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Jul 21 2010
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VIDEO: Sharing Public Sidewalks Advisory Committee Meeting 7.12.10 |
The monthly sidewalk sharing advisory committee meeting is open to the public every 1st Monday{.} This meeting was filmed on July 12 2010 in The Portland Building, (2nd Monday due to Holiday){.} It is an open public meeting hosted by Commissioner Fritz office{.} The topics were the camping laws, arrests and citation regarding the sidewalk sharing laws, and private security, their training and their policies being used in Portland{.}
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Jul 15 2010
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Community Rally Supports Jackson County Services |
July 14, 2010 -- Medford, Oregon
Jackson County citizens rallied with strong support for county workers & for county services. Local organizations such as the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council, Oregon Action and Jobs with Justice stood side by side with workers in front of the old Jackson County Courthouse. "Enough is enough: We Demand Quality Public Services."
- CONTRACT BARGAINING PROBLEMS -
The harsh, unreasonable and unwarranted demands of county negotiators do NOT have community support. The taxes we pay get the best bang for the buck when we invest in a workforce that provides top notch services. Jackson County employees have done their share in downsizing government this last few years. At its peak several years ago the Jackson County budget supported a workforce of over 700 employees while today the numbers are below 550. Fewer workers work harder while at the same time this workforce has made concessions year after year.
Photos of Rally (click to make larger)
Jackson County citizens rallied with strong support for county workers & for county services. Local organizations such as the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council, Oregon Action and Jobs with Justice stood side by side with workers in front of the old Jackson County Courthouse. "Enough is enough: We Demand Quality Public Services."
- CONTRACT BARGAINING PROBLEMS -
The harsh, unreasonable and unwarranted demands of county negotiators do NOT have community support. The taxes we pay get the best bang for the buck when we invest in a workforce that provides top notch services. Jackson County employees have done their share in downsizing government this last few years. At its peak several years ago the Jackson County budget supported a workforce of over 700 employees while today the numbers are below 550. Fewer workers work harder while at the same time this workforce has made concessions year after year.
Photos of Rally (click to make larger)
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Jul 15 2010
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FREEDOM PARTY CANDIDATES FOR NEW YORK STATE-WIDE OFFICE SPEAK OUT! |
NYC Councilman Chares Barron is running for Governor, Buffalo's highly awarded educator/historian Eva Doyle for Lt. Governor and the Harvard educated attorney and former Administrative Judge, Ramon Jimenez is the candidate for Attorney General - November 2, 2010 elections.
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Jul 13 2010
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Sunnyside Neighborhood Meeting On Proposed Clearwire Cell Tower at SE Yamhill & 29th Ave. |
Portland citizens are meeting to oppose placement of cell towers in our neighborhoods.
Show your support by attending these important community events.
All are open to the public.
July 12th (Monday), 7:30 Clearwire neighborhood meeting for the proposed Sunnyside Neighborhood cell tower on SE Yamhill and 29th Avenue, hosted by the Sunnyside Land Use and Transportation Committee. Meeting at Southeast Uplift Coalition building at 3534 SE Main St.
There are more cell towers planned for other neighborhoods as well. Portland Indymedia has received several news wire posts about the detrimental effects of these towers in particular and cell phone usage in general.
homepage: http://www.respectpdx.org/
Show your support by attending these important community events.
All are open to the public.
July 12th (Monday), 7:30 Clearwire neighborhood meeting for the proposed Sunnyside Neighborhood cell tower on SE Yamhill and 29th Avenue, hosted by the Sunnyside Land Use and Transportation Committee. Meeting at Southeast Uplift Coalition building at 3534 SE Main St.
