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| Jul. 12 |
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City to create car-free party zone City plans to turn 6 miles of city streets into a pedestrian-only party zone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14
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| Jul. 10 |
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Newsom's Story On Sanctuary Not Add Up
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| Jul. 3 |
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Mayor confronts backlash over sanctuary
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| Jul. 2 |
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Sanctuary Policy Questioned After Escape| An effort by the city to shield 8 Honduran crack dealers from federal officials backfired when the youths escaped from group homes | | |
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| Jun. 27 |
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NRA sues to overturn gun ban| The National Rifle Association sued the city to overturn its handgun ban in public housing | |
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| Jun.16 |
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Same-Sex Couples Get Married| Mayor Gavin Newsom presided at the wedding of Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, in recognition of their long relationship. More than 600 same-sex couples have made appointments to get marriage licenses in the city over the 10 days. Newsom... | |
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| May.28 |
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Same-sex marriages to begin June 17
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| May.22 |
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Harvey Milk sculpture unveiled at city hall A bronze bust of the first openly gay politician to win an elected office of any prominence
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| May.16 |
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Same-sex ruling victory for mayor
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| May.6 |
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Mission Paint Store Okd |
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| Apr.26 |
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Cindy Sheehan plans to run for Congress |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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| Apr.4 |
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Feds wants city to return $5.4m grant |
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| Apr.2 |
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City officials move to cut overtime pay |
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| Mar.25 |
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Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
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| Mar.19 |
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City Hall handicap ramp will cost $1 Million
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| Mar.17 |
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Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled
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| Mar.9 |
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Newsom Considers Run For Governor |
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| Feb.28 |
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Nightclub reforms to make loitering a crime |
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Bay Area Congressman Tom Lantos Dies
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| Jan.30 |
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Restaurants asked to ban trans fats
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| Jan.10 |
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Embattled Supervisor Ed Jew Resigns Post
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| Jan.1 |
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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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| Dec.22 |
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SF Must Pay White Man $1M In Race Suit
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| Dec.1 |
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City offers gift cards for guns
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| Nov.20 |
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ID Cards For Undocumented Immigrants
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| Nov.7 |
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Refund Asked From Vote Machine Maker
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| Nov.6 |
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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. An early absentee ballot count gives Newsom an insurmountable lead over his nearest opponent. With 45,000 absentee ballots for mayor about 41% of the total votes ... | |
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Mayoral Race Results Could Take Days
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| Nov.4 |
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SF Fighting Mayoral Election Apathy
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Bill Clinton Promotes Hillary, Book
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| Nov.1 |
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Mayor Newsom Casts Absentee Ballot |
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| Oct.29 |
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State Of City Speech: SF Making Progress |
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| Oct.19 |
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Supervisor Ed Jew Back In Court |
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| Sep.30 |
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Newsom Announces Pick For HRC Director |
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| Sep.25 |
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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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| Sep.20 |
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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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| Sep.14 |
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Over 100 Comply With Request To Resign |
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| Sep.10 |
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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 ends
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Thousands celebrates Summer of Love
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| Aug.10 |
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Hall To Challenge Newsom; Daly Out |
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| Jul.29 |
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City seeks to evict squatters |
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| Jul.3 |
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Ed Jew Responds To Residency Claims |
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| Jun.22 |
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Newsom prohibits city using bottled water |
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| Jun.20 |
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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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| Jun.18 |
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City Attorney Seeks To Remove Ed Jew |
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| Jun.10 |
