The above mentioned property owner, has had complete disregard for their property and surrounding neighbors. According to long time neighbors, the home has been vacant and in this condition for at least the last twenty years. Trash, urine, and feces from unwanted rats, possums, stray/unspayed cats, and raccoons are a constant hazard. Concord police have been notified on numerous occasions due to the offensive stench coming from the home, unknown individuals sleeping on the property, and the home being unsecured. Not only is the home an eye sore, a financial burden, but more importantly, a health threat.

The Washington Post has a big problem and his name is Richard Cohen, a syndicated columnist for the paper. In July, he wrote a column justifying the racial profiling that led to the murder of unarmed Trayvon Martin. In September, he blamed Miley Cyrus and the MTV Video Music Awards for "so-called Steubenville rape," adding that the issue in Steubenville was less about criminality and more about "decency." Now he's gone too far--way, way too far--again. On November 12, he wrote a column suggesting that interracial marriage is offensive to many Americans and makes them want to "gag." Enough. This isn't a one-time mistake from Cohen--it follows a long history of deeply offensive rhetoric. And The Washington Post needs to know that this time, we're not letting them sweep it under the rug. Will you sign the petition asking the Post and its new owner, Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos, to fire Cohen?

I am starting this petition to try and increase charges for animal cruelty. Each time an animal is abused a criminal remains free.

Wer DEMAND that Marriage Equality be the law uniformly on all 50 States.LGBT-Gay people are citizens who pay their taxes and live lives no differently than any other citizen

While enrollment in private insurance plans under Obamacare stalls, enrollment in Medicaid is a huge success. Early reports from only 10 states show that nearly half a million people have already enrolled in Medicaid in only 6 weeks. We all know that there have been difficulties in the start-up of the online exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. But even if there had not been problems, many people are leery about joining another private insurance plan, even if it is subsidized. It's time for us to go the next step and implement a single payer system that will cover all Americans. Find out more here: http://www.pnhp.org/facts/what-is-single-payer http://www.laborforsinglepayer.org/hr-676/

As a former foreign-language teacher and a bi-lingual citizen, I have trouble finding a good selection of music and eBooks to keep up my fluency. I think that this lack of access to culturally relevant products prevents U.S. students from becoming truly interested in learning about other languages and cultures. I can browse Amazon's web-site for other countries and see lots of interesting choices, but they won't allow me to buy these products. Think about it- I want to give them money for a digital copy of an existing product, but they won't take it! What kid of business model is that? Meanwhile, corporate America wonders why our students aren't linguistically diverse....

12 Keith Ave is a historic 115 year old home built in 1900 by Allie-Louise Keith (1877-1926) the only child of the well known shoe manufacturer and councilman Preston B. Keith (1847-1928) and her husband Dr.Charles Ernest Perkins(1866-1959) on the avenue named after her father. The home stayed in the hands of the Perkins family until it was sold within the family to Wayne Everts Keith (1901-1984) (Grandson to the famous Capt. Ziba Keith) and his wife Dorthy Perkins Keith (1905-2005) . In the 60's the home became a rooming house and in the early 70's the home was once again sold and was completely restored to its original 1900's state. In 1991 it was sold to a Mark Seigrest who continued to restore the historic structure, but after a mysterious fire in 2008 it has sat in a sad state of disrepair and has fallen victim to theft and vandalism. Some see it as a an eyesore that should be ripped to the ground but many others see it as a beautiful reminder to the community of what our city was like in it's prime and what it has the potential to be again. With its unique architecture, grand staircase and ornate woodwork it is a gem of what this family had to offer the Campello section of Brockton Mass. 08/27/15- proposal for the building to be demolished for a parking lot... A parking lot-really?!? We can't let this happen!!!! Almost all their homes have been lost to a wrecking ball, our city can not afford to lose anymore of its proud history so that a corporate company can come in and destroy what the proud citizens of this city fought to build. So please show your support for this cause and sign up to save a Historic home! You do not need to live in Brockton to sign this petition... It is preferred but absolutely not a requirement, let's show our buildings are worth saving wherever they are!! Please also like our Facebook page called 'SAVE 12 KEITH AVE'

When condo boards abuse their power and ignore their fiduciary legal obligations it is very difficult for a condo homeowner or renter to take the board to court and force compliance with the law. Many condo boards are dysfunctional or inept and need supervision. It's time to correct this state-wide problem. The Davis-Sterling Act places homeowners and renters at a disadvantage when confronting condo boards. A condo owner who has a complaint must try to go to non-binding arbitration, then on to small claims court just to have simple issues resolved. Many condo owners are seniors and don't have the stamina for that kind of a fight. All those legal steps can take months. Single-family residential homeowners don't have to do any of it. They can just call the city for help with nuisance complaints that affect their property values. Why don't condo owners get help from city government? We pay taxes and we're not getting equal protection under the law. It’s time to put some teeth into the Davis-Sterling Act. The Davis-Sterling Act needs to be amended to provide for the following: 1. When major repairs are needed, require sealed bids to be opened only at a public condo board meeting so that property managers and contractors can't conspire to cheat condo associations. That's how the city, state and federal government prevent bid-rigging. Condo associations need it too. 2. Require annual property inspections by the city to force boards to keep up the property like they are supposed to by law. The inspector could fill out a report card on the condo board and require them to shape up, explain their lack of action, or resign. 3. Require special training and licensing for property managers. Your hair stylist needs to be licensed, why not your property manager? (Those who handle property rentals or sales need a real estate license, but condo board property managers need no special license.) 4. Require the condo board to respond in writing when written complaints are made by condo owners so that the history of the complaint can be documented from both sides. Under Davis-Sterling condo boards are not required to reply at all. Some property managers even advise boards not to respond in writing to avoid creating a paper trail that can be presented in court. 5. Each city that approves the building of common interest developments or condo complexes has a social interest in the success or failure of these developments. Local government should play an oversight role to insure that homeowners are treated fairly by amateur condo boards and paid management companies. A local housing agency should be tasked with overseeing condo boards with the power to impose penalties when boards violate local ordinances, state law or their own CC&Rs. 6. Boards usually respond quickly when fines are threatened. For example, the threat of a fine by the fire department results in quick action. Like the fire department, the overseeing agency would have the power to impose reasonable fines. If board members refuse to abide by the law, and their own CC&Rs, the city’s overseeing agency could remove them from office. 7. The overseeing agency shall have the power to inspect the properties, accounts and bookkeeping procedures of any condominium complex or CID within its jurisdiction and impose reasonable penalties against the condo board and any management or financial agent hired by the condo board. Please feel free to WATCH the local news story at the URL below. http://www.kusi.com/story/24005862/follow-the-law-get-gone (Just copy and paste the address into your browser.) You can help by posting this small flyer at your condo complex. http://www.successviamedia.com/pdfs/Bulletin-Board-Sign.pdf Please remember to Email all your friends and neighbors also. FACEBOOK: If you're on FACEBOOK you can link to the petition from my page: https://www.facebook.com/tom.heffernan1 Thank you.

To provide proper checks and balances to a single person with too much power.

I am an Ethiopian.

If this project is allowed to go forward we will be left with undrinkable water for our children and grandchildren, unwillingly contributing to the ongoing angst of our northern neighbors in Inyo and ultimately left reeling, like everyone is left to do when they’ve been ravaged by any project of this kind. In addition please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/watcheastkerncom

My grandchildren have moved away and my son and daughter in law refuse to let me see them.