Los Angeles
A.G. and Governor pressured to choose Human Rights over Politics as Usual
On Thursday, August 27, at 10:00 a.m.,
representatives from Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), along
with dozens of other organizations, will hold press conferences and then will
personally deliver a letter to the Attorney General's offices in Sacramento,
Oakland, and Los Angeles. The letter urges the
state not to appeal a Federal three judge
panel decision, ordering California
to come up with a plan by September 18th to reduce the number of
prisoners by 44,000 and address horrific prison conditions. The State has until September 3rd
to file a notice of appeal.
LA County riders grade MTA bus service - MTA did not make the grade!
Dozens of BRU members worked to collect close to 3000 postcards from bus
riders who were asked to grade their bus service in LA County. People were asked
to grade MTA bus service anywhere from an A for excellent thru an F for
extremely poor, on the following aspects: fares, night service, on-time
performance etc.,.
Mark Anthony Johnson: Go the Distance
By Anonymous
Spoken word written and performed by Mark Anthony Johnson
Barbara Lott-Holland's speech at the Strategy Center's 20th Anniversary
Publication Date:
May 2 2009
