ens ▁of ▁obsc ene ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁calls ▁to ▁edit ors ▁and ▁rep or ters ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁at ▁work . ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁law y ers ▁said ▁the ▁activ ists ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁angry ▁about ▁two ▁stories ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper , ▁one ▁about ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁unsafe ▁sex ▁practices ▁among ▁gay ▁men ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁another ▁about ▁SF DP H ▁statistics ▁showing ▁rising ▁rates ▁of ▁sy ph ilis ▁among ▁gay ▁men ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁Pas quare l li ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁County ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁for ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁civil ▁har ass ment ▁su its ▁by ▁two ▁public ▁health ▁officials , ▁and ▁five ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle ▁edit ors ▁and ▁rep or ters ▁who ▁claimed ▁they ▁received ▁threaten ing ▁phone ▁calls . ▁In ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁hall way ▁after ▁the ▁hearing , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Police ▁Department ▁officers ▁arrested ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁Pas quare l li . ▁The ▁activ ists ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁criminal ▁consp i racy , ▁st alk ing , ▁and ▁making ▁terror ist ▁thre ats ▁against ▁newspaper ▁rep or ters ▁and ▁public ▁health ▁officials . ▁Pet rel is ' ▁b ail ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ; ▁Pas quare l li ' s ▁b ail ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ,