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MARCH 24, 2006 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
SPECIAL ART EXHIBIT BY DEATH ROW INMATE WILLIAM NOGUERA
March 30 - May 21, 2006 - Davis, CA
PreMeditated: Meditations on Capital Punishment, Recent Works by Malaquias Montoya...
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 10:43pm PST
Is Pelosi Wrong Leader for Dems?
Markos Moulitsas, founder of the political blog dailykos.com, echoed my own feelings yesterday when he noted that while he was overly optimistic about the Democrats chances in national elections in 2004, he is much less hopeful about the prospects for major Republican losses in 2006. Moulitsas, whose new book Charging the Gate will be reviewed this week in Beyond Chron, believes Democrats have been too timid in attacking Republican illegalities and policy failures....
Posted: Tue, Mar 21, 2006 7:24am PST
Shameless In Sacramento
Bill Pearson, retired president of UFCW local 789, demonstrates that the pending merger between UFCW Locals 588 & 1288 has little to do with solidarity and everything to do with union executive troughing.
Written by Bill Pearson Sunday, 19 March 2006...
Posted: Mon, Mar 20, 2006 9:21pm PST
Is There a Right Way to Wage a Wrong War?
Author and Media Critic Norman Solomon asks what Senator Dianne Feinstein means when she says that the U.S. must do the Iraq war "right."...
Posted: Mon, Mar 20, 2006 6:58pm PST
Fred Wreck: Why Did Major Radio Stations Try & Silence This Man and His Music? (audio/mpeg 7.1MB)
Fredwreck in case you don’t know has laced everyone from Ice Cube
to Snoop Dogg on down to Eminem with incredible tracks….He’s always been a political type of guy so he got a bunch of
West Coast artists together around the start of the Iraq War and
they dropped this Anti-war song which they offered up for free download.....
Posted: Mon, Mar 20, 2006 5:34pm PST
Directors of Animal Welfare: Helping Communities and the Animals that Inhabit them
Appointed to be the eyes and ears of those who can not speak for themselves, the Directors of Animal Welfare (DAWs) work with the local councils in Los Angeles to tackle problems, initiate proposals and hold events aimed at solving problems or creating awareness on issues that help humans and animals live together harmoniously. Maybe the Bay Area should consider putting a DAW program in place....
Posted: Mon, Mar 20, 2006 5:02pm PST
3/20-25: Iraqi Women Visit Sacramento & Bay Area To Speak Out Against The War!
In conjunction with our Women Say No To War campaign, CODEPINK brought five women
from Iraq to the US for International Women's Day. These courageous women are now on
a tour across the country, and one of them will be coming to YOUR area this week to
share her personal story and speak out against the occupation of Iraq....
Posted: Sun, Mar 19, 2006 11:48pm PST
March 18, 911 Truth Movement Contingent
No. California 911 Truth Alliance and supporters were out spreading the word at the March 18 Anti-War Rally in San Francisco. Holding Signs saying "Neo-Con Jobs: Iraq and 9/11" and passing out information cards, the truth movement hopes to dispell the 911 lie that got the "war on terror" started. By providing well-researched papers, books and websites we hope to discredit the official narrative and the rational for permanent war....
Posted: Sat, Mar 18, 2006 7:18pm PST
Chronicle’s Schwarzenegger Flak Launches Hit Piece on Angelides
One day after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to secure Republican support for putting his public infrastructure bond on the June ballot, the San Francisco Chronicle sought to divert attention from this leadership failure by launching an attack on the Governor’s likely Democratic challenger, Phil Angelides. Not surprisingly, the attack was written by Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci, whose pro-Schwarzenegger puff pieces have become a staple of the Chronicle’s Re-elect the Governor cam...
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 8:08pm PST
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day shouldn't be reduced to drinking lots of tacky green beer and kissing everyone in sight. It's passing presents people with the opportunity to examine the history of nearly 900 years of Irish resistance that eventually led to their independence....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 11:20am PST
CAL buttophobia + erotophobia
[ SUN comments: Buttophobia + erotophobia in suburban and rural California schools? Stix hix nix "back"?]
News report ©2006 SF Chronicle....
Posted: Fri, Mar 17, 2006 3:00am PST
Death Penalty Issue Still Alive
The California death penalty has a temporary moratorium resulting from medical professionals refusing to participate in the execution of Michael Morales. Now is the time to examine the failures of capital punishment and how the criminal justice system is completely out of control in California and America....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 10:52pm PST
Death Penalty Issue Still Alive
The California death penalty has a temporary moratorium resulting from medical professionals refusing to participate in the execution of Michael Morales. Now is the time to examine the failures of capital punishment and how the criminal justice system is completely out of control in California and America....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 9:58pm PST
STEVE KUBBY
VISIT STEVE KUBBY IN JAIL
http://www.placer.ca.gov/sheriff/jail/jailreports/incustody_BN.htm...
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 7:48am PST
Kubby headed back to Placer jail for 60 days
Sheriff's Lt. George Malim said Kubby will again be permitted to use Marinol if it is prescribed by doctors....
Posted: Thu, Mar 16, 2006 12:06am PST
Emergency Response Actions Tomorrow: Protest DEA Raid in on MMJ Patients!
* Join Us in Actions at Federal Buildings Nationwide - 12 Noon on
Thursday, March 16th*...
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 11:18pm PST
Aryan Brotherhood Trial In California: Witness 'killed for US jail gang'
The first witness in the trial of four alleged members of a racist prison gang in the US has told how he killed as part of his initiation to the gang....
Posted: Wed, Mar 15, 2006 4:34pm PST
POESIA POR JAIME AYMERICH: MI ALMA
MI ALMA
EN UN LUGAR MUY LEJANO Y LINDISSIMO
UN LUGAR ENCANTADO QUE TIENE EL NOMBRE DE LOS ANGELES
ESTA MI ALMA
QUIEN ES MI ALMA, PERO ES MI ALMA
ES UN SER MUY ESPIRITUAL Y BUENO PARECE UN ANGEL
TIENE UN ROSTRO DULCISSIMO Y LLENO DE TERNURA
UNA SONRISA LLENA DE ALEGRIA COMO SUS OJOS NIGROS
JO QUIERO MUCHO A MI ALMA , CADA DIA LO QUIERE SIEMPRE
DEMAS
MI ALMA DA LOS OJOS NIGROS LINDISSIMOS SE LLAMA JAIME...
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 11:16pm PST
3/15: California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice Meets
first public
hearing in San Francisco on March 15, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 10:22pm PST
Womon punished for boyfriend's deed
Man offends Anaheim gang;
so they punish his girlfriend....
Posted: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 9:47pm PST