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Placerville nurse to stand trial in abuse case
The Sacramento BeeThe former head nurse at a Placerville nursing home will stand trial on charges of felony elder abuse after a judge today rejected a defense motion to dismiss the case. Donna Darlene Palmer, a 59-year-old registered nurse, pleaded not guilty and a trial...Tags: Lawyers, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Long Term Care
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When the private sector needs a nudge from the public
It's a common mantra among free-market-loving conservatives that government regulations hinder business growth and cost workers jobs. That may be true for some regulations, and it never hurts to go back and rethink old rules. But it's also clear...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Long Term Care, Consumers, Salmonella Infection, Insurance
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Medical Board of California could lose investigative powers
The Medical Board of California would be stripped of its power to investigate physician misconduct under a sweeping reform plan by legislators who say the agency has struggled to hold problem doctors accountable. The medical board has come under fire...
Tags: Medical Research, Bill Lockyer, Curren D. Price, Jr., Prescription Drugs, Richard S. Gordon
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Number of homes entering foreclosure plunges in California
The number of California homes entering foreclosure plunged in the first quarter, the result of an improving economy, rising home prices and strict new state regulations on lenders. During the year's first three months, new foreclosure actions in the...
Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Bank of America Corp., Real Estate, Financial and Business Services, Foreclosures
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The times we live in
Paul GreenbergThe president of the United States, being a gentleman and a man, paid a compliment to California's attorney general -- Kamala Harris -- when both of them appeared at a Democratic fundraiser in that state. Indeed, he paid her several compliments when he...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, H.L. Mencken, Jay Carney
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Dual-serving coastal commissioner resigns under fire
California Coastal Commissioner William Burke — who vocally supported dousing beach bonfires in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach — has resigned amid pressure from two state legislators. Burke is chairman of the South Coast Air Quality...Tags: John A. Perez, Environmental Pollution, Allan R. Mansoor, Air Pollution
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Coastal commissioner resigns after Vietnam 'carpet bombing' remark
A state coastal commissioner who vocally supported banning beach bonfires along a stretch of Orange County coastline has resigned under growing pressure from two state legislators. William Burke was serving as both a member of the state Coastal...
Tags: John A. Perez, Environmental Pollution, Allan R. Mansoor, Air Pollution
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Obama calls compliment a 'teaching moment'
President Obama says he's learned a lesson about complimenting a woman's appearance in public. The president caused a stir earlier this month when he said California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris was "the best-looking attorney general in the country." In...
Tags: Today (tv program), Barack Obama, NBC (tv network)
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California panel advances bills targeting prescription drug abuse
A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday. The bills, including a measure that would require coroners to report prescription-involved deaths to the...
Tags: Medical Research, Chemical Industry, OxyContin (drug), Darrell Steinberg, Curren D. Price, Jr.
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Economist Zandi said to be candidate for key federal housing post
WASHINGTON -- Economist Mark Zandi reportedly is being considered by the Obama administration to head the federal agency that oversees taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the White House seeks a candidate who could avoid Republican opposition...
Tags: Republican Party, Real Estate, Moody's Corporation, Elections, The Wall Street Journal
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Harris and Newsom highlight opposition to Prop. 8
SACRAMENTO -- California’s top prosecutor used her refusal to defend Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that bans same-sex marriage in California, as an example of Democratic values as she spoke to party activists on Saturday. “When I...Tags: Lawyers, Gavin Newsom, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System
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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Gavin Newsom, Interior Policy, John A. Perez, John Chiang, Elections
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