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Quick Read: California Sets Its Affordable Care Act Rates
The agency implementing the Affordable Care Act in California says that individuals will pay an average premium of $321 per month for a plan with a medium level of benefits. Many people will be eligible for subsidies to reduce that cost … Continue reading
VA Backs off Promise to Catch Up on Veterans' Claims
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by Aaron Glantz, Center for Investigative Reporting The Department of Veterans Affairs has systematically missed nearly all of its internal benchmarks for reducing a hulking backlog of benefits claims and has quietly backed away from repeated promises to give all … Continue reading
Bay Area Awarded Super Bowl in 2016
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Super Bowl L will be held in San Francisco—or actually Santa Clara—in 2016. National media has referred to "San Francisco" in reporting the selection, but the National Football League championship game will actually take place in Santa Clara, where the … Continue reading
Proposed California Gun Laws Aim at Safe Storage
by Elaine Korry Accidental gun deaths have topped news headlines lately, with young people the most likely victims. In Sacramento, several Democratic state lawmakers are sponsoring bills to cut down on these tragic accidents, by making gun owners more accountable … Continue reading
Bay to Breakers 2013: Not Without Incident, Full of Color
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For many participants, what didn't happen at the Bay to Breakers this year mattered more than what did happen: no bombs went off. The bombings at the Boston Marathon raised fears that copy-cat attackers would target San Francisco's highest-profile footrace. … Continue reading
UC President Warns of Havoc if Medical Workers Strike
University of California President Mark Yudof said patients at the university's medical centers will be at risk if thousands of union workers make good on their plans to strike. Last week, unions announced that their members had overwhelmingly approved a … Continue reading
Dozens of Cases Where Consumer Electronics May Have Interfered on Planes
Source: Bloomberg The regional airliner was climbing past 9,000 feet when its compasses went haywire, leading pilots several miles off course until a flight attendant persuaded a passenger in row 9 to switch off an Apple Inc. iPhone … Government … Continue reading