There are more cell towers planned for other neighborhoods as well. Portland Indymedia has received several news wire posts about the detrimental effects of these towers in particular and cell phone usage in general.
homepage: http://www.respectpdx.org/
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Jul 10 2010
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"Immoral" Ambulance Fees |
Due to a severe budget shortfall, Montgomery County is scheduled to implement an ambulance fee of $300-800 per ride. After 10 years as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician, Darian Unger announced that if the fees go into effect, he will have to resign as an EMT. Sitting in the Silver Spring fire station on Georgia Avenue, Unger said of the fees, "I think they're immoral. I don't think I can ethically enable that sort of charging of patients who call 911." Read More & Audio | Audio | www.StopAmbulanceFee.org
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Jul 08 2010
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Scotts Valley Residents Ask City for Moratorium on Smart Meters |
On July 7th, a group of Scotts Valley residents alarmed about PG&E's installation of wireless 'smart' meters that use microwave radiation to report one's electricity and gas usage to the utility took their protest to the Scotts Valley City Council. The new group, Scotts Valley Neighbors Against Smart Meters, is asking the City Council to sign on to moratorium requests to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by the City of San Francisco and the EMF Safety Network.
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Jun 29 2010
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VIDEO: Our Budget, Town Hall, Protest, 6.26.10. Portland Oregon |
Filmed outside the Convention Center on 6.2.10 in Portland Oregon: A doctor and two activist/citizens talk with me about why this *lack of discussion inside the meeting is critical to the meeting being honest and meaningful and how it is being billed as democratic when it is not.
This video has three people explaining what is happening, which is sad to say, is actually they explain that which is not being talked about at the private funded Town Hall meeting inside. Things like Social Security, Health Care, Military Spending, Wall Street& housing bailout, Medicare and more in regards to this deficit and real honest solutions.
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Jun 28 2010
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Jack Evans' Possible Conflicts of Interest Exposed |
Jack Evans earns more than $125,000 as a DC Councilmember. He makes an additional $240,000 a year on the payroll of the country's largest lobbying firm, Patton Boggs. In a three-part series in themail ("Jack Evans and Patton Boggs: Questions of Conflicts of Interest"), former Washington Post reporter John Hanrahan examines Mr. Evans' dealings and asks why the press - of which he was a member - has turned a blind eye. Audio Part I of the series can be found HERE: http://www.dcwatch.com/themail/2010/10-06-13.htm
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Jun 21 2010
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The Numbers Are In, Mayoral Control Is Out: Community Members Testify Against Mayoral Control |
With all the hoopla in the media regarding [Friday's] spectacle of a "public hearing", it's important for those who were not able to attend (after all, most people work on Friday mornings and/or afternoons or have other daytime obligations) to understand clearly what actually went down, what was said, and perhaps most importantly, who said it. Based on close listening and note-taking throughout the first six hours of the seven-hour forum, here are some interesting numbers I recorded on the subject of "who said what."
Of the 43 people I witnessed speak, only twelve spoke in favor of the legislation. But what's most interesting is the fact that of those twelve who spoke in favor of the legislation, six were elected officials/politicians, and three were affluent CEOs. Only three community members and/or parents or RCSD students, with no financial and/or political ties to mayoral control spoke in favor of the legislation.
On the other hand, 31 spoke against the legislation. Of those 31, eight were elected officials/politicians. Twenty-three community members and parents spoke against the mayoral control legislation.Read the Testimonies! Elizabeth Brown , Carrie Peetluk , Crystal Johnson , Tim Adams, Lori Thomas, Rev. C. Michael Tillman, Sr., Mary Adams, Ricardo Adams, Chris Edes,
READ MORE | | | Previous R-IMC Coverage: THE EXPERTS SPEAK: Parents' and Students' Perspectives on Mayoral Control | Community Asks Duffy, "Why Avoid Open Debate?" | Students March Against Mayoral Control | Indy TV #33: Community Education Task Force on Proposed Mayoral Takeover of Schools | Opponents of Mayoral Control Picket David Gantt's Office | Community Education Task Force Press Conference Opposing Mayoral Control of RCSD | Stop Mayoral Control!
