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Albany |
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Occupy the Farm protesters returning to Albany land
Map of Marin and San Pablo avenue Albany| Members of 'Occupy the Farm' plan to return to Albany today to tend to the crops they planted on U.C. Berkeley-owned land | |
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| May. 13 |
Bay Bridge |
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Feds to probe repair work on bad Bay Bridge rods| The Federal Highway Administration on Monday said it is investigating the state's response to broken steel seismic safety rods on the bridge | |
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| May. 11 |
UC Berkeley |
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Berkeley protesters challenge attorney general |
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| May. 8 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland police chief steps down 
| Howard Jordan abruptly stepped down, citing an unspecified medical reason. He led the force for 19 months, a time of Occupy protests, budget cuts | |
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| Apr.15 |
San Francisco |
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Bay Area cops on alert after Boston bombings 
| Around 3:21 p.m. the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management activated the Emergency Operations Center to Level Alpha | |
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| Apr.10 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Jerry Brown unveils $1.5B Oakland waterfront deal |
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco |
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Blue Angels grounded - no Bay Area show 
| The Blue Angels will not be flying over San Francisco this October, including Fleet Week., due to federal budget cuts | |
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| Apr.3 |
SFO |
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President Obama visiting Bay Area for fundraisers The president has no public appearances scheduled for his trip to the Bay Area, but he is scheduled to attend four private local fundraisers
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| Apr.1 |
Apple |
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Apple issues apology following attacks in China |
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| Mar.30 |
San Jose Downtown |
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San Jose monument honors Vietnam War soldiers |
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| Mar.12 |
Santa Clara |
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49ers name stadium streets after DeBartolo & Walsh |
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| Jan.26 |
SF Downtown |
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Thousands attend abortion rallies in San Francisco
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| Dec.18 |
Facebook |
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donating $500M in stock |
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| Nov.20 |
SF City Hall |
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SF supervisors pass measure banning public nudity
Nudists lost their battle at City Hall Tuesday when the board of supervisors passed a measure banning public nudity
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| Nov.6 |
Richmond |
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Richmond soda tax gets off to rough start The hotly contested sugar-sweetened beverage tax was losing by a wide margin in early returns Tuesday, with 68 percent of voters saying no
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| Oct.8 |
South of Market |
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Obama's fundraiser at InterContinental Hotel |
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| Sep.17 |
SF Downtown |
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Occupy protesters snarl traffic, streetcars |
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco |
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Newly appointed SF archbishop arrested for DUI |
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| Aug.16 |
SF City Hall |
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Ethics Commission: Mirkarimi guilty of misconduct
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| Aug.10 |
Santa Clara |
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Son of Silicon Valley judges killed in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.19 |
SF City Hall |
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Mirkarimi's wife testifies about New Year's Eve fight
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| May.27 |
SF Presidio |
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Thousands converged to celebrate Bridge's 75th birthday
Map of Crissy Field West San Francisco There were plenty of displays, including a parade of ships in the Bay -- the highlight of which was the USS Nimitz
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| Feb.17 |
SF Downtown |
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Obama attended private dinner, fundraiser
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| Jan.13 |
SF City Hall |
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Mirkarimi charged with domestic violence DA George Gascon's office is charging Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi with domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness
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| Dec.12 |
Port of Oakland |
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Group stops trucks at Oakland ports
Triumphant protesters marched and rallied and celebrated outside the port after derailing the evening shift at the nation's fifth-busiest port
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| Dec.7 |
SF Downtown |
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S.F. police raid Occupy camp, arrest 70
Officers, deputies, firefighters and public works crews converged on the camp at about 1:30 a.m. and gave protesters five minutes to clear o...
