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Bay Area residents sue process servers for failing to deliver lawsuits

Filings come from 16 people in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties
By Bernice Yeung
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San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, center, and his lawyer, Lidia Stiglich, left, after a court hearing on Feb. 8, 2012

Behind the Sheriff's Guilty Plea

Money, recent court rulings led Mirkarimi to make a deal
By Trey Bundy
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Monica Chacon, left, and Breana Hansen celebrate outside San Francisco City Hall, after the Ninth Court of Appeals struck down Proposition 8 on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Prop. 8 Judges’ ‘Savvy’ Strategy

Ruling avoids fundamental questions, but that may be good news for gay-marriage supporters
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