The death toll continues to climb from a natural gas explosion that occurred in the San Bruno neighborhood on Thursday.

U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips declared that the Clinton-era law violates the First and Fifth Amendments, agreeing with arguments made by the plaintiffs that the policy violates the rights to free speech, due process and open association.

At 5:30 p.m. today, advocates will march from Harvey Milk Plaza to the corner of Market and Castro Street - in the heart of Speaker Pelosi's San Francisco congressional district - where they will unfurl a banner across the street, blocking traffic, that read, "Pelosi: When Jobs are Lost, the Market Stops."

Gov. Bill Ritter today appointed Monica Marquez to the Colorado Supreme Court. Marquez, 41, will be the first openly gay Supreme Court justice in Colorado. As the 101st appointee to the court, she will also be the first Latina.

Theirs was a kiss that stunned a conservative town. Just a month later, there is a tragic postscript.

The board is responsible for reviewing serious citizen complaints against San Diego police officers, officer-involved shootings and in-custody deaths.

Trial Support Services helps prosecutors present the facts and evidence during trial through computer animation; 3-D modeling; audio and video; fingerprint verifications; photos; charts; graphs; maps; and timelines.

Don't miss your chance to meet Todd Gloria this afternoon and get your District 3 questions answered.

Stephen Whitburn, an openly gay Democrat, is trying to unseat long-time Supervisor Ron Roberts, a Republican, in the November election.