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Ethics Commission says Mirkarimi guilty of official misconduct on 2 of 6 charges
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Eliana Lopez, left, stands with her husband, suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, outside Thursday's ethics proceedings. Mayor Ed Lee was correct in suspending Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi for bruising his wife's arm during a spat at the couple's home, The
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The Buzz: Rep. Dennis Cardoza speeds up departure, lands lobbying job
Sacramento :: KY :: USA | 9 months ago
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The Atwater Democrat tendered his resignation after previously announcing he would not seek re-election to a sixth term this year. Cardoza attributed his timing to burdens at home. "In light of the fact that nothing is going to happen for the rest of
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Newsom votes for -- and pushes -- housing for the rich
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Gov Gavin Newsom not only voted for 8 Washington on the State Lands Commission -- he pushed hard to make sure the project went through. According to former City Attorney Louise Renne, who was at the hearing making the case against the project, the
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Newsom will vote on campaign donors' projects
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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On the front page of the Chronicle Aug. 12, California Watch reported that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has been promoting the interests of campaign donors in San Diego and San Bernardino. It's nothing criminal, but it looks bad and it's just the
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Rep. Howard Berman takes gloves off in race against Brad Sherman
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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First came a website knocking Sherman's record: Just three bills passed in 15 years, two of them to rename post offices, it declared. Then Berman rounded up a seasoned Washington hand to pile on, telling reporters last week that Sherman had indulged
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Berman or Sherman? No thanks, says Valley Republican group
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
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Rep. Brad Sherman or Rep. Howard Berman, the two Democratic incumbents who will face off in November in the hotly contested and closely watched race to represent the newly redrawn 30th Congressional district. At a meeting on August 7, the members of
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Pelosi hopes to regain control of House
Washington :: DC :: USA | 10 months ago
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House of Representatives are spending August fundraising and campaigning in an effort to regain control. Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., the former speaker and now minority leader, has a cross-country schedule, The Hill reported...Steny Hoyer , D-Md., the
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Job creators have uphill battle
Thousand Oaks :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
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It is also commendable that he served his country honorably as an intelligence officer in the U.S...Gov. Gavin Newsom and all of our local public and private-sector officials who are working with Gorell to create those jobs. However, it would have
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Printed letters, August 8, 2012
Grand Junction :: CO :: USA | 10 months ago
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Partisanship and the resulting gridlock exist because the few who are willing to work together are silenced with threats from special-interest (money) groups and/or party hardliners. We need representatives who will put their heads together as we
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OPD: Worst in the State
Rochester :: NY :: USA | 10 months ago
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The fact that some cops openly embrace and tolerate racism in a diverse, progressive city like Oakland is an outrage. According to the independent court monitors overseeing the department, police employees had defaced photos of US District Court
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