Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Don’t let Party of No stop new START treaty!
October 15, 2010After years out of the headlines - and out of most people's minds - this year nuclear weapons policy and the path to complete abolition has come to the fore again.
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Berkeley campus heats up
October 8, 2010Over 1,000 students, campus workers and faculty packed Sproul Plaza, historic protest site on the University of California campus, Oct. 7, chanting "Whose university? Our university!"
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Golden State hanging on by its fingernails
October 7, 2010California’s budget may be about to stagger over the finish line, nearly 100 days late - but it won't be pretty.
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California takes lead in health care reform
October 4, 2010California has taken the lead among states in implementing the health care reform legislation passed by Congress last March.
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Former base could bring new life to Oakland
September 30, 2010Plans to redevelopment the giant former Oakland Army Base would bring 8000 new jobs.
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Ballot prop to legalize pot gets everyone’s attention
September 29, 2010If you want voters to pay attention to propositions, try putting one on the ballot to legalize pot.
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Town hall meet pledges to back BevMo! workers
September 27, 2010What if full-time job you had counted on for years, to support your family and provide health care was morphing into a part-time job with no benefits?
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Days of Action support accused whistleblower Bradley Manning
September 21, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - Supporters of Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking a video of a U.S. helicopter attack on Iraqi civilians, packed a meeting hall here.
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