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Homeless Organize, Stand Together and Win

Colorado03 Jul 2009
On Monday June 29th, the City of Grand Junction tried to pass two emergency ordinances outlawing "soliciting," also known as flying a sign or spanging. What stopped the city from moving forward with these laws was a strong, large, and loud group of homeless people and younger radicals.

No one came to support the law, and over a hundred people came to oppose it. Solidarity Not Charity (our FNB out here in GJ) provided food and water serving on the city halls lawn. Live tunes were provided by, local band Fast Food Kings, and out-of-towners Chicken Little, who were hell a cool about relocating from the infoshop to city hall to play. Read more>>

RELATED: CU Tent Community! (Urbana-Champaign)

Border Patrol relentless in persecution of Inland Empire immigrants

Los Angeles02 Jul 2009
Back in February, the community of the Inland Empire, a vast tract of land east of Los Angeles generally encompassing San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, marched on the Border Patrol's Riverside office to demand an end to the racist quota system and family separation. Things quieted down, but only temporarily. Recently, quotas have been increased, and attacks on day labor corners, bus stations, and even on buses in transit have caught numerous individuals who are accused of being in the country without authorization. In the course of these raids, numerous abuses have occurred. Agents often engage in racial profiling and intimidation, and at least one minor was deported without his parents being informed. Roundup of Reports From LA.Indymedia Newswire | Related: Democrats and Republicans Join Hands over Immigration

Hundreds Protest Commemoration of Chicago Police Violence

Chicago01 Jul 2009
On Friday, June 26, the Chicago lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police held a reunion party to commemorate police veterans from the 1968 Democratic National Convention — the police who beat and harrassed Convention protesters, who attacked Puerto Rican activists in a 1966 uprising, and who assassinated two Black Panther organizers in an overnight raid.

In the wake of these shameful actions, and ongoing present-day police brutality and malfeasance by Chicago police, community activists and members of Chicago Copwatch assembled to rally at Chicago's Union Park. They then marched three blocks away to the Fraternal Order of Police lodge where the reunion was held.

The marchers were hemmed in just down the street from the lodge, but that didn't stop activists from starting a second rally, complete with protest picket and with speeches. Right after one speech ended, the rally got a major shot in the arm. Chicago Critical Mass, the once-a-month roving bicycle-theatrical-protest, included the Chicago Copwatch protest in their route, which meant that for nearly 20 minutes, thousands of bicyclists eluded the police blockade and joined in witness to the protest. Watch Video

Additional Coverage: Chicago 68 Demonstration Getting More attention | Links to Corporate Media Coverage of the Chicago Copwatch '68 Reunion Protest

Elegy for Appalachia

Colorado30 Jun 2009
Denver, CO (Sunday June 28, 2009) — I arrive outside the regional EPA office just after 2pm. It's the second day of PrideFest, and the far end of the 16th Street Mall is nearly deserted. On the far side of the street, a trumpet player sits on a bench, improvising a slow, sad tune. His name is Joe Ferrone, and his song is an elegy for Appalachia.

Joe and I are here because of the EPA's recent approval of 42 new mountaintop removal sites and Mountain Justice's subsequent call to action.... read more

Nazis not welcome: Antifascist victory in Houston

Houston29 Jun 2009
Yesterday, June 27th, white supremacists attempted to distribute hate literature in downtown Houston. Antifascists mobilized to confront the gathering and sent a clear message to the fascists - not in our city! White supremacists intended to hold a memorial for a dead nazi creepball David Lane. Dave was a member of an armed white supremacist group called "the Order," and kicked the bucket in federal prison in 2007 where he was serving time for the murder of Jewish radio host Allen Berg.

When the so-called "Aryan Front Line Skinheads" declared their intention to distribute copies of Dave's racist rants in the Houston area, antifascists immediately went on the alert. The boneheads tried to be clever by waiting until 11pm the night before to post an actual location, but antifa were already standing by. The call went out, and in the morning our scouts were on location at the downtown federal building where the fascist goons planned to gather. Antifascists from around the city began gathering in a downtown park at 10 am. By eleven there were over 40 of us, and still no sign of the nazis. [Read Full Article with Photos | Antiracistaction.net]

Related: Rose City Antifa: Statement on Anti-Semites and their Collaborators

Workers and allies shake up Rite Aid shareholder meeting in NYC

New York City29 Jun 2009
Workers charged Rite Aid with abusive and illegal treatment at the company's annual meeting

Veteran Rite Aid employee Angel Warner from the company's massive million-square-foot distribution center in the high-desert community of Lancaster, California, stood up for employees at the company's annual meeting.

