'Defense Of Marriage Act' Provision Struck Down By Oakland Federal Judge
A federal judge ruled in Oakland that the state's public-employee pension system must make long-term care insurance equally available to same-sex spouses and partners.
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A federal judge ruled in Oakland that the state's public-employee pension system must make long-term care insurance equally available to same-sex spouses and partners.
The state Senate was scheduled to vote Thursday on legislation that would require drivers to allow at least three feet of clearance when passing bicyclists from behind.
For the first time in years, Oakland will not have to lay off employees or cut city services to balance its budget, Mayor Jean Quan said Thursday. She hopes the rebound will convince the Golden State Warriors to stay in town.
President Barack Obama left the Bay Area Thursday morning after a brief fundraising visit for his re-election campaign.
A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking—and the only spirit he was summoning was the spirit of humor.
San Francisco State Senator Mark Leno is more and more optimistic that his bill, which would reduce punishment for possession of small amounts of drugs, including heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, will pass the full state senate when it is voted on next week.
President Barack Obama is in the Bay Area for a series of fundraising events Wednesday night and Thursday.
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro is in San Francisco to meet with gay rights activists and to chair a panel at a prestigious academic conference.
Occupy Oakland protesters disrupted a meeting Tuesday where city leaders were considering a law banning the use of homemade weapons by demonstrators.
The California project is seen as one that will lay the groundwork for future high-speed rail projects across the country.
Four districts are facing major financial troubles, among the almost 200 listed in a new state report.
President Barack Obama was headed for another campaign stop in the Bay Area Wednesday with several events on the docket.
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved putting a minimum wage ordinance on the Nov. 6 ballot. If approved, the minimum wage would rise from $8 to $10 an hour, with annual inflation adjustments.
A San Francisco supervisor said he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution to name a Navy ship in honor of murdered San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, considered the nation's first openly gay major public office holder.
