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Posts Tagged ‘pot farms’

Proposal to double medical marijuana dispensaries passes city committee

By Ryan Phillips | July 13, 2011 | 3

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.

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John Russo appoints Barbara Parker as Acting City Attorney

By Oakland North Staff | June 11, 2011 | 1

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 left by John Russo, who begins his new career as Alameda’s City Manager on June 13.

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