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09, 2007 email this print this reprint or license this Luxury rehab center sues Courtney Love for unpaid bill Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif.

- A drug rehabilitation center sued Courtney Love, claiming the singer has repeatedly refused to pay her $181,000 bill for her stay there 1 1/2 years ago.

The lawsuit, filed March 1 in Orange County Superior Court, said Love paid $10,000 when she entered Beau Mo...

... MercuryNews.com Pizarro: Out of the wings, into the spotlight !

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31, 2006 email this print this reprint or license this Pizarro: Out of the wings, into the spotlight By Sal Pizarro Mercury News Teresa Alvarado has been one of the driving forces behind the scenes of philanthropy in the Latino community for two decades.

But she'll be front and center as the first executive director of the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley.

The 8-year-old organization is best known for producing the Hispanic Charity Ball in the fall, but it also provides grants, volunteer opportunities and leadership development.

Alvarado, 41, spent the past seven years as a government relations rep for PG&E in San Jose and has been on the Hispanic Foundation's board for six years.

She says she's honored by the opportunity and looking forward to the challenge of leading the organization.

She has good r...

... MercuryNews.com Vatican stance on gay parents isn't what's best for foster kids !

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31, 2006 email this print this Vatican stance on gay parents isn't what's best for foster kids By Tamara Lange and Maggie Crosby Catholic Charities of San Francisco places children who are victims of abuse and neglect, or who are older and difficult to place, in stable homes with loving parents.

Sometimes the parents are gay or bisexual.

The recent directive from the Vatican puts Catholic Charities in a bind: Follow religious doctrine and stop providing this service or do what they know is best for the state's foster children who are in their care.

Brian Cahill, executive director of Catholic Charities of San Francisco, said it best: ``Our issue has been, and con...