From wrolley at charter.net Tue Dec 1 06:51:50 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:51:50 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Sustainale Vegetable Gardenign Workshops Message-ID: <4B152D86.6090700@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snug.bug at hotmail.com Tue Dec 1 09:21:37 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:21:37 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Antiwar Rallies Tues. Dec 1 at MLK Library and Stevens Ck/Winchester Message-ID: San Jose Peace Center reports the MLK Library (4th and San Fernando) will be 4:30 to 6:00. At Winchester the rally is from 5:30 to 7:30. Bring candles if you've got 'em. _________________________________________________________________ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. 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My bit is this part: *New Plumbing Code greywater provisions* * ---city-level advocacy for allowing greywater use.* I am glad that it is set for late in the evening because i will be getting there late (children & dogs to feed, etc.) - now legal to do greywater BUT San Jose not cooperative - i'll report on other advocacy stories (SF has voted yes!) - i'll tell you about the classes i will be teaching soon on greywater and greenbuilding - get you the inside scoop, the real poop! come hear about the rainwater reuse project i am consulting on - find out why this could be a big win for the greens, make a splash with greywater Love youz guys! Roy III On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Brian Good wrote: > > Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher, select > Agenda Preparer for next meeting > > Introductions and Announcements > > Election of Regional Representative > -- Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation > -- Action Alert to GPSMC for vote > --- election of alternate regional rep > > Treasurer's report > > Status report from food committee of state-wide party meeting > > Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM > > Report from tabling events > > Report on campaign for Water District > > Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital > Reports from anti-escalation demonstrations > Finding candidates for County Council 3 - 5 minutes > --County Council--Campaign parity > > Planned upcoming tabling events > > Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events > > Budgeting food expenses for state-wide party meeting > > World Water Day March 22, also SiVa Water Conservation Awards Ceremony > > GPUS Annual Meeting/Presidential Convention 2012 (Wed-Sun early July) > --possibility of hosting locally > > GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley > > New Plumbing Code greywater provisions > ---city-level advocacy for allowing greywater use. > > > CA Fair Elections Act > > > > Resolution opposing Obama's escalation > > Updating literature > > ### > > > > > ------------------------------ > Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. Check it out > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > > -- Greenbuilder CA General Contractor B #756438 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andid at cagreens.org Tue Dec 1 10:24:44 2009 From: andid at cagreens.org (Andrea Dorey) Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:24:44 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC Meeting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <871F3DC7-CBB3-48F6-99A8-10078FE629B9@cagreens.org> Would like to add 3 minutes as part of, or immediately following the Announcements. Thanks, Andrea On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Brian Good wrote: > 12-2-09 > > > Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher > > Introductions and Announcements > > Treasurer's report > > Report from food committee of state-wide party meeting > > Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM > > Report from tabling events > > Report on campaign for Water District > Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital > Finding candidates for Council 3 - 5 minutes > > Planned upcoming tabling events > > Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events > > GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley > > New Plumbing Code greywater provisions; city-level advocacy for > allowing greywater use. > > Election of Regional Representative > Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation > Action Alert to GPSMC for vote > Updating literature > > ### > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > Sign up now. > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Election of Regional Representative Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation Action Alert to GPSMC for vote Updating literature ### Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now._______________________________________________sosfbay-discuss mailing listsosfbay-discuss at cagreens.orghttp://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss _________________________________________________________________ Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_4:092009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snug.bug at hotmail.com Tue Dec 1 22:21:10 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 22:21:10 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Proposed Agenda for 12-2 Wed. General Meeting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher, select Agenda Preparer for next meeting Introductions and Announcements Andrea's Three Minutes Election of Regional Representative -- Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation -- Action Alert to GPSMC for vote --- election of alternate regional rep Treasurer's report Status report from food committee of state-wide party meeting Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM Report from tabling events Report on campaign for Water District Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital Reports from anti-escalation demonstrations Finding candidates for County Council 3 - 5 minutes --County Council--Campaign parity Finding candidates for other offices Planned upcoming tabling events Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events Budgeting food expenses for state-wide party meeting World Water Day March 22, also SiVa Water Conservation Awards Ceremony GPUS Annual Meeting/Presidential Convention 2012 (Wed-Sun early July) --possibility of hosting locally GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley New Plumbing Code greywater provisions ---city-level advocacy for allowing greywater use. CA Fair Elections Act Resolution opposing Obama's escalation Updating literature ### Chat with Messenger straight from your Hotmail inbox. Check it out _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail gives you a free,exclusive gift. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_7:092009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT00001 URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Tue Dec 1 22:56:03 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:56:03 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Pictures from the Climate Justice March in San Francisco yesterday! Message-ID: <4B160F83.2080002@aceweb.com> http://tian.greens.org/SanFrancisco/ClimateJustice/11_30_09.html -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest addition: green festival pictures and words from San Francisco. From carolineyacoub at att.net Wed Dec 2 09:36:34 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:36:34 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: DVRs and vampire power | Mileage tax for Dutch Message-ID: <527626.69688.qm@web81203.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Rosie Yacoub To: Caroline Yacoub Sent: Wed, December 2, 2009 6:19:40 AM Subject: Fw: DVRs and vampire power | Mileage tax for Dutch check out the link to CA cap and trade policy.? There is a secondary link to the actually policy doc.? all 132 pages.? It's nice that something is going right in CA.? 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Everyone welcome; advertised on PPJC calendar http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=317014225500 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail is faster and more secure than ever. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/hotmail_bl1/hotmail_bl1.aspx?ocid=PID23879::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-ww:WM_IMHM_1:092009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fredd at freeshell.org Wed Dec 2 12:39:35 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (fred) Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:39:35 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC Meeting In-Reply-To: <871F3DC7-CBB3-48F6-99A8-10078FE629B9@cagreens.org> References: <871F3DC7-CBB3-48F6-99A8-10078FE629B9@cagreens.org> Message-ID: <4B16D087.3020107@freeshell.org> I propose that we pass a resolution opposing the Afghan War and, if we do, send a news release to the area's media. I'll write a first draft we can consider. Fred Andrea Dorey wrote: > Would like to add 3 minutes as part of, or immediately following the > Announcements. > Thanks, > Andrea > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Brian Good wrote: > >> 12-2-09 >> >> >> Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher >> >> Introductions and Announcements >> >> Treasurer's report >> >> Report from food committee of state-wide party meeting >> >> Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM >> >> Report from tabling events >> >> Report on campaign for Water District >> Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital >> Finding candidates for Council 3 - 5 minutes >> >> Planned upcoming tabling events >> >> Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events >> >> GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley >> >> New Plumbing Code greywater provisions; city-level advocacy for >> allowing greywater use. >> >> Election of Regional Representative >> Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation >> Action Alert to GPSMC for vote >> Updating literature >> >> >> ### >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. >> Sign up now. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sosfbay-discuss mailing list >> sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org >> http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From snug.bug at hotmail.com Wed Dec 2 13:10:33 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:10:33 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Proposed Agenda for 12-2 Wed. General Meeting In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: People have been citing agenda versions that are "historical in nature" and do not contain all the current information. Here's the latest. Newest items: Andrea's three minutes electing Alternate Regional Rep finding candidates for offices other than County Council budgeting food for state wide party meeting World Water Day CA Fair Elections Act Resolution opposing Afghanistan escalation From: snug.bug at hotmail.com To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 22:21:10 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Proposed Agenda for 12-2 Wed. General Meeting Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher, select Agenda Preparer for next meeting Introductions and Announcements Andrea's Three Minutes Election of Regional Representative -- Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation -- Action Alert to GPSMC for vote --- election of alternate regional rep Treasurer's report Status report from food committee of state-wide party meeting Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM Report from tabling events Report on campaign for Water District Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital Reports from anti-escalation demonstrations Finding candidates for County Council 3 - 5 minutes --County Council--Campaign parity Finding candidates for other offices Planned upcoming tabling events Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events Budgeting food expenses for state-wide party meeting World Water Day March 22, also SiVa Water Conservation Awards Ceremony GPUS Annual Meeting/Presidential Convention 2012 (Wed-Sun early July) --possibility of hosting locally GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley New Plumbing Code greywater provisions ---city-level advocacy for allowing greywater use. 