SF News Ed Jew Sentencing Postponed All set to receive a sentence from the state of California, in addition to the 5-plus years former SF Supervisor Ed Jew was handed in federal court earlier this month, today's hearing was
SF News New York Governor Introduces Gay Marriage Bill Take note, California: the Governor of New York introducing legislation to legalize same-sex marriage. "There is clearly a problem in that those individuals who are gay or lesbian who would live in a
SF News The Divorce Debate of Prop 8 While lawyers and civil rights advocates agree that Prop 8 will (most likely) be upheld when the State Supreme Court makes its decision, no one can say for sure if forced divorces will
SF News Craigslist Busted for Pay-for-Play Ads Cook County is all aghast over Craigslist escort ads. According to KCBS, a sheriff filed "a federal lawsuit against Craigslist on Thursday, saying the popular online classifieds site promotes and facilitates prostitution on
SF News New Rent Relief Laws in the Works Supervisor Chis Daly has yet another meme in the works: new rent laws. Three of them, in fact. The first one would bar landlords from increasing rent to more than one-third of a
SF News SFist Fibs: Another American Apparel Post What with Bush out of office, American Apparel has, unfortunately, turned into a lightening rod for San Francisco's wrath. And who are we to argue with traffic gold? That said, American Apparel's "Legalize
SF News Bonds Pleads 'Not Guilty' Sporting a tan suit (not since Nedra Ruiz has San Francisco seen a such a glamor-free court trial), Barry Bonds pleaded 'not guilty' in federal court today. Bonds, a former SF Giant great,
SF News Prop. 8 Donor Names Remain Public, Rules Judge U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. ruled in favor of keeping proposition 8 donor info public. Anti-gay marriage ilk tried to get a preliminary injunction to hide the identities of those who
SF News Court Rules School Can Expel Lesbians Stepping back in time 20 years, a court ruled in favor of California Lutheran High School in Riverside County after two female students were expelled for having "a bond of intimacy ... characteristic of
SF News Oakland to Fire Fibbing Cops Two sergeants and nine officers in the Oakland Police Department will be looking for fresh new careers soon. Why? It seems said law enforcement officials lied on sworn affidavits in order to get
SF News Legislators Plan to Introduce Prop 8 Repeal Measures Senator Mark Leno and (new!) Assemblymember Tom Ammiano will introduce measures that prove Proposition 8 is "an improper revision of the California State Constitution," according to reports. The measure, which should be announced
SF News Rude Attitude Gets SF Judge Reprimanded Watch your manners in courtroom, people. Same goes for you, honorable judges. See, Superior Court Judge James McBride was publicly reprimanded for his courtroom behavior on Tuesday. With cases going back to 2006,
SF News SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera Sues to Invalidate Prop. 8 Today City Attorney Dennis Herrera today, along with Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and Santa Clara County Counsel Anne C. Ravel, filed "a petition for a writ of mandate with the California
SF News BREAKING NEWS: Bernie Ward Gets 7 Years That's it. Former KGO radio host Bernie Ward gets seven years and three months in the clink for sending child pornography over the Internets. A former Roman Catholic, Ward sent images where "children
SF News Tree Sitters Lose Yet Another Round More time is being wasted over in Berkeley over those damn oak trees. This time the Berkeley City Council voted last night that they it "will not seek a stay of a judge's
SF News Edwin Ramos Pleads Not Guilty In Murder of Father, Sons Alleged member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang Edwin Ramos, 21, pleaded not guilty in the noontime shooting deaths of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16. Ramos,
SF News No Matter What, Berkeley Tree Sitters Lose After a judge ruled that the University of California can cut down those cumbersome old oak trees, the kids still stuck up in the grove aren't coming down. What else is new, right?
SF News Text the Police!!! In lieu of calling 911 or you local police station when you need to report a crime anonymously, now you can do so via text messaging. And it's too easy! At least according
SF News Oh No, Ed Jew!: Ready, Set, Go Al last! Battered and bruised but still standing former San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew will have his day in court. But, like, for reals this time. On November 10, Jew will head to
SF News Another Berkeley Tree-Sitter Arrested, Standoff Continues While police have tried to starve and cutoff supplies to the few remaining protesters up in the UCB oak grove, another tree-sitter was arrested yesterday afternoon at around 5 p.m. Performing yoga
SF News Cyclists to Legally Run Red Lights? In an effort to get more people to ride bikes, instead of pumping more smog into the air, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is kicking around the idea of legally allowing cyclists to run
misc Sports Facility Plans Put On Hold, Trustifarians Feel Like They've Accomplished Something UCB's plans to mow down an oak grove and put up a sports training facility were put on hold. It seems a judge halted the plans until "the university can prove the project
SF News UC/Berkeley Uses Force to Oust Tree-Sitters The battle to save an oak grove on the UC-Berkeley campus turned even uglier yesterday. Protesters sang bizarre Native American-ish sounding songs (seriously, check this out) and threw buckets of urine at police