Opponents of torture march on Dept of "Injustice"

DC28 Jun 2009
On June 25, opponents of torture marched on the Department of Justice, demanding that a special prosecutor to investigate torture by Bush officials. The DOJ agreed to accept their letter-but refused to send anyone but a public affairs spokeman to meet with activists. Read More & VIDEO | WSQT Broadcast Audio

UPDATE: 5 Arrested during 24-hour vigil held by Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition

Related: Torture Accountability Action Day in Harvard Square

Child in Chains: A reportback from Tyquan Rivera's pretrial hearing

Rochester27 Jun 2009
Recently, members of Rochester Indymedia sat in on the latest iteration of Tyquan Rivera's court case. We were moved to witness this process because of the disturbing imbalance in the corporate media coverage of the proceedings we'd seen thus far. We found the experience to be a strange brew of truth being lost between the lines of the prosecution’s witness testimonies mixed up with absurdly dysfunctional, if not incompetent, corporate media behavior. We'd like to share some of our observations that day with our Indymedia readers.

June 11, 2009—Tyquan Rivera was in Judge Joseph Valentino’s Supreme Court for a pretrial hearing regarding testimony from witnesses who saw Rivera near the scene of the shooting of Rochester police officer Anthony DiPonzio on January 31, 2009, or knew him before the shooting. Rivera, 15-years-old, was charged earlier this year with attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree. If convicted, Rivera could be imprisoned for up to 10 years. By virtue of being 14-years-old when the shooting occurred, he was spared being tried as an adult. District Attorney Mike Green was arguing the case for the state; Defense Attorney Culver Bar was present to represent Rivera... Read More

Additional Information: Digging for Truth in the Tyquan Rivera Case | Let’s Not Retreat into Cocoons of Expedient Simplicity and Pretentiousness | | | Audio: Eye-witness account of police brutality before Tyquan Rivera allegedly shot into police as read on WDKX on February 4th, 2009 | | | Related: AARM Holds Second Event on the Media and Racism | Racism and the Media Community Discussion a Success | Facts about Juvenile Injustice | Rally Against Gang Enhancements and the Overcriminalization of Youth

Alex Sanchez of Homies Unidos arrested by FBI, Community rallies behind him

Los Angeles26 Jun 2009
UPDATE JULY 1: ALEX SÁNCHEZ DENIED BAIL

The FBI is alleging that Sanchez, who has dedicated the past 11 years to gang prevention and education, is a "shot-caller" with the Mara Salvatrucha. Despite Sanchez's hardly being mentioned in the indictment, mainstream media reports are focused on the allegation that he was involved in "conspiracy and racketeering." Community organizations who know Alex have rushed to his defense, declaring their confidence in his innocence and denouncing the arrest as part of a wave of repression against activists.

From the newswire: Homies Unidos activist Alex Sanchez arrested by repost | | Homies Unidos Statement on Arrest of Executive Director Alex Sanchez by Homies Unidos | | CISPES letter of solidarity with Alex Sanchez and Homies Unidos by Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador | | EPCC letter of Solidarity with Alex Sanchez and Homies Unidos by Echo Park Community Coalition | | Union Del Barrio In Support of Alex Sanchez & Nativo Lopez by Unión del Barrio

Alex Sanchez's supporters have organized a meeting to coordinate the efforts to exonerate him this Sunday, June 28 at 6:00 at the CARECEN office. From the calendar: Community meeting in Defense of Alex Sanchez | | UPDATE: Community Meets to Show Support for Alex Sánchez by Juan Carrillo and Oriel Siu

Single Payer Advocates Protest Sebelius' San Francisco Appearance

San Francisco Bay Area25 Jun 2009
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Nurses, doctors, and other health care advocates protested in front of the Fairmont Hotel on June 22 to voice objection to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius' visit to San Francisco. Earlier this month Secretary Sebelius said that a Single Payer plan is "not part of the discussion" in health care reform debates and that dismantling private health care coverage is a "bad direction to go." Sebelius was at the Fairmont as guest speaker for a Democratic fundraiser held by Nancy Pelosi. Photos | Video | Single Payer Now

Chicago Police Plumb New Depths in Malfeasance

Chicago25 Jun 2009
The Chicago Police Department have had a long sordid history of malfeasance and subsequent legal ramifications. Recent developments posted to Chicago Indymedia have revealed new lows even for Chicago's infamous police.

