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Posts Tagged ‘Ritterman’

What now, Jeff Ritterman?

By Tawanda Kanhema | December 13, 2012 | 3

A month after the election, the departing Councilmember Jeff Ritterman can see the end of his term on the council, if not an end to the debate about public health.

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Richmond’s sugar-sweetened beverage town hall draws tears, personal testimonies

By Tawanda Kanhema | October 31, 2012 | 3

Families from Richmond’s African American community testified Monday night to the fight against the health effects of poor diets at a town hall meeting to discuss the city’s proposed tax on sugar sweetened beverages. The town hall, held in the eastern corner of the Iron Triangle neighborhood at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, attracted at…

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Richmond doctors square off on sugar-sweetened beverage Measure N

By Tawanda Kanhema | October 26, 2012 | 8

The debate surrounding Richmond’s proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages intensified this week, with a prominent Richmond doctor, Brazell Carter, speaking out against the measure in fliers distributed by the Community Coalition Against Beverage Taxes.

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Amended ordinance expands permits for medical marijuana collectives to four

By Derek Lartaud | October 5, 2011 | 1

The City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to allow an increase in the number of medical marijuana collectives operating in Richmond from three to four. Councilmember Jeff Ritterman summed up the majority council opinion, saying he didn’t “see that much of a downside” going from three to four collectives. Ritterman, along with Councilmembers Nat Bates, Corky…

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Local meeting examines a possible future without Chevron

By Robert Rogers | February 21, 2010 | 3

City leaders and residents publicly discussed the possibility of a future without the largest enterprise in the city as uncertainty swirls over Chevron’s intentions for its local refinery.

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Council calls for reduced airborne pollution

By Robert Rogers | February 3, 2010 | 4

After a long and sometimes contentious public debate, the Council voted 5-1 to declare the city in recognition of a lower standard of carbon dioxide levels in the air.

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Proposed pharmacy cigarette ban draws mixed reactions

By admin | November 3, 2009 | 2

Tonight, the city council will revisit a proposal to ban the sale of cigarettes in Richmond pharmacies.

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