Tag Archives: CA
Concord, CA, gets Second LifeRing Meeting
A new LifeRing meeting has come to Concord, CA. Convened by Carola Z., a LifeRing Board member, the meeting will take place at New Connections, a treatment facility, at 2600 Stanwell Drive, Suite 220, Concord, CA 94520. The meeting, in … Continue reading
LifeRing Grows Stronger, One Meeting at a Time …
Here’s a story from John D. about recent happenings at the LifeRing meeting he convenes in Clayton, CA. It’s a story to gladden the heart of all LifeRingers: I am writing to share a heartwarming story. Two months ago, I … Continue reading
New LifeRing in Sacramento
Bob O. from Sacramento writes: I will be starting a new meeting at the Kaiser Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, 2829 Watt Avenue, Suite 150, Room 2, Sacramento, Ca. every Tuesday at 7:30PM. The room is wheelchair accessible. The first meeting will … Continue reading
Warm welcome for Craig W. to Bay Area
This homemade quiche with “WELCOME CRAIG” spelled out in a red pepper font symbolized the warm welcome local LifeRing participants extended Sunday evening to Craig Whalley, the new Executive Director of LifeRing, who has moved to Berkeley from Port Angeles WA. … Continue reading
Hometown Paper Features New LifeRing CEO
The Peninsula Daily News in Washington State is running a feature story on Craig Whalley, the newly elected Executive Director of LifeRing. Craig recently sold the bookshop he bought 39 years ago in Port Angeles, and will be moving to … Continue reading
New LifeRing in Sacramento
There is a new LifeRing in Sacramento, already up and running as of Monday July 12; it’s at the Kaiser medical center at 8247 E. Stockton Blvd. Map link here. Go to Room 3. For further information contact Bob O. … Continue reading
Pix, Report from Pride Event
From Lauretta M., who spearheaded the LifeRing presence at the Pride event in San Francisco June 27 (see advance post here): Thanks all, I have been so busy I haven’t had a chance to properly thank people that helped. Wesley helped … Continue reading
LifeRing celebrates Pride!
For the first time, LifeRing will have a booth at the San Francisco Pride celebration in Civic Center this Sunday, June 27, 2010. Look for us at Location S-14 in Civic Center on Sunday! If you would like to help, … Continue reading
Urgent: Oakland meeting needs new venue
The oldest LifeRing meeting on the West Coast, the Thursday night meeting at Mandana House in Oakland, has lost its venue. The Mandana Community Recovery Center is a victim of budget cutbacks and has closed its doors. Dozens of community … Continue reading
Another First Amendment Case: Hazle v. Crofoot (2010)
For a news summary of this case, see e.g. the Sacramento Bee article or google “Hazel v. Crofoot” Full opinion below: ————————————————————————————– Hazle v. Crofoot, No. 2:08-cv-02295-GEB-KJM (E.D.Cal. 04/06/2010) [1] IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT … Continue reading
