To promote more motorcycling riding during commutes in California and especially the Bay Area. Motorcyclist face a dangerous commute going over the Bay Area Bridges, please save lives by letting them use the Bus Lane 24-7. We would like to see the roll back to $0 for carpool access and extend the hours so as in not to force Motorcyclist into Rush Hour traffic!

In the U.S. there have been nearly as many people killed by guns since the Newtown massacre as were murdered on 9/11. In light of Sen. Harry Reid's repulsive and timid sellout in giving up on bringing the Assault Weapons Ban to a vote in the Senate, We The People must declare to all in Washington, D.C., that Our actions, Our will, and Our collective determination to hold elected officials accountable will prevail and the Assault Weapons Ban will become the law of this land. Our land. Senators abandoned their obligation to stand up on this issue and make their votes known. Americans will now stand up and make their convictions on this issue known.

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Clear Springs High school has made recent staff changes that negatively affects the education of many students. A higher value should be placed on academics rather than athletics.

Price Chopper grocery stores in NY are now proudly featuring a California Milk logo on their private label butter. As a NY business it would seem like they would want to support NY dairy farmers over those in California. Not to mention the environmental impact of having the butter shipped all the way across the country instead of sourcing their private label butter closer to home. Recently in an Albany Times Union article, Price Chopper, spokeswoman Mona Golub said "quality comes first, cost comes second" in considering bids from suppliers for private-label products. Does she mean to imply that CA milk is better quality than NY milk and that it was not a decision based solely on money? Boycott Price Chopper private label butter until they stop using CA milk in their private label butter. Buy Cabot instead or from your local producer!

Senator Reid capitulated to the NRA by refusing to put Senator Feinstein's Assault Weapons Ban bill to a vote. THIS IS WRONG, and MUST BE REVERSED

We are no longer going to take it from are elected members of are usa congress-house-senate or are usa states legisatures.If you vote no against reasonable common sense gun laws and gun control in america-usa , we the people and american voters are going to vote you out of any elected offices ( local - states - federal ) Vote no on reasonable common sense gun laws we are and will vote you out of elected office.We are demanding a total outlaw and ban against all private ownerships of any military type assault guns firearms in america-usa.No one is talking about taking away your guns and firearms only the military type assault guns firearms.[ GUN CONTROL IS NOT ABOUT TAKING AWAY YOUR GUNS AND FIREARMS AND IT NEVER HAS BEEN , IT IS ABOUT REASONABLE COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS IN AMERICA-USA ] , [ TELL ARE USA CONGRESS IF THEY VOTE NO AGAINST REASONABLE COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS AND GUN CONTROL LAWS IN AMERICA-USA WE THE PEOPLE AND AMERICAN VOTERS WILL VOTE THEM ALL OUT OF ELECTED OFFICE ]

I am an unemployed Theatre Artist, who lives in a poor Community with 4 underutilized Theatres, in New York City, the biggest Theatre Town in the world. If these 4 Theatres were operating, they would pump more than $13 million into the Local economy, employ local artists, and change the basic economics of El Barrio.

My stepson, Austin, is 14 & was diagnosed with Asperger's a few years back. Now, Austin has become a victim of the State. He is a confused young gentleman that is losing hope. Austin was removed from our home in May 2012. After successfully completing every demand thrown at us, we are still being denied our son..all thanks to one county. The county that has jurisdiction (Columbiana) wishes to reunify the family, however they are being told that if they reunify, the county of residence will come in and remove my 2 daughters. Please help my family bring Austin home and stop my county of residence (Tuscarawas) from bullying my family and threatening to take my children! We have done nothing wrong. Since Tuscarawas County wont allow Austin to come home, he was placed in a foster home where he now faces 3 charges of domestic violence. All charges that never would have existed if Austin would have remained home where he belongs. This autistic child has been put through Hell and back, for no reason at all. Please stand with me in stopping the nonsense from our county agencies. They dont protect children, they destroy them.

I have been a resident of 14th Avenue in Sacramento for over 30 years and would consider this steet name change a great financial burden and inconvenience as I would have to inform banks, creditors, insurance companies, friends and family. The cause to change 14th Avenue is not great enough as we all contribute to make our community better.

My name is Ron Rodriguez, and I'm a first-generation college student enrolled in the TRIO program, which helps low-income and first-generation students like myself enter college with the guidance and resources necessary to succeed and become contributing members of society. Thanks to the guidance of my TRIO counselors, I am an honor student with a 4.0 GPA, and an active member of my college community. However, due to the budget sequester-- the TRIO program-- among other vital education services, loans, and programs, is suffering from massive budget cuts, crippling an already ailing program. This week of March 18th, 2013, Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA) will present a bill written in cooperation with the United States Student Association (U.S.S.A.) called the Student Debt Fairness Act of 2013. This bill serves to protect past, present, and future students, including but not limited to: veterans, first-generation students, Upward Bound students, students with disabilities, low-income students, immigrant students, and students receiving Federal loans such as the subsidized Stafford Loan and Pell Grants, from drastic cuts to vital education programs and services. Federal Work Study will see $49 million in cuts, $406 will be cut from Head Start, and $725 million will be cut from Title 1 Grants for disadvantaged public schools, affecting approximately 1.2 million low-income K-12 students. Some college campuses are putting further caps on enrollment into the TRIO program, which serves veterans, low-income, first-generation, minority, and immigrant students. TRIO is facing budget cuts and enforced enrollment reductions due to budget limitations. The TRIO program has suffered $66 million in systematic budget cuts since 2005, and those cuts will increase by another $42 million due to the 'sequestration'. The interest rate of the subsidized Stafford Loan is currently set at 3.4%, but that rate is set to expire in July of this year. Afterward, it will double to 6.8%, with no grace period for college graduates to seek out employment. The Marines have announced they have stopped their Military Education Tuition Assistance Program immediately as a result of the sequester. These are just some of the issues that we should ALL be concerned with as they relate to our nation's education system and economic stability. Building a better higher education system for ALL of our students results in a brighter future for all of us, as they go on to lead productive lives that strengthen our nation's economy, our infrastructure, and our relationships abroad in this growing global economy. Tell them that our college students MUST have the opportunity to pay off their student loans with a fair interest rate, and not be saddled with excessive debt. Tell them that our veterans and students with disabilities WANT their chance to become stronger citizens! First-generation and lower-income students WANT to be citizens that are productive and contribute their talents and skills to our society, and contribute to a stronger economy! Don't cut their programs! Don't cut education funding! That's the foundation of a stronger economy, not budget cuts to education! Tell your Senators and Congress to vote "Yes" on the Student Loan Fairness Act of 2013!

Stubenville Football is a problem. Stubenville is not alone. High School football cannot be allowed to teach boys to men. To be a man is to allow girls and women to be humans. It meas high school boys must respect all people as they do their fellows and to treat them as they would like to be treated