Exhibit A — Federal Jury Awards Victim Largest-Ever Amount in Chicago Cop Frame-up: A Federal jury awarded the largest-ever compensation for a wrongful conviction in Chicago history — $21 million in compensatory damages — against a Chicago detective who framed a Humboldt Park resident. That resident, Juan Johnson, was sentenced to 30 years in prison over a murder for whose evidence a Chicago police detective wholly fabricated. Read more

Exhibit B — CPD Hit With $625,000 Fine for Violent Police Assault During Traffic Stop: "A federal jury yesterday awarded 41-year-old Curtis Mason $625,000 in compensatory damages for a brutal beating he received at the hands of at least five Chicago police officers during a January 13, 2007 traffic stop on Chicago's south side. " The Police Department declined to discipline the accused officers over the assault and the Cook County States Attorney's Office did not prosecute them criminally. Read more

Exhibit C — Officer in Publicized Bartender Beating Case Receives Only Probation: In a case of Chicago police malfeasance which has received considerable Chicago corporate media coverage, the Chicago police officer who was caught on camera in a public beating was released on probation by a Cook County judge. Read more

It so happens that the Chicago lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police will hold a 1968 Riot Cop Reunion (the police involved in the 1968 DNC crackdown and in political assassinations), but Chicago Copwatch is organizing a protest and march.

School budget crisis continues: Teachers end hunger strike, dancers begin; Santee students walk out in protest

Los Angeles24 Jun 2009
In response to the disastrous cuts to the LAUSD budget, community members have taken a number of actions in opposition and protest.

A roving campout of hunger-striking teachers, eager to add their life experience to their in-class pedagogy, along with their supporters, traveled from campus to campus. They eventually set up in front of the downtown district office, where they were visited by veteran activist Dolores Huerta.

High school students walked out of class and marched to neighboring schools and to the LAUSD office, where some engaged in direct action at a board meeting.

After nearly a month, the teachers broke their fast in front of Supertintendent Cortines' house. While the teachers have ended their strike, the dancers of Danza Cuauhtémoc have take it up, and are currently camped in front of the LAUSD office. The danzantes, who are present at almost every march, rally, and action that occurs in the Los Angeles area, normally give willingly of their feet, voices, and talent to provide their blessing. But this time, inspired by the teachers and impressed with the urgency of the situation, they have taken the extra step of sacrificing their own bodies as well. [ Read Full Reports with Pics From Newswire ]

Amidst Questions, Protesters Gather in Solidarity with Iranian People

IMC-US23 Jun 2009
New York City, NY: About 300 people gathered at the UN to show their solidarity for the anti-government protesters in Iran. [...] There were a lot of Mousavi photos with the word "Change", a lot of calls for the UN to speak more forcefully, and a lot of condemnations of the Iranian government. Photos

Boston, MA: More than one hundred declared supporters of democracy, free communication, and peace in Iran gathered at Copley Square in Boston on Saturday afternoon, as widespread protests against the present regime continued one week and one day after an illegitimate election. [...] Organized nationally by Where Is My Vote, which presents itself as a voice for the Iranian diaspora, and locally online with postings on Craigslist, Yelp, and especially a Facebook event page. Read More

Background: Iranians Take to the Streets to Contest Election Results; Protesters Shot by Police | | | Commentary: A Question Over Iran: Can the People Make History or Not? | "Is the Uprising in Tehran a CIA Backed Exercise? Tehran Protesters Address Progressives" | Wake Up Jim Cramer! In Iran It’s Much Ado About Something

Related: US Department of State asks Twitter to suspend its expected service shutdown

Hundreds Protest Crystal City Hilton For Hotel Worker Rights

DC22 Jun 2009
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Crystal City Virginia — On the evening of June 20th, 2009, several hundred workers, supporters, and community allies took to the streets in Crystal City, honoring the anniversary of the boycott UNITEHERE workers declared on their own hotel, the Hilton Crystal City. In a 400-strong show of force workers and the community let the bosses know that rather than giving up the fight when Columbia Sussex imposed a contract (as of May 1st), they would only fight harder.

