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Author Archives: Lisa Pickoff-White
Lee Campaign Contributors Charged by Gascon
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San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon filed misdemeanor charges against two contributors to Mayor Ed Lee's 2011 mayoral campaign late Tuesday afternoon. Passenger shuttle company Go Lorrie’s Travel and Tours is charged with making $11,500 in illegal contributions to Lee’s … Continue reading
Oakland Named a Top Tourist Destination
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Yes, you read the headline right. Sandwiched between London and Tokyo in the number five spot on the New York Times' "45 Places to Go in 2012″ is our very own Oakland. Oakland has long had its critics. But despite … Continue reading
Androids Rule in California
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According to a new report assessing advertising potential on mobile devices, Google's Android platform beats out Apple's iOS and Blackberry. Based on data from 83 million unique users, Jumptap, a mobile ad firm, shows usage patterns that seem to hew … Continue reading
Bay Area Cities Vie for a Second Lawrence Berkeley Lab Campus; A Critic Speaks Out
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By Lisa Pickoff-White and Kelly Wilkinson Albany city officials made their pitch Wednesday night to host the second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (Click here for Berkeleyside's live-blog of that meeting.) The laboratory has outgrown its main campus … Continue reading
Long-Awaited Next Book in "Game of Thrones" Series Hits the Bay Area
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About 60 people waited fervently at Borderlands Books in the Mission late Monday night. And no, it wasn't for the tenth Harry Potter book, as a gawker on the street wondered. Instead, fans congregated at 12:01 a.m. to get their … Continue reading
Justice Dept. Reminds States That Selling Pot Is Still a Federal Crime
In a new memo to federal prosecutors, the Department of Justice says that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could still face penalties for violating federal drug laws. U.S. Deputy Attorney General James Cole wrote: … Continue reading
Abercrombie & Fitch Hijab Lawsuit is One of Several Aimed at "Look Policy"
A couple of years ago, Hani Khan worked at a Hollister clothing store at San Mateo's Hillsdale Shopping Center. When she was hired, Khan agreed to wear only white, navy, or gray headscarves, or hijabs, in order to fit the … Continue reading
