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“Epidemic of suicides”
Veterans’ claims of inadequate care go to trialBy Julia Cheever April 19, 2008 A two-week federal trial will begin in San Francisco on Monday on claims by two veterans’ groups that the government is failing woefully to combat an alleged “epidemic of…
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Fatal shootings within 15 minutes leave two dead
By Laura Dudnick April 19, 2008 A Vallejo man and a San Francisco resident were the two victims of separate homicides that occurred within 15 minutes of each other Friday night in San Francisco, a…
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Sutter Health settles disability access class-action lawsuit
By Ari Burack April 19, 2008 Disability rights groups announced Friday they have reached a settlement with Northern California’s Sutter Health to improve hospital access and services for disabled patients. The agreement settled a class-action…
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Judge issues injunction against plastic bag ban
Photo courtesy Planet Ark By Jeff Shuttleworth April 19, 2008 A judge who reviewed an Oakland ordinance that would have banned plastic shopping bags has told the city to bag it. In an injunction against…
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MoveOn.org: Shame on ABC – Enough distractions!
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Appeals court mulls San Francisco health plan
By Julia Cheever April 17, 2008 A federal appeals court is now pondering the legality of a San Francisco measure requiring employers to help pay for the city’s pioneering universal health care program. Three judges…
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Mirkarimi ordinance shoots
for enforceable greenhouse gas reductionsSupervisor Ross Mirkarimi Photo by Luke Thomas By Ari Burack April 17, 2008 A proposed ordinance moving through the San Francisco legislature would establish enforceable greenhouse gas reduction targets, as opposed to mere declarations by…
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