November 13, 2012, 12:05 AM
San Francisco bedbugs: Stand up and be counted. That is the message from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which approved an ordinance last week that aims to give the city a more accurate picture of where the pests lurk. Exterminators will now be required to report to the ...
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July 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
Alameda County is poised to make drug companies pay for the safe collection and disposal of residents' unused medications. The measure would apply to prescription drugs like penicillin as well as tightly controlled substances like OxyContin. Supporters say the ordinance would help...
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March 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
Muslim community members and other residents are urging San Francisco officials to pass a proposed ordinance that would restore local control over a terrorism task force made up of police and the FBI. Speakers turned up for a City Hall hearing on the matter last week and recounted what...
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