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Name: ATT00001 URL: From fredd at freeshell.org Wed Dec 2 16:44:43 2009 From: fredd at freeshell.org (fred) Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:44:43 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Re: Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC Meeting] Message-ID: <4B1709FB.9010102@freeshell.org> *A Suggested 1st Draft of a Possible GPSCC Resolution Regarding the U.S. - Afghanistan War* *Considering *the great human and economic sacrifices the escalation of U.S. military aggression in Afghanistan has and will cause; *Also considering *the dangerously huge Multi-trillion Dollar deficit that is and will affect the U.S. and the whole world; *Informed *by polls showing that the majority of Afghanis and Americans don't want the U.S. occupying Afghanistan; *Of the belief* that war solutions usually result in tragic results; *Being cognizant* that President Obama's foreign relations team is top heavy with military brass; *Believing *that the leaders and personnel of Al Cuieda are not just inhabiting Afghanistan ad Pakistan; *After realizing* that war with Afghanistan will cause more problems than it will solve: *The Green Party of Santa Clara County declares* that U.S. President Obama and the Congress must reverse the U.S's. aggressive military occupancy of Afghanistan by completely withdrawing the American troops within the span of 24 months, beginning in April 2010 . *Furthermore,* the G.P.S.C.C insists that Congress and President Obama take the proper action to greatly phase down the U.S. Military and Defense Budgets and the number of troops by 55%, before February 1, 2013. Submitted by Fred D. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC Meeting Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:39:35 -0800 From: fred To: Andrea Dorey CC: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org References: <871F3DC7-CBB3-48F6-99A8-10078FE629B9 at cagreens.org> I propose that we pass a resolution opposing the Afghan War and, if we do, send a news release to the area's media. I'll write a first draft we can consider. Fred Andrea Dorey wrote: > Would like to add 3 minutes as part of, or immediately following the > Announcements. > Thanks, > Andrea > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Brian Good wrote: > >> 12-2-09 >> >> >> Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher >> >> Introductions and Announcements >> >> Treasurer's report >> >> Report from food committee of state-wide party meeting >> >> Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM >> >> Report from tabling events >> >> Report on campaign for Water District >> Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital >> Finding candidates for Council 3 - 5 minutes >> >> Planned upcoming tabling events >> >> Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events >> >> GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley >> >> New Plumbing Code greywater provisions; city-level advocacy for >> allowing greywater use. >> >> Election of Regional Representative >> Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation >> Action Alert to GPSMC for vote >> Updating literature >> >> >> ### >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. >> Sign up now. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sosfbay-discuss mailing list >> sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org >> http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss From eameece at sfo.com Wed Dec 2 17:59:16 2009 From: eameece at sfo.com (Eric A. Meece) Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:59:16 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Re: Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC Meeting] In-Reply-To: <4B1709FB.9010102@freeshell.org> References: <4B1709FB.9010102@freeshell.org> Message-ID: <84F2901CCA2E461AB1BDBADC692F0776@eameecePC> I guess whether Obama is "escalating" the Afghan war will depend on what he does with the extra troops. If he uses them to provide better security so he can do diplomacy, development, avoid any airstrikes, etc. extra troops would be useful. If it means more attacks, then not. You make some good points in your draft. I hope he can begin pulling out in 18 months as he says. We should hold him to that at least. Eric M ----- Original Message ----- From: "fred" To: "South SF Bay Discuss at CA Greens" Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:44 PM Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Re: Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC Meeting] > *A Suggested 1st Draft of a Possible GPSCC Resolution > Regarding the U.S. - Afghanistan War* > > *Considering *the great human and economic sacrifices the escalation of > U.S. military aggression in Afghanistan has and will cause; > > *Also considering *the dangerously huge Multi-trillion Dollar deficit > that is and will affect the U.S. and the whole world; > > *Informed *by polls showing that the majority of Afghanis and Americans > don't want the U.S. occupying Afghanistan; > > *Of the belief* that war solutions usually result in tragic results; > > *Being cognizant* that President Obama's foreign relations team is top > heavy with military brass; > > *Believing *that the leaders and personnel of Al Cuieda are not just > inhabiting Afghanistan ad Pakistan; > > *After realizing* that war with Afghanistan will cause more problems > than it will solve: > > *The Green Party of Santa Clara County declares* that U.S. President > Obama and the Congress must reverse the U.S's. aggressive > military occupancy of Afghanistan by completely withdrawing the American > troops within the span of 24 months, beginning in April 2010 . > > *Furthermore,* the G.P.S.C.C insists that Congress and President Obama > take the proper action to greatly phase down the U.S. Military and > Defense Budgets and the number of troops by 55%, before February 1, 2013. > > Submitted by Fred D. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Preliminary Agenda for December GPSCC > Meeting > Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:39:35 -0800 > From: fred > To: Andrea Dorey > CC: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > References: > <871F3DC7-CBB3-48F6-99A8-10078FE629B9 at cagreens.org> > > > > I propose that we pass a resolution opposing the Afghan War and, if we > do, send a news release to the area's media. > > I'll write a first draft we can consider. > > Fred > > Andrea Dorey wrote: >> Would like to add 3 minutes as part of, or immediately following the >> Announcements. >> Thanks, >> Andrea >> >> On Nov 16, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Brian Good wrote: >> >>> 12-2-09 >>> >>> >>> Selection of Facilitator, Notetaker, Timekeeper, and Vibeswatcher >>> >>> Introductions and Announcements >>> >>> Treasurer's report >>> >>> Report from food committee of state-wide party meeting >>> >>> Report on site inspection/reservation for SWPM >>> >>> Report from tabling events >>> >>> Report on campaign for Water District >>> Report from Coalition for a Downtown Hospital >>> Finding candidates for Council 3 - 5 minutes >>> >>> Planned upcoming tabling events >>> >>> Report on Upcoming Food for Thought events >>> >>> GP 20-Year Extrannavervagansary in Berkeley >>> >>> New Plumbing Code greywater provisions; city-level advocacy for >>> allowing greywater use. >>> >>> Election of Regional Representative >>> Candidate Cynthia (Cindi) Asnir's presentation >>> Action Alert to GPSMC for vote >>> Updating literature >>> >>> >>> ### >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. >>> Sign up now. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sosfbay-discuss mailing list >>> sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org >>> http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sosfbay-discuss mailing list >> sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org >> http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss From snug.bug at hotmail.com Thu Dec 3 02:27:01 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:27:01 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Obama's War Message-ID: President Obama had a splendid opportunity to end the wars. Whether by declaring them flawed victories or tragic mistakes, he could have withdrawn from Bush's foolish invasions. By sending more troops to fight and die for no good reason, Obama makes the war his own and commits himself for the rest of his term. 18 months from now with a thousand more Americans dead and surely tens of thousands of Afghans and Iraqis, will Obama admit his own tragic mistake? Doubtless he will press on in the vain hope that throwing away more lives will redeem those already spent. In eight years we've been unable to train the Afghans to provide for their own security. Why think we can do it now? The corruption and incompetence of our Afghan allies brook comparison with that of our allies in Vietnam forty years ago. We complicate the issue when we take responsibility for protecting the women of Afghanistan from the men of Afghanistan. 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URL: From wrolley at charter.net Thu Dec 3 11:24:42 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:24:42 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Races to watch Message-ID: <4B18107A.1030505@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: moz-screenshot-29.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 6374 bytes Desc: not available URL: From andid at cagreens.org Thu Dec 3 13:09:57 2009 From: andid at cagreens.org (Andrea Dorey) Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:09:57 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: Report from DeAnza & JSA (Reprise) References: <77667.63371.qm@web81206.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <08C6D1A7-1FA0-4A74-9B50-E1213CA1F7CD@cagreens.org> I received a suggestion from a friend that this should be shared by all on sosfbay?so here it is! Know that we all had a great time doing this and feel proud of the outreach we did with the students we met. It's a fun experience to do this stuff. A special shout out to our leader, Tom! Andrea > From: Andrea Dorey > To: Carol Brouillet ; Jim Doyle > ; Tian Harter ; Dana > St George ; Wes Rolley ; > Caroline Yacoub > Sent: Sun, November 22, 2009 10:13:58 AM > Subject: Report from DeAnza & JSA > > County Council Colleagues & Advisors, > > I am delighted to report on the successes we achieved at the latest > events that our SCC Green Party attended. > > > DeAnza College event netted $35.00 from the financially struggling > but intellectually engaged students. Caroline, Tian, and I set up > and took down our little display of literature, buttons, bumpers > stickers, tee shirts, and "Schwag by Caroline," which attracted > interest and the donations. We sold one of Caroline's sunflower > pens for $2 and a tee shirt for $10. > > Gave away a lot of literature, especially the Donkey/Elephant flyer > and, wonders of wonders,?due to many students being in a government > class?the IRV pamphlets (varied) along with the Pizza & IRV > pamphlet, and the Counting pamphlet. We told them about SF and SCC > passing IRV, but that IRV has NOT been implemented by SCC. So we > have some students of sufficient age who are going to watch for the > 2010 initiative to implement! > > Tian spoke at the mike and, later I was asked to speak as well, and > both of us enjoyed a rapt audience regarding the Green Party > ideals. I told them that the GP is the only INTERNATIONAL > political party [did I speak the truth, Warner?] and that because > of IRV and Proportional Representation, the GP parties in some > countries share power at the highest levels. > > > JSA was, as ever, a very powerful connection to bright and eager > minds, and most of the students had money to donate to the Green > Party. We picked up a total of $54 for buttons and muffins. {Yes, > I brought along the mini-muffins again!] The literature flew off > the table, again, interest was generated by IRV and Proportional > Representation, at least at my end of the table. Tom, the leader > of this event, Caroline, and Brian had most of our stuff out by the > time I arrived, and our table turned out to be a very popular place > to stop, browse, and chat. The sweet-sour candy and the mini- > muffins were a part of that draw. One little addition I made to my > muffin shtick was to offer large, home-made from scratch, organic > apple chunk muffins as a bonus to anyone who spent $2 or more. > Sold 5 of them and extra buttons as a result! > > Caroline picked up two more "Green Party" petals on our/her > international language Sunflower banner?one in Persian(!) and > another in (??)! Many wanted to contribute, but either found their > language there or didn't know how to spell Green Party in their own > dialect! > > By far, Tom was the champion of the event as he made more of the > "Marijuana as Medicine" buttons while buyers lined up, waiting for > them! We stopped selling those buttons only when Tom ran out of > the graphic. [We are going to have to stock a lot more of these in > future, even when we go to perceived conservative groups!] > > We chatted with lots of students and received questions that were > thoughtful and challenging. 