Christopher D. Cook, Author at 48 hills

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Where’s the money for health care and saving the planet? Well, we clearly have it

March 30, 2020

With an unprecedented $2 trillion economic stabilization package at last finalized, and a flood of cash and credit emanating from the government to stem the...

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The problem with the Blue Angels

October 12, 2019

Editor’s note: The news media in San Francisco are all agog about the Blue Angels – as they always are, every year. The main...

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As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

August 26, 2019

As the Amazon rainforest blazed into blackening skies in Brazil, further intensifying the climate crisis, activists’ months-long push for a Democratic Party presidential debate...

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A Green New Deal protest at Pelosi’s office

December 11, 2018

While Rep. Nancy Pelosi jousted with President Trump over a government shutdown and the border wall, about 250 climate activists demanding a Green New...

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Protesters demand a Green New Deal

November 20, 2018

Donning particle masks in the smoke-fogged air this morning, dozens of protesters urged Bay Area congressional representatives Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee to endorse...

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Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit

September 13, 2018

As Governor Jerry Brown and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened the Global Climate Action Summit Thursday, they were greeted by hundreds...

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Why SF needs a disaster-relief plan

October 19, 2017

In the wake of the nightmare infernos that have ravaged Santa Rosa, Napa and beyond, San Franciscans have shown an inspired outpouring of care...

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Remembering Rose Braz, social and environmental justice warrior

July 19, 2017

The public is invited to a July 30 memorial service celebrating the remarkable life of Rose Braz, much-beloved warrior for social and environmental justice....

Christopher D. Cook

Where’s the money for health care and saving the planet? Well, we clearly have it

The problem with the Blue Angels

As Amazon burns, Democratic leaders deny climate-change debate

A Green New Deal protest at Pelosi’s office

Protesters demand a Green New Deal

Brown, Bloomberg (and their agenda) face protests at Climate Action Summit

Why SF needs a disaster-relief plan

Remembering Rose Braz, social and environmental justice warrior

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