![[Dublin] National Demonstration: Freedom for Palestine - End Gaza Genocide - Sanctions Now!](cache/imagecache/local/attachments/feb2024/72_54_1_1_5_0_0_0_0_0_nat_demo_palestine_feb17.jpg "[Dublin] National Demonstration: Freedom for Palestine - End Gaza Genocide - Sanctions Now!")
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Fri May 01, 2026 07:57 (en-US) Workers unite on May 1st every year. This year, the fight confronted the growing threat of autocracy and war. Protesters marched in San Francisco, San Jos?, and Oakland. A number of contingents participated and staged separate actions, advocating for single-payer healthcare, queer & trans rights, and class war. Morning actions at the Oakland Airport and General Dynamics in Healdsburg focused on weapons given to Israel and the war on Iran.
Sun Apr 19, 2026 20:40 (en-US) Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has purchased an additional 2,284 acres of the historic Sargent Ranch property, originally named Rancho Juristac. To date, POST has protected 6,114 acres of the 6,500-acre ranch that is home to multiple at-risk species and provides vital habitat and connectivity for wildlife across the region. This land forms the core of the Juristac Tribal Cultural Landscape, an area held sacred by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.
Sat Apr 18, 2026 09:24 (en-US) Big Oil pumped $34 million into influencing lawmakers in Sacramento in 2025, allowing fossil fuel corporations to stonewall and roll back health and climate policy. Chevron and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) are not only the biggest spenders in the fossil fuel industry, but have been the top spenders on overall lobbying most years. Chevron was among those pushing back against bills like the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act.
Tue Apr 07, 2026 01:23 (en-US) California is one of the largest factory farming states in the nation. Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) has published an interactive map and database of the 1300+ largest factory farms in California, sharing exactly where the operations are, how many animals they confine, their greenhouse gas emissions, and the consumer brands they supply. DxE hopes this new resource will build further public support to phase out factory farming in the state.
Sat Apr 04, 2026 05:41 (en-US) On March 28, in over 3,000 cities in the US and around the world, millions of people protested the erosion of democracy, anti-immigrant belligerence, and the war against Iran. It was the third "No Kings Day" protest, following the previous two in 2025. Demonstrators demanded "No Kings, No ICE, No War." The No Kings call to action declared that "power belongs to the people ? not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies."
Tue Feb 10, 2026 08:02 (en-US) On December 31, 2025, a small group of comrades converged at the California City Correctional Facility (CAC) in the Mojave Desert "to demonstrate love for our gente?the migrant captives?and opposition towards the deportation regime." In an anonymous report back, they write, "Operated by CoreCivic, CAC is like most prisons: a facility deliberately situated in the middle of nowhere to maroon. It is yet another instance in the architecture of disappearance ..."
Thu Feb 05, 2026 08:45 (en-US) On January 30, students and workers across the Bay Area walked out in solidarity with the national day of action. Leon Kunstenaar reports, "The messages went out 'Fuera ICE, ICE Out. Shut Everything Down!', 'No Work!' Cities throughout the nation responded and San Francisco was no exception. Seventy five percent of students in the city's high schools went out. A student carried a sign that read, 'We are skipping our lessons to teach YOU one.'"
Thu Feb 05, 2026 05:34 (en-US) With the Temporary Protection Status granted to 350,000 Haitians set to expire on February 3, a hearing was held the day prior, in US District Court in Washington, DC, to halt an action by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to end the program. During the Washington court proceeding, human rights advocates in San Francisco rallied outside the US Immigration Court to denounce the administration?s enforcement agenda and demand sweeping policy changes.
Thu Jan 29, 2026 08:45 (en-US) On January 30, students and workers across the Bay Area walked out and met at Dolores Park in San Francisco and Fruitvale Plaza in Oakland. Arab Resource and Organizing Center wrote, "We support the call from Minnesota-based Somali and other student organizations... join the national day of action to say ICE OUT OF EVERYWHERE! Now is the decisive moment. The Minnesota General Strike has opened a historic opening."
Wed Jan 28, 2026 08:36 (en-US) Over 1000 protested on Sunday, February 8, against ICE near Levi Stadium in Santa Clara. Community Service Organization San Jos? demanded, "ICE Out of the Superbowl and End the Deportations!" As part of the ramp up to the Super Bowl, on February 6, protesters converged at the ICE office in Morgan Hill. On February 5, a protest against Palantir was held in Palo Alto. Organizers said, "Let's pressure them to end their complicity." |
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