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San Francisco leads nation
with ban of non-biodegradable plastic bags
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi sponsored legislation requiring large
supermarkets
and pharmacies in the city and county of San Francisco to replace
non-biodegradable plastic bags with reusable or recyclable bags.
The legislation was passed by Supervisors today (10-1) with Supervisor
Ed Jew dissenting.
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By Tamara Barak and Bridgid Gaffikin, Bay City
News Service
March 27, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - San Francisco's Board of Supervisors
this afternoon passed an ordinance requiring large supermarkets
and pharmacies in the city to replace non biodegradable plastic
bags with reusable or recyclable bags.
The legislation, which was passed 10-1, makes San Francisco the
first city in the U.S. to introduce such a ban, said Supervisor
Ross Mirkarimi, who sponsored the original version of the ordinance.
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COURT JESTERINGS
With h brown
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Court Jester writes open letter to Danny Glover
March 28, 2007
Dear Danny,
It's time you came home and did some heavy lifting. You are
the only potential Progressive candidate who can beat Gavin Newsom
this November and God knows, the poor, people of color and artists
need a mayor who will stop the cattle drive forcing us out of
town. Let me list a few reasons you should run.
Newsom is giving SF to the rich
As did Willie. While not new, the pace has quickened under Gavin.
The stables in the park, the golf courses, the marinas, the soccer
fields, … all have been recommended for privatization by
Mayor Newsom.
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Former USF dean sentenced for child pornography
By Julia Cheever, Bay City News Service
March 27, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - A former dean of
education at the University of San Francisco was sentenced in
federal court today to five years and three months in prison
for possessing child pornography obtained on the Internet.
William Garner, 67, was also ordered by U.S. District
Judge Vaughn Walker to pay $50,000 in restitution to a charity,
the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.
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UCSF receives $50 million gift
for new cardiovascular clinic
By Caitlin Cassady, Bay City News Service
March 27, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - More than 20 percent
of the cost for University of California, San Francisco's new
building for cardiovascular research and clinical treatment
has been covered by a $50 million gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies.
The new 232,000 square-foot building, located
at the school's Mission Bay Campus, will house both research
scientists and clinicians in order to accelerate efforts to
understand cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and
stroke, according to Corinna Kaarlela, a spokeswoman for UCSF.
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Newsom continues to evade issue of open dialogue
Restricts Mission District town hall meeting
to monologue lecture on healthcare access
Mayor Gavin Newsom reviews written questions from audience members
at Cesar Chavez Elementary School during yesterday's Mission
District Town Hall meeting.
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By Nevena
Predolac
March 27, 2007
Yesterday's Mission District town hall meeting
reaffirmed Mayor Gavin Newsom's failure and fear of complying
with San Francisco constituent request that he answers questions
in open chambers, to be held to account for his policies.
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And in other news...
- Plastic
bags are suffocating us
- Lawyers
Guild seeks information on rules of engagement in Iraq
- California
Health Department fines Laguna Honda Hospital
FCJ Quotes of the Day
"The consequences of imposing such a specific and random
date of withdrawal would be disastrous. Our enemies in Iraq
would simply have to mark their calendars. They'd spend the
months ahead plotting how to use their new safe haven once we
were to leave. It makes no sense for politicians in Washington,
D.C. to be dictating arbitrary timelines for our military commanders
in a war zone 6,000 miles away."
- President George W. Bush, 3/27/7
"Rather than making all the threats that he has, let's
work with him and see if he can give us some ideas how we can
satisfy the wishes of a majority of the Senate, the majority
of the House and move forward."
- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-NV), 3/277
Letters, letters, letters
- FCJ Quotes of the Day - Rev. Ian Paisley
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