Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:54:41 -0700
From: SF Bay View <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
When times got tough, Fred Hampton Sr., considered by many the greatest of 
the great organizers produced by the Black Panther Party, used to say, 
“It’s terrible but it’s fine.” He knew that adversity inevitably threatens 
movements for freedom and justice. Setbacks can stall or stop a movement or 
fuel a great leap forward. It’s up to us.

First the good news: Not just 7,000 as we reported Wednesday, but now 
10,000 signatures have been gathered in the petition drive to stop the San 
Francisco Redevelopment Agency from grabbing and “repeopling” (a term 
Redevelopment lists as one of its goals) Bayview Hunters Point, a 
neighborhood that’s 91 percent people of color.

Shattering the myth that our community is divided, people – especially 
Black people – are lining up to sign, but we need lots more signature 
gatherers. Can you commit to a few hours with a clipboard or to passing 
petitions among your co-workers, friends and family? Give us a call at 
(415) 671-0789 or an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Now for what we’re up against: The Bay View newspaper has been too broke to 
help finance the petition campaign, very few contributions have come in and 
bills are overdue. So the petition drive needs financial help … and so does 
the Bay View newspaper, desperately.

We’ve cut our expenses down to the bone and even deeper, but producing both 
the printed paper and the website requires cash money – and right now we 
have none. We’ve also worked to collect our receivables, but it’s hard 
times, and a number of those who owe us money for ads can’t pay. We were 
promised a line of credit by the bank, but after stringing us along for 
weeks, they called on Saturday to decline.

The Bay View has faced many crises in the over 14 years we’ve published it 
– eviction, death threats, never enough money – yet readers have always 
come through, enabling us to bounce back, tackle bigger issues and fight 
harder than ever. We hate to beg, but WE NEED YOU NOW.

WITHOUT AN IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL LOAN, THE BAY VIEW CANNOT CONTINUE. To 
discuss a loan, which we can amply collateralize, please call us at (415) 
671-0789; we’re here 24/7. Tax-deductible contributions to our nonprofit 
arm, the Hurricane Relief Information Network, are also a big help to save 
the hopes and the lives of survivors who depend on the Bay View for news 
and resources.

While you check out this week’s Bay View stories at www.sfbayview.com – 
helping to break last month’s record of 2,098,670 hits – don’t miss a very 
supportive story in today’s SF Chronicle, “Property seizure revolt heads 
for California ballot,” at 
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/26/MNGAVJKD791.DTL.

SF Supervisors, will you nail the Black community to Redevelopment’s cross 
again? Editorial by Willie Ratcliff, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/willyounailtheblack062106.shtml

HUD to New Orleans poor: ‘Go f(ind) yourself (housing)!’ by Bill Quigley, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/hudtoneworleans062106.shtml

Two Sullivans down – Brian in ‘93, Asa in ‘06 – killed by SFPD: Both 
innocent, unarmed – Brian chased up a ladder, Asa into an attic crawl space 
by mesha Monge-Irizarry, Idriss Stelley Foundation, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/twosullivans062106.shtml

New studies: Blacks, Latinos pay more for mortgages, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/newstudies062106.shtml

‘Pick a Bigger Weapon’: an interview wit’ Boots of the Coup: Part 2 by 
Minister of Information JR, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/biggerweapon062106.shtml

‘They can’t keep blaming our families!’: South Los Angeles families demand 
good education as a human right by Gretchen Hildebran, Poor News Network LA 
correspondent, http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/keepblaming062106.shtml

Black women beware of HPV by Apollonia Jordan, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/bewareofhpv062106.shtml

Government assassinations of cultural icons: an interview wit' U.S. 
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney by Minister of Information JR of the POCC, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/assassinations062106.shtml

San Help political prisoners Hugo Pinell and Seth Hayes win parole, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/helppoliticalprisoners062106.shtml

Supervisor implicated in Oakland Housing Authority corruption: Search 
warrant seeks OHA computer by Lynda Carson, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/supervisorimplicated062106.shtml

Hip hop and our future by Nickolas Jones aka “Daddy”, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/ourfuture062106.shtml

Block Report interview wit’ M1 by Minister of Info JR, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/interviewwitm1062106.shtml

Hyphy Movement continues through boxing at SF Fight Fest by Majeid Crawford 
and Mercedes Penn, http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/boxingatsffight062106.shtml

San Francisco’s Socialist Action Bookstore by Jonathan Richman, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/socialistaction062106.shtml

And these essential weekly features:

Wanda's picks by Wanda Sabir, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/wandaspicks062106.shtml (includes an 
excellent piece on “net neutrality” and much, much more)

What's Going On Calendar compiled by Ebony Colbert, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/calendar062106.shtml

Hurricane Information Relief Network: Resources for survivors compiled by 
CC Campbell-Rock, http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/hirn062106.shtml

Opportunities compiled by Ebony Colbert, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/050306/opportunities050306.shtml

Spiritual News compiled by Ebony Colbert, 
http://www.sfbayview.com/062106/spiritualnews062106.shtml

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