Ooooo. The cold breezes were a blowing off the port tonite.
A chilly wind hit me right in the face as I dared suggest that this Council discuss the support of  legislation to remove the partial exemption of the sales use tax on the dirtiest fuel available — bunker fuel.
Not only is there no political will […]

I am placing several items on the January 22nd Council agenda aimed at dealing with some of the serious financial and environmental problems facing the City of Long Beach, including a proposal to increase the transfer of Port of Long Beach funds and allow use of a portion of the transferred funds for non-tidelands area […]

I need to correct something I wrote a couple of days ago. The needles and syringes being provided to drug users at local, neighborhood pharmacies (as approved by the majority of the City Council) are not free. I was incorrect and I apologize for the mistake.
The drug user will be required to pay out of […]

The City’s Health Department has issued an advisory that the current heat may cause problems for those who have health problems or for the elderly or young who can get dehydrated easily.
Last year the heat problem was compounded with power outrages that prevented people from using fans to cool off. The City responded by setting […]

Okay. What’s wrong with this picture. I write another blog “The Patient Advocate” because of my appointment to the California Medical Board and I just finished an article about Governor Arnold declaring a state of emergencies in 3 counties in Central and Northern California because of the 56 cases of West Nile Virus — which […]

Do you, or does someone you know, need help affording prescription drugs? Did you know that the pharmaceutical industry provides prescription drugs to people who qualify for assistance?
There are also government programs to help people afford prescription drugs.
Thanks to the assistance of RxAssist.org, HelpingPatients.org and RxHope.com we are able to provide Long Beach physicians, […]

No cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in the City of Long Beach in 2007 but the virsu has been detected in 15 of California’s 58 counties, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego. These detections have been found in 58 dead birds, 33 mosquito samples, two sentinel chickens and two […]

I am pleased to announce that I have been appointed to serve on the California State Medical Board. The Medical Board is comprised of 21 people who are appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Rules Committee. I have been appointed for a 4 year term by the Senate Rules […]

You might want to check out a website I launched to help Long Beach residents access free prescription medicines at www.rxforlongbeach.com.
 
I am still a licensed Registered Nurse Practitioner and when I hosted “The Patient Advocate” cable program, I discovered that all of the pharmaceutical companies in the United States operate “Patient Assistance Programs” which provide […]