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Divided court rejects Proposition 8
The 9th Circuit panel declares that California's gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional.Reporting from San Francisco and Los Angeles -- A federal appeals court has declared California's 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, concluding that the prohibition served no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians."
Oakland City Council votes against resolution to...
"I'm disappointed we couldn't give port customers the assurance that we value them and Oakland residents the assurance that we will protect them," said Councilmember Libby Schaaf, who co-sponsored the resolution.
Oakland police chief pleads for community to join...
The bloody tally of death and injury in the past week prompted Chief of Police Howard Jordan on Tuesday to say he is using extra patrols, partnerships with other law enforcement agencies and technology to combat the violence.
California ban on same-sex marriage ruled...
The voter-approved law is on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.
San Jose police auditor launches cable television...
The IPA Roadshow will appear at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on CreaTV's Silicon Valley Channel 30, which is available to Comcast customers in San Jose and Campbell.
Stanford on alert after two women are assaulted on...
Stanford University police are investigating back-to-back early-Sunday assaults in which one woman was tackled while walking on campus and another was attacked while sleeping in her dorm room bed.
Piedmont Measure A: Voters turn down sewer tax
City officials said it would have provided money to meet environmental mandates
California gay marriage ban struck down, appeals...
"Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples,"
California was ahead of the curve on gay marriage...
California's early granting of same-sex marriage licenses led to the backlash culminating in Proposition 8, banning the unions. Meanwhile, other states have passed the state by on the rights issue. California's turbulent relationship with gay marriage can be traced back eight years, almost to the day, when San Francisco abruptly began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. So many people ...
Appeals court reverses California gay marriage ban
A US federal appeals court struck down a California law that strips gays and lesbians of the right to marry in the latest round of America's long-running battle over same-sex marriage.
Appeals court rejects California's Proposition 8
A federal appeals court ruled against California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, arguing the ban unconstitutionally singles out gays and lesbians for discrimination.
California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is...
The decision on "Prop 8" by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is now expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Court overturns California gay marriage ban,...
SAN FRANCISCO - An appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the Supreme Court. Supporters of the ban said they would appeal the judgment, calling it "out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision." Their appeal is likely to keep gay marriage in the state on hold pending future ...
California's gay marriage ban nullified
In a historic ruling, but one that the judges insisted was narrow in scope, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday nullified California's ban on marriage for same-sex couples, finding "Proposition 8" amounted to a form of unconstitutional discrimination against a "disfavored" group.
We Forgive You, California
Today's 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that California's Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban, is unconstitutional "all but ensures" (according to The New York Times) that the case will go the Supreme Court, meaning it's leaving California and going national. All California judicial authority has said no to this thing, so now it's getting kicked upstairs to management. Which means at least ...

Colusa Farm Show will run Feb. 7-9; 40,000 visitors are expected
COLUSA — The 47th Colusa Farm Show runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 7-9, with free parking and free admission, 1303 10th St.
Colusa Councilman Kelleher won't seek second term
Colusa City Councilman Kirk Kelleher said Tuesday he will not seek a second term, and blasted the city's decision to hire an economic development consultant. He seemed to distance himself from the direction the city is taking."I have now served on...
Colusa County DA arrested, not booked on DUI
Colusa County District Attorney John Poyner said he will plead guilty to drunken driving and "take my punishment."Poyner was arrested by the California Highway Patrol about 10:20 p.m. Friday on Highway 20 between Williams and Colusa, just east of...
Falcated duck attracts bird-watchers to Colusa...
An import from Asia is drawing birders from across the country to Colusa County. This falcated duck is visiting the Colusa Wildlife Refuge. Birders view the male falcated duck – common in China – from the viewing platform at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, about 70 miles north of Sacramento.
Rare falcated duck has birders flocking to Central...
An import from Asia is drawing birders from across the country to Colusa County. A male falcated duck, a bird common to China where flocks have been heavily hunted, was first spotted at the Colusa Wildlife Refuge on Dec.
Bird-watchers go daffy for this wayward duck
An unusual visitor at the Colusa Wildlife Refuge has caught the nation's attention.Birders from all across the country and California have flocked to the refuge off Highway 20 to catch a glimpse of a male falcated duck, discovered Dec. 8.No one...
Colusa County stays - mostly - sober
The expected drunken-driving arrests often associated with the holidays amounted to just one in Colusa County over the Christmas weekend.Mario Garcia Rodriguez, 22, of Colusa, was arrested by Colusa police at 12:39 a.m. Christmas Day at Market and...
