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$19.5 million settles Shell environmental suit

07.11.2009 16:20    sfgate.com
Shell Oil Co. will pay $19.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of violating rules on hazardous waste, underground fuel storage and other environmental regulations at its gas stations in California, Attorney General Jerry Brown said Friday. The...
$19.5 million settles Shell environmental suit



State prisons plan to expand psychiatric care

07.11.2009 16:20    sfgate.com
State prison officials announced a five-year plan Friday to add beds and treatment space for about 2,600 mentally ill inmates, in response to years of federal court rulings that found substandard psychiatric care in California's penal institutions. Most of...
State prisons plan to expand psychiatric care

Another crash on Bay Bridge S-curve

07.11.2009 16:20    sfgate.com
Another day, another Bay Bridge commute slowed to a halt by an accident at the famed S-curve. On Friday morning, a motorcyclist rear-ended a truck that resulted in a broken leg for the motorcyclist and an hourlong delay for San
Another crash on Bay Bridge S-curve

Newsom's back and he's not talking, yet

07.11.2009 16:20    sfgate.com
Mayor Gavin Newsom was spotted Friday morning at City Hall, but he wouldn't come out and discuss his mysterious disappearance. Newsom arrived at his office about 9:30 a.m., walking past members of the media who were hoping he'd comment on
Newsom's back and he's not talking, yet

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$800,000 for dad of bicyclist killed in crash

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
Santa Clara County has agreed to pay $800,000 to the father of one of the two bicyclists struck and killed by a sheriff's deputy who fell asleep at the wheel of his cruiser, officials said Thursday. Deputy James Council's car
$800,000 for dad of bicyclist killed in crash

Catholics angered by S.F. supes win new hearing

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
A federal appeals court granted a Catholic advocacy group's request Thursday for a new hearing on whether San Francisco expressed official hostility to religion in 2006 when the Board of Supervisors denounced a Vatican order to Catholic Charities not to
Catholics angered by S.F. supes win new hearing

Push to restrict tobacco sales to drugstores

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
Pharmacists championed San Francisco's law, which made it the first city in the country to ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products at drugstores. Now San Francisco entrepreneur Stuart Skorman, founder of the now defunct holistic-oriented...
Push to restrict tobacco sales to drugstores

New rules trip up caregivers, cost state more

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
California is paying six to seven times more per day to care for some elderly and disabled people in nursing homes because a state-funded in-home care program is turning them away, welfare advocates and lawmakers said Thursday. Advocates for the
New rules trip up caregivers, cost state more

Murderer laughs it up as jury calls for death

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
Edward Wycoff, who spent his murder trial cracking jokes and proudly admitting he had killed his sister and her husband in their El Cerrito home, should die by lethal injection, a jury said Thursday. The jury's decision came in spite
Murderer laughs it up as jury calls for death

EPA calls, S.F. czar answers

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
The Obama administration hired Jared Blumenfeld to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regional office. He takes the post after serving for eight years as San Francisco's environmental czar, where he grew his department into a major player on the...
EPA calls, S.F. czar answers

Richmond rape victim feels betrayed by attacker

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
A Richmond High School student recovering from a gang rape has told police that she was betrayed that night by one of her attackers, whom she considered a trusted friend, the lead investigator in the case said Thursday. Richmond police
Richmond rape victim feels betrayed by attacker

Dellums needs to explain tax mess or step down

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
Oakland Mayor Ronald V. Dellums owes the residents of this great city an explanation. And if he can't provide one, he owes his resignation. The mayor is by no means the first public figure to run afoul of the Internal
Dellums needs to explain tax mess or step down

Many are miffed by S.F. mayor gone missing

07.11.2009 16:19    sfgate.com
From major conferences at the Moscone Center to small coffee shops in the Mission, San Franciscans are buzzing about Mayor Gavin Newsom and the stunning turn of fortune that in a few short days took him from being a candidate
Many are miffed by S.F. mayor gone missing

$18 vehicle fee proposed to help state parks

04.11.2009 09:04    sfgate.com
Tired of constant threats to close California's state parks, a coalition of environmental and nonprofit groups proposed a ballot initiative Tuesday that would charge motorists an additional $18 to register their vehicles in exchange for free admission to the...
$18 vehicle fee proposed to help state parks

S.F. nonprofit may lose stimulus money

04.11.2009 09:04    sfgate.com
A San Francisco nonprofit is so poorly run that it should not be given $159,000 in promised federal stimulus funds, California's inspector general said Tuesday after state officials uncovered such questionable expenses as a pricey retreat taken by the group's...
S.F. nonprofit may lose stimulus money

State justices debate limits on sex offenders

04.11.2009 09:04    sfgate.com
The California Supreme Court appeared to be searching for a middle ground Tuesday in a dispute over whether thousands of formerly imprisoned sex offenders must live at least 2,000 feet from parks and schools, a voter-approved restriction that would exclude...
State justices debate limits on sex offenders

City Insider / Supes vote to ban cat declawing

04.11.2009 09:04    sfgate.com
A majority of San Francisco supervisors agreed Tuesday to ban the declawing of cats, calling the procedure a barbaric practice that opens the city's feline residents to stress, chronic pain and behavioral problems. "It is well documented and well understood...
City Insider / Supes vote to ban cat declawing

7th suspect arrested in Richmond HS gang rape

04.11.2009 09:04    sfgate.com
A seventh suspect has been arrested in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside Richmond High School's homecoming dance. Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan says a 21-year-old man from Richmond was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of
7th suspect arrested in Richmond HS gang rape

USGS reports small quake in Southern California

04.11.2009 09:04    sfgate.com
A small earthquake has struck Southern California near the Mexico border but no damage or injuries are reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a magnitude of 3.6 hit at 2:56 a.m. Tuesday. It was centered nine miles
USGS reports small quake in Southern California

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