SAN DIEGO - About 200 opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the so-called "trade" agreement that has been negotiated in secret between government and corporate representatives, marched on the Bayfront Hilton Hotel in San Diego July 7 during the most recent round of TPP talks. The march and rally finished a week of events protesting the secret negotiations of a corporate-welfare treaty under the guise of "free trade."
Full Story: Opponents of Corrupt "Trade" Agreement Stage March, Rally July 7 by Mark Gabrish Conlan
POMONA, California - Monday, July 16, 2012 - A city council meeting to decide the fate of a proposed waste transfer station in the city's impoverished east end became contentious as various factions interacted at a pre-meeting rally. After a long corporate presentation and an even longer public comment period, the council voted against the vast majority of the community to approve the project. Protest, including some shoving involving police, ensued.
Full Story: Pomona City Council Chooses Trash Over Residents by Rockero with photos by Melissa Ayala