After an hour of solid picketing and chanting, the people took the street in front of the hotel, blocking all traffic, until the police gave the order to return to the sidewalk. Read More & Pics

A Permit-Less Parade For More Than 51

NYC21 Jun 2009
The Radical Homosexual Agenda hosted its third parade without a permit to protest the parade permit law passed in New York City, that was deemed unconstitutional by a criminal court judge, but prevents groups of 50 or more from marching together without a permit from the New York Police Department. Photos by Andrew Hinderaker || Report by Radical Homosexual Agenda

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USA's role in the Honduran coup -- and how we must fix it

04 Jul 2009
Last weekend, a military coup in Honduras overthrew the democratically elected government of that Central American nation and sent President Manuel Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica. The coup was apparently led by Romeo Vasquez, a graduate of the notorious School of the Americas (SOA), a military/torture school located at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Take Action: Military Coup Photos, Video: Fr. Roy Bourgeois on Democracy Now!

"Beyond the Chief" Thief Mark Nepermann Pleads “Not Guilty” in Arraignment

Today, July 2, 2009, Mark Nepermann pleaded “not guilty” in court. He is charged with misdemeanour theft under $300, despite evidence given to State’s Attorney Julia Rietz of the greater artistic value of the two signs stolen from the “Beyond the Chief” exhibit at the University of Illinois.

Nepermann will be back in court July 31 at 9 a.m. for a pre-trial hearing.

The News-Gazette published an apology from Nepermann in its letters to the editor section. Yet Nepermann’s attorney Brian Silverman told him not to say anything when questioned by media after the hearing. For more about Silverman see an article I wrote a couple years ago:

http://www.ucimc.org/content/what-happens-when-women-seek-justice-champa...

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Corporate Agriculture Campaigns for Exclusion from the Endangered Species Act

A massive campaign is underway to "turn on the pumps" and deliver additional water to farms in the western Central Valley. Agribusiness interests and their allies claim environmental and water activists care more about fish than people and are demanding more water, now!

David Irving, a Holocaust-Denier and Anti-Semitic to speak in San Francisco, Sacrameto

Rose City Antifa writes:, "This July, David Irving, a British neo-fascist and fraudulent historian, goes on the road in the United States, planning to hold approximately one and a half dozen speaking engagements over the course of a month. As militant anti-racists and anti-fascists, we are making a public call for resistance at each stop along the way of this tour."

PDX Queer Town Hall

02 Jul 2009
PDX QUEER TOWN HALL
7pm Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
The Q Center (4115 N Mississippi)

ABOUT
Over PDX Pride weekend 2009, multiple members of our community experienced harassment, violence & queer-bashing, as well as inadequate police response. A group of us who were pretty directly involved in the incidents, came together to create space to talk about what happened, and move toward some positive & empowering solutions; thus the Town Hall concept was born. We see this Queer Town Hall as a space to share our experiences & resources, and to catalyze action that can help keep ourselves and our communities safer in the future. The meeting itself will begin with a short introduction, followed by breakout groups which will be spread around the room. This is an opportunity to hear about ideas that are currently in the works, to get involved, and share!

Cascadia Trans’ & Womyn’s Action Camp 2009 Reportback

02 Jul 2009
This year Cascadia made home to the now annual Trans & Womyn's Action Camp.
Cascadia hasn't hosted a camp of this sort in a few years, unfortunately. This camp alone brought out so many new faces and introduced them to the radical environmental movement that we decided it must continue out here, in coordination with other Trans and Womyn's spaces that correlate with future Earth First! Rendezvous.
Taking place in workshops spaces such as Learn First! and Share Garden, the schedule was widely diverse with issues of forest defense techniques, tactics of non-violent direct action, strategic campaigning, supporting mental health wellness & burnout, gender identity, sex work, DIY reproductive health (where many women saw a cervix for the first time!), how to call out oppressive behavior in a constructive way, etc. There was a large focus on anti-oppression by having three unique AO scheduled workshops, with additions of an impromptu critical discussion on privilege and oppression in the larger EF! movement, which eventually turned into a discussion about environmental racism and environmental justice. And prior to that there was an in-depth discussion on how to incorporate the safer space of TWAC- trans-inclusiveness, solidarity, and anti-oppression- at the upcoming EF! Round River Rendezvous, which eventually turned into trying to rally folks to attend the EF! RRR.

