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California gubernatorial primary reflects alienation from US two-party system
The record-low turnout in last week’s California primary elections for governor and other offices reflects widespread disaffection with the two parties of big business, not only in California, but across the country....
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 10:31pm PDT
Office of Emergency Services (OES) is a JOKE in San Francisco
I attended the Office of Emergency Services (OES) June 5, 2006 with all the SF Heads of Departments and even the Clerk of the Board - Gloria Young present. Ross Mirkarimi was there and a host of other City Attorneys and others. There were some members of the public - I remember very well Kim Crossman. I was there to give some input during Public Comment by our slick Mayor Gavin Newsom with intent saw that I could not speak. I suppose the same could be said of Kim Crossman who also wanted to ...
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 6:45pm PDT
Nepalese rebels freed from jail
Nepal's government has begun releasing Maoist rebels detained under a controversial anti-terror law....
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 9:45am PDT
Rove cleared of naming CIA spy
Karl Rove, President Bush's policy strategist, has been told by prosecutors he will not be charged with any crimes in the investigation into the leak of a CIA officer's identity, his lawyer said today....
Posted: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 9:35am PDT
The Ominous Shadow of 1988 Hovers Over this July’s Mexican Presidential Election
With 20 Days to Go before the Vote, the Spectre of Electoral Fraud - and Subsequent Repression - Haunts a Nation...
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 10:54pm PDT
SF: 19th Ave/Park Presidio Blvd Transportation Plan Community Meeting
Sunset Recreation Center
2210 Lawton at 28th Avenue...
Event Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 4:48pm PDT
SF: 19th Ave/Park Presidio Blvd Transportation Plan Community Meeting
SFPD Richmond Station
461 6th Avenue, between Geary and Anza...
Event Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2006 6:00pm PDT
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 4:46pm PDT
Multi-Party Progressive Slate
The Green Party and California Peace and Freedom Parties have each fielded a full slate of candidates for statewide office in the Nov. 2006 General Election. Following is a list that should be considered in the interest of building a true multi-party democracy....
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 11:41am PDT
Lessons to Remember for November Ballot
Last Tuesday’s election results have political insiders and pundits weighing in on what the outcomes meant for the long-time battle between the city’s progressives and conservatives. Ballot measures often become the litmus test for how each side’s strength, and this season proved no exception. But perhaps more important that deciding winners and losers is learning from what occurred last week, and taking those lessons into the next election cycle. In that spirit, here’s one perspective on wha...
Posted: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 7:05am PDT
Jim Hightower at the Harmony Festival (video/quicktime 24.5MB)
Jim Hightower, putting the populist perspective on politics.
This a very fine talk by Jim....
Posted: Sun, Jun 11, 2006 7:11pm PDT
Groups Rally Against Budget at City Hall
Close to 100 people gathered on the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall on Thursday afternoon to protest Mayor Newsom’s proposed budget plan. Spearheaded by Supervisor Chris Daly, the enthusiastic crowd was rallying against an agenda that appears minimally interested in the lives and the concerns of many residents here in San Francisco. The diverse array of organizations represented spoke to just how many people feel neglect, among them the Senior Action Network, the Community Outreach and Str...
Posted: Sun, Jun 11, 2006 11:41am PDT
Sacramento DA issues Flash Bang Incident Report after elections take place
Sacramento County's jail has been notorious for brutality over the years, but an incident took place on December 1, 2005, led to riot cops requesting inmates to get on the floor in their cells after toliets were flooded inside the jail. Before even finding out if the inmates complied, the storm troopers launched flashbangs inside the cells and extracted the prisoners. One of the inmates suffered burns to his crotch. Others got a nice ass whooping....
Posted: Sat, Jun 10, 2006 11:10pm PDT
Election Results in Madera County
Alleged by some to be a corrupt District Attorney, Ernie Licalsi retains his job and looks forward to the future as a judge....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 7:33pm PDT
FBI confidential informant also said to be provocateur
According to activists from Des Moines, Philadelphia, Miami, Sacramento, and other locations, a young woman named "Anna" allegedly infiltrated peace and justice rallies and anarchist meetings, and even attempted to join protests against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) ahead of the DNC's national convention last year as a paid FBI confidential "informant."...
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 5:51pm PDT
Chinese American Candidates Win Big in California Primaries
SAN FRANCISCO – Chinese Americans are celebrating major wins by Chinese candidates in California’s primary elections this week. It was also an election where nearly every candidate did what they could to attract Asian American voters....
Posted: Fri, Jun 9, 2006 6:26am PDT
Verified Voting: Diebold Vulnerabilities Affect 27 States
According to the Verified Voting's preliminary information on the Diebold systems,
27 states are at risk with varying degrees of vulnerability, depending in part on
whether the jurisdiction has a voter-verified paper record....
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 10:44pm PDT
Interview with Jo Chamberlain (audio/mpeg 4.8MB)
Green Party Staff Member of the Peter Camejo Campaign for CA Governor...
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 9:44am PDT
Dellums Reaches 50.2%, Runoff may be Avoided
Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidates Ron Dellums and Ignacio De La Fuente did not let Alameda County’s archaic vote counting system stem their enthusiasm as they waited for election results Tuesday night....
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 6:21am PDT
Ma Trounces Reilly, But Eviction Disclosure Only San Francisco Measure to Pass
San Francisco saw some surprises last night, perhaps the biggest being the margin by which Fiona Ma defeated her opponent, Janet Reilly, in the race for the California Assembly seat. In a big day for Asian candidates, Ma joined Leland Yee, a candidate for the State Senate, and Lillian Sing, a candidate for judge, in landslide wins. The likely defeat of Prop. A also presented a surprise, which many thought would win easily, while a win for Prop. B and big losses for Props. C and D surprised no...
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 6:20am PDT
The Big Winners and Losers on June 6
There was much to learn from Tuesday’s election results, and while some politicians and constituencies deserve to be gleeful, others are not thrilled with the lesson. The biggest surprise in San Francisco was the failure of the city’s progressive forces to mobilize voters. This led to the defeat of the anti-violence measure, Prop A, and to a surprisingly close victory for the eviction protection measure, Prop B. Leland Yee and Fiona Ma won far more easily than expected, and Mayor Newsom and S...
Posted: Thu, Jun 8, 2006 6:19am PDT