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As San Francisco celebrates today's 9th Circuit decision declaring Prop. 8 unconstitutional, much of the credit should go to City Attorney Dennis Herrera and his team of kick-ass lawyers, who've been fighting for same-sex marriage... Read More»
If you’re a parent, any story about a terrible crime involving a child takes you to a dark, dark place: What if that had been my family? How would I go on? In the case of Danielle Bologna, who lost her husband and two sons... Read More»
You might think a children’s art museum an unlikely site for a confrontation between Israeli and Palestinian activists. But that’s exactly what happened this fall when, under pressure from pro-Israel... Read More»
1989: The Law San Francisco voters pass the Sanctuary City Ordinance. Among many other things, the law prohibits city employees from helping the feds pursue convicted criminals for deportation.... Read More»
Turns out “Bad Boy” could be doing some good. The notorious gang-banger-turned-government-snitch, Roberto “Bad Boy” Acosta, has been generating controversy for years for his role in the federal government... Read More»
When interim mayor Ed Lee announced his intention to run for a full term this fall, erstwhile allies like Board of Supervisors president and fellow mayoral candidate David Chiu let him have it, and rightfully so. After all, the... Read More»
In California, the death penalty has been in retreat for years, beset by revelations of wrongful convictions nationwide and legal challenges to the state’s lethal-injection procedure. But this fall, a San Francisco... Read More»
Most people around here are familiar with San Francisco resident James C. Hormel’s biggest coup: In 1999, he became the nation’s highest-ranking openly gay official when he was made ambassador to Luxembourg. But his new... Read More»
Like a certain interim mayor who may not be so interim after all, George Gascón came out of nowhere to take a leading role in San Francisco politics. But unlike Lee, who emerged from city hall’s bureaucratic shadows, Gascón... Read More»
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