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Oakland Privacy Group sends "Cease and Desist" letter to the Oakland Mayor and City Council....
Posted: Mon, Jan 27, 2014 11:07am PST
It appears that someone needs to take a good hard look at the Effie's House Project, to determine why shoddy construction work has been occurring at the project....
Posted: Thu, Jan 23, 2014 3:00am PST
Please sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/petitions/the-mayor-and-city-council-of-oakland-ca-don-t-sell-out-the-people-of-oakland-to-the-department-of-homeland-security-don-t-vote-to-fund-the-domain-awareness-center In addition, more info is here: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/01/10/18749024.php...
Posted: Wed, Jan 15, 2014 12:56pm PST
People are free to call Oakland's blight hotline to file complaints about blight conditions created by slumlords and landlords, or property owners that fail to get permits for their projects in residential buildings in Oakland: Call: 510/238-3381...
Posted: Wed, Jan 15, 2014 2:01am PST
On October 12, 2006, Oakland City Attorney John Russo, Oakland City Councilmembers Nancy Nadel and Jane Brunner announced the filing of a lawsuit against Elizabeth Ann Williams (RG 06291808), for not providing humane living conditions to the residents in 13 buildings in Oakland, including the building that caught on fire on December 19, 2013 at 732 Apgar Street....
Posted: Sat, Jan 11, 2014 9:04pm PST
The watchdog organization PUEBLO is announcing a new approach to reentry for young men currently imprisoned at San Quentin or Santa Rita Jail. It will focus on pragmatic needs for employment and housing while assisting with mental health, family relations, and engaging in restorative justice for both the community and the formerly incarcerated called BIO, balancing the inner and outer needs of the person and his community....
Posted: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 1:04pm PST
Radio Autonomía/Autonomy Radio: Zapatismo in the Bay is a collective media project that takes inspiration from the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, México. We focus on autonomous political, economic, and social projects in the San Francisco Bay Area that resonate with the anti-capitalist, rebel spirit of Zapatismo. We are adherents to the Sexta. We broadcast live the first Sunday of every month from 4-6pm from Oakland, California on Berkeley Liberation Radio 104.1 FM, streaming live at berkeley...
Posted: Sun, Jan 5, 2014 9:43pm PST
Police in Contra Costa plan to seize all live aboard vessels from Antioch to Discovery Bay. This will leave dozens of people on fixed incomes homeless this winter. The Sheriffs intend to make recovery of these vessels difficult by substantially increasing the associated costs. Many veterans, disabled, and impoverished will lose their homes and one of the few affordable options available to those who do not qualify or currently waiting for rent subsidy programs....
Posted: Sat, Dec 28, 2013 2:33am PST
To all the yuppies who defend the Bay area tech industry after every googlebus protest:...
Posted: Sat, Dec 21, 2013 1:42pm PST
The University of California has hired San Francisco real estate mogul Robert J. Lalanne to redevelop People's Park. The UC's plans include the removal of many of the trees and plants. The UC will take total control of landscaping and gardening of People's Park, making it illegal for the public to participate in public gardening, ending 44 years of volunteer gardening. It is believed that initial steps to control the Park will occur over winter break, such as a primary wave of foliage remov...
Posted: Thu, Dec 19, 2013 6:39am PST
After promising to take no more than a few disposed-of, token items, a CalTrans crew removes many valuable and sacred items from the...
Posted: Tue, Dec 17, 2013 12:40am PST
Archaeological Investigation of Prehistoric Ohlone Village Site (CA-CCO-356) in Pinole, CA....
Posted: Mon, Dec 16, 2013 2:33pm PST
Vallejo, CA. - Sacred Sites Protection & Rights of Indigenous Tribes announces the arrival of the Spiritual Walkers of the Longest Walk 4 in Vallejo, California. The Longest Walk 4 will be at Sogorea Te, Native American Sacred Site located in Glen Cove on Wednesday, December 18, 2013; time to be announced....
Posted: Sun, Dec 15, 2013 8:04pm PST
Some strange developments surrounding the disposition of time and memory...
Posted: Fri, Dec 13, 2013 2:29pm PST
12.12.13 - A personal account of direct defense of people's homes on the Albany Bulb on December 10th. This action comes shortly after Bulb defenders built rock barricades to halt police from entering the Bulb, a squatter community and autonomous space known for its art and sculptures made out of the former landfill....
Posted: Thu, Dec 12, 2013 9:37am PST
In the early hours of November 27, 2013, "Smash Kono" was spraypainted on the windows of the Kono Office at Telegraph and 27th. The other windows were then smashed with a hammer and the door was broken....
Posted: Tue, Dec 3, 2013 12:45pm PST
The Coop Credit Union in Berkeley is an alternative to the big (and little?) banks, using people's money to build the community by making loans to local businesses and individuals. It is essential to a healthy local economy. When the Occupy movement asked people to withdraw their money from banks and put it in Credit Unions, it gained many new members. Now a slate of 3 who favor holding the Coop Federal Credit Union to its bylaws and mission are up for removal by the c/u's Supervisory Commit...
Posted: Mon, Dec 2, 2013 3:49pm PST
There Ought To Be a New Sheriff In Town - And a New District Attorney....
Posted: Fri, Nov 29, 2013 11:13am PST