Showing posts with label San Francisco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Francisco. Show all posts

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Picasso Thief Caught; Had Many Stolen Paintings In Living Room

The thief who walked out of a San Francisco art museum with a Picasso under his arm has been caught.

Scroll down to see the original story.  This individual took a Picasso drawing off the wall where it was hanging, put it under his arm and strolled out with it -- in broad daylight.  A restaurant's video camera filmed him sauntering by with the Picasso, and this led to his arrest.  The suspect is one Mark Lugo of Hoboken, New Jersey.  Police found the stolen Picasso hanging prominently in Lugo's apartment.

Watch a video of the story here.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Appeals court hints at narrow Prop. 8 ruling

SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 5:  A sign in opposit...Image by Getty Images via @daylifeAppeals court hints at narrow Prop. 8 ruling: "The federal appeals court hearing the Proposition 8 case appeared to back away today from considering whether gays and lesbians have the right to wed under the U.S. Constitution and hinted at a narrower ruling that would allow same-sex marriages only in California."
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Prop. 8: Clashing protests as court considers gay-marriage case | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

Prop. 8: Clashing protests as court considers gay-marriage case | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times: "Dozens of demonstrators on both sides of the same-sex marriage question carried signs outside the downtown federal courthouse in San Francisco on Monday morning, as arguments on Proposition 8 began before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Some anti-gay-marriage protesters shouted and carried signs that referenced 'God's Law.' On the other side, gay rights supporters held signs calling for marriage equality. A strong police presence watched over it all.

Inside, the courtroom was packed with media and lawyers, as were several overflow rooms.
A randomly chosen three-judge panel will hear an appeal of an August ruling by San Francisco’s Chief U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled after a trial that the 2008 ballot measure defining marriage as only between a man and a woman violated the U.S. Constitution."
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