Something was missing from San Francisco's ritualized remembrance of the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of the city: for the first time, no survivors of the world-famous Great Quake were on hand for the event.
A federal appeals court is preparing to hear arguments on whether a first-of-its-kind law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals in California from offering therapies aimed at making gay and lesbian teenagers straight violates the civil rights of practitioners and parents.