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SAN FRANCISCO—Local residents gathered at the steps of San Francisco's City Hall on January 11 in an anti-terrorism rally in response to the terrorist attack that took place in Paris on January 7. The massacre left 12 people dead at the hands of two masked gunmen inside the headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hedbo. The attack is believed to have...

SAN FRANCISCO—Two victims were injured during a shooting that took place in San Francisco's Tenderloin District on Monday, January 12. At approximately 1 p.m., officers from the San Francisco Police Department responded to reports of shots fired near Turk and Leavenworth Streets. ShotSpoter, the San Francisco city-wide gunfire detection system also reported the gunshots. After responding to the scene of the shooting,...

SAN FRANCISCO—A shooting on January 9 at four men that were parked in a stolen vehicle resulted in increased police activity in the Hayes Valley neighborhood. Yalani Chinyamurindi, 19, Harith Atchan, 21, Manuel O'Neal, 22, an David Saucier, 20, were double parked in the stolen Honda at approximately 10 p.m. Friday night, when they were ambushed and shot dead. Witnesses who...

BEVERLY HILLS—The stars were out in Beverly Hills on Sunday, January 11, as the 72nd Annual Golden Globe ceremony was held at the famed Beverly Hilton Hotel. Leading all nominees was the drama “Boyhood” with seven nominations including Best Motion Picture-Drama. So would the tale that was shot over a 12-year period take home the top prize? It was...

BEL AIR—What happens when a pretty Lebanese immigrant falls in love with a handsome Irish immigrant in Los Angeles? .... a slightly confused me! Born the youngest of four first-generation American children, my siblings and I shared parents with strong, independent cultural values. But in spite of our biracial heritage, my mother's Lebanese values reigned supreme in our upbringing. Cultural clash...

UNITED STATES—Tell me, is there something that you’ve always dreamed about doing that has yet to transpire? Of course you have, we all do. The problem with a dream is sometimes it seems unattainable or takes days, weeks, months, years or decades before you see it come to fruition. The key to maintaining your aspiration on any dream is to...

UNITED STATES—We all have causes that are passionate to our lives, but I’ve recently had a particular cause that has been brought to my attention. Homelessness is a major issue in America. There are plenty of states where the issue is so prevalent some in the political arena are unsure how to tackle the problem at hand. My concern...

HOLLYWOOD—Let awards season begin! The 2015 People Choice Awards were held on Wednesday with funny ladies Allison Janney and Anna Faris hosting the festivities. The opening was quite clever featuring an appearance by Faris’ hubby Chris Pratt. The ladies also took jabs at the Academy Awards, their TV series “Mom” and a host of other topics. Were they the...

HOLLYWOOD—Yeah, it’s January! You know what that means: “Pretty Little Liars” is back. The series had a jaw-dropping summer finale with the death of major player Mona Vanderwaal (Janel Parrish). The liars returned to the second half of season five with episode 14, “Through A Glass, Darkly” that saw the ladies determined to nail Alison for her possible involvement...

SAN FRANCISCO—Jim Harbaugh is gone. The coach who led the San Francisco 49ers to three consecutive NFC championship games will now make a living coaching the Michigan Wolverines. So what's next for San Francisco? Mike Shanahan has been to town and appears a promising candidate. With two super bowl championships and a reputation as an offensive mastermind, Shanahan has an NFL resumé...