Call to Action: Stop Urban Shield at the Alameda Board of Supes Tomorrow
Tomorrow at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors meeting, starting at 11 am, Sheriff Ahern, our local representative to President 45, will bring his motion…
Oakland City Council Tonight-Housing, Sanctuary, Police Commission and so much more
Sorry this is so late and since it will be quick and dirty, please excuse typos. If you are concerned about almost any issue,…
My Primary Endorsements-Price, Kalb & a Surprise Write-In
The California Primary is still months away but for local activists, it’s been super heated since last fall. Many Democratic clubs and other activist organizations…
2017 at the Movies, the Oscars and the Others
All the critics agree, it was a great year for film, but I’m not sure I buy that. Nor can I buy that it was…
Join the Friday Vigil at the Federal Building-We Refuse to Tolerate Ethnic Cleansing
Press Advisory Federal Building Vigil this Friday–We Refuse to Tolerate Ethnic Cleansing Oakland, CA: On Friday, January 19th at noon the California Sanctuary Campaign, the…
Oprah & My Endorsement for the 15th AD Primary
There are nine candidates running to replace Tony Thurmond, current Assemblyman of the North Oakland/Berkeley/Richmond District in the state assembly since he has decided to…
This Week in Resistance from Oakland to Sacramento
Starting with Friday, January 5th, we have a very busy activist week coming up–important stuff from sanctuary to rent control, coal to electoral organizing, it’s…
Media Advisory: Oakland Holds 1st Police Commission Meeting since passage of Measure LL
City of Oakland Holds Inaugural Police Commission Meeting Oakland, CA.-On Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30 pm in the City Council Chambers, the Oakland Police Commission…
Tell the Oakland City Council-Time for a Fair Contract!
Oakland City workers are headed into a 5th day of a strike for a fair contract; a contract that includes wages that keep up with…
Progressive Women and the Franken Divide
Senator Al Franken has resigned – and it could be argued that he had lost his powerful voice anyway after so many allegations of groping…