The Science Behind the Prop 8 Ruling
Gay Couples and Straight Couples are Fundamentally the Same -- but How Can we be Sure? by Matt Baume; published in conjunction with Spot.Us For all the emotion surrounding gay couples' freedom to marry, there's a remarkable dispassion to Judge Vaughn Walker's landmark ruling that Proposition 8 is fundamentally unconstitutional. In his sweeping decision, Walker went one-by-one through the arguments of the Prop 8 proponents, shooting down each one in...
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City Without Water: Muni Has Last Chance to Rescue San Francisco's Largest Watershed
Two men fished off the end of a pier at sunset on Saturday evening, their view framed by Sutro Tower, downtown highrises, and a rusting Bayview warehouse. Just a few feet away, a large yellow sign over the water, warning "Underground Sewer Crossing," served as a perch for gulls. The T-Third Muni Metro clattered across a grooved metal bridge over the water, and on the opposite bank, some kids skateboarded...
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