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Democratic socialists beat mainstream Democrats in latest Calif. poll

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By Lester Black Verified
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Cracks appear to be growing wider in California's Democratic Party as surging interest in democratic socialism splits the party along generational lines, with mainstream Democrats struggling to get support, according to a new poll.
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Calif. woman admits to murdering wife decades after killing former husband

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By Lester Black Verified
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A San Diego woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to murdering her wife in a fit of rage last year. Making the spousal death more shocking, the same woman admitted to stabbing her previous husband to death more than 20 years ago. Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in a San Diego Court after prosecutors had agreed to reduce the charge from first-degree murder, according to KTLA-TV.
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SF's Chicken Fried Palace suddenly closes 2 months after getting $100K grant

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By Lester Black Verified
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San Francisco is dishing out millions of dollars to small businesses in a new attempt to fill vacant storefronts and keep beleaguered neighborhoods lively, but one grantee is already calling it quits less than three months after it got a six-figure paycheck. Chicken Fried Palace owner Seth Stowaway announced this week that his Mission District restaurant is now closed, citing sidewalk problems and a health scare as reasons for the closure.
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