Mayors From NYC to Los Angeles Back Same-Sex Marriage – Bloomberg

In an article I read in Bloomberg news today, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles stated: “The more support we build in our cities and states, the stronger case we can make for extending the freedom to marry to loving couples no matter where they live.”  Same-sex marriage is illegal under California law. “Law-abiding, tax-paying [...]

No jail time for California father who threw son off boat

I previously wrote about the California dad who threw his son off of a tour boat in August 2011 and was arrested for child endangerment.  See the post here.  He was convicted of child endangerment and was sentenced to 3 years probation, 1 year in a child abusers treatment program and 180 days in a [...]

American Canyon School Leads Nation In Being Environmentally Friendly « CBS San Francisco

American Canyon High has become the nation’s first school to be certified as a “green school” by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS). The school has a geo-thermal system to keep the temperature constant. It has a newly built one megawatt photovoltaic system. In addition, Wi-Fi runs throughout the entire school so students can [...]

San Francisco’s New Sheriff Faces Domestic Violence Charges

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, 50, faces one count each of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness for a New Years Eve incident with his wife as reported by a neighbor.  Sheriff Mirkarimi is the newly elected sheriff of San Franciso. “No one is above the law,” Gascón said. “Whether this was the elected [...]