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Tuesday

National

Time Capsule Brings Headlines From 1896

In 1896, a small copper box filled with items of the day was placed in the foundation of a church in Novato, Calif. The box was opened Monday. Its damp contents included newspapers and a Bible.

Time Capsule Brings Headlines From 1896

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Monday

Day to Day

Housing Dreams Flipped In Upside Down Town

Mountain House, Calif. has the nation's highest number of homes per capita where people are upside down on their mortgages. That means these homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth.

Housing Dreams Flipped In Upside Down Town

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Tuesday

Technology

Calif. Mayor Uses YouTube For Annual Address

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is delivering his State of the City address exclusively on the Internet. The annual speech will be shown in 10 episodes on YouTube and the city's Web site. It will total 7.5 hours. The first round, unveiled Monday, focuses on health, education and the environment.

Calif. Mayor Uses YouTube For Annual Address

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Wednesday

The Moscone-Milk Anniversary — And Legacy

In this April 1977 file photo, San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, left, and Mayor George Moscone are shown in the mayor's office during the signing of the city's gay rights bill. AP hide caption

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Obituaries

The Moscone-Milk Anniversary — And Legacy

Thirty years ago, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were gunned down in City Hall. At the heart of the tragedy: tensions over a city's changing face.

The Moscone-Milk Anniversary — And Legacy

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Thursday

Education

Budget Cuts Will Affect Enrollment At CSU

The nation's largest university system says huge budget cuts mean it won't be able to accept all eligible student applicants. The California State University traditionally has accepted every student with at least a B average. Now it is on the verge of raising its academic standards and pushing up its application deadlines. Those actions are expected to hurt low-income students with few academic choices.

Budget Cuts Will Affect Enrollment At CSU

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Wednesday

Election 2008

Calif. Voters OK Prop 8, But Advocates Vow Fight

California voters have approved Proposition 8, a ballot measure that repeals the right of gay couples to marry. But the victory margin is narrow and several gay-rights groups, along with the city of San Francisco, say they will challenge Prop 8 in court.

Calif. Voters OK Prop 8, But Advocates Vow Fight

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Monday

Law

San Francisco Weighs Decriminalizing Prostitution

San Francisco's legendary liberalism will be put to the test by a ballot measure that would decriminalize prostitution and prohibit authorities from arresting or prosecuting a person for selling sex. Proposition K stops police from treating prostitution like a crime.

San Francisco Weighs Decriminalizing Prostitution

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Monday

National

Economy Hurts California's Cities

As the national economy continues to suffer in the wake of Wall Street's meltdown, California cities are also grappling with the fallout of a troubled state economy hit hard by foreclosures and soaring unemployment.

Economy Hurts California's Cities

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Monday

National

Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal

As commodity prices rise, metal thieves are moving to more meaningful and lucrative sources like grave markers and memorials to find metal to steal and sell. Officials and public advocates are asking for increased regulation in the scrap metal recycling industry.

Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal

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Thursday

National

Fossett's Plane Found A Year After Crashing

Searchers have turned up the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's airplane in California's Inyo National Forest. Fossett vanished more than a year ago while flying a single-engine plane from Nevada. A hiker said he'd found ID cards and a pilot's license with Fossett's name, leading to the latest search. Fossett's remains have not been found.

Fossett's Plane Found A Year After Crashing

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Search Resumes For Adventurer Steve Fossett

Authorities in northern California say they've spotted what could be the wreckage of Steve Fossett's plane. He was a wealthy adventurer who vanished last year during a solo flight over the Sierra Nevada. Earlier this week, a hiker found some items appearing to belong to Fossett.

Search Resumes For Adventurer Steve Fossett

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Tuesday

Law

San Francisco's Tobacco Ban Challenged In Court

A judge in San Francisco will decide Tuesday if the city has a right to enforce a new law that bans the sale of tobacco in pharmacies. Drug store chain Walgreen Co. and tobacco company Philip Morris have filed suits against San Francisco. If the ban is successful, it could catch on in other cities.

San Francisco's Tobacco Ban Challenged In Court

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Friday

National

Union Wants Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Gone

Five years ago, California voters recalled Gov. Gray Davis and replaced him with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The former Hollywood actor had promised to cut up the state's credit card and get the budget balanced. Now the politically powerful prison guards union has initiated a recall campaign against Schwarzenegger.

Union Wants Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Gone

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Monday

National

S.F. Eyes Amends For 1950s Uprooting Of Blacks

Between 1950 and 1970, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency relocated thousands of primarily black-owned businesses and homes in the name of urban renewal. Now, city officials are considering a plan to pay "reparations" to displaced individuals or their descendants by giving them top priority in the lottery for affordable housing units.

S.F. Eyes Amends For 1950s Uprooting Of Blacks

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Monday

Business

NBC's Olympic Challenge: Measuring Viewership

U.S. viewership of the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics was 19 percent higher than it was for the Athens Games in 2004. But accurately measuring viewers will be a significant challenge for NBC.

NBC's Olympic Challenge: Measuring Viewership

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