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URL: From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Thu Dec 3 17:02:33 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:02:33 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] holiday peace fair reminder Message-ID: <4B185FA9.6090805@sbcglobal.net> I may need to send another message later today, but this is a quick one to remind you to bring your desserts and to plan well to be able to set up your tables between 9 AM and 10 AM when* the doors open an hour earlier* than in recent years. We probably need more help with clean up rather than more people for set up, if there is anyone in your group who has not already been asked to help with the overall work of the HPF on Saturday. We had seven high school student volunteers signed up for the morning and seven or the afternoon -- even before three schools' clubs had their meetings today so SEND ME WORD IF YOU ALREADY KNOW YOU WILL NEED HELP (and/or would be glad to educate students about your group by having them help you!) Madalyn Perrine is coordinating the recruitment and will work with the students in the morning. She will try to check with you about your needs but you can find her most of the time in the lobby at the Student Volunteers Sign-In table. We probably still need someone to coordinate student volunteers in the afternoon (1-5 PM) so if you have someone in your group who would be good at that even asking them at the last minute, please let me know (check with the person re our possible need, please). Likewise for afternoon overseeing of children's activities -- we MAY need someone to work with student volunteers to entertain children from 1:30 - 4 PM. Let me know after you check with possible person(s) in your group. Call or write with questions, please. Thank you!!! Joan Goddard 408-396-8039 = cell (call anytime and leave a message with your number) or email is great From alexcathy at aol.com Fri Dec 4 06:51:54 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:51:54 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Is Tesla Nuts? In-Reply-To: <4B180C83.9070607@greens.org> References: <4B180C83.9070607@greens.org> Message-ID: <8CC4308743637C9-5474-485E@webmail-d076.sysops.aol.com> Wow! Thanks for posting this. I think this is a powerful Green Party issue. I am forwarding it to the South San Francisco Bay Green Party List because Tesla also has a facility in San Jose. Alex Walker Los Angeles Greens -----Original Message----- From: sasha karlik To: Green Party of Los Angeles County Discussion Forum Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 11:07 am Subject: [GPLAC-Forum] [Fwd: [Fulcrumsofchange] Is Tesla Nuts?] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Fulcrumsofchange] Is Tesla Nuts? Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:31:12 -0800 From: Steve Zeltzer To: Fulcrums of Pacifica Is Tesla Nuts? The "green" electric car auto company Tesla is planning to build a non- union auto plant at the Downey Toxic dump site with $465 million of US Department of energy funds. The California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day is demanding that no US government funds go to a non- union auto maker to build a "green plant" at the site owned by crooked toxic Downey developer Stuart Lichter. Lichter recently lost a SLAPP suit against injured workers and injured worker advocates who had gone public about the injuries of workers at the site. Is Tesla Nuts? Stop the Tesla Non-union Auto Plant at Downey and The Cover-up Of The Downey Toxic Dump Site?s Injured Workers Defend Injured Biotech Worker David Bell and Call For Criminal Action Against Agraquest owner Pam Marrone! California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day Statement http://www.workersmemorialday.org 12/2/2009 In the midst of this deep economic crisis, crooked toxic site propterty developers are developing long time military and commercial radioactive and toxic dumps without properly cleaning them up. One of the most deadly is in Downey, California where Stuart Lichter owned Downey Studios and Dreamworks workers from IATSE, LIUNA, were sickened by the failure to properly clean it up. Downey developer Stuart Lichter has even sued injured workers to shut them up but his SLAPP suit was recently dismissed with prejudice by an LA judge. Additionally the Kaiser Hospital chain has built a $700 million hospital complex on this same toxic dump site. http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/02/business/fi-ct-downey2 The latest news is that the non-union Tesla Motors may build an ?green? electric car assembly plant at the toxic site with a US government DOE energy efficiency loan of $465 million. Their cars will be sold for $115, 000 each to the rich. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tesla25-2009nov25,0,3683681.story Is this crazy or what? We are using US Federal funds to build a non- union auto plant at a toxic dump site. At the same time, the Toyota corporation is closing a unionized modern automobile plant in Fremont, Califronia that produces some of the most efficient and environmentally improved cars in the country because it is a union plant. The injured Downey workers are asking you to support: *No Federal, State or Local funding for building new businesses on a dangerous toxic dump site where workers are still getting sick. Call your State and Congressional representative to demand the end of the use of Federal funds for Tesla at Downey. *An immediate NIOSH epidemiological study on all workers and community people who have been on the site or near the Downey site. *Free medical care and compensation for all Downey workers and members of the community sickened by these sites *Congressional Hearings on the privatization of Superfund US/Military sites into "Brownfield" sites including testimony from injured workers and people in the Downey community who have been made ill by this site. *Report from all insurance companies in the United States on their workers compensation and personal insurance claims that have been made by workers and community people at toxic dump sites, the acceptance or rejection of these claims and how many of there workers and people in the community are now having their healthcare costs being paid for by SSI or other US government agencies. *Criminal prosecution of all insurance companies and employers who have shifted healthcare costs from the Brownfield sites to Local, State and the Federal government.*The elimination of all privatized Brownfield sites nationally and the clean-up by union labor of the sites with community-labor oversight on this clean-up. We are also asking you support the case of injured biotech Davis Agraquest worker David Bell. The Agraquest plant in Davis was genetically engineering pesticides without proper health and safety protection and when worker David Bell was sickened the owner Pam Marrone and the insurance company Liberty Mutual denied the workplace injuries and committed criminal fraud by forcing SSI and the US government to pay for David Bell?s healthcare costs. http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=870890 The lack of proper Federal regulation of biotech and nanotech industries and the systemic destruction of CA-OSHA with the elimination of nearly all the doctors in California is a national issue that needs to be addressed by organized labor and the US Congress. We also ask you to support the call for a criminal investigation by CA Attorney General Jerry Brown and US attorney general Eric Holder of this Federal and state fraud and the systemic cost shifting by employers and the insurance industry on the Federal government and government agencies. The control by the insurance industry of workers compensation and all healthcare must be eliminated if American?s health & safety as well as healthcare are going to be protected. California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day http://www.workersmemorialday.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Check out our new interactive map, and share it with your friends. > >http://www.environmentcalifornia.org/action/global-warming/map-tool?id4=ES > >For two months our team has worked to show that America is actually a leader when it comes to global warming solutions. > >We have documented our case in a new report highlighting all of the state and federal progress, we have enlisted Hollywood to help get the word out, we are using the latest social media to get this message to go viral, and we are going to Copenhagen to make the case that, yes, America is taking significant steps to solve global warming. > >I need help in the final hours of this campaign. We need our story of state by state progress to make a splash. > >You can help by: > >Sharing our interactive map with your friends. > >Watching our video and signing our petition saying: I'm ready for action on global warming. > >Follow me onFacebook orTwitter while I am in Copenhagen. > >Thanks for all you do. > >Dan Jacobson >Environment California Legislative Director >http://www.environmentcalifornia.org > >P.S. Please share this e-mail with your family and friends. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From vdf at juno.com Fri Dec 4 13:35:29 2009 From: vdf at juno.com (Valerie D. Face) Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:35:29 GMT Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Monthly SCCCADP meeting next Monday Dec 7 Message-ID: <20091204.133529.9083.2@webmail01.vgs.untd.com> FYI, this month's meeting of the Santa Clara County Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will be: Monday, December 7, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at Greenberg Traurig LLP, 1900 University Circle, 5th Floor, East Palo Alto, Ca 93403 - Valerie Face ____________________________________________________________ Nutrition Improve your career health. Click now to study nutrition! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=WCVtcMJRRMgAGope7JiuYgAAJ1BSv5BgKRMxjoB2-H05qqW1AAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASQwAAAAA= From wrolley at charter.net Fri Dec 4 19:17:31 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:17:31 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Vacancies on County Boards. Message-ID: <4B19D0CB.1000607@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jims at greens.org Sat Dec 5 17:54:20 2009 From: jims at greens.org (Jim Stauffer) Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:54:20 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Is Tesla Nuts? In-Reply-To: <8CC4308743637C9-5474-485E@webmail-d076.sysops.aol.com> References: <4B180C83.9070607@greens.org> <8CC4308743637C9-5474-485E@webmail-d076.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <4B1B0ECC.5080802@greens.org> Not to mention that Tesla is spending taxpayer dollars to develop a ritzy, glitzy electric sports car that few can afford rather than an affordable, short range commuter car that everyone could use for most of their driving. Jim alexcathy at aol.com wrote: > Wow! Thanks for posting this. I think this is a powerful Green Party > issue. > > I am forwarding it to the South San Francisco Bay Green Party List > because Tesla also has a facility in San Jose. > > Alex Walker > Los Angeles Greens > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sasha karlik > To: Green Party of Los Angeles County Discussion Forum > > Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2009 11:07 am > Subject: [GPLAC-Forum] [Fwd: [Fulcrumsofchange] Is Tesla Nuts?] > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > - -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [Fulcrumsofchange] Is Tesla Nuts? > > Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:31:12 -0800 > > From: Steve Zeltzer > > > To: Fulcrums of Pacifica > > > > > Is Tesla Nuts? > > > > The "green" electric car auto company Tesla is planning to build a non- > > union auto plant at the Downey Toxic dump site with $465 million of US > > Department of energy funds. The California Coalition For Workers > > Memorial Day is demanding that no US government funds go to a non- > > union auto maker to build a "green plant" at the site owned by crooked > > toxic Downey developer Stuart Lichter. Lichter recently lost a SLAPP > > suit against injured workers and injured worker advocates who had gone > > public about the injuries of workers at the site. > > Is Tesla Nuts? > > > > Stop the Tesla Non-union Auto Plant at Downey and The Cover-up Of The > > Downey Toxic Dump Site?s Injured Workers > > > > Defend Injured Biotech Worker David Bell and Call For Criminal Action > > Against Agraquest owner Pam Marrone! > > > > California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day Statement > > > > http://www.workersmemorialday.org > > > > 12/2/2009 > > > > > > > > In the midst of this deep economic crisis, crooked toxic site > > propterty developers are developing long time military and commercial > > radioactive and toxic dumps without properly cleaning them up. One of > > the most deadly is in Downey, California where Stuart Lichter owned > > Downey Studios and Dreamworks workers from IATSE, LIUNA, were sickened > > by the failure to properly clean it up. Downey developer Stuart > > Lichter has even sued injured workers to shut them up but his SLAPP > > suit was recently dismissed with prejudice by an LA judge. > > Additionally the Kaiser Hospital chain has built a $700 million > > hospital complex on this same toxic dump site. > > > > http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/02/business/fi-ct-downey2 > > > > The latest news is that the non-union Tesla Motors may build an > > ?green? electric car assembly plant at the toxic site with a US > > government DOE energy efficiency loan of $465 million. Their cars will > > be sold for $115, 000 each to the rich. > > > > http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tesla25-2009nov25,0,3683681.story > > > > Is this crazy or what? We are using US Federal funds to build a non- > > union auto plant at a toxic dump site. At the same time, the Toyota > > corporation is closing a unionized modern automobile plant in Fremont, > > Califronia that produces some of the most efficient and > > environmentally improved cars in the country because it is a union > > plant. > > > > The injured Downey workers are asking you to support: > > > > *No Federal, State or Local funding for building new businesses on a > > dangerous toxic dump site where workers are still getting sick. Call > > your State and Congressional representative to demand the end of the > > use of Federal funds for Tesla at Downey. > > > > *An immediate NIOSH epidemiological study on all workers and community > > people who have been on the site or near the Downey site. > > > > *Free medical care and compensation for all Downey workers and members > > of the community sickened by these sites > > > > *Congressional Hearings on the privatization of Superfund US/Military > > sites into "Brownfield" sites including testimony from injured workers > > and people in the Downey community who have been made ill by this site. > > > > *Report from all insurance companies in the United States on their > > workers compensation and personal insurance claims that have been made > > by workers and community people at toxic dump sites, the acceptance or > > rejection of these claims and how many of there workers and people in > > the community are now having their healthcare costs being paid for by > > SSI or other US government agencies. > > > > *Criminal prosecution of all insurance companies and employers who > > have shifted healthcare costs from the Brownfield sites to Local, > > State and the Federal government.