Monthly Archives: September 2017

Renters Assemble & “Telling My Story”

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (29 min) Tenants gathered at a Statewide Renters Assembly in Alameda over the September 23-24 weekend.  Ava and Fernando Nadal were there, gearing up to lead an attack on the landlord demon law, Costa Hawkins* with ACCE Sacramento.  This, … Continue reading →

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IHSS Changes- Stake Holder Meeting Oct. 12

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Adrienne

Due to a new Federal requirement The CURES bill, California will soon monitor the coming and going of In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) recipients and our care providers with some form of a call-in system for monitoring and tracking when an … Continue reading →

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Taking a Stand: Helga Spizman & Anita Cameron

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Adrienne

Friday, September 22, 2-3 pm PST, KPFA radio Police march down the boulevard chanting “Whose Street? Our Street,” and Oklahoma City police gun down Magdiel Sanchez, a developmentally disabled deaf man, despite neighbors who yell, “He can’t hear you.”   All … Continue reading →

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2018 Federal Budget with Lindsay Baran

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Adrienne

Listen (28 min) Trump has something special in mind for poor people and the disability community as he moves into the Federal budget season with a tax reform agenda.  Cuts!  We’re not talking about paring knife slices you usually notice … Continue reading →

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