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“Julie Christensen has impressed me with her character and sense of civic purpose,” Feinstein said in a statement. “I believe she will bring to the Board of Supervisors a commitment to improving the quality of life and neighborhood character in District 3, as well as neighborhoods throughout San Francisco,” Feinstein said. The supervisor showed the senator the Navigation Center, a new homeless shelter in the Mission that allows people on the streets to move in with all of their belongings and provides them a variety of support services. Читать дальше...

A lawsuit that threatens Uber’s business model gained significant momentum on Tuesday when a federal judge granted it class-action status. U.S. District Judge Edwin Chen ruled that California drivers seeking to be reclassified as employees could proceed as a class-action case, with some limits. Employee status could require Uber to pay unemployment, workers’ compensation, minimum wage and overtime, as well as give the drivers the right to unionize. “The mountain of evidence we submitted to the court ... Читать дальше...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday that raises the fee for filing ballot initiatives from $200 to $2,000 in an effort to discourage what has become a plethora of over-the-top measures in recent years. The $200 filing fee, unchanged since 1943, has been too small of a price to pay for satirists and cranks intent on using the initiative process for making outrageous statements. A Southern California woman countered with the “Intolerant Jackass Act,” requiring people who propose measures to murder... Читать дальше...

Obama paid a surprise visit Tuesday to Snow City Cafe, a hopping brunch spot in downtown Anchorage with a bit of hipster flair. Dressed down in a casual coat and sunglasses, he strolled past throngs of cheering crowds into the cafe, where it took just a few seconds for the cinnamon rolls to catch his eye. Obama may have worked up an appetite on the hike because, a few hours later, his motorcade pulled up to Sweet Darlings, a candy and ice cream shop in Seward.

The parents and brother of a woman gunned down on San Francisco’s waterfront in July, allegedly by an immigrant facing deportation, said Tuesday they were ready to go to court to force the city and federal government to take steps to prevent a repeat of the tragedy. Jim Steinle and his wife, Liz Sullivan, of Livermore joined their son Brad Steinle on the steps of San Francisco City Hall as their attorneys announced they had filed legal claims in advance of expected lawsuits against... Читать дальше...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. on Tuesday asked state regulators for permission to collect an extra $2.7 billion from its customers over the course of three years, using the money for technology upgrades and improved disaster response. If the California Public Utilities Commission approves it, monthly bills for a typical PG&E residential customer would rise about $4 in 2017. California utilities regularly file three-year revenue requests, formally known as general rate cases, with the commission. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Republican is conceding that his party will have to await the next president before it can cut off federal funds that go to Planned Parenthood, prompting heated rebuffs from conservatives. "Senate leadership first told us we needed the majority before we could act on conservative principles," said Phil Novack, spokesman for Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a presidential candidate who this summer accused McConnell of lying. The GOP effort to block Planned Parenthood's funds was triggered by videos... Читать дальше...

Through much of their history, Sunni and Shia Muslims have lived peacefully together in countries like Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. But since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, sectarian conflict has escalated in the region. Here in the Bay Area,  around 7...

The church as therapy for African Americans, the sushi mosque, and local musician Tia Carroll.

NEW YORK — Caroline Wozniacki crashed John Isner’s post-match news conference, needling her good friend for arriving late to his interview session and delaying the start of hers. The fourth-seeded Wozniacki was in quite a hurry Tuesday, when she needed just 67 minutes to win at the U.S. Open against an opponent making her Grand Slam debut. Sixth-seeded Lucie Safarova, who pushed Williams to three sets in the French Open final, was upset by 37th-ranked Lesia Tsurenko earlier Tuesday. Just four seeded women lost in the first round last year. Читать дальше...

Hands are clapping, children are bobbing their heads and most of the elders are wearing their finest hats and polished shoes at the New Revelation Community Church. Reverend Donna Allen leads a sermon.“And this notion of law enforcement interacting w...

The Dock in Oakland In addition to today’s earlier announcement of Barbacco naming Miguel Peffer as the restaurant’s new chef de cuisine, we have some East Bay restaurant staffing news to report as well. The Dock/Beer Shed’s new chef de cuisine: Geoff Davis Photo courtesy of The Dock Geoff Davis, who came on board as part of the opening team at James Syhabout’s The Dock in Oakland, has been tapped to serve as the new chef de cuisine for both The Dock and the Beer Shed. Davis replaces opening chef Raiden Brenner. Читать дальше...