*The elimination of all privatized > > Brownfield sites nationally and the clean-up by union labor of the > > sites with community-labor oversight on this clean-up. > > > > > > > > We are also asking you support the case of injured biotech Davis > > Agraquest worker David Bell. The Agraquest plant in Davis was > > genetically engineering pesticides without proper health and safety > > protection and when worker David Bell was sickened the owner Pam > > Marrone and the insurance company Liberty Mutual denied the workplace > > injuries and committed criminal fraud by forcing SSI and the US > > government to pay for David Bell?s healthcare costs. > > > > http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=870890 > > > > The lack of proper Federal regulation of biotech and nanotech > > industries and the systemic destruction of CA-OSHA with the > > elimination of nearly all the doctors in California is a national > > issue that needs to be addressed by organized labor and the US > > Congress. We also ask you to support the call for a criminal > > investigation by CA Attorney General Jerry Brown and US attorney > > general Eric Holder of this Federal and state fraud and the systemic > > cost shifting by employers and the insurance industry on the Federal > > government and government agencies. The control by the insurance > > industry of workers compensation and all healthcare must be eliminated > > if American?s health & safety as well as healthcare are going to be > > protected. > > > > California Coalition For Workers Memorial Day > > > > http://www.workersmemorialday.org > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss From gerrygras at earthlink.net Sun Dec 6 00:37:44 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:37:44 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Nader for Senator in Connecticut? Message-ID: <4B1B6D58.10907@earthlink.net> FYI ... This article makes a positive statement about his ability to win. (Written by a former Green Alderman.) "Connecticut Senate Race: Run, Ralph, Run" http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/12/05-7 And here is some info about what Nader has to say. "Senator Nader? Former Presidential Candidate Considers Connecticut Run In 2010" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/27/senator-nader-former-pres_n_372450.html Gerry From carolineyacoub at att.net Sun Dec 6 12:04:44 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:04:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green Party Meeting--Dec. 2, 2009 Message-ID: <358895.80729.qm@web81202.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Green Party Meeting--Dec. 2, 2009 Facilitator--Tian Timekeeper--Warner Vibes Watcher--Dana Notes--Caroline Agenda for Next Month--Brian Intros and announcemennts: Tian: went to protest of B of A in SF. 12 arrested,? Cameron; Andrea; Caroline; Warner: Campaigns at state level and GPUS. Greg Jan tried to talk him into running for Secretary of State; Jim Stauffer; Fred; Jim Doyle; Gerry: 350.org is having a vigil at Anna Eshoo's office on Dec.11;? Dana: Steve will be volunteering in Santa Clara;???? Merriam; Paul Rea; Brian. Andrea's three minutes Lines >From Locksley Hall Treasurer's Report We now have $1930 (over $2000 after passing the hat) Budget: fixed expenses--$525 booth fees--$590 remaining--approx $800 This does not include mailing for November election. Cost for mailing to all Greens in County is $2500. In the past we have done mailings to frequent voters only. Cameron suggested we do frequent voters plus an experimental group. We need to do fundraising and then a mailing. Food 4 Thought and putting items from yard sale on Craig's List should help with fund raising. Tom had mentioned at last meeting that we should have a concert. His uncle knows Tom Hartman. Maybe Tom could get him to one of our events. Merriam will talk to Tom. Election of Regional Rep Cindy Asrir moved from San Francisco to Nebraska four years ago. She has an extensive and impressive resume of? political and volunteer work in Ohio and Nebraska. She got into the Bike Coalition, met Tian, and decided to become more active in the Green Party. Warner asked her if she really understood how much work being regional rep is. Jim S. said he has filled her in on local issues.He says Cindy is interested in strategic planning. We need that. She likes fundraising! Hooray! (editorial comment). Jim D. asked if she knows how much time it takes. She said yes. Warner proposed accepting Cindy as Regional Rep. Everyone agreed. Jim S. will report this to CC. Jim S, will remain as alternate at least until after upcoming plenary. He will be our rep. Cindy will do San Mateo. Status Report From Plenary Food Committee Fred said we need chairpeople. Budget is $1700-$2000. We will have a meeting on Dec.6 at 4:00 at Caroline's house to discuss menus and costs,?and another meeting on January 4, same time, same place, to finalize information for the logistics packet and Registration form. Report From Tabling We took in $35 at De Anza and $54 at Junior State, talked to some wonderful young people and got some contact information for future event. Coverage for the Peace Fair is all set. Possible upcoming opportunity on Dec. 11 from 5:30-7:30 Report from Wes (Caroline) Wes will not make his decision about whether or not he will run for Water Board until after Dec. 18.? We will move the Food 4 Thought to February so we can decide on a location after we hear from him. Coalition for Downtown Hospital County has tentative agreement with HCA, owners of old hospital building, to purchase that site. On Dec. 14 there will be a meeting of the Coalition. On December 15, there will be a Board of Supervisors meeting, at which they will take public input on this proposed purchase. Reports from Anti-Escalation Demonstrations Brian? and Fred were at a demonstration with David Ledesma and about 5 other people. There was another demonstration at MLK library with about 30 people. Finding Candidates for County Council Tian says we need as many candidates as possible. Brian, Merriam, Fred, and Andrea will run. Tian will run if we get 7 other cindidates. We will have to ask Carol and Wes if they are candidates. (probably not Wes if he runs for Water Board). Jim Doyle and Caroline will not be candidates. If we have our Food 4 Thought in late February, we can take care of getting the signatures needed for cc candidates, as well as Wes, if he runs. GPUS annual Meeting/Presidential Convention Wednesday-Sunday, early July 2012. We would not be responsible for costs. SF, San Jose, LA mentioned as possible sites. We could do it as a region with San Mateo. We have Cindy now, with a lot of experience. Warner will get us more details. GP Extravaganza Anniversary in Berkeley Februar 5 Caroline will take a carful, if someone else will drive. We tabled the new plumbing issue as Roy was not here. CA Fair Elections Act--Merriam ?Nancy Neff has been at our Food 4 Thoughts. Merriam says we should approach her with the idea of having a "passion raiser" here. Andrea says this is still not fair to little parties. Merriam says it's a way to get our foot in the door. Brian said the meetings are on 3rd Wednesdays in PA at Unitarian Church and 3rd Thursdays at Remax office in Cupertino, 19200 Stevens Creek Blvd #210. For more info and times contact? southbayarea-info at caclean.org . Warner said we need to remember this is only for Secretary of State as of now. Brian sayid discrimination cuts in because we get less than 10% of the vote. We get four years to raise $15,000. We should be able to do that (maybe now that we have Cindy). Merriam said we should get a proposal together for what GP could do. She will put out an email on this. Fred's Proposal to Oppose Obama's Escalation? Fred wrote a proposal opposing Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. After many people made suggestions for changes, we authorized Fred to send it out to press, congress people and the president. New Literature? We should ask Wes' permission to use excerpts froim his columns. Warner will talk to Shane Que Hee about our (new) platform pamphlet . Fred suggested postcards addressed to congresspeople. Dana said Fred makes fabulous signs. Lists From ROV?? We are entitled to one free copy for each partisan election.? $86 for set-up fee. We need to get the list and do something with it. Get volunteers to call people from the list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrygras at earthlink.net Sun Dec 6 15:31:57 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:31:57 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Climate Change Vigil and Films this Friday Message-ID: <4B1C3EED.2040403@earthlink.net> Hi, The COP15 Conference in Copenhagen begins in a few days. There will be demonstrations in Copenhagen and around the world. 350.org is organizing demonstrations for Friday and Saturday. I and two others are organizing an event in Palo Alto, which will include speakers and delivering a letter or letters to Anna Eshoo's office. (Lisa is writing one letter and I may provide another letter.) The event web page is: http://www.350.org/node/13024 NOTE: If you would like to see the letter(s) BEFORE the event, please let me know. ... The film event web page is: http://www.350.org/node/13432 Gerry From JGSHURT69 at aol.com Sun Dec 6 18:23:32 2009 From: JGSHURT69 at aol.com (JGSHURT69 at aol.com) Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 21:23:32 EST Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [gpsmc-d] You Don't End a War By Sending More Troops! Message-ID: No peace prize for Obomba, No HealthCareFarce for the Democrats. The victories they claim are hollow and are wholly illegitimate. Let's build the alternative. No more Green Donkey/Democrats. Jeffrey in San Bruno, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrygras at earthlink.net Mon Dec 7 00:30:12 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:30:12 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Climate Change Editorials Message-ID: <4B1CBD14.7030701@earthlink.net> FYI, This editorial is apparently in 56 newspapers in 49 countries: "'Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation'" http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/dec/06/copenhagen-editorial From Bill McKibben: "Why Copenhagen May Be a Disaster" http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/12/06-8 Gerry From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Mon Dec 7 11:26:54 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:26:54 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] lost necklace at holiday peace fair Message-ID: <4B1D56FE.80203@sbcglobal.net> A necklace was found at the end of the day on Saturday at the HPF. Since someone probably just bought it at the fair and may not remember the details, I'm not going to go through the "describe it to claim it" bit. It is made out of brown and black seeds, with a larger brown seed in the middle front. Last year's lost and found item did not get back to its owner until Saturday when I was extremely lucky that the 2nd person I asked about it was the owner -- and a good friend who could easily have had her dish back MUCH sooner if I'd ever put out the info last year. Thanks to all who did so much to enhance everyone's enjoyment on Saturday! I cannot write to each of you individually at this time but you know who you are! PLEASE THANK EACH OTHER!!! Joan G 408-396-8039 From alexcathy at aol.com Tue Dec 8 14:22:37 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:22:37 