I last saw him in person a year ago in San Francisco. He looked thin and drawn but, as always, he was in good spirits. I'd been on long hikes with Cockburn where he walked…
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NY POLICE COMMISSIONER Ray Kelly said gunman said he was Batman's enemy. Aurora, Colorado Movie Theater Shooter James Holmes, 24, dropped out from neuroscience PhD at University of Colorado in June. Holmes bought a movie…
This is a story about a man who is much more interesting than the hassle he's in. First, the man. You wouldn't guess looking at him that Tu Blujays is 63. He looks like the…
THE SANTA ROSA PRESS DEMOCRAT finally got around to mentioning the Brooktrails real estate/County tax hole issue last Friday, only about nine months after the problem surfaced. AVA readers began reading about the problem last…
Unattended birds usually don't ride the bus, but they got on the 33 that day. Muni's 33 Stanyan line gets you a better look, faster, at The City than all the tour lines put together.…
TOP TWO in California Primaries, June 2012: By the Numbers; High Rates of Invalid Ballots; Perverse Outcomes; Major Parties Dominate. Washington, DC, 6/13/2012 — On June 5, California held its first “top two” primary in…
THE LOCAL ANGLE: A Contra Costa County prosecutor who had rape charges against him dismissed last year has sued the state, the county (of Contra Costa) and the city of Martinez, claiming he was the…