SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco native London Breed became the city’s acting mayor Tuesday following the sudden death of Mayor Ed Lee, and is the first African-American woman to lead the city in the midst of a seemingly endless technology driven economic boom. San Francisco Board of Supervisors President and acting mayor London Breed, […]
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Bay Area Homicide of Young Black Man Investigated as Possible Hate Crime
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities in the San Francisco Bay Area are investigating the slaying of a young Black man as a possible hate crime amid growing concern over racially motivated incidents and attacks nationwide. 28-year-old musician, Will Sims. (Facebook Photo) The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department arrested one White suspect and is searching for […]
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ABA: Lawyers Can Scour Jurors’ Social Media Sites
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors. The American Bar Association says it’s ethical for lawyers to scour online for publicly available musings of citizens called for jury service — and even jurors in deliberations. But the ABA does warn lawyers against actively […]
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Bonds Guilty of Obstruction of Justice
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice Wednesday but a jury failed to reach a verdict on three other counts that the home run king lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using steroids and human growth hormone. The verdict, following a 12-day trial and almost four full […]
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Betty vs. Goliath
PITTSBURG, Calif. (AP) — As a “greeter,” the cheerful Betty Dukes is one of the first employees customers usually see as they walk through the front doors of the Wal-Mart store here. As the first “named plaintiff” in Dukes v. Wal-Mart, the ordained Baptist minister also is the face of the largest gender bias class […]