Berkeley vs. The Troops With Code Pink Running The Show
“The Marines ought to have better sense than to come here,” [Councilwoman Betty] Olds said.
Here is her contact info:
She can be contacted at:
Betty Olds
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7160
email
Reader Bob USMC e-mails that Berzerkeley advanced two other anti-troop measures last night–voting to give Code Pink special treatment and send the Marine Corps a letter saying they are “uninvited and unwelcome intruders” in the city
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Members of the Berkeley City Council showed their opposition to a Marine Corps recruiting office in Downtown Berkeley last night.
Council members supported the two resolutions-one supporting anti-war protests and the other criticizing military recruitment practices-citing opposition to the war in Iraq, deceptive recruitment practices and the right to protest.
“By taking a stand against recruitment we are protecting the health and safety of our youth,” said PhoeBe sorgen, a member of the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission. “I see the protest as taking a proud and courageous stand.”
Code Pink, a national anti-war grassroots organization, will be granted a parking spot for their regular Wednesday afternoon protests and will not need to apply for a sound permit for the next six months, under one resolution.
The other resolution more directly criticizes the presence of the center in Berkeley. The city manager was directed to send a letter to the U.S. Marine Corps saying they are “uninvited and unwelcome intruders” in the city.
In addition, the city attorney has been directed to investigate whether the city’s anti-discrimination laws can be enforced at the center, based on the military’s consideration of sexual orientation in hiring.Marine recruiters did not return calls for comment yesterday.
The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, “uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city.”
The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war activists to shut down a U.S. Marine Recruiting Center located in the city of Berkeley.
The votes by the Berkeley City Council were immediately condemned by Move America Forward , the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization.
“It is disgraceful that in the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement, anti-military activists would attempt to silence the same military men and women who serve this country and give their lives to protect the free speech rights of all Americans, including these ungrateful and despicable people on the Berkeley City Council,” said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward.
The actions by the Berkeley City Council followed continuous protests by Code Pink and other anti-military organizations that vandalized and defaced the U.S. Marine Recruiting Center in September 2007.
One of the two resolutions passed by the Berkeley City Council last night granted a parking spot in front of the Marine Recruiting Center to be used by anti-military activists to harass Marine recruiters. The anti-military activists would not need to apply for a sound permit for the next six months – allowing them free reign to disrupt the day-to-day operations by the Marines.
Move America Forward organized a counter-protest in support of the Marines last October that attracted over 400 pro-troop supporters who stood in solidarity of the Marine Recruiting Center.
“We have hundreds of thousands of military men and women serving honorably overseas to protect our freedoms. Imagine how they feel when they go to turn on the news and see that they are being stabbed in the back by shameful people here at home, it’s disgraceful!” said Catherine Moy, Executive Director of Move America Forward.
Where do the California representatives stand on this? Lets start with:
Nancy Pelosi
District Office – 450 Golden Gate Ave. – 14th Floor – San Francisco, CA 94102 – (415) 556-4862
Washington, D.C. Office – 235 Cannon HOB – Washington, DC 20515 – (202) 225-4965
Senator Boxer:
Washington, D.C.
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3553
Sacramento
501 I Street, Suite 7-600
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-2787
(916) 448-2563 fax
San Francisco
1700 Montgomery St., Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax
Los Angeles
312 N. Spring St. Suite 1748
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 894-5000
(213) 894-5042 fax
Fresno
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 497-5109
(559) 497-5111 fax
San Diego
600 B Street, Suite 2240
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-3884
(619) 239-5719 fax
Inland Empire
201 North E Street Suite 210
San Bernardino, CA 92401
(909) 888-8525
(909) 888-8613 fax
Senator Feinstein:
United States Senate
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
TTY/TDD: (202) 224-2501
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Here’s the Berkeley City Council page.
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel: (510) 981-6900, TDD: (510) 981-6903
E-mail to the Clerk
Mayor: Tom Bates
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
TEL: (510) 981-7100, FAX: (510) 981-7199, TDD: (510) 981-6903
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Email: mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 1: Linda Maio
Linda Maio
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7110
FAX: (510) 981-7111
Email: lmaio@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 2: Darryl Moore
Darryl Moore
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7120
Email: dmoore@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 3: Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell Anderson
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7130
Email: manderson@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 4
ona Spring
Dona Spring
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7140
Email: spring@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 5: Laurie Capitelli
Laurie Capitelli
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7150
Email: lcapitelli@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 6: Betty Olds
Betty Olds
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7160
Email: olds@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 7: Kriss Worthington
Kriss Worthington
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7170
Email: kworthington@ci.berkeley.ca.us
District 8: Gordon Wozniak
Gordon Wozniak
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, California 94704
Phone: (510) 981-7180
Email: GWozniak@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Auditor: Ann-Marie Hogan
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
TEL: (510) 981-6750, TDD: (510) 981-6903
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm, Email: auditor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
Rent Stabilization Board
2125 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
TEL: (510) 981-7368, TDD: (510) 981-6903, FAX: (510) 981-4910
Office Hours: M,Tu,Th,F 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wed 12 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Email: rent@ci.berkeley.ca.us
January 31, 2008 - 08:43 AM on January 31st, 2008
It seems the City of Berzerkely is in a de facto competition with San Franfreako to win the title as the most absurd, outrageous, idiotic and repulsive City in the Country.
Sometime I think a Biblical-type solution is best; give the decent people 24 hrs to get out then just nuke these cities and start over.
January 31, 2008 - 09:03 AM on January 31st, 2008
[...] Right Voices added an interesting post on Berkeley vs. The Troops With Code Pink Running The ShowHere’s a small excerpt [...]
January 31, 2008 - 10:29 AM on January 31st, 2008
This really troubles me about San Francisco and Berkley. They receive alot of federal funding and I think the time has come to stop that. Do they really hate the military so much they would risk having their cities unprotected?
Ok, love and peace and all the rest will not stop the problem.
January 31, 2008 - 10:37 AM on January 31st, 2008
1,3, Robert and BonBon, if you remember, everytime I say to cut off SF, SFL goes berzerk. He’s stupid, but he understands how much SF depends on sucking funds from the straight people of the US to keep their party going.
January 31, 2008 - 11:17 PM on January 31st, 2008
[...] Berkeley vs. The Troops With Code Pink Running The Show [...]
February 1, 2008 - 02:51 PM on February 1st, 2008
JERKley run by CODESTINKPINK i hope they get boycotted this summer
February 1, 2008 - 08:34 PM on February 1st, 2008
BonBon.
Let me be as clear as possible on this. Federal Funding will never be stripped from SF as a form of political punishment.
Especially, not now that there is a Democratic majority and a worthless lame duck like GW Bush in office for less than a year.
I will bet you a million dollars that it’ll never happen.
someone save this post.
February 1, 2008 - 11:47 PM on February 1st, 2008
SFL still as rediculous and stupid as ever
February 2, 2008 - 12:50 AM on February 2nd, 2008
Umm, Snowy?
…ahh, forget it. it’s just too easy.
February 2, 2008 - 09:04 AM on February 2nd, 2008
San Fran…its a law that is just not upheld at this point in time. I pray nothing happens to your city but I’m sure if it did our military would be who you would turn to.
February 2, 2008 - 03:54 PM on February 2nd, 2008
I would not lift a finger to help the Mentally-diseased degenerates of Berzerkeley. They made their choices, they can live and die with them as far as I am concerned.
If terrorists attacked in Berzerkeley, I would watch and laugh.