Articles Posted in the News Category
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“D.C. Madam” commits suicide, police say
May 2, 2008 By James Lanaras Former Vallejo resident Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the “D.C. Madam” who was convicted April 15 of running a Washington, D.C., escort service, was found hanging from a nylon rope in…
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“Epidemic of Suicides:” Veterans Combat VA in Lawsuit Seeking Adequate and Timely Healthcare
By John F. Hoctor May 1, 2008 Alarming rates of suicide compared to previous U.S. military conflicts have united veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in a declaration of war on their own soil against the…
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Bay Area News Briefs
By Maya Strausberg May 1, 2008 Union ordered to tell members to work on day of planned protest An arbitrator Wednesday ordered for the second time in a week that the International Longshore and Warehouse…
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Judge gives green light to pedestrian safety improvements
Judge Peter Busch has given preliminary approval to implement traffic safety improvements at the intersection of Fell Street and Masonic Avenue. Photo by Stephen Dorian Miner By Stephen Dorian Miner May 1, 2008 The City…
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Attorneys Present Final Arguments
in Veterans’ Neglect Federal CaseAttorneys Gordon Erspamer, Arturo Gonzalez, and Sid Wolinsky – representing Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth – discuss their lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with reporters following a two…
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Supes pass Greenhouse Gas ordinance
deemed strictest in StateAn ordinance sponsored by Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi that seeks to establish greenhouse gas reduction targets was given preliminary approval by the Board of Supervisors yesterday. Photo by Luke Thomas By Ari Burack April 30, 2008…
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Minister grateful for church court
overturning rebuke of same-sex weddingsBy Julia Cheever April 30, 2008 A retired Presbyterian minister from San Rafael said Tuesday she is “so grateful” the highest court of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. overturned a lower court’s rebuke of…
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