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textGreen Voter Guide for Tuesday's election by Green Party
Immediately below are endorsements by the Green Party of Alameda County (and a link to our voter guide), followed by links to endorsements by the San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Sonoma county Green Parties....
Posted: Mon, Mar 4, 2024 7:51am PST
textExxonMobil Drops Court Bid to Truck Oil in Santa Barbara by Center for Biological Diversity
LOS ANGELES, February 16, 2024 — ExxonMobil’s dangerous proposal to truck massive amounts of oil along California highways is dead after the company dropped its lawsuit challenging Santa Barbara County’s denial of the plan....
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 9:31pm PST
textProtesters Welcome Genocide Joe To Los Angeles With Chants Of 'Genocide Supporter' by Haberler
A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators welcomed US President Joe Biden to America's second most-populous city Wednesday with chants ridiculing his hitherto unwavering support for Israel's war on Gaza. "Genocide supporter!" protesters yelled as Biden's motorcade pulled up to the Culver City Julian Dixon Library in Los Angeles, where he delivered remarks touting his efforts to reduce US student debt....
Posted: Wed, Feb 21, 2024 5:27pm PST
textElected officials want inclusive, equitable offshore wind power development by Ramona Duhoux
For security and equitability offshore wind will move America off its dependence on fossil fuels. Over 550 elected officials want inclusive, equitable offshore wind power development to improve health, economies and mitigate climate disasters....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2024 12:09pm PST
textHomeless deaths on the streets surge in 2023 by Lynda Carson
The Dead Can't Dance Or Sing Anymore:...
Posted: Fri, Dec 22, 2023 9:27pm PST
textOpen Letter to UPTE by Elizabeth Milos
Open letter to UPTE union leadership from UPTE member and candidate denouncing UPTE president Dan Russell for suppressing Resolution in Solidarity with Palestine and for not calling for a CEASEFIRE....
Posted: Wed, Nov 15, 2023 5:40pm PST
textCalifornia Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Statement on the Crisis by CNA NNU
The CNA NNU is supporting a ceasefire....
Posted: Tue, Nov 14, 2023 8:00am PST
textCalifornia Becomes First State to Ban “Excited Delirium” as a Cause of Death by Physicians for Human Rights
Governor Newsom signs landmark bill following tireless community activism and PHR report on the pseudoscience of “excited delirium"...
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2023 9:06pm PDT
textGroups celebrate Orphan Well Prevention Act-to make polluters pay to clean-up idle wels by Ramon du Houx
Newsom signs the Orphan Well Prevention Act - to make polluters pay to clean up idle oil wells, and vetos bill backed by the fossil fuel industry that wanted to stop holding refiners accountable for price gouging. Elected officials and groups celebrate these victories...
Posted: Sat, Oct 7, 2023 2:10pm PDT
textConference on the “IHRA definition” of antisemitism launches new Institute by Emmaia Gelman
The newly-formed Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) will hold its inaugural bicoastal conference, Battling the “IHRA Definition”: Theory & Activism, on October 13-14. Through the lens of research on structural racism, state violence, and social justice movements, the conference will analyze political campaigns that seek to codify the “IHRA definition” of antisemitism, and efforts to oppose IHRA policies. This is the first research conference focusing on IHRA campaigns, which ...
Posted: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 9:37am PDT
textCourt Upholds Denial of ExxonMobil’s Plan to Truck Oil in Santa Barbara, Restart Offshore Drilling by Center for Biological Diversity
LOS ANGELES, September 27, 2023 — The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California today upheld Santa Barbara County’s denial of ExxonMobil’s proposal to transport oil by tanker trucks along hazardous California highways. The plan would have helped the company restart three drilling platforms off the Santa Barbara coast, shut down since the disastrous Refugio oil spill eight years ago....
Posted: Thu, Sep 28, 2023 7:33am PDT
textOctober and November: Direct Action Trainings to Say "No 2 APEC" by No 2 APEC Climate Bloc
Get trained before APEC - there are opportunities every week in the East Bay and San Francisco. See you there!...
Posted: Wed, Sep 27, 2023 2:32pm PDT
textSouthern Sea Otters to Retain Federal Protection by Environment California
Oakland, Calif., September 19, 2023 – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced on Tuesday that southern sea otters will remain protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. The decision came after a 12-month review by the agency, initiated by a petition from the California Sea Urchin Commission and the Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara calling for the government to “delist” these otters....
Posted: Thu, Sep 21, 2023 8:20am PDT
textSocialist Health Care Organizers Exit DSA by Scott Tucker & Larry Gross
Open letter from former members of DSA-LA explaining why they resigned from DSA following the organization's abandonment of a true fight for Single Payer health care in CA....
Posted: Thu, Sep 14, 2023 12:18pm PDT
text2023 Intenational Underground Railroad Month: 1854 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar by Khubaka, Michael Harris
Discover the 1854 Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar as we featured this 2023 International Underground Railroad Month...
Posted: Mon, Sep 4, 2023 10:16am PDT
textPort of Long Beach Offshore Wind Round Table with over 50 participants by Ramon du Houx
Elected officials & key stakeholders talked about how to advance offshore wind, protect coastal environment and advance environmental justice with state bills still in process...
Posted: Fri, Aug 18, 2023 8:41am PDT
textMessage from "Rescue Pacifica", for KPFA's Local Station Board election (8/15 to 9/30). by Rescue Pacifica
Here is the message from "Rescue Pacifica", for KPFA's Local Station Board election, from August 15 to September 30:...
Posted: Mon, Aug 14, 2023 3:45pm PDT
text2023 California Admission Day - Discover International Underground Railroad Month by Khubaka, Michael Harris
California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers...
Posted: Sun, Aug 13, 2023 2:17pm PDT
textNew Video Examines How Amy’s Kitchen Impacted the Lives of More Than 300 of Its Workers by Food Empowerment Project
One year after the layoffs of more than 300 employees at the Amy’s Kitchen factory in San José, California, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, has released a video on the lives that the company impacted....
Posted: Tue, Jul 18, 2023 12:19pm PDT
textFacebook and Instagram Threaten to Block News Stories in California If AB-886 Passes by Bobby Allyn, NPR
Update June 1: A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the California state legislature. Meta, based in Menlo Park, has threatened to block news articles in California if AB-886 passes into law....
Posted: Thu, Jun 1, 2023 7:58pm PDT
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