My father is a victim serving a life sentence for a non violent crime. In 2010 President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which is excellent but it hasn't been made retroactive yet. Therefore, my father and many other inmates along the US are serving unfair sentences. My father hasn't been in my life for 15 years, I'm 19 now. I just need the support of anyone, so my father can come home, as well as your loved ones

Media Responsibility , Congress Responsibility to WE, THE PEOPLE It affects all of our everyday lives...

Food trucks are a great idea and already have had a strong presence in the area. They have been an asset in providing lunch services to those who would normally have to “brown bag it” due to their location and/or time constraints. The “founders” of the food truck industry provided hot coffee and simple lunch options to cunsumers unable to travel far from construction sites or industrial parks. In the past these trucks have had very limited regulation but along with the rapid growth of this industry must come guidance and regulations. Legislation must be put in place and enforced enabling these businesses to operate not only fairly and safely but also be forced to comply with the strict regulations their “brick & mortar” counterparts must adhere to.

Lions for sale: big game hunting combines with lion bone trade to threaten endangered cats. Stop hunting of lions now!

The U.S. Senate recently failed to pass legislation that would have closed most of the loopholes in the present background check system. It appears that many senators were pressured to vote negatively by the gun lobby and other organizations. Considering the outrage expressed by the American people, who are overwhelming in favor of this legislation, we want new universal background legislation to be considered as soon as possible.

Say no to President Obama's proposal to cut Social Security by lowering the cost-of-living adjustment for current and future retirees.

Bay Area commuter trains keep killing, as they speed through our communities on old, unfenced railroad tracks. Stop the the madness of this loss of human life, and all for the sake of a relatively few commuters. Tracks of high speed commuter trains must be secure!

Every few weeks another person dies when they get struck by a commuter train, traveling at high speeds through our densely populated communities, on old and unsecured railroad tracks. These tracks must be made secure, or the commuter trains must slow down, or stop running altogether. The benefit to the few commuters that use these fossil fueled trains is not worth the cost of human lives.

America needs to provide a timely path to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants. As a teacher of many students learning English as a second language, I have witnessed the suffering of their families, many of whom have struggled for over a decade to become full fledged participants in our society.

We are slowly being poisoned by big business through our food. We are all entitled to know what we are eating. The choice should be ours. We want you to rescind the Monsanto Protection Act and put mandatory labeling on all GMO foods.

Physical education leads to learning, leads to decreasing obesity and other related diseases, and rising health care cost.

Yesterday we and watched in dismay as our Senate voted against sensible gun control measures that the vast majority of the people in this country want and reasonably expected to pass. If you feel fed up with the gun lobby as well as the stranglehold the NRA seems to have on the Republican Party, please sign this petition calling for publication of all Senators who voted against gun control as well as the amount of campaign contributions taken from the gun lobby.