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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 17: Gloria Yee (R) sells Powerball tickets at her corner store on May 17, 2013 in San Francisco, California. People are lining up to purchase $2 Powerball tickets as the multi-state jackpot hits $600 million.
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No one knows exactly why Hispanics in California began celebrating Cinco de Mayo at the end of the 1860s…What we do know is that in the 1970s cultural organizers in San Francisco selected Cinco de Mayo from among a slate of holidays
We never thought it would be simple day one, but we thought that with the (University of California, San Francisco) hospital’s momentum it would go faster than it actually has. It kind of sucks that it didn’t
When a procedure that usually involves the collapsing of the skull is done, it’s usually done when the fetus is still in the uterus, not when the fetus has been delivered.More quotes »
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Compassionate release review buoys old U.S. inmates
too many John's age walking around."Brie Williams, associate professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco Division of Geriatrics, called the report "a fantastic first step" toward addressing problems related to the aging prison population."If Read more »
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5 dead after limousine bursts into flames on California bridge, officials say
limousine traveling on a major bridge in the San Francisco area burst into flames, killing five female passengers who were trapped inside and injuring four others who escaped, authorities said.The limo was carrying nine women passengers and a male driver when Read more »
Around the web
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Santa Rosa's moment in Tour of California spotlight arrives Sunday
of climbing, some rig-rocking sprints and temperatures that hit 114 degrees on an early stage.Sunday's 81-mile stage from San Francisco marks the first time Santa Rosa — a preeminent player in the tour's eight-year history — has hosted the race's overall finish.“The 12:52 PM from Santa Rosa Press Democrat Read more »
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Ars readers react to laser-wielding Soviet satellites and Google I/O
Tokarev TT-34 Atomiser" that is "very reliable on the lunar battlefield." This week, a handful of Ars staffers gathered in San Francisco, CA to see the new Star Trek movie at Starfleet Headquarters. (Ok, just kidding, we saw the movie at San Francisco's Metreon, 9:30 AM from Ars Technica Read more »
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Comment on Book Review: Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord by LV Outlet San Francisco Ca
and uncertain. This is someone who buries her tears and carries her burden and deals with her problems the best way she can. On the other hand, the immortal djombi and the trickster watch, mingle and affect and are in turn, affected by all this humanity. The 7:42 AM from The Book Smugglers Read more »
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Herbert Levy
Francisco Herbert Levy, 74SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Herbert Levy, son of the late Maurice and Bessie Levy, died in San Francisco on May 14, 2013, at the age of seventy-four. He is survived by his brother Morton Levy of La Jolla, California; his sister Eleanor Kunin 4:50 AM from Worcester Telegram & Gazette Read more »
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The Buzz: Anti-gay rights group blasts Harvey Milk Day in ads
The law encourages schools to have "suitable commemorative exercises" to mark Milk's life. Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, the San Francisco Democrat who co-authored the law, called SaveCalifornia.com's efforts "pathetic." A bill that would indirectly increase taxes 3:31 AM from Sacramento Bee Read more »
