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Fierce clashes raged Thursday in Beirut after the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah said the U.S.-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its military telecommunications network. Fighters from Hezbollah and the allied Amal group exchanged assault-rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades with pro- government gunmen in several areas of the capital in some of the worst domestic fighting since the 1975-90 civil war. The latest clashes followed a defiant speech by Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in which he said the militant organizations would respond with force to any attacks. "Those who try to arrest us, we will arrest them," Nasrallah said in a news confer... more

 

 

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Regional Administrator Wayne Nastri and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Gene... more

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) praised House passage of H.R. 1512, which would amend the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) to authorize reimbursements to States and local governments for costs associated with th... more

STATE CAPITOL – Senate Bill 1686, authored by Senator Jeff Denham (R-Merced), passed the Senate yesterday during a 34 to 0 Floor vote. SB 1686, co-authored by Senator Gloria Romero (D-East Los Angeles), proposes that if a person, company or org... more

As the LA City Council votes on whether to support AB 2716, California´s proposed paid sick days legislation, UC Berkeley report analyzes the legislation´s potential to reduce the transmission of illnesses such as seasonal influenza and norovirus.... more

Blue Ribbon Commission Hearing to Address Disparities in Food Access And Job Standards for Low-Income Communities. Community Activists, Workers, Clergy and Environmentalists Testify That Industry Trends May Threaten Community Standards. ... more

SACRAMENTO –Assemblyman John J. Benoit (R-Bermuda Dunes) today announced the California State Assembly´s unanimous approval, by a vote of 65-0, of Assembly Bill 2724, his measure to crack down on the metal thieves who continue to ravish public ... more

(SACRAMENTO) – A bill by Senate President pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) requiring insurance companies to provide appropriate and equitable coverage to patients with autism spectrum disorders passed the Senate today on a 33-to-1 vote. SB 1563 r... more

REDWOOD CITY—Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (San Francisco/San Mateo) and San Mateo County Supervisor Jerry Hill today released results of a San Mateo audit that found registered sex offenders at a child care and foster care facility in the county and ... more

Sacramento – Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Chair of the Joint Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security announced that his bill, AB 1946, to provide district attorney´s more power to pursue polluters and to protect emergency responders... more

Sacramento–State Assemblymember Pedro Nava announced today that his legislative initiative to protect victims, witnesses, and our communities from sexually violent predators passed the State Assembly on a unanimous bipartisan vote 74 to 0. "I am v... more

(Sacramento, CA) – The State Assembly unanimously approved legislation authored by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) to help non-profit organizations organize fundraising events involving wine donated from California´s wine industry. ... more

SACRAMENTO–On a 4-1 bipartisan vote, the Senate Local Government Committee today approved legislation by Assemblywoman Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to enable cities in California to save money and time on public construction projects using the efficient desig... more

SACRAMENTO--California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that Jiffy Lube International has improved its operations to ensure that oil and antifreeze is properly contained at its local oil change facilities. "Some employees were... more

By FELICITY BARRINGER SAN FRANCISCO — Mayor Gavin Newsom is competitive about many things, garbage included. When the city found out a few weeks ago that it was keeping 70 percent of its disposable waste out of local landfills, he embraced... more

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Mayor Gavin Newsom initiated an informal challenge to the 2007 Census population estimate for the City and County of San Francisco based on a recent report that estimates there are 864,515 people living in San Francisco – almost 1... more

RIVERSIDE--Following a ten-month investigation, California Department of Justice special agents today arrested Dr. Wesley Albert, 78, in Lake Elsinore for writing large quantities of prescription drugs which led to an individual's death in Riverside ... more

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Members of Congress are being asked to state whether or not they support a temporary suspension of the federal tax on gasoline as a response to soaring gas prices. Below is a statement by 29 members of the House of Representative... more

San Francisco, CA – Mayor Newsom announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Terrell Rogers that occurred on January 12, 2008 in the parki... more

(Sacramento) –Assemblyman Guy Houston (R-San Ramon) announced that his legislation making owning a home in California more affordable for the state´s thousands of disabled veterans was heard today in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee.... more

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman John J. Benoit (R-Bermuda Dunes) announced that the Senate on Thursday unanimously passed Assembly Bill 1158, Benoit´s elder abuse testimony bill, by a vote of 35-0. Benoit´s bill, authorizing the use of two-way ... more


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