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More medical help from Sacramento heads to Haiti
Another contingent of medical workers from Sacramento is bound for Haiti. Seventeen doctors, nurses and other medical volunteers from Sutter Health network leave today to care for injured and sick in the wake of the earthquake that shook the island nation Jan
Cuts to Sacramento County CPS felt by at-risk children
Child Protective Services nurse Julia Noto, kneeling, prepares to look at 3-month-old Angel Reynoza, being held by guardian Maria Zavala. Zavala also cares for Angel’s twin brother, Joseph, her 4-year-old daughter and two other children 1 and 4. At the end of the month, Julia Noto is losing her Child Protective Services job as a nurse going into homes with babies, most with mothers who used drugs during pregnancy
Sacramento foster mother loses her license following Bee investigation
Tracy Dossman will no longer be allowed to care for foster children. More than two years after Amariana Crenshaw died in foster care, her tiny body burned beyond recognition, the state of California has cut off her Sacramento foster mom from caring for vulnerable children.
Assembly subpoenas Anthem Blue Cross records
The Assembly targeted Anthem Blue Cross for a subpoena today to compel release of information about compensation to its California executives and internal discussions on raising rates. The action came two days after Anthem Blue Cross President Leslie Margolin and other company executives were grilled by the Assembly Health Committee about plans to raise premiums by as much as 39 percent on hundreds of thousands of Californians. The Assembly Rules Committee split along party lines on a 6-4 vote to issue a subpoena but to delay service for two weeks, giving Anthem time to voluntarily produce information about executive compensation and internal rate deliberations
Obama, Republicans spar over health care refrom
President Barack Obama and Republicans sparred over health care in a historic face-off Thursday, punctuated by a pointed exchange between Obama and the man he defeated for the presidency in 2008, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
Sacramento County begins budget cuts in more subdued atmosphere
What a difference a year makes. Last year crowds of impassioned residents, advocates and workers packed Sacramento County’s Board of Supervisors chambers, imploring the board not to cut their programs in the face of a large budget deficit
Sacramento County’s budget issues
Officials are projecting cuts of another $118 million from the $2 billion general fund to balance the budget in fiscal 2010-11.
Whale kills Fla. SeaWorld trainer as guests watch
FILE – In this Friday, May 13, 2005 file photo provided by SeaWorld, actress Evangeline Lilly, from the ABC television show “Lost”, plays with Shamu, at SeaWorld Orlando, in Orlando, Fla. An employee at SeaWorld Orlando has died after being attacked by a killer whale Wednesday, Feb.
Oroville Dam injury accident leads to OSHA fine
The state Department of Water Resources is being fined $141,000 for an accident at Oroville Dam last year that injured five workers. An investigation by the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration found five serious safety violations that contributed to the accident, which caused a giant steel bulkhead to fail, subjecting the workers to hurricane-force winds in a valve-control room deep inside the dam. The accident caused water releases from the dam to be reduced for much of the day after the July 22 incident
