San Bernardino Press MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 - AUGUST 3, 2014
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New proposal could improve marijuana dispensary regulation by Vickie Vértiz The City Attorney of San Bernardino, Gary Saenz, announced a new proposal to strengthen their medical marijuana dispensary ban. The San Bernardino Sun reported that is proposal includes allowing and regulating a small number of dispensaries in the city. Saenz wants a council committee to be created and begin studying alternative ways to enforce the ban. “We will present a plan which essentially acknowledges the futility and high cost of attempting to completely eradicate marijuana dispensaries with our current system, by which we will continue to spend hundreds of thousands and eventually millions but will never significantly achieve success,” Saenz said, who read from a statement on Monday, July 24. “Instead, by conceding to California’s policy of allowing marijuana use for medical purposes, and permitting dispensaries that are highly regulated, we can move the distribution of medical marijuana from the black market to the regulated market.” Saenz believes that marijuana market regulation does not pre-
a medical professional. These regulations aim to prevent and reduce severe concussions in young football players. The rules, supported by the California Interscholastic Federation and sponsored by Assemblyman Ken Cooley (DRancho Cordova), will be enforced starting January 1, 2015. Please see page 4
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Know that it is now time for you to leave the city of San Bernardino.” The Sun reported that Saenz assured illegal medical marijuana dispensaries of their pending eradPlease see page 2
California approves bill to minimize concussion risk for youth footballers by Jennifer schlueter With more and more football players suing the National Football League because of severe head injuries and the increasing awareness of the public about the tragic aftermath of such concussions, the NFL and college leagues reacted by limiting full-contact practices, which has already proven to reduce concussions. Last Monday, Gover-
nor Jerry Brown signed the AB2127 law, which will prohibit full-contact practices taking longer than 90 minutes a day in middle and high schools. Full-contact practices will be limited to twice a week, and completely banned during offseason. Furthermore, if a head injury is suspected, players cannot return to the game at all or before gaining approval from
San Bernardino City Unified starts school year with one more new school and renames another campus in honor of former mayor San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) will welcome students back for classes on Monday, August 4, the same day it opens the new H. Frank Dominguez Elementary School and the renamed W. R. “Bob” Holcomb Elementary School. Dominguez Elementary School, located at 135 S. Allen Street, will serve 408 students in grades kindergarten through six. It is named for Vanir Group of Companies founder H. Frank Dominguez, who passed away in 2004 and left a legacy of community and philanthropic service. Dominguez Elementary will be an exploratory school, where students will begin learning about potential careers while developing 21st-Century skills, like creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and civility, said Principal Alejandro Hernandez. “We’re not going to put limits on our students,” said Hernandez, who previously served as principal of Muscoy Elementary School. “Our job is to help them explore the world and find their passion, whether it be engineering or culinary arts.” Dominguez Elementary will hold a weeklong open house for parents and students starting on
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clude the local efforts to run illegal dealers and growers out of town, especially “and, most importantly, real property owners who persist in defiantly allowing their property to be used in violation of San Bernardino’s land-use regulations.
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