No charges yet in fatal Colusa County bomb attack
Colusa County District Attorney John Poyner has a little time to decide whether he will prosecute Paul Moore in connection with the death of Roberto Ayala.The Grimes man is accused of setting a bomb that killed Ayala near a rice field south of...
Checkpoints getting results: DUI arrests down in...
The reported drunken driving death of an Olivehurst man over the weekend came just days after state officials released new numbers showing DUI-related fatalities fell to an all-time low last year.Jesus Estrada-Vasquez's death has been "attributed"...
Colusa County animal shelter needs building...
The roof leaks from time to time, and space is becoming a premium."We average up to 100 dogs a month, which is a lot when you only have 14 dog (kennels)," said Colusa County Animal Control Officer Courtney Elliott.Elliott and her lone assistant,...
Plenty of holiday events through weekend in...
Christmas events this weekend include:Christmas Stroll - 5 to 9 p.m. today on Plumas Street in downtown Yuba City.Colusa's Annual Home Town Christmas - 5 to 9 p.m.today on Fifth, Sixth and Jay streets in downtown Colusa.City of Biggs Christmas...
Bio-fuel plant proposed in Colusa
Conversations with the governor's economic development advisers about a proposed bio-fuel plant in Colusa alarmed some city officials about what they thought could be potentially devastating air regulations coming toward the rice industry.But Paul...
Flooding issues dominate Colusa meeting on...
Colusa residents have had their share of flooded streets over the years.City signs dotted all over town warning of the inundated streets are as much of a tradition in a Colusa winter as Christmas, New Year's and Super Bowl parties.And while big...
Grain truck passenger gets killed in crash; driver...
COLUSA — The passenger in a big rig hauling two bottom-dump grain trailers died at Enloe Medical Center following a crash Nov.
Colusa County Farm Bureau saves rural lifestyle
The Colusa County Farm Bureau is not just for farmers anymore.In fact, if business owners and residents of the county want to preserve the rural lifestyle they chose to live in, Farm Bureau officials said Tuesday they should join the cause....
2 Colusa High band students to play Carnegie Hall
Colusa High School band director Mike Phenicie enjoyed playing a little Halloween trickery on Lupita Ramos.The next day he brought Ramos and Alexia Vargas the treat. The two juniors were informed they have been selected to play at Carnegie Hall in...
Maxwell woman acquitted of attempted murder on...
A Colusa County jury has acquitted a Maxwell woman of attempted murder.Amanda Lee Polit, accused of kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach, walked from the Colusa County Courthouse a free woman.Polit, 31, was accused of assaulting the wife of her...
Colusa youths take to the soccer field
Colusa County youth are loving soccer.More than 350 kids from Colusa to Arbuckle are getting a kick out of the new homegrown soccer league, which got under way about two weeks ago.Most of the kids are first-time league players, but about 100 youth...
Passengers escape burning Yuba-Sutter Transit bus...
A fire broke out in the rear of an occupied Yuba-Sutter Transit bus on Friday, displacing its five passengers and snarling traffic on Colusa Avenue for more than an hour.The driver had turned west onto Colusa from the Yuba Sutter Mall at around 5:18...
Colusa City Council gives city manager a pay raise
Colusa City Manager Jan McClintock has been given a bump in pay after the City Council gave her a unanimous vote of confidence.It is the first pay raise for the city manager since taking the position on Jan. 2, 2009.McClintock, who lives in Yuba...
4 goats donated to Lindhurst FFA after dog attacks
Four new goats are making the days for FFA students at Lindhurst High School more pleasant, where two dog attacks in recent weeks killed one goat and mauled another.A Colusa farmer, who wanted to remain anonymous, brought three pregnant female goats...
Robber steals prescription drugs at Davison's in...
Pharmacy robberies that have become commonplace in bigger cities apparently have made their way into Colusa County.Prescription medications were stolen from Davison's Drug & Stationery in Colusa this week, nearly four months after its sister...
Yuba City nighttime road closures begin Monday on...
Yuba City motorists can expect nighttime traffic delays on Colusa Avenue between Highway 99 and the 10th Street bridge, Caltrans says.Starting Monday, there will be lane closures in both directions from 8 p.m.-7 a.m. as part of a $5.3 million...
Civil War re-enactors fight it out this weekend in...
COLUSA — The Civil War will break out this weekend in Colusa when the Re-Enactors of the American Civil War take over the Colusa County Fairgrounds, 1303 10th St.
It's the Civil War again in Colusa County
A volley of cannon fire in Colusa will signal the Civil War has begun - again.The re-enactors of the American Civil War, a Northern California nonprofit organization, will return for Colusa Civil War Days this weekend."This is the 150th...

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