By Benjamin Wachs
Part 1: Health Care
My favorite story about Fidel Castro comes from 1997, when there was considerable speculation that the Old Man was dying. In response, Castro gave a nine-hour address to the Cuban Communist Party, in which he implicitly dared other world leaders to prove that they were healthy enough to stand up for nine hours under hot lights, and shout.
I thought of this when I first learned that Gavin Newsom had given a 7-and-a-half hour State of the City Address,
The doctor will be seeing you ... sometimeTo many, the city's aggressive adoption of the Healthy San Francisco universal health care plan while simultaneously applying draconian cuts to the Department of Public Health's workforce and budget feels a bit like giving everyone a free pass to the amusement park -- and shutting down all the rides. Dave Fleming, a 20-year nurse at General Hospital, feared that, even as Mayor Gavin Newsom and DPH Director Dr. Mitch Katz speak boldly of San Francisco's s
Last week we reported on how "Dr." John Getzow -- a serial evictee profiled in an SF Weekly cover story -- successfully stiffed the eighth San Francisco landlord to sue him for nonpayment of rent. We speculated we'd see Getzow's name come up again before too long -- and we were right. But we were surprised at where he turned up -- hosting a panel discussion on health care last week held at Glide Memorial Church and featuring a high-ranking city official he'd personally convinced to attend. That'
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