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Activists prepare for Prop. 8 decision by Calif. Supreme Court
The California State Supreme Court tomorrow will issue its decision on the constitutionality of the state law banning gay marriage, which was enacted by the voters as Proposition 8 in November. Some...
View ArticleCalif. Supreme Court upholds Prop. 8, outlawing same-sex marriage
In a 6-1 decision announced at 10:00 a.m. today, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, a ballot initiative passed in November that outlawed same-sex marriage in the state. Here is the...
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It’s all about the context
The website Yelp earlier today sent out email to San Francisco members with the headline Put the Fun Between Your Legs: Provocative, yes — too much so for the sponsor, San Francisco Women Against Rape....
View ArticleAccounts from yesterday’s gay marriage-related rallies
Here are some blog accounts of people who got arrested at yesterday’s Prop 8 protests in San Francisco: - Will Scott - David Nahmod - David somebody. The Public Press has a straightforward account here...
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The truth is right behind the roller coaster at Great America
Master of the UniverseI went yesterday to ConspiracyCon, which is exactly what you’d guess it is: a convention of conspiracy theorists. UFO chasers, 9-11 deniers, tax protesters and this year’s big...
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Calif. governor’s race in NYT magazine
The California governor’s race is the subject of an upcoming article in the NYT Magazine, listing San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom as “among the colorful candidates.”
View ArticleAngry mob assails long-time Healdsburg peace demo
On the Open Salon site, Clio Tarazi, writing as “Stellaa,” wrote this morning about witnessing an incident on the town square in Healdsburg, a wine country town about 70 miles north of San Francisco on...
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Senator Feinstein California Water Solution
Central Valley Farm Girl I feel blessed that I was raised in the cornucopia of the Central Valley. I was a farm girl. With a seemingly never ending supply of water, my parents grew an abundance of...
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Torture maven John Yoo to appear on KQED Monday
John Yoo. Courtesy Infowars.comUC Berkeley law professor and former Bush administration lawyer John Yoo will appear on San Francisco’s KQED radio Monday at 11:06 a.m. on Michael Krasny’s Forum program....
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We don’t need CalTrain for bullet trains, says HSR
California’s High Speed Rail Commission, the agency tasked with getting bullet trains running up and down the state sometime this century, says CalTrain’s “staggering deficit” and possible collapse...
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