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| Aug. 28 |
SF City Hall |
Fire commission rejects settlement City fire commission has rejected a proposed city settlement with the family of a Seattle man who fell to his death during a rescue attempt
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| Aug. 26 |
Vallejo |
City Blocks Workers From Web Comments
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| Aug. 24 |
Clayton |
City shutters girl's produce stand
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| Aug. 23 |
Oakland City Hall |
FBI investigates City Hall for corruption
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| Aug. 7 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Tones Down Recycling Proposal |
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| Aug.2 |
SF City Hall |
SF to pay millions in grants back to feds Authorities have so far provided justification for only 127 of more than 2,300 border prosecution cases the city has billed to a feds
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| Aug.1 |
SF City Hall |
City plan to inspect residents' garbage |
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| Jul.24 |
Berkeley |
No Appeal From Council Over Cal Grove |
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| Jul.22 |
SF City Hall |
$6.4 Billion City Budget Adopted
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| Jul.17 |
Richmond |
City approves upgrade at refinery The City Council has approved a controversial plan by Chevron to upgrade equipment at its Richmond refinery
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| Jul.16 |
Richmond |
City continues hearings into Chevron |
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| Jul.12 |
SF City Hall |
City to create car-free party zone
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| Jul.3 |
San Jose City Hall |
City No Longer Pay For Tree Maintenance |
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Sanctuary Policy Questioned After Escape
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| Jun.27 |
San Bruno |
Fines Increased Over Illegal Fireworks |
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UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians
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| Jun.7 |
Richmond |
City caps 'drty' crude at Chevron refinery |
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| May.29 |
Hayward |
Hayward passes law restricting smoking |
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| May.23 |
Vallejo |
City Files For Bankruptcy Due To Woes| The city of Vallejo filed for protection to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue | | |
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| May.22 |
Hayward |
Officials approve new smoking rules |
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| May.15 |
Vallejo |
City rejects contract unions claim |
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| May.12 |
San Jose City Hall |
City to hire collection agencies |
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| May.7 |
Vallejo |
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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| May.6 |
SF City Hall |
Mission Paint Store Okd |
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| May.3 |
Vallejo |
City mgr: Vallejo should file for bankruptcy |
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| Apr.26 |
San Francisco |
Visiting city's parks may soon cost more |
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| Apr.21 |
Vallejo |
Key deadline to avoid bankruptcy |
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Unity government sworn in
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| Apr.4 |
SF City Hall |
Feds wants city to return $5.4m grant |
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| Apr.2 |
SF City Hall |
City officials move to cut overtime pay |
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| Apr.1 |
Half Moon Bay |
City settles wetlands lawsuit |
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| Mar.26 |
San Jose City Hall |
City approves 'Little Saigon' compromise
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| Mar.25 |
SF Downtown |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
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| Mar.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
Deal Ends 'Saigon' Dispute, Hunger Strike City officials have agreed to allow supporters of the name Little Saigon to pay for and erect their own sign along the Story Road
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Anti-Musharraf parties to share power
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| Mar.6 |
Vallejo |
Fire Stations Close Amid Budget Crisis |
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| Feb.27 |
San Jose |
County Fair to be dramatically scaled back |
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| Feb.26 |
Vallejo |
City Council discusses filing for bankruptcy
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Contra Costa County |
County sues ADT Security Services |
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| Feb.25 |
San Jose |
County Fair may be scaled back this year |
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| Feb.21 |
Vallejo |
Residents Pack Meeting On City's Finances |
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| Feb.19 |
Vallejo |
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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San Jose City Hall |
Pension plans and city auditor at odds |
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Oakland City Hall |
City to consider affordable housing |
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Jan.30 |
SF City Hall |
Restaurants asked to ban trans fats
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
Dellums gaves state of the city address |
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Stanford |
Chelsea Clinton Stumps For Mother
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| Dec.18 |
Half Moon Bay |
City To Appeal $36.9M Judgment
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| Dec.1 |
SF City Hall |
City offers gift cards for guns
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| Nov.21 |
San Jose City Hall |
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 Saigon'. In an 8-to-3 vote, council decided on Saigon Business District... | |
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| Nov.19 |
San Francisco |
Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect A city ordinance passed in March forbids the use of traditional plastic bags by large grocery stores that can still use biodegradable plastic...
