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imageLongfin Smelt Moves Closer to State Endangered Status
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by Dan Bacher
The California Fish and Game Commission in San Diego today voted 3-0 to designate the longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), a native fish that has dropped to record low numbers in the San Francisco Bay-Delta and is nearing extinction in other northern California estuaries, as a "candidate species." This is the first step toward a formal listing as an endangered or threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act, according to a press release from a coalition of three environm...
Posted: Thu, Feb 7, 2008 5:48pm PST
documentFailing California’s Communities: How the University of California’s Low Wages Affect Surrounding Cities and Neighborhoods
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by via AFSCME
A new report by the Center for Labor and Community Research and the Partnership for Working Families shows how the University of California’s low wages affect surrounding cities and neighborhoods....
Posted: Sat, Feb 2, 2008 5:31pm PST
textProtect Access to Higher Education for Californians by Pat Washington, PhD
Please urge Lt. Governor Garamendi to continue to call for a halt in increased student fees for California's institutions of higher education....
Posted: Sun, Nov 25, 2007 12:01pm PST
imageThe Witch Fires & the War in Iraq: Making the Connection
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by Brendan Behan
Protestors at an anti-war march in San Francisco on Oct. 27 call attention to the equipment and personnel deficits created by the Iraq War and their impact upon the California National Guard in responding to the Witch Fires....
Posted: Mon, Oct 29, 2007 11:51am PDT
audio2007 Practical Activism Conference at UCSC featuring Angela Davis (audio/mpeg 13.2MB) by ~Bradley
Hundreds of students crowded into the College Nine-Ten Multipurpose Room on October 27th for the 5th annual Practical Activism Conference at UC Santa Cruz. The room's capacity was maxed out when Angela Davis spoke and approximately 175 students heard the speech through speakers setup outside the Multipurpose Room. Activist organizations based on campus and in the community were tabling, food was provided and the workshops were very well attended....
Posted: Sat, Oct 27, 2007 11:56pm PDT
imageAs California burns, where is the CA. National Guard?
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by Dan Bacher
At a time when southern California is a blazing inferno, this action alert from Bill Lackemacher of Sacramento for Democracy urges Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to bring the California National Guard back home from Iraq....
Posted: Tue, Oct 23, 2007 5:56pm PDT
audioInterview With Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerald: 38 Years Locked Down (audio/mpeg 11.2MB) by Riva Love
Romaine "Chip" Fitzgerlad is the longest held Black Panther prisoner. Locked down for 38 years, Chip was due his parole a long long time ago. Still strong and still revolutionary, Chip discusses his history, his case, and most importantly...his commitment and wisdom on the current struggle for social justice and freedom. Currently housed at Imperial Valley State Prison, Chip's supporters include the Monterey Bay NAACP, the Anarchist Black Cross, the Watsonville Brown Berets, the Prisoners o...
Posted: Mon, Oct 22, 2007 9:44pm PDT
imageSan Diego Indymedia Temporary Newswire on Indybay
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by San Diego Indymedia
The San Diego Indymedia website has been down since late August because of tech problems, but a temporary newswire dedicated to San Diego related content has been created on Indybay. (woohoo! Indybay is awesome!) SDIMC volunteers are hoping to unveil a new website with a different content management system, drupal, sometime in late October or November....
Posted: Sun, Oct 7, 2007 10:58pm PDT
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