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Organizers of Pride Parade urge district attorney to drop charges against protesters The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee urged prosecutors Tuesday to drop felony charges against six people charged with trying to attack Supervisor Gavin Newsom's car as he rode in the Pride Parade on Sunday. Committee president Joey Cain said the six, members of the group Gay Shame, were trying to unfurl a banner reading ``Queer Mutiny, Not Consumer Unity.'' The group has criticized the parade for having corporate sponsors. ``The SF Pride Celebration has a long history of protests as part of the parade,''...

<p>Was it an overcharged hate crime or a political payoff?</p> <p>That's the question being raised in the wake of San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan's decision last week to plead out a felony assault and hate crime case against the grandson of a very influential former state labor leader.</p>

<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The district attorney has decided not to file charges against KNTV news anchor Terilyn Joe for allegedly throwing eggs and tomatoes at landscapers working outside her home.</p> <p>San Francisco District Attorney Terence Hallinan said there was not enough evidence to show Joe threw food at workers outside of her Russian Hill condominium on Memorial Day.</p>