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FBI Supplied Cash Given To Jew In Probe |
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| May.30 |
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Recall Drive For Supervisor McGoldrick |
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| May.24 |
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Tony Hall Announces S.F. Mayoral Run |
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| May.20 |
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New Questions About Ed Jew After Probe |
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Wiesel Returns For 1st Time Since Attack
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| Apr.11 |
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Newsom Cleared In Tourk Timesheets
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| Apr.4 |
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Mayor calls for scrutiny in Critical Mass |
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| Mar.27 |
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S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags
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| Mar.8 |
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Proposed Plastic Grocery Bag Ban Delayed |
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| Feb.11 |
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Mayor opens re-election headquarter |
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| Feb.6 |
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Supervisor Calls On Mayor To Resign |
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| Feb.1 |
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Mayor Newsom's sorry
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| Jan.31 |
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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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| Jan.29 |
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Mayor's Aide Accused Of Dirty Tricks |
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Cyclists Protest Dangerous Intersection
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| Jan.18 |
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City Claim Grocers Broke Plastic Bag Deal |
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| Nov.30 |
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35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal Police Chief Fong announced that officers face disciplinary charges in connection to a series of controversial videos
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| Nov.1 |
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Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87
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Reporters Ordered Jailed In BALCO Probe
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| Aug.18 |
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Strip Club Crackdown Proposed
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| Jul.29 |
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Mayor Gives Blair Key To City British Prime Minister says his priorities are developing clean technology and investment in British business
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| Jul.18 |
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Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured The Board voted unanimously to approve legislation that creates the Health Access
Program
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| Jul.13 |
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SF Rejects Permit For Pot Club |
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| Apr.5 |
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SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi A city panel identified Google and EarthLink as the best candidates to complete the ambitious project
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Chinatown leader assassinated
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| Feb.6 |
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Police chief questions 'use of force' report Heather Fong called Chronicle's series 'irresponsible,' saying she is concerned about the report's accuracy
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| Jan.31 |
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Chamber Calls Falun Gong Homophobic |
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| Jan.19 |
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Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing
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| Dec.15 |
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All Suspended SFPD Officers Reinstated |
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| Dec.8 |
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Police Officers Suspended Over Video
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| Dec.7 |
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Video sparked investigation into SFPD 
Video footage released by Newsom has sparked an investigation into allegations of racism, sexism and corruption
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| Oct.13 |
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Treasure Island Director Fired |
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Anti-War Protesters March And Rally
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| Sep.22 |
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Officials Approve Ski Jump Event |
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| Aug.24 |
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SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump |
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| Jun.7 |
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Ordinance Introduced On Corpse Exhibits |
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| Jun.6 |
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Newsom Wants Legislation On Pit Bulls |
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Mayor Opens Environmental Conference
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| Mar.30 |
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New Pot Clubs Stopped After Moratorium |
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| Mar.22 |
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Pot clubs prohibited in sobriey facilities |
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| Mar.19 |
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Anti-war protesters rallied |
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| Feb.13 |
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Same-sex anniversary rally |
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Kevin Shelley Announced Resignation
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| Jan.26 |
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City considering fee on grocery bags |
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| Jan.25 |
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Smoking banned in some outdoor spaces |
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| Jan.11 |
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Dog humane treatment law passed |
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| Jan.5 |
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Mayor Newsom and wife filing for divorce
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| Oct.25 |
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Mayor vows to join pickets to end lockout |
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| Aug.12 |
