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  • Cal Sports Coors Light billboard
  • A measure to ban alcohol billboards near Richmond schools is expected to pass, but not everyone thinks it will deter teens from drinking.
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richmond, alcohol, laws, east bay news, lyanne melendez
  • Rihanna.
  • Thai authorities have arrested a bar owner in connection with a lewd sex show mentioned in racy tweets by pop star Rihanna.
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celebrity, music, twitter, instagram, animal, laws, entertainment
  • California Gov. Jerry Brown signs legislative bill AB639 that will ask voters to repurpose $600 million of existing veterans housing bonds for use in building veteran housing Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, in San Diego.
  • Gov. Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed sex abuse victims who are now barred by the statute of limitations to file lawsuits.
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  • Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles are closing after voters approved significant restrictions on pot shops.
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los angeles, southern california, drugs, marijuana, laws, california news
  • limousine parked inside
  • There are some limousine businesses who are unhappy with the new safety bill Gov. Brown signed into law.
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jerry brown, state capitol, sacramento, laws, bills, news
  • Oakland As check
  • A judge dismissed a lawsuit by the city of SJ that accuses the MLB of preventing the Oakland A's from moving to the South Bay.
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oakland athletics, san jose, lawsuit, MLB, laws, mlb
  • Brown warns of school cuts if taxes rejected
  • Gov. Brown has vetoed a bill that would have banned future sales of most semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines.
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jerry brown, guns, laws, shooting, senate, democrats, republicans, mental health, california news
  • In this Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 file picture, anti-abortion and pro-choice activists stand next to each other in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington during a rally on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
  • A new CA bill will allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion.
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sacramento, jerry brown, laws, abortion, women's health, planned parenthood, politics
  • Oakland As check
  • The latest fight over a proposal to move the Oakland A's to the South Bay played out in a San Jose courtroom Friday.
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oakland athletics, san jose, lawsuit, MLB, laws, sports
  • Oakland As check
  • The city of San Jose faced off against Major League Baseball in court Friday to bring the Oakland Athletics to the South Bay.
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oakland athletics, san jose, lawsuit, MLB, laws, mlb, david louie
  • State reaches out to Latinos to get health insurance
  • Over 5 million Californians currently have no insurance so state volunteers are trying to educate them about their choices.
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obamacare, health care, health insurance, laws, immigration, news
  • revenge porn
  • Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a law that makes it illegal for people to post naked pictures of their exes after bitter breakups.
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sacramento, laws, internet, politics
  • Consumer Reports offers tool to help pick health care
  • Consumer Reports finds most people are confused about how the new health care law affects them.
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  • Double parking in San Francisco.
  • People who live, work or visit in San Francisco know the streets can be very congested due to double-parked cars.
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  • Double parking in San Francisco.
  • People who live, work or visit in San Francisco know the streets can be very congested due to double-parked cars.
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san francisco board of supervisors, MTA, traffic, parking, laws, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • While the jobless rate has fallen into single digits in parts of the Bay Area, it's still in double digits in some palces, like East Palo Alto.
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facebook, twitter, internet, social media, jerry brown, laws, politics video
  • A first-of-its-kind law in California aims to protect minors by giving them the option to "erase" regrettable things they post on the internet.
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facebook, twitter, internet, social media, jerry brown, laws, politics, nannette miranda
  • The Oakland City Council is expected to adopt an ordinance banning potentially dangerous objects at demonstrations.
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oakland, protest, violence, restaurants, trayvon martin, george zimmerman, laws, east bay news
  • George Zimmerman in court
  • George Zimmerman's wife has called police to her father's house, saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer threatened her with a gun.
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george zimmerman, laws, guns, trayvon martin, national/world
  • Lisa Bautistas grandmother
  • If you have a sick relative, the law might be about to change dramatically to allow you more time to care for them.
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sacramento, state capitol, jerry brown, laws, politics video
  • Lisa Bautistas grandmother
  • If you have a sick relative, the law might be about to change dramatically to allow you more time to care for them.
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sacramento, laws, jerry brown, state capitol, politics, nannette miranda
  • California lawmakers consider changing drug laws
  • California lawmakers are looking at ways to change the state's drug laws.
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sacramento, crime, drugs, laws, prison, politics video
  • California lawmakers are looking at ways to change the states drug laws. The goal is to keep lesser offenders from clogging up the courts and the prisons.
  • California lawmakers are looking at ways to change the state's drug laws.
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sacramento, crime, drugs, laws, prison, politics, nannette miranda
  • Billboards near the California-Mexico border
  • Lawmakers in Sacramento are trying to outlaw scams that promise legalization for a price.
