Archive for the 'California' Category

Francine Busby CA 50 in San Francisco

Filed under: FrontPage | California | Democrats — by admin 03/6/2006 @ 2:16:13 PM

Comes this from a friend in San Francisco. Francine Busby, as you will know from recent postings, is running as a Democrat in CA 50 to pick up Orange … [Keep reading >>]

Understanding Islam

Filed under: FrontPage | Marin County — by Marty Krasney 02/28/2006 @ 9:03:55 PM

The International Association of Sufism and Dominican University of California
Present a Building Bridges Conference Series

Understanding Islam
Saturday, March 11, 2006
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Creekside Room, Dominican University of California
50 Acacia Avenue, … [Keep reading >>]

Health Care for All with Lynn Woolsey

Filed under: FrontPage | Health & Welfare | Marin County — by Bob Meyer 02/22/2006 @ 7:57:50 AM

Esther Wanning, chair of Health Care for All - Marin, spent months beating the drums for this citizens’ hearing on the need for a single payer health-care system. Her … [Keep reading >>]

Iraq War Vet & War Resisters Speak Out

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | Organizing | Marin County — by Bob Meyer 02/20/2006 @ 11:50:59 AM

Thursday, March 2, @ 7:00 p.m.
Facts and Myths about joining the MILITARY
from recruitment to Abu Ghraib
IRAQ WAR VET AND TWO IRAQ WAR RESISTERS SPEAK OUT
San Rafael High School Auditorium
Come hear … [Keep reading >>]

Election Protection: Marin

Filed under: FrontPage | Election Protection | Marin County — by Sherry Reson 02/15/2006 @ 10:58:31 AM

Attn: Marin County Board of Supervisors and Election Officials:

1. Please reject the proposed reorganization outlined in agenda item 27 of the February 14, 2006 Board of Supervisors meeting. Instead, establish … [Keep reading >>]

Woolsey - Marin IJ

Filed under: Iraq | FrontPage | War | Marin County — by Will Kirkland 02/12/2006 @ 4:59:13 PM

Two letters from fellow Ruth Groupers.

From: Carole Mills
Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 9:03 AM
Subject: Lynn Woolsey

I have a letter in this morning’s IJ defending Lynn Woolsey against … [Keep reading >>]

Who pays the real cost of toxic waste?

Filed under: Environment | FrontPage | California — by Will Kirkland 02/9/2006 @ 7:56:31 AM

Yesterday I drove a car full of computers, parts, old tape decks, cables and keyboards to Marin Computer Recyclers in Novato, paid them $40 and left the stuff. Cadmium, … [Keep reading >>]

Barnes & Noble v Book Passage

Filed under: FrontPage | Books | Marin County — by Will Kirkland 02/1/2006 @ 9:22:17 PM

I’m sure you’ve read about Barnes and Noble planning to move into the Town Center, a couple of blocks away from Book Passage. If you don’t like it and … [Keep reading >>]

Seniors for Peace: 3 Years

Filed under: FrontPage | Marin County — by Sherry Reson 02/1/2006 @ 12:32:46 PM

I walked over to the Redwoods to celebrate the 3rd annual commemoration of Seniors for Peace. Several of the members had invited Jared Huffman, my guy for the Assembly, so … [Keep reading >>]

There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Benjamin Franklin

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