Articles Posted in the News Category
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State High Court to Hear Case
Pitting Religious Freedom Against Civil RightsBy Julia Cheever May 27, 2008 The California Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in San Francisco Wednesday in a case that pits the religious freedom rights of doctors against the civil rights of…
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Bay Area News Briefs
Bay City News May 27, 2008 Summit Fire Reaches 80 Percent Containment, 4,270 Acres Slowly but surely, the firefighters battling the Summit Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains since Thursday are getting the flames under…
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Appeals Court
Overturns Environmental Protection Agency RuleBy Julia Cheever May 23, 2008 A federal appeals court in San Francisco today overturned a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that allowed oil and gas companies to discharge sediment contaminated by construction activities into…
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A Thimble-Full of Nuthin’
By Terry Canaan May 23, 2008 By far the most promising site for oil in America is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Technology now makes it possible to reach the oil reserves in…
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Ma Works to End Recycling Theft in California
Assemblymember Fiona Ma AB 1778 narrowly passes Assembly, would crack down on professional poaching rings in California From the Office of Assemblymember Fiona Ma May 23, 2008 San Francisco – Today, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San…
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Analysts Foresee ‘New World Energy Order’
By Angela Charlton, Associated Press May 23, 2008 PARIS, France – A leading global energy monitor fears there may not be enough oil out there to slake the world’s thirst — and is preparing a…
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Estimated 200 Residents Evactuated by 3,000-Acre Fire
By Bay City News Service May 22, 2008 An estimated 200 residents have been evacuated due to an aggressive fire that has burned 3,000 acres in the counties of Santa Cruz and Santa Clara today…
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