News Archive (6192)
On Saturday, November 4, dedicated volunteers worked along
the banks of the Mokelumne River removing truckloads of trash and debris in the
annual Mokelumne River Cleanup. Kayakers, four-wheel club members, river
conservation and watershed advocates, trail builders, East Bay MUD employees,
and interested citizens worked side-by-side to beautify the river. ACES Waste
and Recycling volunteered dumpsters while Starbucks supplied plenty of strong
coffee for volunteers. With the aid of caffeine and dumpsters; volunteers
picked up everything from cigarette butts and household trash to box spring
mattresses.
California will waive its ban on mercury in
children's flu shots for up to six weeks because of a vaccine shortage that has
doctors turning away young patients, state health officials have announced.
Kim Belshe, secretary of the state Health and Human Services Agency, said the administration continues to
support a newly effective state law that bans a mercury-based preservative
known as thimerosal from vaccines given to pregnant women and children younger
than 3, however due to the shortage this temporary ban lift is necessary.
A new poll from the Public Policy Institute Survey shows that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger continues his commanding lead over Democratic challenger Phil Angelides. According to the poll 48 percent of likely voters say they support the current governor, with 30 percent supporting Angelides. Still Thirteen percent of voters remain undecided. The poll also shows challenger Angelides continues to loose support from within his own party. Angelides has only 57 percent of support among Democrats, while Schwarzenegger shows continued strength his party with 86 percent of Republicans pledging their support in the poll.
Confusion over the Jackson City sign ordinance has now been clarified by City Manager Mike Daly. Daly has instructed city staff that temporary signs, such as paper and fiberboard signs typically used for temporary advertising, can only be placed on the property of the business they advertise, irregardless of their size and shape. This means no signs to advertise sales at local business will be appearing on roadsides inside the city of Jackson. The issue came to a head in the last week because of ambiguity over the city’s current sign policies. The City Council recently reviewed the sign ordinance in reference to political signs popping up in the city because of the November 7th election. The ordinance as written allows only two political signs per property, no larger then 18 x 24 inches. The city council was reviewing the ordinance to see if the current policy was too restrictive. 
Even with lopsided poll numbers favoring the incumbent Governor Saturday’s debate between Gov. Schwarzenegger and state Treasurer Phil Angelides was relatively calm. The candidates sparred over the direction of the state's economy and a collection of other issues facing California in the candidates' first and only debate in the race for governor. During the exchanges before a crowded California State University Sacramento's Capistrano Hall, the candidates traded very different philosophies over higher education fees, taxes and the state of California's middle class. Angelides said fees at the California State University and U.C. systems have risen by thousands of dollars under Schwarzenegger. Food Safety Handling Advised To Make Thanksgiving A Thankful Day
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Wal-Mart, Longs Drug
Stores, Raley's, Kroger and CVS are among the big chains that sold a popular
painkiller that is now being recalled.
Nationwide, 11 million bottles of acetaminophen which is the generic
version of Tylenol is being recalled, although officials stress the brand-name
version is fine. The pills were made by Perrigo for dozens of retailers. CVS
stores are pulling the pills from their shelves.
