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Thursday

Science

California to Restore San Francisco Bay Wetlands

In what's being hailed as the largest wetlands restoration in the West, state and federal officials close a multi-million-dollar deal to expand the San Francisco Bay. Ever since the days of the gold rush, the bay has been losing ground as cities and businesses grew around it. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

California to Restore San Francisco Bay Wetlands

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Friday

World

War Protests in San Francisco

Thousands of anti-war activists from New York to Seattle take to the streets, shouting their opposition to the war on Iraq. In San Francisco, police arrest more than 1,000 demonstrators. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

War Protests in San Francisco

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Thursday

Wednesday

National

D.A. Drops Some Charges in San Francisco Cops Case

San Francisco's district attorney drops obstruction of justice charges against the city's police chief and the chief's top assistant in a case regarding the department's handling of a November street brawl. Eight other officers still face charges of conspiracy and assault. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

D.A. Drops Some Charges in San Francisco Cops Case

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Tuesday

National

Charges Are Dropped in San Francisco Cops Case

San Francisco's district attorney drops obstruction of justice charges against the city's police chief and the chief's top assistant. The charges stemmed from the way the department handled a November street brawl involving three off-duty officers. Hear from NPR's Richard Gonzales.

Charges Are Dropped in San Francisco Cops Case

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Tuesday

National

Probe to Sideline San Francisco Police Brass

San Francisco's police chief will go on medical leave pending an investigation into an alleged cover-up of a street brawl involving off-duty cops, an attorney says. And six top aides to Chief Earl Sanders temporarily step aside. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

Probe to Sideline San Francisco Police Brass

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Monday

National

Probe Benches Police Brass

San Francisco's police chief will go on leave pending a probe into an alleged cover-up of a street brawl involving off-duty cops, an attorney says. And six top aides to Chief Earl Sanders stepped aside this morning. Hear NPR's Richard Gonzales and NPR's Melissa Block.

Probe Benches Police Brass

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Friday

Friday

All Things Considered

Housing Lottery

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that last night more than 2,600 hopeful homebuyers in Marin County, Calif., participated in a lottery for 351 affordable homes on an abandoned Army air field at Novato. Novato officials said they worked with developers for years to find a way to offer below-market homes that local firefighters, police and teachers could afford. The median home price in Marin County is $554,000.

Housing Lottery

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Wednesday

All Things Considered

Marijuana Conviction

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that several of the jurors who convicted a California man on marijuana charges last week took the unusual step this week of issuing a public apology. Grower Ed Rosenthal was convicted under federal law, which does not allow marijuana to be cultivated for any reason. During the trial, jurors were not told that Rosenthal was growing marijuana for medicinal purposes, which is allowed in California and eight other states. When they found out afterward, they called for a new trial.

Marijuana Conviction

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Tuesday

All Things Considered

Poetry Threat

The California Supreme Court has accepted a case that schools hope will help them walk the fine post-Columbine line between students' free speech rights and the need for school safety. The court is considering a case from San Jose in which a student was expelled and prosecuted for writing what authorities called "threatening poetry." NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

Poetry Threat

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Monday

National

San Francisco Proposes Statue Honoring Slain Gay Official

Twenty-five years after former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk is murdered, some city officials raise money to place a sculpture of him in City Hall. Milk, California's first openly gay elected official, was killed a year after being elected. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

San Francisco Proposes Statue Honoring Slain Gay Official

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Sunday