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Feinstein Wants To Charge WikiLeaks Founder With Espionage
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) _ California Senator Dianne Feinstein wants to prosecute Julian Assange for espionage. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence...
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California Senator Sees Dim Prospects For Stronger Gun Control Laws
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Legislation to outlaw gun clips such as the one allegedly used to by Jared Loughner in the deadly Arizona shootings that injured a congresswoman would be more difficult to pass...
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Bay Area Gays Applaud: Obama Won’t Defend DOMA, Feinstein Seeks Repeal
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — In a major policy reversal being cheered by the gay community in the Bay Area, the Obama administration said Wednesday it would no longer defend the constitutionality of a...
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Feinstein Urges Brown To Fold High-Speed Rail Authority
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – California Senator Dianne Feinstein is urging Governor Jerry Brown to roll the High-Speed Rail Authority under a state agency like the California Department of Transportation....
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Blue Shield Rate Hike Fuels California Campaign For Insurance Reform
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Health insurance premiums for more than 300,000 Blue Shield customers in California went up eight percent under a rate increase that took effect Thursday. “Our rates for...
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SF Mayor Lee Drives Muni Streetcar As System Celebrates 100 Years
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Mayor Ed Lee was behind the controls of San Francisco Municipal Railway’s streetcar Number 1 on Thursday. As part of the kickoff for the agency’s Centennial Celebration, he gave...
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Feinstein Wants California Legislators To Curb Abusive Lawsuits Over ADA
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Senator Dianne Feinstein is urging California legislators to address the problem of so-called “drive-by” lawsuits that are filed against business owners in the state. Feinstein...
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CBS 5 Poll: Prop. 29 Tobacco Tax Way Too Close To Call
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — With up to a quarter of California primary election ballots already cast and five days remaining until the deadline for voting, Proposition 29 (The Tobacco Tax for Cancer...
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CBS 5 Poll: California’s Democratic Leaders Lack Majority Approval Ratings
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — California’s top elected Democratic officials all lack majority approval ratings, according to a new KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll of the state’s voters that was released Tuesday. Gov....
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Feinstein: Intelligence Mistake, Inadequate Security To Blame For Libyan...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — The head of the U.S. Senate’s Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that it appeared an intelligence mistake along with inadequate security were to blame for the Sept. 11...
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Feinstein Wins 4th Term By Wide Margin; Dems Keep Senate
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) – California voters decisively endorsed long-serving U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday, sending the powerful Democrat back to the nation’s capital for a fourth term as her...
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Sen. Feinstein Calls NRA ‘An Institution Of Gun Manufacturers’
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who’s leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the...
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Senator Feinstein Pushes To End Forced-Feedings At Guantanamo Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she’s against the force-feeding of hunger strikers at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and she’s expressed her concerns...
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Sen. Feinstein Blasts Karzai Over Refusal To Sign Deal
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein had strong words about Afghanistan’s president for refusing to sign an agreement governing the future of the American troop presence in his...
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Phil Matier: Lucas Downsizes Presidio Museum Proposal, But Is It Enough?
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— The Presidio Trust is looking over newly submitted plans for a highly-sought after plot of land in Crissy Field with one of the proposals backed by filmmaker George Lucas. The...
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Feinstein Encouraged By Pres. Obama’s Pledge To ‘Degrade And Destroy’ ISIS
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – After calling President Barack Obama “too cautious” earlier this week, Senator Dianne Feinstein said she’s encouraged by his pledge to “degrade and destroy” the Islamic militant...
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Senate Creating Secret Encyclopedia Of US Spy Programs
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Trying to get a handle on hundreds of sensitive, closely held surveillance programs, a Senate committee is compiling a secret encyclopedia of American intelligence collection....
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Former ICE Head: Sheriff ‘Just Making Excuses’ In Fatal Shooting Of Woman On...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement official has launched the latest salvo in the finger-pointing war over the case of the illegal immigrant who allegedly shot and...
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California Sen. Feinstein Urges North Korea Sanctions After Super Bowl...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Just days after a newly-launched North Korean satellite passed almost directly over Levi’s Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) took to the Senate...
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Sen. Feinstein Met By Protesters Demanding Anti-Trump Commitment
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein got an earful from progressives in her hometown who want her to put up a strong stand against Donald Trump. About 200 demonstrators stood on a...
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No Retirement Talk from Dianne Feinstein, Oldest U.S. Senator
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s oldest U.S. senator looks like she’s sticking around. California’s Dianne Feinstein turns 84 on Thursday and is displaying signs that she’s headed for a re-election...
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Senator Feinstein Weighs In On The Future Of U.S. Health Care
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — A nagging problem awaits the president when he returns — his plan to repeal and replace Obamacare stalled — and now, Senator Dianne Feinstein says it may not be revived. It’s...
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Gov. Brown, Sens. Feinstein, Harris Vow To Find More Funds For Wildfire Relief
SANTA ROSA (CBS/AP/BCN) — Gov. Jerry Brown praised the response to the fires raging in the North Bay during a visit to the fire-ravaged area with U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris....
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State Senate Leader to Challenge Dianne Feinstein for U.S. Senate
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Democrat Kevin de Leon, leader of the California Senate, said Sunday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in next year’s election. The Los Angeles Democrat announced via...
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White House $44 billion Disaster Aid Bill Offers No Relief For Wildfire Victims
WASHINGTON (CBS SF & AP) — The White House Friday sent Congress a $44 billion disaster aid request and it immediately came under attack from California’s two U.S. senators because it does not...
View ArticleDetails Surface About Sen. Feinstein And The Chinese Spy Who Worked For Her
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – New details emerged Wednesday about how a Chinese spy managed to stay by Senator Dianne Feinstein’s side for nearly 20 years. UPDATE 8/6: Feinstein-Trump Exchange Jabs Over...
View ArticleFeinstein, Trump Exchange Jabs Over Chinese Spy Driver Revelation
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — It didn’t take long for President Donald Trump to take aim at Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein over a report that one of her former employees may have been passing information...
View ArticleHomelessness, Immigration Remain Key Issues For Sen. Feinstein
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein spoke with KPIX 5 Political Reporter Melissa Caen on Tuesday about how the decades-old issues of homelessness and immigration remain a major focus...
View ArticleSenator Dianne Feinstein Wins Reelection
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Senator Dianne Feinstein was declared the victor in the U.S. Senate race, beating her challenger, California Senator Kevin de Leon. At her election party Tuesday night at the...
View ArticleSen. Feinstein Leads Bipartisan Lawmakers Urging FCC To Protect ShakeAlert...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) – Northern California Senator Dianne Feinstein is leading a bipartisan group of Congressional members urging the federal government to ensure changes to the Wireless Emergency...
View ArticleFeinstein Faces Scrutiny Over Husband’s Biotech Stock Transactions Amid...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — In the wake of the stock market collapse spurred by the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has had to answer questions about stock trades...
View ArticleJustice Dept. Ends Probe Into Stock Trading By Sens. Feinstein, Loeffler,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has closed investigations into stock trading by Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, according to people...
View ArticleSen. Feinstein Announces She Will Not Seek Judiciary Chair
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced Monday that she would not seek the chairman position or ranking member position on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the next...
View ArticleNewsom Vows To Appoint African-American Woman If Feinstein Retires Early
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he’d appoint a Black woman to replace U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein if she retires before her term is up in 2024. “We have multiple names in mind...
View ArticleNewsom Defends Feinstein, Says He’s Not Expecting Retirement
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he expects and hopes Sen. Dianne Feinstein will serve her full term after suggesting the day before he’s been thinking about her replacement. “I have...
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