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Calif. Supreme Court voids gay marriages San Francisco: The Court voided the nearly 4,000 marriages and ruled unanimously that the San Francisco mayor overstepped his authority
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150 protesters held at biotech conference
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| May.25 |
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Sups Back DA's Death Penalty Decision |
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| May.3 |
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Care not Cash initiative go into effect
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| Apr.20 |
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Police officers denounce District Attorney |
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| Apr.12 |
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Vet named department's first female chief |
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| Mar.30 |
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Former SFPD chief Fagan Sr. retires |
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Court blocks gay marriage
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| Feb.26 |
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Rosie O'Donnell weds longtime girlfriend
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| Feb.19 |
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City sues state over gay marriages |
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Shakeup in SFPD command staff |
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| Feb.12 |
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Officials perform first gay marriages In an open challenge to state law, city performed nearly 100 same-sex weddings
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| Feb.5 |
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Former SFPD chief wants millions from city |
|
| Jan.19 |
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Newsom named Alioto-Pier as supervisor |
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| Jan.18 |
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Mayor replaces police chief, names woman
|
| Jan.15 |
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Supervisors pressured into voting |
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| Jan.10 |
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Newsom named woman as Fire Chief |
|
| Jan.8 |
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Gavin Newsom takes office as mayor Wealthy businessman was inaugurated as San Francisco's youngest mayor in more than a century
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| |
Mayor proposed sin taxes
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| Dec.9 |
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Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown
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| |
Clinton backs Newsom
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| Nov.27 |
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Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary |
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| Nov.4 |
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Newsom faces runoff |
|
| Aug.27 |
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Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD |
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| |
Nader hit by pie
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| Aug.11 |
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Police chief announces retirement |
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| Jul.2 |
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Police chief asks court to clear his name |
|
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State takes over Oakland schools
|
| Mar.29 |
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Hundreds rally for troops support |
|
| Mar.25 |
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Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day |
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600 protesters arrested
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| Mar.11 |
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DA drops charges against police chief
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| Mar.3 |
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Police chief takes medical leave |
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| |
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Fong in Line to Run SFPD |
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| Feb.28 |
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Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now |
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| |
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Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
|
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| Nov.21 |
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3 off-duty S.F. cops probed in beating |
|
| |
Pelosi to be House Democratic Leader
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| Jul.23 |
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City may get into pot-growing business |
|
| Jul.11 |
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Earl Sanders Nominated as Police Chief |
|
| Jun.20 |
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Police chief announces retirement |
|
| May.20 |
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Supervisors take on police issues |
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| Nov.11 |
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Public power measures defeated |
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| Apr.30 |
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City to pay for workers' sex-change |
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| |
4 police officers under investigation
|
| Feb.16 |
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Probe of minority contractors
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.26 |
Cindy Sheehan plans to run for Congress |
|
| Mar.9 |
Newsom Considers Run For Governor |
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.7 |
Refund Asked From Vote Machine Maker
|
| Nov.6 |
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. An early absentee ballot count gives Newsom an insurmountable lead over his nearest opponent. With 45,000 absentee ballots for mayor about 41% of the total votes ... | |
|
| Nov.6 |
Mayoral Race Results Could Take Days
|
| Nov.4 |
SF Fighting Mayoral Election Apathy
|
| Nov.1 |
Mayor Newsom Casts Absentee Ballot |
|
| Aug.10 |
Hall To Challenge Newsom; Daly Out |
|
| May.24 |
Tony Hall Announces S.F. Mayoral Run |
|
| Feb.11 |
Mayor opens re-election headquarter |
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.1 |
Bill Clinton Rallies To Support Prop. 87
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.15 |
Supervisors pressured into voting |
| 2003 |
|
| Dec.9 |
Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown
|
| Nov.4 |
Newsom faces runoff |
| 2001 |
|
| Nov.11 |
Public power measures defeated |
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|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul. 12 |
City to create car-free party zone City plans to turn 6 miles of city streets into a pedestrian-only party zone from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 and Sept. 14
|
| May.6 |
Mission Paint Store Okd |
|
| Apr.4 |
Feds wants city to return $5.4m grant |
|
| Apr.2 |
City officials move to cut overtime pay |
|
| Mar.25 |
Supe Looks To Curb Business Energy Use |
|
| Jan.30 |
