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Another Federal Judge Rules Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
(Bay City News) A federal judge ruled in Oakland that the state's public-employee pension system must make long-term care insurance equally available to same-sex spouses and partners. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken said a provision of the federal Defense of … Continue reading
HP to Lay Off About 27,000 by 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers. The cuts announced Wednesday represent the HP's largest payroll … Continue reading
Facebook Shares Lose 11%, Finish Below IPO Price
Yahoo! Finance NEW YORK (AP) Facebook shares finished at $34.03, well below its $38 IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company. "There must have been some sober second thoughts about this," said Brian … Continue reading
Gay Rights Advocate Daughter of Cuban President Granted Visa to Attend SF Conference; Protest From Congressmembers
HAVANA (AP) — The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has been granted a U.S. visa to attend an academic conference in San Francisco and another event, one of her associates confirmed Thursday. The decision has already drawn fire from … Continue reading
Lawsuit Attacks Teacher Tenure Rules as Protecting Ineffective Teachers
(AP) LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for seven California schoolchildren are suing the state in an attempt to overturn five laws that they say violate their constitutional right to a fair education because they protect bad teachers. The lawsuit, filed in … Continue reading
California Chief Justice: Guv's Cuts for Courts 'Devastating and Disheartening'
(Bay City News) California Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye said today that Gov. Brown's planned additional cuts of $544 million in state court funding in the next fiscal year "are both devastating and disheartening." "They will seriously compromise the public's access to … Continue reading
Fired Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Reportedly Has Thyroid Cancer
(AP) Yahoo's Scott Thompson, who was pressured to give up his CEO post because his official biography included a college degree he never received, reportedly has thyroid cancer. The Wall Street Journal, citing people it did not identify, says that … Continue reading
Scott Thompson Leaves Yahoo; Interim CEO Named
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo says it is appointing Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO and Fred Amoroso as chairman of its board, effective immediately. Yahoo says CEO Scott Thompson has left the company. Thompson has been under fire for more … Continue reading
Oscar Grant's Family Says Weren't Informed of Mehserle Appeal Hearing, Express Outrage
OAKLAND (Bay City News) The mother and uncle of Oscar Grant III, an unarmed man who was killed by former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle three years ago, expressed outrage today that they weren't informed of Mehserle's appellate hearing on … Continue reading
