Senator Mark Leno represents the 3rd Senate District of California which includes Marin County, and parts of Sonoma and San Francisco Counties.
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Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), co-author of the bill, said in a press release, "Employers cannot allow health insurance companies to charge higher premiums to their customers on the basis of gender, and that same policy should apply to individual health care plans...Women are more likely to work part time, less l...ikely to receive health insurance from their employers, and often get paid lower wages for doing the same job as their male counterparts. Insurers should not make matters worse by charging women more than men for health insurance."Read More
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Mark Leno Senator Mark Leno on the cover of the November issue of Bay Woof
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"When California offered marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2008, spouses who were already married in another state or country were prohibited from re-marrying in California. Now those couples and their families will receive the rights and protections under the law to which they are entitled. This legislation ens...ures that same-sex couples are protected by existing California law that recognizes all marriages equally, regardless of where they are performed."Read More
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When California's Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed into law last month [Leno's] legislation recognizing some same-sex marriages performed out of state, the director of the state's Department of Social Services regained his legal status as a married man. So did his husband.
Mark Leno The water package consists of five major parts... Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, voted against [a $11.1 billion bond to pay for the overhaul] along with most other Bay Area lawmakers. He said the sheer size of the bond could affect voter support. "I think there could be sticker shock," Leno said.
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(11-04) 12:36 PST Sacramento -- The state Legislature passed a sweeping, multibillion-dollar overhaul of California's water system this morning, after an all-night session on a plan that has been years in the making.
Free consumer education workshop to be held Wednesday, November 4 NOVATO – Senator Mark Leno is teaming up with the California State Contractor License Board and the Margaret Todd Senior Center to provide a free consumer seminar for Novato seniors in an effort to protect them against fraud and s...
Mark Leno State Sen. Mark Leno is asking the leadership of the state Democratic Party to pass an emergency measure opposing Pacific Gas and Electric Co's plans for a statewide initiative against public power.
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Mark Leno "Get tested, get treated, and of course, get vaccinated."
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The Bay Bridge is expected to re-open by 9 a.m. Check back for updates.
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(11-01) 17:49 PST OAKLAND -- Caltrans officials said tonight that the Bay Bridge will remain closed for Monday morning's commute, extending the pain felt by the region's commuters into a second week.
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(10-30) 18:51 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Public health and AIDS experts hailed President Obama's announcement Friday to end a two-decade ban on people with HIV from entering the country, a restriction they described as archaic and discriminatory.
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Petaluma residents Chad Dunbar and Austin Allen created Halloween Musical Fright 2009 on Cabernet Court.
Mark Leno "As you know, PG&E has been gathering signatures for the ballot initiative to support another two-thirds vote threshold. It is anti-democratic and un-American to allow one-third of the population to veto what two-thirds wants."- Senator Leno
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At a Halloween-themed press conference on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, Supervisors Bevan Dufty and Ross Mirkarimi warned that PG&E plans to disseminate misleading information about the city’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program.
Senator Leno Praises Improved Communications, Calls for Development of New Technology to Clean Up Spills SAN FRANCISCO – Senator Mark Leno released the following statement in response to today’s oil spill in San Francisco Bay. Th...
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