Court Says Asylum Lies Should Bar Immigration

Court Says Asylum Lies Should Bar Immigration

June 03, 2008 | No Comments

By Julia Cheever June 3, 2008 A federal appeals court panel in San Francisco said today it believes a Chinese folk dancer who lied on an asylum application shouldn’t get a second chance to try…

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Bay Area News Briefs

Bay Area News Briefs

June 03, 2008 | No Comments

Bay City News June 3, 2008 Pelosi Says Obama Won’t be ‘Backing In’ to Nomination House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday Sen. Barack Obama would not be “backing in” to the Democratic presidential nomination if…

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Newsom Announces 450 Layoffsto Reconcile 2008-09 Budget Shortfall

Newsom Announces 450 Layoffs
to Reconcile 2008-09 Budget Shortfall

June 02, 2008 | 2 Comments

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced his 2008-09 budget which includes 450 layoffs to help reconcile a $338 million budget shortfall. By Jesse Dungan June 2, 2008 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom released his…

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San Francisco Food Bank’s One Big Table

San Francisco Food Bank’s One Big Table

June 02, 2008 | No Comments

By Lisa Moresco June 2, 2008 “Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” – Legendary Chef, James Beard The devastating experience of hunger, not so much, but 150,000 of our fellow residents endure the…

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It’s All Over But The Complaining

It’s All Over But The Complaining

June 02, 2008 | No Comments

By Terry Canaan June 2, 2008 It’s a measure of how screwed up this whole thing has become that the result of the Democratic primaries depended on the Rules and Bylaws Committee. Of course, it…

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The CrackBerry Chronicles:An Endorsement for Non-Endorsements

The CrackBerry Chronicles:
An Endorsement for Non-Endorsements

June 02, 2008 | 7 Comments

Elaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore June 2, 2008 Campaign Mailers Kill Trees and Your Spirit Good news: tomorrow you can finally toss out all of those annoying, somewhat misleading and totally…

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Court: Falun Gong can be excludedfrom Chinese New Year Parade

Court: Falun Gong can be excluded
from Chinese New Year Parade

June 02, 2008 | No Comments

By Julia Cheever June 2, 2008 A state appeals court has upheld the right of the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce to exclude the Falun Gong spiritual group from street fairs related to the…