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Moral Certainty Leads to Change of Venue

Byron Williams | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

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Byron Williams

The few seconds of grainy footage that show Oscar Grant being fatally shot at the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland were all the evidence required for many protesters to become morally certain.

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Stopping the 13 Second Clock: ACORN and Leading Mayors Join Together in Fighting Foreclosures

Bertha Lewis | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ron Dellums, Foreclosures, Michael Nutter, Foreclosure Crisis, Acorn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mandatory Mediation, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Michael Bloomberg, Mandatory-Mediation, Mayor Michael Nutter, Mayor Ron Dellums, Mayor Diaz, Bertha Lewis, Foreclosure, Philadelphia, Acorn Housing, Francis Slay, Home Foreclosures, Foreclosure News, Politics News
Bertha Lewis

With millions more foreclosures staring us in the face, we have to act now to create sensible local solutions that will improve our communities, safeguard families, stabilize tax bases, and revive the economy.

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Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Bail Out, Green Jobs, Economy, Green, Jobs, Washington DC, Ev, Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bay Area, California, Ron Dellums, Chuck Reed, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Better Place, San Francisco, Mayor Newsom, Silicon Valley, Detroit, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Auto Industry, Oregon, Green News
Gavin Newsom

Yesterday, joined by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, I announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S."

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Women's Equality ... Why Not Now?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, National Organization for Women, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Motherhood, Family and Medical Leave Act, Pat Schroeder, Women and Work, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Ron Dellums, Gloucester High School Pregnancy, Family Values, Lisa Witter, Women's Health, Women and Politics, Hillary Clinton, Women of Color Policy Network, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Firecrackers and picnics aside, Abigail Adams didn't get to sign the Declaration of Independence, Betsy Ross sewed the flag, and how many people even know who Deborah Samson Gannett was?

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