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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Eric Holder, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Barack Obama, Dianne Feinstein
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Democratic chairman doesn't fear Maldonado
SACRAMENTO -- John Burton, the combative chairman of the California Democratic Party, isn't too worried about Republican Abel Maldonado running for governor next year. "Oh, I bet Jerry Brown is wetting his pants," he quipped Friday before speaking...
Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Government, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics
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Legislators seek to put off harbor fund
Two legislators have asked the California State Lands Commission to put off deciding whether to allow the city of Newport Beach to establish a special harbor fund. The officials want the state to hold off until they can further investigate how that...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Allan R. Mansoor
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San Jose State online initiative to expand in Cal State system
An online engineering course at San Jose State University that has shown promise in improving student performance will be expanded to 11 other California State University campuses next fall, officials announced Wednesday. The San Jose campus, which...
Tags: Students, Technology, Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
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Obama calls Kamala Harris 'best-looking:' Accurate, but sexist?
Let’s just get it out on the table: California, quite simply, has freakishly good-looking elected officials. Between the stunning Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and the gorgeous Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, this, as they say, is the objective truth. I&...
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Government, Sarah Palin, Levi Strauss & Co.
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San Francisco all wet in regatta deal
Stop me if you've heard this one: Billionaire comes to City Hall. Says that if the city will get behind him, he'll bring a major sports enterprise to town and might even renovate some decrepit municipal infrastructure as part of the bargain. Huge economic...
Tags: Foursquare, Media Industry, Auto Racing, Football, FIFA World Cup
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For gay couples, marriage future hangs in the balance at court
For the last decade, Tom Carpenter and his husband, Art Andrade, have taken every step forward – and back – in the changing landscape of rights for gay couples in California. They are one of the estimated 18,000 gay married couples who are...
Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Family, Civil Rights, Minority Groups, Gay Rights
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Supreme Court turns to Defense of Marriage Act today
The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. As Times...
Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Family, Civil Rights, Justice System
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Gay marriage, Prop. 8 debate comes down to the wire
The mood was electric that crisp, clear February day as couples lined up at San Francisco City Hall to be among the first to get licenses for same-sex marriages in California. Nine tortuous years followed: The state high court halted and invalidated...Tags: Elections, Judges, Family, Justice System, Trials
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Prop. 8: Gavin Newsom proud of helping start gay marriage case
Rep. Nancy Pelosi got Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom-- the former San Francisco mayor whose actions launched the litigation -- a seat in the courtroom Tuesday. “I don’t want to overstate it, but literally when I walked in, I had a feeling I had never...
Tags: Marriage, Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Anthony Kennedy
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Prop. 8: Ronald George thinks Calif. voters would OK gay marriage
SAN FRANCISCO -- Ronald M. George, the California Chief Justice who wrote the historic 2008 ruling that gave same-sex couples the right to marry, is now retired. He was on a conference call Tuesday morning about efforts to reform California’s...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Marriage, Judges, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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Prop. 8: California politicians at hearing speak of historic day
California Lt. Gov1.Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), two longtime champions of gay rights, were invited to the Supreme Court to be in the courtroom during Proposition 8 arguments at the invitation of House Minority Leader Nancy...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Human Interest, Marriage, Family, Mark Leno
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