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] "Farmer" Stewart Resnick -- the Joys of "Bipartisanship" Message-ID: <8CC466C14C38ABE-2560-1CCE@webmail-d100.sysops.aol.com> Dear Green Friends, See, all we have to do to fix things in this country is to get the"best and the brightest" Republicans and Democrats to sit down at a bigtable and . . . Posted on California Greening "Farmer" Stewart Resnick -- the Joys of "Bipartisanship" by Alex Walker Almost every stupid thing that happens in California has thefingerprints of U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein. However, the strange saga ofDelta "farmer" Stewart Resnick illustrates the Joys of"bipartisanship." Published in The San Francisco Chronicle, December 6, 2009 Major Donor Got Feinstein's Help on Delta Plan by Lance Williams, California Watch Wealthy corporate farmer Stewart Resnick has written check after checkto U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's political campaigns. He's hosted aparty in her honor at his Beverly Hills mansion and he's entertainedher at his second home in Aspen. And in September, when Resnick asked Feinstein to weigh in onthe side of agribusiness in a drought-fueled environmental dispute overthe Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, this wealthy grower andpolitical donor got quick results, documents show. On Sept. 4, Resnick wrote to Feinstein, complaining that thelatest federal plan to rescue the delta's endangered salmon and shadfisheries was "exacerbating the state's severe drought" because it cutback on water available to irrigate crops. "Sloppy science" by federalwildlife agencies had led to "regulatory-induced water shortages," heclaimed. "I really appreciate your involvement in this issue," he wrote to Feinstein. One week later, Feinstein forwarded Resnick's letter to twoU.S. Cabinet secretaries. In her own letter, she urged theadministration to spend $750,000 for a sweeping re-examination of thescience behind the entire delta environmental protection plan. The Obama administration quickly agreed. . . Please Read the Full Text and Leave a Comment at my blog: California Greening: http://cagreening.blogspot.com/2009/12/farmer-stewart-resnick-joys-of.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolineyacoub at att.net Wed Dec 9 09:36:35 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 09:36:35 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] tea Message-ID: <461104.83591.qm@web81208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I already bought the tea for the plenary--and probably the next two Food 4 Thoughts. Caroline -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Wed Dec 9 23:33:05 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:33:05 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] End the Af-Pak war! Message-ID: <4B20A431.1040507@aceweb.com> The Mountain View Voices for Peace respond to Obama's troop surge: http://tian.greens.org/MountainView/MVVP/Dec/2009.html I remember back in my Sacramento days going to a holiday party where a local musician was singing about how the Pentagon seems to always be starting wars around Christmas time. It's feeling like deja vue all over again. Expanding is feeling like starting to me right now. -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest addition: Review of Tapestries of Hope, a film about Zimbabwe. From tnharter at aceweb.com Wed Dec 9 23:47:09 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:47:09 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] GPCA 20th Anniversary Party Announcement Message-ID: <4B20A77D.1080007@aceweb.com> http://www.cagreens.org/action/Anniversary.2010.php -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Latest addition: Review of Tapestries of Hope, a film about Zimbabwe. From snug.bug at hotmail.com Wed Dec 9 23:50:11 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:50:11 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] End the Af-Pak war! In-Reply-To: <4B20A431.1040507@aceweb.com> References: <4B20A431.1040507@aceweb.com> Message-ID: There's a reason for those Christmas wars. It evokes our revolutionary past: General Washington's crossing of the Delaware to attack Trenton, NJ on Christmas Day; Valley Forge; and keeping the home fires burning as we fought to bring down an empire. We're still fighting to bring down empires today, don't you know. We brought down the empire of Saddam Hussein, and the empire of the Sandinistas, and the empire of Grenada, the empire of Aristide in Haiti, the empire of Noriega in Panama, and the empire of Taliban. So quitcher whinin', wrap another layer of rags around your feet. These are the times that try mens' souls and don't you forget it! > Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:33:05 +0000 > From: tnharter at aceweb.com > To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] End the Af-Pak war! > > The Mountain View Voices for Peace respond to Obama's troop surge: > > http://tian.greens.org/MountainView/MVVP/Dec/2009.html > > I remember back in my Sacramento days going to a holiday party where > a local musician was singing about how the Pentagon seems to always > be starting wars around Christmas time. It's feeling like deja vue > all over again. Expanding is feeling like starting to me right now. > -- > Tian > http://tian.greens.org > Latest addition: Review of Tapestries of Hope, a film about Zimbabwe. > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss _________________________________________________________________ Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Thu Dec 10 12:14:28 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:14:28 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] 9 surges of war Message-ID: <4B2156A4.6040600@sbcglobal.net> It is not only a trrop increase, surge, for there are other factors as pointed out by Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch.com *1. The Troop Surge:* *2. The C*/*o*/*ntractor Surge: **3. The Militia Surge: **4. The Civilian Surge: **5. The CIA and Special Forces Surge: **6. The Base-Building Surge: **7. The Training Surge: **8. The Cost Surge:* *9. The Anti-Withdrawal Surge: *See http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/nine-surges-obamas-war where I found the full article. * * From j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net Thu Dec 10 15:45:00 2009 From: j.m.doyle at sbcglobal.net (Jim Doyle) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:45:00 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] GPUS delegates/alternates Message-ID: <4B2187FB.2050701@sbcglobal.net> GREEN PARTY COUNTY CONTACTS MESSAGE This is an announcement from the GPCA Contact List. For more information, or questions related to the topic of the posting, please do not hit reply. Follow the contact directions stated in the email. *HOW TO APPLY FOR A Green National Committee (GNC) DELEGATE OR ALTERNATE SEAT:* Dear Greens, The Green Party of California is always looking for interested California Greens to serve at the national level of the Green Party (GPUS). The only strict requirement is that you be a registered Green in California. We prefer those who have served in some capacity at the state and/or county party level and will ask for a referral from a state or county representative, if we're not familiar with your green party activity. We strongly encourage those who self-identify as a minority, whether by region, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, or disability. California has 42 Delegate seats and we are able to have as many as 42 Alternate seats...though 15-20 is more realistic. There will be 16 seats open for Delegate and up to 29 seats open for alternates. There will be elections by the General Assembly at the GPCA Plenary in San Jose County on March 6-7 for these seats, by IRV. According to our by-laws, we need your bios/applications 60 days before the plenary so please send it as soon as possible or by January 5. Please mail your candidate statement to applications at cagreens.org Your statement should include biographical information about positions, experience, skills, and/or service that you have had (both within and outside of the Green Party), along with your vision or commitment for the position. (Please see statements submitted by previous candidates for examples, here: http://cagreens.org/delegates/election/. On that page you will also find links to an editable application - application for delegate position Please indicate whether you are applying to be a delegate or an alternate. It is helpful if you are familiar with the delegate and alternate duties, guidelines, and expectations, which are listed on our state party website at: http://www.cagreens.org/delegates/delegate_guidelines.shtml Of course, please be sure to forward this message to all relevant local and county listserves and e-mail lists! And thanks in advance for helping us to maintain California's delegation to the national party! Sanda Everette - sanda at greens.org > GPCA California Delegation to GPUS, Co-Chair From carolineyacoub at att.net Thu Dec 10 18:06:13 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:06:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] 9 surges of war In-Reply-To: <4B2156A4.6040600@sbcglobal.net> References: <4B2156A4.6040600@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <857652.29415.qm@web81201.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Lest we forget, we still have bases in Germany and Japan. ________________________________ From: Jim Doyle To: sosfbay discussion group Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 12:14:28 PM Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] 9 surges of war It is not only a trrop increase, surge, for there are other factors as pointed out by Tom Engelhardt? of TomDispatch.com *1.? The Troop Surge:* *2.? The C*/*o*/*ntractor Surge: **3.? The Militia Surge: **4.? The Civilian Surge: **5. The CIA and Special Forces Surge: **6.? The Base-Building Surge: **7.? The Training Surge: **8.? The Cost Surge:* *9. The Anti-Withdrawal Surge: *See? http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/must-read/nine-surges-obamas-war where I found the full article. * * _______________________________________________ sosfbay-discuss mailing list sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrygras at earthlink.net Thu Dec 10 20:42:24 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:42:24 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Climate Change Vigil and Films Tomorrow References: <4B1C3EED.2040403@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <4B21CDB0.6020009@earthlink.net> Hi, This is a reminder about the 350 vigil in Palo Alto tomorrow. Time: 4:30PM - 6:00 PM Place: Palo Alto City Hall and Anna Eshoo's office. For more info, (and to see the letters): http://www.350.org/node/13024 Gerry P.S. There are also events in Santa Clara and Cupertino. There might be others I have not yet discovered. Gerry Gras wrote: > > Hi, > > The COP15 Conference in Copenhagen begins in a few > days. There will be demonstrations in Copenhagen > and around the world. > > 350.org is organizing demonstrations for Friday and > Saturday. > > I and two others are organizing an event in Palo Alto, > which will include speakers and delivering a letter > or letters to Anna Eshoo's office. (Lisa is writing > one letter and I may provide another letter.) > > The event web page is: > http://www.350.org/node/13024 > > NOTE: If you would like to see the letter(s) BEFORE > the event, please let me know. > > ... > > The film event web page is: > http://www.350.org/node/13432 > > Gerry > From wrolley at charter.net Fri Dec 11 15:28:56 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:28:56 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] The Future of Silicon Valley Water Message-ID: <4B22D5B8.5090200@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolineyacoub at att.net Fri Dec 11 16:12:33 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:12:33 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: Accountability for Wall Street Message-ID: <982322.97359.qm@web81201.mail.mud.yahoo.com> ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Congresswoman Anna Eshoo To: carolineyacoub at att.net Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 1:27:03 PM Subject: Accountability for Wall Street RECENT NEWS???? |???? CONSTITUENT SERVICES???? |???? LEGISLATIVE WORK???? |???? CONTACT ANNA???? |???? NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Dear Caroline, As you know, irresponsible lending, investing, and trading on Wall Street triggered a near collapse of our financial sector in late 2007, leading to the vicious global recession which has since cost American families over $14 trillion in net worth. Over the past year I?ve worked hard to shore up our economy, save our financial markets, halt the hemorrhaging of jobs from our communities, and work on reforming Wall Street. There are signs that the economy has begun to turn the corner, showing steady growth for the first time in two years, although much work remains to bolster job creation. Now Wall Street and the big banks must be reformed so that the recklessness which occurred will never happen