State’s high court decides same-sex couples entitled to rights heterosexuals enjoyWeeks after a California appeals court decided to uphold a ban on gay marriage, local gay marriage advocates are applauding a decision by New Jersey’s highest court that paves the way for same-sex marriage in that state.
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Board of supervisorsProposal seeks to ferret out firms’ ties to slave tradeSupervisor Sophie Maxwell has drafted legislation that would force city contractors to disclose any participation their companies may have had with the slave trade. The legislation, called the Slave Era Disclosure ordinance, says records exist that could tie insurance, financial and textile firms to the slave trade.
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Officials pleased there are more units in S.F. but worry that prices threaten diversityWhile the number of new housing units built last year exceeded expectations, San Francisco still needs to boost the numbers to have any impact on rental prices and housing costs.The cost of housing in San Francisco is notoriously high, having skyrocketed during the dot-com era of 1998-2000 when the average price of a three-bedroom house rose by more than $180,000 and the rent of two-bedroom apartment rose by $750, according to the Planning Department.
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Planning Department backs restrictions; deadline for registrations in eight monthsWith less than eight months left before all medical cannabis dispensaries in The City have to be registered under new permitting regulations, some say the process is too ambiguous or difficult to understand.
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REDWOOD CITY — Supervisors voted unanimously to hire Beverly Beasley Johnson as head of the Human Services Agency Tuesday, discounting two reports that paint a troubled picture of the Kern County Human Services Department she currently runs.
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Monuments considered way to ramp up downtowns’ identity Differentiating between Peninsula cities can be a challenge for out-of-towners, but local governments hope identifying gateway features will ensure their cities and downtowns stand out.
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BURLINGAME — A new retailer is expected to bolster the available retail options between Howard and Burlingame avenues, a high priority for city officials planning the long-term future of the downtown area.Anthropologie, a high-end women’s, children and home décor retailer, is set to move into the 10,000-plus square-foot space at 220-234 Primrose Road after paying for an extensive remodel of the damaged property, said Cliff Woods, owner of the building.
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Industrial Road will get lanes; other cities goingahead with variety of projectsREDWOOD CITY — Bicyclists looking for a continuous north-south route through the Peninsula will score a minor victory next month when a new segment of Industrial Road is striped with bike lanes for the first time.
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Post-war houses of Westlake in Daly City receive high marks from Bay Area authorDALY CITY — Jim Grealish, a World War II veteran and 53-year Westlake homeowner, takes umbrage with anyone bad-mouthing the district’s signature "little box" houses.Built by the legendary developer Henry Doelger after World War II and lambasted in singer Malvina Reynolds’ "Little Boxes" for their homogeneity, the homes and their architectural significance are the subject of a new book out in stores this month.
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Foundation breaks ground on $25M facility to house expanded medical clinicWhile most organizations see growth as a good sign, that’s not necessarily the case with San Francisco’s St. Anthony Foundation.
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