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Category Archives: Medicine
Big Bay Area Hospital Strikes: Who Will Be Affected and Why
It's not a great time to get sick in the Bay Area. Workers are planning a strike at University of California San Francisco and the four other UC medical centers up and down the state Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 … Continue reading
Why Oakland Firefighters Are Tweeting Fire Photos
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I glanced at my Twitter feed the other day and did a double take. Flame was erupting from a house in Oakland in a photograph tweeted by OaklandFireLive. Another photo showed firefighters on the roof of the building, smoke billowing … Continue reading
News Pix: Super Bowl; Oakand Lunar New Year Celebration; Elephant Seals Hit the Beach
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San Francisco 49ers' fans filled the bar Hockey Haven with screams and cheers during the Super Bowl. (Debbie Svoboda/KQED) A Red Panda Acrobat shows off his skills at Oakland Chinatown's Lunar New Year Bazaar on Feb. 3. (Wendy Goodfriend/KQED) Northern … Continue reading
Magistrate Refuses to Order Harborside to Stop Selling Pot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the nation's largest has won another round in its fight to stay open amid a federal crackdown. A federal magistrate in San Francisco on Monday refused to order … 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
Mendocino Deputy Sheriff's Family in Pot Farming Investigation
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Federal agents are investigating the family of a Mendocino sheriff's captain in connection with a marijuana farm, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports. Officials on Thursday served a search warrant on property near Highway 20 in Potter Valley where agents … Continue reading
Private School Vaccine Opt-Outs Rise
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By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Parents who send their children to private schools in California are much more likely to opt out of immunizations than their public school counterparts, an Associated Press analysis has found, and not … Continue reading
Feds' Action Against Harborside Suggests Broader Pot Crackdown
Where will it end? In March, a U.S. attorney told KQED that the federal crackdown on pot dispensaries would focus on establishments near places that children gather: schools, parks and playgrounds. But Harborside Health Center's facilities in Oakland and San … Continue reading
Feds Threaten to Seize Harborside Pot Dispensary
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that's been billed as the largest pot shop on the planet is being targeted for closure by federal prosecutors in Northern California. Harborside Health Center spokeswoman Gaynell Rogers said U.S. Attorney … Continue reading
