The Skanner Breaking News June 23, 2014

New Online Order Form to Place a Real Estate Ad for Print or Web

We now have online classified ad and announcement ordering for your convenience. Place your ad or announcement in print, online or both using our new quick and easy form… Click here to purchase a real estate ad.

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown to Receive NNPA Legacy Award

Former San Francisco mayor and longtime Democratic powerbroker Willie Brown will receive the National Newspaper Publishers Association's Legacy of Excellence Award this Friday, June 27, at the NNPA's annual convention in Portland, Oregon…For all the information click here

Jason Renaud Speaks Out on Guns, Mental Illness and Safety

What to do with a gun when your home is not safe? What to do with a gun when YOU are not safe?…To read the whole story click here

Koch Brothers’ Donation: Did the United Negro College Fund Take Dirty Money?

‘They would reduce the size of government, which means the Pell grants that so many students depend on would shrink in size. What one hand gives, in other words, the other takes away’… To read all about it click here

Expiring Contract Threatens to Disrupt West Coast Ports

The contract that covers nearly 20,000 dockworkers is set to expire, and businesses that trade in everything from apples to iPhones are worried about disruptions just as the crush of cargo for the back-to-school and holiday seasons begins… To check the details click here