Stories for October 2008
Stories for Friday, October 31
One Million-Plus Newly Registered Voters In California
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen reported Friday that more than one million Californians have registered to vote since September 5. There now are a record number, 17,304,091, of voters in the state, .Between January and September about 700,000 voters registered."It's great to see so many Californians taking an active ...
Halloween Party Merges With Critical Mass
Just as the Halloween crowds started to build Friday night in San Francisco's Castro district, hundreds of bicyclists taking part in the traditional Critical Mass ride made their way to the neighborhood. They ended up blocking the busy intersection of Market and Castro streets before taking off. Police kept a ...
San Jose Man's McCain Signs Stolen From Yard
A Vietnam veteran from San Jose says his First Amendment rights were violated when his John McCain signs were stolen from his house Thursday night.Richard Norack told KTVU that this is the second time he's discovered his McCain signs missing from his front yard. The first time someone took the ...
San Jose Dentist Arrested For Performing 'Medical Breast Examination'
A dentist was arrested Thursday for performing what he called a "medical breast examination" on a 23-year-old patient as she was having a dental examination, San Jose police announced Friday. Dr. Benva Lazar, 56, was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on charges of "sexual battery by ...
School District Confiscates Photographer's Footage
Oakland Unified School District Police confiscated video footage Friday from an Oakland Tribune photographer who was filming students protesting federal immigration policy. Tribune employee Jane Tyska was outside the Fruitvale BART station when she was detained and her tape taken away by a school police officer, according to the newspaper. ...
Former 49er Steve Young Voting No On Prop. 8
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young and his wife are publicly opposing a state ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in the state. Steve and Barbara Young have posted yard signs in front of their Palo Alto home urging voters to vote no on Proposition 8. Barbara Young ...
Warriors Lose To Raptors In Overtime
Chris Bosh scored 31 points, Anthony Parker had 23 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 112-108 in overtime on Friday night.Andrea Bargnani had 19 points off the bench for Toronto (2-0), while Jose Calderon had 16 points and 13 assists. Jamario Moon added 11 for the Raptors.Al ...
Governor Appeals Order To Transfer Millions To Prisons
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Controller John Chiang appealed an order Friday by a federal judge in San Francisco requiring them to make an initial payment of $250 million for improved prison health care.The appeal was filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.The $250 million ...
Statewide Ban On Mussels To Be Lifted At Midnight
The California Department of Public Health will lift its annual statewide quarantine of mussels taken by sport harvesters for human consumption at midnight Friday.Each year the department quarantines mussels along the California coastline, usually from May 1 through Oct. 31 to ensure potentially poisoning toxins are not present, according to ...
Obama Appears On Gay Marriage Ban Mailer
The sponsors of a ballot initiative that would make same-sex marriage illegal in California are using quotes by Barack Obama to drum up support for Proposition 8, even though Obama opposes the measure. A mailer sent out by the ProtectMarriage.com coalition this week features a large picture of Obama. The ...
Police Chief Accused Of Promoting Racial Profiling
Palo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson came under fire Friday for a comment she made the night before when trying to explain the city’s strategy to stop a local robbing spree.Bay Area Congresswoman Anna Eshoo is calling for the resignation of the Palo Alto police chief as the chief tries ...
Sonoma Water Supervisor Indicted For Alleged Mail Fraud
A former water operations supervisor for the city of Sonoma was indicted Thursday for mail fraud stemming from an alleged kickback scheme with a Novato parts vendor, the United States Attorney's Office announced Friday. Randall Cover, 46, of Rohnert Park will be arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman in ...
Schwarzenegger Appeals Order In Contempt Case
The Schwarzenegger administration appealed a federal judge's order Friday in a growing battle that pits state sovereignty against inmates' constitutional rights. The administration asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block Monday's order by U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson. Henderson gave the state until next Wednesday to pay ...
Solano Man Gets 38 Years For Killing Girlfriend
Quartus Hinton was sentenced in Solano County Superior Court Friday to 38 years in prison for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend Kaliah Harper, a Richmond police officer, nearly two years ago. A Solano County jury convicted Hinton, 29, in July of voluntary manslaughter and personal use of a firearm. ...
Results Of Gay-Marriage Ban Prop Followed By Nation
Five months and thousands of weddings after California's highest court sanctioned same-sex marriage, anxious eyes around the nation will closely follow voters Tuesday as they decide whether to turn back the clock.Given the state's size and influence, the vote on a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage has become a referendum ...
Mackenzie Phillips Pleads Guilty To LA Drug Charge
Mackenzie Phillips has pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine and will go into drug treatment. The former "One Day at a Time" star entered the plea Friday in Los Angeles to a felony drug possession count. The district attorney's office says two counts of possessing heroin and a needle were dismissed, ...
Mindy McCready Released From Jail
Mindy McCready has been released from jail after serving about 30 days for violating probation on a 2004 drug charge. The Williamson County Sheriff's Department says the country singer was released Friday morning. She only had to serve about half of her 60-day sentence because of credits she received for ...
Group Blasts Placer County Supe's $10,000 Flight
A taxpayer watchdog group is criticizing a Placer County supervisor's $10,000 flight on a chartered plane. Supervisor Rocky Rockholm took a county-funded flight between Utah and Truckee so he could attend a supervisor's meeting July 22. Wally Reemelin, president of the League of Placer County Taxpayers, says he obtained a ...
Arrest Made In Sexual Assault Of Teen At SF Rec Center
A 28-year-old San Francisco man was arrested Thursday afternoon after allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl inside a Marina recreation center restroom, police said. The incident took place at about 4 p.m. at the Moscone Recreation Center on Chestnut Street, according to police. The girl had excused herself from an ...
School District Confiscates Photographer's Protest Video
Oakland Unified School District Police confiscated video footage Friday from an Oakland Tribune photographer who was filming students protesting federal immigration policy. Tribune employee Jane Tyska was outside the Fruitvale BART station when she was detained and her tape taken away by an Oakland Unified School District police officer, according ...
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