Showing posts with label San Francisco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Francisco. Show all posts
Thursday, January 05, 2017
Sunday, August 25, 2013
State of Emergency in San Francisco as Huge Wildfire Moves into Yosemite
A huge wildfire raging on the western boundary of Yosemite National Park was gaining strength on Saturday and led California's governor, Jerry Brown, to declare a state of emergency 150 miles away in San Francisco. Officials fear the blaze could threaten the city's water and power supply.
The week-long fire on the slopes of the western Sierra Nevada mountains is burning across nearly 200 sq miles, threatens 5,500 homes and could push deeper into Yosemite – one of the country's most treasured national parks as well as one of California's most popular tourist destinations. » | Edward Helmore in New York | Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
SIOUX CITY JOURNAL: SAN FRANCISCO | San Francisco leaders have denounced a series of what they call anti-Islamic advertisements that began appearing on 10 city buses on Monday, calling them racist and offensive.
At least one of the ads contains a quote attributed to the militant Islamic group Hamas that reads: "Killing Jews is worship that brings us closer to Allah."
Mayor Ed Lee, District Attorney George Gascon and other elected officials joined Arab and Muslim community leaders to publicly condemn the ads on Monday.
"These offensive ads serve no purpose than to denigrate our city's Arab and Muslim communities," Gascon said. » | Associated Press | Friday, March 15, 2013
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
BUSINESS INSIDER: Anti-Islam ads appeared on 10 public buses in San Francisco on Monday, showing "inflammatory quotes by Islamic fundamentalists" accompanied by "an anonymous terrorist," according to Transportation Nation.
The ads are paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, whose executive director, Pamela Geller, told the New York Observer in December, "I refuse to abridge my free speech so as to appease savages." » | Alex Davies | Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Thursday, January 14, 2010
THE ECONOMIST: A vital case gets under way in California
LOS ANGELES – THE venue, gay-friendly San Francisco, is a predictable one for a legal challenge that may lead to the legalisation of gay marriage in America. But that hardly detracts from the drama of the trial of Perry v Schwarzenegger, which began on January 11th. Pitting two gay couples (including Kristin Perry) against the state of California (represented by its governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger), it is a federal review of whether Proposition 8, a Californian voter initiative of 2008 that outlawed gay marriage in the state, is constitutional.
Whatever the outcome, the case is likely to end up in the Supreme Court. But first the trial will do two things: it will establish for the first time a body of expert evidence which appellate courts can use to evaluate claims by supporters and opponents of gay marriage. And it will blur the existing partisan divide on the issue between conservatives and liberals.
This is thanks to the unusual pairing of lawyers who are arguing in favour of gay marriage for the plaintiffs. David Boies, a well-known liberal who acted for Al Gore in his 2000 court fight against George Bush over the presidency, is an unsurprising choice. But his partner, Theodore Olson, is a prominent conservative and was Mr Boies’s courtroom adversary in 2000. Now he has teamed up with Mr Boies to argue for legalising gay marriage based on what he considers an arch-conservative interpretation of the constitution. >>> | Thursday, January 14, 2010
LE FIGARO: La légalité d'un référendum ayant banni les unions homosexuelles est en jeu devant la Cour suprême de l'État.
Un procès, dont l'objectif est de prouver l'inconstitutionnalité de l'interdiction pour les personnes du même sexe de se marier civilement en Californie, s'est ouvert cette semaine devant un tribunal fédéral de San Francisco. L'objet du litige entre militants pro et anti mariage gay est la Proposition 8. Adoptée par 52% des électeurs en novembre 2008, cette loi stipule que «seul le mariage entre un homme et une femme est valide ou reconnu en Californie».
Au moment du passage de la mesure, désormais inscrite dans la Constitution californienne, quelque 4.000 couples homosexuels avaient déjà profité d'une décision adverse et antérieure de la Cour suprême pour légaliser leur union devant le maire. La loi n'étant pas rétroactive, ces mariages n'ont pas été invalidés, même si, un an plus tard, la même Cour suprême revenait sur sa décision pour valider la victoire de la Proposition 8. Un manège judiciaire qui donne le tournis aux Californiens.
Présidé par le juge fédéral Vaughn Walker, le procès pourrait mettre un terme au débat houleux qui n'en finit pas de refaire surface depuis que, un jour de février 2004, le maire de San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, décida, pour la première fois dans l'histoire des États-Unis, de marier tous les couples gays qui se présenteraient sur les marches de son hôtel de ville. À moins que le cas n'atterrisse en appel devant les juges de la Cour suprême des États-Unis à Washington, ce qui est probable. Ténors du barreau >>> Armelle Vincent, à Los Angeles | Jeudi 14 Janvier 2010
LE FIGARO: USA : l'opinion se convertit peu à peu au mariage gay : Alors que se multiplient les initiatives locales, un sondage révèle que désormais 49 % des Américains ne sont plus opposés aux unions entre personnes du même sexe. >>> À New York, Adèle Smith | Vendredi 01 Mai 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
CBS5.COM: San Francisco – The Bay Area Chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America will launch a bus ad campaign in San Francisco on today to encourage people to break stereotypes about Muslims.
People can expect to see the hot line (877) WHY-ISLAM and the Web site www.whyislam.org on the sides of more than 140 buses because the ICNA wants to make a point.
"This is our complaint: We want to give the right picture of Islam. It is not about terrorism. It is about peace,'' ICNA representative Mariam Chan said.
Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. eastern time, anyone can call the hot line with questions about Islam. The Web site also offers free brochures. Chan said a common misconception is that Muslims are terrorists.
"If one Muslim person is not right, don't blame Islam from the few number of presentations,'' Chan said. "So many Christians have problems. You would not say it's allowed in Christianity.''
The campaign is a national educational outreach program. The ICNA has also paid for billboards and other bus ads throughout the country to encourage a more authentic point of view on the faith.
The kick-off will take place near Justin Herman Plaza at 77 Steuart Street in San Francisco at 11 a.m. [Source: CBS5.com] Thursday, February 19, 2009
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Saturday, April 12, 2008
BBC: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has said remarks about "bitter" working-class people "clinging to guns or religion" were ill-chosen.
After a storm of criticism from his rivals, Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, Mr Obama said he "didn't say it as well as I should have".
He made the contentious remarks at a fundraiser in San Francisco on Sunday.
The Illinois senator is ahead of Mrs Clinton in terms of delegates won in the Democratic primaries so far.
Mrs Clinton is hoping to reduce his lead when Pennsylvania holds its key primary election on 22 April.
However, the majority of polls published last week suggested Mrs Clinton's lead in the state had narrowed to the low single digits.
'Out of touch'
Mr Obama was accused of taking a condescending view of small-town voters after he was filmed at the private fundraising gathering last weekend, during which he said he understood why residents of some hard-pressed communities grew angry.
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them," he said.
"And it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations," he added. Obama Rues “Bitter” Voter Remark >>> | April 12, 2008
THE SUNDAY TIMES:
Barack Obama 'Belittles' Small Town America: Obama, the “arrogant elitist, with little feeling for ordinary voters”? By Tim Shipman in Washington | April 13, 2008
‘Terrorist’ link puts Barack Obama under fire: Another dubious contact is dogging the Democrat hopeful | April 13, 2008
SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL:
Obama’s Mask Slips >>> By William Kristol | April 14, 2008
SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL:
Blue-Collar Distrust of Obama in the Rust Belt >>> By Cordula Meyer in Reading, Pennsylvania | April 14, 2008
REUTERS:
Obama Defends "Bitter" Remarks as McCain Attacks >>> | April 14, 2008
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