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By David Knowles - AOL News(Dec. 15) -- Parents, you're no match for plastic toys and a pitchman clown. A lawsuit filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on behalf of a California mother contends that the fast-food chain McDonald's is "circumventing parental control" by luring children into desiring the company's toy-packing Happy Meals, the Los Angeles Times reported. "Fast-food companies -- with McDonald's by far in the lead -- spent over $520 million in 2006 on advertising and toys to market children's meals," a press release from CSPI stated. "Toy premiums made up almost three-quarters of those ...
Giants' Parade Offers Sweet Smell of Improbable Championship
By Lisa Olson - AOL NewsSAN FRANCISCO -- They came to the home upon the hill, hundreds and hundreds of thousands bedecked in orange, their cheeks slightly sunburned, their mouths still agape. It was as if the Chinese New Year and Pride Parades had occurred on the same fine day, only it was even better. It was the loveliest trophy in all of sports, sparkling under a brilliant and unseasonably warm November sun. It was a crowd that seemed to stretch from the steps of the Civic Center all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. It was Bruce Bochy and his big head, bigger and grayer than ever the manager would joke, telling ...
San Fran Lawmakers May Wipe the Smile Off Happy Meals
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Nov. 3) -- The McDonald's Happy Meal will get a little less happy if San Francisco lawmakers have their way. By a veto-proof 8-3 margin, the Board of Supervisors approved a proposal Tuesday night that would prohibit fast-food chains like McDonald's from giving away toys with kids' meals that exceed set levels of salt, fat and sugar. And meals with free toys or incentives must include fruit and veggies. Most Happy Meals, as they're served today, would be banned under the measure, the Los Angeles Times reported. Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty Images A proposal in San Francisco would regulate the ...
Giants Parade Expected to Draw Huge Crowds
By FanHouse Staff - AOL NewsThe San Francisco Giants' parade will take place Wednesday in celebration of the team's World Series win, and it's expected to be quite an event. Enough people are expected, in fact, that Mayor Gavin Newsom has urged everyone to take public transportation. The city has ramped up their public transportation system to accommodate the crowd. The parade will start at 11 a.m. PT Wednesday at Montgomery and Washington streets and go southbound on Montgomery to Market Street before continuing west on Market Street to Civic Center Plaza. The parade will replicate the route taken by the team when ...
Prop. 8 Overturned: Twitter Explodes!
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 4) -- In the moments after Judge Vaughn Walker announced his ruling that deemed California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, the social networking site Twitter lit up with messages reflecting the verdict's lightning-rod status. Less than an hour after the decision was released, the topic was easily the most popular on the site. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wasted little time in voicing his support: .bbpBox20332112409 {background:url(http://s.twimg.com/a/1280356346/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #172883;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px ...
California: Race for GOP Senate Nod Tight, Whitman Ahead for Governor
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and state assemblyman Chuck DeVore are running neck-and neck for the GOP senate nomination in California, although with a large undecided vote, while former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has an 8 point lead over former Rep. Tom Campbell in the party's race for governor with state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner running way behind, according to a Los Angeles Times/USC poll conducted Oct. 27 - Nov. 3. ...
Gavin Newsom Drops Out, but Does California Wake Up?
By Frances Tobin - Politics DailyFor most following the California gubernatorial race, it wasn't all that surprising that Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco, decided to withdraw. Newsom, a Democrat who announced his candidacy via Twitter this past April, was always seen as a long-shot contender -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the state's former two-term governor who served before term limits were enacted, is an established politician who has widely been considered the front runner (though he hasn't officially declared). But Brown was not Newsom's only obstacle; there was also the issue of money. When he ran for ...
San Francisco Votes to Ban Cat Declawing
By David Knowles - AOL NewsBy a 9-2 vote, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed a measure Tuesday making it a crime for pet owners to declaw their cats. Violators face a potential jail sentence of six months and fine of up to $1,000. The Los Angeles City Council plans to vote on a similar resolution Friday. "Declawing cats is cruel and a form of torture," said the San Francisco measure's author, Ross Mirkarimi, who represents the city's 5th District. "It has not proven to be medically necessary." In part, Mirkarimi and his counterparts brought the matter to a vote in order to beat a Jan. 1, 2010, deadline that ...
Gavin Newsom Quits California Governor's Race
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyGavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has withdrawn from the 2010 California governor's race, citing professional and family obligations. "This is not an easy decision," he said in a statement Friday afternoon. "But it is one made with the best intentions for my wife, my daughter, the residents of the city and county of San Francisco, and California Democrats." According to the Los Angles Times, the 42-year-old Newsom has repeatedly told friends he "did not want to embarrass himself" in the race. Despite having been in the race informally for more than a year, and formally since April, his ...
Brown Is Strongest Governor Prospect in California Field
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyCalifornia Attorney General Jerry Brown leads San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom by a commanding 47 percent to 27 percent with 26 percent undecided in a match-up for the Democratic nomination for governor, but the picture is cloudier on the Republican side where 49 percent of voters are undecided, according to a Field poll conducted Sept. 18 - Oct. 5. ...
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