By Teri H.P. Nguyen, Daily Bruin Contributor
Introducing their full slate of candidates for the 2002 state elections, the Green Party of California convened at UCLA over the weekend, where they ate tofu, listened to jazz and got down to politics.
COLUMN ONE: Still Green in World of Politics: Sure, there are quirky features - 'vibes watchers' at meetings and a plan for vegetarian meals in jail. There is also stressful infighting. But the state's Green Party has scored some early successes.
By Mike Feinstein, Green Synthesis, March 1990.
Suddently, the California Green Assembly meeting came to a halt, as everyone leaned forward to hear ABC's local affiliate come through a 2" Sony Watchman. "Today was a historic day. Sixty Green activists from all areas of California gathered in Sacramento to launch a new political party, the Green Party of California."