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Bay Area News Briefs
By Aimee Strain May 6, 2008 Clean-up of spill now a federal effort A 20-person crew from Clean Harbors Environmental Services is pumping out toluenediamine from a drainage ditch, using booms to absorb the chemical…
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Committee Moves Forward With Mirant Power Replacement Plan
By Ari Burack May 6, 2008 A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee yesterday approved a controversial plan to replace an aging, polluting power plant in one of the city’s poorer neighborhoods with four cleaner-burning…
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Alarming Percentage of African Americans
in San Francisco JailsFrom the Office of Sheriff Michael Hennessey May 5, 2008 San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey today announced that a recent demographic survey of the San Francisco County Jail population shows that more than 60% of…
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Peskin special guest on H. Brown Hour
live tonight at 7 pmh. brown Photo by Luke Thomas By h. brown Wonder how Board President Aaron Peskin feels about the Mayor’s trip to Israel? Ask him by texting us live during the h. brown hour tonight from…
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Kayakers paddle to fight HIV/AIDS
Having lots of fun while making a difference, kayakers braved the chilly waters of the San Francisco Bay Sunday to help raise funds to fight HIV/AIDS. Photos by John Han By Melody Lacy May 5,…
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Bay Area News Briefs
By Laura Dudnick May 5, 2008 Police seek additional witnesses to UC Berkeley student murder Police on Sunday were asking for additional witnesses to come forward with information about a fight Saturday morning that led…
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Port Workers Return to Work After Day of Protest
Bay Area longshore workers joined anti-war activists at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco yesterday, using the traditional May Day celebration of social and economic advancements made by the international labor movement, to protest the…
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