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San Francisco, Calif.

WWII internment ruling will impact Prop. 8 judgment

By Greg ZemanThe Guardsman Testimony in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case that will decide the fate of California’s Proposition 8 – which defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman – has ended. Closing statements will be heard when proceedings begin

City College foundation to control accounts

By Don ClydeThe Guardsman As City College is transferring foundation assets, records and accounts to The Foundation of City College, administrators are demanding a return of millions of faculty and department donated funds and are seeking a shift in the foundation’s priorities toward preventing class cuts and supporting student

Three nabbed in Rosenberg Library sting

By Liska KoenigThe Guardsman Plainclothes police officers arrested two adult City College students in connection with the recent wave of thefts in the Rosenberg Library. A third suspect was also detained, but then released pending further investigation, according to a San Francisco City College Police Department press release. Joshua Jetton

Mandatory local hiring to provide more jobs

By Fleur BaileyThe Guardsman In an effort to lower the unemployment rate, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is taking steps to implement mandatory local hiring to provide extra jobs for city residents and strengthen the local economy. Supervisor John Avalos requested that the city attorney draft an ordinance to

Proposed cuts will diminish opportunities

By William ChamberlinThe Guardsman Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a $10 million cut from the Extended Opportunities Programs and Services budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, leaving those in need with even fewer resources. During a time when everyone is looking for help and the needy are worse off than usual,

Commercial internet — epic fail for Web equality

By Tania CervantesThe Guardsman Unlike print, television or radio, the Internet has remained quite open, giving small companies the opportunity to grow and allowing users to have full control over most Web site access. It is the media outlet that allows people to obtain information at any given time, and

Corporations just bought your vote

The Guardsman Staff The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Jan. 21 to allow corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money to develop their own political campaign materials. The decision in the case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, does not influence laws that prohibit direct contributions