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Jun 15 2010
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Black Activist Terry Townsend Presents Demands to Champaign’s Unit 4 School Board |
On Monday night, June 14, 2010, longtime community activist Terry Townsend delivered a list of demands for construction of the new school to replace the Booker T. Washington School in Champaign. The new school is to fulfill the requirements of the consent decree to provide an additional 200 seats in the historically black community of the North End. The Unit 4 School Board is currently reviewing bids for the $13 million school. The old school has already been torn down and its replacement will be roughly double the size. Townsend says that this will significantly impact the neighborhood, bringing increased traffic and paving the way for gentrification.
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Jun 14 2010
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THE EXPERTS SPEAK: Parent’s and Student’s Perspective on Mayoral Control |
While Bob Duffy and friends have been promoting a mayoral takeover of the Rochester City School District, the Community Education Task Force has been busy organizing to keep school board elections.
Watch video from THE EXPERTS SPEAK, a panel discussion organized by the community education task force. The task force reversed the usual format for panel discussions and put those with the most at stake and most personal experience (parents and students) on stage, while elected officials were invited to listed and ask questions.
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Jun 06 2010
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Fenty Strikes Again! |
Fenty Strikes Again. McMillan Park consists of 25 acres of beautiful land near downtown DC. Mayor Fenty wants to turn McMillan over to a development team, led by his friends at EYA. EYA plans to build two million square feet of development on the historic site. The community is overwhelmingly opposed to EYA's plan and leading the push back is Tony Norman and the McMillan Park Committee. The mayor has refused to disclose the amount of public dollars promised to EYA and the McMillan Park Committee has filed a FOIA lawsuit. Also of note: DC's Zoning Commission plays a significant role in determining which development projects move forward and which do not. Many civic activists, including Tony Norman, are alarmed at Mayor Fenty's decision last week to nominate two developers to this all-important commission. Audio ourmcmillan.com
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May 29 2010
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The Math is Whack, We Want Our Safety Net Back |
5/26: "The Math is Whack, We Want Our Safety Net Back," chanted more than 50 supporters of the Save Our Safety Net campaign as they stormed the DC Council's closed-door breakfast briefing this morning. In order to balance the budget, Mayor Adrian Fenty proposed a number of harsh cuts to essential services. The Safety Net supporters called on the Council to prevent these cuts by implementing a "millionaires' tax" which would raise revenue by increasing taxes on the District's highest earners. Audio Dear City Council Video
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May 24 2010
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Green Party Nominates Clark, Lawrence for US Senate; Willebrand Comptroller |
Gloria Mattera, a long time peace activist from Brooklyn was nominated to run for Lt. Governor on a ticket with Syracuse labor activist Howie Hawkins (www.howiehawkins.org). Colia Clark was nominated to run for the US Senate seat presently held by Chuck Schumer, while Cecile Lawrence was picked to fill out the Senate seat previously held by Hillary Clinton. Julia Willebrand, a long time environmental activist from Manhattan who received more than 117,000 votes for Comptroller four years ago, was chosen to run for that seat again.
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May 24 2010
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PESTICIDE FREE PARKS - Opportunity in Ashland |
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission will hear comments and is scheduled to make a decision regarding the current draft of their Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM) policy.
WHEN: MONDAY - MAY 24 -- 7:00 pm
WHERE: City Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main St., Ashland
Please make every effort to attend and speak.
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Department's draft policy will not lead us to pesticide free parks. The draft policy will continue the current practice of spraying our parks, playgrounds, schools (Parks Dept. is contracted by schools to spray) and public areas. There simply is no
language that bans or requires the reduction of pesticide use.
WHEN: MONDAY - MAY 24 -- 7:00 pm
WHERE: City Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main St., Ashland
Please make every effort to attend and speak.
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Department's draft policy will not lead us to pesticide free parks. The draft policy will continue the current practice of spraying our parks, playgrounds, schools (Parks Dept. is contracted by schools to spray) and public areas. There simply is no
language that bans or requires the reduction of pesticide use.