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CAL lawmakers send marriage bill to Governator
BOTH houses (Senate and Assembly) of the California legislature have narrowly passed the Leno bill to legalize same-sex marriages. Now Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has three choices: (a) sign the bill; (b) veto it; or (c) allow it to become law without his signature....
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 10:01pm PDT
NCLR Call to Action- We Need You Now!
The California Assembly is on the verge of passing
AB
849, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage
Protection Act, sponsored by our partner
organization, Equality California. This vote could
occur today or tomorrow....
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 4:47pm PDT
Protecting The Most Vulnerable: Stop Human Experimentation In k-12 Public Schools!
Children & Teachers Are Not Guinea Pigs!...
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 2:53pm PDT
Action Alert: Gov. Schwarzenegger Plans to Veto Puppy Sales Bill
...
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 2:24pm PDT
My email about Forum hosting Bush / torture advocate John Yoo
Please make it your business to pressure local media as our government spins further and further out of control....
Posted: Tue, Sep 6, 2005 12:00pm PDT
Visions of an Alternative Energy World
The 2005 Solfest in Hopland, CA: Sights to inspire and provoke changes in American energy habits....
Posted: Sun, Sep 4, 2005 2:56pm PDT
Join the No on 73 Campaign for Teen Safety!
Proposition 73, an initiative that would require parents of teens to be notified 48 hours before an abortion, is on the November 8th Special Election ballot. While all parents rightly want to be involved in their teenage daughters' lives, good family communication cannot be imposed by government....
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2005 11:36pm PDT
Public Hearing Wed Sept 7 will extend isolation torture - the power of a crowd is needed
The California Department of Corrections (& Rehab what a joke) has called for public comments this one day only on extending ad seg (the hole) review times from 30 days to 90 days for some offenses and even to 180 days for other offenses. It means more time in the hole and it especially punishes the mentally ill and children as they are cut off from phone calls, visits and canteen, we are talking about increased isolation torture at stake...
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2005 10:47pm PDT
Update from ADC
1) CANCELLED EVENT: Gaza Reflections La Pena 7 Sept. @ 7:30
2) ACTION ALERT: Please call your State assembly member and demand that they support SJR 10- civil rights resolution....
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2005 6:19pm PDT
USW Interview's Pelican Bay SHU prisoner
The following interview gives a first hand account of the arbitrary use of long term isolation in California prisons. There is a large movement that has declared the SHU to be torture and they will be building that struggle at the upcoming Unlock the Box conference in San Francisco on October 8, 2005....
Posted: Fri, Sep 2, 2005 11:16am PDT
Green Party Calls Solar Legislation A Human Right
Green Party supports solar legislation, calls
'green energy' a 'human right' and backs
labor livable wage demand for workers...
Posted: Thu, Sep 1, 2005 9:48pm PDT
Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill
I cannot possibly describe the overwheming emotions that filled the Senate Chambers
as EQCA's marriage equality legislation by Mark Leno was debated and was passed
21-15, making it the first time in the history of our nation that legislation to end
discrimintion against same-sex couples was passed by a legislative body....
Posted: Thu, Sep 1, 2005 12:10pm PDT
Marriage Equality Bill to Be Heard in CA Senate Today
If the Senate passes AB 849, the Civil Marriage and Religious Freedom Protection Act
by Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), it will be the first legislative body in the nation
to vote in favor of full marriage equality....
Posted: Thu, Sep 1, 2005 12:01pm PDT
Groundbreaking legislation in a California city enforces spay neuter of dogs and cats
DawnWatch: Groundbreaking legislation in a California city enforces spay neuter of dogs and cats 8/31/05...
Posted: Wed, Aug 31, 2005 3:45pm PDT
SF VILLAGE VOICE (audio/mpeg 31.7MB)
Today was our show KICK OFF yall ~! Give me a holler if you want to be scheduled on the Show !...
Posted: Wed, Aug 31, 2005 1:46pm PDT
Torture in SHU causes mental illness
This piece summarizes some of the torture tactics being used in kkkalifornia prisons....
Posted: Wed, Aug 31, 2005 1:09pm PDT
Do your part to send 1,000 letters to Sen. Feinstein!
Last week, Senator Feinstein joined the growing number of senators who are raising serious concerns about John Roberts' nomination to the Supreme Court, especially with regard to his stance on women's rights to privacy and choice....
Posted: Tue, Aug 30, 2005 11:56am PDT
CA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL TO ENHANCE DISCRIMINATION-FREE BUSINESS PROTECTIONS FOR THE LGB
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL TO ENHANCE DISCRIMINATION-FREE BUSINESS
PROTECTIONS FOR LGBT COMMUNITY...
Posted: Tue, Aug 30, 2005 12:05am PDT
ASA Gets a Home Run For Patients! CHP Changes Policy in Light of ASA Lawsuit
The California Highway Patrol has ordered its officers to stop confiscating medical marijuana during routine traffic stops, a victory for patients hoping to win broader acceptance of the controversial medicine from balky police departments around the state....
Posted: Sun, Aug 28, 2005 11:25pm PDT