Five Bills for Renters to Watch in Sacramento this Week

Posted May 31, 2011 by Dean Preston

June 3 is the deadline for bills to pass out of the house in which they were introduced. That means there will be flurry of votes on bills this week. Here are five bills that Tenants Together is closely tracking.
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Why the Democratic Party Abandoned the Middle Class in Favor of the Rich

Posted May 31, 2011 by Kevin Drum

Ed. Note: This piece was first published in Mother Jones Magazine. In 2008, a liberal Democrat was elected president. Landslide votes gave Democrats huge congressional majorities. Eight years of war and scandal and George W. Bush had stigmatized the Republican
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More on Parkmerced …

Posted May 31, 2011 by

To the Editor: I consider this article to be totally irresponsible. Are you going to deny the majority of the present tenants, including me, as well as future tenants an opportunity to live in an environment that will serve us
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It’s Time to End the War

Posted May 27, 2011 by Sen. Jeff Merkley

Nearly ten years ago, America went to war in Afghanistan to destroy the safe havens of the terrorist organization that attacked us on September 11th and bring the perpetrators to justice. We succeeded. Now it’s time to end that war.
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The Orange Peels’ “Aether Tide”

Posted May 27, 2011 by E. "Doc" Smith

As many of you gentle readers know, I’ve been a long time fan of singer songwriter Allen Clapp and bassist Jill Pries’ pop-driven, outfit from Sunnyvale, “The Orange Peels”. Their anthemic hits, “Back in San Francisco”, co-penned by former guitarist
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Blue Man Group – “Remarkable!”; Karel – “A Comic for the Ages”

Posted May 27, 2011 by Buzzin' Lee Hartgrave

BLUE MAN GROUP They are wild, they are hyperactive and they make you hyperventilate. The Blue Man Group is more than remarkable – they are exhaustingly dazzling. Of course, the music blasts you out of your seat. Maybe they should
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More on David Chiu & Parkmerced …

Posted May 27, 2011 by

To the Editor: David Chiu’s response to Park Merced is nothing new. His playbook for addressing controversial legislation favoring special interests is defined by tacking on amendments, supposedly responding to resident opposition. He did it when nightclub legislation in 2009
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School Beat: “Pink Slips Are Not Sexy”

Posted May 26, 2011 by Lisa Schiff

“Pink Slips Are Not Sexy.” So read one parent’s sign at the 24th Street BART station “Wake Up California” action this past Tuesday, May 24th. From San Diego to Sacrament, public education activists across the state were out and about,
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