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Cannabis News Roundup: April 19, 2013

Steven Short — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:19:11 +0000

“Governor Gavin” calls for end to Drug War… News from Washington… Happy 4/20… and more!

(CA Dem.Conv.) // “Governor Gavin” Newsom outlined some of his accomplishments last weekend while he was at the helm of the California ship of state, filling in while Governor Jerry Brown was in China. He jokes that his gubernatorial library is being built in the back of a cannabis dispensary in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury.

Valentine's Day Anniversary: A 55-year love story

Eric Jansen — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:49:38 +0000

Tonight at 7, Out in the Bay honors one of San Francisco's favorite couples -- pioneering activists Phyllis Lyon and the late Del Martin. They co-founded the nation's first lesbian political organization, the Daughters of Bilitis, in 1955. They were together more than 55 years before they could legally wed, as the first same-sex couple to marry in San Francisco City Hall.

StoryCorps: A monumental wedding

Lisa Ratner — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:12:56 +0000

Phyllis Lyon was the founder of the first lesbian rights organization in the United States, Daughters of Bilitis, in 1955.

Connecting the Dots: Top News Stories for Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Emily Gadek — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:39:17 +0000

(Mercury News) // Chefs across California are squeezing in extra foie gras on their menus and drawing the ire of animal rights groups. A statewide ban on the staple French cuisine made from fattened duck liver goes into effect July 1. The ban was passed back in 2004 to put an end to what some consider the inhumane treatment of ducks raised for the delicacy…

Connecting the Dots: Top News Stories for Thursday, April 19

Fatima Duran — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:38:53 +0000

California's clean-technology investment is growing, according to a report released today by SF-based nonprofit Next 10, a nonprofit promoting awareness around the environment, technology, and the economy. From 2010 to 2011, investment rose 24% to $3.5 billion, and while Next 10 says this was a significant boost to the state's financial recovery, some economists say the clean-tech industry is still a small sector of California's overall economy...