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Why weren't YOU at the Iraq war protest on October 27, 2007 in San Francisco?

Here's what our disaster in Iraq has brought: 3,800+ Americans dead; 785,000 civilians dead. America is less safe; you are less safe.

Stop going along with the war. Demand an end to Bush's ongoing disaster. Demand that your government extend diplomacy to the world.

Contact your Senator and demand an end to the war.

Hold your elected officials accountable. Vote for peace. Demonstrate against war.

Contact Congressman Dave Obey and demand that Congress stop funding the war!

WAR IS OVER (if you want it).

FEMA administrator lies to the American people

Have you heard about this fake FEMA “news” conference?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15673519

I want FEMA Deputy Administrator Harvey Johnson held accountable -- he should lose his job. This is a disgrace.

FEMA Apologizes for Phony Fire Briefing
by David Folkenflik, National Public Radio
All Things Considered, October 26, 2007

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is apologizing for holding a phony news conference earlier this week in Southern California.

On Tuesday, FEMA Deputy Administrator Harvey Johnson held a briefing to discuss the agency's performance during the wildfires. He took questions from what seemed to be reporters, but it turns out they were FEMA staffers.

Johnson now says FEMA made an “error in judgment.”

Technorati Tags: California, FEMA, HarveyJohnson, wildfires

David Baker, architect of 888 7th, speaks on “Better Living Through Density”

From the California College of the Arts calendar:

David Baker / David Baker + Partners, Architects
Architecture Lecture Series
Monday, October 8, 2007 at 7 pm

California College of the Arts

Timken Lecture Hall
1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco
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Info: 415.703.9562 or architecture@cca.edu

“Better Living Through Density”

Denser neighborhoods are more active, more interesting, safer places that support local retail and services and foster community. But what makes urban housing beautiful and functional for residents and neighborhood alike? David Baker will describe—using some of his own work as examples—the components of good urban design, including active pedestrian edges, the hierarchy of open spaces, sensible parking strategies, and sustainable approaches that make higher densities better for all.

David Baker FAIA has been practicing architecture for nearly 30 years, and in 1996 was selected as fellow of the American Institute of Architects. David founded San Francisco-based David Baker + Partners in 1982. With a focus on sustainable affordable housing—particularly multifamily urban infill projects—the award-winning firm has come to be known for combining social concern with a signature design character. From 1977 to 1982, David was principal of Sol-Arc, a firm dedicated to energy-efficient architecture. A progressive urban activist and bicyclist, he has also been a teacher, a union carpenter and a philosophy major, and has recently learned to knit.

Baker is responsible for the building complex nearing completion at 888 7th Street at the foot of San Francisco's Potrero Hill — site of the former Art's Trading Co.