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Gay marriage, medical marijuana or calls to impeach President Bush, San Francisco City Hall has a long history of giving the rest of the country something to talk about -- and this week the talker was a bombshell served up by Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval. It started with Sandoval going on Fox's "Hannity & Colmes" show to explain why he opposed bringing the historic battleship Iowa to San Francisco: "We just don't want to put a 10-story gun on the waterfront where everybody is going to be looking at it every single day." But things really got interesting when the conversation...

<p>LOS ANGELES — It’s home to fun, sun and Hollywood glamour -- and now the city of Los Angeles may be lending its name and image to the highest bidder.</p> <p>Leaders of the cash-strapped city are considering selling the naming rights for Los Angeles to a variety of products. Coke or Pepsi could be the city’s official soft drink, for instance, and Lexus or BMW the official automobile.</p>