Perata’s Effort To Recall Republican Loses By Wide Margin

Perata’s Effort To Recall Republican
Loses By Wide Margin

June 04, 2008 | No Comments

By Jeff Shuttleworth June 4, 2008 The effort by state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) to recall a Republican state senator who voted against the state’s budget last year went down in flames…

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City Spokeswoman Says Propostion G Passage Hasn’t Changed Negotiations With 49ers

City Spokeswoman Says Propostion G Passage
Hasn’t Changed Negotiations With 49ers

June 04, 2008 | 2 Comments

By Jason Bennert June 4, 2008 A city of Santa Clara spokeswoman said today that negotiations between the city and the San Francisco 49ers over a proposed 68,000-seat stadium project remain on track despite the…

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Where Were Your Manners, Hillary?

Where Were Your Manners, Hillary?

June 04, 2008 | 1 Comment

By Jill Chapin June 4, 2008 Hillary, Hillary, what were you thinking at your “concession” speech the other night? Didn’t your mother teach you to be a gracious loser, to accept defeat with dignity, and…

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State Supreme Court Denies Stayon Gay Marriage Ruling

State Supreme Court Denies Stay
on Gay Marriage Ruling

June 04, 2008 | No Comments

By Jason Bennert June 4, 2008 The California Supreme Court today denied a request by gay marriage opponents to stay their historic ruling legalizing gay marriages in California until after the November election. The justices…

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Election Roundup

Election Roundup

June 04, 2008 | No Comments

Bay City News June 4, 2008 While much election activity in the Bay Area was overshadowed by developments on the national political stage Tuesday as Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for president, local…

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November 17 Trial Set if No Settlementin Prison Overcrowding Cases

November 17 Trial Set if No Settlement
in Prison Overcrowding Cases

June 03, 2008 | 2 Comments

Photo by Luke Thomas By Julia Cheever June 3, 2008 A three-judge federal panel has set a Nov. 17 date for a trial in San Francisco, if no settlement has been reached, on whether there…

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Toxicology Report Reveals Marijuana, Alcoholin Tiger Mauling Victim

Toxicology Report Reveals Marijuana, Alcohol
in Tiger Mauling Victim

June 03, 2008 | 1 Comment

By Jesse Dungan June 3, 2008 Traces of marijuana and alcohol were found in the bloodstream of a teenager fatally mauled by a Siberian tiger on Christmas Day at the San Francisco Zoo, according to…

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