Lee Presents $7.9 Billion Budget
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today presented his proposed two-year balanced budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and 2014-15. The Mayor’s proposal balances a two year budget that closes budget deficits of…
Senate Shoots Down GMO Labeling Bill on Eve of March Against Monsanto
As 200,000 people prepare to march against Monsanto today (Saturday), the Senate has overwhelmingly rejected a bill that would allow states to decide if genetically modified food products should be…
Time for Israel to Accept Arab Peace Initiative as Basis for Peace Negotiations
What happened to the recent Arab Peace Initiative (API) unanimously endorsed by the 22-member Arab League in 2002 at the Beirut Summit of the Arab League? It is time for…
Tears and Smiles – Mothers Day at the SF County Jail
At the women's county jail on Mother's Day, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced the department's doula program for pregnant inmates, a humanitarian program which aims to improve family-based services…
Marketing 101 for Activists
If you have ever been to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, there is one thing that you would have noticed for sure. No, I am not talking about the babes…
Climate Change Ushers In Early California Fire Season
California’s wildfire season began early this year as nearly a dozen fires fueled by record high temperatures and extremely low water levels broke out across the state during the first…
Groups Allege California Prison Policies Amount to State-Sanctioned Torture
Earlier this month during Oakland’s monthly First Fridays/Art Murmur event, a candlelit vigil was held by a couple dozen protesters – many wearing T-shirts with the message “Stop Torture CA”…