Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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U.S.
More big cuts in Calif. budget
June 28, 2012After months of negotiation, California Governor Jerry Brown June 27 signed overall legislation for a general fund totaling $95.1 billion.
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U.S.
“We have made a way when there was no way”
June 22, 2012Juneteenth is increasingly becoming a festive day across the United States.
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U.S.
Oakland City Council OK’s plans for Army base
June 21, 2012The agreement with developers includes precedent-setting community benefits provisions to hire local workers and involve the community in ensuring compliance.
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U.S.
Parents occupy Oakland school to protest closures
June 19, 2012Parents and teachers occupying Lakeview Elementary School since June 15 say they plan to stay until the district agrees to keep their school and four others open, reversing its decision to close them as of the...
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Opinion
Union leader Avelino “Abba” Ramos dies at 78
June 13, 2012Avelino "Abba" Ramos, longtime leader in the ILWU, died in his sleep of Lewy body dementia, June 5, at Bali Bay Care Home in Richmond, Calif.
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U.S.
California takes another step toward marriage equality
June 6, 2012California took one more step on the road toward marriage equality this week.
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World
Spanish Civil War vets’ legacy continues
May 30, 2012The Spanish Civil War ended over 70 years ago. But families and supporters of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade have never stopped their fight to end wars and crimes against humanity.
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U.S.
Mariela Castro in San Francisco: Cuba moving toward LGBT equality
May 25, 2012Mariela Castro Espin told a standing-room-only crowd of the progress Cuba has made toward equal rights for its LGBT community.
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