Beyond having some really amazing & critical workshops, we also had lots of fun ones!

Anarchism, Violence, and Brandon Darby's Politics of Moral Certitude

02 Jul 2009
In post-Katrina New Orleans, anarchist truths found fertile, if toxic grounds to take root and grow. New paths were walked on. Antiauthoritarian principles emerged as important guides for both reconstruction and the struggle against disaster capitalism. A million or more equally important stories can now be told about mutual aid, cooperation, subversion of authority, disruption of state and capitalist plans. And yet Brandon Darby's morality tale has become a media darling, due in no small part to his perfect and full adoption of his role as a state agent, regardless of whether it was official in 2006, or whether the FBI is still cutting him paychecks. We owe it to ourselves to tell these other stories of New Orleans, St. Paul and beyond.

Veterans Call For Release of Detainee Abuse Photos

02 Jul 2009
Philadelphia, PA – Three military veteran organizations are calling on the Obama Administration to release photographs depicting abuse of detainees in U.S. custody. Veterans For Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Common Sense wrote a joint letter to President Obama describing how releasing the pictures is crucial to U.S. national security, upholding international law and safe guarding democracy at home. The organizations published the joint letter and asked veterans to co-sign before it is sent to the President.

Update: Elk River City Council Tables Coal Decision, Big Stone II Goes Back to Utilities Commission July 8

At a June 29, special meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utility (ERMU) and the City Council to discuss alternatives for their energy supply in 2018, the Council moved to table discussion of investment the Big Stone II coal project until  July 13. 

One of the options presented was investing in 30 megawatts of the Big Stone II coal plant expansion for $90 million.  

The Utilites board will meet July 8 to discuss the proposal and have requested more detailed information from the proposers.

When asked about the liklihood of ERMU's approval Troy Adams, Director of Operations for ERMU, said "To tell you the truth, I don't know. We're waiting for more information about the finances and the risk of the project."

Coup in Honduras: resisted in Houston and throughout the hemisphere

Residents, students and supporters of Democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya will gather at the Honduran Consulate, 6161 Savoy Lane, Friday, July 3rd at 1 PM to demand his reinstatement as President. [Read full release]

On June 28th, the Honduran military ousted the democratically elected government of Honduras, detaining and then exiling President Manuel Zelaya to Costa Rica. The crisis in Honduras began when the military refused to distribute ballot boxes for an opinion poll on a new Constitution. President Zelaya fired the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Romeo Orlando Vasquez Velasquez, who refused to step down. The heads of all branches of the Honduran armed forces quit in solidarity with Vasquez. Vasquez, however, refused to step down, bolstered by support in Congress and a Supreme Court ruling that reinstated him. Vasquez, along with other military leaders, graduated from the United States' infamous School of the Americas (SOA). According to a School of the Americas Watch database compiled from information obtained from the US government, Vasquez studied in the SOA at least twice: once in 1976 and again in 1984.

Coverage of the coup in Honduras: NarcoNews (en) | Honduras Indymedia (es) | Minga Informativa de Movimientos Sociales (es) | Americas Mexico Blog (en)

6th Annual March for Transgender Pride

Several thousand people gathered in Dolores Park on June 26th to demand equality for the transgender community. Beginning at the park they formed a contingent of marchers that made their way through San Francisco's Mission district to 26th and Valencia. This year's march marked San Francisco's sixth year since the event began in 2004 when it was first established to honor Gwen Araujo, a young transgendered woman who was brutally murdered in Newark, California in November of 2002.

Hundreds Packed St. Anne's Meeting Hall to Discuss How to Unite Ireland

On Saturday, June 27, Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams hosted a forum in San Francisco to address the issue: "A United Ireland, How Do We Get There?" Hundreds packed St. Anne's Meeting Hall in San Francisco's Sunset District to discuss how to unite the still divided island nation of Ireland. Gerry Adams said the purpose of the forum was "to kickstart yet another chapter in our struggle - the final chapter."

Newsom Hid in His Office on a Crowd of Tenants Seeking Renter's Relief Measures

On July 30, Michael Steinberg Writes:, "Today San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom hid in his office and locked the door on a crowd of tenants who came to petition him to support a package of renter relief measures. The SF Board of Supervisors passed the package earlier this month, but not by a veto proof margin, and Newsom has said he will veto it."

