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Calif. Senate votes to ban use of chemical in baby bottles
cbs47.tv 16 hrs ago 8 related
To read the bill on the California State Senate Web Site SACRAMENTO (AP) - The California Senate has voted to ban the use of a chemical linked to hormone disruption and hyperactivity in consumer products targeted at young children. Lawmakers on Thursday approved the bill by Senator Carole Migden,...
Calif. gay lawmakers rejoice at court's marriage decision
sacbee.com 15 hrs ago 409 related
By DON THOMPSON - The California Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage was expected about an hour after the legislative sessions began. Bills that would have defined marriage in California as a union between two people - rather than between a man and a woman - passed the Legislature in 2005 and...
Magowan ready to exit Giants managerial team
sfgate.com May 14, 2008 1 related
The San Francisco Giants have called a special meeting of the team's ownership for Friday, and word is that longtime managing partner Peter Magowan will announce he's stepping down. Rumors of a Magowan exit after 15-plus years at the helm have been...
State Senate update: The newspaper endorsements
outside.in May 13, 2008
Carole Migden got the Bay Area Reporter, which is a significant achievement since the B.A.R. has often tended more toward the moderate side of gay politics: A sitting incumbent who has a solid reco...See more on...What: politics ... Carole Migden got the Bay Area...
Apple Moth Spraying Central
cbs5.com May 13, 2008
A plan to spray the San Francisco Bay Area and cities along the central coast with pesticides this summer to fight the light brown apple moth has triggered considerable controversy. In this special section, you'll find the very latest information, along with our past reports, videos, and...
Joe Nation, the landlord's man
outside.in May 13, 2008
The Marin Organizing Committee held a rally May 8th in San Rafael that attracted all three state Senate candidates to discuss issues of social welfare in the county. More than 600 people showed up,...See more on...What: politics ... The Marin Organizing Committee held a...
Democratic infighting in race
montereyherald.com May 12, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO — This famously tolerant city has been forgiving of its politicians' foibles. San Franciscans returned John Burton to power in the Legislature after a cocaine addiction drove him from Congress. ... S.F. primary puts ex-allies, newcomer in ring By JORDAN RAU...
Feds in the dark about taking GG Bridge tolls
sfgate.com May 12, 2008
Adding an extra dollar to peak-hour commutes across the Golden Gate Bridge is supposed to make the trip faster by discouraging people from crossing at the busiest times. So bridge officials were a little befuddled when, in the days leading up to hatching the...
US Egg Supplier Caught in Grisly Hen Abuse
scoop.co.nz May 12, 2008 5 related
US Egg Supplier to Major Food Chains and Dept. of Defense Caught in Grisly Hen Abuse by Martha Rosenberg ... The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors inducted him into the Agriculture Hall of Fame. But according to an undercover video aired on TV stations this week...
On Peggy Noonan's "Habemus Nominatum"
newsvine.com May 11, 2008
Whatever your opinion about Peggy Noonan on various occasions, she does have the remarkable ability to succinctly and articulately call it like she sees it when it comes to the lack of will of the Super-Delegates and the path in which Hillary Clinton has chosen to take.