New chandeliers beam with light and artWhen lighting designer Michael McEwen ran out of time to finish the Glass Onion chandeliers he was to install in the Jay Jeffers-designed Great Room and Loft for the 2009 Metropolitan Home San Francisco Showhouse, he didn't panic. Installing the large...Sleepless in Seattle? St. Louis? San Francisco?SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Introduced by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) to educate the public about the importance of sleep to both health and lifestyle, National Sleep Awareness Week® is March 7-13, 2010.Court: Calif Gay Groups Must Share Prop 8 MemosSAN FRANCISCO -- A federal magistrate is ordering several gay rights groups that campaigned against California's 2008 same-sex marriage ban to furnish some internal memos and e-mails to lawyers for the measure's sponsors.For Gay Catholics, D.C. Marriage Win BittersweetGay couples lined up to apply for marriage certificates Wednesday as Washington, D.C.'s gay-marriage law took affect. The law caused the diocese to change its policies so it wouldn't have to give gay spouses benefits or handle adoptions for them. The change may allow the diocese to keep city contracts, but it could also push the faithful away.Reprieve for San Francisco Family Facing Deportation to AustraliaA San Francisco bus driver’s family has been given another 60 days to sort out legal troubles that have the man’s wife and stepson facing deportation to their native Australia.This & that: ‘Blue’ business finds itself in the redOne industry we were sure wouldn’t be affected by the recession is feeling the heat — and not in a good way.The adult-entertainment industry is losing its edge on the market, reports www.msnbc.com and San Francisco-area newspapers, among others, because its product is so readily available online — and for free.The irony is that the very technology that allowed the ...Same-sex marriage becomes legal in D.C.Jan. 12: Sandy Stier's and Kris Perry's 2004 San Francisco marriage was swept away by Proposition 8. Now, couple are plaintiffs in a high stakes California legal battle to restore the right to same-...Court says state gay groups must share Prop 8 memosSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal magistrate is ordering several gay rights groups that campaigned against California's 2008 same-sex marriage ban to furnish some internal memos and e-mails to lawyers for the measure's sponsors. U.S. Magistrate Joseph Spero issued the order Friday as part of the first federal trial to examine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing gay marriages ...Linebarger and Vickery united in marriageStephanie Linebarger and Christopher Vickery were married on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 in San Francisco at St. Peter & Paul's Catholic Church. Father John Greene, Chaplin of the San Francisco and Daly City Fire Departments, performed the ceremony. A reception followed at The Galleria inCourt: Calif gay groups must share Prop 8 memosAssociated Press - March 5, 2010 8:04 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal magistrate is ordering several gay rights groups that campaigned against California's 2008 same-sex marriage ban to...
