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San Jose City Hall |
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City to hire collection agencies |
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| Sat. |
San Ramon |
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Chevron to give $2 million in aid to Burma
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| May. 7 |
Vallejo |
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City Council Votes To File For Bankruptcy The council voted unanimously following hours of public comment and months of failed negotiations with police, fire and other unions
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SF Downtown |
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Protest on measure to end rent control |
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| May. 6 |
SF City Hall |
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Mission Paint Store Okd |
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| May. 5 |
San Francisco |
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Half Of Cosco Busan Crew To Return |
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| May. 2 |
San Ramon |
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63 Restaurant Workers Nabbed In Raid| U.S. ICE agents arrested 63 employees of Taqueria El Balazo, a Bay Area Mexican restaurant chain, for being in the country illegally | | |
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| May. 1 |
Port of Oakland |
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Protests, Picket Lines At Port| Protesters are walking picket lines to convince truckers to take part in an attempted port shutdown protesting U.S. military conflicts | |
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| Apr. 30 |
Lafayette |
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Airman Killed In Afghanistan |
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| Apr. 27 |
San Francisco |
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Choir prayers for lower gas prices |
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Pelosi Kicks Off Foreclosure Workshop
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SF City Hall |
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Cindy Sheehan plans to run for Congress |
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| Apr.9 |
SF Downtown |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
Map| Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes. The only North American leg of the Olympic torch relay has been marked by confusion. Thousands of pro-Tibet and pro-Be... | |
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SF Downtown |
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Emotional Tibetan protests ahead of relay| Hundreds of activists carrying Tibetan flags and wearing traditional clothes gathered for the lighting of the Tibetan Freedom Torch | |
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| Apr.8 |
San Mateo |
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Speier Wins Lantos' House Seat Former state lawmaker Jackie Speier avoided a runoff for a congressional seat, winning a special election. Speier had nearly 78% of the vote
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SF Downtown |
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Gere joins torch protests |
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| Apr.7 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Torch protesters scale bridge 3 people protesting China's human rights record climbed up the bridge and tied the Tibetan flag and two banners to its cables
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Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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| Mar.26 |
San Jose City Hall |
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City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise |
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Judges freed by new PM
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| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
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150 arrested during anti-war protests Demonstrators chanting anti-war slogans to mark the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. Officers are taking people into custody for blocking traffic
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| Mar.19 |
SF City Hall |
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City Hall handicap ramp will cost $1 Million |
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| Mar.17 |
SF City Hall |
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Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled |
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'Eighty killed' in unrest
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| Mar.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike
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| Mar.13 |
Concord |
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Army Sergeant Killed In Afghanistan |
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Scandal-hit governor resigns
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| Mar.6 |
Google |
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Pentagon bans Google map-makers |
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McCain wins Republican nomination
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Vallejo |
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City Agreement Staves Off Bankruptcy
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| Mar.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest More than 2,500 people protested outside of City Hall over the city's decision to name the area 'Saigon Business District,' instead of 'Little Saigon'
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| Feb.28 |
San Francisco |
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Ex-Supe Gonzalez Picked As Nader Mate |
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| Feb.26 |
Vallejo |
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City Council discusses filing for bankruptcy |
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Democrats meet in crucial debate
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| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
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City Budget Woes May Force Bankruptcy City Council met in closed session with the city's employees' organizations to try to find a solution to the city's budget crisis
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Feb.13 |
Berkeley |
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City Council Eases Anti-Marine Stance Cuncilmembers who were heavily criticized for telling Marine recruiters they don't belong here, are saying they oppose the war but support the troop
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| Feb.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Voters To Decide Name Of Saigon District
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| Feb.11 |
San Francisco |
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Bay Area Congressman Tom Lantos Dies The only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress was 80. He was surrounded by his wife, Annette, two daughters
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McCain surges ahead in primaries
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| Jan.30 |
SFO |
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Bush Visits To Honor Student, Raise Cash
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Saakashvili claims majority in vote
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| Jan.2 |
San Francisco |
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Rep. Lantos retires due to cancer |
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| Jan.1 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Newsom engaged to actress Siebel San Francisco Mayor proposed to actress Jennifer Siebel in Hawaii and the couple are now engaged to be married
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Climate deal sealed by US U-turn
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| Dec.11 |
Vallejo |
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Judge: Cloutier Out, Davis In As Mayor |
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| Dec.6 |
Vallejo |
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Mayoral election overturned after recount Former county supervisor Osby Davis emerged victorious in the hand recount of 20,000 ballots, pulling ahead of Gary Cloutier by just 3 votes
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted
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| Nov.21 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Meeting gets heated over 'Little Saigon' The City Council nearly turned into a riot when council members voted on a new name for a business district, most demanding it be called 'Little...
