Marriage equality started in San Francisco in 2004, when Mayor Newsom ignored Barney Frank, others; Sen. Mark Leno also deserves credit….
--Catholic dissenters on the Court say traditionalists will be cast as bigots—Alito’s homophobia is quite evident
--terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait kill dozens
--as Islamic State launches new effort to take Kobani, Turkey angrily rejects charges of allowing IS to stage attacks from Turkey side of border
--in France, taxi drivers go ballistic over Uber, which is slammed as “economic terrorism”
--President Obama leads eulogies for victims of Charleston church massacre
--in Colorado, defense offers insanity defense for Batman movie shooter James Holmes
--Guantanamo review board takes Saudi man out of legal limbo, says he can be released
--as NJ Gov. Christie prepares to announce presidential run, The Intercept publishes lengthy expose of his role in framing alleged Ft. Dix plotters
--in addition to Pride weekend, San Francisco observes 70th anniversary of UN Charter approved here in 1945
--as wildfires threaten parched California, firefighters suspend aerial operations because of interference from amateur drones
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