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Ignacio de la Fuente
Vice Mayor Ignacio De la Fuente, Councilmember Jean Quan, Oakland City ID Card Coalition, Oakland Community Organizations, Oakland Non Profits, & Community Leaders announced on May 26, on the front steps of City Hall the introduction of a new ordinance which will establish the Oakland Municipal ID Program for all Oakland Residents.
The ordinance, seeks to provide all Oaklanders, regardless of immigration status, with a valid form of government issued ID.
The authors of the ordinance expect several benefits from the establishment of the Municipal ID Program including: 1) improved public safety 2) increased civic and local commerce participation; and 3) greater access to City services. As written, all Oakland residents will be eligible for an Oakland Municipal ID Card upon presenting proof of identity and proof of residency in the City of Oakland.
California, to help fund diabetes outreach program
Menlo Park, CA – June 5, 2009 – Climb4ACure announced today that it has donated $10,000 to Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California. “This donation is one of three that marks Climb4ACure coming of age and reaching its goal of partnering with health care providers to directly benefit underprivileged diabetics.
In this case we are supporting the Sequoia Hospital Diabetes Center’s outreach and education programs for the underserved in the community,” said Climb4ACure President Bryan Neider.
“The Diabetes Center is now able to extend their services to the community at large as well as Samaritan House Free Medical Clinic in Redwood City,” said Glenna Vaskelis, Sequoia Hospital President and CEO. “One-on-one nutrition counseling, diabetes awareness education and free blood glucose screening funded by Climb4ACure’s generous donation will be changing lives every day.”
Climb4ACure additionally announced today a donation of $5,000 to Ririe Hospital in Ely, Nevada, for its newly established Diabetes Outreach Program, and a $5,000 donation to St. Joseph Hospital in Dickinson, North Dakota, to provide diabetic supplies to underprivileged diabetics.
As healthcare cost skyrocket, local leaders gather to seek a solution Families USA, a consumer health group, recently reported that healthcare premiums in California rose fi ve times faster than earnings between 2000 and 2007. With healthcare costs continuing to rise in the Bay Area and more claims being fi led, many Americans are finding themselves driven out of healthcare coverage. Teva Pharmaceuticals, as a part of the Year of Affordable Healthcare campaign, is hosting a town hall discus-sion on improving American’s access to affordable healthcare and medicines.
The event is the fi rst in a series focused on bringing together community organizations, thought leaders, businesses, government offi cials, and the American public to discuss the need for increased access to healthcare.
About the Year of Affordable Healthcare: The Year of Affordable Healthcare campaign (www.yearofaffordablehealth.com) is a nationwide call for increased access to affordable healthcare for American citizens. The program coincides with the 25th anniversary of the landmark Hatch-Waxman Act, which created the modern generic pharmaceutical industry and has saved billions of healthcare dollars.
The event will be moderated by Pam Gilbert, Partner at Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca and former Executive Director of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