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| Nov.25 |
SF Downtown |
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Police, demonstrators square off |
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| Nov.21 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Police clear city's last Occupy camp |
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| Nov.9 |
SF City Hall |
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Ed Lee wins San Francisco mayor's race
Ed Lee has been declared the winner of the mayor's race with 61.21 percent of the vote
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| Nov.3 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Occupy strike descends into chaos Masked vandals shattered windows, set fires and plastered businesses with graffiti before police moved in, dispersing crowds with tear gas
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| Nov.2 |
Port of Oakland |
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Oakland protesters shut down port
Thousands of anti-corporate protesters shut down one of the busiest ports. The maritime operations had effectively halted
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Oakland |
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Workers, students join Occupy rally |
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| Oct.25 |
South of Market |
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Obama visits Bay Area for brief fundraiser |
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Oakland Downtown |
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Police tear gas Occupy Oakland protesters
Police fired tear gas tonight into a crowd of several hundred protesters backing the movement who had sought to retake an encampment
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| Oct.22 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Hundreds march anti-Wall Street protest |
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| Oct.10 |
Oakland City Hall |
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500 show up at Occupy Oakland protest The demonstration. It comes on the heels of the protests in San Francisco and San Jose
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| Sep.26 |
Mountain View |
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Obama appearing at town hall |
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| Aug.22 |
SF Downtown |
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Protesters demonstrate against BART
The second protest in 7 days to disrupt BART service during the commute; more than 100 demonstrators closed Market Street
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| Aug.8 |
SF City Hall |
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Ed Lee announces run for SF mayor |
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| May.29 |
East Oakland |
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200 people dedicate Jonestown memorial |
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| May.21 |
Oakland |
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Doomsday whoopla fizzles out |
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| Apr.26 |
SF City Hall |
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Greg Suhr named new S.F. police chief |
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| Apr.20 |
Facebook |
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Obama visits Facebook, heads to SF President Obama likely has a few more 'friends' after a town hall at Facebook headquarters. The openness and accessibility praised by Obama
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| Feb.17 |
Redwood City |
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Obama meets with Silicon Valley tech elite
President Barack Obama invited Steve Jobs, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Google CEO Eric Schmidt
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| Feb.14 |
Chevron |
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Huge fine in Amazon pollution case |
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| Feb.7 |
Google |
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Google mgr helped spark Egypt revolt Wael Ghonim was detained for protesting against President Mubarak says he was behind the Facebook page that helped spark 'the revolution'
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| Feb.1 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Department veteran becomed police chief |
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| Jan.9 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief named district attorney George Gascon was sworn as San Francisco's new district attorney in what Mayor Gavin Newsom called his final mayoral act
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| Jan.7 |
SF City Hall |
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Lee tentatively named interim SF mayor The supes has tentatively selected City Administrator Ed Lee as interim mayor, the first Asian-American mayor in San Francisco history
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| Nov.10 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Quan scores upset win in mayor's race
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| Nov.6 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Police arrest 152 people during protests |
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| Nov.4 |
San Francisco |
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Harris in front as next attorney general |
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| Nov.3 |
Newsom |
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Newsom projected to win lt. gov race
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| Oct.22 |
Palo Alto |
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Obama talks at Google exec's home |
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| Aug.4 |
San Francisco |
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Fed Judge Rules Prop. 8 Unconstitutional
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| Jul.21 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Oakland Votes To Permit Large Pot Farms |
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| Jul.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
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80 cop layoffs to occur; No deal reached |
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| Jul.2 |
Highway 680 |
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Caltrans Paints Over Flag Mural |
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| Jun.24 |
Stanford |
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Medvedev tours Silicon Valley |
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| May.25 |
SF Downtown |
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President Obama In SF To Help Boxer
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| May.5 |
San Francisco |
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Police To Shut Down Troubled Drug Lab
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| Mar.26 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom, Unions Reach Furlough Agreemt |
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| Mar.22 |
Google |
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Google stops censoring search in China
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| Mar.13 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom Announces Lt. Gov. Run |
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| Mar.4 |
Highway 880 |
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Protest Crowds Flood Streets, Shut 880 |
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| Feb.26 |
UC Berkeley |
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Student Protest Turns Into Riot
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| Dec.12 |
UC Berkeley |
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Protesters Torch Chancellor's Home |
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| Nov.3 |
East Bay |
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Garamendi Wins House Seat |
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
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Pres. Obama Makes 1st SF Visit |
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| Apr.21 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom Launches Run For Governor |
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| Mar.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Councilwoman Nguyen Beating Recall |
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| Jan.24 |
Danville |
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Heroic Pilot Honored In Homecoming
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| Jan.8 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Over 100 Arrested In Shooting Protest |
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| Dec.18 |
Santa Rosa |
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Mark Felt, 'Deep Throat,' Dies At 95 |
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| Jul.26 |
Newsom |
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Newsom marries actress Siebel in Montana |
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| Jun.27 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Embattled City Administrator Out Of Job |
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| Jun.16 |
SF City Hall |
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Same-Sex Couples Get Married
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| May.23 |
Vallejo |
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City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes |
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| Apr.9 |
SF Downtown |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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| Mar.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
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'Little Saigon' name draws protest
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| Feb.13 |
Berkeley |
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City Council Eases Anti-Marine Stance |
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| Feb.11 |
San Francisco |
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Bay Area Congressman Tom Lantos Dies
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| Jan.1 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor Newsom engaged to actress Siebel |
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| Nov.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom re-elected as mayor |
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| Sep.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Ed Jew Faces Fed Charges |
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| Sep.10 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom Asks Over 100 Staffers To Resign |
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| Aug.2 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Journalist Assassinated During Walk
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| Jun.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor calls cocaine accusation cheap shot |
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| Jan.31 |
SF City Hall |
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Mayor's aide resigns after affair
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| Jan.4 |
San Francisco |
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Pelosi Becomes 1st Female Speaker
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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.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
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Reed Leads Chavez To Become Mayor |
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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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| Jun.24 |
South of Market |
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Santa Cruz Chancellor jumps to her death |
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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.5 |
SF City Hall |
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SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi |
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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.2 |
Napa |
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Governor Declares State of Emergency |
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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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| 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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| May.1 |
Alamo |
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Alamo Resident Held Captive in Iraq |
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| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
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Calif. Supreme Court voids gay marriages |
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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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| 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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