San Rafael NewsLocal news for San Rafael, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.At most homes, staffing below federal guidelines- June 24, 2008 Trudy Costas leads seniors in a group crossword puzzle in the recreation room at the Rafael Convalescent Hospital in San Rafael.http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/at-most-homes-staffing-below-federal-guide... Staycation: What's happening- June 22, 2008 Here are five events or festivals from the hundreds happening this summer: 1. County fairs - Alameda County Fair, through July 6 at Alameda Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave., Pleasanton .http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/staycation-whats-happening?fromrss=1 Presbyterians in San Jose tackle tough issues- June 22, 2008 Against a backdrop of the first week of legal gay marriages in California, the nation's largest Presbyterian denomination opened its biennial meeting in San Jose on Saturday amid deep divisions over whether ...http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/presbyterians-in-san-jose-tackle-tough-iss... Forecast against tide- June 21, 2008 Southern California's financial bigwigs rolled out thousands of dollars to hear that coveted opinion espoused by four economic gurus at UCLA's Anderson Forecast on Wednesday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/forecast-against-tide?fromrss=1 RICHMOND Man sentenced for sex trafficking- June 19, 2008 Melvin Parker Jr. pleaded guilty on Feb. 20 to one count of sex trafficking of a minor, admitting he paid for the 16-year-old girl's travel to Oakland, where he set her up briefly as a prostitute in July 2007.http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/richmond-man-sentenced-for-sex-trafficking... 9 Acre Fire Chars Marin's Camp China State Park- June 18, 2008 A 3-alarm vegetation fire at China Camp State Park in Marin County was contained Thursday evening, fire officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/9-acre-fire-chars-marins-camp-china-state-... Biologist Healy Hamilton on all the other life-forms the border fence...- June 12, 2008 Jaguars have no use for walls at national borders, and neither does Healy Hamilton, Ph.D. Hamilton, 45, a biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, would like to see animals roaming North America top to ...http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/biologist-healy-hamilton-on-all-the-other-... Immigration Enforcement Must Be Handled With Care- June 10, 2008 Last month, the Subcommittee on Workplace Protections, which I chair, held a hearing on the impact immigration raids on children and local communities.http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/immigration-enforcement-must-be-handled-wi... Nature gave inventor a blueprint, but not overnight success- June 8, 2008 SAN RAFAEL, California : What if someone invented a better mousetrap and the world yawned Until now, that has been the fate of Jay Harman, an Australian naturalist who believes that he's found a way to use ...http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/nature-gave-inventor-a-blueprint-but-not-o... Longtime Kentfield Schools superintendent to retire- June 7, 2008 Kentfield School District Superintendent Bob Caine, who is retiring in July, hangs out with a group of fourth-graders at Bacich Elementary School last week.http://www.topix.net/city/san-rafael-ca/2008/06/longtime-kentfield-schools-superintendent-... |