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Another Conviction in the Hawks CaseFebruary 20, 2009 – Santa Ana It probably doesn't come as much of a surprise that the seven-woman, five-man jury in the trial of John Fitzgerald Kennedy — the 43-year-old reputed gang member accused of throwing Mexico vets Tom and Jackie Hawks overboard while on a sea trial of their 55-ft trawler Well Deserved in 2004 — took just three hours yesterday to return with a guilty verdict. Actually, they found him guilty on two counts of first-degree murder with the special circumstances of committing multiple murder for financial gain — a distinction that qualifies him for the death penalty, which prosecutor Matt Murphy is seeking. The penalty phase of the trial begins Monday. Kennedy is the third person to be convicted of similar charges in the case. The accused mastermind of the plot to murder the Hawkses and then plunder their finances, Skylar Deleon, 29, was convicted in November and will likely be sentenced to death in March. His then-wife, Jennifer, 27, was sentenced in 2007 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for her role in the plot. Myron Gardner, 45, and Alonso Machain, 25, have cooperated with authorities in hopes of avoiding the death penalty, and will most likely enter pleas. - latitude / ld
Class ActsFebruary 20, 2009 – The Bay and Beyond How did you learn to sail? If you’re a boomer, the story likely involves getting soaked, freezing your butt off, smashing fingers, spilling blood, getting scared silly and at least one near-death experience. But you still thought it was cool enough to try again. Uncle Bob’s teaching methods — and, in retrospect, his knowledge — may have left a bit to be desired, but he certainly lit the fire. And bit by bit, you became a pretty proficient sailor.
Wannabe sailors these days are lucky. Their introduction to sailing might still come from a friend or relative. But nowadays, they can get a rock-solid foundation and skillset from a professional sailing school in a fraction of the time it took at Uncle Bob's school of hard knocks. For next month’s issue, we talked with 10 individuals or couples who learned to sail at local sailing schools and went on to some amazing adventures in a relatively short period of time. Among them:
Look for their stories and more 'class acts' in the March issue of Latitude 38, which hits the streets on March 2. - latitude / jr Sausalito Spill Tops 500,000 GallonsFebruary 20, 2009 – Richardson Bay
You can't exactly set your watch by it, but it seems like every time we get a little wet weather in Marin County there's a spill of untreated sewage into the Bay. Last year it was Mill Valley and Tiburon. On Tuesday afternoon, it was an awash, corroded pipe that connects the Sausalito and Marin City's system to the Ft. Baker sewage plant that took a proverbial dump — spewing at least 500,000 gallons of effluent into the Bay until it was finally clamped the following day. According to the Marin Independent Journal, the Sausalito Marin City Sanitary District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting at Sausalito City Hall this afternoon at 3 p.m. to hear a report on the spill from the district's general manger, Bob Simmons. In the meantime, it's probably not a good idea to go swimming . . . - latitude / rg |
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