http://www.BeyondChron.org The Voice of the Rest en-us Nucleus CMS v3.22 ©2005 Online Newspaper http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.beyondchron.org/news/skins/beyondchron/images/topbar_right.gif http://www.beyondchron.org http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11371 The media seems to forget about New Orleans and any place that the middle class can't easily relate to

On 3 September 2005 – less than a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast – I began to understand that America cared little about what was happening in New Orleans. I was an undergraduate at Davidson College in North Carolina at the time, worried out of my mind because my family in Mississippi was still without electricity and friends and family in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast were still missing. The images of families stranded on rooftops were trickling in via news outlets, but it was obvious that the response from the government would be slow. But it really hit me on 3 September. I was driving around and noticed all the American flags at half-mast. Because Supreme court chief justice William Rehnquist died.

At the time, the Gulf Coast death toll was rumored to be in the thousands with nobody knowing for sure. But flags stayed at full mast until a chief justice died. To me, this was a slap in the face to what was going on in New Orleans and a sign that the city just didn't matter to the overall fabric of the country. ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 04:03:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11366 reported on the issue a few days ago, and the hearing was a success. Sandoval held the hearing as part of the process of updating the California Lifeline program, which until now has been for land lines only. (The Federal Lifeline program allows for either a wireless or landline service.) The Central City SRO Collaborative, which helps individuals to sign up for Lifeline services, turned out many of its members and Lifeline clients to speak about the importance of this program and to advocate for reforms.
]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 04:03:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11372 Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11367 I HAVE SEEN MANY SMUIN BALLETS -- AND THIS ONE AT THE YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS THE MOST AUDACIOUS AND ORIGINAL BALLET MOVES THAT I HAVE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS.

The production at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco is an event of divine madness and full of comedy, opera and romance. If you want to see Thrills, chills and excitement then you will want to enjoy this glittering evening. You know you want to go. It's the perfect place for magic.

The program is Sensual, funny and outlandish at times. The direction has it -- and the performers have it all. Talent is all over the place. Believe me - this Smuin Dance Series at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts keeps Smuin's talent alive with "Bouquet", "Chants d' Auvergne" and "Jazzin".
]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 04:02:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11361 Thu, 16 May 2013 04:04:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11365 ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 04:02:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11362 'We need some of you to risk going to jail, and all of you to show up and speak out.'

As the approaching months bring warmer weather, the climate movement is planning a mass mobilization across North America this summer with a simple message to those in power: "We're ready to fight."
Designed to increase the size of their movement and up the pressure on politicians and the fossil fuel industry that has laid seige to Washington and Ottawa decision-making, activists in the US and Canada say they are willing to put their bodies on the line to fight the power of big industry. Calling their seasonal campaign "Summer Heat," a letter sent to 350.org supporters on Tuesday night by movement leaders Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, Winona LaDuke, Sandra Steingraber, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood staked out a call for a movement whose moment has arrived for an important next phase.]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 04:01:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11355 Wed, 15 May 2013 04:06:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11360 Switched the TV dial back and forth to the GIANTS game to observe pitcher Tim Lincecum and a team win! AND GOLF! AH, TIGER WOODS won the Players Championship in Florida, and FIRST big Tournament win for him in 5 years! GO TIGER!
EXHAUSTED, ended my day at the 7 Mile House over on old Bayshore and Geneva Avenue, listening to swinging Jams put down by drummer Vince Lateano Trio, featuring saxophonist ANDREW SPAETZ. A good hang!
]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 04:04:00 -0700 http://www.BeyondChron.org/index.php?itemid=11354 media outlets have covered Lifeline’s issues, commercials on radio and newspapers everywhere present the Federal wireless program as an easy-to-access service, but in reality clients face enormous barriers to receiving Lifeline services. For example, many clients, especially in the Tenderloin and South of Market areas, live in Single Resident Occupancy (SRO) hotels. Cell phone providers do not recognize SROs as permanent residences. As a result, providers deny these clients who are in most need of affordable phone service. In other cases, clients who made it past the Federal Lifeline approval process have had difficulty receiving their cell-phones because many different providers and third parties must rubber stamp their application. ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 04:03:00 -0700