Debate over Nestlé water permit heats up
A group of several organizations, among them the Courage Campaign Institute and The Story of Stuff Project, submitted a petition that they said was signed by 280,355 people demanding the … Continued
Category: In The News
Anti-Trump activists to descend on Google headquarters
Liberal and civil rights groups are planning to escalate their campaign to force Google to withdraw any support for the Republican convention if Donald Trump becomes the party’s nominee. The … Continued
Anti-Trump Activists Demand Google Drop Republican National Convention Sponsorship
Protesters will descend on Google headquarters in Mountain View on Thursday to demand that the company cancel its plans to sponsor the Republican National Convention. As Donald Trump comes to California to … Continued
Nancy O’Malley must investigate death in police custody (East Bay Times (Guest commentary)
Chicago police killed a black teenager named Laquan McDonald in 2014. It took 13 months to release video of the shooting, which led to charges against the officer involved. Last … Continued
Nancy O’Malley must investigate death in police custody (Guest commentary)
Chicago police killed a black teenager named Laquan McDonald in 2014. It took 13 months to release video of the shooting, which led to charges against the officer involved. Last … Continued
The Sacramento Problem
In San Francisco, we contort ourselves crafting ambitious policies to solve problems inside the tiny plywood box California law gives us. The reason we can’t procure a bigger box from … Continued
Liberal groups call on Google, Microsoft to pull out of GOP convention
A collection of liberal groups is demanding that Google and Microsoft withdraw from any sponsorship of the Republican convention in Cleveland, charging that the tech giants’ support would help “provide … Continued
New Accountability Report Cards Flunk Many Democrats
California is often perceived politically as a sea of solid “blue” – a state, with its Democratic governor and Democratic-controlled legislature, that has become synonymous with progress. “Not so fast!” … Continued
30,000 Sign a Petition Calling for Nike to Leave Trump Tower
The “Tell Nike to #DumpTrump” petition is run by the progressive California-based organization Courage Campaign. The petition asks Nike to stop doing business with the Republican presidential candidate due to his xenophobic and … Continued
NIKE PRESSED ON TRUMP
Per release: “A new petition from Courage Campaign is calling on Nike to reject Donald Trump’s sexism, racism and xenophobia and sever its ties to Trump by announcing plans to … Continued