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Probation officers back S.F. mayor on sanctuary

Oct. 22, 2009
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has an important ally in ignoring the Board of Supervisors' new changes to the city's sanctuary city law: the probation officers who determine whether an arrested youth should be turned over to federal authorities for possible...
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A California mayor whose garment bag was swiped during a visit to San Francisco received a gift basket from that city's mayor as a means of mending ties.
S.F. moves to change illegal alien policy

S.F. moves to change illegal alien policy

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- San Francisco officials are moving closer to amending the California city's controversial "sanctuary city" policy for illegal immigrants, observers say.
San Fran's mayor, wife expecting child

San Fran's mayor, wife expecting child

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his wife, actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are expecting their first child, his office said Wednesday.

San Francisco policy on immigrants probed

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said Friday he will cooperate with a federal investigation into his city's sanctuary policy on undocumented aliens.

San Francisco may offer street yoga

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is attempting to find a way to close a major stretch of roadway to allow residents to do yoga in a wide open space.

Gavin Newsom may run for Calif. governor

SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom may run for governor of California in 2010 with a campaign embracing same-sex marriage and universal healthcare.

Managers' union does not endorse Newsom

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A union representing managers and department heads in San Francisco city government has decided to withhold its endorsement from Mayor Gavin Newsom.

San Francisco mayor admits affair

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom acknowledged Thursday that he had an affair with the wife of his campaign manager.

San Francisco cops rocked by video scandal

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Homemade racist videotapes circulating among the San Francisco Police Department have led to suspensions and prosecution could follow, the mayor has warned.

Mayor says S.F. will continue gay nuptials

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Gay marriages will continue in San Francisco for the time being following separate Tuesday court hearings in which two judges declined to rule.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler