Tuskegee Airmen Saluted at Marin City’s Veterans Day Celebration
Assemblymember Jared Huffman (D–Marin) introduced new legislation in response to consumer concerns raised over potential health effects of Smartmeters, the Advanced Metering Infrastructure currently being deployed by California utilities to better manage electricity consumption and pricing. Huffman’s bill, AB 37, directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to provide an “opt-out” alternative for customers who [...]
The “Gospel In The Afternoon”, a benefit concert for the Marquerita Johnson Senior Center, was performed last Saturday at the Manzanita Recreation Center in Marin City. The audience, mostly the older women in the community, had an enjoyable and relaxing time listening to the Gospel and Christmas music. Two gospel groups, “Emmit Powell and the [...]
Allsup offers free posters to promote prevention and treatment Today is World AIDS Day and an opportunity to recognize the many faces of AIDS, according to Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation and Medicare plan selection services. Allsup is offering free World AIDS Day posters to promote prevention and treatment [...]
By Jesse Brooks Dr. Marcia Martin, Director of Get Screen Oakland. When it comes to facing up to the global AIDS epidemic, Chevron does more than just give a monetary donation to organizations fighting AIDS and HIV infection. Chevron has shown, by their actions of direct community involvement, on the ground, in countries where they [...]
Job prospects are bleak for anyone with a criminal record in California, and the current economic downturn makes it even tougher. Nearly eight million residents have criminal records, and the numbers are growing. The need to find gainful employment for this disadvantaged group is urgent: the state could release up to 40,000 prisoners over the [...]
