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After Boston Marathon Explosions, California Officials Examine Security at Home
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After two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, killing at least two and injuring dozens, California law enforcement and emergency officials are monitoring the situation and how it relates to California. California's State Threat Assessment Center, which comprises … Continue reading
(Updates) 3 Killed, More Than 170 Wounded in Boston Marathon Explosions
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Two explosions killed 3 people and injured more than 170 at the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday. About 2,000 racers were participating from California with friends and family present, and several of these eye-witnesses gave us their accounts. … Continue reading
Ex-Officers Often Investigate Police-Involved Shootings
by Shoshana Walter, The Bay Citizen After Oakland police Officer Miguel Masso shot and killed 18-year-old Alan Blueford last May, prosecutors quickly released their investigator’s findings about the incident, amid a public outcry and a protest that shut down a … Continue reading
Judge Rules Against Calif. Control of Prison Mental Health Programs
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected Gov. Jerry Brown's bid to regain state control of inmates' mental health care, citing systematic failures to reduce prison suicides, provide timely care and hire enough staff. The decision is … Continue reading
News Pix: Central Valley Farmers Flood Their Fields, Cal Women Head to Final Four and Berkeley's Outstanding Architecture
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Terranova Ranch sits southeast of Fresno in the King's River basin, an area where farmers are pumping unsustainable volumes of water in dry years. At the other extreme, farms and communities here risk floods when rivers are pulsing with too … Continue reading
California Program Hunts Down Illegal Gun Owners
By Elaine Korry California has some of the most comprehensive gun control laws in the nation. It is also the only state with an active program to disarm people who own guns illegally. Since 2007, the state Department of Justice … Continue reading
'Men of Influence' Bring Parenting to Oakland's Toughest Streets
Arnoldo Garay is coming off a bad year. Last year, when he was 16, Arnoldo said he was drinking, selling drugs and hanging out with a dangerous crowd. Then he fell into a dark depression. "It was crazy," he said. … Continue reading
Oakland's Oikos University Struggles with Massacre Anniversary
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"We're getting a lot of calls," said the receptionist at Oikos University on Monday, the day before the anniversary of the horror. "But we would like to stay peaceful and quiet." On April 2, 2012, for reasons that might never … Continue reading
In Oakland, Trying to Stop Violence Before It Starts
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Tange Harris found herself in the middle of a bad situation a few months ago. When she stopped by her mother’s house in East Oakland, her nephew was out front with two of his kids. Then a group of people … Continue reading
Same-Sex Marriage: 5 Possible Outcomes From the Supreme Court Hearings
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To us non lawyers it looks pretty simple: either gay people can legally marry each other or they can't.
But as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on California's Proposition 8, the justices will weigh multiple options. Some decisions would settle the question throughout the country for the foreseeable future. Some could leave it dangling for years to come.
The high court will hear arguments on the case on Tuesday, with a decision expected in June.
To start with, the court isn't just taking on Prop. 8, the California constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage. It's also tackling the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that denies federal benefits of marriage to same-sex couples. The court will hear arguments on the DOMA on Wednesday. And the two decisions are intertwined.
