Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Politics
Californians say their state stands against Trump agenda
November 16, 2016Californians refuse to give in to racism, anti-immigrant actions, and bigotry.
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Culture
Musical honors Americans who fought in Spanish Civil War
October 25, 2016Eighty years ago an epic struggle began, largely to be overwritten in public memory by World War II.
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Labor
California’s Emeryville is third city to pass Fair Workweek policy
October 21, 2016The City Council passed the ordinance unanimously at its first reading.
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Culture
100,000 Poets for Change celebrated in Oakland
October 11, 2016Poetry, music and film came together as artists and community gathered to join a celebration of artists around the world who are working for peace, economic and social justice.
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U.S.
Affordable housing a big election issue in Bay Area
October 11, 2016The measures are fueled by the rapid rise of housing costs in the nine Bay Area counties.
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Opinion
Celebrating Spanish Civil War veteran and lifelong activist Delmer Berg
May 27, 2016The life of the last surviving member of the Lincoln Brigade was celebrated May 21 by friends and family.
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Labor
Even before new $15/hour minimum wage signed, California workers celebrated
April 6, 2016The celebrations began early, even as California's new minimum wage law was still racing through the state legislature last week.
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Labor
California poised to have highest state minimum wage
March 30, 2016California's $10/hour minimum - already the highest of any state - would rise gradually to $15 in 2022 for businesses with 26 or more workers.
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