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| Jan.6 |
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Brown unveiled bust cast in his likeness |
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| Jan.7 |
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After 39 years, Willie leaving politics
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| Jan.8 |
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Gavin Newsom takes office as mayor| Wealthy businessman was inaugurated as San Francisco's youngest mayor in more than a century | |
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| Jan.10 |
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Newsom named woman as Fire Chief The new mayor named 39-year-old, 14-year department veteran Joanne Hayes-White, as city first woman fire chief
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City receives millions for homeland security |
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| Jan.11 |
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Newsom's spouse to co-host Court TV |
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New Fire Chief: Budget Crisis a Challenge |
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| Jan.13 |
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Mayor and DA meet, promise closer ties |
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| Jan.15 |
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Supervisors pressured into voting 9 cleaning crew members said a top official and supervisors pressured them into voting for Gavin Newsom for mayor
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| Jan.16 |
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Secretary of State to investigate election |
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| Jan.17 |
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First Female Fire Chief Takes Office |
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Newsom postponed speech to visit father |
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| Jan.18 |
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Mayor replaces police chief, names woman| Newsom announced he had replaced Alex Fagan with a 26-year veteran, Assistant Chief Heather Fong, 47 | |
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| Jan.19 |
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Newsom named Alioto-Pier as supervisor Mayor named Port Commissioner to replace him on the Board of Supervisors, where she will represent the city's 2nd district
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| Jan.22 |
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Drugs found in deputy director's pockets |
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| Jan.26 |
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Mayor swears in Alioto-Pier as supervisor |
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| Jan.27 |
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Newsom to seek higher taxes
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Campaign to crack unsolved murders |
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| Jan.30 |
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Mayor cut his salary by 15%
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Demands for oversight of hip-hop parties
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| Feb.3 |
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Mayor to create credit for working poor |
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| Feb.4 |
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Mayor convened 'Homelessness Cabinet' |
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| Feb.5 |
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Mayor visits homicide scenes |
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Former SFPD chief wants millions from city Earl Sanders says the city violated his rights during the investigation into a street brawl involving 3 cops
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| Feb.6 |
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SFPD Deputy Chief 'Factually Innocent'
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| Feb.10 |
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Mayor wants allow gay marriage |
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| Feb.12 |
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City Gets More Homicide Cops |
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Officials perform first gay marriages In an open challenge to state law, city performed nearly 100 same-sex weddings
| A lesbian couple who have been together 5 decades were the first to marry, followed by 89 couples. The gays and lesbians who had expected to be refused wedding licenses were instead married under the ornate City Hall rotunda. Mayor Newsom argues that state law defining marriage as between a man and a woman amounts to unconstitutional discrimination
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City plans to marry more gay couples |
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| Feb.15 |
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Some Same-Sex Couples Turned Away
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| Feb.16 |
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Gay weddings continue |
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Another 825 same-sex marriage licenses
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| Feb.19 |
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Shakeup in SFPD command staff 2 out of 4 deputy chiefs and several high-ranking commanders departed
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City sues state over gay marriages The city is challenging state prohibitions on same-sex marriages on constitutional grounds
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| Feb.20 |
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Protesters against gay marriage arrested
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Mayor officiated lesbian wedding |
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| Feb.21 |
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City gets $300,000 in gay-marriage fees |
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Mayor: no anxiety over gay marriages |
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| Feb.24 |
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Leaders call for an end to youth violence |
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Newsom to Bush: Don't blame us |
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| Feb.26 |
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Rosie O'Donnell weds longtime girlfriend| Former talk show host flew across the country to marry Kelli Carpenter taking a stand for gay civil rights | |
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| Feb.27 |
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Social Security won't accept SF licenses
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| Feb.28 |
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215 positions eliminated |
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Mayor looks forward for high court
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| Mar.1 |
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Mayor Gets Police Protection |
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| Mar.2 |
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Incompetence in Transportation Authority |
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| Mar.5 |
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City lawyers defend same-sex marriages |
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City Doesn't Need to Obey Unfair Laws |
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| Mar.6 |
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Mayor vetoing partial ban on demolishing |
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| Mar.9 |
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Son of gay marriage opponent marries |
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| Mar.12 |
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Gay couples left at altar
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10-Year Plan Council to end homelessness |
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| Mar.15 |
