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SFGate.com During the gubernatorial candidates' second debate, Meg Whitman accused Jerry Brown of orchestrating the scandal surrounding her former illegal immigrant housekeeper. In response, Brown told Whitman she was evading responsibility. What do you think? http://ow.ly/2Nvch
(10-02) 11:42 PDT Fresno, Calif. (AP) -- GOP candidate Meg Whitman blamed Democratic opponent Jerry Brown Saturday for the controversy over her former illegal immigrant housekeeper, saying he and his campaign were...
SFGate.com According to a new list from CNNMoney, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bay Area is the second smartest place in the country. Curious about the competition? Washington, D.C. came in at number one. http://ow.ly/2NqCL
Give yourselves a pat on the back, as the Bay Area has been deemed the second (and third) most brainiest place to live in the nation.
SFGate.com A group billing itself as the Organization for Minorities of India is demanding the removal of the Gandhi statue that has sat in the plaza behind the Ferry Building since 1988.
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It doesn't take much to whip up a protest in San Francisco - two people and a bad idea will do - but Gandhi? Really? A group billing itself as the Organization for Minorities of India plans to protest today to demand...
Philip Maillard Will there be San Francisco Giants signs in the paper this Sunday?
SFGate.com In an effort to reduce spending on prosecution, Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a measure that makes marijuana possession an infraction instead of a misdemeanor. One Prop. 19 opponent argues that the new law "takes away the last reason anyone would have to vote for Prop. 19," because it removes the argument that marijuana l...aws cost too much to enforce. What do you think?
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Citing the need to reduce spending on prosecution and courts, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a measure that makes marijuana possession an infraction, on par with traffic and littering tickets. The Republican governor'...
SFGate.com There's a lot of hype surrounding "The Social Network" movie, which opens nationwide today. Critics love it, but the people at Facebook won't be lining up to see it. In a statement, the company called the movie "fiction." Are you going to see the movie this weekend? Tell us what you think. http://ow.ly/2NeJr
That Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room is a tale that has been told over and over again, part of the social-networking website's lore. Now, though, Hollywood is taking a shot at telling the story...
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Have you heard the news? About 9 percent of the City's seniors are living in poverty. 61% of San Francisco residents 65 and older earn less than $27,282 annually, a sum which barely covers the most essential of expenses.
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SFGate.com Fans are "basking in reflected glory" as the Giants near the playoffs for the first time in seven years. With 37,260 in attendance Thursday, crowd energy soared as San Francisco beat out the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1. How do you think the Giants will do in the playoffs?
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A black-bearded fan named Sergio Rodriguez carried a sign outside a sun-drenched and bustling AT&T Park on Thursday that read, "Fear the Beards," a reference to the grooming habits of the San Francisco Giants' star...
SFGate.com More on the Meg Whitman/housekeeper saga: Immigration lawyers say Whitman didn't act unlawfully by keeping her housekeeper Nicandra Diaz, after receiving a letter from the Social Security Administration saying Diaz's false documents did not match its record. In fact, a firing may have caused trouble.
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Whether or not Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman received a letter from the Social Security Administration saying her former housekeeper's false documents did not match its records, Whitman did not act...
SFGate.com An Oakland family was left heartbroken and angry after coming home to a note from the police informing them that officers had to shoot the family's "threatening" 11-year-old lab three times while responding to a burglar alarm.
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Mary Kate Hallock arrived at her Oakland hills home after running errands Tuesday and found a blue note fluttering on her front door. "Oakland police responded to your residence to investigate a burglar alarm," the...
SFGate.com Yikes! Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda has been struck, for the second time, by an outbreak of swimmer's itch -- an immune system reaction caused by a parasitic worm that presents as a red rash with pustules similar to those of poison oak.
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An invasive snail recently discovered in San Francisco Bay has brought along its own unwelcome stowaway: a parasitic worm responsible for only the second known outbreak of "swimmer's itch" along the Pacific Coast of the...
SFGate.com Jeans with holes in them are all the rage. Everyone from Jessica Alba to J. Lo has been spotted sporting a pair. But students at a high school in Pennsylvania are up in arms over a new dress code rule saying that clothing with holes isn't proper attire for school. Should teenagers be allowed to wear the grunge look to school? http://ow.ly/2MAQC
Jeans with holes in them are all the rage. Everyone from Jessica Alba to J. Lo has been spotted sporting a pair. But should teenagers be allowed to wear the grunge look to school?
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With the passage of AB 1871, which Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law yesterday, car owners will be able to add their personal vehicles to a car sharing service like City CarShare and make money without voiding their personal insurance policy. Would you be willing to share your car for some extra cash?
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The plug-in hybrid car-share pods at San Francisco City Hall. Soon personal cars will be added to City CarShare's fleet of vehicles.
SFGate.com For decades, citations given to San Francisco's street people have been ignored, but there might soon be a plan in place to hold the worst offenders accountable.
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For decades there has been confusion and general inaction when it comes to the hundreds and hundreds of citations that police give to aggressive panhandlers and those who drink and urinate on San Francisco's streets....