Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Environment
As California drought deepens, water debate sharpens
April 30, 2015As California struggles to meet new water use restrictions, the governor is urging a sharp increase in fines for the worst violators.
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U.S.
San Francisco tenants fight back against unjust evictions
April 22, 2015A broad coalition of housing rights and community organizations is launching a campaign to educate renters about their legal rights.
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Labor
Berkeley demonstration for $15 at site of 60’s Free Speech Movement
April 17, 2015Low wage workers were joined by dozens of area unions and community organizations in a massive demonstration for $15 and a union.
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U.S.
Legislators aim to expand rights of undocumented Californians
April 9, 2015State legislative leaders were joined here by immigrant rights advocates as they announced the "Immigrants Shape California" legislative package.
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U.S.
Jobs Not Jails campaign wins victory in Oakland
March 26, 2015The Alameda County Board of Supervisors decision increases funding for community-based programs helping people when they return home.
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U.S.
Activists conduct peaceful disobedience to aid formerly incarcerated
March 5, 2015The Labor Council's statement called incarceration "a labor issue," and urged Alameda County to "be a leader and a model in California"
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U.S.
Oakland residents celebrate black history with tributes to outstanding women
March 4, 2015We Stand on Their Shoulders" was the theme as young and old packed the house Feb. 28 to hear poems, dramatizations and accounts from history.
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Labor
Oakland workers celebrate new minimum wage
March 2, 2015On Mar. 2, tens of thousands of Oakland workers will get a pay raise, and thousands more will have paid sick days for the first time.
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