Paddocked Piqued: Pleasanton Fair Cancelled Races
Chaos at Alameda County Fair as pari mutuel clerks join SEIU picket lines delaying or canceling horse races. Refunds issued for $2 tickets while rainchecks and parking stubs were handed out. Officials locked inside as protesters confronted fair board secretary Lee Hall about the strike and shutdown.
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Fair Office
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HARD weighs buying Rowell rodeo site near Hayward
Hayward Area Recreation District may buy the 42 acre Rowell Ranch rodeo site east of Hayward in Dublin Canyon. The board could act at its July 12 meeting. President Kenneth Aitken noted an estate provision for half the price. other agencies showed little interest. District plans to use the property for more than rodeo, to ensure viability.
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Hard Board of Directors
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Margaret Rowell
HARD
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County of Alameda
East Bay Regional Park District
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L.A
Bud” Critzer
Strike disrupts Pleasanton county fair progress
Alameda County workers continue to protest, forcing fair setbacks in Pleasanton. Attendance declined with 14,427 gate figures, 4 percent below last year, as pundits debate suing the SETU. Horse racing canceled for the fourth straight day amid injunctions and picket lines.
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Alameda County
Pleasanton
Baily
Abortion ruling favors mothers in Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled that an unmarried minor may not be forced to obtain parental consent for an abortion nor must a husband consent for a married woman. Justice Blackmun wrote that the blanket parental consent is flawed, and spousal consent is not required when the parties disagree. The ruling also struck down Missouri laws on saline inductions and mandatory physician actions tied to criminal liability, amid a 5 to 4 split and dissents from Burger White and Rehnquist.
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Nevada Gambling Probe Seeks Embezzlement Link to Glick Casinos
State investigators probe possible embezzlement in four Allen L. Glick casinos including Stardust and Fremont. Officials say at least $7 million in slot revenues possibly siphoned from counting rooms in a major Nevada case. Investigation aims to determine money flow and responsibility.
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San Lorenzo P O gets reprieve from consolidation
The Postal Service froze post office closings and consolidations after today while Congress weighs temporary postal funding increases. San Lorenzo is not among the 23 offices slated to close but a study recommending its consolidation will be completed this week and submitted to headquarters. The plan remains on hold until the funding restriction is lifted.
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