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Supervisor’s historic childbirth spurs political debate
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- Category: Family Leave
- Published on Thursday, 13 April 2006
- Written by San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco's storied political history is filled with emperors and assassinations, but a new landmark was set late Tuesday night when Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier became the first sitting elected official to give birth in the history of The City.
But in a city where it seems every lifestyle choice has a political dimension, Alioto-Pier is hoping this pregnancy delivers political change.
Supervisor Alioto-Pier gives birth -- a first for city
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- Category: Family Leave
- Published on Thursday, 13 April 2006
- Written by Charlie Goodyear, San Francisco Chronicle
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier made history Tuesday night, becoming the first elected official in San Francisco to give birth while holding office.
Timelines set for DNA testing in sexual assaults
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- Category: DNA Testing in Sexual Assaults
- Published on Tuesday, 14 December 2010
- Written by Joshua Sabatini, San Francisco Examiner
Amid crime lab scandals, The City established timeline goals Tuesday for the testing of DNA in sexual assault cases.
The Board of Supervisors approved legislation in a second and final vote Tuesday that will require the Police Department — as part of its annual budget submission — to report if it is meeting the goal of picking up rape kits within 72 hours of the reported incident, testing evidence within 14 days and testing other DNA evidence from the crime scene within a yet to be determined time frame.
The City looks to advance rape testing
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- Category: DNA Testing in Sexual Assaults
- Published on Monday, 06 December 2010
- Written by Joshua Sabatini, San Francisco Examiner
The testing of DNA in rape cases could be sped up and perpetrators more speedily brought to justice after years of a problem-plagued process.
The Police Department would be required as part of its annual budget submission to report if it is meeting the goal of picking up rape kits within 72 hours of the reported incident, testing evidence within 14 days and testing other DNA evidence from the crime scene within a certain time frame, under proposed legislation.
Rape-case testing falls behind
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- Category: DNA Testing in Sexual Assaults
- Published on Saturday, 27 November 2010
- Written by Katie Worth, San Francisco Examiner
If you watch too many crime shows, you may have the impression that if a woman is raped at midnight, the DNA test results are back the next morning.
Not so in San Francisco, where police might not even pick up a rape kit from the hospital for nearly a week, and the subsequent DNA test can take months to complete.