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  • 4 Vie for 2 Seats on City Sunshine PanelProgressives Rally Around Doug Comstock

    4 Vie for 2 Seats on City Sunshine Panel
    Progressives Rally Around Doug Comstock

    Sunshine Task Force Chair Doug Comstock Photo by Luke Thomas By Gino Rembetes May 12, 2008 The Board of Supervisors Rules Committee could decide this Thursday which of four applicants they will recommend for two…

  • Bay Area News Briefs

    Bay Area News Briefs

    Ananda Shorey May 9, 2008 Santa Clara wants to work with Great America owners toward 49ers stadium compromise A city of Santa Clara spokeswoman said today that city officials value Great America highly as a…

  • Female Inmate Report Released

    Female Inmate Report Released

    Sophie’s Choice: An incarcerated mother at Elmwood Correctional Facility in Santa Clara signs a contract that transfers legal guardianship of her newborn, circa 2004. Photo by Luke Thomas By Laura Dudnick May 9, 2008 A…

  • Event: Re-elect Ross Mirkarimi KickoffKeep District 5’s Favorite Supervisor in office

    Event: Re-elect Ross Mirkarimi Kickoff
    Keep District 5’s Favorite Supervisor in office

    From the Campaign to re-elect District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi May 8, 2008 What: Board President/Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Assemblymember Fiona Ma, Former Mayor Art Agnos, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Sheriff Mike Henessey, President Sf Board…

  • Bay Area News Briefs

    Bay Area News Briefs

    By Maya Strausberg May 8, 2008 Vallejo bankruptcy decision based on the numbers In the end, the Vallejo City Council’s unanimous decision late Tuesday night to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection came down to…

  • Activist Group Releases Footageof Farmers Abusing Chickens

    Activist Group Releases Footage
    of Farmers Abusing Chickens

    By Kamala Kelkar May 8, 2008 An animal rights group yesterday released video footage from a large, shelled-egg distributor in California that shows farm workers kicking, stomping on and breaking the necks of live animals.…

  • Police Unveil New Plan to Report Crime Data Online

    Police Unveil New Plan to Report Crime Data Online

    By Ari Burack May 8, 2008 San Francisco residents will soon be able to monitor crime in individual neighborhoods throughout the city via a third-party Web site, www.crimereports.com. San Francisco police announced the plan yesterday…