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  • Sheriff Mirkarimi Files Motion to Exclude Hearsay Evidence

    Sheriff Mirkarimi Files Motion
    to Exclude Hearsay Evidence

    The opposition brief, filed by Mirkarimi defense attorney Lidia Stiglich, argues statements made to police by neighbors, Ivory Madison and Callie Williams, are inadmissible under rules of evidence because they are considered “hearsay” statements.

  • Activist Young Workers Refuel Labor Movement

    “Young people are being told that they just have to suck it up and live in a world without jobs. We’re being told that America can’t afford teachers, but we can afford CEO tax cuts. We’re being asked to accept a society that rewards wealth and punishes work. A society that makes it harder for young people to go to college. A society where hate is growing … It’s shameful,” said Liz Shuler, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, in her keynote address during the Next Up conference held last fall. “The economic and social problems, the hate and the fear we see around us this day can only be solved by a fresh generation of committed, smart, tireless and creative activists.”

  • Depleting the Seas of Fish

    Researchers studied fish populations, catch records, and ocean ecosystems for four years. By 2003, 29% of all species collapsed. It means they’re at least “90% below their historic maximum catch levels.”

  • Gascón Won’t Seek Death Penalty, Nor Prosecute Eliana Lopez

    Gascón Won’t Seek Death Penalty,
    Nor Prosecute Eliana Lopez

    Gascón also stated that he will not seek the death penalty “in any case” when discussing a previously-cold 1983 murder case.

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    Lackluster Finish to Case that Made Serious Political Charges

    In CCSF vs. Cobra Solutions, the jury found that both the city and Cobra Solutions failed in their responsibilities to prevent a former Department of Building Inspection information technology manager, Marcus Armstrong, from fraudulently bilking the city out of at least $482,000 between 1999 and 2001.

  • Carolyn Tyler Honored by Board of Supervisors

    Carolyn Tyler Honored by Board of Supervisors

    District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell stated that he was “honored to recognize a great district 2 resident who has been part of our lives for many years at ABC.” Farrell presented Tyler with a commendation signed by the Board.

  • Gascón Charges Lee Campaign Donors

    Gascón Charges Lee Campaign Donors

    Go Lorrie’s Travel & Tours, Inc., better known as GO Lorrie’s, is charged with making $11,500 in illegal contributions last September to the Ed Lee for Mayor 2011 campaign committee. Also charged are Jason Perez, age 40, of San Mateo, the company’s general manager, and Hanan Qutami, 56, of South San Francisco, the company’s chief financial officer.