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| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
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Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect |
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San Francisco |
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Lawmakers not satisfied with spill response |
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| Nov.13 |
San Francisco |
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Gov. Halts Bay Fishing; Blasts Oil Spill |
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| Nov.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom re-elected as mayor The mayor has been re-elected after easily eclipsing a field of candidates that included a colorful cast of characters but no serious rivals
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| Nov.5 |
Yahoo |
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House committee chair lambasts Yahoo Tom Lantos angrily rejected explanation for why Yahoo provided incomplete info to Congress about its role in the arrest of a Chinese journal...
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Martinez |
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Beavers May Be Euthanized |
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco |
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Bill Clinton Promotes Hillary, Book |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home
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| Oct.31 |
Castro |
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Police Presence Spooks Revelers |
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| Oct.28 |
Gap |
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Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop |
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| Oct.27 |
SF Downtown |
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Largest Of Nationwide Anti-War Protests Thousands of people called for a swift end to the war as they marched under sunny skiesy, chanting and carrying bright anti-war signs
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| Oct.16 |
Yahoo |
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Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
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Gore says prize must spur action
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SF Downtown |
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Al Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize |
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| Oct.11 |
San Francisco |
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Gore Speaks In SF Amid Nobel Speculation |
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| Oct.9 |
Belmont |
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Town Approves Controversial Smoking Ban |
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| Sep.30 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Thousands of supporters hear Hillary |
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| Sep.25 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Suspends Supervisor Ed Jew Gavin Newsom replaced the supervisor with his Deputy Budget Director, Carmen Chu
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Iran president in campus clash
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| Sep.21 |
Stanford |
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Protests Over Rumsfeld At Hoover |
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| Sep.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Ed Jew Faces Fed Charges Mayor Gavin Newsom called on embattled Supervisor to resign in the face of new federal extortion charges on top of state charges
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'1,000 monks' march
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| Sep.13 |
SF Chronicle |
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Political Cartoonist Phil Frank Dies |
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| Sep.10 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom Asks Over 100 Staffers To Resign Mayor, who faces scant competition in the election, was asking all of his more than 100 political appointees to resign before his first term...