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Reporter, photographer removed |
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| Mar.18 |
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City asked court to resume gay marriages
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| Mar.19 |
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5 homeless people have sued city |
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| Mar.21 |
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Arrested Protesters Will be Prosecuted
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| Mar.28 |
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54% jump in payroll costs under Brown
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| Mar.29 |
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Mayor Should Address Fagan Arrest |
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Gonzalez to Quit Board of Supes
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| Mar.30 |
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Former SFPD chief Fagan Sr. retires Alex Fagan Sr. retired as the city's emergency services director as new details surfaced about his actions at an Arizona hotel
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| Mar.31 |
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Navy reaches deal with city
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| Apr.1 |
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Port director Doug Wong departs |
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Newsom has sold his $1.7 million holdings |
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| Apr.4 |
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$900,000 award to aid homeless |
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| Apr.7 |
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Public finance director to direct port |
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| Apr.8 |
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New fire commissioners |
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| Apr.12 |
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Vet named department's first female chief Acting Police Chief Heather Fong got the official job. She has been with the department 26 years
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| Apr.16 |
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SFPD to Retire Number of Slain Officer
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| Apr.17 |
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Names of Newly Wedded Gays For Sale
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| Apr.20 |
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Police officers denounce District Attorney A petition denounces Kamala Harris' decision not to seek the death penalty in the killing of an officer Espinoza
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| May.3 |
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Care not Cash initiative go into effect A shelter bed or a permanent room will be offered to a homeless person. The welfare check will be cut to as low as $59
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| May.12 |
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Police commission calling for changes
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| May.15 |
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Family Sues Police Over Man's Shooting
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| May.18 |
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Big housing bond measure introduced |
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| May.19 |
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Susan Leal named as of SFPUC director |
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| May.25 |
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Sups Back DA's Death Penalty Decision The Board passed a resolution backing the decision not to pursue the death penalty for an accused cop-killer
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Officers Investigated for Internet Porn Police and sheriff's departments are investigating the possible misconduct of 2 officers accused of x-rated performances
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| Jul.1 |
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10-years plan to eliminate homelessness
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| Jul.12 |
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Tenants rallied for rent board reforms |
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| Jul.15 |
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Brown to run for insurance commissioner Former Mayor filed paperwork to run for state insurance commissioner in 2006
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| Jul.19 |
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Strip club doors in D.A. probe Kamala Harris convened a big interdepartmental sit-down to talk about allegations of prostitution in strip clubs
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| Jul.29 |
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City affirmative actions violates state ban
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| Aug.5 |
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Newsom appoints aide to Board of Supes |
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| Aug.6 |
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Mayor signed a $5 billion city budget |
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| Aug.12 |
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Calif. Supreme Court voids gay marriages| The Court voided the nearly 4,000 marriages and ruled unanimously that the San Francisco mayor overstepped his authority | |
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| Aug.13 |
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Newsom orders audit of grants |
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| Aug.15 |
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Concerns About ‘Dream Schools’ Members of Board of Education have raised concerns the schools are not serving all children in the Bayview-Hunter’s Point
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| Oct.2 |
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Mayor Cancels Pitch Because of Strike
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| Oct.5 |
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Health Dept. Cancels Flu Shot Clinics |
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| Oct.21 |
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Newsom Gives First State of City Address |
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| Oct.24 |
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Mayor Seeks Cooling-Off in Hotel Dispute Newsom has asked labor leaders and 14 hotels for a 90-day cooling-off period in their contract dispute
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| Oct.25 |
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Mayor vows to join pickets to end lockout Gavin Newsom calsl for a boycott of the 14 facilities and urge other mayors to play hardball with the properties' owners
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| Oct.28 |
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Hotels blast mayor's actions in dispute |
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| Nov.3 |
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Mayor Warns About Layoffs |
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| Nov.4 |
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Former police chief Hongisto dies Richard Hongisto servedthe city in a variety of roles including a brief stint as police chief. He was 67
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| Nov.13 |
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Measure to consider school traffic safety |
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Schools Chief Receives Raise to $250,000
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| Nov.20 |
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City proposes fee for grocery sacks
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| Dec.9 |
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Newsom: 'State of Homelessness' Address
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| Dec.12 |
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