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sacramento, laws, immigration, scam, state capitol, politics, nannette miranda
  • An ABC 7 I-Team investigation is getting results for residents of the states assisted living facilities.
  • After the I-Team uncovered issues in Santa Clara Co., Gov. Brown has signed a bill into law protecting the rights of conservatees.
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santa clara county, seniors, jerry brown, bills, laws, i-team
  • A Bay Area father who lost two children when they were killed by an impaired driver is now fighting to change California law.
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lawsuit, prescription drug, laws, politics, nannette miranda
  • A Bay Area father who lost two children when they were killed by an impaired driver is now fighting to change California law.
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  • Actress Halle Barry.
  • Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner urged California lawmakers to support legislation for protection against paparazzi.
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  • Actress Halle Barry.
  • Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner urged California lawmakers to support legislation for protection against paparazzi.
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celebrity, laws, sacramento, state capitol, children, politics
  • President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month.
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  • Residents in Oakland are helping police crack-down on some big-time litter bugs.
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  • Russian soldiers confront a gay rights supporter.
  • A protest was held at the Russian Consulate to draw attention to hostility toward gays living in Russia.
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  • Russian soldiers confront a gay rights supporter.
  • A protest was in front of the Russian Consulate to draw attention to hostility toward gays living in Russia.
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  • A BART train at a station.
  • With another BART strike on the horizon, one state senator is considering a law to make transit strikes illegal.
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  • A BART train at a station.
  • With another BART strike on the horizon, one state senator is considering a law to make transit strikes illegal.
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BART strike, BART, unions, strike, traffic, transportation, ed lee, laws, new york, muni, sacramento, news
  • This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, on Sunday, June 9, 2013
  • A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden says the National Security Agency leaker has received asylum in Russia for one year.
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NSA, laws, microsoft, eric holder, internet, news
  • Transgender high school student Ashton Lee
  • A 16-year-old is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill that he says would make school better for him and other transgender students.
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children, lgbt, laws, jerry brown, california news, nannette miranda
  • Transgender high school student Ashton Lee
  • A 16-year-old is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill that he says would make school better for him and other transgender students.
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children, lgbt, laws, jerry brown, politics video
  • San Francisco Supervisors Jane Kim and John Avalos want aerial advertising over the city banned permanently, citywide.
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america's cup, laws, news
  • Consumer groups are worried about fraud as California starts hiring for the Affordable Care Act.
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health care, fraud, identity theft, laws, news
  • San Francisco park
  • San Francisco parks and plazas are getting a high-tech upgrade with the help of Google.
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google, san francisco board of supervisors, laws, dolores park, civic center, san francisco news, amy hollyfield
  • Parkgoers
  • San Francisco is often setting trends, but it is actually behind the curve when it comes to having a curfew for city parks.
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san francisco board of supervisors, laws, golden gate park, crime, homeless, dolores park, news
  • Parkgoers
  • San Francisco is often setting trends, but it is actually behind the curve when it comes to having a curfew for city parks.
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san francisco board of supervisors, laws, golden gate park, crime, homeless, dolores park, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • San Francisco Supervisors Jane Kim and John Avalos want aerial advertising over the city banned permanently, citywide.
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america's cup, laws, san francisco news, carolyn tyler
  • Restaurants fighting food trucks with food trucks
  • The booming food truck business in San Francisco is now facing new competition from brick-and-mortar restaurants.
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food, restaurants, san francisco board of supervisors, ed lee, laws, news
  • Restaurants fighting food trucks with food trucks
  • The booming food truck business in San Francisco is now facing new competition from brick-and-mortar restaurants.
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food, restaurants, san francisco board of supervisors, ed lee, laws, san francisco news, lilian kim
  • Consumer groups are worried about fraud as California starts hiring for the Affordable Care Act.
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health care, fraud, identity theft, laws, politics, nannette miranda
  • There was some emotional testimony at the State Capitol from a woman who lost loved ones in a crash.
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crash, laws, state capitol, sacramento, vallejo, toyota, lexus, CHP, politics video
  • There was some emotional testimony at the State Capitol from a woman who lost loved ones in a crash.
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crash, laws, state capitol, sacramento, vallejo, toyota, lexus, CHP, politics, nannette miranda
  • Gov. Jerry Brown signs sweeping education legislation
  • Gov. Brown has signed sweeping legislation that he hopes will help boost the academic achievement of disadvantaged students.
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children, laws, teachers, sacramento, jerry brown, news