again. H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, which I voted for today and the House passed 223-202, will strengthen enforcement and oversight of our financial sector, hold Wall Street and big banks accountable for their practices, and end the practice of taxpayer-funded bailouts. The bill will also provide transparency, and protect families and small businesses from predatory lending through the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The legislation contains commonsense reforms which include: Consumer Protection The bill provides for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The independent agency will be devoted solely to protecting Americans from unfair and abusive financial products and services, such as predatory loans and credit cards. Ends Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts and Prevents the Rise of Institutions that are ?Too Big to Fail? The bill establishes an orderly process for dismantling large, failing institutions, eliminating bailouts and protecting taxpayers and the financial system. Also, the bill creates the Systematic Dissolution Fund that can be used to help wind down failing institutions but not preserve them. The funding for the Fund will come from within the industry, not taxpayers. Financial Stability Council The bill creates an inter-agency oversight council that will identify and regulate financial firms that are so large or risky that that their collapse would put the entire financial system at risk. These institutions would be subject to heightened oversight, standards, and regulation. Executive Compensation The bill puts an end to compensation practices that encourage executives to take high risks at the expense of their company, shareholders, and employees?which subsequently have an impact on the taxpayers. The bill also provides the shareholders with an annual vote on executive compensation and other company pay practices. Investor Protection The bill strengthens the Securities and Exchange Commission?s (SEC) powers so it can regulate America?s securities markets and better protect investors. Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending The bill includes legislation passed by the House earlier this year that would stop predatory and irresponsible mortgage loan practices. It ensures mortgage lenders make loans that benefit the consumer. Reform of Credit Rating Agencies The bill takes steps to reduce market reliance on credit rating agencies and imposes liability standards on these agencies. Hedge Fund Regulation The bill puts an end to a loophole that allowed hedge funds to escape regulation. Office of Insurance The bill creates a Federal Insurance Office which will monitor all aspects of the insurance industry. Due to the lack of oversight and accountability within our financial system one of the oldest and most respected brokerage houses in the country, Lehman Brothers suffered huge losses and was forced to declare bankruptcy. When the federal government refused to intercede, San Mateo County lost $155 million, which directly harmed schools and colleges, transportation, medical centers, parks, law enforcement, and support services for the elderly and disabled throughout the County. H.R. 4173 will bring accountability to Wall Street, protect citizens in our District and all across the country, and help prevent a tragedy of this nature from ever happening again. If you have any questions or comments, let me hear from you. I?m proud to represent a Congressional District where my constituents are informed and ask serious-minded, thoughtful questions, and provide me with valuable feedback. If you know someone who you think will find this E-Newsletter helpful, do share it with them by using the buttons on the right. Sincerely, Anna G. Eshoo Member of Congress DISTRICT OFFICE 698 Emerson Street Palo Alto, California 94301 (650) 323-2984 (408) 245-2339 (831) 335-2020 (650) 323-3498 fax WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE 205 Cannon Building Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-8104 (202) 225-8890 fax WEB SITE http://eshoo.house.gov If you wish to contact me, please do so at http://eshoo.house.gov. Please do NOT reply to this message. If you do not wish to receive future emails from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, unsubscribe here. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alexcathy at aol.com Mon Dec 14 09:51:56 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:51:56 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [GPLAC-Forum] Green Party of California Candidate Announcement In-Reply-To: <143668.47834.qm@web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <143668.47834.qm@web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8CC4AFD42C76E80-6E70-314F@webmail-d100.sysops.aol.com> Dear Green Friends, The Great News is that Deacon Alexander, a founder of the South Central Greens and a longtime activist in L.A. is running for a partisan office in 2010 as a Green. The "not so great" news is that he's running for governor. If I had my way, I'd convince Brother Deacon to join the team of L.A. Greens running for the state legislature. Deacon, who is your state Assembly rep? Is it Mike Davis? That rat could sho'nuff use some "street heat" from a Green Party man. Whatever you ultimately decide to do, you've got my support. Alex Walker -----Original Message----- From: garden beekeeper To: Green Party of Los Angeles County Council Sent: Sat, Dec 12, 2009 1:25 pm Subject: [GPLAC-Forum] Green Party of California Candidate Announcement Green Party of California Candidate Announcement Deacon Alexander of South Los Angeles has requested that an announcement of his candidacy for the Green Party Nomination for Governor of the State of California be made to all Green Party Lists. Deacon is planning an active candidacy around the issues of homelessness, poverty, social justice and community based economics. Deacon currently runs a chess club on skid row in Downtown Los Angeles as part of his outreach campaign to the Downtown community and has a long history of involvement in political and social movements. Deacon has been a leading Green Party activist since the 1990's and is the Founder of the South Central Greens as well as the Founder and Chair of the South Central Farmers Support Committee. Deacon Alexander was member of the Black Panther Party in the 60's and is close friend of Angela Davis. Deacon Alexander's Campaign for the Green Party of California Nominationfor Governor of the State of California begins on January 5th inDowntown Los Angeles at the corner of 6th and Stanford at 10AM. Pleasejoin him in feeding the homeless and outreaching to the skid rowcommunity. Please bring a dish to help with the feeding program. TheBART Police Officer that murdered Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009 inOakland, as he lay face down on a BART platform at 2 a.m - a policeexecution caught on video and seen by millions around the world, hashad a change of venue to stand trial in Los Angeles.Please join Deacon Alexander in seeking justice for Oscar Grant and inpreventing future police abuse. Killer Cops should not be allowed tomurder with impunity. The pattern of police abuse of people of colormust end. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/19/BAP71ANCJB.DTL&tsp=1 http://groups.google.com/group/misc.activism.progressive/browse_thread/thread/03bf16bf21e2259b/16a42c12baaeb1cb?lnk=raot Please join with Deacon Alexander in January in Downtown Los Angeles and thoughout the campaign. Please contact Deacon directly for more information on his candidacy: Deacon Alexander (213) 985-8770 deacon.alexander at yahoo.com _______________________________________________ GPLAC-Forum mailing list GPLAC-Forum at lists.cagreens.org http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/gplac-forum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolineyacoub at att.net Tue Dec 15 18:21:31 2009 From: carolineyacoub at att.net (Caroline Yacoub) Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:21:31 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: Sheils and Haught analyze the House and Senate bills Message-ID: <903314.76928.qm@web81205.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Be sure to read all the way to the end. Then, thoughts? ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: shane que hee Sent: Tue, December 15, 2009 4:55:28 PM Subject: Sheils and Haught analyze the House and Senate bills Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:33:56 -0800 >From: Don McCanne >Subject: qotd: Sheils and Haught analyze the House and Senate bills > >The Lewin Group >December 7, 2009 >Comparing the Cost and Coverage Impacts of the House and Senate Leadership Health Reform Bills: Long Term Costs for Governments, Employers, Families and Providers >Prepared for: The Peter G. Peterson Foundation >By John Sheils and Randy Haught > >Impact on National Health Spending > >Both bills would result in an increase in administrative costs. These include the cost of administering private insurance to newly covered people, the cost of administering coverage under Medicaid and the cost of processing eligibility for premium subsidies under the bill. > >Both bills would result in a substantial growth in national health expenditures. Total health spending over the 2010 through 2029 period would increase by $781 billion under the Senate bill and $955 billion under the House bill. > >http://www.pgpf.org/resources/lewin-senate-house-comparison.pdf > > >Comment:? What is health care reform going to cost us? To help answer this question, numerous reports have been generated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Office of the Actuary of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), private foundations, and numerous consulting firms representing the private insurance industry. > >Although politicians are using sections of these reports selectively to advance their own agendas, if you read all of the reports you cannot escape the conclusion that the measures designed to slow the growth in health care costs do not begin to offset the anticipated increases in spending. Further, they show that an unacceptable number of individuals will remain amongst the ranks of the uninsured. > >This new, highly credible report (credible in spite of ownership by UnitedHealth) by John Sheils and Randy Haught draws the same conclusions. National health expenditures will increase over the amounts projected were there no reform, and about 20 million people will still be uninsured. > >One comparatively small number in this report is that administrative costs will increase by about $87 billion in the next decade under either the Senate or the House bill. But this number has much greater significance than the amount would suggest. Not only is this an additional cost, it also adds on to the $4,000 billion in administrative waste that we could recover in the next decade if we merely changed to a single payer system of financing health care. 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Click here for details: http://www.cagreens.org/action/Anniversary.2010.php CCWG home web page: www.cagreens.org/ccwg And, here is candidate filing deadline information compliments of Warner Bloomberg: (All of the following information is available using the Secretary of State website www.ss.ca.gov via the candidate information links) In order to be eligible for access to the GPCA Primary Election ballot, a candidate for partisan office must have either been registered in the GPCA for one year before the candidate filing deadline for nomination, OR have been registered decline to state. All candidates must be registered in the GPCA at least 90 days before the filing date. The last date for filing nomination papers is March 12, 2010, so a prospective candidate either must have been a GPCA member on March 12, 2009 (and still be so registered) OR a dts registered voter must have re-registered GPCA by December 12^th . The date to declare candidacy and take out papers for signatures in lieu of having to pay thousands of dollars in filing fees begins January 1st (effectively January 4th) with a February 15th filing deadline. HOWEVER, after an initial review, candidates are given until March 12th to collect additional signatures for the same number that have been ruled unacceptable by the Registrar of Voters. The maximum needed signatures is 150; it may be less for some state assembly or state senate districts. Signatures gathered to substitute for or reduce the filing fee can be used as nomination signatures. Thank you, Kendra Gonzales CCWG Coordinator Ventura County (805) 419-4623 From gerrygras at earthlink.net Thu Dec 17 14:41:45 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:41:45 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Thanks for telling your friends!] Message-ID: <4B2AB3A9.60509@earthlink.net> FYI, Avaaz has collected over 13,000,000 signatures, including mine, for a "Real Deal" in Copenhagen. Gerry -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Thanks for telling your friends! Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:27:15 -0500 From: "Avaaz.org" To: gerrygras at earthlink.net It is essential that we build numbers on our petition in the next 48 hours. Please take a minute to invite your friends, families and colleagues to join us? Each one that joins doubles your impact on these crucial negotiations. Over 11 million of us have already joined the call for a real climate deal - but this is crunch time! Let's add millions more. Please forward this link to everyone you can: http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_copenhagen/97.php?cl_tta_sign=3bb46e2f82e77bb88d202f058942bbd3 Thanks again for all you do! -------- Here again the original email you can forward to your friends: With just 2 days left, the historic Copenhagen climate summit is failing. World leaders have begun the final hours of direct negotiations. The UK Prime Minister has directly appealed to Avaaz to build the tidal wave of public pressure needed to reach a deal that stops catastrophic global warming of 2 degrees. Click below to sign the petition for a real deal -- the campaign already has a staggering 11 million supporters -- over the next 48 hours let's make it the largest petition in history! The name of every signer is being read out right now in the summit hall -- sign on at the link below and forward this email to everyone! http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_copenhagen/97.php?cl_tta_sign=3bb46e2f82e77bb88d202f058942bbd3 We are making history in Copenhagen. A group of young people have sat down in the middle of the summit and begun reading the names of every person who signs the petition for a real deal. Another group is doing the same 'petition reading sit-in' in the Canadian Prime Minister's office, and rumours are that more such actions will happen today. On an emergency conference call with 3000 Avaaz members today, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "What you're doing through the internet around the world is absolutely crucial to setting the agenda. In the next 48 hours, don't underestimate your effect on the leaders here in Copenhagen" Earlier, millions watched the Avaaz vigil inside the summit on TV, where Archbishop Desmond Tutu told hundreds of delegates and assembled children: ???We marched in Berlin, and the wall fell. "We marched for South Africa, and apartheid fell. "We marched at Copenhagen -- and we WILL get a Real Deal.??? Copenhagen is seeking the biggest mandate in history to stop the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. History will be made in the next 48 hours. How will our children remember this moment? Let's tell them we did all we could. http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_copenhagen/97.php?cl_tta_sign=3bb46e2f82e77bb88d202f058942bbd3 With hope and determination, Ricken, Alice, Ben, Paul, Luis, Iain, Veronique, Graziela, Pascal, Paula, Benjamin, Raj, Raluca, Taren, David, Josh and the whole Avaaz team. ------------------------- ABOUT AVAAZ Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in Ottawa, London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Buenos Aires, and Geneva. Click here to learn more about our largest campaigns. Don't forget to check out our Facebook and Myspace and Bebo pages! You can also follow Avaaz on Twitter! From gerrygras at earthlink.net Thu Dec 17 18:09:49 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:09:49 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Copenhagen Status Message-ID: <4B2AE46D.5030902@earthlink.net> The news I am hearing from Copenhagen is not good. If anyone has any good news please let me know. Gerry From alexcathy at aol.com Sat Dec 19 09:50:03 2009 From: alexcathy at aol.com (alexcathy at aol.com) Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:50:03 -0500 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] BREAKING NEWS: Barbara Boxer Negotiates One Last "Liberal" Sell-Out Message-ID: <8CC4EEAD38924E6-9340-1749B@webmail-m016.sysops.aol.com> Dear Friends, Wouldn't you know a Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer from California, first elected in "The Year of the Woman" in 1992, would negotiate one last "liberal" sell-out on women's health for the Insurance Company Giveaway Bill. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-senate-healthcare20-2009dec20,0,1299246.story Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2009, 8:30 AM Pacific Time Lone Democratic Holdout in Senate Agrees to Back Healthcare Bill The lone Democratic holdout, Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, who will back the party's healthcare bill after settling weeks of negotiating over abortion. . . Nelson, who was pushing for tougher restrictions on federal funding for abortion, reached the agreement with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office Friday night after round-the-clock talks with Reid and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), a leading supporter of abortion rights. . . Under the agreement, individual states would be allowed to prohibit insurers from offering abortion services in new regulated insurance marketplaces, or exchanges, where Americans who do not get health benefits through work would shop for coverage. Senate officials said that is consistent with current law, which gives states this authority over their insurance markets. . . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wb4d23 at aol.com Sun Dec 20 17:54:40 2009 From: wb4d23 at aol.com (wb4d23 at aol.com) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:54:40 EST Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Thinking About Being A Candidate Again; Need Feedback and Volunteers Message-ID: <125be.6c60961c.38602f60@aol.com> I was a GPCA candidate for State Assembly in 2002 and (less well) 2004. I had been thinking about running for Secretary of State until Greg Jan communicated that he (and possibly other recruiters) wanted to find a woman candidate for SoS to run against the Democratic Party incumbent, Deborah Bowen (who probably gets ok marks as a Demo SoS). Which was fine with me since that meant I could focus on other things. That was about a month ago. This afternoon I had a telephone conversation Laura Wells to inquire about her candidacy plans. She advised that the GPCA still does not have a candidate for Attorney General. Part of the problem is that, unlike other state elected offices, part of the eligibility is being a Bar Member (lawyer's license) in Cali for at least five years. Part of what I told both Greg and Laura is that, if I were to agree to be on the ballot, I would not want to be a name only candidate. But having been a candidate, and observed and worked for others, I know that being a candidate is a big drain on time and energies. To do it even half-assed right, there needs to be minimum of campaign supporters -- paid or volunteer -- to do a lot of the detailed campaign tasks and let the candidate be "the candidate" (hard lesson learned from past mistakes). It also appears that we have no one running for partisan office out of Santa Clara County in 2010. My suggestion is that, if I ran for AG in 2010, we could use the campaign as a step by step year long training exercise for persons in our county who would like to get some experience as campaign support workers without having to be a candidate. That would include: Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer to receive donations, pay expenses, keep track of records and prepare and write and timely file FPPC reports (as the candidate, I would have to supervise, review and approve reports before they were filed); General Manager and Scheduler and Volunteers Coordinator (this can be separate,or single, or shared positions); Media Contacts Person; Web Page Administrator and/or Video Production Coordinator. There are probably additional positions/jobs, but there are the ones I would want volunteers for to go ahead and pull papers to begin collecting signatures on Monday, January 4th. It is already very late, IMO, to begin setting up a campaign, but I doubt there would be a contested Primary Election for the AG position, so the first task would be setting up the paperwork for the campaign and getting petitions signed to avoid a thousands dollars filing fee. If I ran, I would try to use the candidacy, particularly between now and June for fund raising and promoting the GP around the state (probably mostly weekends since I am still going to have to keep working for ye olde income). Let me know your thoughts. Don't clog up this email list (rotflol). Send comments to _wb4d23 at aol.com_ (mailto:wb4d23 at aol.com) Happy Holidaze and Solstice Season! Warner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snug.bug at hotmail.com Sun Dec 20 21:28:05 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:28:05 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Rep. Lee has resolution to block Afghan surge Message-ID: She has 23 co-sponsors, including Stark, Honda, Woolsey ?I am calling for a timeline and an exit strategy,? Ms. Lee said, ?and no additional funding for increased troop levels. I am going to lead the fight to deny the funding. Congress holds the purse strings. I think we can do this differently.? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/20/us/politics/20sfpolitics.html?_r=1 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snug.bug at hotmail.com Sun Dec 20 21:42:08 2009 From: snug.bug at hotmail.com (Brian Good) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:42:08 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Anyone heard of SB 810, CA's single-payer bill? Message-ID: I never heard of it until today. Joseph Cannon blogged about it yesterday. http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2009/12/single-payer-is-possible.html Cannon's a conspiracy theorist who thinks the federal health care bill is going to supersede the CA bill. I trust him. He was the one who broke the story about the box on Bush's back after his girlfriend noticed it on TV. He shows a sophisticated understanding of journalistic ethics. I thought the federal bill was a done deal--that's what I took from the media coverage. Not at all--the vote is tomorrow. There's a funny 30-second video about it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0AJ4fp0eg&feature=player_embedded _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wrolley at charter.net Sun Dec 20 22:10:00 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:10:00 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Anyone heard of SB 810, CA's single-payer bill? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B2F1138.6080503@charter.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eameece at sfo.com Mon Dec 21 12:24:36 2009 From: eameece at sfo.com (Eric A. Meece) Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:24:36 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Green candidates may be needed in other states Message-ID: Just a comment about the national situation; perhaps someone can tell me if there's a list I can post it to, or who can pass this one to for me. Right now we have a disfunctional Senate. It passed a phony health reform bill, and has done nothing about climate change or financial reform. It refuses to pass even watered-down versions of bills to deal with these latter two concerns. The Senate has been fiddling a whole year while the Earth burns. It is beholden to money from special interests. The result is weak international agreements from a world waiting for the USA to lead. Meanwhile Lieberman and his wife get thousands of dollars from the insurance industry. The climate change issue resonates with many people everywhere. That could be enough to launch a Green senate campaign against some of these laggards. I wonder if there are Green candidates that could spoil the election of these phony Democrats, many of them in red states like Louisiana and Arkansas. Or, just the threat of such a campaign might make a difference. The Green Party does at least have the power to spoil a Democrat's re-election, if not the ability to elect someone. In combination with a primary campaign launched by moveon.org, such a Democrat's re-election chances could be damaged. They need to know that there is some thunder on the left. Perhaps just the threat of such action might push them toward action on climate change and other issues. Eric Meece, San Jose CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Fri Dec 25 00:10:22 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:10:22 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Michael Badnarik Hospitalized In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4B34736E.1020302@aceweb.com> Back in 1998 Badnarik was the California Libertarian Candidate for Governor. He went to a Candidate debate in Orange County, and gave out "Badarak for Governor" water to everybody that wanted some. At the time I was working for AOL. I took those bottles of water to work with me so my Libertarian coworkers could carry water for their candidate. Brian Good wrote: > > Former Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik was > hospitalized today after apparently suffering a serious heart attack. > Mr. Badnarik is known to many in the Green Party as a courageous > co-conspirator in the campaign for electoral integrity and for 9/11 > Truth. Let us hope for his good health. > > http://www.examiner.com/x-33868-West-Palm-Beach-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d22-Former-presidential-candidate-unconcious-and-in-serious-condition > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Crossing TX, NM, AZ and CA on I-10, I saw that where there are no lights at night there is usually poor radio reception. What a coincidence! From wrolley at charter.net Sun Dec 27 10:33:41 2009 From: wrolley at charter.net (Wes Rolley) Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:33:41 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] OpEd Submitted for Tuesday's Morgan Hill Times. Message-ID: <4B37A885.90803@charter.net> I was flipping through the channels past mindless infomercials and self-important sports commentators looking for something that we tell me to pay attention when I chanced on the end of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Jimmy Stewart reminded me that ?Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.? It is with that in mind that I review some of those topics that I have written about in the past and will continue to write about even though they sometimes seem to be a lost cause. *Climate Change: * It would be difficult this month, following the inconclusive conclusion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, to not write about climate change. The one thing that did happen was an unofficial agreement that it was dangerous to mess with the status quo, even though the status quo is what got us into this predicament in the first place. Mainstream journalism does not do their job on this topic, choosing to make the story about a made up controversy over emails rather than about the facts that any observant being can see all around us. Environmental organizations do not make it easier to get the story right, with their focus on far off fauna and polar bears floating on a melting ice pack in the arctic. Had they focused on the fact that many insects are now able to have an additional generation each year in a warming climate, a fact that threatens our food supply, we may have paid more attention. Still, with every new piece of scientific evidence making a stronger case for man-caused climate change linked to the emissions of greenhouse gasses, primarily CO2 and methane, the American public's assessment of the situation is diverging from the facts that are noted. Most climate scientists will admit to error, but the errors we have been seeing are those that arose from underestimating the effects rather than over-hyping what they had documented earlier. *Water Planning: *California may or may not be coming out of a drought. Even with the heavy rains we had earlier, we are tracking only slightly above normal in a year with a moderately strong El Ni?o. If that continues, we may have a normal year by with depleted reservoir levels, not return to normal. That is only one part of the problem. Maybe a more important issue deals with ground water, the way we measure it (or don't) and what we have done over the years. Un-restricted pumping of ground water leads inevitably to subsidence, a sinking of the ground when the earth settles into the space where water used to be. We should know all about the area around Alviso, now below sea level. We may not be as familiar with subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley where 28 feet of subsidence was documented by 1977 and they have not stopped pumping it yet. Ground water is important for California and yet, the legislation that came out of the special session of the legislature this fall (SBX7.6) only ?mandates? ground water monitoring but is unenforceable, unfunded and mostly relies on volunteerism with no recourse when well owners fail to volunteer. It was a costly charade that must be exposed and the situation corrected. Then, comes the question of paying for groundwater. We know that the Santa Clara Valley Water District spends money to recharge the aquifer under South County. We also know that their accounting has been questionable, that they have been charged with double dipping and that they lost a law suit over a violation of the State Constitution. *Health Care:* The legislation that passed the two houses of Congress still needs to be reconciled so we don't know what will eventually happen with it. With either version, I would classify it as the health insurance equivalent of the banking system bailout we experienced last year with the exception that the banks are having to pay the money back. It is worth noting that on the day that the Senate passed their version of the Health Care bill, health insurance company stocks reached a 52 week high. California legislation SB 810 introduced by Mark Leno would provide for universal coverage in California, but might not be legal if the House version of the US Health Care bill forms the basis for reconciliation. I get agina every time I hear a politician label ours the the best health care system in the world. It may be the most expensive, David Brooks opined on New Hour that it is headed toward over 20% of GDP and our outcomes are not as good as many other countries. *Green Party: * Some tell me that the Green Party is a lost cause. It's numbers are in decline and Democrats are running as the small-g ?green party.? Even the always endorse a Democrat California League of Conservation Voters has co-opted the brand and put up a web site called GreenGov2010.org. Still, if I look at the three big issues above, the Green Party is on the correct side of each one, supporting the use of basic climate science in determining how to provide for our energy future, defining a management process for water basin oriented water planning and supporting true health care reform either through SB 810 or another method should Congress decide that they can't allow states to do what is best for their citizens. So, maybe the some of all of these lost causes is just enough to keep me going -- "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente Wes Rolley 17211 Quail Court, Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.refpub.com/ -- Tel: 408.778.3024 From gerrygras at earthlink.net Wed Dec 30 09:57:55 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:57:55 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Humanist Forum on Climate Change Message-ID: <4B3B94A3.5080606@earthlink.net> FYI, The Humanist Forum for Jan 10th is about "How Africa's Indigenous Bushmen Can Help Us 'Climate-Proof' Silicon Valley" http://humanists.org/forumspast/forums2009.htm#endyear Gerry P.S. According to some researchers (I don't know who) humans started in (or near?) the Kalahari Desert, which is one of the most difficult places for survival today. Is this just a coincidence, or not? From gerrygras at earthlink.net Wed Dec 30 12:21:06 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:21:06 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: [CAclean] Red Alert: Sunnyvale City Council, Tuesday Jan 5 Message-ID: <4B3BB632.5050601@earthlink.net> FYI, Gerry > Begin forwarded message: > > >> From: Nancy Neff > >> >> Date: December 29, 2009 8:58:38 PM PST >> >> To: paloalto at caclean.org >> , sanmateo at caclean.org >> >> >> Subject: [CAclean] Red Alert: Sunnyvale City Council, Tuesday Jan 5 >> >> Reply-To: nancy at neffs.net >> >> >> Please forward this message from Craig to anyone you know in Sunnyvale: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I just got word today from Sunnyvale City Councilmember Chris Moylan >> that the Council staff is going to recommend terminating any further >> discussion of public financing of campaigns. Next Tuesday, January 5 is >> the only night they're going to hear public comment. >> >> We need all hands on deck to show the Council we're serious about >> wanting to implement public financing and that they should at a minimum >> continue to study the issue. Please pass the word and get everyone you >> can...especially Sunnyvale residents...to attend this meeting: >> >> Tuesday, Jan 5 >> 7:00pm >> Sunnyvale City Council Chambers >> 456 W. Olive Street >> Sunnyvale, CA 94088 >> >> Please let me know you're coming. >> >> Craig Dunkerley > >> California Clean Money Campaign >> South Bay Coordinator >> 408-453-3865 >> _______________________________________________ >> Paloalto at CAclean.org mailing list >> To remove yourself or change your options: >> http://lists.caclean.org/mailman/listinfo/paloalto >> From gerrygras at earthlink.net Wed Dec 30 19:13:59 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:13:59 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Climate Change Article from Jim Hansen Message-ID: <4B3C16F7.2070502@earthlink.net> This is an article by Jim Hansen in The Nation, extracted from his book, "Storms of My Grandchildren". "How to Solve the Climate Problem" http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/12/30-6 Gerry From andid at cagreens.org Thu Dec 31 10:15:24 2009 From: andid at cagreens.org (Andrea Dorey) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:15:24 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fwd: [CAclean] Red Alert: Sunnyvale City Council, Tuesday Jan 5 In-Reply-To: <4B3BB632.5050601@earthlink.net> References: <4B3BB632.5050601@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <7BE820FF-AE73-46DC-AC88-0EB53B97ACCB@cagreens.org> Got it, Gerry. Will try to be there. Andrea On Dec 30, 2009, at 12:21 PM, Gerry Gras wrote: > > FYI, > > Gerry > > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> >>> From: Nancy Neff > >>> >>> Date: December 29, 2009 8:58:38 PM PST >>> >>> To: paloalto at caclean.org >>> , sanmateo at caclean.org >>> >>> >>> Subject: [CAclean] Red Alert: Sunnyvale City Council, Tuesday Jan 5 >>> >>> Reply-To: nancy at neffs.net >>> >>> >>> Please forward this message from Craig to anyone you know in >>> Sunnyvale: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I just got word today from Sunnyvale City Councilmember Chris Moylan >>> that the Council staff is going to recommend terminating any further >>> discussion of public financing of campaigns. Next Tuesday, >>> January 5 is >>> the only night they're going to hear public comment. >>> >>> We need all hands on deck to show the Council we're serious about >>> wanting to implement public financing and that they should at a >>> minimum >>> continue to study the issue. Please pass the word and get >>> everyone you >>> can...especially Sunnyvale residents...to attend this meeting: >>> >>> Tuesday, Jan 5 >>> 7:00pm >>> Sunnyvale City Council Chambers >>> 456 W. Olive Street >>> Sunnyvale, CA 94088 >>> >>> Please let me know you're coming. >>> >>> Craig Dunkerley > >>> California Clean Money Campaign >>> South Bay Coordinator >>> 408-453-3865 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Paloalto at CAclean.org mailing list >>> To remove yourself or change your options: >>> http://lists.caclean.org/mailman/listinfo/paloalto >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > sosfbay-discuss mailing list > sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org > http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss > From gerrygras at earthlink.net Thu Dec 31 12:43:07 2009 From: gerrygras at earthlink.net (Gerry Gras) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:43:07 -0800 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Climate Change Status Report Message-ID: <4B3D0CDB.501@earthlink.net> I think this article is a good summary of the Climate Change issue, past, present, and future. "Climate Crisis Will Be the Challenge of New Decade" http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/12/31-1 Gerry From WB4D23 at aol.com Thu Dec 31 16:36:22 2009 From: WB4D23 at aol.com (WB4D23 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:36:22 EST Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Request for Guest Speaker Agenda Item for Next Wed's Meeting (Jan 6th) Message-ID: Hi! I spoke this afternoon with Craig Dunkerley, California Clean Money Campaign South Bay Coordinator. Please put Craig on the agenda as a guest speaker for 10 minutes near the start of next Wednesday's GPSCC monthly membership meeting (5 minutes presentation; 5 minutes Q&A). Warner -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tnharter at aceweb.com Thu Dec 31 17:02:50 2009 From: tnharter at aceweb.com (Tian Harter) Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:02:50 +0000 Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: 'Tis the season to get ready for the next election] In-Reply-To: <4B3D34B7.6000500@earthlink.net> References: <4B3D34B7.6000500@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <4B3D49BA.3040604@aceweb.com> The real way to get ready for the next election is to resolve to run for Green Party County Council, or some other office on the June ballot. Gathering signatures in lieu of filing fee for any Partisan office begins January 4th, so if you're interested call the Registrar of Voters at (408) 299-VOTE for more information. If you just want help collecting signatures, call me. I'm up for that kind of work, and I want to know about your campaign on general principals. -- Tian http://tian.greens.org Crossing TX, NM, AZ and CA on I-10, I saw that where there are no lights at night there is also usually poor radio reception. What a coincidence!