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Cal-Expo or Bust
March 26, 2009 – 8:26 am | No Comment
Cal-Expo or Bust

It looks like the Sacramento tent city residents will be moving to Cal-Expo (California State Fairgrounds).
From Bloomberg:
“Schwarzenegger said he ordered the state facility known as Cal-Expo to be used for three months to serve the …

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Obama's Press Conference Tonight
March 24, 2009 – 5:23 pm | No Comment
Obama's Press Conference Tonight

Did you hear the press conference this evening? I caught part of it, and this part was extra juicy. So glad this issue is starting to gain momentum.
QUESTION: Thank you, Mr. President. A recent report …

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St. John’s Shelter
March 22, 2009 – 3:22 pm | No Comment

I received this lovely message from Twyla Teitzel, St. John’s volunteer coordinator, in my inbox. Twyla asked that I share with all of you. Twyla previously offered to come down here to talk to my …

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The Sacramento tent city is going to close!
March 19, 2009 – 11:18 pm | No Comment

I just got this article in my inbox and had to share. Wow. I guess all of the international media attention kicked the Sacramento city (and State) officials into shape. I had also been reading …

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Things I Learned While Knitting
March 19, 2009 – 8:07 pm | 6 Comments
Things I Learned While Knitting

This past Sunday I attended a Learn To Knit Party, benefiting the Women’s Daytime Drop In Center in Berkeley. A friend of a friend was putting it on to bring exposure to the center’s work …

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The Not So Fun Stuff To Donate
March 18, 2009 – 8:01 pm | No Comment

Ever since watching the Big O show, the tent city situation
has been eating away at me everyday. I knew I wanted to do something about it but with two kids under the age of three, …

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