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Morning Wrap: 12/3/12

Monday, December 3, 2012

Lawsuit paints San Francisco housing authority director as a jerk, Colin Kaepernick steamroller hits a speed bump, why the Dems’ supermajority status in Sacramento won’t last long, more.

  • San Francisco Housing Authority’s executive director, Henry Alvarez, handpicked by Mayor Ed Lee, is a bully who discriminates against white employees and regularly engages in offensive behavior in the workplace, according to a lawsuit filed by the agency’s own lawyer. Chronicle
  • Despite the 49ers taking a licking from lowly St. Louis three games into the Colin Kaepernick era, coach Jim Harbaugh says he’s sticking with the young quarterback over former starter Alex Smith. 49ers blog
  • The Oakland Tribune takes a turn pondering the future of Berkeley’s downtrodden Telegraph Avenue.
  • The Mercury News’ Steven Harmon on why Democrats’ supermajority status in Sacramento will be short-lived.
  • A Florida woman stole the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of nearly 1,000 patients who rode in Berkeley ambulances and may have used the information to file fraudulent federal tax returns. Oakland Tribune 
  • If you’re counting, the Raiders lost their fifth straight game—to the Browns. AP

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