Tag Archives: California history

Bay Area Connections to the Civil War

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Tuesday marks 150 years since the Civil War began when Confederates in Charleston, S.C., opened their bombardment of Fort Sumter. You might think of it as a years-long fight of North and South, but as it turns out the West … Continue reading »


Gavin Newsom Ascends; Facebook, Email Say It's So ...

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You can now safely say "former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom." The mayor, whose seven-year tenure included a week of overtime to get some last-minute chores done such as anointing a successor and installing a new district attorney, has left … Continue reading »