Director Geof Callan's new documentary film is trying to do more than capture history; he wants to influence it.

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Jeanne Rizzo says it was not an easy decision to become part of the lawsuit that overturned the California law that blocked same sex marriages, but it was the right choice.

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The film will premiere in Santa Rosa on October 2^nd, at the Rialto. To find out more about screenings including Santa Rosa, click here .  To view the trailer, click here .

To read about the nonprofit organization that was created out of the film making, as well as the creators, click here .

Proposition 8 was created by ProtectMarriage.com , but has a large amount of opposition from same sex marriage supporters.

 The Congressional banking bailout bill that failed yesterday, also failed the thousands of California homeowners already facing foreclosure.

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Kimberly Jones, Policy Advocate for the California Reinvestment Corporation, contends that the banking industry is attempting to deflect its own complicity  in the "mortgage meltdown" by blaming the borrowers who signed up for loans they could not repay.  But she says targeting the handful of industry executives who got gaudy salaries and payouts is also a distraction.

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 The CRC has produced this short video about the causes of the foreclosure crisis now sweeping California.

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 The future of passenger service on the rail line through Sonoma County depends on North Bay voters next month, while the resumption of freight trains should happen sooner, regardless of the election's outcome.

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   NCRA Exective Director Mitch Stogner

While the prospect of renewed freight service on the southern portion of the NCWA tracks is drawing close, Mitch Stogner says the process for moving forward with the rail line north of Willits will involve an entirely separate series of studies and hearings.

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The North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) was created in 1989 under the North Coast Railroad Authority Act with the purpose of developing and ensuring a railroad transportation system for Northwestern California. You can read their full history here .

There's a map of the full NCRA rail line below.

Noise pollution from big ships is a growing problem under the sea along the California coast, especially for the whales who share the sea lanes.

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 Seaflow, a nonprofit organization that works to protect marine life, is advocating for ships to reduce speed once entering the marine sanctuaries.

To view the website of Seaflow, click here .

To read about the Marine Mammal Protection Act, click here.