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- ↑ Fairvote Democracy and Instant Run-off Voting examines the 2002 Mayne-Brooks race
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- ↑ First Amendment Coalition Brooks v. San Francisco Chronicle
- ↑ "Vigil honors Oscar Grant, BART slaying victim". Sfgate.com. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
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