Category Archives: Health

Bayview Residents Say San Francisco Violating Its Own Environmental Laws

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If it seems that “redevelopment” has been on the tip of the tongue of many of San Francisco’s political, community, and policy leaders for ages now, it’s because it has. In 1969, the Redevelopment Agency was brought in to help the city reinvigorate a portion of it’s struggling Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood, and nearly 40 years later is still engaged in an arduous process with city officials and community members to bring the vision to fruition.

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Oil Spill Volunteers Arrive to Lack of Jobs

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By Majo Calderon and Kiran Goldman

RODEO BEACH – Concerned residents of Mill Valley gathered at Rodeo Beach today to watch as workers rescued birds and scooped and bagged sand contaminated from Wednesday morning’s oil spill. A number of onlookers sadly looked through binoculars and said they were frustrated that they were not allowed to walk onto the beach to help.

“I thought I might come down and see if they needed any help picking up birds or rescuing some sea lions, but it looks like you can’t even go down on the beach,” said Jay McGill, a longtime surfer from Mill Valley, who had to travel to north of Point Reyes today to find a beach to surf that had not been touched by the oil spill. Continue reading →

Cannabis Users and Advocates Gather to Shop, Smoke

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SAN FRANCISCO- Wearing a black magician costume, with a big green marijuana leaf design, Ed Rosenthal, an icon of the movement for the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana, welcomed an enthusiastic and stoned crowd today at the third annual Wonders of Cannabis Festival in Golden Gate Park.

“This event is a celebration of Cannabis,” said Rosenthal, who has written more than a dozen books about marijuana and is the founder of the cannabis festival, which raises funds for Green Aid, a medical marijuana legal defense and education fund dedicated to protecting patients. “We are not trying to convince anyone or make a point,” Rosenthal said. “This is not a political event, it’s a cultural event.” Continue reading →

Flu Shot Now, No Sniffles Later

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BERKELEY–The only thing more unpleasant that a shot is the head-clogging, body-draining flu you might get if you forgo the needle. Thankfully, busy people can get the shots at pharmacies and medical centers, saving them the complications of doctors’ appointments.

At Berkeley’s Elephant Pharmacy, where 60 people lined up this afternoon to get inoculated, general manager Brian Lothamer said the store aims to give back to the community and to help people learn to have a healthier lifestyle.

“This is an opportunity for them to come to the store and take a service from us,” he said, adding that the several-year-old program has been successful. Continue reading →