Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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U.S.
Appeals court hears California marriage equality case
December 7, 2010The effort to overturn Prop. 8, California's ballot initiative barring same-sex marriage, reached a new milestone Dec. 6 on its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, as a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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U.S.
Supreme Court hears case for Calif. prisoners’ rights
December 1, 2010The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Nov. 30 in the long legal battle over the rights of California prison inmates to decent health care.
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Labor
Workers fight back vs. wage theft
November 19, 2010Low wage workers and their supporters gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Nov. 18 to mark the National Day of Action Against Wage Theft.
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U.S.
Riders say, give us back our buses!
November 12, 2010Alameda and Contra Costa counties facing a $56 million budget shortfall have cut service but riders say no way!
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U.S.
KPFA workers fight sudden layoffs
November 9, 2010Pacifica management recently laid off the entire staff of the station's highly popular Morning Show, which airs weekdays from 7 to 9 a.m. at 94.1 FM.
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U.S.
California ballot measures: ecology wins, marijuana loses
November 4, 2010Voters returned decidely mixed results from the nine propositions on the Nov. 2 ballot.
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U.S.
Fight brews over state child care funds
November 1, 2010Parents, child care providers and Democratic state legislators are waging a dramatic battle to reverse one of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's most controversial line item vetoes.
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U.S.
Rally demands justice in Oscar Grant murder case
October 26, 2010Hundreds of union and community supporters of justice for Grant rallied outside City Hall Oct. 23, to demand the maximum sentence for Grant's killer, Johannes Mehserle.
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