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| Sep.2 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Thousands celebrates Summer of Love
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CHP Begins Street Patrols With City Police
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
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Black Muslim bakery assets to be liquidated
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| Jul.26 |
Oakland |
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Deal Reached To End Garbage Dispute
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San Francisco |
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U.N. Chief Talks Global Warming
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| Jul.13 |
San Francisco |
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Legendary Porn Pioneer Jim Mitchell Dead |
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| Jun.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor calls cocaine accusation cheap shot Gavin Newsom fired back at Supervisor Chris Daly over Daly's charge that the mayor is hiding a cocaine addiction
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Bush greeted as hero
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| Jun.6 |
Hayward |
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Soldier Dies In Iraq Following Attack |
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Putin warns Europe in missile row
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Mar.26 |
San Jose |
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Family Blasts Tillman Reports |
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| Mar.13 |
San Rafael |
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Supes Condemn Illegal Immigrant Raids |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact
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| Jan.31 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor's aide resigns after affair Alex Tourk is revealing he had knowledge about an affair that his wife had with Newsom
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.4 |
San Francisco |
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Pelosi Becomes 1st Female Speaker
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Gerald Ford dies
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General Pinochet dead
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| Dec.4 |
UC Berkeley |
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Protesters perch in trees to save from ax |
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| Nov.30 |
SF City Hall |
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35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal |
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| Nov.8 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Jerry Brown Elected Attorney General |
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| Nov.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor
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Democrats seize control of House
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
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Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter |
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| Sep.21 |
SF Chronicle |
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Reporters Ordered Jailed In BALCO Probe
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| Sep.6 |
HP |
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HP Sought Director Records in Leak Probe
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| Jul.29 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Gives Blair Key To City |
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| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
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Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured |
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| Jun.24 |
SF Downtown |
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Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death
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| Jun.16 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Dellums Winner In Mayor Race |
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| May.23 |
Hercules |
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Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land
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| May.1 |
San Jose Downtown |
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Thousands Of Immigrants Turn Out
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| Apr.21 |
Cisco |
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Bush, Schwarzenegger Talk Education |
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City Commemorates 1906 Quake, Fire
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| Apr.5 |
SF City Hall |
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SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi
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| Feb.15 |
San Francisco |
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S.F. Installs New Archbishop |
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| Feb.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief questions 'use of force' report
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| Jan.24 |
Google |
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Google censors itself for China |
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| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing |
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Google |
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Feds Seek Records in Porn Probe |
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| Jan.2 |
Napa |
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Governor Declares State of Emergency
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| Dec.15 |
San Francisco |
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New Archbishop From Salt Lake City |
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| Dec.7 |
SF City Hall |
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Video sparked investigation into SFPD
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San Jose City Hall |
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Probe: Trash Deal Violated City Policy
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| Nov.5 |
Marin County |
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Royals Lunch With Locals At Organic Farm
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| Nov.4 |
Stanford |
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Dalai Lama Dodges Politics On Visit |
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Frustration over aid delivery
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Sep.10 |
Mountain View |
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Family Finally Told Truth |
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Chief Justice Rehnquist dies
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| Jun.20 |
Richmond |
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State of Emergency Debated |
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| Jun.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal
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| Jun.2 |
SF Downtown |
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Mayor Opens Environmental Conference |
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Racial Epithets Burned On Lawns
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49ers |
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Training Tape Embarrasses 49'ers |
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| May.31 |
Santa Rosa |
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Santa Rosa Man is Deep Throat
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| May.13 |
San Francisco |
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Archbishop Levada new Vatican enforcer |
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Blair heads for historic third term
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| May.1 |
Alamo |
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Alamo Resident Held Captive in Iraq |
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Terri Schiavo has died
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| Mar.24 |
San Francisco |
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Archdiocese Ordered to Pay to Victim |
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| Feb.4 |
San Francisco |
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Kevin Shelley Announced Resignation |
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Bush sworn in for second term
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Bush re-elected
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| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
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Calif. Supreme Court voids gay marriages |
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911 panel report: 'Failure of imagination'
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| Feb.12 |
SF City Hall |
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Officials perform first gay marriages
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| Jan.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Mayor suffers mild stroke during speech |
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| Jan.8 |
SF City Hall |
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Gavin Newsom takes office as mayor |
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| Dec.9 |
SF City Hall |
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Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor
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| May.5 |
UC Berkeley |
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Students barred from SARS areas |
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract |
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| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
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Demonstrations cause mayhem |
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| Feb.28 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl
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| Feb.16 |
SF Downtown |
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200,000 join protests against Iraq war
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Millions in peace protests
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| Nov.8 |
San Francisco |
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Pelosi to be House Democratic Leader |
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| Oct.26 |
SF Downtown |
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42,000 anti-war protesters |
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| Mar.5 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Gonzales wins another term as mayor |
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Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Jerry Brown easily wins re-election |
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George Harrison dies
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| Dec.31 |
Los Altos |
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Alan Cranston died |
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Gore conceded race
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Closest Presidential election
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| Sep.22 |
Oakland |
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4 police officers under investigation |
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Cartoonist Charles Schulz died