No Pride in Apartheid or Gavin Newsom's Budget Cuts

On Sunday, June 28, two groups of radical queer activists demonstrated against other contingents participating in the 2009 Pride Parade in San Francisco. Members of the International Jewish Solidarity Network marched and protested Zionist presence at the Pride Parade. Another group staged a die-in in front of Gavin Newsom's float at the annual Pride Parade to protest cuts to HIV/AIDS prevention, queer youth programs, and other vital services.

Justice for Janitors Coming to Worcester

02 Jul 2009
For two decades, janitors have been uniting to achieve social and economic justice through Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Justice for Janitors campaign. Since 1985, janitors in over 30 cities throughout the United States have united in SEIU and won family health insurance, livable wages, full-time work, and better working conditions. This movement of low-wage, mostly immigrant workers has earned broad-based support from the public as well as religious, political and community leaders. image002.jpg

Introducing: Radix Media Collective

02 Jul 2009
Radix is an anarchist art and media collective based in Portland, Oregon. The word radix is the Latin root of the word radical, which means, "to get to the bottom of a situation." Our topics include but are not limited to anarchism, animal rights, human rights, prisoner support, and civil liberties.

Olympia Fuck the War 4th of July Bash to Support Anti-war organizing and PMR

02 Jul 2009
Fuck the war! On July 4th we're throwing a party to support anti-war organizing and Port Militarization Resistance (PMR). BBQ starts at 4:00 (vegan food available), DJ Arrives (read: partying starts) at 9:00. It's at 8th and Cushing, Olympia. This is a great way to get involved in anti-war organizing in the area, meet some new friends, and kick it with old ones. You won't want to miss this one!

Racist Activity in the NW District

02 Jul 2009
Racist propaganda found
Recently in the NW district there have been overtly racist stickers being put on signs, posts, newspaper dispensers, phone booths, etc. The stickers are for a group or individual called WILD (White Identity Love Defense). Some stickers have a picture of a tiger, and read, "WILD Portland," while others simply state, "White Identity." However, this weekend a new variety that reads, "Resist The Jews" was seen, so be on the lookout, not just for these, but any new variety of racist propaganda. The heavy concentration of the stickers has been on NW 21st and 23rd avenues. Furthermore, they have been quickly replaced once taken down. Some of these stickers have a website on them. The website itself is not much more than a hub with links to other sites, however the sites that the creator linked to is cause for concern. Some are anti-Semitic, some bemoan immigration (not merely undocumented immigration, but all immigration that "threatens a white majority."), and one is to Stormfront, the leading far-right forum whose members have celebrated such recent tragedies as the murder of Dr. Tiller in Kansas.

Columbia River Crossroads: info on the Columbia River Crossing

02 Jul 2009
A 10 lane bridge, while still too big, would be preferable to the current 12 lane concept, and there are signs that a smaller bridge might become the new concept
One of the things that jumped out at me from the fact sheets I got at the recent Columbia River Crossing "open house", (last Wednesday), was a projection from a sheet titled, "Traffic Effects of 8, 10 and 12 Lane Scenarios." This sheet compares the "local streets impacted by I-5 backups" in a 10 lane and 12 lane bridge scenario. In the 12 lane scenario, of course, there are no local streets impacted by an I-5 backup, either in Portland or Vancouver.

But in the 10 lane scenario, there are six streets or highways that are impacted. All but one of them are in Vancouver. So this really is a Clark County thing. The new bridge must be as large as possible so drivers from the northernmost reaches of Clark County, and probably beyond, can get to Portland in time for...whatever.

Murdering thug, William Bergin does jail time

02 Jul 2009
Former Sandy Cop, and murdering, stalking, drunk driving, thug, William Bergin plead guilty to a very reduced charge last Thursday: From the original indictment by a (not so) grand jury, for felony identity theft, first-degree official misconduct and use of an invalid driver's license, he was allowed by the infamous John Foote (DA for Clackamas County), to plead guilty to misdemeanor "official Misconduct," and to do the perp walk to jail for a very harsh sentence: twenty four freakin hours in jail, no doubt in the VIP suite. WTF?

Mr. Bergin, for those who do not remember, is one of two (protect and serve) officers from Clackamas County, who, finding a badly burned, injured, naked (clothes burned off his body) and totally unarmed, "catatonic" according to their statements, Fouad Kaady, could think of no way to help him, so they tasered him until their alter penises were completely discharged of electricity, and then pumped five shots into his body.

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