H1Nwhy? WHO declares pandemic; Chevron sucks; and the green movement marches on, all on Thursday, June 11.
THIS MORNING’S TOP STORIES
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside again: WHO declares swine flu pandemic. ABC7
Gas company disagrees with environmental agency about things. Demonstrators prove that Chevron was really asking for it when they came up with its, “I will turn off one light switch per day,” ad campaign.CBS5, ABC7
Candidates for Police Chief are named. CBS5
Examiner
Hayward PD ordered to pay $5 million for male officers’ misconduct towards female cops. Chron, CBS5
Mark Twain may have gotten it right when he said, “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” ABC7
…and it’s forcing recently released school-children to sit in the cold waters of the Bay, stare up at the roiling gray clouds and ask, “Are you there God? It’s me, Recently Released School Child.” Chron
FROM THE SF CHRONICLE
State Supreme Court upholds school integration in Berkeley. Chron
Even the Feds love to hate Muni: Bestow $150 million to floundering transit agency. ChronChron
Your daily ApocoWhat?! Scientists declare that planets will collide in 5 billion years. Oh what headlines that will make, if only there were heads around to write them. Chron
FROM THE SF EXAMINER
Newsom balances budget without tax hikes: Implements $117 million in new and increased fees, claims that the ‘average citizen’ doesn’t: drive cars, participate in public health programs, smoke, or love street fairs more than life itself. Examiner
You’re taking a lot of medication that you don’t even know about, and someone wants to put a stop to it. Examiner
More evidence that The Bay Area is the center of the universe: Someone in Virginia cares a lot about what happens here. Examiner
Federal Government decides that the correct number of TVs per household is two, or at least that’s how many converter boxes they’ll give you when TV goes digital on Friday. Examiner
Shockingly, Muni drivers tend to call in sick on Mondays and Fridays, unlike other people who work who prefer Tuesdays. Examiner
Muni hopes that eliminating stops will make service better. Muni is fluent in reverse psychology. Examiner
FROM CBS5
Enough said: San Francisco implements mandatory compost law. CBS5
Are the people at PETA the first ones to ever consider that horses shouldn’t be sharing the road with cars? CBS5
Body found in Sobrante Ridge Regional Reserve near Richmond CBS5
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