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Category Archives: Drug Policy
Researcher: Few Adults Arrested For Pot Possession in Calif.; Juvenile Busts Also Plunge
Looks like it's gonna be pretty hard to get yourself arrested in California for holding a small amount of marijuana, according to a researcher with San Francisco's Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. Mike Males has run some numbers released … Continue reading
Medical Board Revokes License of Prolific Opioid Prescriber
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by Christina Jewett, California Watch The state medical board has revoked the license of an East Bay physician who prescribed high amounts of narcotic pain medications to indigent patients, three of whom died while under his care. Administrative Law Judge … Continue reading
News Pix: Endeavor Flyover, Folsom Street Fair, Swimming for Cancer and More
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Some great shots from around the Bay this week. The space shuttle Endeavor embarked on the Bay Area leg of its farewell tour Friday, Sept. 21, en route to its final home at the California Science Museum in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Giants: No Postseason For Melky Cabrera
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have informed Melky Cabrera's agent they won't bring the suspended outfielder back at any point this postseason. Manager Bruce Bochy made the announcement before Thursday's series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, San … Continue reading
USADA Strips Lance Armstrong of Titles; Video Flashback: Armstrong Discusses Allegations w/ Gavin Newsom
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Update: From AP… The USADA has stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and issued a lifetime ban from cycling. The organizers of the Tour de France say they will wait to see what happens before commenting … Continue reading
4 Ways Giants Fans Are Coping With Melkygate
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The controversy around suspended San Francisco Giants slugger Melky Cabrera took a turn for the weird over the weekend, when the New York Daily News reported that Cabrera created a fake website to try and avoid getting punished for testosterone … Continue reading
Say It Ain't So, Melky: A Heartbroken Giants Fan's Open Letter to the Organization
Once during the 2010 pennant race, I happened to wear a San Diego Padres cap to work, just because it was the least sweaty in my collection. Upon encountering Amanda Stupi, our web producer for KQED Public Radio's Forum program, … Continue reading
New Book Discounts Theory of Marijuana as Top US Cash Crop
by Michael Montgomery, California Watch For years, legalization advocates have argued that marijuana is America’s leading cash crop, outranking corn, wheat, soy and a host of other heartland staples produced on an industrial scale. Bringing pot production above ground, the … Continue reading
President Obama at Fox Theater in Oakland: Raw Video, Photos and More
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President Obama's stop in Oakland Monday was billed in part as a populist gathering to mobilize the base. He was met on the tarmac at Oakland International Airport by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee and Alameda County … Continue reading
Protesters to Greet President Obama in Oakland
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Update 5:15 p.m. Follow live Twitter coverage below… Update 3:16 p.m. Air Force One touched down at Oakland International Airport at 2:34 p.m. The small crowd of dignitaries assembled to greet him on the tarmac included Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, … Continue reading
