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East Bay doctor removed from position after questioning stay-at-home orders
Doctor at John Muir Medical Center removed after questioning stay-at-home orders
An East Bay doctor is calling for more dialog surrounding the lockdown in Contra Costa County. He and others are concerned the shelter-in-place orders may be doing more harm than good.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - An East Bay doctor is calling for more dialog surrounding the lockdown in Contra Costa County. He and others are concerned the shelter-in-place orders may be doing more harm than good.
A letter questioning the effectiveness of lockdowns in Contra Costa County has led to unforeseen consequences for Dr. Michael deBoisblanc.
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A screen capture of Mary Nichols speaking to GreenBiz about the transition to a decarbonized transportation system.
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Arguably the country’s most experienced environmental official, Nichols was originally considered to be Biden’s top pick to lead the EPA. But after a complaint from environmental justice groups, she faded as a candidate.
California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols, who would be considered an environmental radical in many states of the union, saw her candidacy to head the Environmental Protection Agency collapse not from the right, but the left, after a group of environmental justice advocates spoke out against her selection.
Distance learning, he said, is not necessarily effective, especially in communities of color, and reopening schools as soon as it s safe is important.
Supervisor Diane Burgis noted the board is only making its stance clear, and has no power to give school workers vaccine priority. She also stressed the county doesn t have the authority to reopen schools that is up to each individual district, and influenced by the health orders in each county. This is only us in our role of supporting school districts, supporting school boards, parents and teachers who decide when it s time to reopen, Burgis said.