Restaurants asked to ban trans fats
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.1 |
City offers gift cards for guns
|
| Sep.25 |
Mayor Suspends Supervisor Ed Jew Gavin Newsom replaced the supervisor with his Deputy Budget Director, Carmen Chu
|
| Jul.3 |
Ed Jew Responds To Residency Claims |
|
| Jun.22 |
Newsom prohibits city using bottled water |
|
| Jun.18 |
City Attorney Seeks To Remove Ed Jew |
|
| Jun.10 |
FBI Supplied Cash Given To Jew In Probe |
|
| Apr.11 |
Newsom Cleared In Tourk Timesheets
|
| Apr.4 |
Mayor calls for scrutiny in Critical Mass |
|
| Mar.27 |
S.F. Board Bans Plastic Grocery Bags
|
| Mar.8 |
Proposed Plastic Grocery Bag Ban Delayed |
|
| Jan.29 |
Mayor's Aide Accused Of Dirty Tricks |
|
| Jan.18 |
City Claim Grocers Broke Plastic Bag Deal |
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.18 |
Strip Club Crackdown Proposed
|
| Jul.18 |
Supes Pass Health Care For Uninsured The Board voted unanimously to approve legislation that creates the Health Access
Program
|
| Jul.13 |
SF Rejects Permit For Pot Club |
|
| Apr.5 |
SF Picks Google, EarthLink For Wi-Fi A city panel identified Google and EarthLink as the best candidates to complete the ambitious project
|
| Jan.19 |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.22 |
Officials Approve Ski Jump Event |
|
| Aug.24 |
SF Cancels Weekend Ski Jump |
|
| Jun.7 |
Ordinance Introduced On Corpse Exhibits |
|
| Jun.6 |
Newsom Wants Legislation On Pit Bulls |
|
| Mar.30 |
New Pot Clubs Stopped After Moratorium |
|
| Mar.22 |
Pot clubs prohibited in sobriey facilities |
|
| Jan.26 |
City considering fee on grocery bags |
|
| Jan.25 |
Smoking banned in some outdoor spaces |
|
| Jan.11 |
Dog humane treatment law passed |
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.25 |
Mayor vows to join pickets to end lockout |
| 2003 |
|
| Mar.25 |
Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day |
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.23 |
City may get into pot-growing business |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.29 |
Mayor Gives Blair Key To City British Prime Minister says his priorities are developing clean technology and investment in British business
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jun. 27 |
NRA sues to overturn gun ban| The National Rifle Association sued the city to overturn its handgun ban in public housing | |
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.19 |
City sues state over gay marriages |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.29 |
City seeks to evict squatters |
| 2004 |
|
| May.3 |
Care not Cash initiative go into effect
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul. 10 |
Newsom's Story On Sanctuary Not Add Up
|
| Jul. 3 |
Mayor confronts backlash over sanctuary
|
| Jul. 2 |
Sanctuary Policy Questioned After Escape| An effort by the city to shield 8 Honduran crack dealers from federal officials backfired when the youths escaped from group homes | | |
| 2007 |
|
| Nov.20 |
ID Cards For Undocumented Immigrants
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| May.20 |
New Questions About Ed Jew After Probe |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.17 |
Tibet Activists Want Torch Run Canceled
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.31 |
Chamber Calls Falun Gong Homophobic |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Embattled Supervisor Ed Jew Resigns Post
|
| Jan.1 |
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 | |
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.29 |
State Of City Speech: SF Making Progress |
|
| Oct.19 |
Supervisor Ed Jew Back In Court |
|
| Sep.30 |
Newsom Announces Pick For HRC Director |
|
| Sep.14 |
Over 100 Comply With Request To Resign |
|
| Sep.10 |
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 ends
|
| Jun.20 |
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
|
| May.30 |
Recall Drive For Supervisor McGoldrick |
|
| Feb.6 |
Supervisor Calls On Mayor To Resign |
|
| Feb.1 |
Mayor Newsom's sorry
|
| Jan.31 |
Mayor's aide resigns after affair Alex Tourk is revealing he had knowledge about an affair that his wife had with Newsom
| 2005 |
|
| Oct.13 |
Treasure Island Director Fired |
|
| Jan.5 |
Mayor Newsom and wife filing for divorce
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.30 |
Former SFPD chief Fagan Sr. retires |
|
| Jan.19 |
Newsom named Alioto-Pier as supervisor |
|
| Jan.18 |
Mayor replaces police chief, names woman
|
| Jan.10 |
Newsom named woman as Fire Chief |
|
| Jan.8 |
Gavin Newsom takes office as mayor Wealthy businessman was inaugurated as San Francisco's youngest mayor in more than a century
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.27 |
Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD |
|
| Feb.28 |
Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now |
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.11 |
Earl Sanders Nominated as Police Chief |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.19 |
Anti-war protesters rallied |
| 2003 |
|
| Mar.29 |
Hundreds rally for troops support |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.22 |
SF Must Pay White Man $1M In Race Suit
| 2000 |
|
| Feb.16 |
Probe of minority contractors
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.30 |
35 Officers Disciplined In Video Scandal Police Chief Fong announced that officers face disciplinary charges in connection to a series of controversial videos
|
| Feb.6 |
Police chief questions 'use of force' report Heather Fong called Chronicle's series 'irresponsible,' saying she is concerned about the report's accuracy
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.15 |
All Suspended SFPD Officers Reinstated |
|
| Dec.8 |
Police Officers Suspended Over Video
|
| Dec.7 |
Video sparked investigation into SFPD Video footage released by Newsom has sparked an investigation into allegations of racism, sexism and corruption
| 2004 |
|
| Apr.20 |
Police officers denounce District Attorney |
|
| Apr.12 |
Vet named department's first female chief |
|
| Feb.19 |
Shakeup in SFPD command staff |
|
| Feb.5 |
Former SFPD chief wants millions from city |
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.11 |
Police chief announces retirement |
|
| Jul.2 |
Police chief asks court to clear his name |
|
| Mar.11 |
DA drops charges against police chief
|
| Mar.3 |
Police chief takes medical leave |
|
| Mar.3 |
Fong in Line to Run SFPD |
|
| Feb.28 |
Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.21 |
3 off-duty S.F. cops probed in beating |
|
| Jun.20 |
Police chief announces retirement |
|
| May.20 |
Supervisors take on police issues |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.16 |
Same-Sex Couples Get Married| Mayor Gavin Newsom presided at the wedding of Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, in recognition of their long relationship. More than 600 same-sex couples have made appointments to get marriage licenses in the city over the 10 days. Newsom... | |
|
| May.28 |
Same-sex marriages to begin June 17
|
| May.22 |
Harvey Milk sculpture unveiled at city hall A bronze bust of the first openly gay politician to win an elected office of any prominence
|
| May.16 |
Same-sex ruling victory for mayor
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Same-sex anniversary rally |
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.12 |
Calif. Supreme Court voids gay marriages San Francisco: The Court voided the nearly 4,000 marriages and ruled unanimously that the San Francisco mayor overstepped his authority
|
| Feb.26 |
Rosie O'Donnell weds longtime girlfriend
|
| Feb.12 |
Officials perform first gay marriages In an open challenge to state law, city performed nearly 100 same-sex weddings
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