City expands domestic partner benefits policy in San Francisco
San Francisco voters pass a unanimous measure expanding the domestic partners program to require private businesses receiving city contracts to offer the same customer discounts and benefits as married couples. Mayor Willie Brown plans to sign. The move, supported by Supervisor Mark Leno, aims to set a city standard for rights amid federal pressure over the Equal Benefits Ordinance.
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Transportation deaths near 44 thousand in latest year
AP reports U S transportation fatalities exceeded 44 000 last year with highways accounting for over 42 000 deaths and aviation down to 976. The only major airline crash was the Korean Air 747 in Guam killing 228, while 1996 totals included the ValuJet and TWA 800 disasters.
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Eleven-year-old boy convicted in neighbor shooting
In Martinez California an 11-year-old boy was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter for the June 6 killing of 13-year-old Larry Kiepert. Prosecutors said the gunshot from a bedroom window followed a BB gun incident days earlier. defense argued the shooting was an accident. Joshua Almaguer-Mendez could face up to four years in custody.
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