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Free dog food: Animal shelter's deal torn apart by Simitian
Simitian checked off the problems with renewing the contract. For starters, the county was giving the phone numbers and email addresses of adopting families to Hill's, raising privacy concerns. contract and find a better solution. "I look forward to hear from The San Jose Mercury News Read more »
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County Exec Going to the AG
Santa Clara County Executive Jeff Smith is asking the Attorney General’s office to address legal concerns surrounding District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s use of administrative leave to provide extra time off for his employees. In an email sent by Smith Tuesda from NBC Bay Area Read more »
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New Law Could Mean More Early Detection Of Breast Cancer In California
A new state law that took effect Monday is intended to increase the early detection of breast cancer in California. The new law affects women with “dense breast tissue,” which makes cancer harder to spot on a mammogram. Former State Senator Joe Simitian from KPBS | 89.5 FM Read more »
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Simitian sworn in as Santa Clara County supervisor
Ceremonies in Palo Alto, San Jose for former state senator, longtime Palo Altan Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joseph Huber officially swore in former state Sen. Joe Simitian as Santa Clara County supervisor at a ceremony in Palo Alto, Sunday, M from Mountain View Voice Read more »
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Texting, handheld phones: Distracted-driving crackdown coming in April
In 2011, 3,331 people were killed and 400,000 injured in crashes blamed on distracted driving. Next month, thousands of cops will fan out across California in a massive crackdown on drivers texting or talking on handheld phones. And oh, will they be busy from SGVTribune.com Read more »