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| Nov.5 |
Martinez |
Beavers May Be Euthanized The city is considering euthanizing a family of beavers that built a large dam on the Alhambra Creek
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| Oct.24 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Backs Library Porn Filter Proposal |
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
The Lights Go Down In The City |
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| Oct.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
Tougher Rules Against Smoking Enacted
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US bill on Armenia moves forward
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| Oct.9 |
Belmont |
Town Approves Controversial Smoking Ban The City Council adopted on a 3-2 vote a landmark ordinance regulating secondhand smoke in the city
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| Oct.5 |
San Jose City Hall |
SJ To Unveil Green Vision For City
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| Sep.25 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Suspends Supervisor Ed Jew Gavin Newsom replaced the supervisor with his Deputy Budget Director, Carmen Chu
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| Sep.3 |
San Rafael |
City considers fines for underage drinking |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
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| Jul.3 |
SF City Hall |
Ed Jew Responds To Residency Claims |
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| Jun.22 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom prohibits city using bottled water |
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| Jun.18 |
SF City Hall |
City Attorney Seeks To Remove Ed Jew |
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New Palestinian cabinet sworn in
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| Jun.10 |
San Francisco |
FBI Supplied Cash Given To Jew In Probe |
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| Jun.6 |
San Jose City Hall |
City to cut greenhouse gases by 25% |
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Power sharing begins
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| Apr.13 |
Oakland |
Officials To Curb Problem Liquor Stores |
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| Apr.11 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Cleared In Tourk Timesheets City attorney's investigation has cleared Newsom's former paramour of any wrongdoing in her financial dealings with the city
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| Apr.4 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor calls for scrutiny in Critical Mass |
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| Mar.27 |
SF City Hall |
S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags Board of Supervisors devoted time to improving the planet
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| Mar.25 |
San Jose City Hall |
City employees enjoy 6-figure salaries |
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New Palestinian Cabinet named
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| Mar.8 |
SF City Hall |
Proposed Plastic Grocery Bag Ban Delayed |
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| Jan.29 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor's Aide Accused Of Dirty Tricks |
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Cyclists Protest Dangerous Intersection
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| Jan.18 |
SF City Hall |
City Claim Grocers Broke Plastic Bag Deal |
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| Dec.5 |
UC Berkeley |
Stadium Approved, Tree Sitters Remain |
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| Nov.14 |
Berkeley |
Lawsuit to halt Memorial Stadium upgrades |
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| Nov.1 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor mulls cancellation of Halloween |
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| Oct.26 |
Castro |
Effort To Scale Down Halloween |
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter The firefighter tried unsuccessfully to wrestle a suicidal man away from a rooftop. 26-year-old man fell to his death
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row
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| Sep.13 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Unveils Plan To End Truancy |
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| Aug.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Norcal Dumped By City Council |
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| Aug.18 |
SF City Hall |
Strip Club Crackdown Proposed
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| Aug.11 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Approves Affordable Housing Law |
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Ex-City Supervisor Killed In Car Crash
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| Jul.18 |
SF City Hall |
Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured The Board voted unanimously to approve legislation that creates the Health Access
Program
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Tongan princess forgives teen for deaths
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| Jul.13 |
Fisherman's Wharf |
SF Rejects Permit For Pot Club |
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| Jun.28 |
San Jose City Hall |
Council Votes To Ask For Gonzales' Resign
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| Jun.23 |
San Jose City Hall |
Prosecutor Details Charges Against Mayor |
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| Jun.9 |
San Mateo |
Sexual harassment claims against coroner |
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| May.23 |
Hercules |
Town To Seize of Wal-Mart Land| The City Council voted unanimously to pursue using the power of eminent domain to seize 17 acres | |
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Parliament approves Cabinet
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| May.16 |
Antioch |
County Oks Closure Of Crime-Plagued Rd. |
