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Day of reckoning arrives for same-sex marriages
- The emotionally charged legal battle that began in San Francisco four years ago about whether same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry in the state will come to an end today with a ruling from the California Supreme Court.
- The emotionally charged legal battle that began in San Francisco four years ago about whether same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry in the state will come to an end today with a ruling from the California Supreme Court.
City introduces $887.4 million bond
- San Francisco residents will likely vote on the most expensive bond proposal in The City’s history this November, an $887.4 million funding measure for the rebuilding of San Francisco General Hospital, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.
Feds take another swing
- Home run king Barry Bonds was hit Tuesday with a new indictment of 14 felony charges of lying to a grand jury about his use of steroids and one charge of hampering the federal investigation into doping by a Bay Area laboratory.
Brisbane is second-stringer for 49ers' stadium
- Brisbane, San Francisco's sleepy neighbor, has a large amount of land and could emerge as one more player competing for the right to build a new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.
City opens arms to small businesses
- Small-business owners burdened with the high costs of doing business in The City have a new aid to help them navigate the famously long and bureaucratic process of starting or expanding a company.
- Small-business owners burdened with the high costs of doing business in The City have a new aid to help them navigate the famously long and bureaucratic process of starting or expanding a company.
Candidates pass judgment on court’s incumbent
- Of 22 state Superior Court judges up for re-election this year, only Judge Thomas Mellon Jr., a 14-year veteran of the bench, faces opposition.
Sales of soaring skyscrapers sag
- In recent years, taxes from the sales of multimillion-dollar downtown skyscrapers have provided a budget boost for The City. But decreased sales this year have left San Francisco with $32 million less than planned for by city officials.
- In recent years, taxes from the sales of multimillion-dollar downtown skyscrapers have provided a budget boost for The City. But decreased sales this year have left San Francisco with $32 million less than planned for by city officials.
Newsom adds political Facebook page
- In a move observers say points to continuing higher-office ambitions, Mayor Gavin Newsom launched a new political Facebook page Friday — and signed up more than 1,000 new supporters over the weekend.
PUC caught in crossfire between mayor and Board of Supervisors
- Major construction work on The City’s water and sewer systems will be undertaken by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and voters this June will decide how much power the mayor has to pick the members of the board governing the agency.
Bright spots in dim budget
- Although Mayor Gavin Newsom is working to reduce The City’s projected $338 million general fund shortfall, San Francisco will spend more money next year to add jobs at Muni and the airport.
Loophole allows businesses to ignore health care law
- Local corporations and businesses that fail to comply with a newly adopted law requiring them to pay a mandated amount of money toward the health insurance of their employees will not be held accountable unless someone complains or until a required compliance report is filed with The City at the end of the year.
3-Minute Interview: Lynn Fritz
- The director of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Fritz Institute was awarded the first University of San Francisco California Prize for Service and the Common Good. Fritz will be honored at a dinner tonight.
- The director of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Fritz Institute was awarded the first University of San Francisco California Prize for Service and the Common Good. Fritz will be honored at a dinner tonight.