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BERKELEY — The majority of voters in Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s district support the president’s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a poll.
Lee was the only member of Congress who opposed granting President Bush authority for the use of “all necessary and appropriate force” against terrorists and nations that harbor them.
A poll by the Contra Costa Times and University of California-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies indicates that voters in Lee’s district narrowly support military action in Afghanistan, including the use of ground troops.
But the poll shows widespread support for the liberal Democratic congresswoman’s re-election.
The survey of 605 registered voters in the 9th Congressional District — an Alameda County district dominated by Berkeley and Oakland — was conducted Oct. 26-28. It has a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points. The poll was conducted using the boundary adjustments from this year’s redistricting.
OAKLAND — Fire season ended Monday in Alameda County, state and local fire officials said.
“Thank God, finally, it’s here,” East Bay Regional Park District Fire Chief Dennis Rein said Sunday about the end of the fire season.
The announcement was made jointly by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Alameda and Contra Costa County fire chiefs and the East Bay Regional Park District.
Rein said the East Bay hills were dampened by rains last week and that the probability of hot dry weather, common in the fall months, is diminishing daily.
SAN FRANCISCO — District Attorney Terence Hallinan asked the federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday to rethink its campaign against California doctors and medical cannabis providers.
“I urge Administrator (Asa) Hutchinson to respect our city’s approach to medical marijuana, which has reduced crime, saved money and contributed to public well-being,” said Hallinan. “Any move to close the dispensaries will result in sick people trying to get marijuana from street vendors, whose product may or may not be safe.
On Oct. 22, DEA agents searched the Los Angeles Cannabis Resource Center and seized computers, financial documents, 400 marijuana plants and medical records of some 3,000 current and former patients, said Scott Imler, resident of the resource center.
The DEA seized thousands of records on Sept. 28 from the California Medical Research Center in El Dorado County in what was portrayed as an investigation into alleged marijuana distribution. The clinic owners deny selling marijuana or certificates to buy it.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The majority of voters in Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s district support the president’s response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a poll.
Lee was the only member of Congress who opposed granting President Bush authority for the use of “all necessary and appropriate force” against terrorists and nations that harbor them.
A poll by the Contra Costa Times and University of California-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies indicates that voters in Lee’s district narrowly support military action in Afghanistan, including the use of ground troops.
But the poll shows widespread support for the liberal Democratic congresswoman’s re-election.
The survey of 605 registered voters in the 9th Congressional District — an Alameda County district dominated by Berkeley and Oakland — was conducted Oct. 26-28. It has a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points. The poll was conducted using the boundary adjustments from this year’s redistricting.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fire season ended Monday in Alameda County, state and local fire officials said.
“Thank God, finally, it’s here,” East Bay Regional Park District Fire Chief Dennis Rein said Sunday about the end of the fire season.
The announcement was made jointly by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Alameda and Contra Costa County fire chiefs and the East Bay Regional Park District.
Rein said the East Bay hills were dampened by rains last week and that the probability of hot dry weather, common in the fall months, is diminishing daily.
