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Old Growth Reserve Logging Begins at Biscuit (video/quicktime 11.8MB)
11 Arrested at Fiddler Timber Sale Blockade...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 3:48pm PST
RNs Condemn New 'Emergency Order' to Evade Ratio Law
Schwarzenegger Flouts Courts in Latest Attack on Patient Safety...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 1:07pm PST
Fullerton Student Journalist Should Be Reinstated as Editor
Fullerton Student Journalist Should Be Reinstated as Editor
School district was wrong to remove her after publishing story about gay students, ACLU and others say...
Posted: Tue, Mar 8, 2005 11:09am PST
California Group Blocks $7M Rate Hike Proposed by California's 2nd Largest Medical Malpr
California Group Blocks $7M Rate Hike Proposed by California's 2nd Largest Medical Malpractice Insurer; Prop. 103 Prevents the DoctorsCompany's 5 Pct. Rate Increase...
Posted: Mon, Mar 7, 2005 9:25pm PST
Gov. Schwarzenegger Should Pay Legal Costs in Nurses Lawsuit & Travel Expenses for Money-M
FTCR: Gov. Schwarzenegger Should Pay Legal Costs in Nurses Lawsuit & Travel Expenses for Money-Making Venture...
Posted: Sun, Mar 6, 2005 10:39pm PST
Dr Arnold's Diet: Take a Steroid, Kick A Woman;
Back in the early 1990s, the right-wing taste of the year was Newt Gingrich. He led the Republican sweep into Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections. His "Contract With America" loomed in every headline. Liberals wailed that Gingrichism was invincible....
Posted: Sat, Mar 5, 2005 10:17pm PST
Nurses Win Major Victory against Nazi Anti-Labor Schwarznegger
The cheers reverberated among all supporters of labor in all 58 counties of California and across the nation as the California Nurses Association won confirmation in Sacramento Superior Court on March 4, 2005 of its hard-fought victory to reduce nurse-patient ratios, saving our lives and mandating decent working conditions for nurses....
Posted: Sat, Mar 5, 2005 3:53am PST
Be the Media! Tell the Truth! The 9-11 News Special You Never Saw
9-11 Truth Actvists Invite the Press to Examine Media Coverage of 9-11 and Examine the Official Narrative...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 1:01pm PST
The SF Chronicle
The SF Chronicle, taking a page from the playbook of anti-choice activists, is doing its part to create "personhood" for unborn fetuses. In the story below, the fate of the woman who arguably suffered more profoundly, both physically and emotionally, is submerged under the story of the fetus. This is outrageous. Please consider writing a letter to the Chronicle.
letters@sfchronicle.com...
Posted: Fri, Mar 4, 2005 12:03pm PST
On the March in March! 2 Books Not Bars Campaign Events this Month!
On the March in March! 2 Books Not Bars Campaign Events this Month!...
Posted: Thu, Mar 3, 2005 12:29am PST
Greens support 'industrial hemp' bill
State Green Party throws support behind ?Industrial Hemp' bill at Capitol;
Hemp hailed as more environmentally safe...
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 10:04pm PST
Yee Introduces Bill to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBT People in Political Campaigns
Yee Introduces Bill to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBT People in Political Campaigns
Equality California-sponsored Legislation Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 12:33pm PST
“High Ideals, Low Pay”—how the University of California exploits its employees
While salaries for University of California (UC) President Robert C. Dynes and campus administrators consistently rise, many UC service employees are struggling to survive. According to a report released last Tuesday by the National Economic Development and Law Center (NEDLC), UC devalues the contribution of those that clean and maintain its nine campuses and five medical facilities throughout California. In the report entitled “High Ideals, Low Pay: A Wage Analysis of UC Service Workers,” NE...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 10:24am PST
oppose former lobbyist for cattle ranchers on the 9th Circuit federal court
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Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 4:26pm PST
425-pound tiger hunted and killed in LA
DawnWatch: Tiger shot in California -- LA Times front page 2/24/05...
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 2:29pm PST
2/27: SF Day Laborers Travel to Fairfield to Picket Employer Who Owes $$
SAN FRANCISCO DAY LABORERS FORCED TO TRAVEL TO FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA TO
PICKET THEIR EMPLOYER THAT OWES THEM OVER $12,000.00 IN UNPAID WAGES...
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 11:28am PST
2/24SF Labor TV On The Right To Union Job&SF Laborers Protest Corruption
Labor On The Job on 2/24/05 will be looking at the attack on IAM Local 1173 and IBT 315 workers who were fired by the Future Ford Auto Agency for being union members. It will also interview SF city laborers who were members of LIUNA 261 about the growing corruption and their illegal layoffs....
Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2005 4:09pm PST
Stop Speculative Ellis Act Evictions: FREE FAX
Stop Speculative Ellis Act Evictions. Go to Local Impact and take action to support crucial Ellis Act reform....
Posted: Wed, Feb 23, 2005 3:12pm PST
Medical Marijuana Week 2005 a success!
more in-depth reports from last week's events...
Posted: Tue, Feb 22, 2005 12:37pm PST
2/23 9am in Sacto:
WHAT: Press Conference on New Industrial Hemp Legislation
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 23rd at 9 a.m.
WHERE: California State Capitol, Room 1190, Sacramento...
Posted: Mon, Feb 21, 2005 11:13pm PST