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Terminator’s pension scam takes hit SAN FRANCISCO — In a surprise announcement April 7, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is delaying until June 2006 a controversial ballot initiative to change state workers’ pensions from public, guaranteed-benefit programs to privatized 401(k)-like pensions.
“The governor’s retreat on the pensions initiative is a huge defeat for the corporate special interest agenda,” Jim Farrell, spokesperson for the 2-million-member Alliance for a Better California, said in a telephone interv...
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2005 6:46am PDT
UC Santa Cruz. We Shut it Down! (video/quicktime 16.5MB) Statewide Strikes at University of California...
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2005 5:34am PDT
Americans for Safe Access Legal Campaign Update Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and its Legal Campaign has begun 2005 with a
bang! With patients continuing to be cited and prosecuted for conduct that
has been lawful for more than 8 years, ASA thought it was time to fight
back!...
Posted: Fri, Apr 15, 2005 12:37am PDT
UC Workers Striking Tomorrow List of all the pickets and contacts...
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 1:16pm PDT
Schwarzenegger Donors' Fraud Could Cost Calif. Taxpayers $400 Million Gov. Schwarzenegger Donors' Fraud Could Cost Calif. Taxpayers $400 Million; AIG's Stock Decline in Wake of Investigation Hits State Retirement Systems Hard...
Posted: Wed, Apr 13, 2005 12:06am PDT
Occupied Territory: Of Ballot Boxes and Dreams (May 20-22) Occupied Territory II: Of Ballot Boxes and Dreams, will be taking place in the Ventana Wilderness from May 20th -22nd!...
Posted: Tue, Apr 12, 2005 9:04pm PDT
Mike Farrell at the 24-Hour Read-In in Salinas (audio/mpeg 5.8MB) On April 1, Mike Farrell shared some of his feelings about the closing of the Salinas Libraries during the 24-Hour Read-In which took place at the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas. Mike also read some of his favorite quotes and passages from books. We hear words from great authors and activists such as Cesar Chavez and John Steinbeck as well as Maya Angelou on the life and death of Ossie Davis. Mike also read important words about racism and dissent written by Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 6:32pm PDT
Peter Kwiek of the Salinas Action League speaks about Saving our Libraries (audio/mpeg 4.1MB) On April 1, I spoke with Peter Kwiek of the Salinas Action League. Peter has been a core activist in the struggle to Save the Libraries in Salinas. (9 minutes)...
Posted: Mon, Apr 11, 2005 12:10pm PDT
California Clients Fight Forced Mental Health Treatment In a move that has angered mental health clients and spurred mounting allegations of voter betrayal, state officials announced Tuesday that counties will likely be allowed to use taxpayer money from recently passed ballot measure Proposition 63 to fund involuntary treatment, including court-ordered outpatient commitment. In response, clients have launched a letter-writing campaign to demand the state reverse its course....
Posted: Sun, Apr 10, 2005 8:24pm PDT
Indybay Solidarity, Reaching Out and The Take On April 6, Santa Cruz Indymedia volunteers presented a free film screening of The Take at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos. The importance of Indymedia was explained and money was collected to help buy a new server for Indybay....
Posted: Sat, Apr 9, 2005 2:00am PDT
State Officials Betray Voters, Hijack Mental Health Tax to Fund Forced Treatment Flouting the will of the voters and the dismissing mental health clients' demands, the California Department of Mental Health announced Tuesday that the agency will allow counties to use funds from Proposition 63, the recently passed Mental Health Services Act, for involuntary treatment, including court-ordered outpatient commitment. In response, the California Network of Mental Health Clients has launched a letter-writing campaign to stop the provision from taking effect....
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2005 9:48pm PDT
4/28 Workers Memorial Day Protest This statewide rally will honor the workers who have been killed or injured on the job and will protest the destruction of workers comp and the lack of healthcare for all....
Posted: Fri, Apr 8, 2005 12:45am PDT
5000+ PROTEST AT THE RITZ 
RALLY AGAINST ARONLD'S CORPORATE CORRUPTION...
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 10:54pm PDT
Vote Hemp Action Alert A hearing on AB 1147 is scheduled for April 27 before the California
Assembly Agriculture Committee. Letters of support to legislators and
Governor Schwarzenegger from California residents and businesses are
needed now....
Posted: Thu, Apr 7, 2005 1:12am PDT
Apr 12th - Death With Dignity Bill in Sacto >This coming Tuesday, April 12th, the Judiciary Committee
>of the California Assembly will be considering the fate
>of Assembly Bill 654, the California Compassionate
>Choice Act, which would give California an assisted-
>dying law like that used so successfully by the
>terminally ill in Oregon....
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 9:36pm PDT
Schwarzenegger's Supper of Shame 
The governor who claims he "kicks butt" never showed his outside his exclusive soiree at the Ritz carlton...
Posted: Wed, Apr 6, 2005 6:14pm PDT
Support of PAWS and ARK 2000 A handful of animal rights organizations are represented in this statement by regarding allegations made about the care Tinkerbelle received at PAWS....
Posted: Tue, Apr 5, 2005 2:25pm PDT
Cesar Chavez honored in Salinas, la lucha sigue... 
On Sunday April 3, more than 1,200 people marched through the streets of Salinas and rallied at the Cesar Chavez Library. While we honored the life struggle of Cesar Chavez, we too struggle to keep the Libraries open in Salinas. Conncetions were easily made between the US government policy of endless war around the world and the closing of community resources such as the entire library system....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 11:47pm PDT
Coming Together to Save the Salinas Libraries - Sunday 
Photos from Sunday afternoon at the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas....
Posted: Mon, Apr 4, 2005 8:03pm PDT
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