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Thousands of Students Defy Lockdowns and Continue Walkouts to Protest Anti-Immigrant Bill Tens of thousands of high school students have staged walkouts in protest over a House bill that proposes a sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants. We go to Los Angeles to speak with Jasmine Chavez, a 17-year old student at Montabello High School and Luis Rodriguez, a community activist, poet and writer....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 7:23am PST
The True Story of the Historic 1968 Chicano Student Walkout in East L.A. "Walkout" - a new HBO film tells the story of the 1968 walkout by high school Chicano students in East Los Angeles to protest academic prejudice and dire school conditions. We speak with the executive director of the film, Moctesuma Esparza. An award-winning film producer and community activist, Esparza helped organize the 1968 walkout and was arrested and jailed along with 12 others for conspiracy to disturb the peace....
Posted: Wed, Mar 29, 2006 7:19am PST
California - Automobile Industry Partnership Proposed The Peace and Freedom Party candidate for California lieutenant governor is proposing a 75 billion dollar plan to revive the American automobile industry and to bring good paying jobs back to California. Unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Angelides and Steve Wesley, Alexander believes California needs a plan and a vision to build California and to help working people...
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 7:05pm PST
California - Automobile Industry Partnership Proposed The Peace and Freedom Party candidate for California lieutenant governor is proposing a 75 billion dollar plan to revive the American automobile industry and to bring good paying jobs back to California. Unlike the Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phil Angelides and Steve Wesley, Alexander believes California needs a plan and a vision to build California and to help working people....
Posted: Tue, Mar 28, 2006 6:29pm PST
Dianne Feinstein's Husband Why is this story important?
Here is a reminder:
http://stangoff.com/?p=222...
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 6:08pm PST
Theologian Exposes 9/11 Myth 
Respected author, theologian, David Ray Griffin, has authored two excellent books questioning the official 9-11 narrative. As the 9-11 cover-up is questioned nationally on CNN by actor Charlie Sheen, the Bay Area is poised for the first, in person, 9/11 talks by David Ray Griffin. Will the media accept Sheen's challenge and begin to cover some of the serious questions and facts that Griffin and the 9-11 Truth Movement have raised, or will they ignore the events?...
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 12:59pm PST
Up to 2 Million Take to the Streets of L.A. To Demonstrate Against Anti-Immigrant Bill Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in downtown Los Angeles Saturday to demonstrate against a new anti-immigrant bill being considered by Congress. Crowd estimates range from 500,000 to 2 million. We speak with longtime immigrant rights activist Javier Rodriguez and United Farm Workers of America co-founder Dolores Huerta....
Posted: Mon, Mar 27, 2006 7:14am PST
Largest Demonstration in California History 
Over 1 million street filled the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday as waves of demonstrations take place in major cities across the U.S....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 9:35pm PST
LATINO PEACE MARCH-RAIN OR SHINE!/NOON RALLY UPDATE Can you join us tommorrow rain or shine, Monday March 27 to support the Latino Peace March's final miles of walking from Tijuana to San Francisco? I marched with them and about a thousand supporters with incredible energy both in Watsonville and Salinas yesterday. WOW! Check out the video below!
UPDATE: THE NOON RALLY TO SUPPORT THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS HUNGER STRIKE IS AT MONGOMERY AND MARKET (MOVED FROM CIVIC CENTER)...
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 4:30pm PST
Hammer Away The Loveall Lie At UFCW Local 588 
The Loveall's leadership at UFCW Local 588 want everybody to mark and mail their merger ballot in today. Here is the problem with their info....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 8:38am PST
Lieutenant Governor Candidate Wants Gasoline Price Controls The oil industry is off to an early start to raise gasoline prices and profits. Stewart Alexander, the Peace and Freedom Party candidate for lieutenant governor, says he will push for gasoline price controls in California to end gouging at the pumps....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 6:37am PST
3/25: Los Angeles: Half to 1 Million People Protest against Anti-Immigrant Law! Today in downtown Los Angeles, over 1 million people demonstrated in support of immigrant rights. This was the largest demonstration in the history of California....
Posted: Sun, Mar 26, 2006 1:48am PST
March 27th-- Raich v. Gonzales: Medical Cannabis Trial Continues Historic Medical Cannabis Case Back in Court of Appeals on Remand from
United States Supreme Court...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 11:59pm PST
ASA CA Weekly Alert *1) Sign Petitions to Show Compassion for Federal Medical Marijuana
Defendants!
2) Saturday, March 25th, **Garden Valley: El Dorado County AAMC Meeting
3) Monday, March 27th, Sacramento: Court Support for Bryan Epis
**4) Monday, March 27th, Fresno: Court Support for Dustin Costa*
*5) Monday, March 27th, Pasadena: Court Support for Angel Raich
6) Monday, March 27th, San Andreas: Calaveras County to Vote on Medical
Marijuana ID Card Program
**7) Tuesday, March 28th, Los Angeles: Count...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 11:58pm PST
Your Urgent Action is Needed to Stop Anti-LGBT Legislation Your help is urgently needed to stop two bills pending in the California State
Assembly that would harm LGBT youth and families. Equality California asks that you
take action TODAY to oppose these assaults on equality....
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 9:59pm PST
Monday: Latino anti-war marchers join immigrant rights hunger strikers Joint event at Feinstein's office @ noon this Monday: 241-mile Latino war resisters march ends in San Francisco, joining up with the immigrant justice hunger strikers who are camped at the Federal Building all this week demanding human rights for undocumented people in the U.S....
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 6:45pm PST
The Other California: The Disabled, the Elderly and the Invisible Poor Nearly 45 years ago, Michael Harrington wrote "The Other America" a book that lifted the heavy veil that made invisible to the rest of the country, the poorest Americans, millions trapped in poverty - outside of public policy, outside of political power and outside of the American dream. Among those millions were hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities - infants, children and adults, seniors and their families. Harrington wrote about the poor in the Appalachians, the shock...
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 4:49pm PST
Politicians bid to alter state initiative process SACRAMENTO — California's top election official Thursday said he has a remedy for voters who say they are sick of being propositioned endlessly by everyone from governors to masked interests, using everything from twisted advertisements to flurries of fliers....
Posted: Fri, Mar 24, 2006 3:39pm PST
Members & Retirees of UFCW Local 588 Picket Union Hall 
On March 21st members and retirees of Local 588 held a picket on the Local 588 hall at 2200 Professional Drive Roseville Ca....
Posted: Thu, Mar 23, 2006 9:28am PST
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