Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Saturday, December 27, 2014

PBS - PLEASE WATCH "Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA" on Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Source: PBS

FRONTLINE investigates the politics and power of the NRA.

In Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA, FRONTLINE goes inside the politics of America's gun debate. Veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk investigates the NRA, its political evolution and influence, and how it has consistently succeeded in defeating new gun control legislation.

Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA

How the NRA became a powerful lobbying force. Included: remarks from individuals on both sides of the gun-control debate, including former NRA spokesman John Aquilino; Vice President Joe Biden; and former NRA executive vice president Warren Cassidy.



In the Sacramento, CA area, this program airs on KVIE at 9pm.

Source: PBS

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

RANCHO CORDOVA CITY COUNCIL'S MEETING OF OCTOBER 6, 2014, VIDEO IS AVAILABLE

Source: City of Rancho Cordova City Council [Please click link to view the video.]

The video of Rancho Cordova City Council's meeting of October 6, 2014, is now available for viewing.

On the site, look for the list of links under "City Council." October 6, 2014, is at the top of the list. Look to the right of the list, and click on "video." Public comments begin at approximately the 43:30 mark on the video.

You may need to use the Internet Explorer browser to be able to view the video, as I couldn't view the video utilizing the Firefox browser.

Update Oct. 14, 2014: Just noticed an embed code at the City of Rancho Cordova web site. Let's see if this works (it works if you have an Internet Explorer browser):

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There was a total of 42 citizens who presented comments. Not all of the comments directed towards City Council were about George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science vs Sacramento Gun Club. Here's the breakdown:

Supporting George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science vs Sacramento Gun Club - 28 speakers

Supporting Sacramento Gun Club vs George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science - 6 speakers

Against Rancho Cordova Measure H (an increase of 1/2 cent in the sales tax to support city fire and police, etc.) - 2

Citizens fighting violence on W. La Loma Dr. - 6

And a reminder - Lincoln Village United's PROTEST against the Sacramento Gun Club is about its location - within 252 FEET of an existing high school.

SACRAMENTO CBS' KXTV VIDEO - OCTOBER 7, 2014

Source: CBS KXTV On Tuesday, October 7, 2014, George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science students, parents, teachers, and their neighbors, staged silent protest picketing in front of 3443 Routier RD (Rancho Cordova) where the new business, Sacramento Gun Club, will be opening sometime soon.

Sacramento's local CBS TV station, KXTV, dispatched a news truck to interview those who participated, and broadcast the video on the evening news.

Rancho Cordova Students, Faculty Protest Proposed Gun Range 250 Feet From School

October 7, 2014 9:36 PM

Students and faculty took to the streets to make their voices heard over a proposed gun range near a school.

Students from George Washington Carver High protested what is already on its way.

“Even though it’s legal, it’s still wrong. you shouldn’t mix schools with guns,” said student Damon Kalerkorinos...

Please follow the link to read the complete text.

And THANK YOU everyone who worked the picket line!


Saturday, October 4, 2014

NBC NEWS - MAKING A DIFFERENCE VIDEO: Volunteers Build 26 Playgrounds to Remember Sandy Hook Victims

Source: NBC Nightly News

Nightly News

There were 26 victims of the Newtown shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, now there is a playground to memorialize each of them.

Published October 3rd 2014, 4:54 pm