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Gas prices fall in California, but S.F. sees only a slight dip

By: Will Reisman 04/10/12 2:38 PM
While California motorists are finally starting to see a drop in gas prices, the recent falloff hasn’t had a significant effect in San Francisco.The average gallon of gas now costs $4.26 in California, a 10-cent reduction from the month prior, according to AAA’s latest industry report. However, the price of gas in San Francisco has barely budged recently — a gallon goes for $4.41, just two cents cheaper than last month. Read More

Making justice free to all in San Francisco

By: Ari Burack 02/13/12 9:58 PM
Supervisor David Chiu is hoping to build on a statewide pilot program offering impoverished civil court litigants access to attorneys.Chiu has cited statistics showing a great majority of poor people go unrepresented in civil litigation, putting them at greater risk of losing custody of a child or being unfairly evicted. Read More

Border loophole keeping undocumented in the US

By: Stephen Magagnini 01/19/12 9:49 PM
Rogelio Servin entered deportation proceedings in San Francisco earlier this month and came home a legal resident, thanks to a little-used wrinkle in immigration law.Servin, 32, who lives in Sacramento, was a boy when he came here from Mexico with his family without documentation. After 20 years of worrying about whether he might be deported, he rushed home after the decision, eager to celebrate with his wife, Juana; daughters Diamond and Princess; and Romeo, his baby boy. Read More

Seeking truth behind Mirkarimi allegations

By: Examiner readers 01/12/12 9:14 PM
I have read of the domestic violence accusations against Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi with mixed feelings. After carefully looking at the facts, I don’t think a man who was about to be sworn in as sheriff would do something like this with so few days before his swearing-in ceremony. Also, there had not been any evidence of previous domestic violence in his household, and his wife did not contact the authorities herself. Read More

High-speed rail needs a review before it’s too late

By: SF Examiner Editorial 01/07/12 2:45 PM
When a majority of California voters approved a $9.95 billion bond measure in 2008 to provide high-speed rail service between San Francisco and Los Angeles, they were persuaded by many touted benefits. Backers said it would reduce traffic congestion, pollution and greenhouse gases while providing a safe, affordable, fast alternative to driving or flying as well as result in 610,000 jobs, a total later raised to 1 million. Read More

Record air pollution vexes California agriculture heartland

By: The Associated Press 01/07/12 12:16 PM
This is the time of year when residents who often live with the nation's worst pollution often can draw a breath of fresh air. But this winter has not been kind to people who want to play outside in California's Central Valley. Read More

Man carries unloaded rifle to mall, but isn't arrested

By: Mike Aldax 01/02/12 5:09 PM
The day after it became illegal in California to openly carry an unloaded handgun in public, a man showed up at a Daly City mall Monday with an unloaded shotgun strapped to his back – and he wasn’t arrested, police said. A security guard called police after spotting a man with a shotgun outside Serramonte Shopping Center about 9 a.m., before the mall opened for business, Daly City police Sgt. Michael Barton said. Read More

Child care cuts leave San Francisco families reeling

By: Amy Crawford 12/28/11 8:04 PM
Subsidized child care is what keeps Veronica Robles’ family in the middle class.“I don’t like to think about what would happen if it got taken away,” said the San Bruno single mom, who has worked as an operator at Blue Cross in The City for five years. “It would be a step into poverty. It would eventually end up with me losing my job, because who would care for my kids?” Read More

California's 'trigger cuts' imperil San Francisco budget

By: Joshua Sabatini 12/18/11 5:00 AM
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San Francisco’s deficit would have been a lot worse if Mayor Ed Lee had not been able to come up with a pension cost-cutting measure this November, but he still faces a challenging balancing act. Read More

California same-sex marriage ban gets another day in court

By: The Associated Press 12/08/11 2:01 PM
Another episode in the long legal saga of California's same-sex marriage ban is scheduled to unfold in a San Francisco courtroom.A federal appeals court plans to hear oral arguments Thursday on whether a lower court judge who ultimately struck down voter-approved Proposition 8 should have recused himself because he was in a same-sex relationship. Read More
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