The Net Neutrality Ruling: Its Potential Impact on Independent Bloggers Posted by Angela Bacca on 2/07/11 • Categorized as Editorials The 20th Century was an era of increased efficiency in communications technology. It has allowed our economies and culture to globalize, turning communication into the world’s most valuable currency.Like the print, radio and television media before it, international…
I am not here to talk about the SWAT raid, and I am not here to tell you about the medical benefits of marijuana, how racist, immoral and un-American the drug war is, or how benign a substance cannabis is. We know this already. I want to tell you instead about the lessons that can…
Chaos Erupts Over Prop 19 at California Cannabis Expo CannabisCulture / Angela Bacca / 09,27,2010 CANNABIS CULTURE – A debate over California’s Proposition 19, which would legalizemarijuana in the state, was disrupted by critics of the bill who heckled scheduled speakers and interrupted proceedings at the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo in San Francisco. The International Cannabis and Hemp Expo at…
Opposingviews.com Opinion by Angela Bacca (August 17, 2010) in Society / Drug Law The Kinloch Court Video On February 11, 2010 police in Columbia, Missouri served a search warrant at the home of a suspected marijuana dealer at a residence on Kinloch Court. At the time, all narcotics search warrants were being served by SWAT teams. The police had videotaped…
Oscar Grant Case and Reaction in Music By Angela Bacca On Thursday, July 8, we in Oakland were anxiously awaiting the verdict in the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer accused of shooting the unarmed 22-year-old father, Oscar Grant, while he was face-down and compliant on the platform on New Year’s Day…
TUESDAY Cocorosie Live Review at Regency Ballroom Written by Angela Bacca The CocoRosie show at the Regency Ballroom was opened by Cibelle, a native Brazilian who writes and performs her songs in French, English and Portuguese. Her performance relied entirely too heavily on sexy gimmicks—which would be fine if it didn’t remind me of the…
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