Strawberry Music Festival returns to Tuolumne The Strawberry Music Festival returns to Tuolumne County for Labor Day weekend with a rich menu of music, food and other activities to make the drive to Grass Valley worthwhile as well as beautiful. Other features include a kids’ program, yoga, late-night programming, Westside Amphitheatre performances, Hog Ranch radio broadcasts throughout the festival, historical and nature presentations, dance and movement workshops, music workshops, and more. Strawberry Music Festival... Читать дальше...

Police in helicopters, with dogs and armed with rifles were conducting a massive manhunt in northern Illinois on Tuesday after an officer was fatally shot while pursuing a group of men. Police and other law enforcement officials, some of them in military-style camouflage, were seen taking up positions on rooftops and along railroad tracks, scanning the terrain with rifle scopes and binoculars. Nearby Grant Community High School was placed on lockdown with children and staff instructed to say hidden and away from windows... Читать дальше...

Streaming Amazon tries offline video Amazon will let members of its $99 annual Prime loyalty program download some shows and movies on its streaming video service to watch offline, or when there is no Internet connection available, for free. To watch the content, users can download the Amazon Video app for iOS or Android. Users will be able to download shows... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Californians who had their student loans forgiven after the collapse of Corinthian Colleges this year could get a state income tax break. Senators on Tuesday unanimously approved excluding the forgiven debt from the students' gross income, allowing them to avoid paying income tax on the debt.

Standing in front of a gravelly creek bed, he said that when glaciers retreat, the water runs down and raises sea levels, altering the flora and fauna of the park. On the second day of a trip devoted to highlighting the effects of climate change, the president traveled here by helicopter from Anchorage and went on to take a short hike up to the face of Exit Glacier, a massive 2-mile-long ice block that flows down from the larger Harding Icefield. “Climate change is the primary driver for the retreat,” said Deborah Kurtz... Читать дальше...

Wanda Jackson is the queen of rockabilly and one of the greatest American pop musicians of all time. [...] if she’s worn the crown for a few decades, it’s because she continues to earn it, over and over again. The Oklahoma native grew up listening to music by greats such as Bob Wills and Tex Williams, and got a radio gig after winning a talent contest. [...] Jackson’s career took off in the next decade and she hasn’t looked back since — except, of course, in song. Jackson plays the Swedish American Hall on Saturday, Sept. Читать дальше...

Dear Donald Trump: Just two days after the Sept. 16 CNN presidential debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California Republicans will hold their statewide convention in Anaheim — next to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” We think it’s a perfect opportunity for you to meet the California media and make some new friends — especially since most of these Republican presidential candidates only come to this great state when they want to pick up cash. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is already scheduled to keynote the Saturday dinner... Читать дальше...

Domestic automakers reported surprisingly strong results on Tuesday for August sales in the United States, defying analysts’ expectations of losses in a month that had turmoil in the stock markets and a calendar quirk that had been expected to depress sales. Ford and Fiat Chrysler reported unexpected gains, while General Motors fell slightly but avoided the larger loss that analysts had predicted. Ford reported that sales increased 5 percent for the month, compared with the period a year ago... Читать дальше...

Ian Rogers, the music executive at Apple who stunned the industry last week with news of his departure, has revealed his new job: chief digital officer at LVMH, whose brands include Louis Vuitton and Moët & Chandon. Rogers, 43, was in charge of the radio portion of Apple’s new streaming service, Apple Music, which includes its online radio station, Beats 1. In 2013, Apple hired Paul Deneve, CEO of Yves Saint Laurent, to become vice president of special projects, and later that year it stunned the fashion world by naming Angela Ahrendts... Читать дальше...

Mississippi State University officials previously said they'd file misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges against Phu-Qui Cong "Bill" Nguyen of Madison. School spokesman Sid Salter said the freshman withdrew from the university and campus police officers took him to a medical facility in Jackson. Salter said the school wants to improve its ability to put out text messaging alerts more quickly, find ways to further train students and employees how to respond and make it easier to lock classrooms and offices.

Services will be held on Sept. 19 for Rosario Anaya, the longtime leader of the Mission Language Vocational School in San Francisco, a former president of the city’s Board of Education, and for decades a vigorous advocate for the education of immigrants and their families. During her 42-year tenure, Ms. Anaya transformed the program that offered mainly English instruction for Latinos into a broader vocational training school for all immigrants, with classes in medical assisting, clerical skills and computer... Читать дальше...

Fire crews extinguished a vegetation fire that had been threatening structures in the Oakland hills Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The first reports of the blaze came in just after 3 p.m. The fire, which burned approximately three-quarters of an acre to an acre of vegetation across the street from Kimberlin Heights Drive, did not damage any homes or cause any injuries, said Battalion Chief Coy Justice of the Oakland Fire Department.