Man, 39, found dead in front of the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Berkeley

By Frances Dinkelspiel June 22, 2018 (Berkeleyside.com) Kareah Mendoza. Photo: Barbara Brust Members involved with the homeless community are mourning the death of Kareah Mendoza, 39, who was found unresponsive in front of the Veterans’ Memorial Building on Thursday morning. A passerby alerted police at 7:43 a.m. about an inert man, according to… Continue reading

California Public Banking Alliance forms to create a specialized Public Bank charter CA cities could use

California Public Banking Alliance forms to create a specialized Public Bank charter CA cities could use (PublicBankingInstitute.org)  Six local Public Bank grassroots groups came together in San Francisco Saturday June 9 for the first statewide meeting of the newly formed California Public Bank Alliance to advocate for municipal and regional Public Banks…. Continue reading

Global Challenges Foundation awards three world-changing ideas

Congratulations to the New Shape Prize Awardees “Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century”  Augusto Lopez-Claros, Arthur Lyon Dahl, Maja P.C.E. Groff “A truly global partnership – helping the UN to do itself out of a job” Natalie Samarasinghe “AI-supported global governance through bottom-up deliberation”… Continue reading

King of Netherlands replied to Trump on Twitter

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump Jun 19 More I want to take a moment to address the current illegal immigration crisis on the Southern Border…it has been going on for many, many decades… 1:49 2.33M views ZM Willem-Alexander♔‏ @WiIIemAlexander FollowFollow @WiIIemAlexander More Replying to @realDonaldTrump Dear mister Trump. You see this beautiful building? It’s the… Continue reading

The Green Book (Muammar Gaddafi)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Green Book German edition of The Green Book Author Muammar Gaddafi Country Libya Language Arabic Subject Political philosophy Publication date 1975 Published in English 1976 Media type Print Pages 110 Burned-out The Green Book centre in Benghazi‘s downtown during the 2011 Libyan Civil War Libyan Arab Jamahiriya This article is part… Continue reading

BART’s fiscal year 2019 budget addresses homelessness, fare evasion

Note from Mike Zint:  It does not address homelessness, it addresses the homeless. No shelter allowed. Get back out in the rain! DANIEL KIM /STAFF BY ANJALI SHRIVASTAVA | STAFF June 19, 2018 (dailycal.org) BART’s board of directors approved a $2.3 billion budget for fiscal year 2019 starting July 1, addressing issues ranging from… Continue reading