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Arturo Sanchez of the Oakland City Attorney's Office, right, presents on an ordinance to increase the number of cannabis dispensaries in the city to eight.

Proposal to double medical marijuana dispensaries passes city committee

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The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee passed an ordinance by consensus Tuesday evening that will double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, if approved by the city council.
New Acting City Attorney Barbara Parker. Photo courtesy Oakland City Attorney's Office.

John Russo appoints Barbara Parker as Acting City Attorney

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In an email sent to press Friday night, the Oakland City Attorney's office announced that Chief Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker will be temporarily stepping into the city's top legal job to fill the vacancy...