” Program
Gov. Schwarzenegger’s recent off-the-cuff statement that he supports the work of a handful of vigilantes in Arizona staked out on the Mexico-U.S. border without the support of the U.S. government, the Border Patrol or even President Bush is bad governance...
Posted: Tue, May 3, 2005 5:03pm PDT
Singing and Soapboxing during May Day 2005 in Santa Cruz (audio/mpeg 676.7KB)
The first seven tracks were recorded at the Clock Tower and the last two tracks were recorded outside the Poet and the Patriot....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 7:55pm PDT
AB 405 California Decides Whether to Ban Use of Experimental Pesticides in Schools
California Assembly Bill 405
will protect California public K-12 children, teachers, school workers, and community members from pesticide products where the health effects are unknown....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 7:42pm PDT
Massive Die-off of Delta Fish (audio/mpeg 5.0MB)
Interview with EPA Biologist Bruce Herbold about the massive loss of fish in the bay....
Posted: Mon, May 2, 2005 5:25pm PDT
Proposition 36 at Major Crossroads, Needs Your Help To Stay Alive
Cops are still actively trying to overturn your vote in the California legislature. Aided by a few drug court judges, prosecutors and narcotics officers are fighting to pass SB 803 (Ducheny) http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_803_bill_20050426_status.html, which will allow prosecutors to deny treatment to nonviolent possession offenders, and add more jail days for those who do get into Proposition 36's treatment instead of incarceration program....
Posted: Sat, Apr 30, 2005 11:50pm PDT
AB734 passed committee -- Act Now to Stop AB734 and Trade in Kangaroo Parts
Word is that AB734 has passed the committee and will be hitting the assembly floor as early as Tuesday of next week....
Posted: Fri, Apr 29, 2005 1:00pm PDT
PABLO PAREDES COURT MARTIAL EVENTS / PROTEST
Defend Pablo: Put the WAR on Trial
3 days of protest and events to support war resister
Pablo Paredes
as he faces court martial by the US Navy
May 10th - May 13th 2005
San Diego, CA...
Posted: Fri, Apr 29, 2005 11:35am PDT