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| May.15 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Vetoes G.G. Park Road Closure |
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| Apr.5 |
SF City Hall |
SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi| A city panel identified Google and EarthLink as the best candidates to complete the ambitious project. The recommendation was completing a 6-week reviewc The companies decided to team togethe... | |
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| Mar.14 |
Oakland City Hall |
State Of Emergency On Hold |
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| Feb.7 |
San Jose |
County To Pay Hell's Angels $1 Million |
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| Jan.24 |
Contra Costa County |
County To Study Fast Food Proposal |
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| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing Newsom has accused the city's cable car conductors of pocketing fares, stirring the ire of the union
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| Dec.13 |
San Jose City Hall |
City Council Censured Gonzales
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| Dec.10 |
San Jose City Hall |
Mayor Apologizes For Garbage Contract
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| Dec.7 |
San Jose City Hall |
Probe: Trash Deal Violated City Policy The mayor and his aide violated the policy by helping a garbage hauler get reimbursed for extra labor costs
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Government thrown out
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| Sep.22 |
SF City Hall |
Officials Approve Ski Jump Event |
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Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution
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| Aug.24 |
Pacific Heights |
SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump
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| Jul.22 |
San Jose City Hall |
Jury Calls Mayor's Conduct Deceptive
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| Jul.12 |
Oakland City Hall |
Spectators Will Be Cited At Sideshows
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| Jun.20 |
Richmond |
State of Emergency Debated City police are one step closer to getting money to pay for anti-crime programs
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| Jun.14 |
San Jose City Hall |
Investigation Probes Mayor's Trash Deal The County report detailing alleged misrepresentation by Ron Gonzales in the signing of a contract
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| Jun.7 |
SF City Hall |
Ordinance Introduced On Corpse Exhibits
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| Jun.6 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom Wants Legislation On Pit Bulls |
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Opposition says 745 died
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| May.13 |
Concord |
Naval Weapons Station be closed The Department of Defense recommended that the base be closed
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Japan demands China apology
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| Mar.30 |
SF City Hall |
New Pot Clubs Stopped After Moratorium
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Government HQ seized. Akayev left
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| Mar.22 |
SF City Hall |
Pot clubs prohibited in sobriey facilities |
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| Mar.11 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Officials Approve Suicide Barrier Study
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| Feb.24 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Tentative Approval for Suicide Barrier
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation
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SF City Hall |
City considering fee on grocery bags
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| Jan.25 |
SF City Hall |
Smoking banned in some outdoor spaces
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| Jan.11 |
SF City Hall |
Dog humane treatment law passed
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Allawi declares state of emergency
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| Oct.25 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor vows to join pickets to end lockout |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents
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| May.5 |
San Jose City Hall |
City May Close Park Restrooms |
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Diana crash investigation ordered
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| Dec.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor proposed sin taxes |
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Iraqis 'to govern by next summer'
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| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute |
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China hid SARS patients
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| Mar.25 |
SF City Hall |
Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day |
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| Aug.14 |
San Jose Downtown |
Groundbreaking of new Civic Center |
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| Jul.25 |
SF Downtown |
Reopening of historic Union Square |
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| Jul.23 |
SF City Hall |
City may get into pot-growing business |
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Bush calls for end to Arafat's rule
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| Jun.18 |
Berkeley |
Politically Correct Coffee Plan |
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Foreign nationals urged to leave
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| Feb.15 |
Stanford |
Stamp Of Disapproval on Post Office |
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| Jan.26 |
Martinez |
Race-Neutral Plan For Contracts Okd |
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