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It has just been announced by San Diego County that they have hired Deborah Seiler as their new permanent Registrar of Voters. Ms. Seiler joins the county elections office from her job as the Assistant Registrar in Solano County, California. "Seiler brings unique elections experience from the state, local and private sector that adds valuable perspective at a crucial time," according to a press release (posted in full at the bottom of this article) as issued today by San Diego County. A...

We are NOT Immigrants was the message at this year’s May Day Movement in Modesto, California. Over 3,000 protestors took to Modesto streets to demand a legalization bill and equal treatment for the millions living in the United States without papers. The turnout was nowhere near the 10,000 to 12,000 that marched in 2006, when the threat of Sensenbrenner’s House Resolution 4437 brought out record numbers across the nation. But the message was more powerful and resolute....

Population growth = more cars. How many cars can a city withstand? Gas is a ridiculously high, how much more can we afford to pay? Global Warming is fact & how long are we going to keep polluting? Statistics tell us that at the rate we are going, we will only make it another 30-40 years before major disasters start accuring…(this is insane). How could we let this get so out of control? We must do something NOW, before It’s too late. Look Into natural alternative fuels, drive your car less,...

Los Angeles police officers brutally assaulted peaceful marchers and supporters at a rally in Los Angeles creating outrage and anger from millions nationwide. Many of the people that were present in the park were mothers, children and babies. The cops were seen beating many with sticks on television; people and children that were offering no resistance. Also there were members of the press that were brutally assaulted....

Don't miss seeing Jeremy Scahill, the best selling author of Blackwater, in Sacramento today....

Just one day after a local marijuana dispensary was raided by federal agents, the store is back open for business...

They are one of the largest dispensaries in the state. Their address is 323 Roberts Ln; phone 661-392-9353. Protesters are invited....

Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary is a farmed animal sanctuary located in Stockton, California. We assist local humane societies and rescue groups with animals-primarily farmed animals-who, due to their breed, their health, or their personality, cannot be adopted into permanent homes. Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary inhabited by 70+ rabbits, a pony, a sheep, two goats, a pig, four dozen chickens, roosters, and ducks, as well as a handful of cats and dogs. We have just started holding volunteer work...

This is a commentary I sent to the Berkeley Daily Planet in response to one I read last week. With fundraiser time upon us again, it's time to ask where the money people give to KPFA is really going....

“Families constitute the basic fabric of our communities, when agents in plainclothes, driving unmarked vehicles patrol our communities, enter our neighbors’ home in the early morning hours to arrest hard working people, a climate of fear is generated, and our families are torn apart.” - quote from Central California Coalition for Immigrants Rights Fact Sheet...