The Question

Should gay men be allowed to donate blood?

Yes, new screening technologies make the ban obsolete
No, it would undermine the public's trust in the blood supply
Yes, we have a severe shortage of blood
No, testing blood for HIV does not guarantee safety

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Capitol Chaos

"Ghost voting" is just one of the many issues plaguing the Assembly.

Troubled State Of CA

It's long past time we took responsib - ility for our finances.

Theme Of The Season

Electorate seems to be serious about its hunger for change.


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Newsom's Market Street plan

Mayor after mayor, one fix-up followed by another, and plans by the bushel. The frowsy middle stretch of Market Street has defeated...

Pass Martinez congressman's child-nutrition bill

Federal support for school-lunch programs should be about assuring healthy meals for students, not subsidizing agribusinesses. Rep...

49ers' game isn't over yet

In football terms, the 49ers finished an impressive touchdown drive on Tuesday. But it's still very early in the game. The big...

Where greed lost

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. dumped $46 million into Proposition 16, the initiative that would have blocked cities from offering a...


Letters to the editor

PG&E; management failed in its attempt to steal an election while squandering $46 million of ratepayers' funds in promoting Proposition...


Credit Schwarzenegger for significant reform

With Wednesday's primary election results, the reality of a post-Schwarzenegger era in California is now easier to imagine. This...

Larger classes mean shortchanging kids

All over the Bay Area, schools are increasing class sizes to deal with state budget cuts. In Oakland, teachers may soon go on strike...

Suit shows what's wrong with California schools

Frustrated by some tough budget years, California public school officials want a court to declare the state's Byzantine school finance...

Teacher layoffs undermine school reforms

E.R. Taylor Elementary's third-graders worry that McClaren Park's weeds will go wild because of unexpected rain. These park stewards...

DNA testing controversy a teachable moment

A project to provide UC Berkeley freshmen and transfer students the unique chance to study three common gene variants - by inviting...


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Buffalo Soldiers as national park pioneers

It is difficult to imagine California history without gold miners, Spanish missionaries or the Chinese immigrants who built large...

Parent volunteers help lift San Jose schools

The face of California public education soon will look a lot like Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in San Jose. Almost 78...

Keeping Dad accountable

"Daddy, have you plugged the hole yet?" Malia Obama, raising the question that more and more Americans are asking about the president...

Money, money, money - how's city to save it?

1 San Francisco's budget features which money-saving idea? A: Police gun range will use recycled bullets B: Dropping awful hold music...

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